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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-11-24
RIVER RETURNS ITS DEAD
Body of Walter Thomas, Missing
Three Weeks, Finally Found
and Identified.

Lying in the Willamette river near
Fairfield, Is miles down river, tied to
the bank, the body of a man presum-
ably that of Walter Thomas, drowned
several weeks ago, after working on
the Mathloma, is being washed by the
rippling currents awaiting the cor
oners arrival this morning. The dis
covery of the body was made Thursday
afternoon and Coroner Clough was
Immediately notified. He visited the
scene Friday morning. Thomas was
drowned in the river many weeks ago
while with friends he was in boat
which capsized. His friends stuck to
the boat, but Thomas was a good
swimmer and he started for the shore.
The current was so swift however he
was unable to combat it and sunk to
his death. Authorities dredged the
river for many days but with no
result. While no definite information
has been received it is probable that
the body found is that OF Thomas, as
there have been no reports of other
drownings in the Willamette recently.
The publication of the foregoing
paragraph in the Statesman, Satur-
day morning, was followed Sunday by
dispatch to the effect that the body
of the drowned man had been posi-
lively identified by Perry Thomas, OF
Dayton, as that Of his son, Walter +.
Thomas. The remains were taken to
Dayton and we're buried near that city
yesterday afternoon.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-11-24
CAPTAIN Skinner Dead.

Captain George Skinner died at his
home in Independence, Wednesday,
November IS, from an attack of dia-
betes, after an illness Of only a few
days. Captain Skinner operated a
launch on the Willamette river be-
tween Salem and Independence for
more than twelve years and had be-
come one of the we'll known characters
of his home city. He came to the
Pacific Coast in 1882 and settled in
Independence in 1890. He was a ma
tive of Ohio, having been born in that
state in 1S47. The funeral services
we're held at the Methodist Church in
Independence, Thursday afternoon.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-11-24
MRS. POWELL PASSES AWAY
HIGHLY Respected Young Woman Dies
at Her Home in Mon
mouth.

Mrs. Ira G. Powell died suddenly at
her home in Monmouth, Thursday.
Mrs Powell was formerly Miss Lena
Butler, a daughter of A. D. Butler, of
Napa, California, and granddaughter
Of Ira F. M. Butler, of Monmouth. She
was born on July 1s, 1869, in Oregon
and spent her childhood in this county.
Her father was at one time president
Of the school in Monmouth and she
was educated there, taking her degree
from Christian College and later from
the State Normal.
She was married on December ~,
1894, and leaves her husband and three
children. Her Oldest son, Clares, is 12
years old, there is boy of six years
while the baby is only two days old.
The immediate cause Of her death was
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-11-24
Dallas Wins First Game.

The skating basketball team of Dal-
las opened the season auspiciously
Friday night by winning its first
game, played in Falls City with the
local team of that place, by a score of
21 TOT. The game was fast and inter-
esting in spite of the uneveness of the
scores, Falls City playing an excellent
game, considering the fact that this
is the first year of the teams organi-
zation and the first match game it has
ever played. Both of the Falls City
forwards and the center secured a field
goal and Siefarth threw the foul goal
that scored the seventh point. In the
Dallas team. Magers led in goal throw
ing scoring 8 points Elder and Brown
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-11-24

their milk business. By selling the
whole milk and thus saving no skim
milk it makes calf raising rather
expensive so they are selling good
registered male calves very cheap.
One of the things Of especial interest
on this farm is the transformation of
an old orchard, that is so common in
this valley. A year or so ago this
orchard was in the worthless list and
it is said that a sound apple would
have been hard to find; pruning
shears and spray barrel have changed
this and this tall they have over
thousand bushels Of fine marketable
apples. I examined one bin contain
ing several hundred bushels Of Bald
wins and failed to find wormy apple.
They were nice, large, we'll -colored
apples and free from disease. Here is
a good example Of what is possible
with these old orchards.
"Charles E. Brooks was busy caring
for his pure-bred herd of Holstein
cattle. He has a well-bred, useful
herd and he markets his crop at a big
price by feeding to these cattle. Like
good many others this year, he
failed to get his corn crop put into his
silo. An unusual early and heavy
frost came the latter part of September
and nipped the corn and only those
that could put the crop in the silo
soon after the frost, put it in at all.
Mr.. Brunk failed to get machine
until his corn was so dried that he
thought best to feed it otherwise. A
good many silos throughout the Will
lamette valley stand empty for the
same reason"
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-11-24

each threw three field goals and the
former scored an additional point on
foul throwing. Both teams are we'll
pleased with the success of their first
game In point of patronage. Arrange
ments have been made for a return
game to be played in the Dallas rink
Friday night, November 27.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-11-24
Program at Electric Palace.

