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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-02-10

the plan pursued by many counties in
building rock roads, known as the
cooperative plan, In which the county
furnishes the crushed rock and the
farmers haul and distribute it on the
roads. The speaker closed his highly
interesting talk by declaring that
there are many methods of "building
at" roads, but that there is only one
practical method of building a per-
manent road, and that is to provide a
proper grade and drainage and then
use crushed rock.
After a brief discussion of road
building in general, the Court an
nounced an adjournment until after
noon. The morning session was held
in the county court room, but the
crowd was SO large that it was found
necessary to hold the afternoon
session in the large circuit court room.
Commissioner William Riddell pre-
sided at the afternoon meeting and
called for short talks on road build
ing, to which several citizens respond
ed. Frank Butler made strong plea
for better roads, calling attention to
the large amount of money that has
been practically wasted on Polk
county roads iE the last twenty years
and urg ing the need Of permanent
improvements. He gave convincing
illustrations Of the value Of good
roads tom financial viewpoint, anC
assured the members of the court tina
the taxpayers would stand by them Il
any effoAt to better existing conditions
"We have been patiently hauling
mud and placing it on mud roads 70
the last twenty years, declared Mr.
Butler, "and it is small wonder tha
we have little to show for our work
Grading and drainage are necessary
for all roads, but these improvements
alone are not sufficient. We have
graded the Dallas and Louisville road
almost from end to end, and vet it is
one Of the very worst roads in the
county" Mr.. Butler concluded his
talk by expressing the hope that the
court might see fit to place an order
for needed machinery and begin
building permanent roads at once.
Before adjourning, the following
resolution was passed almost without
a dissenting voice:
Resolved, That it is the sense of
this meeting of Supervisors and other
taxpayers present that the County
Court forthwith buy and set to work
a rock-crusher and roller, and also
provide one four-horse-grader for
each two road districts in the county"
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-02-10
RIVER GIVES UP DEAD
Body of Mrs. Mary Saylor Recovered
From Columbia Near
SIamOkawa.

The body Of Mrs. Mary E. Saylor, of
Portland, who mysteriously disap-
peared from Skamokawa on New
Years eve and who was believed to
have been accidentally drowned,
although other more sensational
rumors were current was found Sun
day morning at the bottom Of the
river near where she was supposed to
have fallen overheard. A professional
diver from Portland found the body
200 yards below the dock, lodged under
log and almost covered with mud
She was dressed exactly as she had
left the masquerade ball on the eve
ming of her disappearance and had
all her jewelry and money on her. A
cut on the forehead would indicate
that she had struck something in fall
ing, but otherwise the body was in a
good state of preservation.
1t was on New Years night that
Mrs. Saylor was sent to the little town
in Washington by her employer,
local costumer, to let out costumes for
masquerade ball. After her business
had been transacted she went to the
hall and participated in the dancing
until about 3 o'clock in the morning.
At that hour she started for the room
wherein she kept the costumes to pack
them, and that was the last time she
was seen alive.
In order to get to this room, Mrs.
Saylor had to pass along the dock,
which was poorly lighted and in bad
repair. There was an opening in the
boards, of which she had been warned,
but, as the finding of the body proves,
she failed to see it and fell through
the hole into the black waters below.
Immediately after the tragedy, the
husband of the dead woman offered a
reward of 5000 for the recovery Of the
body and for one solid month the
river had been dragged for hundreds
Of yards in each direction from the
spot where she was supposed to have
disappeared. Professional divers have
worked almost necessarily in the
neighboring watelFatlut without re-
suit beyond the bothng Of hair
switch and hairpra ras ,.ear the spot.
Spurred on by tefs evidence Of the
correctness Of their fsurmises. the
divers continued their work, but not
another clue developed The husband
has never doubted That the corpse
would be found sooner or later, and
his relief at hearing OF the recovery
Sunday can better be imagined than
described.
Mrs. Saylor was daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Newton Harris, Of Dallas,
and her childhood days were spent on
farm near this city. Several years
ago she went to Portland and learned
the milliner's and costumer's trade,
and afterwards married Mr.. Saylor, a
Washington street cigar merchant.
The body was brought to Dallas for
burial, arriving here on Tuesdays
evening train. The funeral services
were held at the Methodist church
Wednesday at O'Clock p. m.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-02-10

