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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-09-10

Alva Morton visited in Dallas, Fri
day and Saturday.
Roscoe Ballantyne went to Portland
Friday, for short visit.
James Harris made a business visit
to Sheridan Junction, Sunday.
Fruit Inspector J. B. Num- went tc
Monmouth yesterday on business.
DR.. L. Pfandhoefer, of Falls City
was business visitor la Dallas, Fri.
day.
Miss Rebecca Gates has returned
from an extended stay in Newport and
Lebanon,
Glen Elkins has gone to Spokane to
take position as telephone lineman
in that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. V. Lynch returned
from visit at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Viggers in Portland, Sunday.
John Munson received a very pain
full injury on the head last week, by a
blow from the crank of hop press
that had gotten beyond control.
Miss Josephine Armstrong and her
mother, Mrs. G. Armstrong, have
returned from a vacation visit among
relatives in Corvallis and Eddyville,
and trip to Newport and other sea-
side resorts.
The body of Charles Jones, who was
drowned at klamath Falls last week,
was brought to Smithfeld, Sunday,
and inferred in the Brown cemetery
near that place. The young man was
son of John Jones, well-known
farmer of this county.
Chauncey L. Order, proprietor OF
the White Front grocery store has
offered the following prizes at the
School Childrens' Industrial Fair of
Polk County: For the best loaf of
bread made from White River -four, a
fine SO parlor lamp; for the second best
loaf, a $3.50 lamp.
Jesse and Walter Barham and
their friend, Curtis Anders, of Kenne-
wick, Washington, arrived in Dallas,
Sunday. The Messrs. Barham will
remain in this city with their father,
A. J. Barham. Mr.. Anders will
return to his home town after a few
weeks visit here.
County School Superintendent H. @.
Seymour visited District No. IS, in
Spring Valley, last week. They are
building a new 5000 school house,
which will be the finest in any
of the rural districts of this county
when completed. Mr.. Seymour says
that the children 10 that neighbor.
hood are active and enthusiastic in
their preparation for the coming
School Fair, and stand a good show
to carry off more than one of the
prizes.
Charles Gregory will succeed w. F.
Dyke as agent Of the McMinnville
mutual insurance company for Polk
county. Mr.. Gregory came up from
McMinnville and took charge of the
Office this week. Mr.. Dyke will be
transferred to Washington county,
with headquarters in Hillsboro. He
will also attend the Oregon law school
in Portland during the winter. Mr..
Dyke is capable insurance man,
and has doubled the business of the
McMinnville concern in Polk county
during his stay in Dallas. Mr.. Greg
ory, his successor, is a pleasant,
courteous young man, and is sure to
make many friends in his new terri
tory.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-09-10

Ralph Adams went to Portland on
business today.
Gus Woods, of Portland, is visiting
relatives in Dallas.
Hood Craven was business visitor
In Portland yesterday.
Mrs. Fl. P. Shriver returned from a
short visit in Portland yesterday.
Jack Sibley left today for a six
weeks visit at the home Of his mother
in Fairfield, Illinois.
Willis Simonton has sufficiently
recovered from his severe illness to
take his place in the store.
In runaway near Rickreall, yester-
day, Mrs. Henry Brown vas thrown
from the buggy and severely bruised.
Mrs. Fred West is visiting at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Launer.
Mr.. West will arrive here tomorrow,
and they will make their future home
in Dallas.
Mrs. Sarah Potter and daughter,
and John James and daughter, Mrs.
Sadie McCarter, of Portland, visited
at the home Of MIR. and Mrs. J. L. Col
lins, Sunday.
Mrs. George Muscott and daughter.
Kate, have returned from six weeks
visit in Iowa. Mrs. Muscott's brother,
Will Courtney, accompanied them to
Dallas and will remain in this state
for some time.
S. A. Ball, prominent hop raiser
Of the Ballston district, was in Dallas
yesterday. He says nearly all of the
hop meu in his neighborhood are
picking their crops. The yield is
much lighter than usual.
Roswell Shelly, a former Indepen-
dence merchant, is now located in
business at Carson, Wash. Several
months ago, he sold his store in the
Hood River valley to Harry Como
way. He still owns his fine tract of
orchard land near Hood River.
The Hood River Apple Growers
Union has sold it's coming crop Of
Gravensteins at $1.5O per box. 1t is
said that NJ o. Lownsdale has sold
his crop of Gravensteins this year at
SLIGO per box and thus upheld the
standard of price for the Willamette
Valley apple.
Conrad Stafrin and family returned
to Dallas, Friday, from an extended
visit with relatives and friends in
Nebraska. On the outward journey
they passed through California, Mex
leo, and several Of the Southern States,
and they made their return by way of
Colorado and the Central Pacific
states. Mr.. Stafrin says he found no
place on his trip that he preferred to
this state and town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn O. Holman
attended the celebration of the Goth
wedding anniversary of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Holman, honored
pioneers of YamhilL county, in
McMinnville last Friday. Mr.. and
Mrs. Holman were married near
Bethel in Polk county in 1S47, DR..
John Mcbride being the officiating
Mrs. Holman was a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn o.
Burnett. She is now II years old, and
her husband is IS. OF the ten children
born to this union, nine are still
living. No deaths have occurred in
the family for 473 years-a truly
record. The old people
are enjoying excellent health and are
spending their declining days sur
rounded by every comfort Of life.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-09-10

