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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-04-10
MONMOUTH.

T. A. Riggs is purchasing consider
able mohair.
The vacant houses in this city are
rapidly becoming occupied.
Cass Riggs, of Rickreall, was a
Monmouth visitor, Tuesday.
Frank Grounds is setting out a
large quantity of small fruit.
D. G. McNeal and two of his child
rem are quite ill with typhoid fever.
Mrs. Gardner is having many
repairs made on her property in this
city.
Mrs. Sadie Singleton, Of Falls City,
visited relatives In Monmouth last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. M. Smith are both
recovering nicely from their recent
illness. e.
P. Fl. Burt recently sold his property
in this city to Mrs. J. Worth for the
sum Of 5000.
William Bridwell has moved to Cor
Wallis, where he will engage in the
grocery business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Monroe Mulkey have
rented the Gordon house and moved
their residence thither.
The music pupils Of Mrs. May
Bowden- Babbitt gave an excellent
recital last Friday night
Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Taylor, Of Cor
wallis, were guests at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Westfall, Saturday.
"Grandma" Herren, of Kings Val
ley, is visiting among her many
friends and relatives in this city.
The Rev. and Mrs. J. L. Burns, Of
Kings Valley, were guests at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. H. Robertson,
Monday.
Work on the new creamery building
is progressing rapidly, and it is almost
ready for the installation Of the
machinery.
John Howell is building himself a
water tower. The city water seems to
have proven unsatisfactory, and many
are resorting to the use Of private
wells.
The skating rink is thing OF the
past, and the building which it
formerly occupied will soon be con-
verted into an up-to-date canning
factory.
William Barnett has rented his prop
erty in this city to A. l.. Chute, and
has moved his home back to Indepen-
dence, where he has accepted a posi-
ton in furniture store.
After having considerable trouble
with his eyes, S. M. Work has become
totally blind, but it is hoped that with
proper medical treatment, he may
possibly recover his sight in time.
The Evaporator and Cannery Com
pany received a carload Of brick from
Newberg last week, and the workmen
are crowding the construction work on
the cannery building as rapidly as
possible. in hopes OF having it ready
for the coming fruit season.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-04-10

H. s. Portwood. of Airlie, is In
Dallas on business
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-04-10
SOUTH RICKREALL.

Cass Gibson attended the horse show
given in Salem, Saturday.
John Orr has purchased a cream
separator and is now milking 10 COWS.
James Nesmith will cultivate H. @.
Eakin's fruit farm near this place
during the coming season.
Loe Brothers have recently received
large shipment of strawberry plants
and will greatly increase the acreage
Of their fruit farm.
The Artisans gave pleasant ban
quet at their last regular meeting.
About 40 members OF the lodge were
present on that occasion.
7. A. Norman has cleared away the
brushwood from all of the fences on
his farm, an Improvement that might
we'll be followed by others.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-04-10

no difference in the effect of such an
amendment and that of Statement
No. /.
Mr.. Fulton spoke for nearly two
hours, and held the closest attention
of his audience at all times. He was
slightly hoerse from the effects of
continuous speaking during the last
ten days, but succeeded in making
himself heard distinctly in all parts
of the room. He will continue his
tour into Eastern Oregon this week
and will remain in Oregon until after
the primary election.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-04-10
Promising Colt.

That Oregon produces speed horses
equal to the best was demonstrated
beyond doubt to all who saw the beau
tiful 2-year-old colt, "St Salvana," at
the Salem Horse Show. According to
the pedigree furnished us by w. W.
Percival, the we'll known horse breeder
of Independence, "St Salvana" was
sired by Salvation dam, Glory's Love,
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-04-10
PEDEE.

Goat shearing is almost dODein this
vicinity.
Tom Arnold will 60 TO Eastern Ore
gon in June
Thomas Kinchin will soon move 10
bis ranch in the hills.
John Ritner has been quite III, but
is nov recovering rapidly.
Hanna Brothers started up their log
giDg camp the first Of last week.
Miss Nellie wIllIanson IL working
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-04-10
at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis

at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
Ritner.
A very successful six months term
ofschool closed at Cherry Grove last
Friday.
J. M. Staats is installing new tele-
phone line from Airlie to Pedee. @. 8.
Grafton is one of the share holders in
the new enterprise.
Samuel Edwards, the l0-year-old
son of Lewis Edwards, broke his arm
by falling from the steps Of the Pedee
store short time ago.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-04-10

by Handsome he by Hanover. His
register number is 52,549. He was
awarded first prize in the thorough
bred class for years old and under
8, and is one of the promising young
sters that are destined to maintain
Oregon's fame as producer Of high
class speed horses.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-04-10
MOhair Meeting.

