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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-10-30
FINE MUSICAL PROGRAM
Artists of National Fame Will Appear
in Dallas Under Auspices of
College.

The date for the second entertain
ment in the Lyceum Course has been
set for Wednesday, November 4, and
in that program will appear four
artists of national reputation in a
musical entertainment Of exceptional
merit
The personnel of the company is as
follows: Forest Dabney Carr, basso
cantanter Florence Gertrude Smith,
soprano; Earl J. Pfonts, violinist, and
Edwin M. Shonert, pianist. Every
one of these artists has been a star
within the past few seasons and any
one of them, it is claimed, is fully
strong enough to give a complete
recital alone.
Mr.. Carr, late of the Maurice Grau
Grand Opera Company, is we'll known
throughout the United States. Beside
his grand opera experience he has
been on tours for the Damrosch and
Seide Orchestra, the Clementine De
We're and other concert companies. In
his repertoire he includes the best that
can be had in ballads, as we'll as the
leading bass solos from the famous
opera.
Florence Gertrude Smith will appear
with Mr.. Carr in Duets from scenes
in grand and English opera, as we'll
as in solo work. AS a prima donna
she has sung III nearly all of the
larger cities of the United States and
Canada during the paet four years
and has appeared in over 1000 perform
ances.
Messrs. Pfouts and Shonert, violin
ist and pianist, have within the past
four years, risen before the music low
ing public and today hold positions
among the first artists in their lines
of work in the United States.
The entire company was selected by
the Lyceum Bureau from a list OF
more than 1900 applicants. 1t has
been selected with view not to solo
work alone, but also to the great
possibilities of esemble work. Mr..
Carr and Miss Smith have selected
some beautiful Duets with violin and
piano accompaniment and these will
form one Of the most pleasing features
of the evenings entertainment.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-10-30
CORRESPONDENCE
BALLSTON.
Mrs. Kimsey is still seriously i'll,

Mrs. Kimsey is still seriously ill.
Roy Branson is cutting cordwood
for George Clark.
F. G. Phillips, of Whiteson, was a
Ballston visitor Sunday.
Mrs. G. W. Newbill visited with rel
atives in Dallas last week.
N. F. Gregg took load of apples to
the cider mill at Whiteson, Friday.
Mrs. 7. J. Short and children visited
relatives in Sheridan, Saturday and
Sunday.
Mrs. W. d. Ottinger has been visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. Henry Savery,
at Dallas.
Rev. Walker, our new pastor,
preached his first sermon here Sunday
afternoon.
Miss Otta Mayfield, who is teaching
at North Yamhill, spent Saturday and
Sunday at home.
G. W. Newbill. Orval Price, and
Bert Brooks have gone to Sand Lake
on hunting trip.
Mrs. Malinda Harris had the mis-
fortune to fracture her hip by falling
on frosty walk Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. l.. Sears and little
son, Waldo, of Hillsboro, have been
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. W.Mayfield.
J. r. Bowman was shot in the leg
Sunday by the accidental discharge of
gun which his wife was holding.
DR.. Gilstrap, OF Sheridan, was called
in and dressed the wound.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-10-30
POLK.

Isaac Dyck is sinking we'll at his
prune drier.
Peter Dyck is engaged in blasting
stumps on Mrs. Fl. Peters property.
The linemen were repairing the tele-
phone lines in this vicinity last week.
DR.. Mark Hayter's orchards in this
vicinity have been sowed to vetch this
year.
F. A. Roses reports that he threshed
1928 bushels of clover seed from 55
acres, an average Of nearly bushels
to the acre.
Mr.. Gardner is having a nice house
and barn built on the property which
he recently purchased from d. D..
Reddekopp.
Farmers in this vicinity are taking
advantage of the present run Of fine
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-10-30
Many May Visit Train.

Farmers throughout the Willamette
Valley are eagerly anticipating the
coming OF the Southern Pacific demon
stration train which will start on Wed
nesday, November 4, on an eight day
tour through the valley, stopping for
few hours at each Of the more
important cities along it's route.
The points in its itenerary, where
it will be convenient for clti-
zens of Polk county to visit the train
and enjoy the benefits Of the lectures
and demonstrations will be at Amity
and Sheridan just across the line In
Yamhill county, and at Dallas and
Independence. 1t will be in Amity,
Thursday, November s, between
2 80 and 80 p. m. The three other
cities will be visited Friday, Novem-
Der 6, as follows: Sheridan, 8 s:45 to
10 rs a. NJ; Dallas, II 90 a. m. to
l2 AS p. m. Independence, / so to 3 rs
p. no.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-10-30
FALLS CITY.


Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. F. @. Duelt-
gen, October 23, a son.
Rev. and Mrs. Fl. J. Blair have
returned from a months visit in
Brownsville.
f. P. Akin, of Josephine county,
has rented house and will soon move
his family to this city.
A committee meeting for the Falls
City, Dallas & Lewisville Telephone
Company was held in E. Lipton's s
office Wednesday.
W. e. Newsom is in charge of the
local electric plant temporarily, Mr..
Brown, the regular operator, being in
Portland, where he is taking medical
treatment.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-10-30
Big Sale Reported.

Late Wednesday il was reported
10 hop circles that a number OF sales
had been made around SilvertOn at
the highest price Of the season. Julius
Wolf paid 81 cents a pound 20 Joe Ken
nedy Of Silverton for 81 bales Of select
quality. This is the highest confirmed
sale Of the season. Wahlburg took
the Peter Herr LOT Of 6s bales 10 the
same district at "a cents q pound.
Other sales are reported but could not
be confirmed Up 70 . late hour.-Jour-
nal
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-10-30
Mnkes Only sIirht Revision.

The Board Of Equalization adjourned
Monday after a weeks session. Only
four petitions for revision Of the
assessment roll we're offered and the
total valuation has been reduced only
4.4so. the greater part of which was
on timber lands which have been cut
od since the recent cruise. The total
valuation Of taxable property In Polk
county. as revised by action Of the
Board Of Equalization, is sl0.O75.OOo.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-10-30
MONMOUTH.

Miss Dora Yeley entertained a few
relatives and friends at a dinner
Saturday in honor of the birthday Of
her sister, Mrs. j. A. Glasener. Mrs
Glasener was the recipient Of many
beautiful presents. Those present
were: Mrs. Edmiston, Mrs. Edna
Brown, Mrs. Hattie Williams and son,
Ivan, Mrs. j. Bagley and daughter,
Stella.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-10-30

Following is the program for next
Sunday at the Baptist Church preach
ing: morning, "The Atoning Blood y
evening, "The Palsy Healed" Bible
School at 10 o'clock a. m. Young Peo'
pies Meeting at 80 p. m.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-10-30
Lodge Notice.

A Jennings Lodge, No. 9, A. F. &
~A. M.-Special communication
this (Friday) evening. Work in the
F. G. Degree.
OSCAR HAYTER,
Acting Secretary.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-10-30
DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, OCTOBER 80, 1908.

weather and are busy with plowing
and other farm work.
Invitations are out for the wedding
OF John Friesen and Josephine Shultz,
OF Salt Creek, next Sunday morning
at II o'clock in the Mennonite Breth-
ren's Church.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-10-30

. acres fine fruit land, partly
cleared. Three miles out slO0 H. O.
CsuFRFrL IO-Z3-u
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-10-30

Don't fail to 60 20 the Colosseum
skating rink. Something doing every
minute.
Sharp County record., 1908-07-03

Agricultural Commissioner Guy
B. Tucker and Attorney General
William f. Kirby attempted to
fight the other day during a meet
ing of one Of the boards of which
they are both members. How
ever, fool friends of the gentle.
men had to interfere and prevent
the fun.
Sharp County record., 1908-07-03
FRISBEE.

Health is very good at this
writing.
Finishing up the crops is the
order Of the day around here.
j. A, Juetus made a business
trip to Ravenden Monday.
We are glad TO report that Mrs.
Mary Ratliff, who has been very
sick, is much improved.
There was preaching at Mt.
Zion last Sunday by Rev. J. L.
Hill. Tho service was well at
tended and Rev. Hill preached
an interesting sermon.
We have an abundance, Of
peaches, plums, blackberries and
all kinds of fruit this year, for
which we are very thankful.
The fruit crop was almost an en-
tire failure last year.
At Mount Olive next Sunday
there will be preaching by Rev,
W, 7, Sharp, also foot washing
service.
"Grandma" Roreark is on the
sick list,
Sharp County record., 1908-07-03

