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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-06-22
Met Painful Accident.

Will Rowell was the victim of
painful accident at Coad's planning
mill last Friday morning. While
operating the boring machine, he
attempted to brush away the chips on
the table, when the large 1l-inch
auger caught his hand and almost
severed it from the wrist One Of thu
bones of the wrist was broken and The
other was badly shattered The
leaders in the wrist were also severely
torn ana bruised DR.. B. HI. Nc
Gallon was called to dress the wound.
Mr.. Rowell will not be able to resume
work for several weeks.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-06-22
Holds the Record. .

Rev. J. R. N. Bell, a former editor
Of the Independence West Side, and
for the past 13 years pastor of the
Presbyterian church at Baker City,
has for the 32d consecutive time been
elected grand chaplain of the Oregon
grand lodge, Free and Accepted
Masons. He has the honor of being
the oldest grand chaplain in Masonry
anywhere in the world. Rev Bell be-
came Mason in 1871. In 1875, he
was elected to the office, which he has
ever since held. Besides being chaplain
of the grand lodge for 80 years, Rev.
Bell was also grand orator, holding
both offices at the same time.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-06-22
HIGH SCHOOL WINS
Taxpayers Authorize Board to Es-
tablish Grades by Vote of
" to 22.

The movement for a free High
School in Dallas took definite shape
at the annual school meeting Monday
afternoon. when the taxpayers Of the
district authorized the Board OF
Directors to add three grades to the
present nine-grade course. The ques-
tion OF establishing the additional
grades was decided in the affirm ative
by vote of 72 to %. The attendance
Of voters was the largest ever recorded
at an annual school meeting in the
Dallas district, and much interest and
enthusiasm was manifested. Not
wlthstanding the fact that many
laboring men were unable to be
present, the High School forces were
victorious by a vote of over three to
one, and it is certain that had there
been a full vote, the majority in favor
of the additional grades would have
been even greater in proportion.
The meeting was held in the City
Hall and was called to order by Hon.
q. l.. Hawkins, chairman of the Board
of Directors, who presided. The annual
report of Clerk H. G. Campbell was
read and adopted. The report showed
the affairs of the district to be in a
highly prosperous condition. The
number of pupils is rapidly increas-
ing, and the management of the
finances of the district has left nothing
to be desired.
When the election of a director for a
term Of three years was announced in
order, the name of Postmaster G. G.
Coad was placed before the meeting
by e. @. kirkpatrick. No other nomi-
nations were made, and Mr.. Coad was
elected by unanimous vote. H. G..
Campbell was reelected Clerk without
opposition.
Chairman Hawkins then announced
that vote on the establishment of the
tenth, eleventh and twelfth grades was
in order. He explained that it was
not the object of the board to add all
three grades in one year, but to
establish the tenth grade next Fall
and then add the remaining two
grades at such time as they we're
needed and schoolroom facilities could
be provided for the pupils The ballot
was then taken and resulted in favor
of the High School grades by a vote
of 70 to 22.~. The announcement of the
vote was greeted with enthusiastic
applause. The meeting then ad-
journed.
The members of the Dallas school
board are all in hearty sympathy with
the movement for free High School,
and now that they have the authority
Of the taxpayers behind them, will
doubtless proceed to take the steps
necessary to establish the tenth grade
next year. Tho senCIment OF the
voters, as expressed at Mondays
plainly demonstrated the
desire of the people Of Dallas for
f1rst-class High School, and it now
remains for the school board to carry
out their wish While the directors
will proceed in a careful and business
like way, it is certain that they will
add the needed grades to the public
school course as rapidly as circum-
stances and conditions will warrant.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-06-22
WAS PIONEER OF 1853
Lindsay Robbins Dies at His Dallas
Home at Ripe Old Age of
IS Years.

Marcus Lindsay Robbins, a pioneer
of 1853, died at his home in this city
Friday, June l5, aged IS years. He
had been an invalid for many years.
Burial took place in the family bury.
ing ground on the old Robbins home
stead, two miles northeast of Dallas,
Sunday afternoon.
Lindsay Robbins was one of Polk
county's oldest and best-known pio-
neeTs. He was born in Indiana, De-
cember 20, 1920, and came to Oregon
from Iowa. Arriving practically with
out means, but having a thorough
knowledge Of vocal music, he became
a singing master. With the money
thus acquired, he engaged in stock
raising, and in buying and selling
stock, and soon acquired a competence.
About fifteen years ago, he retired
from active work and moved from his
farm to East Portland. After a few
years residence in the city, he re-
turned to Dallas, where he spent the
remainder of his life.
Before crossing the plains, Mr..
Robbins married Miss Mary Sanders,
who died on the farm near Dallas
many years ago. His second wife,
who was Miss Lucy Harvey, of East
Portland, survives him. He is also
by two sons, John and Henry
of Dallas.
He was a devout member of the
Christian Church, and the funeral
sermon was preached by Ed. G. L.
pastor OF that church in
Dallas.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-06-22
MORE NEW BOOKS
Very Latest Works of Fiction Added
to Shelves of Dallas Free
Library.