H. L. Fenton, secretary Of the Polk
County Mohair Association, an
nounces that a meeting Of the associrs
ton will be held at the Court House
In Dallas tomorrow Saturday. for the
purpose of changing the date for the
sale of the mohair pool, as the primary
elections are to be held on the day
already set Other important busi-
ness is to be transacted and he urges
every member of the association to be
present If possible. All who are able
are advised to bring their mohair to
Dallas at that time.
H. s. Portwood, of Airlie, is In
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-09-29
GETS LETTER FROM
FLOWERY KINGDOM

Ned Mclean was in a dilemma this
morning because of his receipt of d
letter from Hong Kong, China, written
in the queer heroglyphics of the
F1owery Kingdom. Whether the epis-
tie was from a fair acquaintance tour
ing the far east, or whether 1t con-
ferred the information that the recipi
ent had been left heir to vast millions
of Celestial coin were matters of pure
conjecture, until the services of Dick,
Chinese gardener, were secured.
But after perusing the contents of
the epistle, written on red paper such
as fire. crackars are wrapped in, the
Acknowledged gardener seemed reluctant
to translate the message. Finally, af
ter Ned had agreed to take basket Of
musk MELONS, Dick became conversant
and said that Gfge letter was from All
Buck, who had gone to his fatherland
several months ago for visit. Buck
wrote the letter in July, and said that
he would take steamer and would
arrive in Tacoma or Seattle some time
this month He was in good health, as
Dick said, and hard enjoyed his visit in
the Kingdom.
Buck was one of the well-to-do Ce-
lestials of this valley, and just prior
to leaving for the old country disposed
of his holdings at a good figure.
The letter received by Mr.. Mclean
was enclosed in a quaint Chinese en-
velope, which WAS duly addressed, and
enclosed in an American envelope,
which was addressed in the handwrit
ing of an American. Postage on the
envelope, amounted to 10 cents. The
souvenir from the Orient will be treas
,red by the recipient as unique and
unusual memento of the long jaunt Of
one of Ned's almond-eyed friends.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-09-29
WAS CERTAIN HE
WANTED TO WED

Certain only of Onei thing. and that
was that he wanted to get married,
Marion Reynolds was yesterday united
in bonds of holy wedlock to Mrs. Alice
Hotchkiss. by Judge ]. ]. Huffman.
The groom's memory is one which
caused him much trouble while the
nuptial knot was being tied When
asked how old he was, he said, he
never knew. He did not know who his
mother was, nor his father, but
finally risked a guess, explaining that
he wouldn't vouch for his statement as
he is an orphan. Asked where he was
born, he picked Kentucky as being
the likIiest state for his nativity, al
though he wasn't quite sure of that.
either
When he procured his license, w. L.
Brown appeared with him and gave
his age as 80, although neither knew
definitely; but both were sure he Is
more than q. He is a resident of Free
water. and says he is a farmer.
The BRIDE Alice Hotchkiss, of Waits
burg. said she was 40 years OF age, and
the way she talked she knew whereof
she spoke, although the two men
gave her age at 80 when they procured
the license.
.Judga Huffman performed the cere-
mony despite the mans uncertainty as
to some of the essential facts. The TWO
will live near F'reewater.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-09-29

