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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-08-27
Oregon Agricultural College.

Opens September 27. Instruction
begins October 1st. Offers courses in
Agriculture, including Agronomy,
Animal Husbandry, Poultry Hus,
bandry, Horticulture; Forestry Civil
Mechanical, Electrical and Mining
Engineering; Commerce; Pharmacy
Domestic Science and Arts. Tuition
is free. For catalogues containing
full information regarding courses OF
study, equipment, etc, apply to
The Registrar,
S-27-9t Corvallis, Oregon.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-08-27

In every school district in Polk
county, little heads are busily plan,
ming and little hands are busily pre-
pairing exhibits for the second annual
School Children's Industrial Fair, &c
be held in Dallas, Friday and Satur.
day, September 81 and 2S. Encour.
aged by the excellence of the exhibits
last year, the bright boys and girls Of
the public schools are striving earn.
estly to make a still better display
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-08-27

A. J. BaTham has received a letter
from Grinnell, Collins & Company, Of
Minneapolis, requesting the names of
apple raisers in this locality and say
ing that they desire to purchase
several carloads of first-class apples.
Polk county has the apple raisers and
the first-class fruit, and will have
more Of both within the next few
years. Judging from the interest that
is being taken by the farmers. it will
not be long until the hills around
Dallas will be one vast apple orchard.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-08-27
WOOD FOR SALE.

Until further notice, the Willamette
Valley Lumber Company will sell
slabwood at the following prices:
FoUR-FooT WOOD
Slabwood, green, $1.25 per cord at
mill,
Slabwood, dry, $1.50 per cord at the
yard.
SHORT WOOD.
16-inch Block Wood, $1.75 per load
delivered.
16-inch Kindling, dry, So per load
delivered.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-08-27
Woodmen, Attention!

The Western Handle Manufacturing
Company are now purchasing Oak
Butts for ak handles. Cash on
delivery. Bring in your wood before
the rainy season.
Yours for business,
CHAS. A. HOFF, Mgr.
S-27-4t Dallas, Oregon.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-08-27
ColIectiOnsl

I have opened general Collection
Agency in Dallas and am prepared
to do collecting for any person, OF
firm, desiring work in this line. A
reasonable commission will be
charged. Your business Is respect
fully solicited.
L. D. BUTLER,
Dallas, Oregon.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-08-27


wonderfully successful in promptly curing
lame back, kidney. bladder, uric acid trou-
bles and Bright's Disease, which is the worst
form of kidney trouble.
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-ROot is not rec
commended for everything but If you have kid
ney, liver or bladder trouble It will be found
just the remedy you need. lthas been tested
in so many ways. in hospital work, in private
practice, among the helpless too poor to pur-
chase relief and has proved 50 successful in
every case that special arrangement has
been made by which all readers Of this paper
who have not already tried It, may have a
sample bottle sent free by mail, also a book
telling more about Swamp-Root and how to
find out fyou have kidney or bladder trouble.
When writing mention reading this generous
offer In this paper and EE0
send your address to rIl ~ e ..:ssssss
DR.. Kilmer & Co., ,Bing- lsss lsss -. ~
hamton, N. Y. The -lsl. = l..s =
regular fifty cent and Home OF sTamp-ROot
dollar sizes are sold by all good druggists.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-08-27
order Your SIabwood.

Persons desiring slabwood for win
ter use are urged to place their orders
before the rainy season begins. Order
now and avoid the rush later on.
Leave orders at Webster's confection-
cry store. w. D. MATHEWS. 8-13-St
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-08-27
Bartlett pears Wanted.

Wanted by Springbrook Canning
Company, 5000 bushels of Bartlett
pears, to be delivered in Dallas. For
prices write OF phone to J. B. NUM-,
Agent for Company. 2t
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-08-27
Farmers, AttentIOnI

We are now prepared to furnish both
Rough and Dressed Lumber OF all
kinds to the local trade. Mill located
one mile from Bridgeport, on Grant
creek. Polk COUNTY LUMBER Co.
If Address Falls City, Ore.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-08-27
u CENTS FOR WHEAT.

Our warehouse is now ready for the
new wheat crop, and we are in a posi-
tion to handle your wheat better than
it has ever been handled before. We
will pay 70 cents a bushel for the new
crop. Come and see us for your sacks
We want your business, and will guar
antee you good treatment.
DALLAS FIGURING MILL,
Sweeney Bros, Proprietors.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-08-27

The good friends of the Monmouth
Normal school have put up enough
money to start with, and have enough
in sight to run a year. The state will
re-adopt that school, as it should, as
soon as it has a chance. Salem
Statesman.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-08-27
Strayed.

