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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-01-21
PRETTY FAWN EXHIBITED
Pet Deer Belonging to Oakdale Boy
Attracts Much Attention at
Goat Show.

One Of the most interesting exhibits
at the Goat Show, although it could be
classed with none of the entries Of
domestic animals, was 6-months-old
fawn entered by L. M. Dennis, a son
Of 0. E. Dennis, residing near Dallas.
The little animal was a trifie larger
than a goat, and beautifully formed.
1t was perfectly tame and crowded up
close to the wall of its pen to receive
the caresses from the hands Of the
throng that crowded around to look at
it. Although noprize had been offered,
the judges decided that it was only
fair that it be awarded blue ribbon,
and throughout the remainder Of the
show the fawn wore its decoration
with the grace of one born to patrician
rank.
1t was caught when very small
carefully raised by hand, and has
now developed so great an affection
for its young master that it would, II
permitted, follow him everywhere with
the persistency of Mary's lamb, cele-
brated in the verses of the famous
nursery rhymester.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-01-21

Mrs. S. P. Riggs went to Portland
this afternoon for short visit.
John Olin left for Vancouver this
afternoon for a visit with his family.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Royal, who have
been visiting friends in Dallas, left
for Springfield today.
Lost-in Dallas, college class pin
with initials "F. H. S." Return to
this office and receive reward.
The OBSERVER job printing office-a
city printing plant in the best country
town in Oregon.
James Kirkpatrick, former Dallas
boy, was married in Los Angeles last
week, his bride being resident of the
same city.
Invitations are out for a skating
party to be given at the Colosseum
Rink, Friday night, by the Jolly
Fellows Skating Club.
Mrs. U. s. Grant, of this city, and
T. A. Riggs, of Monmouth, we're called
to Portland, Friday by the serious ILL
ness Of Mrs. Grants brother, Jap r.
Miller.
Hon. J. D. Lee, one Of Dallas early
merchants, but for many years a res
ident of Portland, was a visitor in
the city over Sunday. He greatly
enjoyed his visit with his old-time
neighbors and friends.
Only two bids were received by the
County Court for the publication OF
the notice of tax sale. V. P. Fiske, Of
the Itemizer, and E. Ralston, of the
independence West Side, were the
bidders. After considering the bids,
the Court rejected both, giving as it's
reason that each was in excess OF the
compensation allowed by law.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-01-21
CANNERY ASSURED
Fruit Raisers of Dallas Subscribe
Literally For the Support of the
Enterprise.

A fruit cannery for Dallas is now
practically assured The Horticul-
tural Society, after hearing the report
of the cannery committee at it's called
meeting Saturday afternoon decided at
last to establish this industry in Dali
las, and instructed the committee to
begin soliciting forthe sale Of stock in
the company which will be organized
Immediately.
The purpose Of the association is to
make the enterprise purely local and
to sell stock only among the fruit
raisers Of Dallasand vicinity. In this
way double interest in the success of
the cannery will be assured-that of
the farmer seeking constant and
ready market for his produce, and of
the business man laboring for the
benefit of the company in which he
holds shares of stock.
The plan has met with the ready
approval of all, as is shown by the
ldCb JIldI buO llulb lICu VIM WOAO
approached on the subject, subscribed
sum of nearly $4OO before the close
of the same day in which it was
decided toorganize the company and
build cannery. The committee has
continued the work of solicitation
with unceasing diligence and uniform
success during the past two days, and
it is believed that sufficient sum will
be subscribed before the end Of the
present week.
o. H. Cobb has offered to turn over
his wagon shop in North Dallas to the
company to be converted into a can
merry building. II his proposition is
accepted this will make an ideal loca-
tion, as it is situated near the rail-
road, and it will be an easy matter to
load the produce upon the cars for
shipment direct from the cannery.
1t is also proposed to build a pack
ing and finishing house in Dallas for
the handling of the enormous prune
crop of this locality, as we'll as the
packing OF apples and other fruit for
shipment to the Eastern markets.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-01-21