Nan, 40, the crops of the Inland
Emnira have been harvested, and IN
MANY cases dis, Nosed of at good fgures'
the ANNA, inenx of agents of big east
ern mai,-order hob ses is beginning,
and in many instances .iieii CAN
suits in the placing OF iarse oiueia
from the farmers of the p'fiies
the latest fad. and one which lhe ioc@i
merchants are determined to 90 away
with. is an endless chain system VI
distributing mail-order cataiosue"
which has been started in some iocah-
tiles
One of the large houses of chicago
has been advertising to snip os
freight prepaid of its large cataiogs "
people who win agree to dlstripu'e
them, one to q family. The induce
ment offered in the way Of ccmpen-
Sation is valuable presents, depending
IN the amount of goods ordered py
the people to whom the catalogs a'e
delivered, meaning that the distr'ou'oi
viii boost for the house, In addltioh ~
delivering the literature That .i0
scheme has taken" is proven Dy the
statements of a local merchant, recent
ly returned from the east VINO says
Y have noticed hundreds OF THESE
cases of catalogs being handled throusn
the transfer houses of the large ci'fes
of the eastern and central states, ao-
dressed to both men and women
larger percentage to women. through
o0t the country. Inquiry developer
the astounding statemenl that one
transfer company alone in Kansas
city had a contract to handle Do car
leads of the catalogs. They are sent W
Kansas City in carload lots, ana 1roIii
there are distributed by local frelghe 20
estimation
Although concerted action has no'
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-09-29
TWENTY-FIVE CENTS PER MONTH
quaker City Dresses up
To Celebrate Its Birthddv

PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 2s.-All
over the city today carpenters and
decorators are busily at work "dres-
sing the Quaker City in the gladdest
sayest ra1ment it has ever worn. The
soiiiDre garb of it's Quaker origin has
oeen cast aside and within a few days
tne aforetlme staid old city will be
clao IN giddy and fiamboyant colors.
fhliadelph1a has long chafed under
the insistently repeated accusation
that 1t is SLOW and next week will
fling back the libel into the teeth Of
lts aecusers by holding the greatest
historical pageant in the history of
American municipalities. The festival
VIII celebrate the 225th anniversary of
lhe rounding of the City of Brotherly
Love, and will be carried out on so
large scale as to make all previous
celebrations of the kind look like mere
side shows
Philadelphia hotels are expecting to
De called upon to care for one of the
largest crowds ever assembled in the
city during the coming week and the
railroad officials have made arrange
ments to handle an unprecedented pas
senger traffic into the Quaker City.
The founders week. celebration
will be- ushered in next Sunday. when
special services of a religious char
acter will be held in all the churches
OF the city, with open air exercises i'm
the parks.
Monday will be ushered in by a sa-
lutte at sunrise to the city by the guns
OF thirteen United States war vessels
and foreign war vessels in the Della
ware and at the Philadelphia navy
yard.
In the forenoon the first impression
of the new city seal will be struck by
the mayor, who will also receive the
city's guests. Luncheon to these guests
at noon.
There will be a parade in the early
afternoon of $4,000 United States SOL
diers, sailors and marines, Pennsylva-
MAS division of the national guard,
sailors and marines from foreign war
vessels and other military bodies.
The city will be Illuminated at 7:3O
p. m. and the municipal celebration
will begin at in the Academy of Mu-
sic.
The morning of the remaining days
of thei week will be devoted by visitors
to sightseeing and shopping tours.
Each night the city will be illumin-
ated.
Tuesday will be municipal day, and
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try, extending the habitable area, in
creasing the products of the land and
developing internal trade and COM
merce.
A certain feature of the congress
will be the discussion of the report of
committee appointed at last years
meeting in Sacramento, relative to the
desirability of organizing an interna-
tional congress having a broader and
more comprehensive scope and cover
ing all matters touching the conserva-
tion and use of natural resources OF
all the countries of the globe.
Delegates in attendance at the con-
gress will be afforded opportunities for
visiting the gigantic irrigation pro-
jects under construction by the gov
ernment, notably the great Roosevelt
dam in the Salt River valley in Arizo-
ma, the Elephant Buttes dam and the
Leasburg diversion unit of tha Rio
Grande project and the Hondo and
Carlsbad project in the Pecos valley
of New Mexico.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-09-29