The foregoing is the text of reso-
luton passed by practically unani-
nous vote at the Good Roads meeting
in Dallas, Tuesday. The resolution
was introduced by Frank Butler, Of
Falls City, and brief talks in its favor
were made by the author and by other
citizens of the county. The road
making machinery named in the reso-
luton will cost about $4,000, or mill
on each dollar of taxable property in
the county
The convention was largely attended
by representative citizens from all
parts Of Polk county, the attendance
demonstrating the fact that the people
are awakening TO the need of perma-
nent roads. There are twenty-five
road supervisors in the county, and
nearly all of them were present.
County Judge Coad called the meet
ing to order and stated that the object
for which the road supervisors and
citizens had been brought together at
this time was to discuss various plans
for repairing the county roads and
also consider the advisability Of doing
away with present temporary methods
and beginning the construction of
permanent roads. He said that the
members of the court are all interested
in the movement for better roads and
that permanent work cannot be done
without a rock crusher and rock roller.
He said that the court had practically
agreed not to buy a crusher this year
/ But that they might take thu
matter up next year. He touched
briefly upon the subject of grading
and drainage and declared that the
large graders are not being profltably
handled. recommended that small
ler graders be used in connection with
the four large graders now owned by
the county.
J. S. Beall, of Portland, spoke at
length on the subject of crushed rock
roads. he compared the nnanclal
prosperity of communities having
good roads with that of neighborhoods
less favored, and showed that perma
nent roads are not only convenience
but highly profitable investment as
we'll. He produced figures to prove
that many counties waste enough
money in temporary road repairs in
five years to macadamize all of their
public highways. Attention was in
vited to the fact that farm land sells
for from SIS to $l5 more per acre in
counties having good roads than in
counties where this important i'm
provement is neglected. Unexplained
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-02-10
A Rare Treat.

Next Sabbath, and for ten days
following, gospel meetings will be
held in the Presbyterian church.
Rev. J. E. Snyder, one of the Chap
man evangelists will preach. Hewill
be assisted by a great gospel singer,
Mr.. Wakefield, a prominent business
man of Portland. Members Of all the
churches and all those interested in
the highest good Of Dallas are cordially
invited. This is rare and great
opportunity, and we predict an en-
thusiasm when these men are heard
that will fully justify any sacrifice
made to attend these meetings.
W. T. WARDLE.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-02-10

A. G. McKinnon came down from
Portland Thursday morning and
returned to the city Friday afternoon.
He reports Mrs. McKinnon very much
improved, and hopes to bring her
home in about two weeks She is now
able to sit up in bed and takes nourish-
ment freely. Her mind is clearing
up and it is believed it will now be
only matter Of time when she will
have fully recovered. -Amity Advance.
Arrangements are being made to
extend the Amity rural mail route so
as to include the territory in the vicin-
ity of Perrydale. This route already
accommodates a large number Of
farmers in the Ballston neighborhood.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-02-10
Employ Dallas Architect.

F. H. Morrison, a Dallas achitect,
was here Thursday to arrange for
drawing the plans and specifications
for Amity's first brick structure. He
will also draw plans and specifications
for the hotel which is contemplated for
this place in the near future.-Amity
Advance.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-02-10
WILL BE ONE OF THE FINEST
California Building Will Rival Expo
sitiOn Palaces In Size and Cost.

The building which California will
erect at the Lewis and Clark Centen-
NAL will be one Of the finest on the
grounds. The building will also be
one of the largest, and will cost
$40, 1000
California's building will be OF
unique and appropriate design. The
plans for the building, which have
been appoved by Governor Pardee,
provide for a structure in the form OF
cross, each wing to represent an old
California mission. These missions
are the Santa Barbara Mission, the
Ell Carmel mission at Del Monte, the
Dolores Mission at San Francisco,
and the San Carlos mission at San
Diego. Each wing will present an
exterior different and distin ctive, and
the reproductions Of the four missions
will be faithful, and exact as to detail.
The building will be two stories high.
In the central dome chime Of mis-
sion bells will be installed.
Work on the structure will be begun
at once, and it will be completed in
time for the opening Of the Exposition,
June /.
California's elaborate and complete
exhibit, which will be collected at a
cost Of $50, 900, will be shown In this
building. The exhibit will show in a
comprehensive manner the resources
Of the state along the lines Of forestry,
mining, dairying, fruitraising, irri-
CATION, and fisheries. The exhibit
will be under the direct supervision Of
Governor Psrdee. J. A. Filcher will
be the commissioner in charge.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-02-10
Blacksmith Wins Fortune.

