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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-04-03
PETITIONS ALL FILED
Few New Candidates Appear Before
Books Are Finally Closed.

Wednesday was the last day 70,
filing petitions for nominations fol
the county offices, but, contrary to the
expectations of all, few new petitions
were filed at that time. The list Of
candidates remains practically the
same as 1t was last week. The names
OF those who have filed petitions are as
follows:
REPUBLICAN.
Representatives.. L. Hawley, of
Mccoy.
County Judge-Ed. F. Coad, of
Dallas; G.. o. Holman, of Bridgeport.
County Clerk-E. M. Smith, of
Dallas; Fl. s. Portwood, of Airlie.
Treasurer-Dan P. Stouffer and
Hardy Holman, of Dallas.
Assessor-C. s. Graves, Of Dallas
A. M. Arant, of Monmouth.
Commissioner-William Riddell, of
Monmouth.
Surveyor-B. F. Beezley, Of Falls
City.
School Superintendent. G. Sey-
mour, Of Dallas.
Coroner-R. L. Chapman, of Dallas
DEMOCRAT.
Representative-W. D. Henry, of
Spring Valley.
County Clerk-F. s. Crowley, Of
Falls City A. B. Robinson, Of Inde-
pendence.
Assessor-F. e. Myer, of Dallas.
Treasurer-E. @. Dunn, of Dallas; |;
J. D. Belt, Of Independence.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-04-03
For County Clerk.

I hereby announce my candidacy
for nomination for County Clerk,
subject to the will of the Republican
voters at the primary election, April II.
E. M. SMITH.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-04-03
Dallas Defeats Snohomish.

In fast game last night, Dallas
College defeated the champions Of
Washington, at Snohomish, by a
score of Al to IA.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-04-03
DAN P. STOUFFER.
For School Superintendent.

FOF OCMUUI 0uptTIHLeHuVHIs
I hereby announce my candidacy
for the Office of County School Super
intendent of Polk County, subject to
the Republican primaries, April IL.
81. @. SEYMOUR.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-04-03
DALLAS COLLEGE PROSPERS
report to Trustees Is Highly Credit
able to Management of
School,

The reports presented before the
trustees of Dallas College at their
annual meeting, Tuesday, were most
encouraging and show that the insti-
tuition is in a much better condition
in every respect than at any previous
time. The showing is highly credit
able to President Mock and to all con-
nected with the management of the
school.
The entire faculty was reelected to
serve during the ensuing year. 1t
was recommended to the conference
to appoint financial agent to solicit
In Oregon for the endowment fund
OF the college.
1t was also decided to issue diplomas
to five students, three of whom will
graduate next June from the classical
course. The names of the prospective
graduates are as follows: Miss Lii
lian McVicker, Miss Nola Coad, and
Elmer E. Streyer from the classical
course, and Miss Ada Osfield and Miss
Allie Fuller from the academic course.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-16
Increase In Montana Vote.

HELENA, Dec. l0.-The total vote
OF the counties s.considered the surest
index to the population, and the
estimated population of Montana
upon the official returns for presi.
Dental elector, is 36l, lis persons
exclusive of the hundreds of new set
tiers who have come to Montana with
in the past year but who had not re.
sided here long enough to obtain the
right to vote.
The total vote of Montana for pres
ident was IS, 7s4, an increase over the
same vote four years ago Of 3,340.
The estimate OF the states popula.
ton wal obtained by adding five per
cent of the total vote cast to allow for
those persons entitled to vote, who
failed to do so, and then multiplying
by five. This multiple. while twice
as large asHthat ordinarily used by
the directory concerns, is believed to
be sufficiently low, as the directories
contain a large number of names of
women and youths under II who are
not the heads of families.
An analysis Of the figures discloses
substantial gains in population in four
OF the sever principal counties Of the
state and q decrease of population in
three counties. These figures show
that Silver Bow has the greatest
population, Lewis and Clark comes
second, Cascade third, Missoula
fourth, Flathead fifth, Yellowstone
sixth and Deer Lodge seventh.
Yellowstone county shows the biggest
gain In the number of votes over tina,
cast four years ago.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-16
WOOL WAREHOUSE L A

