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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-10-26
MANY NORMAL STUDENTS
Midyear Graduating Glass Will BE
Largest in History OF the
School.

The State Normal School at Mon
mouth is entering upon one Of the
greatest years in its history. Many
of the students entering have had
thorough academic training, and
many others have had much ex-
perience in teaching. They come for
work in general and special methods
Of school management and the pro-
fessional subjects. Following long
established custom, the State Normal
is confining itself strictly to profes-
sional work, endeavoring to give
teachers the best preparation possible
for their work.
The midyear graduating class will
be the largest in the history Of the
school, and will represent all sections
of the state. Much additional appar-
atus has been ordered for the work in
physics and the sciences, and large
number Of new and professional books
have been ordered for the library,
The executive committee is considering
plans for adding some needed i'm
provements to the gymnasium.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-10-26
PLEASANT BIRTHDAY PARTY
Seventeen Birthday of Mrs. Eliza
DOrnsife Is Celebrated at Home
of Mr. and Mrs. Hubbard.

A genial little party partook OF an
excellent dinner at the residence of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Hubbard, in this
city, on Monday, October 20, in honor
Of the 10th birthday Of Mrs. Eliza M.
Dornsife, the mother Of Mrs. Hubbard.
Mrs. Dornsife is a sister Of Judge J. L.
Collins, of this place. They came to
Oregon with OK teams, in 1846, when
Mrs. Dornsife was little girl about
ten years old, and settled In the
southern part of this county. She
still enjoys good health, and is very
cheerful and happy.
The guests present were Grandma
Hubbard, mother of Mrs. Hubbard
Judge and Mrs. J. L. Collins, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jerome Dornsife, Mrs. james
Boydston, Mr.. and Mrs. Cal Hutton
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Griffin, Mr.. and
Mrs. Napoleon Dornsife, and the host
and hostess, Mr.. and Mrs. j. R
Hubbard.
Mrs. Dornsife received many useful
and beautiful presents from the happy
guests, as souvenirs of the pleasant
occasion and mementoes Of theil
affection for her.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-10-26
RETURNS FROM HIS TRIP
q. A. GrIswoId Tells of Prosperous
Conditions Prevailing Through
out the Country,

G. A. Griswold, sales manager for
the Falls City Lumber Company,
arrived home Wednesday from a
months trip through the Southwestern
states in the interest of his firm. He
visited the trade in Colorado, Okla
homa and New Mexico, and returned
home by way of southern California.
Mr.. Griswold says the Southwest is
prospering as never before, business
in all lines being all that could be de-
sired. The demand for Oregon lumber
is especially strong, and the need
greatly exceeds the supply on account
Of lack of transportation facilities.
Mr.. Griswold spent day in San
Francisco on his way home, and was
greatly impressed by the development
that is being carried oS there
Thousands of men and teams are en-
ployed in clearing away the debris Of
the burned city, and substantial
business buildings are going up on
every hand. The retail business is
largely confined to VanNess avenue,
where the merchants are occupying
temporary wooden shacks while
permanent quarters are being pro-
vided for them. The greater portion
of the wholesale business is still
carried on across the bay, but the
merchants are moving back to the
city as rapidly as buildings can be
secured. Building operations are
greatly hampered by lack OF steel
and other building material, the
eastern mills being months behind
with their orders.
While all the country visited is
highly prosperous, Mr.. Griswold says
there is no more promising section in
the West than Polk county, and he is
glad to be at home again,
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-10-26
CIRCUIT COURT SESSION
Judge Galloway Dlsposes Of COnsld-
erable Business at Adjourned
Term Of Department No. 2.

