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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-04-30

Miles Davis grocery store in Fir
Park addition was opened for business
this morning.
r. M. Wonderly, prominent con-
tractor and builder Of Falls City, was
business visitor In Dallas yesterday.
The large crowd in Dallas yesterday
was well handled. No accidents
occurred, and no cases Of pocket
picking or burglary have been re-
ported.
Surveyors are running the levels
this afternoon for concrete walk in
front Of the Smith & Coad block, and
also in front Of the Simonton & Scott
grocery store,
The public school and college
students were granted a holiday Mon
day to give them an opportunity to
enjoy the circus. A proper and COM
mendable move on the part Of the
directors and teachers, who haven't
forgotten that they were once young
themselves.
Dow Coulter's big street sprinkler
was hauled out of the barn Monday
morning and is now being used to
keep down the dust on Dallas prin-
cipal thoroughfares. Cool, clean
streets are an appreciated luxury
since the disagreeable dust storms Of
last week. James Robertson is driy-
ing the sprinkler for Mr.. Coulter.
Seth Riggs, ex-County Commits
sioner of Polk county, was given a
hearing 10 Justice Holman's court
on complaint of Fruit Inspector Num-
that Mr.. Riggs had failed and
neglected to spray his orchard on the
old home farm north Of Rickreall.
Mr.. Riggs contested the case, claim
ing that he had made all reasonable
efforts to secure man to spray the
trees and that he had no intention Of
seeking to evade the law. Mr. Riggs
views the matter good-naturedIy, but
doesn't desire to pay fine If he can
avoid it. lLATER After hearing the
testimony, Justice Holman fined Mr..
Riggs $25 and costs. The case will
probably be appealed
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-04-30
Ounty Commissioners Court

tomorrow.
Printing, the kind that pays, at the
OBSERVER office.
William Ellis, Of Falls City, is a
Dallas visitor today.
Subscribe for the OBSERVER and get
the news while it is news.
The newly elected city officers will
take their seats next Monday.
Morney Athey is up from Portland
for few days visit with friends.
I. J. Card is dangerously i'll at his
home at Oakdale and little hope is
entertained of his recovery.
Miss Ollie Coulter, Of Sheridan
junction, visited at the home of Mr..
and Mrs George Scott. Sunday.
Mrs. Arthur Simpson and children
are visiting at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. B. H. Pillar.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. F. johnson went
to Brownsville, Saturday, to attend
family reunion and visit friends for
few days.
w. V. Fuller has purchased lot
from I. J. Hayter in South Dallas
and will put up neat dwelling house
this summer.
r. E. Williams, H. Hirschberg and
DR.. 0. D. Butler will leave for Los
Angeles, Thursday, to attend the big
meeting Of the Mystic Shriners.
Mrs. Ed Tedrow is seriously i'll at
her home in this city. The family
recently moved to Dallas from the
Luckiamute country and are living
in the Polling residence.
The churches Of Dallas will unite
in a union temperance service 10 the
United Evangelical church on Sun
day evening, May 5. The address
will be delivered by Rev. A. G. Corbin,
Of the Christian church. There will
be special music. 1t is desired that
all lovers of temperance attend this
service.
The girls Of the Young Women's
Christian Association of the College
will give May-day festival on the
lawn, May l, from 5 to Z 80 p. m.
A program appropriate for the season
will be rendered and supper served.
Watch for the poster in Stafrin's
window for the menu. Everybody
invited.
Rev. D. Julian Becker will leave
today for a visit to San Francisco and
Oakland. E. L. Jones, OF Albany,
winner Of the oratorical contest in
Dallas last Friday night, will occupy
the pulpit in the Presbyterian church
next Sunday morning. Rev. Becker
will return home week from next
Saturday.
A. D. Pettyjohn has just finished
his ferry boat at Halls ferry, and as
soon as the road in Polk county is
sufficiently repaired to admit Of travel,
the ferry boat will begin operations.
There are two bridges somewhat out
Of repair and few other minor
troubles which will probably be
adjusted within week.-Statesman.
While helping to unload the circus
outfit from the cars Sunday afternoon,
one of the workmen was struck by a
wagon tongue and thrown violently to
the ground. 1t was at first feared that
he had been seriously injured, but
examination proved that he had suf-
fered nothing worse than few severe
bruises, and he was soon able to
resume work.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-04-30
Legal blanks at this Office