The proposition to establish a co.
operative wool warehouse ia Chicago,
with western sheepmeu as the principal
owners, has become Il live subject OF
discussion among the citizens in.
terested. The plan is receiving en-.
dorsement and support from wool
growers in Wyoming, Idaho, Utah
and other western states. and a,
recent meetings held in Billings,
Lewistown, Helena, Great Falls and
in this city it has been given sub.
stantial encouragement by liberal sub.
scriptions to stock in the proposed
company.
A general outline of the plan has
been printed in q former issue of the
River Press, and its repetition is no,
necessary. The company is to be in.
corporated, and work on the ware.
house commenced as soon as the sub.
scriptions to its capital stock are
assured, January l, 1909, being set as
the time limit for completing these
preliminsries. The Chicago end OF
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-16
the proposition is being handled by
tho Chicaoo Aecoc; ot;op NJ Cou norca

the proposition is being handled by
the Chicago Association of Commerce,
an organization of about 9 1000 bust
ness men of that city, which guarantees
to raise its share of the capital stock.
The western wool growers are repre-
sented in the prelipina aries by Fred
W. Gooding, of Idaho: Thomas Aus
tin, of Utah: and James E. Cosgriff
Of Wyoming, each of whom is one Of
the largest wool growers of his res
pective state.
The proposition lie endorsed by
officials of the Montana Wool Com
mission company, in which many local
sheepmen are interested, and is recog'
nized by them as better capable Of
beneficial results than their presen,
organization. The latter has been OF
great help to Montana wool growers,
but the new plan covers a larger field
and promises better results than can
be accomplished by a state organiza.
ton alone. The work of getting Mon.
tana sheepmen interested in the pro.
position is being done under the direc.
ton of A. X. Prescott, of Helena, who
is we'll known among northern Mon
tana wool growers.
The features of the proposition that
commend it to western'wool growers
may be briefly summarized to this
effect:
They get tangible value for their
subscriptions to the capital stock OF
the concern. Every share of $50 car.
ries an interestsin a warehouse build
ing and real estate that have a cash
value.
The affairs of the company will be
practically in highlands OF the sheep
men, who will control nearly two.
thirds of the capital stock and will
elect a majority of the directors. The
business Of the concern will be con.
Quoted by the employees Of the wool
growers, who will be in a position to
demand a square deal.
If there is a profit in the storage
and selling end Of the business, on
the terms proposed, the wool growers
themselves will Iget their proportion
Of such profits.
In short, it is a cooperative plan
for selling the wool product of west.
ern sheepmen, VINO are invited % give
it careful consideration and act &C.
%cOrdingly.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-16
AMONG OUR NEIGHBORS,
A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.

Havre Plaindealer: A. G. Station,
it is reported, negotiated a house in
East Havre with Conductor P. S.
Clement for q bunch of angora goats,
owned by the latter and run upon his
ranch near Hinsdale.
Glasgow News: Judge Davidson,
who is attending to his duties as
county commissioner here this week,
reports that the earth work on the
Dodson ditch has been stopped by the
frozen condition of the ground.
Glasgow Review: Sheriff Small
returned home Tuesday from Great
Falls, bringing with him Frank
Daniels, better known as "Oney"
Daniels, who is wanted here for horse
stealing. Daniels is a cowboy and
has been working on the reserv alton
for several years, making his head
quarters at Oswego.
Malta Enterprise: John Burnett,
one of the old time store keepers of
the Milk River valley. died at Coburg
last Friday from a stroke of paralysis.
He was So years of age and for some
time past has been associated with r.
NJ. Traitor at Coburg in the merchan.
tile business. His body was taken to
St. Paul where his family resides and
will be buried there.
Conrad Observer: Conrad Invest
ment Co. reduced their crew at the
lam this week and discontinued other
work on thescanal system until spring.
A small crew will be kept on the
work at the dam to complete the
concrete core wall and riprap the
upper side of the dam. About the
first Of March, work will be started
again on q larger scale. It is plan.
ned to complete the ditch system next
season.
Harlem News: AS an illustration
of the quantity Of soil carried by the
Milk River, it was found on examina-
ton a few days ago that the channel
above the New Harlem Irrigation
Company's dam had filled in fully
seven feet since the dam was erected.
This deposit is about equal in depth
to the water which the channel carried
at that point before the dam was built.
Belt Times: Although the thresh-
ing eason has been practically closed
for some time, the receipts of grain at
the elevator are considerable each
day. Since the opening of the elevator
&c, 1000 bushels of grain have been re.
ceived. This is somewhat less than
was shipped from this poin, last year
but it would seem that nearly as much
grain was raised in this section dur.
ing the past season as in 1907 notwith-
standing the abnormally heavy yield
of hat year.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-16

GREAT FALLS, Dec. l2.--Workmen
~excavating on the dam at the works
about Il miles from this city have
found mammoth petritied trees and "a
short distance from where the trees
were found the bones Of some prehis-
toric animal, presumably a mastodon.
There we're local people much in.
terested in their history and will 20
deavor to find to what age they be.
long.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-16
Yellowstone Sugar Beet Crop.