Judge William Galloway held an
adjourned term Of Circuit Court in
Department No. 2 last Thursday and
Friday, and made orders as follows
Seth Riggs VS.. Polk County and
J. 7. Ford, Sheriff, replevin; w. H.
Holmes, Webster Holmes and Oscar
Hayter for plff; j. H. McNary for
deft. Demurrer overruled; plaintiff
given 10 days to further plead present
Sheriff ordered substituted for former
Sheriff In pleadings.
Falls City Lumber Company vs.
E. H. Watkins ct al, suit for money
Teal & Minor, Sibley & Eakin and
r. w. Montague for plff A. F. Flegel
for deft. Decree for plaintiff, neither
party to collect costs.
I. A. Livesley s. Co. VS. A, Heise ct
al, mandate from Supreme Court
Kaiser & Slater and Teal & Minor for
plff; G. G. Bingham and P. Fl. Darcy
for deft. Decree on mandate.
A. S. Newton VS. Polk County Mill
and Lumber Co., ct al, suit for money
Oscar Hayter for plff. Settled and
dismissed.
R. T. Pierce VS. M. A. McCarter ct al,
suit to quiet title; J. II. Flower for
plff. Default and decree.
Preston Richardson VS. Annie s,
Griggs, suit in equity B. F. Jones fol-
plff; Bonham Il Martin for deft. De-
cree for plaintiff; neither party tc
collect costs or disbursements.
William McBeth, trustee, VS. Thomas
Rand ct al, suit to quiet title; G. w
Joseph for plff; Oscar 'Hayter fol
deft. Settled and dismissed.
L. E. Knapp VS. Dallas City Bank
suit for money; B. F. Jones for plff
N. L. Butler for deft. Decree for de-
fendant; suit dismissed.
Sarah A. Hodge VS. M. w. Hodge
divorce; j. 7. Simpson for plff. De
fendant defaults; divorce granted.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-10-26
rvnhoId Patients Improving.

Nodeaths have resulted from typhoid
fever in Dallas this year, and the
persons afflicted with the disease are
all convalescent. In most cases, the
fever was in a mild form. 1t is a fact
worthy of note that people drinking
city water exclusively have escaped
the disease. Charles Towns, son-in-
law of Mr.. Reed, came here from Port
land and was sick when he arrived.
He has been confined to the house
nearly three weeks. Otto Byerly, who
is recovering from a mild attack
worked in the harvest fields and hoT
yards all summer. George Coad,
brakeman on the Yamhill division
out Of Portland, is again able to bt
out and expects to resume work in a
short time.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-10-26
Have You Seen Hlmp

The only man in the country who
can have all the game he can eat in
open or closed season is the Game
Warden. When the season is closed
and while he is shopping around, II
he happens to run across a milk-can
full of Chinese pheasants, they are
his meat. If he is industrious and
catches a boy coming home with a
Chinaman in his pocket, but no
hunters license alongside of it, he
has fried pheasant for his next meal
while the poor boy pays the freight.
Now if you see a fellow looking cheer
full and fat, that's the Game Warden
beware. -Amity Enterprise.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-10-26
MYSTERY REMAINS UNSOLYED
No Trace Of Harry Bennett, Believed
to Have Been Killed BY
Powder Explosion.


The body of Harry Bennett, sup
posed to have been killed by the pre-
mature explosion Of a charge OF
dynamite while working near the
Sheridan Lumber Company's dam on
Mill Greek, has not been recovered. It
was at first believed that the body
found in the creek near the scene Of
the explosion last Thursday was that
of Bennett, but investigation proved
it to be that OF his companion, William
Hill.
Hills body was found in the creek
about one-half mile below the point
where the explosion occurred, and it
is the opinion Of the millmen that
Bennett was also blown into the water.
A careful search of the creek bed is
being made for the body Of the miss
ing man.
Hills body, when removed from the
stream by Coroner Chapman, was
found to be badly bruised and powder
burned and his neck was broken. Tt
is supposed that he was STOPPING over
the dynamite charge when the ex-
plosion occurred, as his left breast,
arm and leg we're filled with bits Of
broken rock. The unused fuse and
cap lying on the bank whore he had
been working plainly indicated q
premature explosion.
Hill and Bennett had been blasting
in the creek bed for several weeks and
were just finishing their work when
the accident occurred They we're last
seen alive on Friday morning, October
10, when food and supplies we're taken
to their camp by one of the mill hands.
At this time they we're working about
six miles above the mill. When the
camp tender again visited the camp
on the following Thursday he found
both men missing and the food taken
in on the former trip untouched. An
examination Of their time-book, found
lu bH0 CaUlus uAbCAOoON tAo lAOs ehNe
the last entry was made on Thursday,
October II. From all this evidence, it
is believed that the men met their
death on the afternoon Of the 18th.
Hill was Russian Finn, and was
about S5 years of age. He was a
stranger in Polk County, and had no
relatives In Oregon, SO far as Is
known by his employers. He was an
expert powderman, and had worked
at blasting for the last Is years. He
was five feet inches tall, weighed 1870
pounds, and wore sandy mustache.
Bennett was about 1S years old, and
had many relatives in this county.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-10-26
Beware of Fakers.