oSal piahks at this office.
! For lots in Ellis Addition, see H. g.
All the news in the Tvice-a-week
OBSERVER. WV"
Mrs. J. H. Hollister is yisitino
friends in Salem.
For the best cigars and freshest
candies, call on Horace Webster.
Mrs. Jennie Smith, OF Portland.
visited relatives in Dallas, Sunday.
Henry Williams is spending a cou.
pie Of days at his parents home al
Airlie. "
Mrs. DR.. Tyler Smith, Of Sheridan.
IS visiting her daughter, Mrs. f. J,
Craven.
Orders given on any store in town
engaged in other lines of business in
exchange for farm produce, at
Loughary's grocery store. st
Come and see Cherrington's latest
pictorial effects, carbons and the like.
and il you want fine photograph, sit
before his 3-A Dallmeyer lens. 2t
W. R. Craven arrived in Dallas.
Saturday, from a business trip to the
Coos Bay country. He will return to
his ranch on Salmon River in a few
days.
Wood choppers and wood contractors
wanted to cut wood for the Salem,
Falls City & Western Ry. Co. Apply
to the General Managers office,
Dallas, Or.
The Dallas-Salem stage now arrives
in Dallas daily at p. M, connecting
with the 20 passenger train for
Falls City; also connects with the
northbound train at Derry. If
New plumbing supplies of all kinds
at G. W. Vaughn's. Call up Mutual
Phone 1887 when you want the best
plumbing and timing. Estimates on
all work cheerfully furnished.
Mrs. G. M. Hall, talented elocu-
ZIONIST of st. Johns, Oregon, attended
the oratorical contest in Dallas, Fri
day night. While in this city, she
was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. w. F.
johnson and Miss Lillian McVicker.
The Women's Christian Temper
ance Union of Polk county will hold a
county convention in Dallas, May IA
and Is, in the auditorium Of the Meth
odist church. Miss Hammond, Of the
Chicago School Of Oratory, will read
before the convention.
At Champoeg next Thursday, May
2, will be celebrated the Gath annivers-
ary of the birth Of American civil gov
ernment on the Pacific coast. Hon.
F. X. Matthew, the only surviving
signer Of the treaty, still hale and
hearty, will be the guest Of honor.
March was a crackerjack for big
figures for butter-fat: Maple Leaf,
95ac per pound; Glover Leaf, 35.2c. !;
Pleasant Valley, 35c; Tillamook
Creamery, 374c. How's that for prof
table dairying? This is the highest
price ever paid for butter fat in Tilla-
nook. Headlight.
The knights of Pythias have set
May Is for the date on which to ded-
icate their new hall. Invitations are
to be issued to other lodges in this
and to the grand officers.
Knights throughout the
valley and several of the grand Off
GERS are expected to be in attendance.
May Is will be a red letter day for the
Knights Of Pythias in Independence.
West Side.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-04-30
Polk County Observer
rannl blanks y thIs ofIlce.

