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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-04-28
BUILDING MINIATURE CITY
Spokane VIII Show Herself in f1and-
Carved Reproduction at Lewis
and Clark Fair.

One Of the most novel exhibits at
the Lewis and Clark Exposition will
be the city of Spokane, Wash. The
city is to be removed to Portland
aboard car, and it will not require a
very large car, either. Spokane in
miniature is now being built. A civil
engineer and an artist are the builders,
and the Spokane Chamber of Com
merce is the sponsor. The miniature
city, beautiful reproduction, with a
stream of real water to represent
Spokane Falls, will occupy room in
the balcony above the mining exhibit
in the Washington state building at
the fair, and Spokane people will
proudly point out the places of interest
in their city without finding it
necessary to take the tourist thither.
1t is the expectation, however, that the
tourist who sees the reduced fac-simile
of Spokane will be so charmed that he
will go up and see the actual city.
The plan is to reproduce the city in
detail from Jefferson street to Division
street. between Mallon avenue and the
Northern Pacific railroad. To the
sightseer the city will appear as if
seen from an elevation over the river
at Jefferson street, and he will be look
ing away to the north, the east and
the south.
The foundation of the city, which
will include the streets, curbs and
sidewalks, will be Of cement from two
inches to sixinches thick. The district
to be represented will be made on an
absolute scale of 80 feet'to the inch,
which will make the exhibit 10x12 feet.
The cement foundation will be divided
into 10 sections, weighing 120 pounds
each, so that it can be safely moved.
The buildings will be hand-carved
from pine. Each city block will be
made separately, and will be fastened
upon the cement foundations by
dowels. That will permit the whole
thing to be taken apart for shipment.
After the details of all the business
buildings are carved they will be
painted in actual colors of the struc-
lures. The bridges will be reproduced
of wood and wire The outlying por-
tions of the city will be painted upon
canvas and adroitly joined to the little
city so as to appear in actual
irrespective.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-04-28
COMMERCIAL WIRE TO AMITY
Work ON Mutual Telephone Com
pany's LOng-Distance Line Is
Under Way.

J. B. Long, manager of the AmitY
Mutual Telephone exchange, informs
the Advance that there has been ''some-
thing doing"recently toward extension
and improvement of the service in this
locality, and as result Amity, Dallas
and intervening points will very soon
be able to realize the added convent
ence and advantages to be derived
from a commercial line connecting the
Amity and Dallas mutual exchanges
The money and labor required to build
this line will be contributed by mutual
subscribers at Amity, Ballston, South
Sheridan and other points which will
derive direct benefit from such exten-
sion of the service. Active work on
this project was commenced Wednes-
day when 107 poles were cut and peeled
for the line and its construction from
now on will be pushed to completion
with vigor The new line will be nine
miles in length and it is expected that
the same will be completed within a
month. The success of this project,
which is sure to very materially i'm
prove and extend the mutual service
in this locality, is due in no small de-
gree to the energetic efforts of Mr..
Long, and it is expected after the line
is completed its supervision and
maintenance will devolve on the Amity
mutual company.-Amity Advance.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-04-28
DALLAS WINS FIRST GAME
College Boys Defeat Salem High
School Baseball Team by
One Run.

The Dallas College baseball team
began the season most auspiciously
last Saturday afternoon by defeating
the Salem High School nine by score
of tot. The game was played on the
Dallas grounds, and was closely con-
tested from start to finish The local
fans turned out in full force to root
tor the home team and were furnished
plenty of excitement and entertain
ment Myer, although little slow in
his delivery, pitched an excellent
game for the home team and kept the
hits scattered at all critical points,
The Salem team led until the sixth
inning. Then the Evangelicals put
on their batting clothes and began
Strengthening Kings curves into two
baggers and triplets in way that
was good to see. Salems lead was
soon overcome, and the game was
closed with Dallas one run ahead.
DR.. H. L. Toney acted as umpire, and
proved fair and competent official.
A return game will be played on the
Salem diamond tomorrow afternoon.
The next game on the home ground
will be with State Normal team one
week from tomorrow.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-04-28
Many viii Go to Portland.

