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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-03-10
BUMPER CROP PROMISED
Weather In Willamette Valley HAS
Been Highly Favorable to All
Vegetation.

Prospects for a bumper crop in the
Willamette Valley were never better
at this time of the year than they are
this season. Fall grain, Of which
there is an unusually large average,
is growing nicely. The warm sun
has given vegetation Of all kinds
great start and farmers are plowing
for Spring seeding. A few fields have
already been sown in Spring wheat,
and if the good weather continues
another fortnight, farm work Of all
kinds will be well under way. The
cold snap of last month did little
damage to the Fall-sown grain, but,
on the other hand, had a tendency to
kill the wild oats and weeds. A few
lots of Winter oats were frozen out,
but damage along this line is very
slight
Owing to the fact that last years
Spring crop was almost a failure,
farmers in this section of the Valley
took advantage of the splendid Fall
weather, and sowed most of their
available land before Christmas. The
Spring-sown acreage will be as large,
if not larger, than the same acreage
of 1904, and the seed will have the adj
vantage Of being in the ground a
month to six weeks earlier than that
Of last year. If March proves favor
able month for teamwork, the bulk Of
the grain crop will be seeded by April
l, whereas last seasons seeding was
all done in April and May.
Although the wheat acreage will be
large, many farmers will SOW greater
portion Of their Spring fields in barley
and oats. Timothy, cheat, clover, and
vetch hay will all be grown in great
quantities in the Valley this year,
while potatoes and other garden truck
will receive more attention than for
some years past. Farmers are antici-
pating large demands from Portland
during the Lewis and Clark Fair, and
many Of them will be on the market
with big supplies of vegetables,
poultry and eggs
Hop yards are being plowed and
put in shape for Spring work. Grow
ers report their yards il good condi-
ton, especially those that were set out
last year and the year before. II the
season is a good one, Oregon's hop
crop will be record breaker
Fruitgrowers are a little uneasy
over the present state of the weather,
for they fear an early growth that
may be injured by late frosts. Fruit
trees are beginning to bud, and if the
weather should turn cold and frosty,
great damage might result
Stockraisers are feeling jubilant
over the mild Winter and the early
starting of grass in their pastures.
The months of January and February
were all that could be desired by stock
owners, especially sheepralsers, who
report an excellent lambing season,
with very small per cent Of losses.
Sheep owners are also elated over the
wool outlook, many Of them having
refused to contract the coming clip at
20 cents per pound. The supply of
Willamette Valley hogs will be con-
siderably larger than last year Dal-
las cor. in Fridays Oregonian.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-03-10

school. Mrs. Nichols is teaching in
the grammar school. When 1 came
here in June, there were but three
schools in the municipality except the
grammar school Now I have eight,
and during the month of February
will enroll more than 1900 boys and
girls. This number, with the 200 in
the grammar school, will give Asin-
gan large enrolment. 1t is my in
tention to have the largest enrolment
in the province at the close of the
school year, March 81.
From April to June 70, we have a
vacation Of ten weeks, and will
probably spend part of it at Bagui,
the summer capitol, in the province of
Benguet. 1t is between 40 and so miles
northeast Of Dagupan, and is high up
in the mountains. At present, the
road to Baguio is not complete, and to
reach there one must ride over a trail
on native pony or burro. By the
middle of February the Government
expects to finish the road so people
can go direct in a cart. This road to
Baguio has cost the Government
several hundred thousand dollars.
One of the greatest needs of this
province is good roads and bridges.
More than half of the bridges between
here and Dagupan were washed out
when we came to our station last June
and two have been repaired. Where
the large bridges are gone, it is neces-
sary to cross on RATS during the rainy
season. AS this is great rice section,
the people, of course, have many rice
canals and are not particular about
keeping the water out Of the road.
During the rainy season, the people
of one barrio use the road for rice
canal, because it is lower than the
other land and they do not need to dig
a canal.
To make matters worse, the carts on
which all heavy loads are hauled are
made like the trucks for a car; the
wheels are stationary on the axle.
Each wheel is made Of some native
hardwood. four inches thick at the
axle, one inch thick at the edge, and
about three feet in diameter. This
cart, when turned, acts like plow on
the road, because it is impossible to
move one wheel without the other
unless you slide it. This slipping
and sliding over stones soon cuts the
roads to a depth that renders them
impossible for horses or anything
else except the caraboo.
If this letter does not put your paper
out of business, I will write again.
Mrs. Nichols and myself are we'll, and
have not been sick since our arrival.
Kindest regards to all our Dallas
friends.
w. f. NICHOLS.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-03-10