legal blanks at this Office.
Il D. Brown, for Abstracts. Notary
public; typewriting.
Mrs E. L. ingalls,, OF Portland, is
visiting friends in Dallas.
The OBSERVER Office wants the print
inc YOU are particular about.
Hon. D. 4. Keyt, Of Perrydale, was
business visitor In Dallas. Satur-
day.
Finest building lots in the city in
Tevens' Third Addition. See H. G.
Campbell.
Money of private parties to loan at
per cent on well-improved farms.
sIBLEY & EAKIN.
Miss Ambia Daniels, of McMinn-
vile, is a guest at the home of DR.. and
Mrs. H. L Toney.
m. Smith, of Luckiamute, visited
at the home OF his brother, J. d.
Smith, in Dallas, Sunday.
The OBSERVER wants live correspon-
dents at Ballston and Pedee. Write
us for further information.
County Clerk E. M. Smith issued
license to wed TO Aetna Johns and
Ruby E. Roberts, yesterday.
Patronize the new barber shop on
Main street. I. w. Reel, the proprietor,
guarantees flrst-class work.
Born, April 27, 1907, to Mr.. and Mrs.
L. R. PEBBLES, three miles southwest of
Dallas, 9-pound daughter.
Lots in Levens' Third Addition are
selling fast-lots, $3.50; $lOO cash;
time on balance. H. G. Campbell.
Mrs. J. G. Gaynor arrived home
Sunday evening from two weeks
visit with her son, Robert, in Hepp-
ner.
Quite lot of mohair was sold in
Jefferson, Saturday, at 20 cents. F. E.
Libby was the buyer. Jefferson Re-
view.
Dr.. H. L. Toney, dentist; graduate
of Ann Arbor, Michigan. Office up.
stairs Uglow building. Hours to 10
and to 5. Examinations free. Phone
46.
DR.. Mark Hayter will attend the
annual meeting OF the State Dental
Society in Portland. His Office will be
closed on Friday and Saturday Of this
week.
Newport is to have a skating rink
with a floor space 6Oxl26 and a circu-
lar wall around the skating area. The
rink will be we'll lighted with electric
lights and have modern conveniences.
The Frank Lucas farm OF 100 acres,
two miles north of Monmouth, was
sold Friday to F. Y. Mulkey for $4,000
and is being divided into smaller
tracts for fruit orchards and diversi-
fled farming.
Work on the excavation for the
basement of Oscar Hayter's new resi-
dence in south Dallas was commenced
this morning. The plans for the build
ing are still in the hands OF Architect
+. H. Morrison, but will be completed
in few days.
Mrs. Emma Belt left Sunday after
noon for Portland, where she will take
charge of the Angelus rooming house
on Sixth and Jefferson streets. Mrs.
Belt has lived in Dallas since her
early childhood and has many friends
who regret her departure.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-04-30
Colosseum Skating Rink.
THIS WEEK s PROGRAM.

41IAo " EEK . 7 KlbUOH5ANHs
Tuesday evening session. 80 p. m.
to 10 p. m. Band.
Thursday evening session. ;SOp. m,
to 10 p. m. Good music.
Saturday afternoon session. p. m.
to p m. evening session 7:SO p. m.
to 10 p m. until midnight. Band.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-23
WHAT'S THE USEP
To Pour I'm Coffee When 1t Acts as
Vicious Enemy.

To Pour I'm Coffee When 1t Acts az
a Vicious Enemy.
Fasters have gone without food for
many days at time but no one can go
without sleep. "For long time have
not been sleeping well, often lying
awake for two or three hours during
the night, but now l SLEEP 'und every
night and wake up refreshed and Wig
orous," says Calf. woman.
'Do you know why? It's because I
used to drink coffee, but l finally cut
it out and began using Postum. Twice
since then l have drank coffee and
both times I passed a sieepless night,
and so l am doubly convinced coffee
caused the trouble and Postum re-
moved it.
"My brother was in the habit Of
drinking coffee three times a day. He
was troubled with sour stomach and I
would often notice him getting soda
from the can to relieve the distress in
his stomach lately hardly day passed
without a dose of soda for relief
Finally he tried cup of Postum
and liked it SO well he gave up coffee
and since then has been drinking Pos
tum in its place, and says he has not
once been troubled with sour stomach"
Even after this lady's experience
with coffee her brother did not suspect
for time that coffee was causing his
sour stomach, but easily proved it.
Coffee is not suspected in thousands
Of cases just like this, but it's easily
proved. A ten days trial WORKS won
ders. There's a Reason"
Read the famous little book, THE
Road TO Wellville," in packages.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-23
When American Meets American