G. H. Waymire, a blacksmith Of
Woods, TiIIamook county, writes to
friends in Dallas that he is reaping a
rich reward from the sale Of the patent
right to a carpenters tool which he
recently invented. He has sold the
right to manufacture this tool in Cali
fornia for $685. and in Idaho for
$1,000. He also received a large sum
for the right in Washington. No de-
scription of the invention is given in
his letter, but it is evidently one Of
great value. Mr.. Waymire formerly
resided in Perrydale, Polk county.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-02-10

F. S. Stevens, who has been fire
man on the Dallas-Portland run and
residing in Dallas, arrived with his
family in Grants Pass Monday and
will now make this city his home.
For the present he is firing on the
helper between Grants Pass and
Glendale.-Grants Pass Courier.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-02-10

wonderfully successful in promptly curing
lame back, kidney, bladder, uric acid trou-
bles and Brights Disease. which IS the worst
form Of kidney trouble.
Dr.. Kilmer's Swamp-ROOt is not rec
ommendedfo for everything butt you have kid
ney, liver or bladder trouble It will be found
Just the remedy you need. hhas been tested
in 50 many ways, IN hospital work. in private
practice, among the helpless too poor to pur-
chase relief and has proved so successful in
every case that a special arrangement hss
been made by which all readers Of this paper
who have not already tried it, may have a
sample bottle sent free by mail. also book
telling more about Swamp-Root and how to
find out if you have kidney or bladder trouble.
When writing mention reading this generous
offer in this paper and t
send your address 10 49,
Dr.. Kilner s. Co. .Bing -.
hanton, N. Y. The s=lsls-s -.
regular fifty cent and Homso q saaup-Eoee
dollar sizes are sold BY ell good druggists,
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-02-10

cures made BY DR..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root,
the great kidney, liver
and bladder remedy.
It is the great medi-
caltriumph Of the nine
teenth century; dis
covered after years Of
scientific research BY
DR.. Kilmer. the emil
nent kidney and blad-
der specialist, and IS
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-02-10
OREGON AND FLORIDA
Only Two States in the Union Escaped
Cold Weather of Last Week.

Oregon and Florida, at the two ex-
treme corners of the United States,
had the same temperature Friday,
and we're the only two states in the
Union enjoying fair weather In
Southern California and Texas it was
raining. Snow fell in the Central
Southern States, while in Eastern
States in the same latitude with Ore
gon, the cold was intense, ranging
from degrees below zero in Chicago
to 20 below in ST. Paul and 46 below
in Montana, accompanied by snow and
generally disagreeable weather, ex-
tending South and East. Climatic
conditions were reported as follows /:
Place Temperature
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-02-10
All Run Down

IT5 51IHIS is a common express
sion we hear on every
side. Unless there is
some organic trouble, the con.
dition can doubtless be remedied.
Your doctor is the best adviser.
Do not dose yourself with all
kinds of advertised remedies =
get his opinion. More than likely
you need a concentrated fat food
to enrich your blood and tone
up the system.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-02-10
WON TWO; LOST ONE
Dallas Second Basketball Team Re.
turns from Trip to Portland
and Forest Grove.
Dallas 26 Multnomah Z.
Dallas 20; Pacific University, Q.
Dallas 90; Portland Tigers, %.