The new linen-fnish visiting cards
may be had in any quantity desired
atth is Office.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-03-10


musical entertainment to be given at
the City Hall this evening, under the
auspices of the Epworth League of the
NJ. E. Church:
PART L
1-Chorus, 'List to the Bugle Calf
2-Song, Swing My Baby"
Leona Williams, Norville Gates,
Ruth Morrison.
3-Chorus, "Old Mother Hubbard"
-four Part Song, "Last Night"
Rees KJeynf
Misses Ella Roy, Emroy McDevitt,
Edna Morrison, Rebekah Gates
5-Solo, "Sing me to Sleep Greene
Mrs. Grace Cherrington
6-Musical Comedy, 80. P. R. A"
Manager Walkemhome-Dr H. L.
Toney; Signorina Belatrino-Mrs.
Mona Thompson; Herr Won Lager
kegg-Mr. Will G. Aylsworth; Biddy
O'Flannagan-Miss Pauline Gohrke.
PART II
Comic Opera Trial by Jury"
.SNkliVaN and Gilbert
-CAsT-
Judge Mr.. Will c. Aylsworth
Counsel Mr.. Lester Butler
Usher Mr.. Andrew Holman
Plaintiff Mrs. Grace Cherrington
Defendant Mr.. Willis Simonton
Jurymen-Mr. Fred West Cforeman)
Messrs. Ed. Dunn Ray Grimes.
Ralph Williams, Everett Gwinn,
F.P. Levin, JOHN Simonton, DR..
Toney, Earl Shelton, Prof. Dun
kelberger, Walter Critchlow, Nevin
Palmer.
Bridesmaids-Mrs Thompson, Misses
Gohrke, McDevitt, Morrison, Roy,
Gates.
Lawyers, spectators etc,
Miss Opal MeDevitt, pianist
". c. Aylsworth, director
Curtain Rises at Sis.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-03-10
FIX DATE FOR MOHAIR SALE
Polk County Pool Will Be Sold April
1-GrOwers Plan Fine Exhibit
For Fair.

The Polk county mohair pool will
be offered for sale in Dallas, on Satur-
day, April /. This date was decided
upon by the growers at meeting Of
the Polk County Mohair Association,
held in Browns Hall in Dallas last
Saturday afternoon No mohair will
be received in the pool after Wednes-
day, March Is.
H. L. Fenton, secretary of the Asso-
citation, informs us that the pool will
be as large or larger than that of last
year. Practically all of the growers
in the county have already listed their
hair, only a few scattering lots re-
naming outside at the present time.
Applications to join the pool are being
received and accepted every day.
The officers of the Association sug-
gest that it would be a good plan for
the farmers, while shearing their
goats to save the finest samples Of
mohair for exhibition at the Lewis
and Clark Fair Any such samples
brought in to the Secretary will be
properly prepared for display, and
will be labeled with the growers
name. The goat men Of Polk county
are wide awake to the Importance Of
the Angora industry, and never lose
an opportunity to advertise the ex-
cellency Of their focks. 1t is there
fore certain that the farmers will
heartily cooperate with the officers OF
the Association in preparing an ex-
hibit of fine mohair that will prove Of
inestimable benefit to all parties con-
cerned.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-03-10
FOR A CLEAN TOWN
City Council Takes Steps Looking to
Formation of Citizens Civic
Improvement League.

Dallas, already one of the neatest
and cleanest little cities in Western
Oregon, will be made still more
cleanly and attractive during the
coming Spring and Summer months
if the movement started by the City
Council this week is taken up by the
citizens and successfully carried out.
The plan proposed by the city officers
is to organize Civic improvement
League, with membership open to
every man, woman and child in Dallas.
The work of this League will be tc
suggest plans for beautifying the
town, and to assist the officers in en-
forcing the ordinances already pre-
pared for civic betterment. The object
of the movement at this time is to
arouse public pride and get all of the
people interested in making the town
attractive to the hundreds of Eastern
visitors who will come here this year.
The members of the council invite
the citizens to meet with them in the
City Hall on Wednesday evening,
March 30, at 7: 80 o'clock, to take steps
toward the organization of Civic
Improvement League, and to discuss
matters of general interestaalong this
line of work. The women can render
valuable assistance in Ghis worthy
movement, and it is hoped that many
of the fair sex will be present. The
councilmen hope to get the school
children interested in the work, and
the school teachers are especially re-
quested to be present.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-03-10