A red-and-white milk COW, without
horns; right hip knocked down.
Please telephone any information to
William Ford, Falls City.
J. D. CAMERON,
s-27-tf Falls City, Or.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-08-27

cures made by DR..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root,
the great kidney, liver
and bladder remedy.
1t is the great medi-
cal altriumph Of the nine
teenth century; dis
covered after years oi
scientific research by
DR.. Kilmer, the emf.
nent kidney and blad-
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-08-27
Wanted. Oak Wood.

Strictly f1rst-class oak butts for ak
handles; cash on delivery. Address
WESTERN HANDLE MANUFACTURING Co.,
s-27-lt Chas. A, Hoff, Mgr,
Dallas. Or.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-08-27
100000 to Loan.

I want to loan 100000 at six per
cent on improved farm lands in Polk
county, in sums of $3.50 to $4,000.
8-20-tf J. L. COLLINS.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-08-27
Lost.

Lost in Dallas, a heavy gold seal
ring; initials ''R. B. M" Leave at
this office and receive liberal reward.
8-23-1m
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-08-27
Eor Sale.

Modern, new, story and one half
house, near Postoffice. $1,000 cash ;
balance, terms to suit purchaser.
Address, P. o. Box Sl1, city. s-1S-tf
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-08-27
lncubator For Sale.

One hot-water incubator, 225-egg
size; also, one brooder for same !;
cheap for cash almost new. Address,
P. o. Box sll, city. S;ls-tf
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-08-27

Q acres Of land belonging to the
| Embree heirs. Located 3 mile south
of Willamette Valley sawmill. Apply
to John B. Embree T-2S-tf
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-08-27
Wanted.

Prices on 80 tons Of good cheat hay
and 1000 bushels of oats, delivered to
our mill. DALLAS LUMBER COMPANY.
scott
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-08-27
Found,

In Dallas, a small silver watch.
Pay for this notice and apply to G. o.
Grant. 6-27-tf
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-08-27
Fir Wood Wanted.

From 200 to 500 cords of dry fir wood
wanted. Apply to Salem, Falls City
& Western Railway Co.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-08-27
Oak Posts For Sale.

White oak posts for sale. CoCHRANE
& BLACK, Mutual phone Black 54. If
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-08-27
Ear SaIe.

Choice fresh COW for sale. Inquire
OF w. D. CALKINs. Bell Phone ass. tt
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-08-27
Cow For Sale.

A young, full-blood jersey COW
fresh this month. 0. Z. DENNIS.
1921
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-08-27
For Sale or Rent.

Clarendon piano for sale or rent.
Apply at this office. S-20-tf
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-08-27
Hoo Farm Wanted.

Will trade modern, new eight-room
house for hop farm, balance cash.
Address, p. o. Box 81, city. S-lS-ti
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-08-27
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
BUSINESS LOCALS.

DR.. Hayter. Dentist. Office over
Wilson's S Drug Store. Dallas. Oregon.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-08-27
1t is not Economy

To do the family washing
at home. When you figure
up the cost of water, soap,
starch, extra fire and time,
and most Of all the mess and
trouble that it makes, and
compare it with our price Of
6 cents a pound, washed,
starched and dried and 25
cents a dozen for flat pieces,
you will see that you can't
afford to wash at home.
Send your washing to the
DdlIdSStedm Laundry
Phones. Mutual. 1877, Bell, 2OJ
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-08-27
DO YOU GET UP
WITH A LAME BACK /?
Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable.

Almost everybody who reads the news
papers is sure 10 know Of the wonderful
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-03
And begin to patch up thy old body for heaven.
 -2 King Henry w.
Oklahoma a Southern State

On November 16 a new white star will appear on all true flags. Star No 46 will then appear on a blue field, for the President has said that he will then sign Oklahoma's constitution and issue the customary proclamation. He declines to keep No. 46 out because 1t is full of democrats. He is content to do his plain duty, letting the peo- pie of the new state have whatever constitution suits them best.
 Since 1863 no state has been ad- mitted south of the Missouri compro- mise line except West Virginia, and the admission of that state was a war measure. Not in A years has a south ern state been admitted, and Oklaho- ma is easily southern, for it is full of democrats and it is full of cotton. The new state will make this year just about as much cotton as Alabama does, and in its congressional delega- tion there will be but one republican, one out of seven
 Oklahoma was kept out of the union a long time because of it's democratic leanings, and it should be a matter of oongratulation that the President has the courage to ignore the pleas of par tisanship, for plenty of men have asked him to refuse to sign the states new constitution. That constitution is in every respect sound and good. It is modern and radical, but it is no more modern and radical than are the peo- pie who made it and who are to live under it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-03

as our foundry irons are wanted and open-hearth rails are keenly contested for, this district will remain hopeful and busy.
 But the truth is, there is returning confidence throughout the industry, and this confidence is in part due to the reassuring nature of the steel trusts report. That great corporation not only declared its regular dividend, but it reported that the orders on it's books totaled 6,425,OO0 tons. This total appears despite the fact that tis Bessemer rails are under cloud
 There may come a degree of less ened activity in the iron and steel in- dustry, but that degree will come in orderly manner, and it will perhaps find compensatIons in needed repairs and in more economical processes of production, including some solution of the labor problem, which has been a source of perplexity a long time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-03
Tn the Iron Industry