The Dallas College second basket
ball team arrived home Tuesday noon
from their trip to Portland and Forest
Grove, with two victories and one de-
feat added to their seasons record.
They found their strongest opponents
in the swift players composing the
Portland Y. M. c. A. team, with whom
they played tie game. In the play
off which followed, the Portland boys
threw the first basket and won. The
Dallas lads made creditable record,
and are receiving many congratula-
tions from their friends. The Port
land Journal, in a lengthy account Of
the X. NJ G. A, game, says:
''The Tigers had a hard task laid
out for them, but went into the work
with will Masters scoring the first
goal. Dallas then entered into the
game with all the zest and confidence
of numerous victories, and though
every point was severely contested.
succeeded in running up a score of II
to by the end of the first half.
''In the second half the indomitable
tenacity Of the Tigers began to tell
and the score to creep up closer and
closer until couple Of minutes before
time was called it stood 90 to 10 in
favor Of Dallas. Then Pugh came to
the front and tossed a goal that tied
the score and thus it remained until
the end Of the half In the play-off
which followed the ball was passed to
Moore, Moore to Masters, who tried
for goal but was too closely guarded.
Then Pugh came to the front again,
leaped into the air and caught the
ball on the rebound and with quick
turn tossed it into the basket, scoring
the two points necessary to win the
game.
MASTERS and Pugh scored the most
points for the Tigers, Pugh playing
better game than ever before.
Craven, Launer and Arnold did the
work for Dallas, Craven, however,
scoring the most points for their
team"
OuTPLAYED MULTNoAIAH.
Morning Oregonian The secont
basketball team Of the M. A. a. G
}. found an unusually tough custome
in the Dallas men. When the gam,
was ended the countrymen had scored
26 points against the made by thc
city boys. The feature of the game
was the brilliant playing Of the Dallas
boys. They outplayed the club at all
stages of the game, although it may
be said that the latter we're not in just
the condition necessary owing to
injuries amongst the players
PACIFIC WAS EASY.
Tuesdays Journal; Those inter-
ested in basketball had the chance to
witness an interesting game between
the Dallas team and Pacific last even.
ing. The outcome was somewhat of
a surprise TO the Forest Grove boys.
Dallas played in good form and had
excellent team work. The final score
was 8 to 30 in favor of the visiting
team.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-02-10
DO YOU GET UP
WITH A LAME BACK 2
kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable.

Almost everybody who reads the news
papers is sure TO know Of the wonderful
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-02-10
ASK COUNTY COURT FOR ROCK-CRUSHER
Resolution Favoring Immediate Purchase O.
Road Machinery Passes by
Rousing Vote.
Good Roads Convention in Dallas Attended by Large
Number Of Representative Citizens
Of Polk County

RESOLVED, That it is the this meeting of Super
vsors and other taxpayers present that the County
forthwith buy and set work roller
also provide fourhorseg grader for each
in the county,
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-02-10
SCOTS Emulsion
of Cod Liver Oh!

is just such a food in its best form.
It will build up the weakened
and wasted body when all
other foods fail to nourish. Il
you are run down or cmaciated,
give it a trial: it cannot hurt
you. It is essentially the best
possible nourishment for delicate
children and pale, anacmic girls.
We will send you a sample free.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-03-02
NORTHWEST NEWS.

PoTks new directory of Spokane,
credits that city with 1852 inhabi-
tants.
All the public school teachers of
Astoria have asked a 20 per cent in
crease in their salaries.
Charles Green, a fisherman who
lived alone near Kalama, Wash, is
missing, and it is believed has been
drowned. He is 70 years of age.
DR.. James Withycombe, of the ore
gon State Agricultural College, for
mally announces his candidacy for
the republican nomination for gov
ernor.
At Wallace, Idaho. a tank of boil
ng lard exploded. deluging G. B. Nc
Cullough with the hot grease. He
was badly burned and is expected to
die.
William McPhay, a colored man,
has been arrested at Seattle for the
murder of policeman two years ago
in Magnolia. Miss. He confessed the
crime.
The East Indian exhibit-the finest
ever prepared for any exposition-is
on it's way to Portland. All of the
East Indian exhibit at st. Louis, and
much more, will be in the collection.
Arthur Huna, a Eugene tailor,
aged 36 years, has gone insane. He
is possessed of the delusion that a
man with a knife is constantly pur-
suing him. Hanna was soldier in
both the Spanish and the Philippine
wars.
Alexander Kerr, of Northport,
Stevens county, Washington, has doc
uments to prove that he has a lead
ing interest in a Scottish estate valu-
ed at ssO,OOO,OOO and is also entitled
10 the title of Lord Kerr, of Eglinton
Scotland. Estate and title have both
been in litigation for a great many
years and the English courts only re-
Gently passed final judgment on Their
disposal.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-03-02