Here is something good from
Ethe pen of Henry Watterson, the
|preat editor of the Louisville
Courier Journal:
n "Upon a platform Of imposture
largely constructed out of timbers
Stolen from Mr.. Bryan's back
yard, the Republican party has
Bet up a man of straw--a very
sportly and pleasing man of
|straw-and has said to the voter,
*Behold in William Howard Taft
The counterfeit presentment Of
Theodore Roosevelt The an
!swer which the voters are likely
10 make in November may be
found in the first chapter Of the
a orn book of common sense,
(which, translated from the Or
iginal vulgate into modern
English, reads: 'The voice is
Roosevelt's voice, but the hands
hre the hands of Rockefeller "
Sharp County record., 1908-07-03

Hon. John H. Hinemon Of Ar
kadelphia, recent candidate for
Governor and one Of the presi-
dental electors at large, strongly
favors the nomination of John
Mitchell, the great labor leader,
for vice president. Mr.. Hinemon
believes Bryan and Mitchell is
the strongest ticket possible.
Sharp County record., 1908-07-03

week. The child was playing
near a shingle mill when the peg
to the tank in which tho timber 10
boiled became unloosened letting
a stream Of scaIding water out on
the little fellow burning both legs
above the knees and scalding
one foct.
Sharp County record., 1908-07-03

Hon. George w. Donaghey,
Democratic nominee for Govern
pr, who will be elected in Septem-
Der, of course, announces that hG
Intends to spend a month in some
bf the northern and west ern
Btates for the purpose of observ"
Ing the workings Of state insti-
buttons, and he hopes to obtain
ideas that, when put into effect,
will better conditions here in Ar
Kansas. Mr.. Donaghey favors
Eo rking the convicts on the pub
lie roads and will visit Colorado,
Where this system Of working the
eonvict is used, and secure all
he information possible, which
q will find valuable during his
administration.
Sharp County record., 1908-07-03


The Republican national con.
Pention took a vote on the prop
bsition that the names Of all con.
|ributors and the amount con-
T.buted to tho campaign fund
|hould be published. The re.
(ult was $50 noes and 90 ayes. II
IL campaign contributions came
Rom legitimate sources, the Re-
bublicans might be willing for
|he people to know the names Of
he contributors.
Sharp County record., 1908-07-03
A Game OF Draw.

After all this world is 10 q pref
ty game OF draw, II takes d rich
man to draw a check, q pretty
girl to draw attention, n horse to
draw q cart, a plaster TO draw n
blister, a topper to draw u cork, n
dog fight TO draw q crowd and an
advertisement in q live ncwspa-
per to draw radc.--Ex,
Sharp County record., 1908-07-03

The warm political campaign
which has been engaging the at
tention Of the people Of Tennessee
is over. Tennessee, like Ar.
kansas, is burdened with too
much politics and the brand in
the two states is just about the
same it seems,
Sharp County record., 1908-07-03

The Baxter Bulletin Of Noun
tain Home issued a very credit
able edition last week descriptive
of the farming and mineral re-
sources Of Baxter county. The
Bulletin is one Of the most enter
prising papers in this part of the
state and does a lot of good work
for its section.
Sharp County record., 1908-07-03

The death of Grover Cleveland
last week removes the last of the
ex-presidents of the United
States and the only Democrat
who has occupied the White
House since the war. Grover
Cleveland's name will 60 down
in history as one of the greatest
men Of his time.
Sharp County record., 1908-07-03
Crazcd Mans Deed.

While in a drunken and crazed
condition last week 7. j. Whit
sett, a railroad man at Big
Creek, Crittendon county, shot
and wounded Mrs, Marie Reed
and u young woman who was
with Mrs. Reed, He then turned
tho weapon on himself and sont q
bullet through his brain,
Sharp County record., 1908-07-03

DR.. W. G. Eichelberger, who
campaigning the state in the
hterest of prohibition, declares
pat at least ten counties which
! |ow have saloons will vote no
|cense in September. lie pres
|icts that state wide prohibition
fill carry by heavy majority in
bis state when the issue comes
b q vote Of the people.
Sharp County record., 1908-07-03

Governor John Johnson Of
Minnesota is out with the state
ment that he would not accept
the nomination for vice president
on the ticket with Bryan. If
johnson can't have first place he
will have none, which means that
he will have none.
Sharp County record., 1908-07-03

Congressman James S, Sher-
ban Of New York, Immediately
|ftcr his nomination for vice
resident by h , Repub leans, was
|pken seriously i'll, The whole
|puntry hopes for his recovery,
|owever, a good portion Of the
|puntry hopes he will have that
red, sickly feeling when the
residential returns come in.
Sharp County record., 1908-07-03

II seeme n little strange that
Purlng the entire elk years that
peff Davis was governor Of Ar
Kansas we were not troubled with
P shortage in the treasury, but
ps soon as he retired the state
became bankrupt. -Beebe News.
We can't explain II, unless JEFF
|ook oil the funds out with him.
Sharp County record., 1908-07-03
The Best Platform.