w. 7. Belcher, Of Falls City, was a
Dallas visitor Saturday.
George T. Gerlinger returned yester-
day from business trip to Salt Lake
City.
Fl. Hirschberg. of Independence.
was in Dallas, Sunday, on his way to
Portland.
Hon. John Bones, representative
from Yamhill county, was a Dallas
visitor Sunday.
Mrs. S. F. Murray OF Tacoma, has
been visiting at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. M. d. Ellis.
Wesley Young is slowly improving
in health and hopes are entertained
for his ultimate recovery.
Hon. j. H. Flower returned today
from Sacramento, where he has been
attending the Irrigation Congress.
j Frank Gillian, OF Pedee, was a
Dallas visitor yesterday. He and
Mrs. Gillian have just returned from
a trip to the upper Soda Springs
where they have been staying for her
health.
In endeavoring to stop a runaway
at the Willamette Valley sawmill yes
terday, Richard Walker, the driver of
| the team, was thrown across the
wagon tongue and severely bruised.
His injuries are not serious and he
will be able to resume bis work imme-
diately.
The Crider building on the cor
ner of Main and Oak streets has
been thoroughly renovated and
improved in various ways since the
removal Of Ray & Stoner to the Iron
Glad building on the next corner. At
present it will be used as store room
for this seasons hop crop.
The postoffice is to be moved from
its present location to the lot on Court
Street west Of Silas Orchards real
estate office. The lease on the land
where the postoffice now stands does
not expire until March, but Postmas-
ter Coad preferred to make the
change of location now rather than to
risk having to move in the muddy
season OF the springtime.
Smoke the Leader cigar,
SHETLAND &Son's Famous Ice Cream
at Ellis's.
Real estate-that's all. VANORsDEL
& BARHAM.
Try the La Fama and Leader cigars.
You will like them.
L. D. Brown, for Abstracts. Notary
Public; typewriting.
Ralph Adams sells furniture for
less than trust stores.
Come and list with the hustlers.
VANORsDEL y BARHAM.
Ask your dealer for the celebrated
La Fama cigar; none better.
The OBSERVER office wants the print
ing you are particular about.
For the best cigars and freshest
candies, call on Horace Webster.
The stage fare between Dallas and
Salem has been reduced to SO cents.
Patronize the new barber shop on
Main street. 7. W. Reel, the proprietor,
guarantees first class work.
Legal blanks at this office.
We can sell your farm or city prop
erty. BUTLER & DUNN. ct
Apprentices wanted at once or imme-
diately after hop picking at Mrs. Ella
J. Metzger's millinery store.
Smoke the La Fama cigar.
Legal Blanks for sale at this office.
Everything for that fishing trip at
W. r. Ellis
We can sell your real estate. VAN
ORsDEL & BARHAM.
I have on display a nice assortment
Of ''Spalding's" sporting goods. All
guaranteed. W. r. ELLIS.
The neatest Ice Cream parlors in
town and good service guaranteed. |
Give us trial. Ellis Confectionery.
I have secured competent help and
am prepared to do all kinds of quick
asr,Sx :
speciality. Bring your work to my
blacksmith shon navt to Too Smi+hi - |
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-09-10
Legal blanks at this office.