The following new books have been
added to the shelves of the Dallas
Free Library:
Our Little PHILIPPINE Cousin-W
Our Little Cuban Cousin-Wad
Jackanapes-J. H. Ewing.
The Little Cone Dwellers-Pratt.
Revolutionary Stories.
Colonial Stories.
The Sunbonnet Babies-Grover.
Each and All-Andrews.
Crowded out O. Crafeld- Stoddard.
For the Soul of Rafael-F gan.
Puddn head Wilson-MLrk Twain.
Five Little Peppers-Sidhey.
Five Little Peppers Midway-Sidney
Five Little Peppers Grown Up-Sid-
ney.
The TouchsTone-Edith Wharton.
Hypatia-Cha Kingsley.
The Yoke-Miller.
Children Of the Artic.
A Golden Gossip-Whitney.
Odd or Even-Whitney.
Truth Dexter Mccall.
The Strange Case of DR.. Jekyll and
Mr.. Hyde.
The Bridge of the Gods Balch.
Miss Primrose ellison.
Wild Animals I Have Known-E. T.
Seton.
The Biography of a Grizzly-Seton.
Our Little Hawaiian CousIn-W Wade.
A Little Dusky Hero-Comstock.
Mariella of Out West-Higginson.
The Conquest-Dye.
The Genius-Potter.
Toinettes Philip-Jamison.
Ten Boys-Andrews.
The Bride Of the Nile -Ebers.
Lady Betty Across the Water-Wil-
hanson.
Uncle Toms Cabin Stowe.
The Ruling Passion-H. VanDyke.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-06-22
Bible Conference and Campmeeting

Do not forget to come to the City
Park at Dallas and enjoy the benefit
of the Bible Conference and Camp
meeting which commenced on Thurs
day, June 81, at p. m. Evangelistic
services every evening, ending July1.
These evening services will be con-
Quoted by Rev. G. F. Phelps, the
experienced and well-known evangel-
ist. On Sunday there will be Sunday
school at 10 a. M, in the Tabernacle,
and preaching at II a. M, at 2:3O
p. m, and 8p. m. The program Of
the Bible conference will begin on
Monday, June 25, at a. m. and will
be continued during each day Of the
wealy
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-06-22
Christian Convention Opens.

The sixteenth annual session Of the
Oregon Christian Missionary Conven-
ton opened in Turner yesterday. The
gathering represents the 100 congre-
cations of the Christian Church in
Oregon, numbering in all about 1O,-
900 members. The convention will be
in session ten days. The Dallas
church will be we'll represented in the
big meeting.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-06-22
Drama at Monmouth.

The annual commencement exer-
cises Of the State Normal School at
Monmouth will begin tomorrow night
with the four-act drama, "Driven to
the WALL" by the Normal dramatic
club. The play has been carefully
rehearsed. and an excellent produc-
tion is promised. The curtain will
rise at 8 80 o'clock. Seats are now
selling at Simpson Il Clodfelter's
book store.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-06-22
No More EARTHQUAKES.

DR.. Omori, of Japan, concededly the
greatest authority on earthquakes in
the world, in statement Saturday de-
clared that the light shock experienced
in San Francisco, Friday night, is a
convincing indication that the repeti-
ton of a heavy movement Of the earth
is not to be feared. 1t simply proves
that the earth is gradually settling,
and it may be scientifically regarded
as an absolute proof that there will
not be another violent shake.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-06-22