Arrangements have been made with
the management of the Lewis and
Clark Exposition to admit visitors to
the fair grounds in Portland on Sun
day, May 7, the date of the conductors
excursion. Entertainment will be
provided and the various buildings
will be almost entirely in readiness
for the opening of the big exposition
In most cases, the exhibits will be in
place and can be seen. The Oregon
building will be completed and will be
thrown open to the visitors, and this
will doubtless prove one of the greatest
attractions for the crowds that will be
in attendance from all parts Of the
Willamette valley on that day. The
conductors will spare no expense or
pains to make the excursion attractive
and enjoyable, and all who can should
arrange to embrace this opportunity
to enjoy a Sunday at the Lewis and
Clark fair grounds. The fare for the
round trip will be only $1.5O
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-04-28
WOODMEN ELECT OFFICERS
Boak Wins Out for Head Consul and
Snodgrass for Head Banker.

The Pacific division of the Wood
men of the World has elected officers
for the ensuing term. I. 1. Boak, of
Denver, was chosen head consul P. E,
Snodgrass, Of Eugene, Oregon, head
banker; F. P. Bertschey, Denver,
head auditor; DR.. 7. A. Hughes,
Denver, head physician.
There were but three head mana
gers to elect, Messrs. A. D. Stillman,
of Pendleton, Or, and G. " Benson, of
Loveland, Colo, holding over. The
following were elected: T. M. Robin
son, of Oakland, Cal. W. @. Hawley,
of Salem, Or, and DR.. James STEM
house, Of Denver.
Elmer F. Conner, OF Seattle, Wash,
was elected as head escort, while the
election for head watchman resulted
in the selection of A. Arglat, Of Ever
EFT, Wash, and that of head sentry fell
to Charles O'Conner, of Salt Lake.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-04-28
Perfect Easter.

Easter Sunday was appropriately
observed by the various churches in
Dallas. The day was perfect, and the
places of worship were all we'll filled.
The floral decorations were the most
beautiful ever seen in the Dallas
churches. The weather was delight
fully warm, and the pretty hats worn
by the feminine portion of each con-
gregation made the interior of the
churches resemble veritable flower
gardens. After the close of the
services, hundreds of people strolled
about the city, enjoying the welcome
sunshine. In the afternoon, the
thermometer climed up to "a degrees,
and the usual Sunday calm once more
prevailed, the weather being too warm
for comfort on the street. The
weather statistics disclose the fact that
Sunday was one of the hottest April
days ever experienced in Oregon.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-04-28
GONE TO, HER REWARD
Mrs. John g. Smith Died at Her
Home Near Bridgeport,
Saturday.

Mrs. Maggie Smith, wife of John
B. Smith, died at the family home
near Bridgeport, Saturday, April %,
1905, aged 81 years. She had been in
failing health for several years.
Mrs. Smith was daughter of L. G.
Hill. of Bridgeport, and was born 10
Knox county, Tenn, December 81,
1857 She came with the family to
Oregon in 1884, and was married to
John B. Smith on the 9th of September,
1886. She leaves a husband and four
children, the Oldest being aged II
years and the youngest two years.
She is also survived by her father and
two sisters, Mrs. I. F. Yoakum and
Miss Nellie Hill. Mrs. Smith joined
the United Evangelical Church in
1898, and was faithful and consistent
member to the end of her life.
The funeral services were held in
the Bridgeport church, Monday morn
ing, and were largely attended by
sorrowing neighbors and friends of
the family. The services were con-
Quoted by Presiding Elder M. J.
Ballantyne and Rev. D. M. Metzger,
of Dallas, The floral tributes were
many and beautiful. One of the
largest funeral PROFESSIONS ever seen
in Polk county followed the remains
to their last resting place in the Odd
fellows cemetery, south of Dallas.
Mrs. Smith was woman of noble
qualities, and was universally beloved
by her acquaintance. Her pleasant
disposition and charming manners
made her a social favorite in her
community, and her Influence was
also for the very best in church and
Sunday school work. Her death will
be deeply mourned, and the bereaved
family have the sympathy of all in
their sad loss.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-04-28
General VanOrsdeI Promoted.

Governor Brooks, of Wyoming, has
appointed Attorney-Ge J. A. Van
Orsdel to be a member Of the Supreme
Court of that state, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death Of Chief Justice
Knight. Mr.. VanOrsdel went to
wyoming in 1891, and was appointed
Attorney-General in 1898. He has
filled the Office continuously since the
Iast-named year, andis very popular
of3ciaI He is a brother Of Ex-Sherif
JG. vanOrsdel, Of this city. Many
Dallas people who had the pleasure Of
meeting him on the occasion Of MS
visit here three years ago will be
pleased to learn Of his promotion.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-04-28
HOPGROWERS FORM POOL
Only Three Thousand Bales in Ore
gOn Are Now Outside the
Combine.