There is some hesitation in the iron and steel industry-some recognition that the great commercial metal will share in the slowing down that is taking place, but prices are not demor- alized, nor is production to be greatly Iessened. There are only SS,000 tons of iron on hand, and the furnaces in blast will be needed in order 10 fill the con tracts of the closing quarter of the year. Those contracts are as q rule as active and animate as they were when first made. This is why iron refuses to slump as stocks have done. Iron is not slumping at all. It may be irregular, and waiting for the turn of the tide, and for orders covering the first quarter of the new year, but prices are after all pretty well main tained.
 In this district the demand for open. hearth rails will not permit a recess at Ensley's famous plant and foundry on will 5e in good demand. So long
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-03
Three Southern Governors

The much-heralded meeting of the three governors at Atlanta has taken place. The governor of South Caro- lima was not present, and Governor Glenn of North Carolina and history aeould not therefore repeat themselves. The three governors and their legal staffs no doubt proceeded to do busi- ness, but the nature of that business is officially withheld so far as details" are concerned, for over their official signatures the three governors de- clare: "The details of our conference we do not consider it desirable to make public at this time"
 But after all; the conference must have been largely academic The leg islatures of Georgia and North Caro- lima are not in session, and will not soon be. The Alabama legislature alone is about to meet, and one legis- lature does not make a general rate law summer. Then, too, North Caro- lima has 2A cents a mile passenger rate that no governor or conference of governors can alter, while Georgia has graduated rate ranging from 2 cents a mile to cents. The adoption of uniform fiat rate may be desir- able, but conference could not do more than to pass resolutions concern ing it, and be generally speaking aca- demic.
 The best way to ascertain what the governors in Atlanta did is to watch the administration bills as they are introduced when the legislature of Ala bama meets next Thursday. They will tell the story of the conference more definitely than the three governors or any one of them is willing to tell it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-03
Conditions Cheerinu

New York financial conditions are improving every day and are now ap- preaching normal. In business circles outside of New York the banks have been all along exceptionally strong and but for the temporary inability of the financial metropolis to ship currency in response to the demands of their correspondents local condi- tions would have remained unchanged. As it is most excellent and business like means of relief is found in the issuance of cashiers checks and New York exchange pay checks in amounts ranging from $1 to $50. The latter will be used especially to meet the payrolls of corporations which deposit in local banks New York exchange in large sums.
 The cashiers checks have been in circulation in the Birmingham district for several days past, and merchants and others are eager to receive them at their face value. They are prac- tically as good as gold; virtually as good as any circulating medium that we call money. They represent money and will be redeemed dollar for dollar. Wage earners who are unfamiliar with any medium of exchange except coin or paper bills will soon come to under stand that the checks issued by Bir- mingham banks have the same pur- chasing power as cash.
 It is reported that in some of the towns of the Birmingham district shyster brokers and shyster merchants are taking advantage of ignorant peo- pie and are inducing them to part with cashiers checks at S5 cents, and even 80 cents, on the dollar. Such heartless practice cannot be too severely con- demned
 This is time for every citizen of the district to stand shoulder to shoul- der Birmingham was never in better shape than now; the banks were never so strong. Every business man feels this to be true He knows it, and he should exert his best efforts to prevent the crafty from imposing on the in- nocent and the ignorant. If every dollar of cash were temporarily with drawn from circulation in this section we would continue to prosper so long as cashiers checks and New York ex- change were in hand.
 Conditions, local and general, are indeed cheering, and they will grow brighter and brighter as the public tomes to appreciate fully how solid the country really is and how little room there is for complaint.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-03
Politics This Week

This week promises to be given The state elections of the year will be held on Tuesday and on Thursday the legislature of Alabama will meet in extra session, Public opinion is di- vided over the wisdom of an extra session, but no one doubts it's inter est or it's possibilities.
 All the way from Texas to Virginia inclusive there is determination that state laws shall no longer be held up by inferior federal judges. h Louisiana this has been made a sub ject to be considered at an extra ses- sion that will run concurrently with an extra session in this state. There is widespread feeling that the SUI preme court of the United States, chiefly consisting of republicans, will uphold the injunctive process, and this leads each state in the south to look towards the domestication of all cor porations doing business in it. The method was long ago tried in Texas and in other states, and its object is to compel all corporations to bring and to keep their suits in state courts until they are ready to jump them to the United States supreme court. There is really no reason why they should not do this as matter of choice and couciliation, but for some reason not explained they prefer 10 ignore the courts of state aud to be content in the lower federal courts The wis dom of this policy Is not shared by such companies as the Pennsylvania or by scarcely any other great north ern company. It is trouble largely southern and local.
 If the treatment of the railroad problem does not arouse public inter- est, the handling of the prohibition issue certainly will, for beyond doubt the house will pass state pro hibition bill. The senate may not be so ready to commit the state to prohi bition. including possibly reluctant
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-03
A QUEER RAILROAD ORDER.

