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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-03-03
PLAY MUSCATINE TONIGHT
Dallas Basketball Team viii Meet
Famous Aggregation From
Iowa.

The manager of the basketball
team of Muscatine, Iowa, called
Manager Kersey by telephone yester-
day morning, and by mutual agree
ment, the dates for the games between
Dallas College and the eastern aggre-
cation we're changed, and 1t was
decided to play here tonight and
tomorrow night Wednesday,
The progress Of the team from Iowa
has been an almost unbroken
triumph, since out of Sc games they
have lost but 9, and those by only the
closest possible margins. Photographs
of the team received in Dallas show
them to be for the most part men OF
more than the average size and mus
cular development, and reports from
teams in this state with whom they
have played indicate that they are
perfect wizards with the basketball.
Dallas College, however, is known
throughout the Pacific States as hav-
ing in the field this season one of the
heaviest, strongest and most scientific
aggregations that has ever entered
the basketball arena, and those who
witness the coming contest may look
to see the hardest and most shrewdly
contested games that have yet been
played on the local floor.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-03-03

The Dallas College second team
will play the Albina basketball team
in Dallas, Saturday evening. The
Albina team claims the junior
championship of Oregon, but will
probably have to fight hard to main
tain that honor when it meets the
speedy aggregation which has been
practicing daily during this season
against the champion team of Oregon.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. M. Splawn arrived
in Dallas from Waldport, Saturday
night. Mr.. Splawn's daughter, Bessie,
is in a very critical condition, and
Mr.. Splawn says that he will make
his home in this city temporarily so
that he may be near her. She has
been ill for more than a year, and
it is feared that she will not recover.
Sheriff J. M. Grant has filed his
petition as a candidate for a second
term in his present office, and @. S.
Graves has filed petition for nomi-
nation for reelection to the office OF
County Assessor.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-03-03

A meeting of the executive com
mittee of the Polk County School
Childrens' Industrial Fair was held
in Superintendent SeymouE's office
Saturday. Nearly all the members of
the committee were present, and con-
siderable important and effective work
was accomplished. A complete list of
prizes for the coming fair will be
made public some time during this
week.
Polk County Fruit Inspector j. b.
Num- was in the neighborhood about
Eola and West Salem, Thursday and
Friday, on official business. He says
that the fruit men of that locality are
complying we'll with the laws concern
ing spraying and pruning and that
all the orchards appear to be in excel
lent condition. He will make a trip
toto the fruit country about Monmouth
today.
Ray Ramsey has almost entirely
recovered from his long and serious
illness Of typhoid fever.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-03-03
MISS McVICKER WINS
Will Represent Dallas College in State
Orat orical Contest at McMinn-
vile.

The local oratorical contest OF the
Prohibition Association Of Dallas
College was held at the college chapel
Friday evening, the first place being
won by Miss Lillian McVicker and
second by Elmer Barnhart. The sub
ject of the winning Grafton was my
Country Shall Be Pure"
The program was opened with an
instrumental duett by Miss Edith
Yates and Roscoe Ballantyne. and
after the invocation by the Rev. nj. +.
Dixon, Of the Methodist church, an
oration on 'The Social Wineglass"
was delivered by Lester Barnhart.
This oration was followed by another
on the Supreme Court and the
Saloon" by Elmer Barnhart, Miss
McVicker's oration being third and
last on the program.
During the evening Professor H. H..
Dunkelberger sang vocal solo 1.-THE
Mighty Deep" and the Philadelphia
Quartette gave one of its best musical
numbers. L. @. Brown, travelling
secretary of the Intercollegiate Associ-
alton, gave a short address on the
aims on the organization, while the
audience and contestants were await
ing the decision of the judges.
A prize of $15 was awarded to the
winner, SIS being given by the local
association to pay her expenses while
attending the State Contest to be held
at McMinnville. April "a, and $40
being contributed by R. R. Updegrave,
of Pennsylvania, an uncle of Professor
Dunkelberger. The judges were Mrs.
F. FL. Morrison, Miss Bessie Young
and the Rev. M. J. Ballantyne.
Miss McVicker won second place in
the State Contest last year, and the
students of Dallas College have great
hopes for her still greater success In
the coming contest at McMinnville.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-03-03
Library Shows Rapid Growth.

Miss Jennie Muscott, librarian at
the Dallas Free Library, submits the
following report for the month just
ended: Books loaned, 913; 70 non-fic-
tion, and 260 childrens' books. Al new
borrowers cards we're issued, making
the total number OF borrowers from
the library 1,O4S. Especially notice
able during the past month is the
increase in the reading Of the more
solid, or non-fiction literature. In
January the number of non-fiction
books loaned was 5s, in December, AZ
and in November, So. February, there
fore, although the shortest month in
the year, shows an average increase
of more than SO per cent in the amount
of non-fiction literature read.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-03-03
School Meeting at Lincoln.