Tonight and Wednesday the follow
ing pragram will be given at the Elec-
trio Palace in the Riley building: pic
lures, The Bridge Of Sighs, Sandy Nc
Pherson's Quiet Fishing trip, Ten
Piccannies; songs, Make Believe, and
Little Boy in Blue.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-11-24

The Thanksgiving season will be
celebrated this year with two dances.
The first will be given by company II
in Dallas, Wednesday night, and on
the following evening a grand mas
querade will be given at Wagner's
Hall in Falls City. The committees
in charge of both affairs are using
every effort to make them the best Of
the season. The dance in Dallas will
be the second given in this city this
winter, and 80 great was the success
Of their first dance tha the young men
Of the Company are anticipating an
exceptionally large attendance tomor-
row night
The employees Of the Spaulding
Logging Company have been hard at
work for several days repairing the
wall on the east bank Of the mill race
near the camp ground, where a
stretch Of embankment nearly 200 feet
10 length gave way and fell into the
race last week. The wall was built Of
timbers and these had rotted away. al
lowing the whole structure 10 cave in.
The company will be unable to drive
logs down from the camps to the mill
pond until the damage has been re-
paired and the race bed cleared Of
debris.
The repair work on the Adventist
church is progressing rapidly and
when finished will make it one Of the
best appearing and most convenient
buildings OF lis kind 10 Dallas.
Hood Craven returned 10 his claim
90 Salmon River yesterday after q
.shOrt business visit in Dallas.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-11-24

Roy Wassam returned Monday
from a visit to Newberg and Portland
Mrs. Wassam accompanied him to
Newberg last week and will remain in
that city for a weeks visit with rela-
tives and friends.
Hon. U. s. Loughary was a Port.
land visitor over Sunday.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-11-24
an attack of pneumonia.

an attack of pneumonia.
Funeral services were held at the
Christian Church, at 2 o'clock Sun
day. Mrs. Powell was we'll known in
this city, having at one time been a
teacher in the Dallas public school.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-09
Ranges at
Cost Price

There are six Ranges here-no
more, no less-and so far as we are
concerned there are six too many;
and so we offer them to you at less
than the cost of landing them in
Spokane. These are the famous
Laurel Ranges. than which there
are no better in existence. Here
are the descriptions:
Advance Laurel Range-Six lids,
with high warming closet and res
ervoir, size of oven 1Sxl9;
a $500 Range for. $4,000
Supreme Laurel Range-With
high warming closet, oxen size 1Sx
20; a $4,000 range, on sale at $4,000
Supreme Laurel Range--Same as
above but in a smaller size, oven
16x20; Il $500 Range for. D.. $1,000
Supreme Laurel Range, us above,
but with reservoir, oxen size 1Sx20;
$4,000 Range, on sale at. $4,000
Hot Blast Heater--The twentieth
century heater; a regular $2S.00
value, OH sale at. $3.50
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-09
Ribbons and
Fancy Goods
Less Priced

A few items gathered from the
Fancy Goods Departments for the
Saturday shoppers. The values are
so good that we expect crowds OF
customers.
Ribbons-In plain taffeta, a good
assortment of colors, all staple
shades. This Ribbon is a heavy
quality of silk and warranted all
silk; width three inches; zoe value,
on sale Saturday at, a yard. .12Lsc
Fancy Belts--In assorted colors,
with pretty plain or fancy buckles:
values up to $500, all ON sale at
one-Thlrd Off.
Hat Pins-Assorted heads, differ
ent colors; Soc value, on sale at.
edcn .....,........ ..19c
Handkerchiefs Hemstitched
edges, white and colored embroid-
ering; value SOC, on sale at. :. Csc
Torehon lace--Edging and Inser-
ton, good assortment of designs,
21a inches wide; 15c value. ON sale
at, yard. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Sc
veilings-Tuxedo mesh, plain
and dotted effects; value up to 75c.
on sale Saturday at, yard. ;. .48c
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-09
Saturday Sale of Toilet
Requisites

to be
prices the best
bars on
at
poneer Chemical Co. carbole salve-Regary
sale
Jersey Saturday
Ada
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-09
Morning Sale of
Sheetings