~ aue program has been prepared
for the school entertainment to be
given in Wagner Hall, June 2S. A
small admission fee Of IS cents will be
charged.
DIR. Pfandhoefer has had erected
large tank near his dwelling house.
Water is pumped from the creek to
this tank, and from there is supplied
to the house.
The Falls City Lumber Company
have recently installed a blower sys-
TEN, which makes a still greater i'm
provement to their already we'll
equipped plant.
At the school election, Monday, J. G.
Talbot was reelected clerk for one
year; Ira Mehrling was reelected
director for one year, and George
Siefarth was elected director for three
years.
Don't fail to make plans to spend
the Fourth in Falls City. Great
preparations are in hand for grand
time. Every man, woman and child
should be on the grounds carrying
the grand old Stars and Stripes afoat.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Seymour enter
tained the pupils finishing the sth
grade this year at their home, Friday
evening. The guests were Cecil Dodd,
Sadie Boughey, Rita Alderman. Edna
Barnhart, Lilah Frink, John Belieu,
George March and Earnest Buell..
Mr.. W. 7. Grier returned from his
eastern trip last Monday and was
accompanied by his wife, (nee Miss
Emma Packard, of Brooklyn, N. ~.
The happy couple have the best wishes
Of their many friends Of this place,
where the groom is we'll and favorably
known.
The baccalaureate sermon to the
graduating class from the 10th grade
Of the Falls City High School, will be
delivered by President D. M. Metzger'
Of Dallas College, in the M. E. Church,
next Sunday evening at 8 o'clock,
Special music is being prepared, and
all are cordially invited.
The program for the commencement
exercises Of the public school, to be
given in Wagner Hall, June 30, is as
follows: Music, orchestra invocation
Ed. A. H. Dodd; quartette, Misses
Reese and Courier. Messrs. Talbot
and skeels; oration, WASTED Time.
Alma Huseby Grafton, Education q
Duty" Alfred Wick; instrumental
Duet, "Diabelli. opus 49," Prof. Wm
Caldwell and Miss Halle Morrison
oration, Triumph Of Perseverance,
Ralph B. Harrington ;oration, Strive
to Go Higher" Irene Dodd; music
orchestra: Grafton, "Our Nation
Lives" G. W. Montgomery valedic
tory, ''The Nobility Of Labor" Elmel
Z. Barnhart vocal solo, Afterwards,
Miss Ruby Reese; address to class
Supt. G. L. Starr; violin solo, Mrs Ed
Siefarth; Presentation Of diplomas
George W. Tice, chairman Board o
Directors; music, orchestra.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-06-22
Gets Good Position.

Ray Shepard, who recently gradu-
ated from the electrical science de-
partment of Harvard University,
which conferred upon him the degree
of A. NJ, has obtained lucrative
position with large electrical engi-
neering firm, and is now in Columbus,
Georgia. The firms principal office
is in Boston, but it has sub-stations in
many parts of the United States. Mr..
Shepard is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. r. Shepard, of Zena, Polk county.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-06-22

When the baby talks, it is time to
give HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea.
It's the greatest baby medicine known
to loving mothers. 1t makes them
eat, sleep and grow. S5 cents, Tea OF
Tablets. Belt & Cherrington.
Thirty-five thousand good three
three-foot shakes were cut from one
Rogue river tree.
OBSERVER printing. None better.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-06-22
MaiorIties on Amendments.

The official count of the June vote
has been completed by Secretary of
State Dunbar. The maiorities for and
against enactments were as follows
Approval of $1,OOO,OO0 appropri-
alton bill, yes 1890
Woman suffrage, no ........... 10,043
Local-option change, noe.s,.. 9,747
Barlow road appropriation, no $4,000
New method to amend constitu-
tion, yes .......,... ...... 28,910
Control of charters by cfies and
towns, yes. ......y. ~A...... 80, ,625
Regulate State Printehs salary
by law, yes ....,. s..... .54, 17s
Initiative and referendum for
municipalities, yes ...... 81, ,043
Against free passes, 7es 40;5O2
Gross tax on express, telegraph
and telephone companies, yes SO, 1876
Gross tax on sleeping car oil and
refrigerator car companies, yes Ga, ,512
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-06-22
Would Pass II I'm to Women.

