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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-01-12
INDEPENDENCE NOTES

Mrs. Guy Walker visited in Cor.
wallis the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman Hayes, oi
Salem, visited relatives here, Sunday
Asa Robinson has gone to Condor,
where he has a position in a drug
store.
Rev. Hiram Gould, of Newberg,
preached at the Methodist church,
Sunday.
Claude Skinner left for Idaho,
Thursday, where he will be engineer
on boat.
Rev Elayer, of the Methodist church,
is in Newberg, where he is assisting
in revival services.
The Spaulding Logging Company
has commenced extensive improve
ments on the mill property recently
purchased by them.
Mrs. E. E. Paddock, Mrs. J. S.
Cooper and Mrs. P. Fl. Drexler will
entertain the ladies of the Leisure
Hour Reading Club, their husbands
and a few friends at the home of Mrs.
Paddock Friday evening.
The Social Whist Club was enter
tanned by Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Conkey
Monday evening. Mr.. and Mrs G. w.
Kutch secured the first prizes, while
Mrs. W. A. Messner and L. Damon
carried off the BOBBY prizes. Refresh
ments we're served after the game.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. R. Simonton, of
South Bend, who have been visiting
relatives and friends in Polk County,
returned to their home Monday.
While in Independence they attended
the celebration of the golden wedding
of Mrs. Simonton's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Alexander.
Mr.. Skinner has discontinued the
running of the gasoline boat "Inde-
to Salem. The boat has
proved unsuccessful with the gasoline
engine but Mr.. Skinner hopes, in the
future, to put in a steam engine,
which he is sure will prove successful. |
Mr. A. d. Pettyjohn is building a
gasoline launch, which he hopes to
have running on the river by the
middle Of February. The engine is
being put up in San Francisco, and |
Mr., Kemp is constructing the hull I
Glover Leaf Rebekah Lodge have
installed the following officers: N. G.,
Mrs. May Huntly; V. g., Mrs. Eta
Hodge; Sec., Mrs. Nora Mattison;
Fin. Sec., Miss Kate Jones; Treas,
Mrs. Nellie Damon; Conductress,
Mrs. Lena Jones; Warden, Miss Ethel
I. G., Mrs. Vida Huntly
R. S. N. G., Mrs. Hattie Henkle; L. S.
n. g., Mrs. Sarah Irvine; L. S. V. g.,
Miss Grace Jones; R. S. V. G., Miss
May Webster.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-01-12

F. A. Lucas, of Falls City, was in
Dallas, Monday,
@. V. Averill, editor Of the Falls
City Logger, was in town yesterday.
Born, Sunday, January z, 1906, to
Mr., and Mrs. @. B. Thompson, of this
city, a daughter.
Architect f. H. Morrison returned
home Tuesday from visit with rela-
tives in Washington.
Mrs. Ella J. Metzger was passenger
on this mornings train to Portland,
where she will attend a meeting Of the
board of trustees of the Odd Fellows
Home, of which she is secretary.
Milton Grant, mail carrier on Rural
Route No. 2, is rapidly recovering
from severe illness, and is now at
the home Of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Grant, at Falls City, where he
expects to remain until he is able to
resume work.
The mild weather of the past two
weeks has started the willows to bud
ding along the Willamette river
Fruit growers would rather see the
cold weather last through January, as
this would keep the trees back and
carry the blossoms out of the reach of
the frost.
Logs for the Cone sawmill are
arriving from the logging camp above
Falls City by every train, and some
thing over a quarter OF million feet
are already in the pond. Good pro-
gress is being made in setting up the
in the new mill, and the
hum of the saws will soon be heard. !
A large edger that was delayed in |
shipment arrived this week.
NJ d. Ellis has sold his interest in /
the Loughary & Ellis grocery store to |
his partner, U. S. Loughary, who will /
in the business. This firm
has conducted a successful business
Turing the past two years and we
,espeak for Mr.. Loughary a eontin-
lance of the prosperity enjoyed by the
Id firm. Mr.. Ellis has not yet de-
ided what line Of business he will
inter- !
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-01-12
sTaII$ City nctts~