Tourists who do their touring abroad
in an automobile escape opprobrium
they are not called tourists but "auto-
mobiIists," or motorists" On. B. 1t is
not absolutely necessary to have an au-
tomobile for this; often the clothes alone
will suffice) That is the only escape;
for it is only in guide books and railway
posters that he escapes the adjective
lamnatory. He is called ''odious,' ''hor-
rid" low" etc. In this connection. one
of the strangest things in the world is
the infection with which some of our
countrymen speak the word american"
as if it meant something unpleasant OR
grotesque, and those who so use it are
not always eXpatriates.
Half Il dozen Americans stand at one
end of an aisle of Notre Dame in Paris,
another half dozen at the other end.
The two parties exchange glances of hos
tiIity at first sight.
Says a lady of the first half dozen:
THE place is spoiled. One can never
come here without finding a lot of Amer
jcansw
Says a lady of the second half dozen
with a SILVER: Let US go. Here, come
lot of Americans!"- Booth Harrington
in FyerybOdy'S.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-23
The InyiOlable Rule.

Joseph II. Choate. the famous lawyer,
adverted at a dinner i'll New York the
English club rule that no club servant
may ever, on any account, be tipped.
when I lived in London" said MIR.
based upon this rule.
There was a certain club which did
not permit gambling. but four members,
at a loss one night for something to do,
decided to have quiet game Of bridge
a small game-half a crown hundred,
or something of the sort.
$50 they sought out & secluded corner
and fell to. Soon, though, they noticed
one of the club walters lowering around
them, casting stern and suspicious
chances at their table. He was a veteran
waiter, a club landmark, and they grew
little alarmed. He might tell. Finally
they called the man over.
Joseph said the general. what you
suspect is true. We are gambling. And
we want you &c keep mum. After all,
Joseph, you have been with the club q
good while, and [ don't suppose this IS
the first time you have seen the rules
broken
General said Joseph quietly. I have
served the club for seven years and !
have seen, sir, every rule broken but
one
And what one is that?
The one, sir, against tipping the club
walters
Joseph then had the pleasure of see
ing that rule broken, too. San Antonio
Express.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-23
The Peril of Diogenes.

Three days after the statue of Diana
had been stolen from the temple, Haul
kei, the Athenian chief of police, sent for
Sleuthion, the detective assigned to the
case.
ANY clue?" he asked.
Well" said Sleuthion, Il have my
eagle eye on a chap called Diogenes.
think I'll run him in
Who is he?" asked the chief.
He is philosopher by occupation.
"a philosopher? All! There isn't
much money in that line of business. 1
can understand how a costly statue Of
Diana might come in handy to good
many philosophers"
'Where does he live?' asked the chief,
after some further thought.
In tub
In tub? Why does he live in IA
tub?'
''Well, my theory is that he is plan
ming an acquittal on the ground Of in
sanity, or maybe he wants people to be
lieve that he despises the comforts and
cOnveniences Of life and wouldn't know
what to do with money if he had it. If
we accuse him of stealing the statue re
may plead kleptomania.'
Il see. Any other suspicious circum-
stances?'
Yes. 1t is only day or two since
he was going around Athens in daylight
with q lantern looking for an honest
man."
THAT settles it. If he hasn't any more
confidence in human nature than that,
he must be crooked. Or, maybe, he is
some crank of Il reformer. Ii he is, Ia
just as soon run him i'll anyhow. But
you don't seem to have any evidence
to connect him with the theft of the
statue
''Well, no, not yet. l thought I'd get
my man first and my evidence after
ward.'
Good. There is a lot of detective
work done on that principle. jug him
without delay
And if the real culprit had not been
accidentally discovered shortly after
ward, there is no telling what might
have happened to Diogenes.-From The
Bohemian.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-23
COMMON SENSE

