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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-09-02
Solh Gountp observer
BUY your tents at Dodson's.

Buy your tents at Dodson's.
Our bread and cake-none better
Rrdas.
r.. 9. Campbell, agent McMinnvill'
Insurance CO.
Mocha and Java Blend, rs cents pc
pound. Rraos.
Alb. Muir was Portland visitor
the fret 81 the week.
Loughary & Ellis carry Luckiamutt
and PerFydale -four.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles +. Belt visited
relatives ID Salem this week.
Go to Dodson's for hop gloves and
straw eufs lor hop picking.
The YER office wants the print
ng You are part1cular about.
Azure Ford arrived home from an
outIng At Newport, Wednesday.
Read n , Chapman's big furniture
Va on the first page of this paper.
a few Ladies' Waists left at Dod-
on's- Values to $1.5O. Your choice
i CSC each.
Mrs. W. wv Percival and daughter,
Pearl, Of Independence, visited rela-
ives in Dallas, Tuesday.
Mrs. W. /. Reynolds and daughter,
4alIie, will leave next Monday for an
xtended visit ID Missouri.
Loughary q Ellis will soon open two
ull crates Of dishes-the swellest that
yer hit the town. See them before
on buy.
Charles Farley is preparing to
uild an addition to his dwelling
ouse one block west of the public
chool building.
A good many residents Of this place
Vill go to Polk county this week to
ssist in gathering the hop CROP
itUduOu AuFduC6.
Mrs. J. G. Shultz and son, Earl, left
bis week for Woodland, California,
here they will visit at the home Of
[r. and Mrs Charles Leman.
Creamery butter and watermelons
q cold storage at the Dallas Ice
actory. Come and get your butter
nd melons fresh and cold every day.
No preaching service will be held in
le Presbyterian church next Sunday
forming. Bible school at 10 a. m.
reaching In the evening, at o'clock.
T. WARDLE, Pastor.
Any persons having work by which
udents at the college can earn their
bard, or earn money for part of
cir expenses, will confer favor by
wing notice to Prof. G. 7. Whittlesey,
orth end Of Railroad street.
John g. Seed and Miss Effie Scanlon
ere married in Benicia, California,
Gently. The bride is daughter Of
r. and Mrs. Sam Scanlon, former
sidents Of Polk county, but now
siding ID Portland. Mr.. Seed is an
'tist on the staff of the Portland |
purnal.
The County Board of Equalization
rs been In session in the County
erk's Office since Monday, and will
lish its work tomorrow. Few tax
Iyers have appeared to offer objec-
ons to their assessment, and the
acers have had great deal of idle
ne on their hands. The members Of
Q board are County Judge Ed f.
bad, County Clerk E. M. Smith and
'unty Assessor F. E. Myer.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-09-02
For Sale.

A desirable home in the town OF
Dallas, Polk county, Oregon, consist
ing Of "a acres Of land; 12 acres in
hops, good for 100 bales; quality
always good. Two hop houses, large
store room, one new Morrison hop
press, good barn, dwelling house,
plenty of fruit. For particulars, in
quire Of
J. F. GROVES,
Dallas, Oregon.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-09-02
Do You Want Lumber2

We have all kinds; also Moldings
and everything needed in building.
All made of soft Yellow Fir at lowest
prices. Send us your specifications
and get our figures.
BRYAN-LUCAS LUMBER co.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-09-02
Wanted.

Ten thousand 10000 bushels Of
prunes at my dryer in Dallas, as soon
as they are ripe. Will either buy or
dry them on the shares. Will give l2
pounds to the bushel.
S. p. KIMBALL.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-09-02
For Sale.

Two Cotswold bucks, seven Angora
buck kids, fifteen Poland China pigs.
All Of these animals are bred from
choice registered stock. JAMES ELLIOTT,
Dallas, Oregon.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-09-02
Lost.

A Corporation Rate Sheet, giving
water rates in McMinnville, Portland,
Pendleton, Salem and Dallas. Finder
will please return to this office.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-09-02
Stock For Sale.

Fifty head Of sheep to sell or let on
shares; also, two brood mares weigh
ing about 1900 each for sale; also,
some good cattle. GEORGE CUTLER,
Dallas. Or.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-09-02
Goats For Sale.