Cass Riggs returned from a trip to
Bellingham, Wash, last week. He
says business is not SO lively in the
Sound country as in Oregon. He
reports Frank Gibson to be slowly
improving from a long and serious
illness of pneumonia at his home In
Bellingham.
Hon. G. w. Myer attended a meet
ing of the Democratic State Central
Committee in Portland, Saturday. The
committee indorsed Bryan for Presi-
and decided to hold the State Conven-
ton in Portland on April Polk
County will be entitled to six delegates
in the convention.
DR.. W. B. Morse, of the State Board
of Health, has just completed an
inspection of the State Insane Asylum.
Speaking of DR.. Steiner, the new
Superintendent, DR.. Morse says: "He
seems to have the best interests Of those
under him at heart, and I predict for
him a very successful administra-
tion."
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-01-21
BAND FOR DALLAS
Verne Bartlett, a Skilled Director,
Will Organize Fine Concert
Orchestra.

Verne Bartlett will organize the con-
cert band which he has planned for
this city as coon as he can secure
enough men to begin practising. Mr..
Bartlett is skilled director and
thoroughly acquainted with all Of the
important instruments that go to
make up band. 1t is his purpose to
begin with the rudiments and lead up
rapidly and directly to the more intri-
cate music, and he maintains that he
will be able to have the band playing
the higher class of compositions with
in two months after beginning his
instructions, even though half Of the
bandmen were practically ignorant Of
music when they started in.
Mr. Bartlett has secured the agency
for the instruments put out by the
Holton Instrument House, and will
be able to furnish instruments to the
band men at the lowest possible rates
either on cash payments or on pay
ment of monthly installments.
Those desiring to join this band may
communicate as soon as possible with
Mr.. Bartlett Those who already play
band instruments will be especially
desirable for membership, but prev
ious knowledge of music is not abso-
lutely necessary and the organization
will be open to all who desire to join.
The band will consist Of 2s pieces
and will be made up as follows: four
cornets five B-fiat clarinets, four sax
ophones, oboe, bassoon, baritone, two
bases, four melaphoues, two slide
trombones, E-flat clarinet, flute and
piccolo and two drums.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-01-21
SHORT SESSION OF COURT
Judge Burnett DispOses Of Docket in
One Hour and Thirty Minutes
by the Watch.

