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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-01-06

mile west of the city limits. Elevation
OF reservoir above street level, 1872 feet,
This gives a splendid fire service. The
water is cold and pure. The stream
is never muddy, even in the rainiest
winter months. The plant is owned
by the city and is operated by H. v.
Gates, under lease from the city.
There are forty-five hydrants. The
city pays nothing for their use.
New Fire Apparatus-First-class
system of hook and ladder trucks,
hose-carts, etc. Volunteer department.
The city built new house for shelter
ing the apparatus this last summer.
Sewerage System. m.-Installed as soon
as water works were completed. 1t is
in all business blocks and a large
portion of the residence district. No
sewer bonds were issued. Paid for
when completed by city and property
owners.
Financial condition.-Floating in
debtedness, none. Bonded indebted
ness, $4,000. Tax levy, 6 mills. Total
taxable property, 100000. Sinking
fund for bonded Indebtedness rapidly
reducing city taxes.
City Officers. Mayor, J. G. Hayter !;
councilmen, H. B. Cosper, A. B. Muir,
Chas. F. Belt, Willis Simonton, F. H.
Muscott, w. H. Boals; auditor, Dan
P. Stouffer; marshal, John M. Grant !;
attorney, Oscar Hayter; street COM
missioner, J. J. Williams.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-01-06
OPENS NEW TERM
Dallas College Resumes Work With
Increased Enrolment of
Students.

Dallas College opened Tuesday
morning for the new term with an in
creased attendance of students. The
school is constantly enlarging its field
of influence and usefulness, and the
attendance this year is larger than
ever before. The faculty Of Dallas
College will compare favorably with
that Of any older or stronger school in
the Pacific Northwest, and the ad-
vantages offered to students are such
as to attract the favorable attention
and consideration of young men and
young women who are seeking a
thorough education.
Rev. A. A. Winter, the financial
agent Of the institution, has been
working steadily for the past six
months to increase the endowment
fund, and has met with fiattering sue
cess in his efforts. Many large cash
donations haye been received, and en-
dowment notes aggregating thousands
Of dollars have been turned over to
the college trustees. President Charles
C. Polling, who is in the East on leave
Of absence, has been doing good work
for the school among the members Of
his church in Pennsylvania, and has
pledges Of substantial support. 1t is
safe to predict that before the end Of
another year, the endowment fund of
the college will have reached the sum
of $25, ,OOO
One strong reason for the popularity
of Dallas College among the young
people Of Western Oregon is found in
the factthat no school attaches great
er amount Of importance to the value
OF thorough athletic training. When
one considers the comparatively small
Of young men in a new school
like this, from which to choose
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-01-06
Impoverished Soil

Impoverished soil, like impov-
erished blood, needs a proper
fertilizer. A chemist by analyz-
ing the soil can tell you what
fertilizer to use for different
products.
If your blood is impoverished
your doctor will tell you what
you need to fertilize it and give
it the rich, red corpuscles that
are lacking in it. 1t may be you
need a tonic, but more likely you
need a concentrated fat food,
and fat is the element lacking
in your system.
There is no fat food that is
so easily digested and assimi-
lated as
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-01-06
Merry Surprise Party.

A pleasant surprise party was given
by Miss Ada Osfield at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. J. Os-
field, on Friday evening, in honor of
her cousin, Miss Gertrude Campbell,
Of Portland. instrumental music and
the games of pit and finch were some
of the features of the evening. The
young folks made merry until late
hour, when light refreshments were
served.
Those present we're: Mr.. and Mrs.
H. J. Osfleld, Misses Ella Butler, Eta
Phillips, Leona Allen, Edna Scott,
Eula Phillips, Mamie Allen, Ruth
VanOrsdel, Carrie Poland, Florence
Palmer, Gertrude Campbell, Ada Os-
field; Messrs. Left Finseth, Lester
Butler, Ora Arnold, Roscoe Ballan-
tyne, Louis Gates, Martin Meiser, Lew
Ballantyne, Edward Dunn and Carl
Osfield.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-01-06
Close Branch store.

Irwin & Petteys, the Salem shoe
merchants, have closed their branch
store in Dallas, and the stock has
been shipped back to the Capital City.
The Dallas store was opened two
months ago, but proved to be an un-
profitable venture. With one large
shoe store already well-established
and all the general merchants carry
ing heavy stocks Of footwear, there
was no room in Dallas for a second
exclusive shoe store Mr.. d. L.
Green, who had charge Of the busi-
ness, is a courteous and obliging
gentleman and made many friends
during his stay in Dallas.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-01-06
E. q. Heath Drops Dead.