A school officers parents and
teachers meeting will be held at Lin
coin, Saturday, March 7, for the Zena
District. The program will be essen-
TALLY the same as those of the prev
ious school meetings held in various
parts of Polk county during this win
ter. @. L. Hawley, of Mccoy.
will speak on elementary Agricul-
ture," and Professor J. O. Zinser on
Conditions in Our Schools That
Should Be Improved" Mrs. Alder
man will speak on 'The Public School
from Mothers Viewpoint" and Miss
Dora E. Wells on Attendance in Our
Schools" State Superintendent J. II.
Ackerman will also be present and
will deliver an address. This program
will be interspersed with short pro-
grams by the pupils OF the public
schools 70 that section.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-03-03

Misses Emroy and Opal McDevitt.
assisted by Mrs. J. A. Lynch, gave a
pleasant informal afternoon tea at
their home Thursday, in celebration
Of the forty-third anniversary of the
wedding of their father and mother,
Mr.. and Mrs. @. s. McDevitt. About
so guests attended, dropping In from
time to time, exchanging greetings,
and partaking of a social cup of tea.
Mr.. and Mrs. McDevitt were the recip-
tents of several beautiful gifts Of cut
glass and chinaware.
Mrs. DR.. Tyler Smith returned to
her home in Sheridan yesterday after
short visit at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joe Craven.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-03-03
Funeral of William Gibson.

The funeral of the late William Glib
son, who died at his home in The
Dalles last Wednesday at the age of
80 years, was held in that city last
Saturday afternoon. He was the son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Gibson. He
left besides his parents five brothers
John, of The Dalles; Samuel, Of
Dallas; George and Harry, of Aber-
deem, WASH, and Charles, Of North
port, Wash. also three sisters: Mrs.
James Wilson, of Dallas; Mrs. Will
Hoering, of The Dalles; Mrs. Brown,
of Hillsboro. Mr.. Gibson was a
Woodman of the World and member
Of the Carpenters Union.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-03-03
ENTERTAIN THE CHAMPIONS
Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Fenton Give
Delightful Party for Dallas
Basketball Team.

Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. L. Fenton gave a
delightful party at their home Friday
evening, in compliment to the unde-
feated five who have represented
Dallas College on the basketball court
during the present season. Mrs.
Fenton was assisted in entertaining
by Misses Halle and Nola Coad and
frankie Hayter.
The evening was pleasantly spent in
various games, in all of which the
idea of athletic work and especially Of
basketball was introduced. A goal
throwing contest with ping pong
ball and tiny basket woven of GRIM
son ribbons, was held. and the basket
was awarded to Alphus Boyd as a
prize for throwing the largest number
of goals in five shots. Punch and a
delicious luncheon were served during
the evening.
Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs.
Fl. L. Fenton, Mr.. and Mrs. P. A. Fin
seth, Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Hayter,
Prof. and Mrs. D. M. Metzger, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. J. Coad. Misses Allie Fuller,
Vera Cosper, Alice Grant, Edith
Yates, Gertrude Phelps, Winnie
Kelly, Nola Coad, Elsie Ray, Ada
Osfeld, frankie Hayter, Halle Coad,
Lillian McVicker, Edna Hall, Roberta
McCallon, Marie Wilson, Ruth Van
Orsdel, Messrs. Alphus Boyd, August
Riser, Tracey Savery, Frank Kersey,
Lew Ballantyne, Verne Launer, Dean
Collins, Edward Shaw, Claud Shaw,
Edgar Craven, Carl Fenton, Peter
Greenwood, Bert Teats, Robert Van
Orsdel, Clarence Reynolds and Leii
Finseth.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-03-03
Dallas Team Badly Crippled.

Carl Fenton is unfortunately suffer
ing an attack of the mumps and will
be unable to take his place in the bas-
ketball game tonight, and the big CEN
ter, Shaw, will have to play practically
with one hand, on account of having
sprained his left arm in the skating
rink a few days ago. The Dallas
aggregation will be badly crippled on
account Of these conditions, but sup
porters of the team refuse to give up
their hopes of victory. Shaw will
enter the game as usual in spite OF his
injured arm and Rice. the speedy for
ward of the second team, will take
Fenton's place. Although lacking in
weight, he is fast and cool headed and
can be thoroughly relied upon both
in team work and goal throwing.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-03-03

