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The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-05-20
NATIVES REPORT A FIGHT.
Declare That a Battle Is PROCEEDING
Near linoyang.

Newchwang, May 16, morning.
There is an unconfirmed native rumor
here that heavy fighting took place in
the direction of Liaoyang yesterday.
The reports of guns were family heard
east of Newchwang at 5 o'clock this
morning. The Russo Chinese bank has
been moved to the French consulate.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-05-20

If a, leap year girl doesn't want to
take any chances she should propose
TO widower who dyes his hair.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-05-20
TEN BULLETS HIT HIM.

lyte Gregory Assassinated at Denver,
Colorado.
Denver, Col, May 16.-Lyte Gregory,
an ex-policeman, was assassinated at
an early hour Sunday morning as he
was returning home from social visit
with friends. His body was riddled
with bullets, and he died in his tracks,
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-09-15
COMMISSIONERS, PROCEEDINGS

Office of County Clerk and Recorder,
Rosebud County, Montana.
Forsyth, Mont. September S, 1904.
The board of county commissioners
met in regular session with the follow
ing members present: Mathias Schiltz,
ehairman; John c. Hope, member;
Thos. Alexander, member; Roderick
McRae, clerk.
The sheriff, by deputy, announced
the meeting.
This being legal holiday the board
adjourned until nine O'Clock a. m. to-
morrow.
Sept. 6, ga. m.
The board met as per adjournment
with all members and the clerk
present.
The reports of the following officers
were examined and approved:
J. 4. Northway, sheriff; J.Z. North
way, board of prisoners; r. McRae,
county clerk; D. J. Muri, clerk of the
district court; T. w. Longley, county
treasurer.
The following road supervisors re-
ports were examined and approved:
Vic Gustafson, G. W. Brewster, X.
Z. Wilkerson, Peter Jakobi, E. H.
Peterson, John Hart, A. J. Kimbal1,
G. M. Patterson.
The following road bills were al
lowed on the road fund for road work:
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-01-15
SHOT THROUGH THE BODY
Isaac Hughes, Jr., Of Falls City,
Meets With Awful Accident
While Hunting.

Isaac Hughes, Jr., a son OF Isaac
Hughes, Of this city, shot and serious
ly wounded himself with 4O-caliber
rifle on the home farm near Oakdale
at noon, Wednesday. He was pre-
pairing to shoot at hawk which had
been making raids on the poultry
yard, and was in the act Of breaking
the gun to eject the she'll when the
weapon was accidentally discharged.
The bullet passed through the lower
lobe Of the right lung, and also
through the liver, and came out at his
back. The young man was about 200
yards from the house when the acci-
dent occurred. No particulars as to
the manner in which the gun was dis
charged can be obtained, as he was
alone at the time and is so badly
injured that he is unable to give a
coherent account Of what occurred.
DR.. W. S. Cary, Of this city, who
was called to attend the unfortunate
young man, says the wound is of a
most serious nature, and little hope is
entertained Of his recovery.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-01-15
POPULATION OF DALLAS
Polk County Observer is Making
House to House Count of
Inhabitants.

"What is the population Of Dallas?"
This is a question that is asked every
day by strangers visiting our city,
and it is one that no citizen has been
able to answer satisfactorily since the
Government made a count Of noses
three years ago. We know what our
population was in 1900, but no one
has kept record of new people who
have settled here since that year; con-
sequently, all answers to the question
are based upon the merest tguess-work.
The population of Dallas in 1900,
according to the Government census
returns, was 1879. The count was
made by II. B. Cosper, and the work
was so thoroughly and conscientiously
performed that no one has had any
reason to doubt its accuracy. 1t
is safe to say that Mr.. Cosper enumer-
ated every man, woman and child
whose residence was in Dallas at that
time. The city has been making a
steady growth in the last three years,
however, and there are many more
people here now than in 1900. The in
crease in the voting population, num-
ber of school children and wage
earners leaves no room for doubt on
this score. Estimates of the present
population vary widely, but the great
majority of our people place the num-
ber close to the 1900 mark.
To arrive at the exact number Of
people living in Dallas and its sub
urbs, the OBSERVER has undertaken
the work Of making an enumeration
at its own expense. A representative
of this paper will make a house to
house count, with instructions to list
the name of every man, woman and
child now living in the city. No
college students from outside the city
will be enumerated, and we will
promise not to include the travelling
men who may happen to be staying at
our hotels. 1t is our object to make a
careful, honest count in order to de-
termine the exact number Of bona-fide
residents of the city. The result will
be announced in next weeks paper,
and the blanks will then be placed on
file, where they may be examined by
any person who desires to see them.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-01-15
DoIk County Observer

