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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-02-24
Leeal blanks for saIe here.
w. A. Ayres, secretary.

An atheletlc club has been organ
lied in Independence with 20 members.
The following officers weIe elected
President, George Burton vice presi-
dent, Neville Eldridge: secretary,
Julien Hurley; Treasurer Edwin
Wallace. The club will use the appar-
atus which the old club had in the
gymnasium.
The man swindled Of $4,000 by
the "gold brick" trick last week is
William Vance, a man of wealth, with
a residence in Albany, Oregon, and
the deal was consummated in Salem.
Vance, now in Portland, is very i'll at
the home Of one Of his daughters, Mrs.
Walter Peacock. 1t develops that the
daughter Of Vance used every effort
to persuade her fatherto have nothing
to do with the confidence operator,
even going so far, on the day he left
Albany for Salem, to telegraph a
Salem attorney to have him add his
Influence 70 hers. Vance stubbornly
refused to listen to the lawyer and
persisted in going to the Ladd & Bush
bank. where the money changed
hands.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-02-24
Obituary..

Rachel Sutton was born in Park
county, Indiana, January 6, 1927, and
when about twenty years Of age,
moved with her parents to Dallas
county, Iowa, and settled near Adel,
where she married Elijah 7. Miller,
March 8, 1853. In 1862 they crossed
the plains to Oregon and settled near
Dallas, where they have almost con-
tinuously resided She united with
the Christian church in 1S47 and for
almost sixty years had lived con-
sistant Christian life. A few months
ago she, with her aged husband, went
to- live with their son John w. Miller,
Of Salem, Oregon, where she was
stricken with paralysis and after in
tense suffering for several weeks
passed away, aged rs years, month
and days. She leaves three sisters,
Mrs. Wilson, of Willamina; Mrs.
Barnes, Of Pendleton, and Mrs. Free
man, of Adel, Iowa; brother, Quill
Sutton, Of Mt Pleasant Iowa, besides
her husband and son. Of Salem, to
mourn their loss.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-02-24
FULTON IS IN CONTROL
President Will Not Approve Agree
ment to Hold Up Oregon
Appointments.

Senator Fulton took up with the
President the reported agreement of
several of the cabinet officers to make
no more appointments in Oregon until
after the land fraud trials, Saturday.
The President said he had no
knowledge Of such agreement, and
would not approve it. On the con-
trary, he said, any such policy would
be an unjust reflection on Senator
Fulton. The President told the Sena-
tor to come direct to him whenever he
had any appointments he wanted
made.
AS a matter Of fact, aside from the
few Presidential postoffices, no ap-
pointments are likely to fall due until
after the trials, but these appoint
ments will be made wherever Senator
Fulton asks for them.
The President will not interfere with
the determination to deny Mitchell,
Hermann and Williamson the right
to make appointments, which possibly
means that there will be no more
fourth class postOffice appointments
in Oregon for some months.
The appointment of a district attor-
ney must necessarily wait until Mr..
Halls correct status is determined. If
he is disqualified, some one else will
be appointed when the land fraud
cases are closed. In any event, no
appointment will be made until Sena-
tor Fulton is consulted. He will make
the selections.
Frank G. Baker, as chairman of
t1e Republican state central COM
mittee, has been appealed to by
Senator Fulton asking him to go to
Washington for the purpose of dis
cussing the matter of patronage in the
state and 10 assume some of the
burdens of the task. The matter OF
third-class postmasters will be the
first to be considered, as there are
several to be distributed. Among the
number are Astoria, Monmouth, ,eTilla-
nook and Dallas.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-02-24
ILLUSTRATED CONCERT
Steel 6 FreeIand Moving Picture
Show Will Be Given in M. e.
Church.

The original Steel g. Freeland Nov
ing Picture Show will be given under
the auspices of the Epworth League,
next Monday evening, February 81.
This is without doubt the best illus
trated concert company on the road,
and their entertainment has received
the highest praise of press and public
everywhere. The reputation for clean,
high-class attractions always secures
for it a crowded house. 1t is un-
questionably the finest entertainment
of its character in America, and the
management guarantees that this, the
seventh seasons equipment and pro-
gram, is superior to anything offered
in the past.
The program is divided into two
parts, and comprises beautiful moving
pictures and high-class musical selec-
tions. Among the new pictures may
be mentioned the Scenes from the
Russo-Japanese War, Great Train
Robbery, Scenes from Yosemite Valley,
and Seacoast Scenes from Yaquina
Bay, Oregon.
You cannot afford to miss this
entertainment. At the last perform
ance in Portland, the Taylor Street
NJ. E. Church was packed to the
'standing-room-only" point, and more
than 300 people were turned away
General admission, % cents children,
Is cents. No reserved seats.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-02-24

to get your money, but as he will per-
haps never see you again it is nothing
to him whether you get your moneys
worth or not.-Hood River Glacier
California's building at the Lewis
and Clark Exposition will be four
times as large as the state erected at
st. Louis.
According to the Observer, the sub
iect of good roads is engrossing the
attention of Polk county people. 1t is
very good subject to become
interested in. Good roads and good
transportation facilities are the most
potent factor in the rapid development
of any locality.-Anity Advance.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-02-24