zim Hinshaw was a county seat
visitor, Saturday.
School Supt. G. L. Starr was a Falls
City visitor the first Of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Ford, of Eu-
gene, have been visiting relatives and
friends here.
G. J. Pugh has a new safe. 1t
weighs 14OO pounds, and was pur-
chased from a Portland firm.
The Modern Woodmen gave a supper
in their hall Tuesday night. There
was a large attendance, and all report
a pleasant time.
Mrs. Calkins was stricken with
apoplexy, Monday morning, and is
seriously ill at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Clay Courier.
Mr.. Stevens, who has been working
at the sawmill above here, met with
an accident by scalding, Monday, and
it was necessary to call DR.. Pfand-
hoefer to dress the wounds.
Elder Jones will give a lecture at
the Christian church next Saturday
evening upon Some Railroads We
Travel" His subject for the Sunday
morning service will be, "How Much
Lowest Thou" and in the evening,
1.-The objectionable Sim" He is an
excellent speaker and all who can
should hear him.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-01-12
PUBLISH THE ASSESSMENT

(McMinnville Telephone Register)
The provision of the proposed tax
law for publication Of the assessment
rolls Of the county has been objected
to on account Of the heavy expense it
would incur. In this county there are
approximately 5000 taxpayers. If the
rolls be published at the minimum
rate provided by the bill--three cents
per name, the total cost would be $3.50.
One Of our heaviest taxpayers,
farmer residing near the city, men
toned a few days ago that for a period
OF three years his own land, some 800
acres, was assessed at $24 per acre
while a neighboring farm, of the
extent and Of approximately the same
value, was assessed at $l2 per acre.
Had the assessment rolls been pub
lished, the difference would have been
noted and the error corrected. Al
similar instance can be shown in the
assessment of real property on Third
street; and no doubt there are many
such in the county. Figure for your
selves the amount of taxes lost on the
first mentioned property-the 9OO-acre
tract, which should have been assessed
at S24 instead Of $l2-and see whether
the county would lose by the publica-
tion Of the rolls.
Beside, the opportunity for the con-
cealment Of taxable property would !,
be greatly lessened If each taxpayer
were made aware of taxable property
assessed to his neighbor Publicity |
In this, as we'll as in corporation
affairs, would rid us OF many evils.
The taxpayers of the county are
urged to think ofthis matter earnestly
and please do not think the Tele-
phone Register is trying to work a
graft, as there are two newspapers in
this precinct Unfortunately, this
county is republican, and under
normal conditions, the court, being
republican, would award the printing
TO the other paper. We advocate the
law, not for personal gain, but be-
cause we believe it in the interests Of
the honest taxpayers of the county,
and that it will correct many over
sights on the part of the assessors.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-01-12

II the Goat Show to be held in
Dallas next week does not prove a
greater success than any former show,
it will not be the fault of the Oregon
newspapers. Every paper on our
desk this week devotes liberal space
to the Dallas show, and many of these
papers contain editorials indorsing
the enterprise of the Angora goat
raisers of Oregon in making an
annual exhibit of their blooded stock.
This publicity is given without com
pensation, and is deeply appreciated
by the management and all others
interested in this important and
profitable branch of stock raising.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-01-12

born. Ee is now three months old and weighs
~ lbs. / know it was DR.. Pierce's medicine
that saved me from suffering. ! advise all
women to take DIR. Pierce : Favorite Prescrip-
tion. also his Pleasant Pellets, If necessary
"F0llowing the advice Of a neighbor. -"
What weight of conlirmatory evidence
there is in those six words The ncighbor
had tried the "Favorite Prescription and
recommended it. Mrs. Jacobs has also
tried it and proved its wonderful proper
ties and now she recommends it. Beside
such testimony as this its makers words
are unimpOrtant. Mrs. Jacobs expert
ence is a fact. Her neighbours experience
is fact. The written experiences of 500
ODO other women are facts. There is no
theory about it, There can be no ques-
tiOn about it. In every neighbOrho0d in
this broad land there are women who
have been cured by the "Favorite Pre-
Scription." 1t has cured more cases OF
female complaint than all other medicines
for women ombined. 1t is the only med
icine of its kind invented by skilled
specialist in medicne-a regularly gradu~
ated physician of more than forty years
actual experience.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-01-12
Many Read Books,

The total number of books circu-
lated by the Dallas Free Library
during the month Of December was
500, divided as follows: Fiction, S12
non-fiction, Sc; chiidren's books, l42
travelling library books (all classicsl.
lO9. There is no means Of determin-
ing the exact number of people who
use the reading room, but the daily
attendance averages about so. The
large number of magazines which
have been donated has made necessary
the addition of large magazine rack.
A list of new books received will be
published next week.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-01-12
JAMES HILL AS A DEVELOPER