The OBSERVER Office wants the print
ing you are particular about
Portland and Salem are not the
only towns that are growing fast these
days. Woodburn, Silverton, Dallas
and all the towns up and down the
Willamette valley are growing, most
of them faster than ever before. Salem
Statesman.
An enterprising Dallas photographer
is offering to make fine negative
free for every man and woman over
70 years old residing in Polk county.
The pictures are to be grouped and
will be placed on exhibition at the
Lewis and Clark fair. 1t will prove
an excellent advertisement for Polk
county, as well as for the enterprising
artist.-Amity Advance.
Mrs. Almira Mclaughlin was
granted a divorce from her husband,
William Mclaughlin, in Multnomah
county last Friday. When the case
was first brought, the husband pre-
pared to contest, but later settled
matters with his wife outside Of court
and agreed to allow the case to go by
default. Upon his wife's testimony,
Mclaughlin was recently convicted in
the Federal Court OF sending her an
obscene letter through the mails.
Since the settlement of the divorce
case, Judge Bellinger has set aside
the jury's verdict in the criminal
action, and Mclaughlin is again a
free man, with no stain Of crime
against his name.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-03-10

Ralph Butler, of Dallas, came over
to the Capital City Saturday for the
purpose Of entering the Capital Busi-
ness College, where he viii take =
business course Statesman.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-03-10
"TRIAL BY JURY"
Famous Operetta Will Be Given By
Home Talent at City Hall
Tonight.

The following is the program of the
musical entertainment to be given at
the City Hall this evening, under the
auspices of the Epworth League of the
M. E. Church:
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-03-10
Still Holding Hops.

Conrad Krebs is highly incensed by
the reports in circulation to the
effect that he is selling his large hold
ings of hops, He says he will hold
his hops until such time as the brewers
must get on their knees and pray
ooh, hop growers, give us this day
our daily hops, and forgive us for
having attempted to deprive you Of
your just dues in the face of shortage
which had warranted so cents a
pound"
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-01-27
aARaYs ALLEoED coNFEssIoN
Told Elmer Busha He Killed Judge and
Mrs. a. j. Lewis.


E. r. Garry, young man who il
quite VIII known in the Big Bend
country is said to have confessed to
the crime Of the murder Of Judge and
Mrs. A. J. Lewis in cold blood on the
night Of December 10, 1909 at their
home near Almira, Washington.
After struggle the murderer
Drained the old man with an Ak. He
found Mrs. Lewis in the stock corral
and the beat her to death with club.
Word was brought to DR.. Lewis, Of
Wilbur, a brother Of the late Judge
Lewis, that a man at Hartline had
made confession of the crime. Sc
curing pair of handouts and being
already constituted a deputy sheriff
Dr.. Lewis left in quest of the man to
whom the confession had been made.
He found Elmer Busha, the man to
whom Garry is alleged to have made
the confession.
DR.. Lewis says: "Mr. Busha claims
that E. R. Garry and he had been
drinking some in a saloon when Garry
became confidential and told him that
AO was eAo OAo WIN AA4ACu MI hnu
Mrs. Lewis. He said it nearly drove
him crazy sometimes, and he could
hear the screams Of the woman yet,
which hurt him more than anything
else. He broke down crying during
the narration. He told Mr.. Busha
that he did the deed for morey with
which to get a start in this world, but
that he did not get any.
"Busha said that when Garry finish
ed telling him Of the deed he remark
ed: My mind is relieved now, and
he Immediately laughed like a maniac.
The crying and the laughing were both
observed by the bartender.
''Busha could not be persuaded to
accompany me back to Maritime unit
he had been armed with gun, claim,
ing Garry had thre atened his life if hs
ever exposed him. -
Young Garry came to this section
several years ago and has worked al
various vocations in the Wilbur sec.
ton, where he always bore a good
reputation. Suspicion has never rested
upon him in connection with crime
and people were almost dumfoundeC
when they learned who the confessoi
was to such a heinous crime.
When arrested in Hartline by DR.
Lewis, Garry denied ever making tn,
confession, and steadfastly affirme,
that it was not true.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-01-27
National RrIekIaxsrs Union.