A Portland newspaper collected a
lot Of money from the business men
of Irrigon for a special writeup Of the
town. When the writeup appeared
things we're so badly mixed up that
Editor Bennett Of the Irrigator makes
the announcement in his last issue
that if the management Of the Pert
land paper will send the man
responsible for the mess TO Irrigon,
the people up there will be glad to
interview him. 'If he gets away
alive he will be in big luck, " says Mr.
Bennett. Moral: Beware Of the special
writeup man. He is only too anxious
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-02-24
WAS EXPENSIVE SESSION
Appropriations by Oregon Legislature
VIII Exceed the Two Million
Mark.

| lVAdAAs
Appropriations at the hands Of the
Twenty-third Legislative Assembly
will foot up close to $2,175,OOO mark.
Actual appropriations, taken together
with the regular standing appropri-
alton, reach total Of over $2,l67 900,
besides a number of smaller in
dividual expenditures authorized by
the lawmakers just adjourned. The
general appropriation bill to cover the
cost and Improvements of the state
institutions, proper, including the
State Normal Schools amounts to
$l,042, 929.9O, while the appropriation
for the state departments runs up to
$454,64l The total cost of the Twenty
Third session is covered by an appro-
priatlon of $4,000, with which was
coupled several deficiency appropri-
ations aggregating on the whole
$133, ,147.42.
The session is far more expensive TO
the taxpayers of the state than that of
two years ago, when allowance is made
for the appropriation Of $5OO,OOO for
the Lewis and Clark Exposition and
$l65, 900 for the Dalles-C Cello portage
road.
Bills to the number of 377 were
introduced in the House, and in the
Senate the calendar shows 269 intended
pieces of legislation. OF the total
number in the House 255 were passed,
while the Senate made favorable dis
position of 151 measures introduced in
that body.
The Normal School appropriations
were increased as follows:
Monmouth, from $4,000 to $4,000.
Ashland, from $4,000 to $3l, 900,
Drain, from $4,000 to $21, 900.
Bills of the most general importance
to the state at large, passed by both
houses and to become laws, are as
follows:
Placing state officers on flat
salary.
Compelling trunk railroad lines to
grant interchange Of freight car
privileges to lateral lines, built by
Independent capital.
General fish law establishing uni
form regulations in common with
Washington and extending the open
season in the Fall, besides increasing
the license on cannerymen.
Establishing a uniform degree of
eighth grade examinations in district
schools,
Imposing license on hunters.
Amending the direct primary law
by requiring electors sworn in to pro-
cure signatures Of freeholders in
presence of election board
Appropriating $4,000 for Indian
War Veterans.
Creating the Eighth and Tenth
judicial Districts.
Providing that insane patients shall
be removed to the asylum by employees
of that institution.
Making five pounds the legal tare
on hops.
Requiring the inspection of stock
before shipment from the state.
Regulating fraternal insurance
societies.
Exempting mining corporations
from payment of the annual corpora
ton tax when the output is less than
$1,000 year.
Establishing a whipping post for
wife-beaters.
Making it felony for husbands to
connive at the prostitution of their
wives.
Requiring corporations and firms
to pay employees in cash or checks on
banks
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-02-24
Annual Telephone Meeting.

The annual meeting of stockholders
Of the Liberty-Oakdale Mutual Tele-
phone Company will be held in the
Liberty schoolhouse, Monday, March
6, 1905, at o'clock p. m. Business of
importance is to be transacted, and a
full attendance Of stockholders is de-
sired. G.. w. McBEE,
Attest President.
w. A. Ayres, Secretary.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-02-24
Meeting of Goat Men.