Sixty of the leading hopgrowers of
Oregon met in Portland, Tuesday,
and without dissenting voice agreed
to hold their hops until August l, un-
less the price goes up to 80 cents.
There are only about 1900 bales left
unsold in Oregon, and as 1895 bales
were withdrawn from sale at this
meeting, the success Of the movement
is assured. 1t is known that of the
holders of the remaining 5000 bales
the majority have signified their ap-
proval Of the pool and will add their
names to the agreement as soon as
they have an opportunity.
One Of the strongest indications of
an actual shortage Of hops in the
United States and England at the
present time is found in the action of
the short sellers, who, through their
attorneys, attempted to prevent the
formation Of the pool by praying for
an injunction by the circuit court
restraining the growers from holding
their hops. 1t is claimed that back of
this suit, are the brewers, who claim
that a pool at the present time, with
the supply less than the demand, will
ruin them in business. So desperate
is the situation for the shorts that
they talk of carrying the fight into
the Federal court
The growers are not worried in the
least, and declare that if their enemies
had laid awake all night trying to
think of some way to help the growers,
they could not have done better job.
If the suit has had any effect upon
growers still holding hops, it has
encouraged them to hang on. One
heavy holder expresses the views of
growers thus:
There were a few who were in
doubt about the dealers needing all
thesremaining hops to fill their con.
tracts, tbut in bringing this suit the
short-sellers have admitted the ex-
tremity in which they find themselves.
Those who are opposed to the pool
acknowledge that they must have
hops. This they have been denying
heretofore.
'It makes no particular difference
whether the courts enjoin the forma-
tion of the pool; the growers will hold
their hops in any event until the
price goes to 80 cents or better. Grow
ers will hold individually, if not by
agreement. The courts may enjoin
the formation of pool, but they won't
compel the growers to sell their hops.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-04-28
NORMALS WIN DEBATE
Defeat Team from Albany College
and Take state Collegiate
Championship.

The Oregon State Normal School at
Monmouth won the collegiate debating
championship of Oregon last Friday
night defeating Albany College by
two votes to one. The subject was
"Resolved, That reciprocity is better
method of regulating international
commerce than a protective tariff.
The judges we're Governor George E.
Chamberlain, w. A. Wann, of Port
land, and Superintendent Alderman,
of McMinnyille. Monmouth in the
preliminary debate on this subject de-
Tended the opposite side and won.
The respective teams were: Mon
mouth, Graves Crowley, Herbert Cof-
fey and A. E. Wheelock; Albany, Ross
B, Miller, Evert Il. Jones and Ralph
W. Knots.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-04-28
CIRCUIT COURT DOCKET
May Term tor Polk County George
II. Burnett, Judge.

The May term of Circuit Court for
Polk county, Department No. /, will
be convened by Judge George II.
Burnett on Monday, May 8. Eleven
cases have been docketed to date as
follows
/. Laure Adkins VS. City of Mon
mouth. action for damages; w. HI.
Holmes for plff; M. L. Pipes and
Oscar Hayter for deft
2. John r Dimick VS. James Plant,
action for money John r. Dimick
for plff.
g. Martin & Blodgett VS. Nixon &
Dunn, action for money Oscar Hay
ter for plff
4. H. S. Smith VS. j. s. Cooper,
action for money; Oscar Hayter for
plff; w. H. Holmes and Webster
Holmes for deft.
5. w. s. Bean VS. L. B. Denny, con-
firmation; Oscar Hayter for plff.
6. Martha A Hill VS. Lyman Damon
and J. Il. Hubbard, action at law; H.
Denlinger for plff
7. John A. Mears VS. Willard S. Nc
Lane, action for damages; Weather
ford, Wyatt & Butler for plff. W. s.
McFadden and Oscar Hayter for deft.
s. Susan Wash VS. J. H. and r. M.
Knighton, action for damages; N. L.
Butler for plff.
8. Falls City Mercantile Co., a
corporation, VS. Arthur H. Watkins
and Rose Watkins, action for money
N. L. Butler for plff.
TO- Justin Hunter VS. Salem, Falls
City & Western Ry, Co., action for
damages; Oscar Hayter for plff;
Hogue x Wilbur and Sibley & Eakin
for deft
IL. w. T. and Geo. B. Gray VS. G. A.
Clarke, action for money; A. o. Con-
dit for plff.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-04-28
Sold to Portland Men.