We have parties wanting small
fatms; perhaps you have the place
that will suit. BUTLER & DUNN. 2t
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as indicated in a previous communication

as indicated in a previous communication
from the Commissioners. 1t was decided
to inform the Commissioners that the
property owners are already on record as
desiring to donate all the ground neces-
sary on the several highways, and to
further enter into the subject at as early
a date as is possible.
Samuel Simms reported the need of adj
ditional electric lights along street hill.
and it was directed that the Commission
ers be asked to have them provided Sec
rotary Wilkinson announced the location
OF police patrol box at Sumner avenue
near the Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
A. w. Craig mentioned several cases
where street car passengers have been
compelled to pay their fare twice. He be-
iieved some system should be adopted for
the better protection of the passenger
and the railroad company than now ex-
lists, and suggested that each passenger
might be given a coupon on paying his
fare. 1t was voted to have the secretary
communicate with the various citizens
associations of the District regarding the
passage of some such regulation.
\ letter was read from the secretary of
the board of education regarding the con-
gested conditions in the Birney School.
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HILLsDALE CITIZENS MEET.
Discusses School Mat
tiers and Suggests Improvements.

CSAS anu SoSS SoSo ~ Wv
The Hillsdale Citizens Association met
last evening in Odd Fellows Hall, on
Sumner avenue. and adopted resolutions
calling for increased facilities for the
Hillsdale public schools. Rev. c. H.
Parker, who presented the resolutions, eX-
planned that the schools have grown to
such proportions to make the present
facilities entirely inadequate. There
are said Mr.. Parker. five hundred chill
dren crowded into the present buildings
with less than half of the necessary san
itary arrangements. Teachers and pupils
alike. it matters not how the weather
may be, must pass from this frame build
ing a distance of about seventy-five feet
to the main schoolhouse on the front. This
building is heated by several stoves placed
about, which, l think, render it quite dan
gerous as these stoves are liable to be
overturned and set the entire building on
fire and thereby cause terrible 'catas-
trophe and put. many of our homes in
ruins
1t was voted to call the attention of the
school board to the conditions at the
school. 1t was further voted to petition
the Commissioners to ask for an appro-
priation for new eight-room schooihouse
for Hillsdale, and that the present frame
annex to the Birney building be used only
as manual training school. There was
discussion about the probability of Sc
curing the early improvement of the
streets and roads in Barry farm. Sec
rotary r. L. Wilkinson read letter from
the Commissioners in which it was stated
that great deal of the property in Barry
farm runs to the, middle of the road, and
such land as lies within the roadway has
been taxed for a number of years. but
has been donated from time to time in
certain parts where subdivisions have
been prepared. 1t is intended. it was
stated in the letter to obtain other dona
tons, so that by the time the next ap
preparation is available it will probably be
possible to improve roads in Barry farm,
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HUGHES CLUB INCORPORATED
Governor Makes It Plain That He
Doesn't Seek Office.

NEW YORK. December 13.-Judge
Truax signed yesterday the certificate OF
incorporation of the Charles E. Hughes
Club, an organization started by some adj
mirers of the governor in the twenty-first
assembly district. Gov. Hughes wrote to
John w. Remmer of Gil West both
street, one of the incorporators, that while
he appreciated the support of his admin
istration shown by the incorporators and
welcomed support of the measures he rec
commended to the legislature he wished it
distinctly understood that he assumed no
responsibility for the action of any poiti-
cal organization. whether it used his name
or not, and that he did not wish to pro-
mote any effort to present him as a can
didate for any aoff1ce.
The incorporators have stated their pur-
pose briefly as the promotion of interest
in political affairs
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AE1ty Drudge DIsagrees With PF0TessOF JaWhaFd.
Any Drudge-"Proessor Jawfard says these the three
steps of human progress in the home He's way off The
first all right in their but they're far from
mixed blessings. The sewing machine made sewing
easier, but we've got OF to do. The gas stove
chores for the menolk, and makes cook all
hours. FelsNapha different. 1t work in half
the clothes and our health. The men can't
make wash often because it's twice easy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-13