The Polk County Mohair Association
will meet in Browns Hall, in Dallas
on Saturday, March 4, 1905, at O'Clock
p. m, to make arrangements for the
sale Of the 1905 mohair pool, and to
transact such other business as may
come before the meeting.
q. w. McBEE,
H. L. FENToS, President.
Secretary.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-02-24

Mrs. Rilla NJ. Hyde, wife of Charles
Hyde, died Saturday morning, Febru-
airy IL, 1905, at the home Of John
Hyde, near Philomath. The news
came as a sad surprise to many
friends in Toledo. Mrs. Hyde was
sick only a few days.-Toledo Leader.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-02-24

The Lewis and Clark Division held
its regular monthly meeting at the
home of Mrs. Ed Biddle, Tuesday
afternoon. The attendance of men,
bers was large, and a pleasant after
noon was enjoyed. Mrs. Biddle was
assisted in receiving and entertaining
the guests by Mrs. Samuel COad, Mrs.
II. E. Kozer and Mrs. E. w. Fuller.
Miss Elizabeth II. Pollock favored the
guests with select readings, and a
light lunch was served. Plans for the
Fair exhibit were discussed at length,
and other important business was
transacted. The membership Of the
Division has passed the 1OO-mark,
and is rapidly growing.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-02-24
MARMTON LODGE NO. %
Knights of Pythlas Organize in Dallas
with twenty-five Charter
Members.

Marmion Lodge, No. SO, knights of
Pythlas, is the latest addition to the
list Of fraternal organizations in
Dallas. The new lodge was instituted
by Grand Chancellor L. NJ. Curl, of
Albany, assisted by L. r. Stinson,
Grand X of R. and S., Of Salem, and
by teams from Independence and
Falls City, on Monday evening. The
ceremonies were held in Odd Fellows
Hall and were largely attended by
visiting Knights from independence,
Falls City, Salem, Portland, and other
towns OF the state. The initiation of
the twenty-five charter members and
the installation of officers made an
all-night session necessary, and the
work was not completed until seven
o'clock Tuesday morning.
The social features of the occasion
were not overlooked, and the meeting
was most enjoyable throughout Sup
per was served at midnight in the
large dining room of the Cottage
Hotel, where covers had been laid for
seventy-five guests. A pleasant social
hour was spent while discussing the
substantial menu prepared by Land
lord Treanor. The lodge work was
resumed at one o'clock and was con-
tinued until broad daylight in the
morning.
Officers of the new lodge were elected
and installed as follows:
Past ChancelIors-J. G. Hayter,
J. P VanOrsdel, J. T. Ford, Ohio
Williams.
G. c., G. N. Cherrington.
V. c., George L. Hawkins.
Prelate, Chester Gates.
M. of w., F. H. Muscott.
X. of r. and S., DR., H. L. Toney.
M. of F., Azure Ford.
M. of E., w. H. Roy.
M. at A., Walter Bignold
1. g., Bert Dennis.
o.. g., G. V. Teats.
Musician, Ohio Williams.
Trustee for three years, J. @. Hay
ter; trustee for two years, J. p Van
Orsdell; trustee for one year, F. H.
Muscott.
The following visiting Knights were
present:
Independence-B. M. Atkins, w. T.
McAdams, w. L. Bice, H. Hirschberg,
F. S. Wilson, W. H. Walker, G. L.
Jones, G. A. Kurre, Q. 7. Sole, S. E.
Bush, G. l.. Burton, J. H. Burton, G..
v. Clodfelter, Walter Lyon, E. Nj.
Young,C. L. Masterson,A. B. Wysong,
J. w. Richardson, w. H. Campbell,
U. L. Frazer, Arthur Moore Verd Hill,
Charles Gibson, j. M McCaleb, Ed
Hilliard, Clint Moore S. f. Irvine, A.
M. Struble.
Falls City Hiram Fugitt, J. V.
Dennis, F. G. Harris, A. Myers, A. L.
Courier, A. B. Hubbard, G. L. Nc
Murphy, John Zuver, A. J. Muckle,
G. E. Dill, G. H. Morris, S. S. Cook,
L. Bramford, F. w. Robinson, J. 0.
Chamberlain, w. B. McKown, f.
Lanway, A. R. Bell, L, Crawford.
Salem--L. r. Stinson, Geo. G. Will.
Portland-D. G. Herrin.
Oregon City-Edward Hoffman.
Texas-C. E. Carter.
The newly initiated Knights are de-
lighted with the work, and anticipate
a successful career for Marmion
Lodge, No. SO. Meetings will be held
in the 1. 0. o. F. hall on the first and
third Mondays Of each month. The
charter members are G. L. Hawkins,
Chester Gates, w. G. Bignold, F. H.
Muscott, Azure Ford, J. @. Hayter,
G. N. Cherrington, G. V. Teats. John
VanOrsdel, J. E. Beezley, Arthur
Starr, DR.. H. L. Toney, Bert Dennis,
Ohio Williams, w. H. Roy, Scott
Campbell, John Woods, Alvis Lynch,
Harold Jorgenson, w. F. Muscott, DR..
S. A. Bartlett, John 7. Ford.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-02-24
lew linen-ffnish visiting cards