E. G. Heath dropped dead at his
home in Independence, Friday night
He was last week elected commander
of the Genral Gibson Post, and was
janitor at the public school building.
Mr.. Heath was potter by trade. He
came to Independence six months ago
from McMinnville and had lived in
Falls City and Buena Vista. He was
born July 6, 1841, and had lived in the
Willamette Valley the past 81 years.
Mr.. Heath was an active member OF
the Methodist Church.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-01-06
FAILURES ARE UNKNOWN
Nature Does Not Go Back On Her
Promises in the Willamette
Valley.

The range Of profitable crops that
can be successfully grown in the
Willamette valley is greater than
anywhere else in the United States, or
elsewhere.
This is a broad statement.
But it is supported by the facts.
There is no crop that can be sue
cessfully grown in the Mississippi
valley states that cannot also be
grown here with profit. 1t may be
conten ded that corn is an exception.
1t is true, to some extent. For ensilage,
however, corn is as successfully
grown here as elsewhere Corn does
not mature here as in the East, though
very good corn for milling purposes
is raised some years, and by some
people This is not corn state, how
ever.
But we can raise profitably many
things that are not profitable there, or
not grown at all.
This is the greatest hop state in the
Union, and Salem is the greatest
market in the world for hops from
first hand. There are only four hop
states, and Oregon is as great as any
other two.
There is no other section of the
country that can raise the now famous
Oregon prune to perfection, as it is
raised, cured and packed here
We lead the United States in Angera
goat breeding, and will soon lead the
world.
In long wooled sheep, we are now
ahead in the United States and will
be more so.
There is no other section of the
United States that can produce flax
fiber equal to the best grown in Ire
land, Belgium or France. This fact
will ere long result in the building up
here Of linen industry that will be
worth millions of dollars year in
income.
Glover is a profitable crop.
Also alfalfa.
Or any other forage or hay crop
grown in the temperate zone.
Onion growing pays we'll.
There is more money in dairying
than elsewhere in the wide world.
Also in poultry raising.
And swine breeding. (No hog
diseases here)
Strawberry growing is profitable
and on the increase.
There is good money in Logan
berries,
Same with all orchard and small
fruit crops.
Wheat and oats and all grain crops
are better than in most other sections.
Three has never been and will never
be total failure of a we'll cultivated
crop. Nature is good to the farmer
here. 1t makes him a business man.
His note is as good at the bank as that
of the merchant There are no failures
if he does his part He is therefore
reliable, if he is by nature that kind
of man. The rains always come
and the sun always shines. Nature
does not go back on her promises.
She performs her obligations to the
letter. The element of chance for the
farmer is eliminated.
II you have industry, if you have
capital, if you are the kind of a man
to do things, don't hesitate about COM
ing to Oregon. This is the place for
you, and the place for your children to
grow up.-Salem Statesman.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-01-06
Married In West Salem.

William Fl. Squier and Miss Jean
cite Smith we're married at the home
of the brides parents in West Salem,
on Wednesday, December 2S, Rev.
Fl. A. Ketchum officiating. Mr..
Squier is the carrier on the Rural
Mail Route No. 2, leading out of
Salem. The newly-married couple
will reside at the home of Mr.. Squier's
mother, Mrs. Skinner, in West Salem.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-01-06
Deserves swlft punlshment.

The man or woman or child who
spells it Xmas" or speaks it Xmas"
should be permanently excommuni-
Gated without the benefit of clergy.
There has never been anything in its
line or savoring of its class so en-
tirely and hopelessly without iustifi
cation or reason as this senseless
custom of referring to Christmas
Why not speak Of 'Xtianity?" Or the
early disciples of "X?" The idiot who
originated this intruding hypallage
ought to be made the permanent vic
tim of epileptiform convulsions. We
can't just on the spur of the moment
think of any other species Of adequate
punishment for the offense, as we see
the word "Xmas" in every column of
every paper we open, and thrusting
itself to the forefront of every display
in the otherwise beautiful shop
windows that so noticeably adorn our
streets. ts.-Salem Statesman.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-01-06