Folks that wash the Fels-Naptha
way can iron the same day. You don't
use the wash-boiler when you use
Fels-Naptha You don't use hot water,
either The white clothes you simply
wet and soap with Fels-Naptha roll and
leave to soak about thirty minutes in
cool or lukewarm water
The colored things are washed
through heavy Fels-Naptha suds. Then
you just rub the clothes through and
rinse very thoroughly.
The work is soon DONE the wash is
cleaner and sweeter than it ever was
before and the clothes will last longer.
And wash-day doesn't turn the house
upside down. Nothing harmful in
Fels-Naptha, 1t cannot injure as do the
chemical washing powders and ordinary
laundry soaps
Look for the red and green wrapper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-13
Joint Meeting to Be Held.
Chicago Blue Laws.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
CHICAGO. December 13.-The blue law
Sunday of the most stringent type is to
be made political issue in Cook county,
if the plans of the United Societies for
Local lf-government, with more than
81, 900 members, are successful. officers
off the league contend that the Illinois
laws, if strictly enforced. will compel the
closing of theaters. barber shops and
restaurants, and will also prevent the
operation of street cars on Sunday. They
propose to conduct a campaign for the
enforcement of these laws
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-13
AWAITED THE RAIDERS.
Warm Reception Prepared for Night
Riders.

HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. December Is
Warlike preparations have been made
here following reports that night riders
were modifying ten miles from the city
preparing to return to Hopkinsvile and
burn the two remaining trust tobacco fac
tories and avenge one of the night riders,
said to have been killed by the sheriff S
posse.
Two hundred citizens were sworn in
by the sheriff to guard the town. and Gov.
Wilson sent company of militia. No
stack. however. was made. and the
presence of additional soldiers has re-
lieved the tension.
Fire Marshal Ayers yesterday. after
a conference with the governor re-
sumed investigation of the night riders
recent raid.
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accidents occur. Commissioner James f.
Sague- who has immediate Jurisdiction
over such matters, showed me bunch of
kilograms he had received this morning
from railway OFFICIALS. reporting accidents
that had occurred yesterday. And many
OF them were of the most trivial chara c.
ter. Mr.. Sague says that they have no.
titled the railway companies not to report
such trifles. For example one of the
street railways reported that-a woman
had fallen and muddied her dress when
stepping off car: a New York Central
superintendent reported that AN intoxi-
Gated passenger fell and cut his cheek.
and that the cook on a dining car scalded
his hand with hot grease as the train was
running around curve. Reports OF
broken trolley wires and derailments and
blockades on street car lines have been
expurgated from the rules. and only Sc
riouS accidents are to be reported here
after.
Investigation Of Accidents.
when the cause is not clear in the re-
port" said Mr.. Sague, "or an accident
seems to require investigation. We refer
the report to an inspector, who, after in
quiry. places the blame where it belongs
and makes such recommendation as he
thinks necessary, often suggesting changes
of operation or equipment. Upon receiv-
ing his report, if We think it necessary,
we hold a hearing; If not, We refer the
report to the railway company for it's in
formation and action If necessary. The
responsible officials have a chance to be
heard If they desire it, but so far they
have responded promptly and without OBJ
lection. There is a mistaken impression
about the attitude of the railway COM
panies. l don't believe anything worries
their officials so much as accidents, and,
so far as my experience has gone, they
have shown an appreciation of any help
that our inspectors have been able to give
them concerning defects in their equip
ment or the carelessness of their en-
ployes or other causes.
"They are also very prompt and thor
ough in taking hold of safety appliances.
Several of the roads under our jurisdic-
ton are spending large sums of money
in experiments of that kind. We keep in
touch with all such improvements. and
nave our inspectors test those which APP
pear practicable. We are watching with
interest the Investigations of the inter,
state commerce commission, and will
profit by their experience
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Mrs. Jane Corson Dead.

4 RICHMOND, Va, December 13.-Mrs.
Jane NJ. Corson, granddaughter of Gen.
John Burrows of the revolutionary army,
died yesterday at her home in Stafford
county, aged eightytwo years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-13

The New York drivers of the Borden
Milk Company threaten a strike Mon
day involving $50 men if the wages are not
adjusted so as to enable them to earn as
much as they were making before the
price of milk was increased.
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Different Conditions Abroad.