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles f. Belt went
to Portland yesterday morning.
The OBSERVER job Office wants the
printing you are particular about.
Mrs. G.. N. Cherrington went tc
Portland yesterday to attend the Patti
concert.
George Douglas, Of North Yamhill,
is clerking in Eakin Il Dicks store at
Rickreall.
Milton G. Pfoutz has returned to
Dallas after spending the Winter in
Honolulu, Fl. I.
A. @. McKinnon, a prominent farmer
of Yamhill county, was Dallas
visitor, Wednesday.
Miss Rose Bronken, of Portland,
has secured position as stenographer
in the law Office of Oscar Hayter.
Frank Miller has been seriously ill
with pneumonia at his home near
Rickreall, but is slowly recovering.
Samuel Coad has purchased a choice
piece of residence property in Port
land and has rented it to his son,
Jasper.
Mrs. F. G. Elliott attended the we'd
ding Of George Morrison and Miss
Maude Hembree in McMinnville,
Wednesday.
Pioneer Employment Company fur
nishes all kinds Of help on short
notice free to employers. 215 Nor
rison St., Portland, Or.
H. L. Fenton, secretary Of the Polk
County Mohair Association, attended
the National Livestock Convention in
Portland the first Of the week.
The Lewis and Clark Division will
meet at the home of Mrs. H. B. Cosper
on Monday next, at 80 p, M, instead
of Tuesday as first announced.
The Ladies' Professorship Associa-
tion Of Dallas College will meet at the
home of Mrs. Ed Biddle, Saturday
afternoon, January 16, at 3 o'clock.
DR.. H. L. Toney, dentist; graduate
of Ann Arbor, Michigan. Office up
stairs Uglow building. Hours to 10
and to 5. Examinations free. Phone
45
The Independence city council has
organized. At meeting called by
Mayor J. S. Cooper, the tangle was
Strengthened out in such a manner
that it is thought the storm will be
successfully weathered until another
charter can be passed. The conflict
ing sections of the charter refer
principally to election Of members,
qualifications of such, and it is
thought that by all forces joining
hands and legalizing their acts as far
as possible, that the business trans
acted will be adjudged legal if taken
into court at any time, even if diff
Guilty should arise over the qualifica-
tions Of members.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-01-15

Rafla for basket work at Mrs
Metzger's
Good morningl Have you drank
Santos coffee? RIaGs.
Mrs. Alice Dempsey returned We'd
nesday from a visit in Portland.
Mrs. Edgar J. Bryan, Of Falls City,
visited friends in Dallas this week.
School Superintendent G. L. Starr
returned Wednesday from Cottage
Grove, where he visited his sick
mother. Mrs. Starr is improving
slowly.
A lodge Of knights OF Pythias was
organized in Falls City last night. A
special motor was run to accommodate
the visitors from Homer Lodge, of
Independence.
J. B. Num-, who had the misfortune
to cut his foot with an axe about two
months ago, is able to be out again.
The cut was a severe one, and it is
doubtful if he ever fully RECEIVERS from
the effects of the injury.
Clover Leaf Rebekah Lodge, No.
Sc, installed the following officers last
Tuesday evening: N. g., Mrs. Eta
Walker; V. G.. Mrs. Nellie Damon !;
Secretary, Miss Katherine Jones Fin.
Sec., Mrs. Nora Mattison Treas, Mrs.
Lo Perry; Conductress, Mrs. Ruth
Conkey Warden, Miss Mintie Taylor !;
I.sG., Miss Mira Kimberlin; 0. G.,
Miss Leora Shank; r. s. N. g., Miss
Florence Wagner; L. S. N. g., Miss
May Webster; L. s. V. g., Miss Jessie
Mattison; Chaplain, Mrs. Hattie
Henkle. Independence Enterprise.
The appointment Of E. D. Ressler
Of the Monmouth Normal School as
an official for restoring athletes to
amateur standing in college athletics
has been announced by Prof. Horner.
Authority for the appointment was
vested in Prof. Horner at meeting
Of college representatives held at Port
land last summer. The meeting was
attended by college presidents and
other members Of the faculty from all
the leading educational institutions
of the state. Prof. Ressler will have
authority to hear all cases of alleged
professionalism and if he sees fit, to
restore such athletes to amateur
standing.
The following officers were installed
at the last meeting of Adah Chapter
No. "a, Order of Eastern Star, Mrs.
Margaret Goodman acting as Install
ing officer: Mrs. Corrie Hubbard,
Worthy Matron; DR.. o. D. Butler,
Worthy Patron; Mrs. May Babbitt,
Associate Matron; Mrs. Tea Mattison,
Conductress; Mrs. M. Mix, Associate
Conductress Mrs. Maggie Wilson,
Treasurer; Mrs. G. L. Burton, Adah
Mrs. J. Richardson, Ruth Miss Gertie
Dickinson, Esther; Mrs. J. M. Nc
Candless, Martha; Mrs. A. S. Locke,
Electa Mrs. Hattie Henkle, Warden
J. Dickinson, Sentinel. Independence
Enterprise.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-01-15
All kinds Of cake at Riggs /.