Between the hours of $3.50 and
1890 a. m. we will place on sale
800 yards of one of the best Sheet
ings in the market, unbieached Pep
perell brand, "a yards wide; limit
OF 10 yards to each customer.
Housekeepers should look after a
bargain like this. On sale Saturday
morning at, yard. .25c
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-09
Morning Sale of
Silkoline

Between the hours of 1890 and
1880 a. m. we will place on special
sale about thousand yards of the
best Silloline manufactured, full SO
inches wide and shown in a nice
range of designs; limit of IL yards
to q customer. On sale at. g 1-3c
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-09
Saturday Sale of
Sheet Music

The popular Sheet Music. in
vocal and instrumental numbers:
they sell usually at Csc copy; we
will sell them on Saturday at,
copy. TIC; 6 copies for. >. $500
10c package Envelopes on sale
Csc Fancy Crepe Paper on sale
Saturday at. .15c
Post Cards, in a good assortment
of local views, on sale at,
d uOzeH. ..tVC
Mission Alarm Clocks, Size
value, for. .$1.49
Post Card Albums, the SOC grade,
on sale at. ................ .35c
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-09
Afternoon Sale of
India Linon

From to 8 p. m. we will offer
1000 yards of White India Linon, 80
inches wide, genuine imported
fabric; IL yard limit; ON sale at. 19c
500 yards of Taylor & Co.'s I'm
ported White Cambria, SO inches
wide, much used for undergar-
ments; a limit Of 10 yards ON this
material; on sale at, per yard. zoe
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-09
A Great Yelling
Bargain

A lot that came in just in time
for the Saturday trade, and so good
are they taht there won't be many
of them left over after closing time
Saturday.
Imported French Made Wells, all
this seasons new coIors, with rib
bon chenille and novelty effects;
these Wells are two yards long, suit
able for the large hats; the regular
prices are $3.50, $500 and $500
each, on sale Saturday, each. :. SOC
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-09
Morning Sale Of Blankets

On sale between just 40 pairs OF
fine Wool Blankets in natural only nothing shoddy about IL
strictly wool blanket is 70x80 fnches
limit of pair them round
as far as possibe sale at pair ..... 1900
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-09
Mems Suits at
$3.50

Good Business Suits, that any
man can wear and go about in
and feel well dressed; the cloths
are worSteds, wool cheviots and
serges; every garment is in this
seasons late styles and every
wanted color of the year is rep
resented in the assortments. We
guarantee the Innings and guar
antee that the Suits will wear
for not less than one year;
all sizes. "a to A; price. $3.50
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-09
Untrimmed Millinery

Can you trim your own hats? If So YOU can
get all the necessary goods in this department
I'm frames, feathers, silks. ribbons wings.
breasts, etc. In black and all colors at most
moderate prices. And IL you want to get hat
trimmed to your own order come here and
select the trimmings and shape. We will take
your instructions and fix up the hat In the
way you want, and we will charge you a very
reasonable price for the work
Chiidren's Hats-To At all ages from baby.
hood to young ladyhood. In every wanted color
and In every shape. Bring the children here
and let us 1T them
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-09

REMNANTS WHITE GOODS
We have several hundred rem
nants of White Cotton suitable for
waists and dresses; these we will
sell Saturday about. HALF PRICE
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-09
Grocery Specials for
Saturday Selling;

to Elk
25. We will promptly deliver the goods
pound tins Hunts Baking Powder regular soc value
pound tin X c. Baking Powder regularly
Force, the breakfast food regularly
Fancy Apples box 800
Large tins Crescent Mackerel regularly special
Special Crackers-A loo packages
pounds Sweet Potatoes
Basket Peaches
Full assortment of Green Vegetables o
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-09
Saturday Sale of
Books