The special session OF the Circuit
Court held in Dallas yesterday by
Judge Burnett, was record breaker
both in the amount of work completed
and in the shortness of its duration
Although the docket was long, there
was only one hour and thirty minutes
between the time court was called tc
order, and the time that the last case
on the docket was checked off and the
court dismissed.
The DEGREES of the court we're as fol-
lows:
B. J. Bowen VS.. Howard D. and
A. D. Goodfellow, action on note John
Bayne for plff., F. A. Turner for deft.
Confined.
White Sewing Machine Co. VS.. L. D.
Daniel, action for money; J. L. Col
Inns for plff, L. D. Brown for deft.
Continued.
J. L. Tomlinson VS.. G. A. Smell,
action for money; N M. Newport for
plff. Continued.
Petitions for naturalization of
Thomas Elliott, William Biienski and
Robert McCrae. Continued.
State of Oregon VS. e. M. Young,
assault; O. L. McNary for plff, John
Carson and Oscar Hayter for deft.
Continued.
State OF Oregon VS. Thomas Sullivan,
selling liquor to minor; @. L. McNary
for plff, Webster Holmes for deft.
Defendant fined $50; admitted to bail
ing'appeal.
School District No. 81 VS.. School
District No. 80, action for money /;
A. .. Condit for plff. Judgment for
plaintiff.
A. W. Cooper VS.. William and Mar
garet Milledge, confirmation Oscar
Hayter for plff. Sale confirmed
Falls City Lumber Co. VS.. J. M.
Grant, action for possession of prop
erty or money Oscar Hayter for plff.
Default and judgment.
+ Polk County Lumber Co. VS.. J. T.
Chamberlain, action for possession of
property or money; Oscar Hayter for
plff. Settled.
L. Rice VS.. J. E. Wilson, action for
money; B. F. Jones for plff. Settled.
s. E. Trask VS.. F. A. Lucas, action
for money; Oscar Hayter for plff,
Sibley & Eakin for deft. Non-suit on
motion of plaintiff.
0. P. Low VS.. G. N. Phillips, con-
firmation; Oscar Hayter for plff.
Continued.
Thomas Kinchin vs.. B. Pickens,
action for damages; Oscar Hayter
for plff. Continued.
J. A. Harps Mfg. Go. VS. T. A. Riggs,
action for money; F. A. Turner for
plff. Continued.
State of Oregon VS.. @. H. Fieldon,
larceny; J. H. McNary for plff.
Defendant pleaded guilty; sentenced
to Imprisonment for one year and
four months, but released on parole.
State Of Oregon VS.. J. W. White and
Carrie Englehart, lewd cohabitation
j. H. McNary for plff. Not true
information filed; defendants dis
charged.
State of Oregon VS. Emmit Kimber-
ling and Frances M. Franklin, lewd
cohabitation j. H. McNary for plff,
Same order as above.
State Of Oregon VS. Sephus Upton,
assault with a dangerous weapon
J. H. McNary for plff. Same order as
above.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-01-21
COURT HOUSE NOTES
Items of Interest From the Records
in the County Offices
Briefly Told.
PROBATE.

Estate Of A.. j. Byers deceased-fnal
account heard and approved; admin
lstrator discharged.
Estate OF F. M. McElfresh-same
order.
Guardianship of Myrtle Withrow
and Harold H. Withrow, minors
Mary Fl. Withrow appointed guardian.
Estate Of Joseph Suver, deceased
final account approved and admins
traitor discharged.
Estate Of David Peters, deceased
report of sale of real estate filed and
set for hearing February 4, at 10
o'clock A. M.
Estate of Andrew Riggs, deceased
final discharge ordered.
REAL ESTATE.
u McBee ct ux to w W Bird, 20
acres, IS S, r 5 W, $1,000.
WE Williams ct ux to A R Lewis,
lots in Airlie, 500.
PS Hillet ux to w Heiny, 20 acres,
6 s, 6 W, $500.
VIII Craven ct al to W FCampbell,
lots in Independence, $2975.
CIV Hinkle ct TX to W H Craven ct
al, land in Independence, $2375.
&c Thurston ct ux to @ E Herren,
70 acres, t S, 5~w, $4,000.
Fl d Whitman ct ux to Sarah J
Ground, lots in Monmouth, $500.
Fannie Brown and hd to Isaac Phil
lips, lot in Dallas, 5000.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-01-21

Old-time residents Of Polk county
will be grieved to learn Of the death Of
DR.. L. L. Rowland, which occurred in
Salem last Saturday. DR.. Rowland
came to Oregon in 1874, and settled in
Polk county. He helped to organize
Bethel college, and was afterwards
President Of the Christian college at
Monmouth. He was Oregon's first
Superintendent Of Public instruction,
and served as Superintendent Of the
Insane Asylum for four years. DR..
Rowland was a good man, and had
many warm friends throughout the
state.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-01-21
Ed Biddle went to Portland yester-