Sixty goats for sale-half wethers
and'half nannies; also, one registered
Billy from the J. B. Stump herd. In
quire Of T. J. CoAD or J. V. LYONS.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-09-02
Notice to Hon Growers.

See Vaughn & Weaver before buy
ing Hop pipe. Guy Bros. old stand
on Mill street.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-09-02

AOdOI Dyspepsia Cure
Digests what you eat
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-09-02

HOdOl Dyspepsia Care
Digosts what you eat
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1904-05-25
A Tribute TO Newspapers.

On the demise OF the late james T..
Salter, the we'll known wool mer-
chant of Boston, at Prescott, a con-
Germ in New York gathered from the
Arizona Journal Miner, ana other pa
pers throughout the country, twenty
eight newspaper stories of the life and
career of the deceased. These we're
carefully mounted on Irish linen
leaves AID handsomely bound in black
seal leather with appropriate inscrip-
ton in gold. Such a book becomes a
most cherished heirloom to be handed
down to future generations of the
family.
This unique business was started by
Mr.. Burrelle as a branch of his press
clipping business in November, 1901.
The concern reads 1900 papers each
day covering every section of the
country. All obituaries -of men are
clipped and fled by name and date.
Not only do they secure the local
stories but if the papers of home of
birth give space, and this is almost a
universal custom, they secure such
items also.
The average collection is only six
items but in some cases they run into
the thousands. They gathered STA
stories concerning the late Senator
hanna and are compiling elaborate
albums of these clippings on order
from the family.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1904-05-25
Self Explanatory

La Cananea Sonora, Mexico, May
IA Editor Journal Miner. u have
been informed by friend of mine
that he had read an advertisement in
the Journal Miner that sometime last
summer inquiring for the where
abouts of Thomas Dunn which is my
name but l have not been in the
states for over three years. l am
we'll known in Arizona where l lived
for over sixteen years, but lately |
have been prospecting in Mexico and
have not seen many AriZonans from
the states, till 1 came here. There are
lots of Americans employed here and
it is practically an American camp.
If there is any one wishing to learn
of me they can do so by addressing
Thomas Dunn,
La Cananea, Mexico.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1904-05-25
THE INCREASE OF SUICIDES.

The Brooklyn Eagle has compiled
statistics covering the number of cases
of suicide in recent years, and finds
that since 1891 no less than 1877
persons committed self destruction in
this country. Of these 81, 1877 were
men and 20, 400 we're women.
A tabulated list of the number of
suicides reported each year shows a
steady increase from 1891 to 1897, then
a decrease in 1898 and 1899, and again
an increase from 1899 to 1904, the
average increase, however, has been
alarming, the number rising from
1851 in 1891 to 1888 in 1891 to 1897 in
1903 This rate of increase has been
greater in the cities than in the coun
try and st. Louis nov leads with the
greatest number of suicides in pro-
portion to its population.
A sad fact brought out by these sta
tistics is the growing proportion of
women suicides. A half century ago
five times as many men committed self
destruction as women. T~enty five
years later the proportion was three
to one and now it is about two and
half to one. Between the ages of
ten and twenty five suicides of women
are more numerous than those of men
between the same ages. The reason
for this nobody knows.
The most peculiar and saddest phase
of the MATTER is the increasing num-
Der of child suicides. 1t seems iDcred-
ible that children, who, in some cases
are mere babies, should take their own
lives. but every week the newspapers
chronicle one or more of such in
stances. Punishment by a parent OF
teacher, slight from playmate or
disappointment over a childish love
affair is usually the cause. 1t is safe
to conclude that in these cases there
is something wrong with the mental
makeup of the victims for it is incon-
ceivable that a healthy child, know
ing nothing of real care or sorrow,
could deliberately take its own life.
Whatever individual causes may be,
he most probable reason for this
growing tendency to self destruction
i the complexity of modern civiliza-
ion. ''The strenuous life" is by no
means an empty phrase. 1t is more
.pplicable to the ULited States than
.nywhere on earth, but the same in
crease of suicides is observed in al
most ever European country, and es
pecially in the cities. The crush and
hurry of our twentieth century life
multiplies business cares, causes
worry, breaks down the health and
produces the state of mental depress-
ION, which, statistics show, is imme-
diately responsible for more than one
half of the suicides in this country.
1t is likely that if we could go back to
he Arcadian mode of existence of
our ancestors the suicide rate would
drop down to a mere fraction of its
present proportions.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1904-05-25