In recent public speech vii.
liam j, Bryan declared, "thc
Chicago and Denver political
platforms may be faulty, but that
Of Jesus DO unto others as you
would have others do unto you,
Is a declaration with which no
fault can DO found"
Sharp County record., 1908-07-03
Child Makes Grade.

Miss Ruth Russell, u l2.yoar.
old girl Of Mountain Home, took
the examination for teachers
license recently ana was granted
a certificate, She docs not OK
poet to teach, but took tho exam.
nation solely TO aee II she could
make a grade,
Sharp County record., 1908-07-03

The plant Of the Black Rock
telephone Is advertised to be
|old under mortgage July 9, but
|he editor of that paper an
ounces that the sale will not oc-
ur as he has made arrangements
b keep tho paper on It's feet. The
Telephone seems to have been
hoeing a rough row for several
months.
Sharp County record., 1908-07-03

Senator Jeff Davis will deliver
an address at Pocahontas to-
morrow, tho Glorious Fourth, on
which occasion he declares he
will open his campaign for re-
election and incidentally pour
some hot shot into tho camp Of
his enemies.
Sharp County record., 1908-07-03

Mrs, Carrie Nation was SEN
|eneed to thirty days In the work :
Pouse at Pittsbure the other day
pr disorderly conduct. This Is
no fret hoard Of Carrie for eome
mo and we aro glad she has
loebed up again.
Sharp County record., 1908-07-03

The Black Rock Telephone
still has much to say about the
Lawrence county political "ring,"
II there 10 "ring' over there II
ought to be pretty sore at the
Telephone by this time.
Sharp County record., 1908-07-03

We cannot afford to run q pa
per with less than q thousand
subscribers, says the Ravenden
Springs Nows. We venture the
prediction that a great many
good country papers have not a
thousand regular subscribers.
Sharp County record., 1908-07-03

The State Republican gravely
announces that many Democrats
will support Taft. But then the
State Republican Is not bound to
tell the truth In all its announce.
ments.
Sharp County record., 1908-07-03
Specialist For Gov. Little.

A recent dispatch from Fort
Smith eaid; A consultation Is
being held among some of the
stounch friends Of Gov. Little
with q view TO placing him under
the care Of q nerve and brain
specialist, who, 1t is reported, ex.
presses tho opinion that he can
effect cure. The specialist
affirms that he has cured like
cases, II he has not been misled
by reports of the governors con.
ditiob, and is willing to make the
effort, II after he has made an
examination ho linds that his
surmises are true.
Sharp County record., 1908-07-03

The Newark Journal wonders
how some people live without
working, and a whole lot Of other
people have done the same thing.
Sharp County record., 1908-07-03

There are only two negroes in
all Of Clay county, and Clay
county 10 getting along as well
as any other county In the
state.
Sharp County record., 1908-07-03
Small boy Sealdad.

Clarence, tho S.year.old son
Of Mr.. and Mrs, John Lawson,
who live near Melbourne, was
severely sealded one day laal
Sharp County record., 1908-07-03

The Republican platform is as
usual filled with mighty fine
promises. Promises seem to
never grow old with the g, o, +,
Sharp County record., 1908-07-03
NOHsr,H ARKANSAS