! Ed Biddle went to Portland yester.
day on business.
+. H. Morrison went to Portland
this afternoon on business.
W. J. White went to Portland yester.
day for short business visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Mehrling, of Falls
City, were Dallas visitors Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Ellis, of Fails
City, were visitors in Dallas, Friday.
Mrs. H. H. Dunkelberger and Miss
Eta Brown are visiting relatives in
Brownsville.
A. BarhamNreturned today from a
short visit at his former home in Ken
ewick, Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. D. Hutton, of Port
land, visited at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. A. Stiles last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph sturgis. of
Portland, visited at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. @. Cough last week.
Fred B. West went to Falls City
last week and took the position as
operator Of the electric light plant.
The Rev. Albert Thomas, of Mt.
Angel College, visited his friend L.
Gerlinger Jr. in Dallas last week.
Julian Byrd, editor Of the Burns
Herald, in Harvey county, visited at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs F. J. Coad,
Sunday.
J. W. Ayres and Mrs. Alpha Frank.
of McMinnville, were visitors at the
home of Mr.. Ayres' son, W. A. Ayres,
Friday and Saturday.
Mrs. G. L. Hawkins, of Dallas, is
visiting this week in the city at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. M. E. Hen
bricks. .-McMinnville Telephone Reg
lister.
Prof. A. M. Sanders, superintendent
of the Albany schools, and Senator
0. P. Coshow, of Roseburg, were
defending their homesteads in the East
Umpqua precinct, in contest in the
U. s. land office last week, says the
Roseburg Review.
Those from the Masonic Lodge in
Dallas who attended the big reunion
Of the Masons in Portland last week |
we're r. E. Williams, G. N. Cher
rington, Conrad Stafrin, DR.. Mark
Hayter and E. G. kirkpatrick.
Professor E. r. Moon, skillful elo-
cutionist, entertained large crowd at
the Christian Church last night with
an excellent recital, including read
Ings Of every class ranging from
broad comedy to the deepest tragedy.
Professor Moon is master of his art
and has every device for the alnuse-
nent of critical audience thoroughly
within his grasp.
MISS d ulld NULL WCS bdh6u W IOIJ- |
and this morning to the Mt. Tabor
where she will receive
electrical treatment. She has been
severely ill for long time and it is
hoped that this treatment may afford
Ter some relief. Her mother, Mrs.
+. B. Num-, accompanied her and will
remain with her during her stay in
Portland.
County School Superintendent H. G.
seymour reports that the school meet
ng held in Mccoy. Saturday, was
most successful. the attendance being
ar greater than any had expected.
The parents, teachers and school child
EN- of that district are showing great
interest in the Industrial Fair and are
together admirably to secure
he best possible exhibits for the ses-
ion to be held next September. |
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-01-21
Polk County Observer

or Wick, of Falls City, is visiting
in Dallas.
E. Upton, of Falls City, was a
dallas visitor today.
Mrs Ella ]. Metzger is visiting rel
atiyes in Lebanon.
will Yost and John Romeo, OF Pedee,
were Dallas visitors Sunday.
r Gildner, of Portland, was busi-
ness visitor in Dallas, Friday.
Lawrence Greene, of BaIlston, Wis
tied friends in Dallas, Saturday and
Sunday.
Mrs Willard Siefarth, of Portland,
ia visiting her father, E. Caldwell, who
is very ill.
County Commissioner John Teal, Of
Falls City, was in Dallas, Friday, on
business.
Revival services will be held at the
Methodist Church every evening dur
ing this week. All are invited.
Mrs. G. L. Hawkins returned to Dal-
las Saturday, after few days visit
among relatives in McMinnville.
Frank Lucas, former well-known
musician of Monmouth, has organized
q hand and orchestra in Portland.
f. G. Campbell and family visited
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. @.
Morrison in Independence, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Castle returned
to Dayton, Friday, after short visit
among friends and relatives in Dal-
las.
Professor W. I. Reynolds, principal
of the State Reform School, spent Sat
urday and Sunday at his home in
Dallas.
Miss Edna Scott requests the mem
bers of the Mistletoe Circle to call at
Simonton & Scott's store to pay their
assessments.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Young, of Port
land. arrived in Dallas, Saturday, for
afew days visit at the home Of their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs M. B. Young.
The residence Of w. J. Palmer, in
North Dallas, caught fire Friday
night but the flames were extin-
guished before the fire department
arrived on the scene. The damage
was comparatively slight.
The Rickreall orchestra will give
social dance at the Woodman Hall in
Dallas, Friday night Blaine South
wick and Horace Webster will be the
floor managers, and Steffy brothers
have been secured to act as callers.
A meeting of the Polk County Poul-
try Association has been called for
January 25, at o'clock p. M, in the
County Clerks office. The object of
this session is to arrange a program
for series of meetings to stimulate
lnIeFeSC IN the poultry raising indus
try.
Next Sunday, January 26, will be
church membership and friends day
at the Presbyterian Sunday School.
Special opening and closing exercises.
All friends of the Sunday School are
cordially invited to be present af 10
o'clock a. m.
The Dallas College basketball team
will go to Salem, Friday, and play the
team of Willamette University. Dallas
has defeated Willamette in every
game during the past two years, and
will make an earnest effort to add yet
another victory to her list in the
coming game.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-05-22