The retirement of James J. Hill
from the active management Of the
Great Northern lines, to make way
for his SOD, inspires the East Ore
gonian ID say:
But Jim Hill made business.
Whittier he went business and settle
ment and civilization followed. I'm
like his more timid and conservative
contemporaries, he did not cling to
borders of settlements, where competi-
ton was strong and the chances for
development slight. But he struck
boldly into an almost undiscovered
country, where, Tor hundreds of miles,
his roads would not pay the coal bill
with the business originating along
the line. But a wonderful business
and Industrial prescience guided him.
He knew that the prairies would not
be settled with permanent class un-
til they were put in touch with civili-
zati0n. So ne built railroads and
branch lines and cross roads and
connecting roads, and made a perfect
cobweb of railway lines in the terri
tory he occupied. And then his re-
ward came Hundreds of thousands of
settlers focked to the country opened
up by him. His warehouses were
filled with merchandise coming to the
settlers and with farm products going
out to the markets Of the world. He
encouraged agriculture. He intro
duced every new idea in farming,
which he learned from every source,
and made the Hill lines a part Of the
life of the community. Monopolist, it
is true. Selfish, it is true. Avaricious,
to a certain degree always. Opposed
to 'meddling' with railroad rates, as
are all his fellows. But for down
right ciVilizing and upbuilding waste
places, James J. Hill will go down in
railroad history as the one
supreme model of the industrial
prophet, seer and organizer"
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-01-12
Railroad Lands for Lease.

Lands Of the Oregon and California
Railroad Company, in Oregon, will
be leased for the year 1906 subject to
cancellation of lease in the event Of
the sale Of the land during the term
of the lease.
Owners Of farms aud ranches adioin-
ing railroad lands should file their
applications not later than February
l, 1906, after which date applications
from others will also be considered.
Address:
CHARLES w. EBERLETN,
Acting Land Agent
1885 Merchants Exchange,
San Francisco, Cal.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-01-12
Rebekahs Install Officers.

Almira Rebekah Lodge installed
officers for the ensuing term, Friday
night. A large number of members
of the order and invited guests were
present to witness the interesting
ceremonies. The hall was beautifully
decorated, and an excellent musical
program added greatly to the pleasure
OF the occasion. After the installation,
an elaborate banquet was served. The
new officers are:
N, G., Miss Eloise Phillips
V. g., Miss Lydia Campbell
Secretary, Miss Mabel Holmes
Treasurer, Mrs. F. H. Morrison
r. S. N. G., Mrs. Pearl Shaw
L. S. N. G., Mrs. F. A. Stiles
r. S. V. G., Mrs. J. T. Ford
L. S. V. G., Mrs. G. G.. Coad
Warden, Miss Evangeline Hart
Conductor, Miss May Shelton
Chaplain, Mrs j. d. Smith
I. G., Mrs. E. M. Smith
o. G., Miss Ella Carpenter
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-01-12
Wood Wanted

Notice is hereby given that bv order
OF the County Court of Polk CoDntv
Oregon, sealed bids will be received ~
the County Clerks Office for 40 cords
OF clean, straight, oak-gruh wood and
20 cords Of bOdy-fir wood; grub wood
TO be not less than 2inches in diama+or
at small end, and not larger than o
Inches at the large end ; all wood 70 ba
delivered at the same time. at the
courthouse not later than September
1906. Bids will be opened Wodnesdsv
February Z. 1906, at 10 O'Clock a N
Court reserves the right to reject anv
and all bids.
f. NJ. SMITH.
County Clerk.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-01-12
Notice of Dissolution.

BY mutual agreement, the grocery
firm of Loughary & Ellis has this day
been dissolved. NJ. d. Ellis has sold
his entire interest in the stock and
accounts to his partner who assumes
all Indebtedness. All bills due the
firm are to be paid to U. S. Loughary,
who will conduct the business at the
old stand. We wish to thank our
friends and customers for past favors
U. S. LoUGHARY,
NJ d. ELLIS.
Dallas, Oregon, January II, 1906.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-01-12
EStraV Notice.