July o.
Cotter will have big celebra-
| ton tomorrow,
A new Methodist church is
being built at Tuckerman.
| The negro Methodists of Big
gers dedicated a new church
I Sunday.
C. r. Fain Of Walnut Ridge
| has four acres planted in sweet
potatoes.
A farmer near Tuckerman ex-
hibited a cotton bloom on the
18th inst.
Black Rock is we'll on the way
! to a substantial boom, says the
Telephone.
An adjourned term of the
Jackson chancery court was held
at Newport last week.
Mumps arc prevalent at Ra-
venden Springs, but the News
says nobody is being hurt.
! Frank Pierce, a good citizen Of
Tupelo, did last week, after a
long illness of consumption.
| Prof. W. M, Gentry has again
been employed as principal OF
/ the Calico Rock public school.
Last Sunday 1905 loaded cars
passed through the Hoxie yards
! on the Iron Mountain railroad.
\ The Lawrence county teach
ers' institute was held at Walnut
| Ridge last week, The attendance
was large.
| In the recent teachers examin-
! alton in Randolph county about
sixty.five applicants for license
failed entirely.
u A. protracted meeting in the
\ Methodist church at Black Rock
\ closed last week. There were
| eight conversions.
| Twins were born to ID. h. Rob-
( erts and wife Of Powhatan last
! week. One of the infants died
I shortly after birth.
I" Harry Lighthisor, merchant
x of Cotter, died last week. He
= was one Of tho first men TO open
Is @ business in Cotter.
. Dean Horn, a young man OF
Tuckerman, was one of the grad
. yates at the Deaf Mute Institu te
e at Little Rock this year.
II is said that Representative
J. y, Ard Of Jackson county will
be in tho race for speaker Of the
u next house of representatives.
I, Three buildings at Newport,
!, one a small store and two resi-
a dences, al occupied by negroes,
q were burned few nights ago.
d Clinton Ryburn, one of the
q Oldest citizens Of Randolph coun.
ty, died at his home at Albortha
q few days ago at the age of 81
years,
: A l6-year'old boy named Ell
h more Vaughan, who was work.
y ing for farmer near Jesup, was
D dragged and killed by q team re-
d Gently.
" Walter Cartwright, representa-.
u tive in the legislature from Stone
county, was recently married TO
Miss Effio Carroll OF Carroll
county.
Hon, j, +, Lewis, president OF
: the State Farmers Union, ad-
o dressed the farmers Of Randolph
VI county at Pooahontaa one day
W last week,
u Mrs, Bettio Toney, one of the
Oldest residents of Baxter conn-
y ty died al her home near Noun
tain Home last week from q
stroke Of paralysis.
The teachers Of Baxter county,
Sharp County record., 1908-07-03


Little Rock coffee house, was
married lately to Miss Nellie
Wallace of Stone county.
The Woodmen Of the World at
jamestown unveiled the monu-
ment over the grave of Lawrence
Massey few days ago in the
presence of large crowd,
Two mules belonging to W. IL.
Walden of Black river township,
Independence county, were shot
and killed by some malicious
person one night last week.
The residence Of Chas. Poteet
near Ravenden Springs was de-
stroyed by fire one morning last
week. All the household goods
were loss, besides $40 in mon-
ey.
The Ravenden Springs and
Williford ball teams played a
game the other day. During the
game only 81 scores were made,
Ravenden Springs getting 80 OF
them.
! Mike O'Conner, a brakeman,
fell from a bridge at Guion one
night last week and was painful
! ly injured, his left shoulder, side
and leg being considerably
bruised.
Around Ravenden some sort OF
bug has completely ruined sew
oral fields Of corn. In each in
stance the crop has been cut
down by the owners and the land
sown in grass.
The residence OF Will Watson
Of Athens township, lizard coun-
ty, was destroyed by fire lately.
, Nothing was saved from the
building. A defective ilue
caused the fire.
Nick Smith of Water Valley,
Randolph county, was tried last
week on the charge Of vagrancy
and acquitted. His wife was
placed on the county poor farm
a few days ago.
"Aunt Liza" Harris, a
negress, who was a slave 10 the
family Of Col. Crenshaw, father
Of Hon. Pat II. Crenshaw, for
merly Of Pocahontas, died at
J Pocahontas last week, t.t
Ono day last week Mrs. W. n.
Lane started O small blaze in thb
barn to rid tho structure OF
chicken mites. In few hours
all tho chicken o. mites were
destroyed-so was the barn.
Tom, the little son Of Mr..
and Mrs. M. M. Garter OF Poca-
hontas, fell from a horse ono day
last week and broke an arm.
The samo arm was broken o few
months ago in a similar way.
In quarrel over the posses
sion Of u mand olin at BatosviIlo
ono night last week Sandy Mil
Ter, q negro, cut Frank Holmes,
d whito man, several times with
a knife. Tho negro was flnod
S5.
a few days ago u, j.. Alton,
postmaster at Alonzo, lndepend-
enco county, accidentally stuck
the point OF knife blade In his
leg just above tho knee, which
: wound laid him up for several
days,
Tho family Of Tom Jonos OF
Portia has been sorely afflicted
with disease lately. Mr. Jones
has recovered from u severe ILL
ness, but his wife died last week,
One child died from measles
about the same time, and several
other children are quito III with
this disease,
Sharp County record., 1908-07-03

Tomorrow 10 the eountry's
birthday. Don't forget to eele"
brate eome.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-11-10

""For, Rent' cards on sale az
Bull stin office.