thinks of opening business in this city,
County Attorney Morgan left ON.
Mondays train for his old home in
Wisconsin, where he will spend three
or four weeks.
At the regular meeting Of the city
board Friday night it was voted to en-
force the ordinance relating to saloons.
Frosts are reported in all parts OF
Michigan Saturday night, resulting in
much damage to fruits and vegetables
The situation in Washington as re-
CARDS Dakota remains almost unchang-
ed. The Bismarck and Huron capital
ists or capitalizationsts, are still op-
posing everything which will tend to-
threaten their financial interests
Money and water are free and flow
/ like champaign. Nothing is too good
) for those senators and members who
can be Influenced in that way.
Minnewaukan was pretty nearly wip-
ed out by fire Wednesday.
! Dust is flying all along the line
northwest of this city as far as Broken
Bone lake. Nine hundred men and;
500 teams are at work.
Sheriff Wagness left yesterday morn
ing for jamestown in charge of Rich
ard J. Colder who has been adjudged
insane
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-05-22
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
B VI htuest 6eausd from The Devils Lake nter0oan Pub.
ushed lhdeS Date OF Saturday, May II, 1880

w. J. Hurst the furniture dealer has
his stock In his new store, corner 4th
and Arnold.
J. H. Breen, late of Morris. Mimi, is
getting ready to start a restaurant in
the red front on Fourth street.
Mrs. Crowley, of Grand Forks, has
rented the Commercial Hotel and will
take possession the first Of June.
Major Bacon and staff were in the
city Tuesday afternoon to meet the
paymaster and escort him to the fort.
The paymaster is. always welcome at
the Fort.
County Assessor Thorson commenc-
ed operations Monday. Ordinarily
everybody is glad to see Tom, but
now great many people would rath-
er not see him.
The government yacht came over
from the fort Monday bringing Lieut.
IlOdCu duu 1dullys AAcut. oAu NAIo. IaAu
land and DR.. Deloffre, post surgeon
Mrs. Roach was on her way east on q
visit.
H. Huesgen, a brother of Mrs. Chas
Budde, is one of the newest arrivals
from Germany. Mr.. Heusgen is 6
jewler, having learned his trade IL
Brussels and having worked at it il
Paris and Frankfort-on-the-Mai HI
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-05-22

test Invent sast going
sor pun PING oline engine
with pump lack attached Attach to-
my ps,Ial saI read 4, only
n 40. ssan I,s ANY
mach me liging lilt povfeg sos
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Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-05-22
Husbands and ssai Ives HON the Stage
Seeps Apart

III One of the ira edies of life Oh HE.
stage Isl Vtvidly suggested DE Marion
Fiji sin ii the June American
Magazine tbs separa ton of
husbands and ILLS says
very directl
w heatricaI agencies ana managers
always carefully sss that lhus-
bands and wives dlo not avel tos5
5gether ss5s8ssSsss
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-03-10
TEN DAYS TO LIVE.
0alnesVIllO Midland Railroad conduo.
tor oets Threatening Letter.