The Dallas ice factory was sold
under foreclosure of chattel
mortgage to Paul Wessinger end
Henry Wagner, trustees, Tuesday, for
$275O. The purchasers represent the
estate of the late Henry Weinhard, of
Portland. The plant has been operated
by A. G. Leutgert, of Portland, since
passing out of the hands Of FIdler &
Marks, its original owners. 1t is re-
ported that the plant will be operated
steadily in the future, as it has been
in the past. The Dallas ice factory
has had a good patronage ever since
it was built, and, with proper manage
ment, can be made one Of the profitable
manufacturing institutions Of the
Willamette Valley.
Tagal RIanks for sale at this office
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-04-28
Serious Attack Of Heart Dlsease.

James P. Starr, an old and highly
respected citizen of Dallas, suffered a
serious attack of congestion of the
heart, Sunday morning, and for a
short time it was feared that he could
not recover. Medical aid was promptly
summoned, and treatment such as is
usually adopted in an emergency Of
the kind was resorted to, with the re-
suit that the old gentleman was soon
resting easy again. The attack left
him in a greatly weakened condition,
however, and he is still confined to
the house.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-04-28

Money of private parties to loan at
6 per cent on well-improyed farms.
SIBLEY & EAKIN.
Newspaper advertising is, today,
the trade-wind Of business prosperity.
tt is the power behind the throne; the
power which sells goods to the public,
and a power which no sane business
man disputes. It is to business the
team or electric power that makes the
wheels 60 round"
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-04-28

The Douty & Simpson saw mill Is
not vet running its full capacity ou.
i - tnrning out about 10000 feet OF
lumber a day.-Enterprise.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-10-05
OVER ROUTE
b. & n, ROAD
Financiers Viewed Route OF Ber-
wick s. NantiGOke Road,

In company with Charles W. MillnT,
president of the Berwick 4 Nanticoke
Electric Railroad, we'll known Phila-
delphia trolley finanCiers went uy,T
part of the route of the Berwick &
Nanticoke Electric Railroad with an
idea of determining upon the construC-
tion of the road.
Particular attention was paid to that
part of the road which will be built
in Berwick, West Berwick, Briar Greek
and Salem, the purpose being, stated
Mr.. Miller, to give that section the
best possible trolley accommodations
working rs they will in conjunction
with the Columbia & Montour Com
pany, who will also extend their lines
in that section.
Mr. Miller stated that the outlook is
now bright for the early financing of
the road but he stated that those who
had placed their money in the enter
prise did not yet care TO have it known
WIZ "ouIu baCh tiI0 'HtVi Pr IH'.
His attention was called yesterday
to story emanating from Wilkes
Barre to the effect that the company
proposed building the road with a
third rail system, with the plant of
the company at Berwick, and further
stating that Wilkes Barre capitalists
were largely interested therein. In re-
ply he stated that no third raj system
was considered. bloomsbury Press
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-10-05
: Malay Watcr Slide.

In Perak, n state in the Straits Set
Elements, the Malays have one form of
amusement which is probably not to be
enjoyed anywhere else in the wide
world.
There is huge granite slope In the
course Of mountain river, down which
the water trickles about two inches
deep, the main stream having carved
out bed by the side of the bowldcr
This rock, the face of which has been
rendered rs smooth as glass by the con
slant flow of water during hundreds Of
years, the Malays-mcn, women and
childrcn-hayc turned into toboggan.
Climbing to the top Of the rock. they
sit IN the shallow water with their feet
straight out and hand on each side
for steering and then slide down the
sixty feet into Il pool of waite
This IS a favorite sport on sunny
mornings, "a Hany as 200 folks being
engaged at a tine and sliding so quick
" one after another or forming rows
of two, four or even eight persons that
they tumble into the pool a confused
mass of screaming creatures. There Is
little danger In the game, and, though
some choose to sit on piece of plan
tain, most of the tobogganers are con-
tent to squat on their launches.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-10-05
SCIENTIFIC FARMING.
The Way Long TonRued Bees saved
Australian Clover.