The woman suffragists already an
nounce that they will petition for hav-
ing the question again submitted to
the voters Of Oregon in 1908. 1t seems
to us that, Immediately following the
vigorous-though ill-fated-campaign
just closed, they are likely to meet
with less consideration two years
hence. We think the question should
be submitted to the women for vote
at the next general election and allow
them to decide for themselves, whether
a majority Of them really desire the
ballot.-Roseburg Review.
What's the good Of keeping from him
Any good things you may see,
That will lift his load of labor
Like Rocky Mountain Tea. Belt &
Cherrington.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-06-22
sTaII$ City nOtes~

Ho, for the glorious sunshine again
Miss Myrtle Trask spent Sunday in
Corvallis.
Mrs. Dave Grant was county seat
visitor, Tuesday.
George Paterson has returned to
his home in Portland.
G. A. Griswold made a business
trip to Portland last week.
Messrs. X. R. and F. V. McReynolds
are in Salem for few days.
Jim Wright came out from Rock
Greek the last Of the week.
A. B. Muir. of the Dallas tannery,
was a Falls City visitor, Tuesday.
Mr. Everett has lumber on the
ground for new residence near the
park.
Mrs. Ira Mehrling is slowly i'm
proving from an attack Of typhoid
fever.
A dance was given in the new city
hall, Friday night. A good attend
ance is reported.
Mrs. Harry Starr and little son,
Eugene, were Dallas visitors, We'd
nesday.
The city council has forbidden the
firing Of fre-crackers on the streets,
save on the Fourth of July only.
Worth Book, of Dallas, is now
member Of the Falls City Lumber
Company's planning mill crew.
Miss Bertha Frink, who has been
working in Portland for several
months, has returned home.
Miss Maude Meyer, of Portland, has
been visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. r. Meyer.
Trask & Son, successors to Barn
hart & Grant, will take possession Of
the meat market the first of July.
Paul brothers have given G. Sewers
store building new coat Of paint,
which greatly improves its appearance.
The Falls City school team went to
Monmouth, Saturday and defeated a
baseball team at that place by score
Of 5 to 3.
Wonderly brothers are building 9
barn for Stewart Montgomery on hi
residence property in the south par
of town.
Rev. Bondurant will be stationed al
Sunnyside, near Portland, for the
coming year. His family will remain
here until the close of school
Virgil Averill, editor of the Falls
City Logger, and wife have gone to
Brownsville to attend the pioneers re-
union to be held at that place this
VUaak
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-10
Granger Giver Right Of Way.

GRANGER, March 1870 we'll salts
fled are the citizens that the North
Coast railway will build on the line of
survey through Granger that the Com
mercial club has taken up the matter
of a depot location. The Granger Land
company has agreed to give a right
of-way through the town. The business
men consider that the location of the
North Coast depot north of the present
Northern Pacific railway would tend 70
divide the town, as the present business
section is to the south of the Northern
Pacific, and that the interests of prop
erty owners may be safeguarded the
Commercial club has appointed a COM
mittee to confer with the officials as
soon as the North Coast makes official
announcement Of its route through the
town.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-10
BOISE man MAKES BAD INVESTMENT
Goes Surety for Friend Back in Ne.
braska and Now Has to Pay
$4,000.

BOISE, Idaho, March 10.-Richard
Cunningham, of Silver City, yesterday
filed in the federal court a petition in
voluntary bankruptcy. 1t shows liabil-
tiles of $1,000 with assets Of $500.
Mr.. Cunningham is victim Of the
private surety nuisance. Fifteen years
ago he signed bond on appeal for d
neighbor in Kansas. judgment On
appeal went against his neighbor, but
it was not collected and eventually
could not be collected.
After some years suit was brought
against the bondsmen and judgment
secured. In the meantime Mr.. Cum
ningham had removed to Idaho. All
the other bondsmen, as well as the
principal in the original proceeding
had become bankrupt Mr.. Cunning
ham prospered here and this fact be-
came known to the people who held
the original judgment.
Suit was then brought against Mr..
Cunningham in the Idaho courts on
the Nebraska judgment by Henry LIE
man. receiver for the firm of Wanzer
& Co., and the unfortunate endOrser
now finds himself called upon to pay
the entire judgment, with interest and
costs, amounting to about $4,000.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-10
SUSPECTED H0LDUPs RELEASED
Three Reynolds Boys Spent Few Hours
in County Jail at Grange
vile.

GRANGEVILLE, Idaho, March 10
The three Reynolds boys, who We're ar
rested as suspects in connection with
the Green creek hold-up, and who were
brought here and confined in the coun-
ty Jail by Sheriff Green and Deputy
Sheriff Blackburn, have been released
from custody without being given a
preliminary examination. This action
was taken after the officers had con-
ferred with the county attorney and
Justice of the Peace Hotchkiss, and
had given the latter the details of any
evidence that might identify the Rey-
nolds boys with the hold-up. The court
denied that the evidence was not suffic-
lent to justify holding the prisoners
and subjecting them to a preliminary
examination. 1t seems that the only
evidence against the boys was of
hearsay character The officers have
not abandoned the hope of locating the
guilty parties and are still working Oh
the case.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-10
Washington, Oregon, |da|0
GETS :5,oooFoR THE Loss OF FOOT
Railroad Finds 1t Rather Expensive
to Borrow a Neiqhbor's
Servant.