new linen-iinish visiting cards
e had in any quantity desired
Office.
|. Morrison. the Dallas architect,
Rs here about 10 days ago con-
with J. W. Briedwell in re-
furnishing plans and specifi-
for the two-story brick
ire to be erected for his store
; Masonic lodge, has forwarded
Rns. Mr.. Morrison also sent
Jones plans for the "Amity
which will likely be built here
|Amity Advance.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-02-24
Great Northern a Money Maker.

The earnings of the Great Northern
railroad for the coming fiscal year will
amount to 20 per cent on it's stock,
according to the latest official esti-
mates. In six months already elapsed
considerably more than full years
dividend on the stock has been earn
ed, after providing for IL months
charges and taxes.
The remarkable showing in large
measure explains the recent advance
in Great Northern stock, although, Ct
course, an important factor has been
the fuller appreciation of the value of
the roads iron ore lands, which it is
estimated contain 50O,O00,00O tons OF
ore. These lands, at Charles NJ
Schwab's estimate of 81 a ton as the
value of the ore in the ground, would
be worth $5OOOOO,OOO or $500 a share
on Great Northern stock
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-02-24

The death of Jay Cooke will serve
to recall the fact that more than 80
years ago the banking house of which
he was the head became the financial
agents of the Northern Pacific Rail-
road company.
Perhaps no other man had so much
to do with assisting our government
to borrow money during the trying
years of the civil war, when the sta
bility of the nation was at its lowest
ebb and its credit so badly shattered.
1t was largely through Mr.. Cookies
efforts with the banking fraternity
that the Lincoln administration raised
its first loan of $5000O,O0e Because
of his faith in the Union cause and
his powers of persuasion over more
timid fnanciers, he became the gov
ernment's agent in the disposal of its
bonds, and by 1864 had been able tc
find market for $513,O00,000 of them
ut is to his labors more than to those
of any other man that the people OF
this country owe the continued life Of
the nation said General Grant dur
ing the last days of the war.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-02-24
OF MODERN BLuEsEARD.
Frank Busch Looks the Part of Motto.
rious Hoch.

Frank Busch Looks the Part of Motto.
rious Hoch.
Chicago.-Johann Hoch has a double
in Frank Busch. Saturday at police
station where Hoch once received wo-
men whom he married, Busch, who al
so is prisoner, looked the part of
Hoch in every respect and talked with
the German accent, as does Hoch In
fact Busch looks so much like the man
who has confessed to marrying IL wo-
men that the victims whom Busch, it
is alleged, had robbed and who had
identified Hoch as the swindler. admit
ted they had made a mistake in iden.
tifying Hoch and picked out Busch as
the right man.
Busch, like Hoch, was not moved by
the identification. He would smile, like
Hoch, and at times utter witty express
sions Busch, it is alleged. preyed on
women, but did not bar the men.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-02-24
HAD CATARRH THIRTY YEARS
Congressman Gives Praise to Pe-ru-na for His
Recovery.
Neglected Colds Lead to Ca
tanh--NegIeCted Catarrh
Becomes Chronic.

The fact that catarrh will continue
to affiict one person for thirty years
shows how chronic the disease really is.
When catarrh has once fastened itself
upon the human system, it shows q
disposition to remain.
, Catarrh is not seIf-curative nor scif-elim-
NATIVE. 1t continues as long as it is al
lowed to remain.
| Catarrh is naturally chronic disease
and continues to grow worse, not bet
ter.
For thirty years Cong. Meekison had
catarrh, and yet he experienced cure
by the use of Peruna.
Surely, if Peruna will cure case OF
catarrh that has run thirty years, it
will cure more recent cases.
There are probably ten million of uncured
cases of catarrh in the United States alone.
What multitude of victims this isl
What an ocean of encouragement and
unhappiness What Niagara of an
guish and sufferingl -.
In all probability Peruna would
quickly cure every one of these cases.
Taken according to the directions, Pc
runa rarely fails to cure any case Of
chronic catarrh.
Indeed, if il ever fails, it is because
of some complication entirely one side
from catarrh.
Troubled With Catarrh Lifetime-Curee
by Pe-ru-na.
Mrs. William Mann, sos Comley
Ave, Niles, Mich, writes:
"After having been troubled with catarrf
all my life, Peruna cured me.
81 was so bad that | had lost the
sense of smell when l was about fifteer
years old. My head and nose were
continually filled so that l had t.
breathe through my mouth.
"There was constant dropping il
my throat. My general health wal
miserable. 1 felt tired all the time.
"About two years ago began to TAX,
Peruna and feel like different person
Now can breathe through my nose with
out any trouble, and the soreness in m
throat is all gone.
"Peruna has done so many wonder
for me that gave it to my it'll
daughter who had bronchitis and i
helped her. l cannot praise Perun
enough for what it has done for me-"
Used Pe-ru-na as Catarrhal Tonic.
Hon. w. E. Andrews, ex-congress
man from Nebraska, writes from tn
Treasury department, Washington, D
c., as followsr
81 can cheerfully recommend you
preparation, Peruna, as healthfu
tonic, and a successful remedy for ca
tarrh in its various FORMS"
: We have on file thousands of test
5 monials like those given above. w
can give our readers only a Sigh
glimpse of the vast array of unsolicite
' endorsements DR.. Hartman is constant
ly receiving for Peruna.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-02-24