Alba. Feb. 27.-Weather fine and
warm in daytime, but freezing lit
tie at night.
The grass is beginning to start.
The telephone line between here
and Pendleton has not been working
for some time, and causes a great in
convenience.
However. there is a new line start
ed, which already is as far as the
Rock. Perhaps we may have steady
communication after a while.
Mrs. Ed Brehm returned last night
from Portland, where she has spent
the winter. She reports lots of sick
ness in that city.
f. B. Gambee and wife have taken
a trip to Southern California.
Sam Neal and Millard Dick have
gone to their cattle camp on Middle
Cold Springs.
That the coyotes now roaming over
Uncle Sans pastures have the scab,
is fact, and many of them are seen
running around with patches of hair
off them and looking very much like
breaking up of a hard winter.
| Bill Futter is rallying his forces
and moving his teams to his Willow
| Spring ranch to put in his crop.
| Bert and Elmer>Gibbs have return
ed home from Pendleton, where they
We're summoned to attend the funeral
of their sister Mrs. Grace Boynton.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-03-02
GENERAL NEWS.

The military academy bill as final
by reported, provides for the learning
of jiu jitsu at West Point.
DR. f. H. Schultze, an Ogden, Utah,
dentist, suicided by jumping off
ferry boat in San Francisco harbor,
and drowning.
Tony Lloyd, a well known Mon
tana gambler, killed himself in the
highway near Zortman, by cutting
his throat with a razor.
The saith senatorial ballot at JEFF
ferson City, Mo-, resulted in no
changes. Neidringhaus' adherents
stay by him, while Kerens holds his
own.
Calvin E. Reed, assistant attorney
general of Colorado, and one of the
most prominent attorneys of that
state, is dead of pneumonia, aged IS
years.
over 200 ministers of Philadelphia
met February 2S in a prayer meeting
to invoke divine aid in the better
ment of the city's morals, public and
private.
An ice gorge in the Mississippi at
St. Louis, entirely demolished a $780,
600 federal dyke and a 100000
breakwater, both on the east side of
the river.
At Hazen, New, Red" Woods was
taken from Jail and hanged for a
straight case of hold-up robbery. His
partner in the offense escaped and is
still at large. Woods was a hard
case.
1t is reported from Suez that 500
Turkish troops of the Damascus
army corps, who had been ordered to
Yemen to suppress the rebellion in
that province. refused to leave Akba
because arrears of their wages had
not been paid.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-03-02
GOOD YEAR FOR sToCKNIEN.
c. J. Mills Speaks Encouragingly of
Conditions.


"The year 1905 promises unexam-
pied prosperity for cattle and sheep
men throughout the Inland Empire"
said C. j. Mills, livestock agent of the
o. R. e N. Co, to the Oregon Daily
Journal People in this part of the
state probably believe that the past
winter has been disastrous to the
stockmen in Eastern oregon and
Washington and the whole of Idaho,
because the weather has been severe.
Such an impression is based on ignor-
ance of the conditions in the Inland
Empire.
whenever hay is plentiful live
stock there is carried safely through
the severest winters. The haystack
is the stockman's insurance policy,
and the flock owners had laid in such
liberal store of that variety of food
that they were able to get through
the hard months without appreciable
losses. Some losses always occur in
the winter. But they have been at a
minimum this year, and the situation
otherwise is such as to assure good
times to those engaged in that indus
try.
prices are medium. This induces
owners to sell and buyers to buy and
causes a liberal movement of live
stock.
wool raisers will be carried on a
high tide of prosperity this year.
Probably more wool has been con-
tracted for the 1906 clip than ever
before in the history of the industry
i'm the Northwest. The Eastern de-
mand appears to be strong, and rep
resentatives of the large handlers are
anxious to sign the clips for 1905 de-
livery. l have not known of such gen.
eral wool contracting in the past five
years.
with the demand as strong as it
now is, sheep breeders are offered
gilt-edge prices, and may secure a
promise from responsible houses that
is the same as money in the bank,
for these contracts may be negotiated
at the banks and are a basis for loans
up to almost 100 per cent of the
amount of wool expected to be shOrn."