OLYMPIA, Wash, March 10.-When
an employe is lent, the person or COM
pany that borrows him is responsible
for any injuries that he may suffer
as a result of defective machinery or
the like. So the supreme court held
yesterday in an opinion handed down
in the case of George Weist against
the Coal Creek Railroad company.
Weist, who was working for the Rue
and Clyde Logging company in Cow
litz county, vas lent by this company
to the railroad company to help haul
logs on the railroad. Weist worked Is
brakeman. In the train on which he
was employed were five carloads #
logs. The train went down a steep
grade, according to his complaint, the
conductor lost control of the train be-
cause the train was overloaded, and
in the wreck that resulted Weist had
a foot cut Off He alleged that he was
put to work as brakeman without in
structions.
He asked for $20,5OO damages. In
the lower court ne got verdict for
$4,000 and this the supreme court af-
firms.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-10
WILL MEET At MILTON MONDAY
Walla Walla and UmatilIa Boards Will
Confer on Macadam Road
Proposition.

The county commissioners of Walla
Walla and the members of the county
court of Umatilla county, Oregon, will
meet at Milton next Monday morning
for the purpose of comforting relative
to the construction of a macadam road
from Milton to Walla Walla. This ar.
rangement was made yesterday 10y
Chairman Morrow, of the Walla Walla
board and Judge Bean, of Pendleton.
The Umatilla people will come to Mil,
ton on the morning train while the
Walla Walla commissioners will drive
over. Both boards will then go over
the proposed route of the road and
come to Walla Walla and hold a con-
ference
1t is reported that the Umatilla
court has virtually decided to built a
macadam road from the Oregon line to
Milton and it is possible that the Walla
Walla board may see it's way clear &c
complete the road into Walla Walla.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-10
coLFAx PAPER CHANGES HANDS
William Hunter Steps Out and Ivan
Chase Returns.

William Hunter Steps Out and Ivan
Chase Returns.
COLFAX. March 10.-Ivan Chase is
again at the helm of the Colfax Ga
zette w. L. Hunter, whose name has
appeared at the head of the editorial
column as publisher, for the past
eighteen months, is gone. Diligent in
quiry failed to find any one who knows
Mr.. Hunters whereabouts, although
curiosity is expressed.
Mr. Chase has been connected with
the Gazette almost continuously since
1878. The paper was founded by c.
B. Hopkins in 1877, and the next year
Mr.. Chase entered the business and has
since been compositor, reporter, editor,
business manager and owner, with the
exception of two periods of eighteen
months each, when he retired from the
management, selling the paper first 20
J. E. Ballaine in the early nineties, and
eighteen months ago to Mr.. Hunter.
Mr.. Chase returned from Bellingham
and has taken charge. Mrs. Chase
and children will return in a few days.
Miss Helen James. Mrs. Chase's sis
ter. who has been a compositor on the
Gazette for several years, has also re-
turned. Mr.. Chase says the Gazette
will be a republican paper.
During the administration Of Mr..
Hunter as manager it has supported
only the Pickerell faction of the repub-
lican party and has waged bitter and
relentless war on all who were not
members of that faction. Arrangements
were being made by the dominating
faction of the party to establish &
new republican paper in Colfax when
the change was made in the manage
ment Of the Gazette.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-10
Shearinq Plant Installed.

Smythe & Sans, who own about $4,000
head of sheep in this county. have pur-
chased a large strengthening plant,
which has been installed on their ranch
near this city and is now ready for
work. The power required for rum
ming the machinery is furnished by a
gasoline engine. There are more than
100000 head of sheep in this county
and it is expected that a large portion
of these sheep will be shorn at the
new plant.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-10

the Stroudwater river, they discovered
an apparently rich vein of copper or
carried home some of the samples II
rock and showed them to his friends
and recognized the ore as copper and
silver bearing. The next day the men
went to the spot and unearthed several
big veins of the ore. Samples of the
ore have been sent to Bowdoin college
for assay. The property is owned by
Mrs. Rebecca Haskell, of Westbrook,
Me-, and her three sons.