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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-03-15
Secretary Benson Improving.

Secretary of State F. w. Benson,
who is sojourning at Newport. re-
cuperating from a slight attack Of
nervous prostration, due to previous
III health and the nerve racking strain
incident to the Legislature, is i'm
proving gradually. His brother,
Judge II. L. Benson, who Is acting In
the capacity Of Secretary during his
brothers. indisposition. returned from
an oyer-Sunday visit to the latter and
reports good progress in the recovery
OF his health, but says the weather
turned of squally on Sunday and II
this continues his brother may go to
Southern California for week or two.
Secretary Benson was accompanied TO
the seaport by DR.. r. L. L. Steiner,
who Is attending him and will remain
until all danger Of a relapse is past.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-03-15
RICKREALL.

A good many from here attended
the dance at Dallas, Saturday night.
Miss Edna Slmonton, OF West Salem,
visited here o few days last week.
Mark Burch was business visitor
to Salem, Monday.
John Buhite is now member OF
the Portland fire department
Finley Edgar is moving his family
from Rickreall back to Crowley. He
is our rural delivery man.
T. D. Dempsey is going back to
Washington next week. He will stop
off at Seattle and visit relatives.
Glenn Orr returned to his home In
Portland, Wednesday, after a two
weeks visit with relatives.
Miss Caroline Burch returned Sat-
urday from two weeks visit In Port
land.
Miss Pauline Nesmith went to Port
land, Wednesday, to spend week
with relatives.
L. G. Koser, Delos Fritz and A.
Hill went to Dallas, Monday, where
they will build a house for H. @. Dim.
ick.
Uncle Tommy Lucas, Of Monmouth,
who built the first blacksmith and
wagon shop here, spent few days
last week with his sons, B. f. and
I. d. Lucas.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-03-15
PALLS CITY.

Frank Butler was Dallas visitor,
Tuesday.
CT. Pugh has moved into his new
store building.
Mr.. and Mrs. E, Sampson went to
Portland, Monday.
W. W. Bales went to Salem, on
business, Tuesday.
F.M. Bibee, Of Kings Valley. has
gone to work In Campo.
Joseph Trueax's children are slowly
recovering from typhoid fever.
zim Hinshaw is tearing down the
old Pugh building to make room for a
larger one.
Joseph Wankey has gone to Cali
fornia and Ohio for an extended visit
with relatives.
Dave Edgar, of Portland, brother
Of Thomas Edgar, went over to the
Siletz country, Saturday.
G. G. Johnson and cruising party
passed through Falls City Friday to
cruise timber in the SiIetz country.
Perry Wheeler and William Fred.
rickson took John VanOrsdel's outfit
Of provisions aud camp supplies to
the summit.
Frank Morrison, OF Rock Greek.
passed through here Monday on his
way to Dallas to help care for his
sick children.
John VanOrsdel and party have
gone to the summit to survey for the
Dallas 4 Falls City railroad Manford
Sears is their chief cook
Engineer McKown, OF Falls City
Planer No. 2, got his right thumb SC
badly crushed that it had to be ampu-
tated near the first joint.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-03-15
BRIDGEPORT.
Farming is well along.
Lots Of grip and colds yet.

Farming is well along.
Lots of grip and colds yet.
WILDER Lewis will soon move to Or
egon City.
L. I. Bursell is setting out a few
acres to winter apples.
Will Yeater has gone to a Portland
hospital for treatment
Obery Campbell's children have all
been sick, but are convalescent.
Eddie Lee and Ike Yoakum will
each build a hop house this summer
Mr.. Shaw will do the logging for
Martin & Blodgett the coming sum-
mer.
Mrs. Bailey's daughter, Pearl, and
husband have moved from Redlands'
Cal, to this place.
We have heard no complaint as to
low taxes in this vicinity. Our land
was assessed at double the value oil
any previous year, and 1t seems to US
that the low levy benefits only the
moneyed man who can keep his prop
erty out of sight
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-03-15
NEWS OF COUNTY TOWNS.
BUELL..


). M. Braley and Lynn Jones were
Dallas visitors, Tuesday.
Lyle Jones is working with his team
at Martins sawmill on Salt Creek.
r. R. Jones is having his orchard
trimmed. Let the good work go on.
Joe Parker, our mail carrier, has
the foundation laid for new house.
Our roadmaster, Mr.. Whitman,
made business trip to Dallas, Mon
day.
Miss Cassie Bennett spent Friday
afternoon with her friend. Miss Nellie
Coad.
A. w. Fletcher will soon move his
family to Gooseneck and begin work
In the Davis hop yard, which he has
rented.
Most of the young folks attended
the party at William Berry's on
Gooseneck last Friday night. and all
report good time.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-03-15
OAKDALE.