AL hAhAo ~ StbhC chv AbA3So
d. A. Madison returned Sunday
from a business visit to Portland.
R. R. Turner, of Corvallis, passed
through town one day this week Oh
his way home from Eastern Oregon
where he had been seeking a home.
stead.
Miss Maud Patterson returned tc
North Yakima, Wash, Sunday, after
spending the holidays with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Patterson.
Independence Enterprise.
Isaac McElmurry, of Linn county,
father Of IS. H. McElmurry, Of Inde-
pendence, died Tuesday, January s,
Of consumption. He was we'll known
in Polk county, where he lived for
many years.
George MuscoJt and Mrs. Rebeoca
Hughes, widow Of the late J. @.
Hughes, were married at their new
home on Railroad street Sunday eve
ming, Rev. L. Green, pastor of the
Christian Church officiating.
County Judge J. E. Sibley appointed
F. A. Patterson and J. W. Kirkland
appraisers for Polk county, and J. B.
Parker, Frank Fluke and James Cal
lahan appraisers for Marion county,
in the estate of Isaac Mattison, de-
ceased, Wednesday.
George M. Mumaw, Of Streator,
Illinois, is visiting at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. A. F. Stoner in RickreaII.
Mr.. Mumaw is a cousin of Mrs.
Stoner, and is a prosperous farmer Of
the Prairie State. The two cousins
had not seen each other for 80 years,
and the reunion at the Stoner home is
most enjoyable one. Mr.. Mumaw is
delighted with the mild winter weather
of Oregon.
The Dallas College basketball
team will meet the team from Com
pany G, Oregon National Guard, Of
Albany, in this city tonight. The
Albany players have made an ex-
cellent record this year, and a fast
game is promised. A lot of fun is in
store for the spectators in the pre-
liminary game between the Rickreall
and Dallas business mems teams.
The preliminary game will be called
at AS. The games will take place in
the old gymnasium, the new building
not being ready for use.
Read the new ad Of Heath & Cornes
in this issue The new paint and wall
paper store is now open and ready for
business. Travelling men say that
this store is the handsomest of it's
kind in Oregon with the exception Of
one pairt store. in Eugene. Messrs.
Heath & Cornes are experienced paper
hangers and house decorators, and
have made beautiful and practical
display Of their skill IN fitting up their
own place Of business. You are in
vited to call and inspect their new
stock and get estimates on yourSpring
painting and paper hanging.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-01-15
Have You Registered.

Until the books are closed in May,
the OBSERVER will print the total num-
ber Of voters registered in the several
precincts each week. In the following
table, the first column shows the num-
Der of the precinct; the second column
the name Of the precinct; the third
column, the total number Of voters
registered in 1902, and the fourth
column, the number of voters who
have registered to date.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-01-15

Beware Of Ointments for Catarrh that
contain Mercury,
as mercury viii surely destroy the sense Of
smell and completely derange the whole system
when entering it through the mucous surfaces.
such articles should never be used except on
prescriptions from reputable physicians, as the
damage they viii do Is ten fold TO the good you
can possibly derive from them. Halls Catarzh
Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney q Co..
Toledo, o., contains no mercury, and - taken
internally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous Eurfaces ofthe system. In buying Hsll, Z
Catarrh Cure be sure you get the gsnuine. II ia
taken internally and is made in Toledo, Ohio,
by F. J. Cheney q Co. Testimonials free.
- Sold BY Druggists, price 75c. per bottle
HANS Family Pills are the best.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-01-15