Beware of fakes. The Salem States
man says that man by the name OF
Dick Turpin, accompanied by little
boy, was lately going around the city
begging. The story told is pitiful
one Of boy with broken back who
needs medical attention. There is
such boy, but the money collected
in this way will never pay for any
medical attention to him, but will &c
to keep family Of four grown people
and about three children. These
people have been soliciting money in
the valley from Albany to Salem, fol
the past six months.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-10-26
BLOOD CLOT CAUSES DEATH
w. R. Pfennig's Last Illness Was
of Only a Few Hours
Duration.

The Long Beach, CAL, Daily Tele-
gram, of October 18th, contains the
following notice Of the death of a
former Dallas man:
"Frlends and acquaintances OF VIM.
r. Pfennig, the well-known junior
member of Sutcliffe & Pfennig,
jewelers., were grieved and shocked
yesterday to hear Of his sudden death,
which occurred about go yesterday
morning at his residence, 40 Chestnut
avenue.
"Mr. Pfennig was in his usual
health Saturday morning. He closed
his store about 10 80 and went home.
Shortly after midnight he was taken
ill with nausea, and soon after was
siezed with a violent vomiting. Mrs.
Pfennig sent for the doctor, but before
he reached the house he had passed
away.
yesterday morning the physicians
held an autopsy on the body, when it
developed that death resulted from
regurgitation of an artery, which filled
an auricle of the heart, and blood
clot formed.
civilian r. Pfennig was born near
LaPorte, Iowa, October Is, 1869, and
moved to Oregon in 1892. In 1897 he
was united in marriage to Miss Phoebe
Smith, who survives him. In 1908
Mr.. Pfennig moved to Long Beach
and entered into partnership with his
brother-in-law, Joseph Sutcliffe. He
was courteous, jolly and speedily
made friends.
"Funeral services were held We'd
nesday at the late residence, and were
conducted by Rev. J. Lewis Smith, OF
the First Baptist church. The Odd
Fellows and Woodmen, Of which he
was a member, attended and took part
in the services.
"He leaves, beside a wife, two
brothers, Henry and Charles, Of Iowa,
and two sisters, Mrs. Harry Lucas
and Mrs. Jacob Vogt, of Salem, Ore
gon."
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-10-26
viii They Agreep

November will have five Thursdays
again this year. 1t had five when
Pennoyer was governor Of Oregon and
Cleveland was president Of the United
States. That year we had two Thanks
givings, the governor contending that
the fourth Thursday was the proper
one, and so proclaiming, and the
president fixing the last Thursday by
proclamation. 1t was great thing
for some people who are especially
fond of turkey. Perhaps Mr.. Roosevelt
and Mr.. Chamberlain will be able to
agree, this year. Salem Statesman.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-10-26
PURCHASES ALBANY PAPER
Walter Lyon VIII Succeed q. A.
Westgate as Owner and
Manager.

Walter Lyon, who recently sold the
West Side Enterprise at Independence,
is the principal stockholder and
manager Of a corporation that has
purchased from G. A. Westgate and
the other owners the entire plant,
property, good will, etc, ofthe Albany
Herald. The change in ownership
and management will take place
November 1st.
Mr.. Lyon will manage the entire
business of the paper, and owns a
controlling interest of the stock in the
corporation. The other stockholders
are local people, though Edgar stahl,
Of Salem, it is understood, is interested
in the purchase.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-10-26
MANY men glye lavighIy Of gold,

Many men give lavishly of gold,
To build bridges and castles and
towers Of old;
If you want everlasting fame, bene-
factor be,
Give the poor and needy Rocky
Mountain Tea. Belt& Cherrington
The family of James X. Sears, ol
Mccoy, have moved into the Wright
property, recently occupied by Mr.
Guy Mott. -McMinnville Telephone
Register.
This is the season of decay anC
weakened vitality. Nature is being
shorn Of its beauty and bloom. If yor
would retain yours, ,fortify your system
with HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea
35 cents, Tea or Tablets. Belt q Cher
rington.
Legal blanks at this office.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-10-26
Break Log Jam.