Last year scientific circles we're
agitated over MOSQUITOES, and some of
the government entomclogists incu-
bated much literature regarding their
destruction and the assertion that they
inoculate human beings with fever
germs The mosquito still thrives
and manages to get in his work. There
has recently arrived in New Orleans,
from Cuba, a consignment of GOO live
mosquitoes en- route TO st. Louis.
They ale tor the purpose of demon
stratiug the transmission of yellow
fever germs. They are kept in a cage
aud fed on sugar and water. Their
eggs are Matched in a short time and
the species is kept in existence in this
way, since the youngest take the place
of those which die. 1t is assumed that
microbes are bequeathed.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1904-05-25

ton as compared with the producing
powers of the mines.
The history of the above litigation
as we'll as the experience had in this
county on similar lines would seem to
point to the necessity of some sort of
radical-well it need not necessarily be
radical, but effectual legislation
whereby all interests in the territory
no matter of whatever nature may be
made to bear It's just proportion of
taxation.
A little less politics and a little
more good common sense and business
judgment injected into legislation as
we'll as in the business management OF
public affairs would produce wonder.
fully beneficial results.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1904-05-25
Railroad Excursions

Chicago and return sS5, st. Louis,
No., ST, Kansas City, st. Joe ano
Atchison, So, on sale daily, return
limit nine months from date of sale.
Grand Canyon excursions-Dates OF
sale every Tuesday, Wednesday and
Friday; return limit sixty days; rate,
s1I.40.
Saturday excursions to Phenix-
Dates of sale every Saturday, return
limit 10 days, rate 50.
Steamship tickets to all points il
Europe, South Africa and Australia
For rates, sailing dates, etc, call a
Burke hotel city passenger office.
CALIFORNIA EXCURSIONS.
Beginning May Sd, tickets will be
On sale to California points each
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday as
follows: San Francisco and return
$40. 45, Los Angeles, Redlands, Redon-
DO, San Diego or Coronado and re
turn SO. 90, Avalon, Catalina Islands,
s2S. 20. Stop overs allowed at any point
west of Barstow. Final return limit
Nov. 30th. 3x4xti
COLORADO SUMNER EXCURSIONS
Beginning May 9Th round trip tick
cts to Denver, Colorado Springs and
Pueblo will be on sale each Thursday
during May, June, July, August ano
September at $50. Final return limit
ninety days from date of sale. Stop
vers allowed north of Pueblo.
3x4xtf
GRANITE DELLS EXCURSIONS.
Tickets % cents round trip. Half
tickets, 10 cents round trip. Good on
all trains.
Train No. = will not stop at Granite
Dells. Passengers on this train may
get off at P. Il E. Junction. No.
will stop when tagged 3x23xtf
IRON SPRINGS EXCURSIONS.
Round trip ticket 80 cents. Eeturn
limit two days. 3x23xtf
SANTA FE BUREAU OF INFOR-
NATION.
A full line of Worlds Fair hand
books are on file at the depot for con-
venience of the public. Ask the
Santa Fe agent. 4xl5x12:l
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1904-05-25

Prince Hespere Oukhtomsky, a spe-
cial representative of the car of Rus
sia, has arrived in New York and he
openly asserts that the reason Russia
cancelled all of her elaborate exhibits
at the st. Louis exposition was on &C
count of the prevailing sentiment of
he people of the United States and
he attitude of our government at
Washington. Prince Oukhtomsky
adds that the car may have had 9th, r
reasons for his course, but be, the
prince, does not care to mention them
Just now. He may, however, do so
later. So far as the majority of the
people of the United States are con-
cerned he may just as we'll bottle up
the other reasons if any exist.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1904-05-25

During his recent visit to Prescott
Col. j. f. Wilson was asked by the
Journal Miner editor if be had been
correctly quoted by the st. Louis
Globe Democrat correspondent in say
ing that be would not be a candidate
for reelection as delegate to congress.
Col. Wilson with considerable en-
phasis said be had not. That be
had not given out any intimation
whatever that could be construed in
such manner, the inference from
what he said, and the manner of its
saying being that the colonel would
be found on the track with colors
flying when the next race for delegate
is on.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1904-05-25
Weekly Crop Bulletin.