| Its chief day feature will be a parade
OF the police and fire departments OF
Phi1delphia, the state police, details
from departments of other cities and
the volunteer firemen of Philadelphla
| and Pennsylvania.
In the evening the German celebra-
ton will be held in the Academy of
Music and 1900 clergymen of all de-
nominations will gather in Friends
meeting house to discuss William
Penn. In Franklin field will be given
a musical historical drama called
philadelphia"
Wednesdays feature will be a pa
rade, showing the birth and develop
ment OF Philadelphia industries. 1t is
promised that it will be the greatest
OF its kind ever witnessed in the Unit
ed States. In the evening labor or
ganizations will parade with illustra-
tive floats.
Thursday the school children will
visit historic points of interest in the
forenoon and them assemble in Inde-
pendence hall for exercises
In the afternoon there will be re-
view of United States and foreign
war vessels, followed by a river par
adel in which more than 500 vessels
will take part. There will be a naval
dinner at the Union League club at
p. m. and at 8 p. m. a parade of
$4,000 uniformed members of the Order
of Red Men.
In the afternoon of Friday there will
be a historical pageant. illustrating
the history of Philadelphia from the
time of the first Swedish and Dutch
settlements to the present time About
forty floats and 5000 characters will
be shown.
This pageant will be the first of it's
kind in any American city and will be
on much larger scale than any ever
produced in England or continental
Europe. 1t will be the climax OF the
celebration.
Saturday will be athletic and
Knights Templars day. There will be
athletic sports. automobile races. foot
ball. horse races In the forenoon and
afternoon.
In the afternoon the knights Tenn
plars of Pennsylvania and other states
will parade On Broad street and hold
field exercises at Belmont plateau.
The knights will parade to the city
hail at 10 p. m. and at 11:16 will for
mally close the weeks celebration by
extinguishing the illumination there.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-09-29
Interstate State Fair OPENS

MEMPHIS. Tenn. Sept. 29-Mont-
gomery park the scene of MANY great
racing meets in past years before the
anti gambling laws banished the
thoroughbreds, was today opened to
the public as the exhibition grounds of
the Tri-State fair. Many magnificent
buildings have been erected and are
filled to overfiowing with the agricul-
tural, live stock and manufactured
products of Tennessee, Arkansas and
Mississippi. All three stetes were well
represented at todays premieret which
was rendered notable by addresses by
the governors of the states interested.
A horse show, bench show. poultry
exhibitions. harness race meeting. air.
ship trials, pure food show and mill
tary maneuvers are attractive features
Of the fair. A sham battle has been
arranged, in which troops of the three
states and United States regulars will
take part. The fair promises to be
financial success and will likely be-
come one of the great permanent ex-
hibitions of the south.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-09-29
Broad AdjOurnS
But keepS Mum

The commission appointed by Gov
ernor Mead to consider the question of
treatment of the criminally insane
completed its work this morning, by
taking the findings under consideration
and adjourned to meet at the charities
conference to be held in Seattlel Oc-
tober T. 1t was announced this morn
ing that the recommendations of the
commission would not be ready for
presentation to the governor until
after the Seattle meeting.
Those who attended the meeting at
the prison, which lasted all day yes
terday and nearly all forenoon today
looked thoroughly into the conditions
of the men for whom they are to rel
ommend future treatment, and in the
interim between adjournment and the
opening of the Seattle convention will
make a study of thel treatment to be
advocated.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-09-29
Distributing CataIOgS
of Eastern Houses

yet been started in the west, the effect
of the nedless chain catalog scheme
having been felt here, the mer-
chant who discovered such startling
facts while in the east gives the fol-
lowing warning to his colleagues:
Think of it, ye merchants who think
it does not pay to advertise. But don't
get frightened and throw up your
hands when you tf1inlx about it; get
busy and do something to attract the
people of your community 10 your
store where you can show them' II
YOU are the right kind OF a buyer ana
have kept up with the procession tna'
in most cases, you cam duplicate any
,r,ce in that catalOg and make rea-
sonable profit You can't dupllcaie
+r,a nrices in the 1eaders-the goods
tbe big catalog houses offer below cost
&c bait-and- -make-mOney. but so
down the list and see what you can
do in the majority of cases if you have
tho same kind of goods; for remember,
that while the catalog houses nahole
some good goods and Whlie tne soous
they furnish their customers are ior
tbe most part as good as anyone eau
axpect to get for the price palo' ehey
handle many goods that are SECONDS
Goods reiecte das first class by the rae
tories These are often good, almost
&c good as first class goods, but the
catalog house buys them at reduc-
t;a, iust the same as the and ~
80, Stores of your town do and you
can do the same.
1.-The catalog houses are spehoihs
,,,,pev loads Of it, to get their propo-
sition before the people WHAT are
,,o,, doing? What are you going u
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-09-29
Republicans In a Panic
Trying to ReOrgdniZe Campaign