Miscellaneous Books, such as
Peck's Bad Boy, Speakers, Diction-
aries, Twenty Years of Hustling,
etc, all in good bindings and all on
sale Saturday at a discount of rs
per cent.
The Latest Fiction-Books pub
lished within the last few weeks;
publishers price, $3.50; on sale at
INC WOHueT. .US
Waste Paper Baskets-A neat
Basket, made of fancy cardboard
in pretty designs; on sale at, each,
15c; or 2 for. Csc
Sporting GOods-Such as Foot
Balls, Striking Bags and Boxing
Gloves, all new goods; on sale here
at discount of 10 per cent.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-09
Wanted
Household
Goods

A few of the many bargains that
the House Furnishing Department
has for the Saturday customers are
mentioned here. For every one we
mention there are a dozen more
just as good.
loo Decorated China Mugs for
children, on sale Saturday at. :. &c
15c Shaving Mugs, in nicely dec
GRATED china, on sale at &c
15c Cream Pitchers, in decorated
china, on sale at. ..,..........9 &c
25c Fancy China Cake Plates, on
sale at. ........... 15c
25c Fancy China Salad Dishes, on
sale at. .... ............... 15c
soc Japanese Cups and Saucers,
on sale at. Csc
soc Child's Non Spill Dinner
Plates. on sale at. .29c
69c China Cake Plates. fine dec
orations. on sale at .......39 soc
CSC China Salads, with heavy
gold edge, on sale att. SOC
$1.00 Fancy China Sugar and
Cream Sets, ON sale at ACC
$1.00 Fancy China Medallion
Plates, on sale at. ACC
$l.00 Hand Painted Fancy Plates,
on sale at. ................. ACC
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-09
Saturday Sale of
Gloves

Ladies' One Clasp Cape Gloves
Fownes' make, in assorted shades
of tan; a good glove for shopping
or driving; in all sizes; the $500
quality, on sale Saturday at,
a pair. .$1.69
Ladies' Directoire Gloves-The
popular glove of the season, made
with wide gauntlet, with or without
tabs, large pearl buttons; in shades
of tan only; the Wonder price,
a pair. ................ $3.50
Ladies' ID Button Length Cape
GIoves-A well made and perfect
fitting hand covering; the Wonder
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-09
Special Prices Quoted on Lace
Curtains and Fancy Linens

Odd Lines In Lace Cutans-We a of
curtains at o'clock in the afternoon and will
the goods hold here earlyrst
There 3S
$oo TO 5000 odd pairs only and all sale HALF PRICE
Renaissance Scarfs-Wth all linen
Tapestry Cushons-aeady for with
the lot limit OF customer; sale
Pillow Tops-One thousand Pillow Tops all the
different from anything that has city,
New Cords and Tase plentiful abundance
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-09
A Morning Sale of Rugs

Come early in the morning
the hours Of $3.50 $3.50 Roxbury
Tapestry Room Size designs
splendid
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-09
Children's Hosiery
and Underwear

Mothers should come to our
hosiery and underwear depart.
ments on Saturday. Fall and win
ter stocks are now very complete
and everything that child needs
in these lines is here for your Sc
lection.
School Stockings for either boys
or girls; made extra heavy; fast
color: correct sizes and perfect
shape; the best stocking in Spo-
kane at the price; rs good as most
BIC lines: the Wonder special
stockings, on sale here at, pair .25c
Vanilla and Strawberry Cream
Chocolates. on sale Saturday at. n
!ouHu '..'... [uc
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-09
REMNANTS OF LACES AND
EMBROiDERlES HALF PRICE

A good time to buy all you want
in laces, embroileries and veilings
at much less than manufacturers
cost. When we say remnants we
do not mean that the lengths are
too small to be of any use: in fact
there is not bad length In the
lot: veilings range from one to
three yards; laces and embroider-
les from one to five yards: all ON
sale at ............. HALF PRICE
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-09
Trimmed Millinery Displayed
Profusely at the Wonder
Department Store

New mats are coming to us every day, just
as the styles change or some new fad is added
to those already in existence Our New York
buyer selects the necessary assortments and
expresses them on to us. This week we have
received hundreds of new hats. small and
large and in all colors, and at IL prices from
$500 to $4,000.
A Showing Of Hats at $12.5o-velvet COW
cred shapes in late effects, with the nobby
turn up at the sides and with feather and
silk trimmings; choice assortment in black
brown, blue mulberry, green, red and tan will
be on display Saturday at, each. $12 so
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-09
Mems Suits at
$8.75

Saturday will be the last day
day of this great suit sale. Reg
ular $3.50 Suits, in grays,
browns and fancy mixed effects,
made of worsteds and serges,
and in all sizes from "a to A,
are again offered at the low
price of. .$8.75
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-09

Demonstration OF Inland Crack.
ers and other products on the
fourth floor.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-09
Two Extra Special Bargains in Dres
Goods for Saturday

these Dress Goods were not strictly date would mention
me low priced think that will be interested
All Wool Panam-Fu So inches wide
all the wanted fall
tailored
For the other
Alaska sentinel., 1908-03-19
FEATHERS AND HAIR.