The Way Long TonRued Bees saved
Australian Clover.
A clerk In the department of agricul-
ture said:
80 you think that scientific farming
is a bluffl You demand some illustra-
tons OF the good that is accomplished
by the scientific methodf Very well.
when clover was first introduced
into Australia IT grew there beautiful
ly, but 1t never seeded The soil was
all right. The climate was all right
What, then, was the troublel
"A scientist studied the matter, and
this is what he found:
HE found that ie native Australian
bees had tongues too short 10 reach
These organs in red clover are hidden
deeply In the heart Of the tubelike
petals and they can only be fertllizcd
by the long toncGcd bumblebee II
red clover is not visited by bumble-
bees. who bear the golden pollen
grains from one blossom TO another, 1t
never seeds 1t cannot be grown. The
scientist. aware Of the fact, soon put
his finger on the barren Australian clo-
ver's trouble. He imported lot Of
long tOngucd bumblebees. These bees
fiourished, and Immediately Australian
clover, which had promised to be a
failure, became one Of the country's
richest and finest crops" - Chicago
Chronicle
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-10-05
KotoI Dyspepsia Cure
For sale by Paules & Co.


Or Il. J. Baldwin, secretary of the
Southern Educational conference, pat
ted Il little Mobile colored boy on the
head
This little boy" he said, failed in
an examination last week. II was an
examination on the Bible, and the first
question the teacher asked was, How
many commandments are thereY
THE little boy thought awhile, and
then he answered, a hundred
"A hundred. No, of course not
said the examiner. That Will do for
you
And the little boy went out sadly.
He had failed.
but he hung about the building, and
In half hour another boy appeared
He was on the way to the examination
too. He asked the boy who had failed
what questions had been put TO him,
and the unhappy failure answered:
The teacher wanted to know how
many commandments there were.
What VIII you say when he asks you
thatT
"I'll say ten was the reply
'SThe boy who had failed laughed
loud and long
"'TcnH h" cried Well just try him
with yonr ten. | tried him with hun
dred AMI he wasn't satisfied" Gin
cinnati Enquirer
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-10-05
A CnlI In Ekinn.

\ cult in china and craze for china
are not Synonymous, but they can lay
claim to have the same foundation, and
both have antiquity and very good
people to bac!, thcm-yes, and to refer
to as having withstood the jests and
carlcatures OF wits and artists ever
since the Egyptians burned tiles on the
Nile.
Hogarth, Charles Lamb, Sydney
Smith and Balzac have all made their
mark with brush or pen on this fasci-
mating fad of fashionable women, and,
to the writer's credit be it said, they
have each shown very well consid-
cred acquaintance with the matter.
and the china has always been bene-
fitted by their interest.
Charles Lamb was not ashamed to
confess to an almost feminine par
TALLY for old china" and he didn't
mind admitting that when he visited
any great house he inquired first for
the china closet and next for the pic
ture gallery China jars and saucers
have way Of kOdaking themselves
upon my memory, and their features
yes, and their Observation-Disclosures ME as
they did cousin Pons."
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-10-05
CAN YOU SOLVE THIS?
A Problem That Seems simple, bu
That VIII Invite Discussion.

That VIII Invite Discussion.
How much greater than three fourths
is urfourthsi
At first sight 1t seems an easy ques-
ton, but put II to your arithmeticaI
friends and you Will probably find that
II will divide them into two parties,
one cOntendlng that the answer Is one
fourth and the other as positively af-
flrming that IL is one-third, while both
VIII be ready to prove the accuracy Of
their respective solutions.
The party Of the first part Ito use q
legal phrase) may argue their point IN
this way:
Five shillings IS the fourth part of a
pound. If you have 10 shillings,
three fourths OF pound, and some
body gives you another fourth part you
have a sovereign-ergo, your four
fourths is one-fourth greater than
three fourths
But this viii not suit the other party
at all, and they viii proceed scornfully
10 point out that the argument is all
wrong since If you have - shillings
md somebody is generous enough to
add shillings to 1t the donor ia on
ly giving you One-third Of the amount
you already possess % times 3 equals
15l, therefore your sovereign Is only
one third more than your - shillings.
1t IS pretty problem, and expert
accountants have been known TO wran-
gle over It for hours London Answers.