The weekly bulletin issued by the
United States department of agricul- |
ture, climate and crop bulletin of the
weather bureau Arizona section, con-
tains information which will no doubt
be found of interest to many readers
of the Journal Miner and is herewith
given, the bulletin being for the
week ending May 16:
The weather conditions of the past
week we're more favorable for agricul
tural and stock interests than any
which prevailed for several months
previously. Temperatures we're gen.
orally moderately high, and local
showers, varying from very slight to
heavy, occurred over most of the
territory. As a rule the heaviest rains
occurred in Yavapai, ella and south
ern Apache and Navajo counties and
in the southeastern part of the ter
ritory, but good rains are reported
from other sections. The flow of
water in streams has been increased
considerably. The rise in the upper
Santa Cruz river was sufficient to
cause some damage to crops on the
bottom lands along that river. The
rainfall in Maricopa county was light,
but rains in the mountains caused a
decided increase in the flow of irriga-
ton water. This increase was only
temporary, however, and the flow is
now rapidly diminishing. Under the
favorable conditions which have pre-
vailed crop prospects have improved
considerably, and there has been a de-
cided revival of activity in farming
operations, especially in those sec
tions where the rainfall was greatest.
Gardening, potato planting and seed
ing of small grain are in progress in
the northern districts. Alfalfa, and
small grain that is up, have improved
in those districts. IL the warmer Sec
tions grain was too far advanced to
be benefited materially. There will
generally be no second crop cut in
Maricopa county. Corn and sorghum
planting is in progress. Gardens are
improving. The fruit prospects are
generally not good. In the lower Col
orado valley crops are in very fine
condition, and considerable quantities
of farm produce are being marketed.
The supply of stock water has in
cresed and the rains have started the
growth OF grass on ranges. Cattle
have already shown improvement
under the favorable conditions. The
rains, however, being generally of a
local nature failed to reach some To-
calities. In these sections the con-
dition of cattle continues very poor
and there is still some loss by death.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1904-05-25

The closing of the cotton factories
in Fall River, Mass, and the throw
ing of thousands out of work, may not
have been the cause of perversion, but
it is noted that recently in that city
fifteen converts to Mormonism we're
baptized in the chilly water. They
went into the stream robed in black,
AMI large crowd witnessed the cere-
mony. Perhaps Senator Lodge can
tell why Normonism is spreading in
the old Bay state.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1904-05-25

Webster Davis, who was assistant
secretary of state under President
Mckinley, and who gained consider
able notoriety in connection with a
visit to South Africa during the Boer
war, has been asked to account for
$40, 600 of Boer gold which he received
while there. General Pearson, of
Scranton, Pa, who served under Gen
eral Botha, and who claims that the
Boer government owes him $50, 600,
made the demand on Davis and the
latter had him arrested on a charge
of blackmail.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1904-05-25

The milk question is looming up at
a fearful rate. In Boston the au-
thorities will not allow milk to be
sold above fifty degrees of tempera-
ture. Milk wagons must have a re-
frigerating establishment, and even
these have to be inspected. The OBJ
iect of the low temperature is to pre-
vent the multiplication of bacteria.
ANY milk containing more than 800,
600 of these individuals in six-one-
huudreIths of a cubic inch Is liable
to condemnation. Milk with less
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1904-05-25

James 2. Blair, of Pinal county, is
aid to be hankering after the position
coveted by both Marx Smith and Col.
wilson, that of delegate to congress.
One of the qualifications urged as
being possessed by Mr.. Blair is, that at
a recent meeting OF the territorial
democratic central committee Mr..
lair appeared as Hearst and
anti-instructionist generally, and now
BE- has donned a tag, labeled Hearst,
with which he appears at the Tue
son convention. His friends urge
that a man who can successfully
champion both sides of a question as
graceful Y as Mr.. Blair did this, il
eminently qualified to serve as dele
gate to congress.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1904-05-25