Their Properties Considered from
 tho Electrical Viewpoint.
 It has long been known that feathers and hair are electrical bodies, but until recently we have had little ln- formation about their electrical prop critics, or the conditions in which these properties are manifested. Most of these phenomena were first observed by Exner. and In the work of pr. Schwarze are found collected a mass of facts that cannot fall to interest the physicist and biologist; besides. we find there a description of Exner's ap- paratus which was used by schwarze in most of his experiments on electrical phenomena of this kind, says the Phil adelphia Record.
 By the side of a gold-leaf electro scope we see a feather electroscope which Is fastened to its support by means of a sIlken thread. A feather waved through the air Is positively electrified, while the air Itself seems to be charged with negative electricity.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-03-19
AERIAL TRAMWAY

An electrical aerial tramway reaches out for mile and a half over the sur face of Lake Michigan at Chicago. Int wires are 30 feet above the water. Sus pended from these wires are cars fol hauling rock and for carrying passen. gers.
 This tramway was built to carry the rock excavated from beneath the bottom of the lake in building the new water. works tunnel which will reach 16,5Ot feet out from the shore and take in fresh water from a crib.
 At point 800 feet from the shore 8 steel tube reaches up from the tunnel to above the water. The rock exca. vated beyond that point Is hoisted ur this tube in little cars, which are then attached to the wire cables of the tram. way and are hauled to the shore Th tram or cable way Is supported by tons of steel tubing, 12 feet square at the bottom and resting upon steel piles driven into the lake bottom and rising five feet above the surface. These towers are 300 feet apart and support steel crosspieces from which the cables are hung. The cars are swung from the cables on grooved wheels and a transmission cable hauls them in to. ward the shore at one side of the tow.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-03-19

she laid the foundation for the pres ent elaborate system of antiseptic sur gery, the ice treatment for typhoid and camp sanitation which have enabled many a wounded soldier to escape from death. It was Florence Nightingale because of its suggestion of sweet song that relieved war of some of its hor- TOTS and paved the way for better treatment of the wounded In later struggles for supremacy between na- tions.
 It was in the terrible winter of 1854, when Bull Run" Russell, the famous war correspondent, gave graphic de scription of the awful sufferings of the soldiers in the Crimea during the fight with Russia. A cry of horror went up from England because of the almost total lack of medical aid given the men wounded or brought down by disease and exposure.
 In this disastrous campaign the British forces lost 22,1s2 men, of which only 2,755 were killed In battle. The French troops lost 95,OOO men and the Turks more than 45,OOO soldiers.
 Funds were soon forthcoming for hospital supplies, and Miss Nightin- gale offered her services to act as a nurse. Her letter was crossed by one from Sidney Herbert, then secretary of war, urging her to take charge of the entire nursing arrangements. She accepted the position without pay, and 1t was because of her able management that the grateful soldiers gave her the name of "angel of the Crimea" and "angel of the battlefield"
 She placed the great hospital on the heights of Scutari, near Constantine pie, on a basis of efficiency as nearly perfect as possible when the crude methods of those days are taken into consideration. She had thirtyfour nurses with her and her faithful band saved many lives.
 The name of Florence Nightingale became a household word, not only where the English language was spo- ken, but throughout the civilized world. Her work in the Crimea led to the calling of congress which paved the way for better methods of nursing. When the civil war In the United States broke out Miss Nightingale gave her advice on camp nursing and camp sanitation, and the United States sanl- tary commission, organized by women, was the fruit of her labors. And this finally led to the formation of the famous Red Cross Society, which does splendid work, not only on the battle field, but also in times of disaster by flood, fire and earthquake.
 Miss Nightingale is living retired life at her London home, owing to her delicate health. She is a wealthy wom- an, her father having left her a fine inheritance.