Try our Homemade bread. R1aa's
bakery.
L. d. Brown, Notary Public; type
writing. With J. N. Hart.
Twenty-Five per cent discount on all
China for 10 days. RIGes.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-01-15

Elmer West has purchased the
White Front livery barn on Main
street and will take possession of the
property February 1. The barn occu-
pied by Mr.. West at the present time
will be remodeled and fitted up for an
ice factory and cold-storage ware
house. E. w. Fuller, the occupant Of
the White Front stable will be obliged
to seek other quarters.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-10-20
DROWNED At
WASHINCTONVILLE

Samuel Henderson for the past tif-
teen years employed in the care of
Hon. Alexander Billmeyer' s deer park
at Washingtonyille. was accidentally
drowned about o'clock Tuesday even
ing. He had been sent to what Is
known as the "lower meadow after
the COWS and to reach it had to cross
a creek, passing over a log that span
ned it, Falling into the water, niue
feet deep at that point, he must have
struggled helplessly until death over
came him, being unable to swim and
there being no one near to rescue him.
Harry Billmeyer saw the cows re-
turning without Henderson and sur
missed that something was wrong. An
investigation resulted in the finding
of the mans lifeless body floating on
the surface of the water. His person
bore no marks of violence and his
clothes even were not disarranged, so
it was evident that he must have lost
his balance and plunged from the log
into the stream.
Before going to work for MIR. Bill
meyer, Mr. Henderson was employed
in this city by Mrs. A. A. Geisinger,
as a gardener.
The only relatives who survive him
are a sister, Mrs Sarah J. Branch, of
Burlington, n. J. and a brother, Will
lam Henderson, who lives in England.
The deceased was born i'll England and
was sixty eight years old.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-10-20
CITY Clerk Serves Notices.

City Clerk Harry Patton was kept
busy yesterday serving the twenty day
pavement notices on the Mill street
property owners The notices were
served on property holders only as far
as the d. l.. & W. tracks, as it is in
tended to hold the others back until
the street paving has progressed to a
point beyond Bloom street.
In nearly every case the notices were
we'll received, the property owners
showing the utmost willingness to put
their sidewalks in good order. In sew
eral cases the improvements were be-
gun Yesterday. The walk in front of
the Montour House was being length
ened at one end so as to reach to the
uIbing. At the Opera House Block
crushed cinder placed in the space be-
tween the flagstone walk and the new
cIrb, rs temporary arrangement to
last until spring.
The completion of the work called
for by the notices will mean much for
this city, as it will be in line with
the paving improvement and will at
once make Mill street more slightly
and safer for travel, some of the
walks at present being really danger
OuS
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-10-20
Good USE OF
APPROPRIATION

With about dozen men engaged on
the protecting wall at the Water Works
the progress of operations is rapid.
The wall has risen over half OF the en-
tire height but is not laid to the full
length yet So far as ii has gone it
shows up we'll and it promises to be a
good, solid pile of masonry and at the
same time an improvement in the way
of the appearance of the river bank.
superintendent Keefer's ferry from
the third bridge pier to the shore is
new feature of this work and is prov
ing an unqualified success. 1t is the
regulation cable ferry, but is of Mr..
Keefer's own construction. The fat
is "A small one, but it carries a good
sized load of stone, taken from the
third pier, every time it goes TO shore
\ horse power derrick has been placed
in operation, too, over the new wall
TO raise wheelbarrows loaded with
dirt The dirt is taken from bar in
the river and is used to fill in back of
the wall as fast as 1T rises.
1t will be remembered that Council
some time ago made an appropriation
of 81 900 to apply on the building of
this wall. At the time the action was
taken it was not thought that the
money would 90 very far in the work,
but the judicious manner in which the
task is being done is a revelation. So
far only IA few loads of stone have had
10 be purchased. Now the stone is be.
ing taken from the river at great
saving and the wall continues to go up
steadily, with the prospects of getting
the whole job completed this fall and
that, too, at an extremely reasonable
cost. The wall has long been consid-
cred an absolute necessity. Its ereo-
tion now under such favorable cir
cumstances will please Danville's pro-
gressive people, bent on Improvement
in all lines
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-10-20
Missionary Convention.