Strayed, from my place in Siletz
Basin, about May last, one large
steer; 8 or 4 years old; greyish white
color, with dunn-colored nose; had
bell on when last seen; branded as
follows: Square crop off left ear !;
anchor brand on right hip, and letter
A branded oD right ham. The ear
cut and letter A is my brand; the
anchor was on him when I bought
MIN. Liberal reward to the person
who finds him and notifies
CLARENCE AIKMAN.
Z. 0. Falls City, Oregon.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-01-12

John W. Orr, a prosperous young
farmer Of Rickreall, was a Dallas
visitor yesterday.
The Dallas College basket ball team
will play the Monmouth Normal
team in the Normal gymnasium at
Monmouth tonight. A special motor
will return to Dallas after the game.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-01-12
Deafness Cannot be Cured

6y local applications, as they cannot reach the
diseased port on Of the ear. There is only one
way to cure Deafness, and that is by constitu-
tional remedies. Deafness is caused by an in
ra.aed condition Of the mucous lining Of the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube etsinfamed
you have q rumbling sound OF imperfect hear
iag, and when il is entirely closed Deafness is
the result, and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored 70 its normal
nine cases ont Of ten are caused BY catarrh,
ENsch IS nothing but an infamed condition Of
u 10 mucous surfaces.
SVswtll eiye One Hundred Dollars for any
ease Of Deafness (eaused by cataFrh) that can
n-t b. cured by Hairs CstSrrh Cure. Send for
circulars, free,
~ eNta nv nFnrgists. T5c.
Hall's Family Pills are The best.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-01-12

Mr., Johns, candidate for Governor,
wants "a state bank examiner with
plenary power" We know Of several
places in Oregon where Mr.. Johns will
not run we'll. Which is sufficient
reason why he should run we'll else
where. e.-Oregonlan.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-01-12
Clearance Sale of Books.

For the next 80 days we will offer
our large stock of books at clearance
sale prices. Note these reductions:
$3.50 books at 81.
$1.00 books at 75c.
75c books at soc.
SOC books at 35c.
Csc books at l5c.
l5c books at lOc. (cloth bound)
STAFRIN DRUG COMPANY,
Dallas. Oregon.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-01-12
DR.. WlthycOmbe on Normal schools.
TUESDAYS Oregonian.

tuesdays OregOnlan.
Replying to the question propounded
by Mr. Martin in your issue of today.
[ beg to assure him I have no hesi-
fancy in expressing my convictions
on any public question.
The Normal School is unquestion-
ably factor in the civilization of our
state, and strengthens our forces for
the development of her natural re-
sources. [ favor not the consolidation
of all the Normal Schools of Oregon,
but, for efficiency and economy of
administration, strongly favor one
central Board of Control.
As to the following: IF you are
elected Governor and the Legislature
should feel called upon-in order to
elect a page or a Senator-to combine
a big appropriation for the state
government, with a false statement of
an alleged emergency, would you veto
the bill?" Yes.
JAMES WITHYCOMBE.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-01-12
Notice to Candidates

The OBSERVER office is printing
Candidates Petitions for Nomination,
and is prepared to furnish them in
any quantity desired. This office
makes a speciality of accuracy in legal
printing, and candidates will find the
petitions supplied by us to be careful
ly prepared in strict conformity to the
provisions OF the new Direct Primary
Law. AS the time for circulating
these petitions is now at hand, we re-
spectfully solicit the orders of all
citizens who intend to become candi-
dates for office at the approaching
primary. BY printing a large num-
Der Of these petitions, suitable to the
use Of any candidate of any political
party, we are able to furnish them at
the most reasonable rates.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-01-12

Don't send your money to Eastern
Oregon or Eastern Washington for
hard-wheat flour when you can get
''Bluestem Blend, a first-class hand
wheat -four manufactured in Polk
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-01-12

The baby was a
10y. Weighing
ga pounds. ard
for some weeks
after his birth /
suffered severe
pain. Last fall,
following the ad-
vice Of a neigh
Dor. my husband
bought me DIR.
PicrCe'S Favor
ite Prescription.
W hiCh | too K
during the WIN
ter, and in
NJ arch. ] gave
birth to a baby
boy. weighing g
10si lbs. | was
only in labor two
hours and was
on my feet with
out help until
thirty minutes
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-01-12
COURT HOUSE NOTES.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