From the Argonaut.
 The director of the Transcaucasian rail way, Colonel Neigebauer, has issued the following curious order: 'ln the course of six months of the current year 50 officials of the Transcaucasian line have perished by violent deaths. Ten among them were of the highest ranks in the service and 20 in the lowest ranks, AL though it has now become customary to ascribe these appalling murders to revolutionary organizations. there are grounds for suspecting a majority have been caused by desire to see situations vacant. In order that such villamous pro oeedings may bring no profit to their au- thors, l have found it necessary to or der that all vacancies on the lIe which have resulted from officials having suf- fered violent deaths shall not be filled by candidates from among local officials. but by persons transferred from the railways in European Russia. I give this notice as a guide to future action.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-03
Didn't Need Money.

"One of the most amusing things In connection with financial conditions came to my observation day or two ago. said Leo K. Steiner, the banker.
 "A hard working and well-off miner came to the bank door and peeped in. l bade him enter. The man has several thousand dollars on deposit with our con- cern, and as he calls only at regular in- tervals-every six months-for the purpose of making a deposit and having his inter- est entered in his book I expressed sur prise at seeing him at this time.
 "'wen, it is just this: I came to the city to see if the banks were still doing business as usual; and I see they are.' I explained the situation to him, and being an intelligent man, he took it in at once.
 'I said to him. Notwithstanding the currency stringency, if you need few hundred dollars I will let you have it.. He laughed and said I do not want any cash. I have money in my pocket. If were to draw money out of bank I would not know what to do with it. just came to satisfy myself that everything was all right
 q will say, incidentally continued MT. Steiner, that the monetary situation is improving steadily. People should not compare conditions today with the dis turbance in 1893. In 1893 the banks here were weak in assets. Today their re- sources are not only abundantly ade- quate, but they are in exceptionally strong shape. There is not the slightest thing to worry about
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-03
Handbook for lmmiqrants.

q think that a great service would be done to this country and to the new ly arrived immigrant as we'll if a small book containing the clements of Ameri- can institutions and the duties of citi- zens was presented to each immigrant as he arrives" said a man who came to the United States about ten years ago.
 "The reason why so many immigrants fail to adopt American ways and GUS toms is because they do not know them, nor is there anyone to tell them. They naturally follow the customs they have been used to all their lives and in so doing may violate laws of which they are entirely ignorant
 'When l landed in New York the first thing I received was copy of the New Testament. issued by some society in New York. At that time l could not read the book as 1t was printed in English. but have often thought since that the United States government might take a lesson from the society that distributes Bibles and prepare a simple set of laws and rules for the guidance of the foreigner.
 Foreigners in European countries are always treated with great consid- eration if they inadvertently violate a law, but in America it is said that ignorance of the law is no excuse and vet nothing is done to relieve the con- dtion of ignorance in which foreigners find themselves for the first couple of years
 "A little book of the sort l have just mentioned, published in the language of the immigrant would help to solve the immigration problem.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-03
PROHIBITION IN ALABAMA.

From the Washington Herald.
 That the prohibition movement in the south is well founded in public senti- ment would seem to be the lesson of the election which has just made the Ala bama county in which Birmingham is located "dry" by a majority of approx imately 1860. Although the anti-prohibi- tionists carried the city of Birmingham proper by s02 votes, Greater Birmingham went dry. showing a preponderance of prohibition sentiment in the suburban or home districts. It Is noticeable, too. that the antis carried only about one out of every four voting precincts
 'The greatest labor city in the south, ' says the Birmingham. Age-Herald. has decided to try prohibition. and upon the experiment will depend the success of the movement" The Age Herald, which has opposed prohibition, comedies that the result in Jefferson county means state prohibition iu Alabama, and pos sibly in other southern states. II will be serious matter financially for Bir- mingham Its income from liquor licenses is about s120.000 annually, and the loss of revenue from this source will have to be made up by an increase in taxation But the people of Birmingham are trying to make the best of it, as they did in Atlanta, and The Age-Herald urges everybody to get together in uphoding the authorities in carrying out the new order of things.
 As the success of prohibition lies in inforcement of the law. The Age-Herald urges that Birmingham adopt the com mission plan of government, as more eff fective than the present one. so that one revolution may lead to another. 1t will undoubtedly require a municipal govern ment of somewhat different order from those we have yet produced in this coun- try to utterly wipe out the liquor traffic in misunderstanding city like nirming- ham