BILLINGS, Dec. ll.-One hundred
and fifteen thousand tons of sugar
beets have been delivered to the Bill.
ings sugar factory by farmers in the
territory surrounding Billings, for
which they have received the past sea.
son 1913 900. AS at least one-third OF
the sugar beet crop is retained by the
farmers, who have discovered the
value OF the beet az a stock fattener,
it is estimated that $50, 900 tons OF
sugar beets all told have been raised
in THE territory this year.
The Billings sugar factory officials
have estimated the production and
from figures gathered they assert tina,
the average yield on the carefully
cultivated ground is greater than
fifteen tons per acre, making an in
come OF S75 per acre. Many acres
went as high as twenty tons at Park
City, one forty-acre tract alone
averaged twenty tons per acre. TAX
ing the poor ground into consideration
the yield was twelve IONS per acre.
In order to grind this enormous cror
the Billings sugar factory will have
to work night and day until the
middle of February. 1t is 0 grind
ing more than 900 tons Of beets daily
Employment at the sugar factory is
given to nearly 400 men. which will
swell the total paid out by the com.
pany in this vicinity to more than ST.
900, 900.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-16

Silverware, cut glass, fancy china,
neckwear, handkerchiefs, hosiery, and
novelties of all kinds for the holiday
season at the Chase store.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-16

Water right blanks-only correct
form published-for sale at the RIVER
PRESS Office.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-08
HIS RESIGNATION REFUSED.

'w'hereUpon Put my withdrawal from the fac
ulty Il writing and then left the room The next
morning received letter from the secretary of
the university informing that the trustees had
declined. by unanimous vote, 70 accept Iny resig-
nation A1toge-he- I taught for nine years at
Purdue University. In the mean time read two
papers et public meetings which were heard by
George 3. Lor1ng, Of Massachusetts,. Commissioner
OF Agriculture under President Chester A Arthur.
At Mr. Lo-ing's request became chief Of his
bureau CT chemistry. en ofics have held ever
since
The records show I observed that Harvey
Washington Wiley was born IN Kent. Ind, which
now has estimated population OF about one
hundred souls
II seems 70 me that you havs overstated the
size of the town" D.. wiley replied. 'NSeverthe-
less 4 tB grand old place An EnslishInan came
that way and built blacksmith shop Then some
body put Up a store alter q while the farmers
erected q church TO me- Kent was a large and
noisy place with its ringing anvil and the rumble
of dust covered muddy wagon and then.
Wiley was hard working boy in those days q
noticed that his hands are as large as buckskin
-llittensl 'and could lay OF cornhed IN perfectly
straight rows without the Of a marker or any
guide except the sway1ng back Of the horse at the
plough. would have been IN Kent right now. I
suppose but for a little college the banks of
she Ohio River. four miles distant
Who paid your bills while you were away st
school, I asked.
y didn't go far away at f7rst-only 10 Hanover.
the Ohio River. And I hadn't many hills I
rented for 50 cents week Food and
furniture ] took from home ! was both house
keeper and cook There were no recitations on
Saturdays. and walked back TO the farm On
Friday afternoon Of each week for new supplies
sno 10 help Tny father with his work. I also had
20 cut my own wood. and 10 haul il besides In
ehree years could read Greek and Latin as easily
Enz ish At Hanover, too, I enlisted in the
hons guards-thers were Two companies Of stu
Sents-so that veterans on duty at a fort y,fgbt On
20 the front gnc fight We were attacked several
times in the night, and conveyed some wagons
containing bacon, beans and hzrdtack. but 1 have
never claimed any peculiar distinction as q mill
tery man ! didn't graduate from Hanover but
taught school for q year, and then went TO Butler
New-York tribune., 1908-11-08
SNORING AND CIVILIZATION.