Wv WV '"NaNNVNNH SGNN0Vs
Gainesville. Ca. March 9.--Captaln
W, A. Clarke, OF the Gainesville
Midland railway, was In receipt Thurs
day OF an anonymous letter which
stated; Captain Clarke, you will be
murdered within the next ten days,
Mrs. Clarke, You will also be- killed
within the same time"
The receipt OF tho letter created a
sensation here, II vas mailed at tina
Gainesville pOstotloO. Il was written
on poor plain paper and was evidently
In = mans handwriting concealed par.
italy BY an effort to write poorly
Captain Clarke has been q conduc
tor on the Gainesville Midland since
II was begun A. the Gainesville. JEFF
ferson and Southern. more than 26
years ago. lie believes that some
Insane person, crank. or pOsslbly u
mhschlevous boy, sent tho missive.
The postollicc authorities arc at
work on the matter cndcavorIng to
locate tho sender,
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-03-10
BRAVE ACT OF ENGINE DRIVER.
Rlsked Own LIE, and Killed Horses to
Save Children.

SNNG SUHuTNUs
New York, March 9.-IA order to
cave a number OF children from what
appeared to be certain death, Patrick
Mullin, driver OF a fire engine, killed
both his horses.
Mulhn was answering q fire alarm
in Brooklyn, his horses on tho run,
when he approached public school
buildingN The horses were bearing
down on them on tho full run and It
was impossible for the driven to check
the animals.
Suddenly Mullin saw a little girl in
a red cap and coat whom he believed
to be his own daughter who attended
the school. The driver threw his
weight on one rein and swerved the
horses onto the sidewalk and into an
iron fence. Mullln was thrown OF
the engine and picked up unconscious,
but was not seriously injured and Will
recover.
Both horses we're killed.
The little girl In the red coat was
not Mullins daughter after all, but his
action saved several lives.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-03-10
NameIeSS Graves For Little Ones
Who Died In School Fire.
AFTERMATH OF LATE HORROR
One Of the TeSehsrS, Burned Almost
to q Crisp, Was identified by Gold
FILLING In Tsenth--Another Is Iden.
tilted by the shosa Worn.

Cleveland, o.. March 9 --Tho body
OF Miss Katherine Weller, one OF the
two teachers who lost Slcir lives In
the COllinwOod school fire, was posi-.
lively adentlned Friday by dentist,
The body had been so terribly burned
that It could hardly be distinguished
from the bodies of the small girls.
The Identification was established by
her gold-illed teeth upon description
furnished by Pittsbnrg dentist,
The body OF Rosetta Machnich. a
former pupil In tho school, was identi.
fed also by her shoes. When Mrs.
Machnich was positive Of the iicntId.
cation che fell fRinting upon the
charred body Of her littlo ono.
There are stu twentS.thlec uuldsn.
titled bodies, So far lG7 bodies have
been recovered. The list " missing
now tallies with the number of uni
Identified which would Indicate that all
the bodies have boon found and that
the total death list win stand at lG7.
In fully 100 cases the funerals will
be individual. each family bury1ng lis
own dead. The hrst Of these funerals
was held Friday morning In somo IN.
stances funeral services we're grouped
With I'VE TO ten bodies In one church.
The unidentified Will be buried next
Monday according TO present arrange.
monts. The expenses or these funer.
ais. together with the funerals OF tho
children whose parents are not in q
financial position TO meot the burden,
Will be paid by public subscriptions
which are growing larger every hour
Already thousands 81 dollars have
been raiyed. In addition 10 this. a
bin has been introduced in the state
Legislature appropriate $4,000 for
the relief Of the needy hre sufferers.
This bin, II is expected, will become a
law.