The Calapooia Lumber Company
succeeded The first of the week In
breaking the big log jam just above
Charlottesville and getting several
thousand feet into the pond at the
mill. In the meantime, however, the
lower flood dam became disabled and
the work Of flooding the logs" down
is temporarily suspended pending the
repairs being made on the dam. With
the raise in the river and the dam re-
paired the company ought to ex-
perience little trouble in getting plenty
of logs to their mill at Crawfords-
yille.- Brownsville Times.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-10-26
The Better
Way

The tissues of the throat are
inhamed and irritate d; you
cough, and there is more irrita
ton more coughing. You take
a cough mixture and it eases the
irritation-for a while. You take
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-10-26

The OBSERVER Office wants the print
ing you are particular about.
Farmers say that the hunters are
something fierce this season-that
they Just overrun their premises, and
their promiscuous shooting is getting
dangerous, says the Aurora Borealis.
II you have lost your boyhood
spirits, courage and confidence OF
youth. We offer you new life, fresh
courage and freedom from M health
In HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea.
IS cents, Tea or Tablets. Belt & Cher
rington.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-10-26
John Huber Found.

The mystery surrounding another
acknowledgements has been cleared
away. John Huber, who dropped
from human view as far as his family
and acquaintances in Salem were con-
cerned, has been at work. He simply
went away to look for job. 1t is
presumed that he forgot to mention
that fact at home. Salem Journal.
- - 4his oe3oo
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-10-26
WE'LL SEND YOU
a SAMPLE FREE

ScOTTsBOWNE, ''i s:= E:-iI F!sE street
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-08-23
Lightning Strikes.

From Friday afternoon until
Saturday morning, Monroe had
a 4! inch rain.
! At W. G. Barger's the light
ming knocked a chimney out for
him.
! The tirery fluid got in its
work at Walter Moss new
home. 1t tapped the gable and
fired the curtains. Two buck.
cts of water saved the home
from destruction,
Jove shot one of his bolts on
the J. M, Proctor and Son farm
and killed a fancy Jersey COW
for them.
! During the electrical and rain
storm Friday night the light.
ming struck one OF the chimneys
at W. A. Bartou's and crippled
it.
And the heavy rain at B. C.
Moss drowned 80 of bis pet
English sparrows and So for
Will ] Mcleod.
Byron Mcfarland has kept a
government water gage for five
years and the IA hour rain reg.
istered 5 inches, the largest ia
the five years.
Lightning struck barn of
Hugh Glenn, who lives z miles
north of Monroe City, Friday
night destroyed barn, killed 2
calves, hay, harness etc.
The lightning struck Walter
Boarmau's ice house and ran on
to a wire clothes line and shiv-
cred post at the end OF it.
Will Bixler is shy 2 head of
horses. The electrical storm OF
Friday night did it.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-08-23
SpOrtsmanS Park,

The Government Bonds have
leased the ground at North line
of city-used some twenty
years ago by the base bali boys
of Jno. J. Rogers and laid off a
diamond Saturday for the two
games, today and tomorrow be-
tween the Government Bonds
and New London teams.
The grounds will be conven-
lent for every one and no one
will have to use a hack, so the
expense will be one half less to
see the game,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-08-23
Theories Are GrOundIeSS