Mrs. Allie Sellers, who has been
quite sick for some time, is reported
better.
Clarence Sellers has bought Hub
bard & Wright's telephone and has it
installed in his residence.
Jim Hubbard has bought out Tom
Wright's interest in the hopyard.
Tommy will seek work in the timber.
Mark Blodgett cut his ankle badly
while working i'll the timber, conse-
quently our sawmill is without a
sawyer.
Allie KimbaIl, who has been visit
ing the old folks at home, has gone
down the Columbia to work in log.
ging camp.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-03-15
COLA.

Grandma Mason, mother Of Mrs. G.
M. Stewart is in very poor health.
Joseph Robinson, OF Grants Pass, is
visiting his brother and sister, Isaac
and Amanda.
Miss Hawthorn, of West Salem, de-
lighted the audience with her solo at
the basket social.
Fall sown grain around here looks
fine, and the prospects are bright for
bountiful fruit crop.
Miss Leota Foster and Miss Emma
Parker, of Monmouth, and Mrs. Gro
YER Farmer and Mrs. Beaver, OF Sa-
lem, attended our basket social.
LID. Westfall and family of eight
children have moved here from JEFF
ferson. From all indications, they
will be great help to our community
socially.
Mr.. Albers who owns a nice apple
orchard between here and Salem, is
experimenting with a solution OF con-
centrated lye as spray for the scale.
The experiment will be closely watched.
BASKET SOCIAL.
Our basket social was success fl
uancially and socially. Financially,
hecause the district is $51. 10 better off /;
socially, because all present can look
back with pleasant memories OF the
evening Of March 9, 1907, spent IN the
old Eola church on the hill. There
were many beautiful baskets. the
most beautiful to the writer's mind
being that Of Miss Ida Benson. 1t
represented a fully-equipped battle
ship ready for action, and was GER
talnly an artistic piece OF work.
Although Dallas is about ~ miles
distant. it was we'll represented by
Supt. @. L. Starr, E. w. Fuller and
Frank Loop. By their being there
the school district Is about So the
gamer, besides the pleasure OF theiI
presence and the good results that are
sure to follow the practical talk given
us by Prof. Starr. The Professor was
certainly a star bidder, but he realized
ne had run up against 1t when he en-
countered George Brunk.
MFR. Starr said in his talk that h'
believed in gambling at a baske
social. and he made his word good BY
making a bet OF $40 with Mr.. Brunk
Friend Fuller held the stakes,) th'
one failing to take home partner Z
forfeit the money.
twas a very easy matter for George
but the Professor had troubles OF hi
own. for when it came time TO take hii
mariner home she referred him to he
mana and mamma. The latter natu
rally felt a little shy Of him, as ne ha'
acknowledged in his talk that be VA
slightly warped but still in the ring
| but after all his pleadings. and Whe'
he had proved to them that his reck
less bidding had almost broke him
and that Mr.. Fuller was demanding
his carriage hire 10 adVanos before d
returned him to Dallas, it was agree
that he could take his partner home
provided the old folks could accom-
pany them with a lantern. Com'
again, Brother starr
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-03-15

Old Mr. Ellis is quite i'll with a
stroke Of paralysis.
Mrs. A. w. Plankinton, of Bridge
port, visited at the home Of G.. L.
Kelly last week.
Mrs. J. H. Robbins. Of Amity, Wis
tied relatives at Bethel during the
week.
After four weeks forced vacation on
account of mumps, school opened
again Monday.
The stork made visit at the home
OF Bert Shields, March 9, and left a IL
pound baby girl.
Boyd Shields, who was taken to the
Salem Hospital for an operation, is
slowly recovering-
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-03-15
.IImmy sbIun Makes Good.

Jimmy shlnn, a brother Of Mrs. Ed
Blessing Of this city, is in training
with the Portland baseball team at
Salinas, California. Speaking Of bis
work, a correspondent Of the Evening
Telegram says: Jimmy ShlDn Is q
conner. McCredie signed him to play
outfeld. but the lad from HeaIdsburg
shows up well at an infeld position.
He is a hard worker aud Is as bub-
bling over with life IS q school-boy
In fact, he does not look to BE- much
more"
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-03-15
FIRST MOHAIR RECEIVED
Dealers Believe Market VIII Open
at 27c. to 28c. for Small Lots.