J. 1. Montgomery arrived here few
weeks ago from Falls City, Polk
county, and expects to make Grants
Pass his future home. He is a
carpenter and contractor and intends
to follow this line Of work here.
Grants Pass Observer.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-01-06
lALESTATEll

Aes-Nice Homelike place,
1ood buildings and fences
s in cultivation-lots of fine
.............-.. ..... $15OO
J., with a good little House
Farn-all fenced and under
@tion, only .........$ $50
8 acre tract. finely sit
worth $50 per acre-only S 80
100 acre farm, well i'm
..........s..........$5O 5000
improved farm Of III acres $25OO
improved farm Of AGO
II E~................ ...... $4,000
Ranch 100000 acres under
5stion- Can't be beat $4,000
tile Home Of Is acres. 80. .S11OO
nd Grain farm Of 23O acres
X mailing good place at a
q.
ESQ under cultivation-
lgs-Fenced-a good place
10 as dirt-onIy ......$ $500
! the cheapest place in
q 81 acres, House, Barn,
ler improvements : worth
L Ieast-fOr only -. ....$ 800
5e all classes of Ranches and
for sale-I can suit you in
+ or price.
HENRY CArIPBELL,
Jas, OREGON
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-01-06
Attest:
FRANK BUTLER, Secretay.
Notice to Club Members.

The regular annual meeting of the
members of the LaCreole Club will be
held in the club rooms on Saturday,
January, 1906, at Z 80 p. m. In addi-
ton to the regular business, those
present will vote on some amendments
to the Constitution and Bylaws. A
full attendance of members is desired.
TRACY STATS, Secretary.
Tagal R1anIrs for saIa at tbis ofRoa
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-01-06
Mutual Telephone Meeting.

Notice is hereby given to the owners
OF the Falls City, Dallas & Lewisville
Telephone Company to attend a
special meeting at Falls City, on Sat
urday, January IA, 1905, at 10 A. NJ, to
receive the report of the Executive
Committee and for other most import
ant business.
F. K. HUBBARD,
Chairman.
Attest:
FRANK RTrTTFR Sacratav
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-01-06
!. HAPPY NEW YEAR

the simplest way in which we can express our good
ishes to our customers and friends. We wish them
the joys and comforts that the year can possibly
ing and we agree to use our efforts toward making
wing both economical and pleasurabIe.
The success of this store in the past does not
'easure its standard for the future We shall en-
5ns If @ good feeling which are coming our way
We ask you to judge us by what we do We
nesy believe that fyou do the greater part of your
lying here, 1905 will be happier year for you. We
low It will for us AS earnest of our good inten
,ns we ask you to read what offer for this first
siness week:
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-01-06
VACANCY is FILLED
DIR. Ii. L. TOney Elected Councilman
for Second Reduced In
surance Rates Assured.

Dallas once more has her full quota
of councilmen, the vacancy in the
Second Ward having been filled by
the election Of DR.. H. L. Toney at the
regular meeting of the Board on Mon
day evening. This vacancy was
created when Councilman @. i. Shaw
moyed out Of the ward early last Sum
meT. No matters Of vital Importance
coming up for consideration, the city
business was carried on by six council
men and the vacancy was permitted
to continue until the first meeting of
the new year DR.. Toney was elected
by a unanimous vote. His term OF
office will expire on the first Monday
in May, 1906.
The following telegram from the
head Office of the Board Of Fire
Underwriters OF the Pacific District,
relative to the reduction Of insurance
rates in Dallas, was read
San Francisco, Jan. 8, 1905.
Mayor of Dallas, Oregon:
1t was decided November go that re-
duction in rates account Of recent i'm
provements should be published to
take effect as Of date of completion OF
system. We are pledged to the re-
duction, and reduced rates will be
pub blished as soon as possible and will
date as Of date when installation was
completed.
(Signed) ALFRED STILLMAN.
A letter from J. @. Stone, manager
Of the Portland Office of the Board of
Underwriters, notifying the council
that the re-survey of Dallas will be
commenced not later than January is,
was read and placed on file.
Claims against the city we're ordered
paid as follows:
W + Muscott, oak wood. ..$ l.9O
j e Richter, labor $50
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-01-06
Great Demand For Souvenir POstals.