1.-THE theory which accounts
for the short career of the dissi
patea woman on the score Of an
early death is well.uigh ground
less. Society simply can not
keep track of these women aud
the world is so large that they
reappear in the ordinary walks
Of life, marry and are given in
marriage, and the world is no
wiser. There are thousands of
girls leading irregular lives in
our large cities whose parents
think they are in factories,
stores and business positions,
and many of themuwill return
to their native communities OF
drift farther and be married and
make good overwhelmingly
good wives, many of them. be,
cause they have had their
fling
The unattached woman is
the one who has the tendency
to become the adventures. Be.
havior is a protective measure
when the girl remains in her
own community, bur when she
becomes detached she relaxes
her inhibitiops."
The instance given for exam.
pie is the trend of a girls &C
tions who leaves her country
home and goes to the city.
j. l. Hayden was a Quincy
visitor Thursday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-08-23
Question of Accommodation.
Senator Hnar Used to tell

Senator Hoar used to tell the
story of an incident he witness
ed on a Boston street car. Ii
was about eleven o'clock p. m,
the mystic hour when all law
abiding Bostonians lose their
thirsts. The senator happened
to notice man running after
the car and vainly trying to at
tract the conductors attention.
The senator notified The con.
ductor, VINO stopped the car.
The belated passenger who
was somewhat under The mia
ence of liquor, had no sooner
climbed aboard than lie deliver
ed himself of the following re-
marks, Shay, Mr. Conductor,
do, thlsh road run to 'commo.
date the passengers, or the pas
sengers run to 'commodate the
rOad?"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-08-23

Charles Lake, of Pike Coun.
ty has been visiting his parents,
Laban Lake and wife. Charlie
will move to friedrich. o. IT,,
next week.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-08-23

Mesdames A. b. Wilson and
George Powell, of Bowen, Ill.,,
have been the guests Of Mr., aud
Mrs. T. e. Willard.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-08-23

Miss Mae Proctor came in
Saturday from Seattle, Wash,
where she has spent several
months. A hearty welcome al
ways awaits Miss Mae.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-08-23

Otis Berry and family, of
Hannibal are spending two
weeks with the homefolks at
Joanna.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-08-23

Miss Mabel Combs, Of Car
ence. has been spending ,rral
days with her friend, Miss Ruby
Hoard.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-08-23

d. K. Vowel, wife and son,
Emmett, attended the funeral
of Mrs. Neal Ragsdale at Shell.
blna, Saturday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-08-23
DR.. Agnes Mcneil was with
Hannibal friends Thursday.

Mrs. Harry B. Homles, of
Louisville, KY, arrived Thurs
day to visit her sister-ln-law,
Mrs. W. r. p. Jackson.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-08-23

Mrs. G.. Vowel and children.
of Sturgeon have been the
guests of D. X, Vowel and fam.
lily.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-08-23

Mrs. Victor Yates and babe
are off for a weeks visit with
the homefolks at Payson, Ill,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-08-23

Swinney Carpenter was car
rYing his right arm in a sling
last week. A hedge thorn did
t.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-08-23

j, Porter Patton was a bus.
mess visitor in Quincy Monday.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-03
AMUSED TIE BOYS
Man With NlckIes and Pennies Finally
 Flounderod In the Mud.

A man who evidently felt himself as rich as Croesus furnished some en- tertainment near the City hall this morning. Evidence of pay day was still manifest in his actions. He had Ia few pennies and nickels in his right hand and haf dozen newsboys were around him. each trying to convince him in a very noisy way that he was the best in the lot. The half intoxi- cated man would reach his hand con taining the money first toward one boy, then toward another, and the smiles on his face showed quite plainly that he was as happy as a mortal could be. He seemed to think himself as rich as man could be. and he would like to be giving money away every hour in the day. With his outreached hand he swayed and staggered over the noisy boys, as | if undecided which of them was worthy of the contents of his extend ed hand. The way the boys fought and clamored among themselves to get the mans attention showed the eagerness of each to get the money, and the general selfishness of human nature.
 l At the end of about ten minutes the man finally made up his mind to bestow his generosity on a certain
 boy and he was reaching toward him
 when he slipped and fell. Straight lon his face he went against the side- walk and as his nose was his most
 prominent feature it struck the
 ground first, and instantly little
 pool of blood under his face showed
 the violence of the contact. The boys
 ran away, even the one who was on
 the verge of being made rich by in
 toxicated liberality, and when the
 man struggled to his feet the look on
 his besmeared face showed that the fall had sobered hm and that his gen.
 erosity had taken flight with the re.
 turn of his senses.