The first new mohair clip received
In Portland was reported by Kahn
Bros, Tuesday. The first shipment
was very small, consisting Of but 100
pounds, arriving from Orchard,
Washington. A second shipment
from the same firm was received Tues
day morning from the same place
The latter consisted OF but 800 pounds.
According to Kahn Bros, no price
has yet been established on this sea-
sons mohair, but the general opinion
of the trade is that 27c to 28c will be
the ruling figure. for ordinary lots
with fractional increase for larger
supplies. At this time there Is every
likelihood that the mohair clip Of
1907 will be quite fair, but the gener-
ally mild weather the past winter has
given some the Impression that the
mohair will not weigh as much as II
the weather had been colder Port
land Journal
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-03-15
INDEPENDENCE < MONMOUTH
Railway.
FROM INDEPENDENcE.

FoR DALLAS.
Train No. 65 Leave Independence daily. SEQ
a. M ly. Monmouth, d;l5 a. m; Ar. Dallas, $40
am.
Train No. GO. Leave Independence. daily.
1905 q. m; ". Monmouth, il;20 g. nj ar. Dal-
las, II .f5 a. m.
Train No. n. Leave Independence, daily.
6:l5 p M; ". Monmouth, $50 p. M; ar. Dallas,
$3.50 p m,
FoR AIRHE.
Train No. c. Leave Independence, daily,
7;a0 a m; w. Monmouth, TAO a. m; ar. Airiie,
SIZE q. m.
Train No; p. Leave Independents, daily, s:so
p. m.
FoR MONMOUTH ONLY.
Leave Independence. daily, 2:i5p, m.
FROM DALLAS.
FOR INDEPENDENCE.
Train No. g. Leave Dallas, daily ex. sunday,
$50 a. M; lv. Monmouth, 800 q. m; ar inde-
pendence, 9:i5 a. m.
Train No. 100. Lv. Dallas. Sunday only. 6;s5
a. m; ar. Independence, 10 q. m.
Train No. G.. Leave Dallas. daily, p m; ~.
Monmouth, rs p. m; Ar. Independence l;sQ p.
iie.)
Train No. 70. Leave Dallas. daily. 7:s5 p. M;
". Monmouth, p. Nj ar. Independence, $40
FROM AIRLIE.
Train No. g. Leave Airlle. daily. e. M; ~.
Monmouth, 9;55 a. m; ar. Independence s:io
g. m. CThis train connects At Monmouth Tor
Dallae.l
Tnnin No. 7s. Leave Airiie, daily, sos p. ul.s
lv. Monmouth 5.49 .. ih.i ~. ihdsfeisaeiite,
FROM MONMOUTH ONLY
Leaves Monmouth ior Independence, daily. a.
go 3. m.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-03-15
MONMOUTH.

Doctor Parrish is building an addi-
tion to his house.
The Baptlsts will begin a series OF
meetings next week.
The revival meetings at the Evan
gelical church closed Sunday night
with four conversions.
B. Simpson has sold his place to
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-03-15
United Artisans.

EX ssembly No. 46-meets First and
FAThird Tuesday Of each month.
WILLIS SIMoNToN, NJ. A.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-03-15

meeting OF the Mutual Telephone
Company in Amity last Tuesday. The
election OF officers resulted as hereto
fore.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-03-15
Knights Of Pythias
Fraternal Union Of America

T lodge No. l44--M Meets Third Tuesday
AAof each month.
w. J. WAGNER, f. M.
MRS. s. =. MoRR1soN, Sec.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-03-15

sa, Dallas Tent, No. 8. meets Second
and Fourth Thursdays ol each
WG~ month in I. o. O. F.hall.
MARK HAYTER, 8, X. Com.
In. Wo0Ds. r. X.
I Il lilac Hive, No. %, L. O. T. NJ, meets
AAon Second and Fourth Thursday after
noon of each month.
Mrs. KITTIE N. MILLER, I. @.
MRS. RosE FIDLER, r. X.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-03-15
Woodmen Of the World.

f7allas Camp, No. 20S. meets in their
hall in the Woodman building every
Tuesday evening.
b. M. GUY G. O..
w. G. YAssALH., Clerk
Wistletoe Circle, No. 33, w. G. W..
Mmeets in their Hall, in the
Woodman building every Wednesday
evening.
Mrs. HELEN GREENwooD, G. N.
B. M. Guy. Clerk.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-06-14
NEGROES CAUGHT
 IN THE ACT Were Robbing a Downtown Grocery When Two Blue Coats Interru .5ted Them in Their Work.
LOADING A BUGGY
How the Thieves Made Innocent Ben Howard Sufier-"BOss, I Works Here," Said the Frightened Porter Who Was Robbing Employer.