I asked Mr.. Sague why we had so many
railroad accidents in the United States in
comparison with England and other Eu-
ropean countries.
ours is a new country" he replied
Our railroad tracks are cheaply built,
compared with those of European coun-
tries, and they cost only about one-third
as much per mile Over there the tracks
are all fenced in and protected, and the
courts send men to Jail for trespassing
upon them. Then, again, we have very
few professional railway. men in this
country. Every American wants ad-
| vancement; every switchman wants to be
| a brakeman; every brakeman wants to be
a conductor. and every conductor wants
| to get better job, SO that few of them
stay long in the same place. In Europe
things are different. Railway service is a
profession and men are willing to remain
in the same positions during their entire
lives This makes them more careful and
more watchful, because they want to keep
their jobs. Then, again, the European
| railroads do not run so many trains, and,
with few exceptions, their schedules are
slower than ours; the cars are lighter,
| the trains are shorter and more easily
| handled. We have trains of eighty-five
| heavy freight cars reported to US; trains
| of seventy cars are frequent, and trans
of sixty cars are common, while in Eu-
| rope they never run more than twenty or
twenty-five light cars in train. 1t is abb
solutely necessary for our railroads to
make up big trains. They couldn't handle
their freight if they didn't. and the cost
would be double what it is now. AS a
rule. grade crossings are unknown in Eu-
| rope. We are abolishing them here. The
laws of this state require it, and provide
that the railroad company shall pay so
per cent of the cost, the town % per cent
and the state % per cent. The railways
are all anxious to obey the law. The
towns are rdody Also but the state is not,
because the legislature does not make
sufficient appropriations. Thus the rail-
way companies are held back from MAX
we got only 100000 to pay our share in
the cost of abolishing grade crossings,
| and that was promptly exhausted in the
electric zone upon the tracks of the New
Yorh Central, the Harlem and the New
Haven roads, just north of New York.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-08
MARSHAL'S SALE.

No 8,o-In the City Court of Shreve-
port, La: F. M. Rates VS.. Jesse
Richards.
By virtue of writ of feri facias, is
sued in the above entitled and num-
bered suit, by the Honorable R. D.
Webb, Judge the City Court, Shreve-
port. La. and to me directed, | have
seized and will sell at public auction, at
the Texas street front door of the court
house of Caddo Parish, between the
legal hours for sales, on
SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1907,
Three pair lace curtains, lot glassware
z nictures, 1 common table, folding
bed, iron bed, 8 mattresses, Q pillows
, ice box. | suit case, sideboard,
dresser. I kitchen safe, lot dishes, ex-
tension fable, 1 punch bowl, I COOK
stove. rifle, l lot cooking utensils,
toilet set, ! chairs, 2 easels, 7 shades,
lot mating.
Terms of sale cash, with beneht OF
o. P. OGILVIE,
~. a. City Marshal
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-08
plans have given the people Of Louis
lana lesson in clean politics which they
may we'll profit by.
SHOT BY A WOMAN
Charles Davis in the Hospital Seriously
Wounded-He May Recover

Between and 3 o'clock yesterday
morning Charles Davis, gambler, was
shot and seriously wounded by Beatrice
Greenfield, a resident of St. Paul bot
tom In substance the woman and the
man had been intimate, but it appears
that not long since Davis, as alleged,
held the woman while she was severely
chastised by regress, companion OF
Davis. but since then Beatrice Green
field has had no special regard for the
man who assaulted her yesterday morn
ing with a club. The woman, from all
reports and accounts which are reduced
to the minimum, acted in self-defenSe.
1t is true this woman is of the frall and
degenerate. but still she is woman and
unquestionably possessed of the right OF
resisting all assault upon her, Davis,
while a descendant of reputable parents,
has reputation discredtabe
At noon today it was announced from
the hospital that he was improving and
may recover.
The woman, Beatrice Greenfield, is in
Jail, being held on a charge of shooting
with intent to kill and murder Pending
the condition of Davis no bail will be
fixed The woman has employed Hon.
NJ C. Elstner to defend her.
Without prejudicing the case, it may
be said that the woman will not be con-
victed when tried by jury. Under the
circumstances the plea of selfdefense
will be sustained 1t would be in the
case of man. Why not in the case of
this woman?
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-08
THE MISSISSIPPI PRIMARY.

The State Executive Committee of the
Democratic party of Mississippi is in
session today at Jackson. Miss. On this
committee is devolved the duty of can
vassing and compiling the returns of the
last Thursday primary. The contest be-
tween Vardaman and Williams is SO
close that it may. in the interest of party
harmony. be suggested and devised to
have the contest between the senatorial
aspirants settled at the second primary
which is necessary to determine the IS
size of who is to be the nominees, who
were not nominated at the first primary
on August /.