Hon. David Meekison began his po-
litical career by serving four consecu-
tive terms as Mayor Of the town in
which he lives. -
He was elected to the Fifty-ffth Con-
gress by very large majority, and is
the acknowledged leader of his party in
his section of the state.
Only one flaw married the otherwise
complete success of this rising states
man.
Catarrh with its insidious approach
and tenacious grasp, was his only I'M
conquered foe.
For thirty years he waged unsuccess-
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-02-24
PRESENTED TO ROOSEVELT.
oil Painting of Dowager Empress of
China.

Sir Chen Tung Liang Cheng, the Chi
nese minister, last Saturday presented
to President Roosevelt an oil painting
of the Dowager empress of China. The
presentation, which was made as a to-
ken of the good will of China for the
United States and in some recognition
of the part this country has played in
the preservation thus far Of the integ-
rity of the Chinese empire, took place
in the blue room of the White House.
1t was attended by the formal ex-
change of felicitous addresses by the
Chinese minister and the president
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-02-24

Chandler Rathfon Post of Detroit,
who is now studying in Athens under
the Charles Eliot Norton fellowship of
Harvard, has won three prizes: BY
attaining the grade A in Is different
courses, by obtaining highest honors in
the classics and also in literature. Or
dinarily it is considered exceptional
to win any one Of these honors.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-02-24

full warfare against this personal enemy
At last Peruna came to the rescue,
and he dictated the above letter to DR..
Hartman as the result.
Hon. Samuel H. Mitchell, l Bald
win Place, Brighton, Mass, member Of
Council and House of Representatives
for Ward %, Boston, writes:
~ have never before found a medicine
which would break up a cold so readily as
Peruna, and it is also effective in curing
catarrh.
81 began using Peruna and in a few
weeks the catarrh had vanished"
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-02-24
TEA

How little it is How lit
tie it adds to the weight of
the cupl 1t has covered the
sea with ships for a hundred
years.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-02-24

Lord Avebury, the London banker,
was the first person in England to have
his photograph taken. He was little
boy. Daguerre himself took the pic
ture while explaining his invention to
Ayebury's father.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-02-24

A guttapercha and rubber manufac-
'uring company of Toronto has made
l belt for a grain elevator at St Johns
which is one of the largest ever pro-
1uced. 1t is of rubber and measures
1883 feet. It's weight is nine tons.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-02-24

RELIABLE ASSAYS-Gold, 76e; Gold
and Silver, 81; Lead, 75c Gold, Silver, Copper,
$3.50. Samples by mail receive prompt atten-
ton. Placer gold, retorts and rich ores bought.
OGDEN ASSAY CO., 172b Arapahos street,
Douyer. Colorado.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-02-24

Franklin Pierce, grandson of Pres
ident Franklin Pierce, has been desig
mated by President Roosevelt to take
the examination for second lieutenant
in the regular army.
Mothers will find Mrs. Winslow's
Soothing Syrup the best remedy to use
for their children during teething period
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-02-24
TEA
Was ever a wicked man
or woman especially fond of
tea, do you think?

A recently published report shows
Maine to have gained $6,71S,2S0 in
wealth during the year just ended.
The value of sheep and shipping has
decreased. Taxes are generally higher
all over the state, but ia towns are
entirely free from debt.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-02-24
Roosevelt to the Gar.

Emperor Nicholas has received,
through Ambassador Mccormick, a
message of coincidence from President
Roosevelt, which contains a strong ex-
preston of the adherence with which
both the American government and
people view the crime perpetrated at
Moscow on Friday.