Two negroes, Pat Stokes and John FOX, were arrested this morn ing at 3 o'clock by Patrolmen Jim Reidenger and Leonard Carver i'll the rear of the Mead-Hudson Gro cery company's store, while ill the act of transferring some groceries from the store to their buggy which was in a nearby livery stable. When arrested Pat Stocks is reported to have. said, Boss, I works here." Whereupon one of the officers said, Yes, the signs of your industry are very evident. You've evidently been working over time for the past few months, especially during the night.''
 The negro had the keys to the store, in which he was employed as porter, and effected an easy en- trance to the building in this way. When caught he had several sacks of meal and flour in the bed of the buggy. In taking the buggy from the stable he left the gate open and eight horses, the property of Ben Howard, were released The horses were taken in this morning by the city stockman and Howard was forced to pay an $S fine before they were returned to him. It is alleged that many small thefts had been noticed from time to time, but that no clue to the thieves could be discovered. They were transferred to J. A. Frazier's court from the city police court this morning. The case is being tried in Justice J. A. Frazier's court this afternoon. The charges are burg lary and larceny.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-06-14

tioned in bank of palms rendered some delightful numbers. As the visitors were taking their departure beautiful, long-stemmed carna- tion was presented to each. The service was faultless and everyone was treated with courtesy. One of the more conservative esti- mates of the number of people who attended, placed the sum total at 2,OO0. About 1,500 carnations were given away before tRe supply ran short. Such enterprise on the part of the management is commendable and the large crowds attested the appreciation to which their efforts were held. The advertisement in The Graphic announcing the open ing, brought the results, says the pharmacy management.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-06-14
CONTRACT FOR
 MARBLE WORK LET

At recent meeting of the building committee of the Young Mems Chris tian Association the contract was let for the marble and tile work, which is to be used in the construction of the building, now being enlarged and remodeled. What is now the lobby entrance will be enlarged by the re- moving of the wall partition between that and the present bath room, and this entire space will be utilized for large lobby. All of this large space will be laid with a tile floor, and the bath room, which will be double the present bath department, will be tile floor, as we'll as that large and spa cious swimming pool. The Southwest ern Tile and Marble Go. of Little Rock was awarded the contract. The work will cost between four and five thous- and dollars.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-06-14

and old. The park is an ideal place for a picnic with it's merry-go- round, shooting gallery and other amusements. It no wonder the children were loath to leave when the hour came for departiug The officers and teachers of the Sunday school desire to express their thanks to the managemnt for the courtesies extended them and that they may have many more merry crowds this season.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-06-14
THE BANK OF PINE BLUFF. Capital and Profits, $1s3,0Oo.0O.

kindness. Second-That we extend our gratitude to MT. Lytle, the con- ductor of the institute, for his pa tience, untiring energy and devotion to the interest of the teachers of this of their interesting and efficient work be made known to those who so will- ingly and ably assisted MT. Lytle in
 That a copy of these resolutions be presented for publication in each of the city papers.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-06-14
So Declares Engineer Todd, of the United States Engi- ner's Office, Who Recent, ly Inspected It.
ALL OTHERS ARE o. K.
Planters in Southeast Arkansas Will Suffer Heavy Losses If Levee at Gammins Is Not Repaired at Once
 &ny Miles of It.

A. Miller Todd, of the United States engineers office at Vicks- |burg, Miss, returned to Pine Bluff 4 this morning from a several days Inspection tour along the levees on| the Arkansas river south of thiY city. He will return to Vicksburg today.
 MT. Todd was accompanied by President Gus Waterman of the Linwood and Auburn leyee district and the two made careful inspec- tion of the various levees in Jef- terson, Lincoln and Desha counties. All of the leyees are in fine condi- ion, reports MT. Todd, excepting he leyee that runs along the state bonvict farm for seven and a half miles in.Lincoln county. MT. Todd Bays this part of the levee is in Fery bad condition and should big rise come the water would bverfow the lowlands in southeast Arkansas. The penitentiary board eAastly recommended that the tat3 repair this part of the Lin- FoSd and Auburn levee and asked or an appropriation from the re- eht Legislature for that purpoe will take at least $40,00o to bake the necessary repairs, say hgineers.
 It is useless for the other prop fty owners in that section of the late to keep up a good levee sys- Pm if the state does not properly hre for it's leyvee. The present bndition of the levee is frightful hd unless something is done to
 medy the defective parts of the
 wee chain in the Linwood and
 uburn district the planters in
 utheast Arkansa will suffer heavy
 sses and be greatly incOn--
 (nienced in the event a big rise
 mes.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-06-14
GOVERNOR LITTLE
 GROWS WEAKER