REAL ESTATE lhANoE Ems
Samuel Center to Mary E Wright
land in los, r8w, $1,000
Calvin Kramer and wife to Esther
Montgomery. lot in Falls City, S225.
United States to B h McCallOn, l6C
acres, t7s.r r7w. patent
H W Murphy and wife to E L
Ketchum, land int 5, raw, S1o676.96
Jacob Brown to W T Haley, land in
t 9 S, raw, S1Ol.25.
David Johnston to H " Murphy,
land in 8 5, r4w, 81.
A G Byers and wife to Carrie f
Moore, lot in Independence, S125.
Hayter and wife to Oscar Hay
ter, lots in Dallas, SIS.
@ Muths and wife to c Samuel
Dodge, land in t6 s,r3w, Sl225.
IT Ford, sheriff, to @ Muths, land
in tt s, r3w, $l38.OJ.
ECKeyt and wife to E C Keyt, land
in 6 S, r4w,$ 81.
J G Byers and wife to Carrie L
Moore, lot in Independence, 81.
LIE Wallace and wife to j H Moser,
146 acres, is S, IS W, $4,000
James D Dickey ct al to Jas A
Dickey, so acres, 6 s, T 6 W. 81.
NJ L Thompson ct al to F L Hawk
man, lots in Falls City, $1l5.
V Wagner to E Beezley ct al, land
in S, r G ", $1,000.
VII Reid and wife to W L Soehren,
lot in Dallas, $500.
Elizabeth Turnidge to Mary J Black,
129 acres, 6 S, re W, 81.
Henry Olmsted and wife to Mary J
Black, land in t 6 s,r6 W, 81.
WN Daniel to A Haldeman, 163. 81
acres, t 7 S, re W, $l375.
A Haldeman and wife to NJ E Everett
1887 acres, tt S, r6w, $780,
BF Smith and wife to Cora P Wat
kins, so acres, s s, re W, $500.
United States to A Haldeman, land
in tt s, + W, patent.
VIC Brown to Nellie E Hayes ct al,
lot in Dallas, $500
Geo L Fisher to G E Lawrence, IS
ACRES, tt s, ,r5w, $36OO
PROBATE
Estate of Daisy B. Huntington, de-
ceased-final account allowed and
administrator discharged.
Estate of A. R. Lyle, deceased
ordered that Inheritance tax to be
paid by Mrs. Harriet L. Veazie on
this estate be fixed at S1O1.S2, and the
amount to be paid by W. NJ. Lyle be
fixed at $5.43.
Estate Of Nathaniel Holman, de-
ceased-ordered that administrator
proceed to advertise and sell the farm
belonging to said estate.
Estate of Tabitha G. Garwood, de-
account set for hearing
on Saturday, February 10, at 10 a. m.
Estate of D. F. Boyer, deceased-bond
Of Bertha Boyer filed and approved ;
Ora Godsey, Henry Boyer and August
Auer appointed appraisers.
Estate of Fannie H. Conkey, de-
ceased-inventory and appraisement
fled; administrator charged with
SIS, ,4129O.
Estate Of Mary A. Bell, deceased
sale Of real estate confirmed and
executor ordered to execute deed.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-01-12

j, B. Num-, county fruit inspector,
attended the annual meeting of the
State Horticultural Society held in
Portland Tuesday and Wednesday of
this week.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-01-12
JAMES WITHYCOMBE
Played in Bare Feet.

The best game Of basket ball that
has been played in the big auditorium
was witnessed Saturday evening when
the Independence and Dallas bows
teams met Following a dance, the
floor was very slippery and an exhi-
bition of players rolling on the floor
was given first. The boys were equal
to the occasion, however, and taking
off their shoes played the game out
barefooted. The result Of the game
was 23 to Is in favor of Independence.
Independents West Side.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-01-12
Hop Yard For Rent.

Hop yard for rent Inquire Of FAY
BRowN, Dallas, R. F. D. 1.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-01-12
Pasture To Let.

Pasture to let, for horses and COWS
on the Lee place. Apply to I Fl
WHEALDoN, Dallas, Or.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-01-12
Rheumatism

b one Of the constitutional
diseases. It manifeSts itself
IN local aches and palms,
mfiamed joints and stiff
muscles, but it cannot be
cured by local applications.
It requires constitutional
treatment acting through
the blood, and the best Is a
course OF the great medicine
which has permanently
cured thousands Of cases.
For testimonials o. remarkable cures
aend Tor Book on Rheumatism, No. 2.
&C. + Hoed Co, level, Masss
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-01-12
Enr Sale
Notice

All our accounts have been placed
IN the hands of Oscar Hayter for col
lectlon. All accounts must be settled
by cash or note by January l.
S. G. DODSON & 90.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-01-12
Horses For Sale.

AAOiSSS TUT SAFE.
Two large work horses for sale.
A. BURKHALTFR.
Polk Station, Ore.
Postal address, Dallas, R. F. D.L
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-01-12

DIR. Hayter, Dentist. Office over
Wilson's Drug Store. Dallas, Oregon.