II truism that no one ever heard % snoring
savage In fact. II the wild or the woods and
plains does sleep quietly ne runs the risk q
Delns discovered by his enemy. and the scap OF N
snorer would atiOrn the belt OF his crafty and
more quietly sleeping adversary.
=. with civilization, however, We have changed 20
Inls The impure air OF cur sleeping rooms induces
al manner or catarrhal affections The nasal pas.
sages the first 10 become affected Instead q
warming the inspired air on its way 90 che lungs
and removing from IL the dangerous impurities witR
which IL is loaded. The nose becomes oust~ucred 4
part OF the air enters and escapes by the mouth.
The veil of the palate vtbrates between the two
currents-thaL through the mouth and the one Still
passing through the partially closed nOsJrils-i<s
a sail in the wind
The snOre. then. means that the seepsl's mouth
Is partially open that his is partially clOseo,
and that his lungs in danger from the air not
being properly warmed and purified From the CON
Jinued operation OF these cstuses-the increase of
impure air in sleeping rooms and permitting hao-
ttual snOrers TO escape killing and scalp'ns-sous
scientist has predicted that i'm the future All men
(and all women tooD Will snOre II goes alonS ViS1
decay of the testh and baldnsssS-HealLA
New-York tribune., 1908-11-08
" FOR THE BUSY MAN as

dency was only an incident Of his work. tnsS hs
would be as joyful out OF Office as in and that hs
did not consider the defeat personal one II waa
tntimated that as the result OF the Democrats
victory In Nebraska Bryan might go 70 the United
States Senate The foreign press hailed Mr.. Tafts
election the best choice that could have besu
made and as the harbinser OF return OF American
prosperity. in which foreign nations would share
Mr. Taft sounded the keynote OF his adnniniztra-
ton in speech at Cincinnati saying: Every bust
ness man who is obeyins the law may 90 ahead
with ali the energy IN his possession: every enter
prise which Is within the statutes may proceed
without fear Of interference from the adrunfstra-
ton when acting legally; but all interests within
the jurisdiction Of the federal government may sx-
pect a rigid enforcement OF the laws against dis
honest methods
Democratic business men who ara diszusted with
the Tammany leadership OF Charles Z. Murphy
planned a conference to take steps toward hiz -
moval His leadership generally blamed for
the falling on in the Democratic vote In New York
City.
asnlnston began preparations FOR ths tnauku-
ration OF Mr.. Taft on March 4"
New-York tribune., 1908-11-08

even wore uniform while so engaged In short
! was irreligious. frivolous and undignihed-"
and y-ou pleaded guilty.
7 admitted that every accusation against me was
absolutely true I have attended morning prayers
- often told the trustees, that know it by
heart. Il is the same cid prayer, day after day.
and has become common and mechanical that it
does me no good Let repeat It. said, puck
ering ny mouth and making other physical mo
tons 70 indicate that was about TO begin.
Hold on Shouted the trustee who had called
ne monkey on a cart wheel. We have heard the
PRAYER
Very well I replied 7 shall desist The other
matters said OF me- continued. are here con
tesse6- ] ride bicycle. not TO be wicked rak-
fsh. but that may get around easily and com
fortably- Some times I go long distances. and I
have horse. I play baseball with the students
because Ike the game and need exercise out Of
doors There IS OCCASION I said. to prolong
this hearing ! shall end the embarrassment OF the
honorable trustees. al of whiIn hold IN high
esteem by -esfETirg'
New-York tribune., 1908-11-08
DIR. WILEY WAS
HIS OWN COOK
sTTzS IN HIS EARLY
SCHOOLD4YS.
Perhaps This Experience WGS the
Beginning Of His Crusade for
Pure Food.
By James @, Morrow.

The tr1,stee-he was a hard. dry man-closed his
tremendous denunciation with terrific wsrd pict-
Suppose" he said IN voice ss gloomy and
conclusive as an open grave. that "hlle N lil7
CITY OF indianapolis I should see tan person
dressed up Ike monkey, coming down street
riding on a cartvheel.
And suppose the trustee went TO say, "a
stranger should step I'D 20 me and ask; do you
krso~ the name OF that cArned foolT
can you imagine. gentlemen" tho trustee
~osred what the sentiments OF the stranger would
be II were to reply: The tall person dressed UP
ike q monkey, riding on q cartwheei. Is Harvey
Washington Wiley. professor OF chemistry at Pur-
due University"
was 1t a high. old-fsshioned bicyoie?' in
CURED OF Dr. Wiley.
1T was he replied
And you wore knickeTbockersf
L did"
Wei. what was the matter with the picture7"
asked.
Nothing" DR. Wiley answered ct didn't com
plain about Il then and / find no fault with II
nov You asked why moved 10 Washington
and an giving you one Of the minor reasons
When I entered Dr.. Wiley's Office found ms
head in one Of the lower drawers OF his desk EFi-
dentIv ne was hunting for something. Looking up
giving his dark eyes obliQue setting IN MS
brown face. he resembled one Of the huge Tartars
who going 10 China. have become ministers anu
rnsndarins-
..yoa have talked acids and sodas and anilines'
7 said until the whole country has chemical
TASTE n its mouth. I here 10 find out ABOUT
N-iley himself. the man known 10 everybody, IN
Guiding the school children of the nation why
didn't you stay Indiana. TO the peace ana JOY OF
certain rectifers and packers
-.I.ll not say a word but here the facts. and
D. Wiley stood up. Pixies Peak Of man II
HACK trousers & buff linen shirt and no coat I
an six feet one weigh go pounds, and am musceo
like ditch digger I left Indiana IN broad DAY
light and boldly GO back whenever feel Ike IL
,.F,y- Won were tried by the authorites?'
Yes. but was e1oneTated- although confessed
my guilt
Seriously said. what had you been doing2
1t was charged before the trustees Of PURDUE
University" and DIT. Wiley looked vsry grave
that neglected 10 attend morning prayer; that
rode bicycle; that the pitcher on the stu
cent baseball team. and. worse than all, that l
New-York tribune., 1908-11-08
PROSPERITY BOOM BEGINS.