Aea9S most Intelligent people to use only
2ncfI}inoS of known composition. There
fore 1t is that DR.. Pierce'S medicines. the
nakef9\Qf WI ich print every ingredient
Pnterlng MAO them upon the bottle wrap
berS and ATTEST its correctness under oath,
are daily grSYing in favor. The COM
spoSition of Dr. Pierce's medicines is open
70 everybodyNDr. Pierce being DESTROYS
% having the search light of inyestiga-
Ton turned fully upon his formul@, being
Ac0ntdent that The 6efter the com poSItIon
% o.. IheS22 medicines IS knoWn the more
sg With their great Curative merits be recog-
Slzed Being wholly made of the active
snedIcInal principles extracted from ma
8tiye forest roots. by exact processes
kOrIginal with DR.. Pierce, and without the
faSe OF drop of alcohol, triple-refined and
zchemIcaily pure glycerine being used in
HfIead IN extracting and preserving the
curative virtues residing in the roots
employed, these medicines are entirely
slFee from the objection of doing harm
10y creating an appetite for either al
sc0hoHc beverages or habit forming
SufugS. Examine the formula on their
polite WrapporS-the same as sworn to by
sDr. Pierce, and you will find that his
sGo'den Medical Discovery" the great,
sI!ood-pur!Hcr, stomach tonic and bowel
FegUIator-thc medicine which, while not
recommended to cure consumption in it's
Iad'anced stages mo medicine will do that
pet docs care all those catarrhal condi-
|tlonS Of head and throat, weak stomach,
borpld liver and bronchial troubles, weak
bsNngS and hang-on-coughs, which, if neg
tSeIGd or badly treated lead up to and
lNHl2SIIy terminate in consumption.
lake the Golden Medical Discovery :"
rlI ll3c and it is not likely to disappoint
yyou Il only YOU give it a thorough and
g0T trial. Don't expect miracles. 1t
won do supernatural things. You must
eAerclSe your patience and persevere in its
\ use .' Tor reasonable length of time to get
I ns ' y! benefits. The ingredients of which
!. ~, fierce'S medicines are composed have
tne unqualified endorsement of scores of
ns stQIieal leaders-better than any amount
M i&y' or nOn-profeSsional. testimonials.
I neE are not given away to be expert
t trS3! with but are sold by all dealers in
A'euIIlneS at reasona bic prices.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-23
King Came to the Rescue.

At the time of the marriage of the
Crown Prince of Sweden, Miss Emma
Thursby the American singer, and Nine.
Christine Nilsson were appearing on al
ternate nights at the Royal theater at
Stockholm. Nine. Nillson would sing in
opera one night and Miss Thursby i'll
concert the next.
Both ladies were invited to the court
ball given by King Oskar in honor of the
Crown Prince and his bride, and both
wished to attend. But neither had a
court train, and they were at their wits
ends to know what to 90. Every dress
maker i'll Stockholm was busy night and
day; it was too late to order their trains
from Paris. Nine. Nilsson finally solved
the difficulty.
II will write to the King about it, y
she said. And she did.
Your most gracious majesty" she
wrote in her letter." Miss Thursby and
l have no flaps to wear to the court
ball What shall we do?'
Come without them; ,Oskar," was
the answer they got back the same day.
They went to the ball and had me-
morable time.-Philadelph Press.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-23
ny roPrURFD BY ITCHING.