OAC0L OChAahA AOA ONHFNhA NSANhos
The first issue Of souvenir Lewis
and Clark postal cards is about ex-
hausted and more will be provided.
Through the courtesy Of Secretary
Henry E. Reed, of the Fair corpora
ton, the OBSERVER received 500 of
these cards for gratuitous distribution,
but the supply lasted less than three
days, so great was the demand for
them. The Telegram says that the
work OF distributing the first issue Of
200, 900 has not cost the Fair manage
ment over S., as postage is paid on
them by the people sending them to
friends. 1t is believed by the manage
ment to be the best way Of attracting
general attention to the big Fair. as
postal of this sort arouses inquiry on
the part Of the recipient
Miss Pauline Snyder, of Wrangell,
Alaska, is here for a months visit
with the family of Capt. v P. Fiske.
She is spending the winter in the
valley to perfect her musical educa-
ton, having already gained enviable
fame as a pianist
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-02-02
A MoToRMAN,s FEAn.

zone of the strangest cases of dis
eased will that ever came under my OBJ
servation," said an old physician, was
that OF a young man who never would
have impressed you as being In any
way above or below the normal of hu-
man beings. He came of good stock
and had been noted for his conduct
from the time he became n responsible
agent up to the time I have in mind.
Things had not gone well with his fam
lily in financial way, and he was
forced out into world, and often the
way was little rough for fellow OF
his temperament. AT the time I have
in mind he was employed az a motor
man by street car company. He had
held the place for probably more than
week when l was consulted by him
and by members of his family who had
become uneasy because OF his condi-
ton. He was perfectly rational In the
extraordinary statements he made
about his case, and in fact gave me II
clearer view of his allment than l had
ever before been able to get from a pa
tient. Briefly 1t was this:
while running his car he was often
seized with an almost uncomfortable
desire to allow the car to run away.
He wanted 1t to go at full speed. Of
ten this impulse would seize him when
there was another car or some obstacle
OH the track just ahead OF him, or
when some person was on the track
his idea always being to cause a wreck
and n smash-up. He told me frankly
that this feeling had been gradually in
creasing in intensity, and that his pow
er of moral and mental resistance had
been growing proportionately weaker.
1T is easy he said. for me to see the
result of this thing, and ! want you,
doctor, to advise me what to do. You
understand me. You know what my
feelings must be about such horrible
things. / don't want to harm anybody
or anything. But will II l remain on
the front end of street car He was,
il my opinion. clearly right in the
conclusion he had reached, and the
result would come. but because he
could not help It. That was the stu
alton. / told him there was but one
thing to do. and that was to remove
the temptation. In word, to quit
the street car business. He resigned
Immediately. lie secured another
place in some other line of business
where his mental fabric was not ex-
posed to excitements of any kind, and
when 1 last heard from him he was
a well-balanced and useful citizen.
and If any defects In will power ex-
listed, they never developed, and prob
ably never will so long as he remains
away from those influences and con-
ditions which would call them forth.
1t was n strange case."-New Orleans
Times-pemocrat.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-02-02
SeaguIls Know Friday.

The gulls seen about the local rivC2s
and bay seem to known when Friday
comes. Thursday night, when the fish.
ing boats begin to arrive at Fulton
market. on the East river. the birds
begin to congregate, and all that day
and Friday they hover about, eager to
pick up the fish which may drop or
which may be thrown overheard from
the sloops. Generally a morsel is
espied simultaneously by two or three
birds. and there is rush to secure It,
New York Sun.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-02-02

the back of she track. and instantly
thought of scheme to escape. 1t all
depended upon meeting Kinman- The
sun was lew now and 1 feared the
shadows as, jumping my machine,
raced against time and found my
friend just as he was turning to retrace
his course. ! pointed to the opening
near by, and out into the road we
bumped. l was for making back after
my camera, but Kinman pointed out
the advantages Of the empty Thomas
house, and slowly We mounted the hill.
''From the top Of the rise We looked
down on the little track. and there at
the rear, behind the bushes, was our
old enemy, standing patient and mo-
tionless. Kinman gave a shrill cry.
and the moose. looking up. saw us and
realized we had escaped him. He
shook his head in disgust. and. vault
ing the low fence, set on across the
fields toward the woods. We found
rough road OH the other side OF the
hill, and again picked up our path TO
civillza ton. ."-Rochester Post-Express.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-02-02

been SO bad that 1t brought tears TO
my eyes. The pain at times was so In
tense that ! was compelled to give MP
my household duties and lie down.
There were headaches, dizziness and
blood rushing to my head to cause
bleeding at the nose. The first box Of
Doan's Kidney Pills benefited me -
much that continued the treatment
The stinging pain In the small OF my
back. the rushes OF blood to the head
and other symptoms disappeared"
Doan's Kidney Pills for sale by an
dealers. 80 cents per box. Foster
Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-02-02
SPREADING THE
NEWS BROADCAST.