-As = direct outcome Of Mr.. Taft's election a5A
the statement OF his policy. the prices OF NOS, ot
the active stocks the exchange rose rapidly On
Friday. In a great many instances securities
reached their highest points for the year. and one
United States Steel cOmmon-sOId higher than Il
had n years
The advance in some measure duplication
OF the upward movement OF Wednesday. but far
more extended, and much higher price IsveIs were
reached and maintained. BY commission h0uss
brokers the great advance was asCribed TO the
character OF Mr.. Tafts speech. which. following 50
closely on the reports Of improved trade conditions
and the excitement Of optimism after the election
brought large volume OF buying orders from
abroad. from the interior and from investors
Added TO this was the OF the better political
situation IN Europe London bought forty
thousand shares Of stocks during the morning.
From all parts Of the country came Indications
OF return OF prosperity the result or the slec
ton Of Mr.. Taft Wages increased. Idle man
ufacturtng plants resumed operations, industries
that had been running on part time went TO f1u
time. heavy orders that had been awaiting
result OF tie election placed and the railroads
prepared 10 handle increased freight traf1o and
Uaaks improvements"
Suppose there were other happenings Of inter
estr'
TT believed IN Washington that new tariff
law would be enacted by July l. 1853. Chairman
Payne OF the Ways and Means Committee OF the
House issued call for hearings the various
schedules. TO be held from November 10 to Decen-
the summer. and a large amount OF data have
already been collected for the OF Congress.
President Charles W Eliot Of Harvard Unver-
sty resigned. feeling that he had earned rest
His resignation accepted No successor has
yet been appointed The Outlook announced that
after March next Theodore Roosevelt would be-
come a special contributing editor on the staff O:
that publication
Reports upon the safety Of the BIackweus Isl
and QueensbOr,. Bridge by Messrs. Boiler Gz
Hodge, the independent experts appointed 70 in
vestigate by the Board Of Estimate and Professor
William II. Burr. who employed by the Bridge
Commissioner TO make an investigation. agreed IN
the statement that the structure would be danger
ousIy overstrained IL completed and equipped for
traffic in accordance with the terms OF the cor
for erection. This joint admission OF bOta
investigators establishes the truth Of the charge
made in The Tribune FIVE months ago that tHs
structure being dangerously overloaded The
only way in which the bridge can be made safe
for public use without reconstruction according
the report Of Messrs. Boiler & Hodge, Is BY a
change in the plans for completion TO remove
part Of the weight of the structure itself and by
great reduction in the traffic facilities provided
for in the contract Specifications
New-York tribune., 1908-11-08
FRENCHMEN HONOR WRIGHT.

Prominent Frenchmen did honor to WIbUr
Wright and the Aero Club and Academy OF Sports
gave him medals What looked Ike the possi5Il-
fly of a clash between France and Germany over
the desertion Of German subjects from the Foreign
Legion at CasabIanca. Morocco. obviated -
steps toward aHicabe settlement by arbit-a-
ton The American battIsship fleet sailed from
Annoy. China, for the Philippines voyage of seven
hundred miles The first snowfall OF the season
occurred Thursday night
The death list included Edwin Emerson. Who
associated with Noah Webster and was for
many years professor of English literature at It's
University OF Troy. Edward G. Gilmore senior
member Of the firm owning and mana giuS ths
Academy of Music in New York. and Tomas Es-
trada Palma. the Cuban patriot and general who
was the first President Of the republic"