Greenwood, June 14.-Gov- ernor Little rested quietly last x night, but is very weak, having taken but little nourishment since Monday. Doctor Pitt man, who is attending him, finds It difficult to give him
 x enouogh nourishment to sus-
 tain his failing strength.
 The extreme nervousness of
 x the past few days was not ap- parent yesterday, and this fact may be taken as encour-
 aging to some degree, but it * is admitted that he is losing
 * ground. These nervous spells have been attacking the gov ernor at short intervals since Monday and have prevented x his sleeping.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-06-14
RAPHIC AID READ BY 2,000

|The grand opening at Central Rarmacy yesterday afternoon was |e of the most largely attended af- IFS of its kind ever seen in the Y. Beginning at o'clock a con- kabl' stream of ladies and chill
 poured into this place of re- 4ment to partake of the hos ality of the management. Cool
 electric fans and beautiful fal decorations rendered the ernoon all the more enjoyable.
 ring the course of the afternoon,
 gallons of ice cream were served
 the visitors. An orchestra sta
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-06-14
PAY CITY TAX
 NOW SAYS RUSSELL
More than S1,2W Has Been Collected From Vehicle Owners in the Past Few Days by the City
 Collector.

Since Monday A. G. Russell, citS collector, has collected more than $1,- 200 in vehicle taxes alone. The tags arrived last Monday and in only few days time the total collections were run up to more than thousand dol lars. After few days the police will N2e instructed to arrest au~persons wha> have not paid their tax. The mon- ey collected by Russell was secured at his office, after notices had been sent out. He will now make a can vass of the city.
 Collector Russell accomplished something this year that has never been recorded before in the history of the city administration. He has compelled all the corporations to pay their licenses and city taxes in June. when they have always heretofore taken their time about paying them and usually waiting until January, foi lowing the year after they became due. City Collector Russell informed them that they must pay at once, that the city needed the money worse than they did and that there were no req sons why they should be permitted to wait and pay at their leisure. He has collected from the Western Union, the Pine Bluff Light and Water Company the Citizens Light and Transit Com pany and other corporations.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-06-14

Account with this bank is helpful not only to men in business but to every man and woman alike who has any money transactions.
 It encourages economy.
 It establishes your credit.
 It makes sending money away or paying bills easy
 It safeguards your cash.
 It Is business to have one.
 Why not start Check Account here today? S.A .'& .,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-06-14

The docket in the city police court was very heavy this morning. The city treasury was added to in the sum of $5S. Fourteen offenders "kneeled before the throne of jus tice.' Inc charges were mostly violations of the stock law, morality ordinance and disorderly conduct. A few vagrants were also picked up.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-06-14
TEACHERS ADOPT
 RESOLUTIONS

lnasmuch as the superintendent of the Pine Bluff schools and the School Board have so kindly extended to us the free use of their rooms during the past five days for the purpose Of holding our institute;
 Therefore, be it resolved by this body: First-That we express to them our heartfelt thanks for such
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-06-14
NEW PICTURES
 AT FOREST PARK
New Films Have Arrived and Excel lent Program Announced for the Week-Children We'll Cared
 For.

General Manager F. T. Cherot of the Park Amusement company, re- ports that another lot of new films have been received. These are some of the highest-priced films on the market and fresh from the factorles They will be presented to the patrons of Forest park this week, ending Sunday, June 16. The subjects are: "The Indians Re- venge," "The Artists Model" Nurse Wanted" "Picturesque Canada" "The Golden Beetle" Japanese Women,' Boxing Con- test in England,' "The Artists Hand"
 T. W. Sparks said today:
 Great credit is due the manage ment of Forest park and their able assistant, Deputy Cason, for the manner 4n which they cared for the crowd of children of tue First Methodist Sunday school at their picnic yesterday. They were untir- ing in their efforts to make it a day of enjoyment for both young