San Francisco, Jan. 22.-The Brick.
layers and Mason's International Junior
elected the following officers: Viii.
liam J. Bowen, New York, president;
Thomas R. Preece, Chicago. first vice
president; George T. Thornton, Wash
ington, D. c., second vice president;
2. J. Brandon, San Francisco, third
vice president; Thomas lizard, Toron-
to, fourth vice president; William Dob.
son, North Adams, Mass, secretary
Patrick Murray, Albany, N. Y, treas.
urer. Editor Of official journal, Bert
Childs, st. Louis.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-01-27
TRAIN STOPPED BY ROBBED
SPOKANE FLYER ON o. r. & N
HELD UP NEAR PORTLAND.
Four Masked Men Command occu-
pants Of Sleeping Car to Hold Up
Their Hands-secured Jewelry and
Money Amounting to Several Hun.
dred Dollars.

Portland, Ore, Jan. 2. - What is
supposed to have been a plan to hold
up the OR. g N. company IS eastbound
train No. 4, known as the Spokane
Flyer, was partially accomplished just
after the train left the East Portland
station Saturday night shortly after 8
O'Clock. Four masked men boarded
the rear platform of the last car,
known as the "Walla Walla sleeper, y
at the east side depot.
The tracks enter a dark ravine few
hundred feet south of the depot, known
as Sullivan's gulch. AS the train
turned into the gulch the four men en-
tered the smoking compartment and
commanded the occupants to throw up
their hands.
Two Of the number passed on into
the sleeper while the other two remain-
cd in the smoker and relieved the oc-
cupants of several watches, some Jew
elery, $3.50 in money and draft for
$3.50. The occupants Of the smoker
were Ben L. NoIden, Dan j. Conan,
Edw ard Duffy, all Of Portland; R. b.
Sinnott of the Dalles and J. Nicholson
Of Chicago. The two who went into
the main part Of the car met Pullman
Conductor John Hayes, whom they re-
lieved of $40 in money and forced to
go into the smoking compartment with
their other victims.
The robbers did not modest the other
passengers in the car, probably because
their nerve failed them. Instead, stop
ping the train, they jumped off and,
firing few shots for the purpose of
intimidation, disappeared into the
heavy underground along the sides of
the gulch under the East Twenty
eighth street bridge.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-01-27
BOWL LEApERs eTRlckEN.
Strange MaIady Affects People Of zion
City.

Chicago, Jan. 23.-Sickness has
stricken the leaders Of elijah" Dow
les Zion, the prophet himself being q
victim Of stomach trouble which has
become practically chronic and which
prevents the untiring expenditure Of
energy which it was his wont to make
in addressing his audience. Among
the afflicted are DR.. Dowie, Mrs.
Dowie, Carl Stern, Chief Of police, and
Mrs. Speicher, wife Of the overseer.
Besides these one fifth Of the residents
Of Zion are said to be suffering from
strange malady which shows symp-
toms similar to grip. It is strange to
the sufferers at least, and there is not
physician there to make diagnosis.
Chief of Police Setrn is so desperate
ly i'll that he was carried on cot to
the station at Zion City and there put
in special car and started for a life
and death trip to Nassau, Bahsma is
lands. While the police chief lay in
the car, the under shepherds of Dowie
stood by the cot and offered prayer.
Regarding the reports Of revolt
against the Dowie, good authority
says Dowie has shocked many of his
older followers. His "apostleship' is
too much for them. Many Of them are
keeping up their membership only until
they can dispose Of their holdings in
Zion.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-01-27
Rutte Editor snlcldea.

Butte, Mont, Jan. With bull
let in his BRAIN, fired by himself,
Daniel J. Walsh, one of the most cap
able and best known newspaper men of
the northwest, and sporting editor of
the Anaconda Standard, lies dead at
his home on this, the sixth anniversary
of his wedding day. 1t was deliber-
ate case of self destruction, and it is
believed that Walsh was temporarily
insane at the moment he fired the fatal
shot. Constant brooding over the raw
ages Of consumption, which had
wasted his form TO a shadow, is be-
lieyed by his friends to have unbal-
anced his mind.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-01-27
BRYAN visits ROOSEVELT.
Is Given Hearty Welcome-Has Short
Interview.