That podd's Kidney Pills cured his
Diabetes. After long suffering Mr..
G. cieghorn found permanent re-
lief In the Great American Kidney
Remedy.
Port Huron. Mich, Jan. (Spe-
cial)-Tortured with Diabetes and
Bladder Disease from which he could
apparently get no relief. Mr.. C. Cleg-
horn, a bricklayer, living at 119 But
tier ST.. this city. has found com.
plete and permanent cure In Dodds
Kidney Pills and in his gratitude he
Is spreading the news broadcast
"Dodd's Kidney Pills made a man Of
me-" Mr.. Cleghorn says. Il was a
sufferer from Diabetes and Bladder
Disease. | was SO bad / could do no
work and the pain vas something
terrible. | could not get anything to
help me till / tried Dodd's Kidney
Pills. They helped me right from the
first and now I am completely cured.
have recommended Dodd's Kidney
Pills to all my friends and they have
found them all that is claimed for
them"
Dodds Kidney Pills cure all Kidney
ILLS from Backache to Bright's Dis
ease. They never fail to cure Rheu-
natism.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-02-02
The crltlca.

Once a painter wove n web:
Wove a web OF glowing glory.
In and out OF the colors flashed;
Flamed and nicker'd: rose and fell,
Like n wond'rous spirit robe
In an Eastern fairy story.
And the public looked and spoke,
with a wealth OF solemn structure
lie must mean II for joke,
For IL can not be picture.'
Once n poet flung glow
From his pen upon his paper
Sweet scents sprang from open buds:
Sounds rose high. then dropp'd and died
Flames writhed red. like shreds of light
On Who'd blown altar taper.
And the people saw. and said,
Ere they'd half perused the proem.
lie must have been of his head
When he called that thing a poem
Once master wrote score.
Great and grand and fun of wonder.
In II was the JOY OF life,
In II was the grief OF death:
Laughter and the wall of tears:
Lightning CLEAN and crash OF thunder.
And the many headed heard
with n frown of depreciation.
As they murmurod. "On my word,
What a mad conglomeratlon."
--Westminster Gazette.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-02-02
PunI.hIna wlfs.a..t.r..

Partially indorsing President Roose-
velt's recommendation of the whipping
post FOR wife beaters. the Des Moines
Capital says that I'VE have on a former
occasion suggested a plan to local
courts which we would certainly put
In application II within our power. and
to which we would adhere until a
higher court Of competent jurisdiction
should declare the same to be void
That plan Is that every blow struck
should be considered a distinct and
separate offense: that as many sepa-
rate and distinct informations should
be required to plead to each one. With
the power In the magistrates hands to
make the punishment for each convic-
tion either concurrent or supplement
tary. there would be a greater chance
to deal with this class OF offenders
somewhat as they deserve"
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-02-02
The Croice Of a Wife.

A German professor selects wo
man who can merely stew prunes-
not because stewing prunes and read.
ing Proclus make delightful har
mony. but because he wants his
prunes stewed for him and chooses to
read Proclus by himself. A fulness OF
sympathy, sharing of life one with
another, Is scarcely ever looked for
except in narrow. conventional
sense. Men like to come home and
find blazing fire and smiling face
and an hour of relaxation. Their
serious thoughts and earnest aims In
life they keep on one side. And this
is the carrying out Of love and mar.
riage almost everywhere In the world
and this the degrading OF won en- by
both.-From One OF Mrs. Browning's
Letters, 1876.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-02-02
Wealth and LONGEVITY.

The late Prof. Owen threshod out
the question OF wealth and longevity
thoroughly. II was his conclusion that
if 1t be true that the dietary Of the
rich is opposed to health. the absen &c
of worry, OF anxiety over the living OF
themselves and their families. the abb
sence of severe toll. and the like.
more than compensate for any diges.
tive troubles they may incur. Prob.
ably most rich people eat too much
and their dietary is too stimulating,
but this is less dangerous to lif, than
is frequent hunger with overwork.
anxiety and exposure. A happy me-
dunn. of course. is the suggestion OF
common sense and experience.