CHICAGO, Sept 29.-At the dem
oCratic national headquarters there
seems to be a decided feeling that the
occurrences Of the last two days indi-
cate n state of panic among the re-
publican managers. The sudden dis
patch of Senator w. Murray Crane to
Chicago in capacity which if not
uctually superior to that of Chair
man Frank II. Hitchcock, certainly
indicates a distrust of the latter. is
significant To be fair, however, it may
be said to have double significance.
Senator Crane was one of the men
high in republican councils who was
much disgruntled with the methods
adopted in the republican national
convention. had occasion to talk with
him and know that he felt those who
at that time were called 'the allies
had not been given a fair hearing, and
he was little inclined to go into the
fight with any whole soul. The fact
he is willing to come to Chicago now
10 take charge, as 1 believet not of or
ganization, but of the even more ardu-
ous task of raising money, indicates
the far-famed and historic capacity
warning elements together at the crit
ical moment has not been entirely lost
Nevertheless, it is apparent the most
prominent of the leaders in the re-
publican party appreciate the danger
of their present situation.
President Roosevelt certainly does.
Just what the Taft policies are we
find difficulty in determining. If they
are the Roosevelt policies we wonder
why Roosevelt is unpopular in Wall
street and Taft idoliZed there. But if
they are the Roosevelt policies, it is
equally a cause for conjecture why a
republican congress is necessary to
give them effect
Cannon Opposes Reforms.
In the last session of congress
Speaker Cannon, who will probably be
elected if there is a republican con-
Sress chosen systematically and per-
sistently opposed nearly everything
for which Roosevelt stood-and was
therefore regarded as undesirable"
The president recommended legisla-
ton fer the publicity of campaign con-
t1butfons; Cannon blocked it. The
president was for the abolition of the
duty on wood pulp; Mr. Cannon re-
f1ise5 to permit it even to be discussed
on the floor of the house.
Roosevelt sent his famous special
message to- congress on January 81,
1908 Attention was denied it by
Speaker Cannon and the dominant
faction until April 2, being two
months and two days. Then Serene E.
Payne, the republican floor leader of
the house. brought in a resolution
sending all the recommendations made
in the message to nine different COM
mltteeS to report back measures in
accordance with the presidents re-
concentrations, and as a matter of
fact most of the recommendation
went over until the end of congress
without action. That was one in
stance of the way in which a republi-
can majority in the house of repre-
Sentatives upheld the presidents
hands.
Favored Free Wood Pulp.
The president recommended WOOD
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-09-29

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.-Medfcal
scientists representing every civilized
nation, united today with their broth
ers in America in an effort to solve the
problem of how best to cope with tu-
berculosis The occasion was the ofn-
cial opening of the sixth tTfennial
congress on tuberculosis. The great
auditorium of the new National Mu-
scum was filled with men who nave
consecrated their best talents to the
study of tuberculosis, representatives
Of the sovereigns of foreign countries
ard high officials of government
When Secretary of the Treasury
Cortelyou. as the personal representa-
tives of the president Of the United
States, officially declared the con-
gress open there were grouped on the
platform such distinguished men as
DR.. Robert Koch. discoverer OF the
tubercular baccilli; DR.. A. Calmette 0!
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-09-29
fills His Wife And Goes TO
Sleep Beside LifelesS Body

Thomas says the murder was COM
mitted during a drunken brawl. He
went down town and got beastly drunk
and returned home two days later and
buried the body. He told inquisitive
ones that his wife had gone away.
A charge of murder in the first de-
gree has been filed against Thomas.
1t is believed that the prosecutor will
have a hard time convicting him on
this charge because the prisoner con-
fessed, claiming he shot her in self
defense. He is to fight the case on
that ground.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-09-29

BELI,INGHAM, Sept. % Rather
than go to the morgue to identify what
remains of his wife's body, J. K. Thorn
as, this morning confessed that he muir
dered her and buried her body in the
back yard. He said: Just as | was
leaving, she pulled gun from the
dresser and fired at me. / shot her
twice. She said: Good God She fell
and / picked her body up and laid it
on the bed, then / went to sleep and
woke up about 9 o'clock the next morn
ing and found the body beside me.
| shall plead self defense"