The late Herbert Spencer caused
his autobiography to be set up in
tpye, corrected the proofs, and to
guard against loss he hsd few copies
printed. The book is delineation of
the author from his own point of
view. This isn't a bad idea. 1t
should be initiated in America.
Think how a book by Howells en-
titled "What l Think of Myself" OF
a work by William Jennings Bryan
called "Peeps Into My Own Soul, u
would sell on the railway train.
Topeka Capital.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1904-05-25

There is wide spread opinion that
the government of the United States
is very expensive because the congress
sppropriates about one billion of dol
lars at its two sessions. The depart
ment of commerce and labor has been
looking into the matter and finds as
follows: The amount of money per
capita of the population necessary to
be raised for the government is in the
United States, s7.97; in Germany,
50. 45; in Spain, $1,000; in France,
sl7.S "a; in Great Britain, s21 80; in
New Zealand, s3s. 80.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1904-05-25
REF0Ra BADLY NEEDED.

The b sto.y o, the celebrated taN
case Of Coc1ise county, against tn
Copper Queen Mining company. is 4;
sad commenta. "a the Impotency Of
Arizona : Judicial -ystem.
By the use # ili Term no reflection
is intended on the judiciary OF th
territory a. Arizona has as able. a,
pure, a. clean judges presiding over
its courts as can be found anywhere.
In fact it is somewhat difficult to
determine just where the fault lies
but that something is radically wrong
somewhere with the judicial system
must be apparent to every one famil-
lar with the case.
The action was brought in 1901. The
case was tried IN the district court. ap-
pealed to the supreme court of the
territory, where it was heard and de-
cision rendered and it was before that
tribunal a second time for rehearinp
and dismissed and sent back to the
lower court for retrial. After being
in the court for three years, and after
all of these numerous hearings. the
case was practically where 1t was at
the institution of the action, before
any hearing of the case was had.
During all the legal and Judicial
proceedings, it is stated that in all the
decisions of the courts nothing what
ever pertaining to the real merits of
the case, OF the questions at issue were
settled.
In view of this experience it is
scarcely to be wondered at that the
board Of supervisors decided to effect
a compromise of the case.
Stated simply, briefly and plainly.
the question at issue was whether the
board of supervisors Of Cochise county
had the power and authority to assess
the mining property of the Copper
Queen company at a reasonable valua-
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1904-05-25

Recently a man in New York was
found on the door steps of the Russell
Sage mansion praying for the wealthy
and venerable banker. He was imme-
diately considered to be insane. He
will understand hereafter that prayers
for millionaires should always be
offered in the churches. Besides there
comes time, according to some good
folks when a man is past praying for
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1904-05-25

California democrats, in their plat
form, favor the Panama canal, but
disapprove of the method pursued
by the present administration in ac-
quiring the right of way. 1t would
be interesting to know just how
those California democrats would have
gone about securing the right of way.
The way to do thing is just to do it,
and that was what the republican ad-
ministration did.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1904-05-25

The emigration of Americans from
our northwestern states into the
northwest territory of Canada is be-
coming a matter of considerable con-
Germ. The land proves to be very
fertile. 1t is stated that the increase
in cereals there from 1898, when 1t
was 1000, 600 bushels, reached in 1903
80, UG0, 600 bushels. 1t is not surpris-
ing that farmers are crossing the
border
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1904-05-25

Illinois republicans think they have
in the person of Robert r. Hit, just
the man for vice president. Mr.. Hit
is 70 years old, has rich wife, has
had experience in matters of state, and
is a rock ribbed republican. The
suggestion of Hit as a vice presi-
Dental candidate has been received
very favorably throughout the middle
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1904-05-25

Tom. G. Houck and J. r. Cox we're
arrested recently In California on a
charge of forgery and returned to
Phenix for trial. Houck was held
under $50 and Cox under $500 bonds
to appear before the grand jury.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1904-05-25

A Sunday crusade has been started
at Salem, Mass, which closes up
everything in the city except drug
stores and churches. Florists, under
takers, restaurants, etc., all have to
submit to the law. Some people jour
ney to Lynn to get something to eat.
The attempt to force people to be
good at the point of the law always
fails