Washington. -W.J. Bryan called on
President Roosevelt at the White House
Saturday.
He was cordially greeted by Mr..
Roosevelt, as we'll as by number Of
republican senators and representatives
who happened to be in the executive
office at the time of his visit.
Mr.. Bryan was ushered into the cab
met room which was filled with peo-
pie, The president was engaged in
an adjoining room with Senator Proc
tor, but as soon as he learned that the
noted democrat was in the cabinet
room, went to him and grasped his
hand cordially.
Come in here, said the president,
who piloted Mr.. Bryan into his private
room, where, joined by former Senator
Jones of Arkansas, they remained for
over 10 minutes.
At the conclusion of the interview,
Mr.. Bryan said to newspaper men
that his talk with the president had
been cordial and satisfactory, and that
they had discussed several matters.
1t was a pleasure to commend his
attention on some things, said Mr..
Bryan.
Not on all things them" he was
asked. "No, of course not, said Mr.,
Bryan. 81 believe in speaking vel
of any policy that is good regardless Of
what party is supporting it.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-01-27
Too Much suspicion on WaIpoIe.

Washington The postoffice depart
ment has withheld the issuance Of the
commission Of N. S. Walpole, whose
nomination as postmaster OF Pueblo,
Col, was confirmed some time ago,
and against whom 80 indictments nave
been returned in connection with cleo
ton frauds.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-01-27
NEGOTIATIONS AT An END.
United States and Venezuela Are al
Outs.

Ohlteu states ana Venezueia Are az
Outs.
Washington, Jan. s1.-The informa-
ton respecting the situation at Caracas
received by the state department from
Minister Bowen in a cablegram dated
yesterday is to the effect that President
Castro made proposition for the set
Element of the asphalt and other issues
between the United States and Vene-
zuela of nature that makes it impos-
sible of acceptance by our government,
and, being notified of that fact and
having left the capital for an indefinite
period, he has terminated the negotia-
tions, at least for the time being.
The effect of this action is to place
the relations between the United States
and Venezuela under decided strain.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-01-27
ADS PACIFIC AND NATIONAL.
ID. Rishel Of Salt Lake Is Chosen
President,

D. Rishel Of Salt Lake Is Chosen
President.
lutte, Mont, Jan. 23.-The delibera.
s of the directors of the Pacific
ional league are finished. The meet.
did not change the situation to any
ent, and save for the action in elect,
William D. Rishel, Salt Lake
rtlng writer, as president of the
ue, nothing was done towards
ring up the baseball situation in
territory.
he constitution was gone over care
and revised to an extent that will
the directors more power and re-
the president of the league from
ming the autocratic powers it is
Mr.. Lucas has been fond Of exer-
g heretofore.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-01-27

Middlesboro, KY, Jan. 25.-A head
on collision between two freight trains
on the Louisville & Nashville railroad
at Shawnee, Tenn, resulted in the
death Of four railroad men and the
probable fatal injury Of two others.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-01-27
Pays Dividend.

Wallace, Idaho, Jan. 2s.-Diyidend
No. 10 Of cent per share, amounting
to SIC, 900, has been distributed by the
Hecla Mining company. This is the
regular monthly dividend of the com.
pany, and brings the total paid up to
$780, 200. The mine is at Burke, and
is a silver-lead producer.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-01-27
kILLEp LIE RUSSIAN GUARD.
assians in Revolt in Il
Caucasus.

circassians in Revolt in the
Caucasus.
Victoria, B. c., Jan. 24.-Captain
Orlan Cullen, representative of the
Imperial Marine association of Toxic,
has received a cablegram from Con-
stantinople to the effect that 1900 Cir
eassians had revolted and killed the
Russian guard, numbering 200, at Sla-
vini, in the Caucasus, and that Rus
slams and Turks in large numbers were
crossing the frontier into the Caucasus
to spread revolution in Tifiis province.
Tifiis City is practically in a state of
siege, he SAID, and communication is
had only by dispatch bearers.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-01-27
Rrxan Addresees Y. N. c. a.

Washington.-william J. Bryan de-
livered an address Sunday at the cele-
bration Of the SD anniversary Of the
Y. NJ. c. A. His theme was the Work
Of the Y. M. c. A. in Character Bulld-
ing"
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-01-27
No strlke.

iladelphia, Jan. 24-It is now re-
ed as certain that there viii be
.trike of trainmen OF the Pennsyl-
B railroad.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-01-27

European medical experts have come
to the conclusion that boiled and
sterilized milk is not as nutritious as
fresh milk.