4 ,..,ered Face and Feet-"Ould
p" mill Tired Out-speedy Cure
~ ~. hohy was about nine months old
i " she had rash on her face and
Her feet seemed to irritate her
i osppcially nights. They would
nor 10 be broken in her rest, and
I zines she would cry until she was
=, ant had heard of so many
=. by the Cuticura Remedies that
/ .n,br would give them trial. The
/ n7roment was noticeable in a few
g,,rs and before 1 had used one box
the Cuticura Ointment her feet
we'll and have never troubled her
E.o also used it to remove what
Known as cradle cap from her
~ and it worked like charm, as it
,nsod and healed the scalp at the
MO time. Mrs. Hattie Currier.
o,oaston, Me-. June 8, 1906"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-23
Poison Protectors.

Now that liquid air can be produced
for as little as five cents a gallon, it is be-
ing called into service to aid in smooth
ing out the difficulties in business life.
In ice factories and refrigerating plants
the fumes Of ammonia from broken
pipe are deadly poison, and many deaths
result from inhaling them. To leave the
breaks unstopped, means thousands of
dollars of loss. Several sorts of air caps
connected with the outside air by tubes
have been in use to enable workmen to
repair broken ammonia pipes. But the
latest. and it is said the most satisfac-
tory contrivance is a cap which fits over
with tank of liquid air carried on the
back. The liquid air evaporates, is
warmed enough to breathe in its passage
through the helmet. and leaves the work
men free to operate without fear of
breaking the air tube.-Toledo Blade
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-23
OUR PRIZE GUNNERs.
Remarkable Improvement Made by the
Pacific SQUADRON.

-. The result of the recent target nrac-
tlce shows a notable increase in the gen
eral efficiency Of American naval gnn-
ners. son
The scores which have Just been an
nounced indicate that this wear there
are ten star ships chose whose final
merit is at least So per cent, of that
OF the trophy winner of their class.
whereas last year there were only three
>, Last year the average final merit of
the ships was Ga per cent. of the highest
final merit, while this year it is II per
cent. 20
Another remarkable fact in connection
with the result is that the efficiency of
the Pacific squadron, which was the
smallest in final merit last year, is this
year the highest of all the squadrons.
The ships which compose the second
squadron of the Pacific fleet, and were
last year the Pacific squadron, under
command of Rear Admiral Swinburne,
won all that they could win-that is, the
cruiser, gunboat and torpedo boat tro-
phies
The battleship trophy, of course, went
to the Atlantic fleet, as there is no bat
tleship on the second squadron of the
Pacific fleet The final merit of Admiral
Swinburne's squadron is 20 per cent.
higher than that of the next highest
SQua drOn.-NaVy
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-23
Rread hV the Loaf.

rrorv one who remembers the funny
h 1:,ms he felt the first time he was
ee'i bsfore a large audience can readily
Rn2atGjze with Johnnie, . a n small 1Io; boy
Pbo was called upon in ot pes pes MONIES \ n es
T." the golden text. a union Sunday
lIoo IL Of several churches was being
E EI,IJ that morning, and some eleven hun
t t5J s~G6lars were present. To make the
t tIic >e.'J more impressive, it was decided
'9 Johnnie, an unusually bright,
law voiced lad of FIVE, repeat the gold
! @ text from the pulpit. The golden text
Do IN morning was, Il am the bread of
f H. When Johnnie reached the plat
1 1r,, and stood facing the great audi
sll" he was considerably frightened, and
t>y for nearly minute unable to say
, pTfhirg. Finally, with all the dignity
oSsibIc On the occasion, ne 9lurted OUT
am q loaf OF bread.'-Judges Ii
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-23
MIDSUMMER.

Daisies now a-glimmer
Der the meadows fair,
Sunbeams seethe and simmer
In the blinking air,
Watering places thrive with
Bathers at their play,
Atmosphere alive with
Insectivora.
Sunset visions ruddy
Daily now we see,
Thirsty mortals study
Pathology,
Man, aquatic growing,
Starched apparel shucks,
Makes a dainty showing
In the Guise of 'ducks."
Contrawise, web-footed
Creatures now advance
Weather promptings suited
To the form of pants"
And the whole creation
Has the habit made
To the designation
Ninety in the shade"
Boston Courier.