y convention OF much interest Is
scheduled to occur in this city on
November 9th aud 10th. The Woman 5
Home Missionary Society of the North
cumberland PresDytery Uhen will as
semble in the Mahoning Presbyterian
church in annual session
Among the larger places in this Pres
byterv are Williamsport, Lock Haven,
Remove, Sunbury, northumberland,
Bloomsbury, Berwick, Mt. Carmel and
Shamokin. From all these places rep
resentatives are expected. There will
be from % to 100 delegates I'm alt for
whose entertainment a committee COM
posed of tine following ladies now is
busy making arrangements; Miss
Amelia Hartman, Miss Louise Noris,
Mrs. Emma McHenry. Mrs. ". Kase
West. Ms Amos Vastiue. Miss Lou
West. MIS-. John Scchler, Mrs George
Sticklc aud Mrs J. h. Moore.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-10-20
Light Question Will Come Up

Council will hold a regular meeting
tomorrow evening. Nothing of un-
usual Importance and interest is ex-
pected to come up except the question
of providing light for the city for the
next month or so.
The light contract expires on Nov
ember l at which time it was thought
the municipal plant would be ready to
operate. The indication now is that
the new plant will not be in service
until December /, at the earliest. In
consequence temporary provision for
light must be made. 1t is understood
that the Standard Electric Light COM
pany will continue supplying light
and the matter promises to be easily
adjusted, but the temporary contract
will have to fix date when the Stand
ard Electric Light Company is to cease
lighting the city, in one month or two
or whatever length of time may be
considered necessary.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-10-20
Plunged Into River.

J. T. Healy, 30 years old. of this
city, the superintendent of line work
for the United Telephone and Tele-
graph company, yesterday morning at
SunDury plunged from bridge into
the river and sustained injuries that
essitated his removal to the Mary
Packer Hospital.
Mr.. Healy was assisting in putting
line over the river at the Reading
railroad bridge and was working on a
small platform on the outside of the
bridge. The breaking of a bolt in the
platform preCipitated him upon a pile
of stones near the base of a pier that
was out of the water. He was whiri-
ed off OF the stones into the river anu
was rescued by II. @. Grady,a Lewis
burg lineman, who went to his assist
ance with boat.
An examination disclosed the fact
that he broke no bones His injuries
are not considered dangerous and a re-
port from the Mary Packer Hospital
last night was to the effect that he
was getting along very we'll
Superintendent Healy and his wife
boards at Eckerts, Mill street. They
anne to Dsnville about two months
ago from near Mt. Carmel.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-10-20
INSTITUTE
OF TEACHERS

G. W. Derr. the Montour County
Superintendent of Schools, and City
superintendent Gordy. of the Danville
schools, are perfeCting arrangements
for the approaching annual Teachers
Institute that is to be held in this city
i'll November. The institute usually
comes in the week following Thanks
giving. which this year falls on Nov
ember "a, and in consequence will open
on Monday, November 28. continuing
throughout the week.
An effort is being made to secure
thoroughly competent instructors to
give the institute the highest possible
standard of work. Several prominent
men have already been engaged, in
Guiding James NJ. Coughlin, of Wilkes
barre and Professor Wilbur, of the
Bloombsurg Normal. A lady from a
Boston training school probably will be
here and one or two other leading ed
ucstors may come to Danville for a
day or so during the institute.
The schools of this city, have an
efficient force of teachers, numbering
thirty one in all. These teachers will
all be on hand at the institute ready
themselves to be taught The annual
gatherings of this kind are always
highly profitable, as those who attend
them get new ideas and learn the ap-
proved modern methods of successful
instruction. When all arrangements
are made for the sessions to be held
next month aud the program is com
pleted in detail it will call for a very
interesting line of work.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-10-20
A Pretty Church Wedding.

William +. Rudy and Miss Anna
Frees, both of Danville, were united
in marriage at 10 O'Clock yesterday
morning in Shiloh Reformed church,
Bloom street, the Rev. George L. Linn
bert performing the ceremony Miss
Edith Rees played Mendelssohn 5
wedding march. The wedding was at
tended by Mrs G. E. Limbert, Mrs.
Rudy, Mrs. Henry Rempe, Misses
Grace and Cora Rudy, Carol Krum
and Mary Krum, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Seitz, Mrs. John Mccall and William
Rees.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudy left on the noon
train for Washington on their wed
ding tour. On returning to this city
they will reside on Railroad street.