The Rev. G. p. Gates left for Lafay-
ette, Friday afternoon, after a weeks
visit among his friends and relatives
in Dallas. He will not resume his
place In the Evangelical pulpit at st.
Johns for some time, owing to i'll health
which makes a complete rest for few
months necessary.
Mrs. George Gerlinger went to Port
land yesterday afternoon. While in
that city she will make arrangements
for an entertainment to be held In
Dallas in a short time, for the pur-
pose Of securing additional funds for
the use of the Dallas Public Library.
Tt coaxes back that we'll feeling,
healthy look, puts the sap Of life in
your system, protects you from
disease. HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
Tea has no equal as a spring tonic for
the whole family. s5c, Tea or Tablets.
Belt & Cherrington.
Owing to the wet weather and the
condition Of the roads between Salem
and Dallas, which makes 1t difficult
to bring the apparatus over, Mr.. Mott
announces that he will postpone the
moving picture show until Saturday
night.
HI Fenton and F. J. Coad, OF
Dallas, have purchased piece OF real
estate adjoining the property where
Langdon's cottage is being erected
They contemplate building at an early
date.-Newport News.
\ Professor d. NJ. Metzger, Of Dallas
/ College. returned yesterday morning
from St Johns, where he took the
plaoe Of the Rev. c. P. Gates In the
pulpit Of the SUnited Evangelical
church
Miss Edna Yost Of Black Rock
visited friends in Dallas during tn
latter part Of last week.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-03-03
TiImon Ford Dead.

Tilmon Ford, prominent lawyer OF
Sa ~, died Sunday afternoon at the
hoL of w. M. Kaiser In the Capitol
City. Death was caused by paralysis.
Mr.. Ford was born In Missouri in
1s4s, while his parents were on their
way to Oregon. He was educated at
Willamette University, and was
admitted to the bar In 1874. He was a
lawyer Of marked ability and accum-
ulated fortune in the practice of his
profession. He was twice member
of the Legislature and twice a Presi-
Dental EIector from Oregon. He was
a prominent member of the order OF
Odd Fellows. Mr.. Ford had wide
acquaintance in Polk county, and his
death will be mourned by many
friends.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-03-03

The Rev. M. J. Ballantyne preached
in the Evangelical church in Hills
boro, Sunday.
The Republican journal., 1908-04-02
An Autograph Cook Book.

A gift suitable to any time of the
year, original, home made, one that will
bring joy to any housewives heart, is
described in the April Woman's Home
Companion. Have you ever thought OF
making an autograph cook book? 1t
only requires little care and patience,
to have cook book filled full of origi-
nal recipes of dishes tit for king.
First make a list of your intimate
friends. Those noted for their good
cooking and housewifely virtues OF
course head the list. Write to each of
them a personal note, asking them to
write out and send to you their favorite
recipe In each note enclose Stamped
envelope with sheet of paper of uni
form size for the written recipe. Then
wait.
Presently in will come whole fiocks Of
white envelopes, each enclosing the re-
cipe which is the particular pride of the
particular housewife who donates it.
And before long what collection you
will have! When all the names have
been accounted for, you must get to
work and bind the sheets into a book.
Vellum makes a good cover, and if a
more serviceable one is desired, ooze
leather, purchased at leather shop, may
be used. Red leather, lettered in gold
or black, looks well, and the initials of
the lucky recipient should be added in
one corner Just see what delight this
gift will bring, and you will, | am sure,
feel amply repaid.
The Republican journal., 1908-04-02
FRESH WATER LOBSTERS,

Mr.. Hardy of Brewer writes to the Maine
Woods concerning what is called the fresh
water lobster. He says: "They can be found
in the upper waters Of both branches of the
Penobscot river, also on the Allagash, and
probably on many of the tributaries OF these
rivers. They are exact miniatures of the
salt water lobster, and they usually are not
over one or two inches in length" This is
the crayfish of Southern waters, and we
were not aware they were found so far
north; but the encyclopedia tells us that SIN
New England they are quite rare, but are
occasionally seen." The encyclopedia says
further: "Crawfsh or crayfish (etymologi-
cally related to the word crab), a name
given to several long-tailed decapodous
crustaceans, those of Europe and the Pa
cific States of our country belonging to the
genus Astarcus, while those of the Eastern
States and the Mississippi valley belong to
the genus Cambarus. They inhabit fresh
water, and dig long burrows in the earth.
They feed upon insects, mollusks, dead ami
mails, ETC." In New Orleans and in other
parts of the South, they are esteemed as a
table delicacy and are boiled in water to
which salt and pepper has been added and
served whole. About the only meat they
contain is in the tail. They often cause
great damage by burrowing through the
levees, or dykes, along the lower Mississippi
and its tributaries.
The Republican journal., 1908-04-02
GALvEsroN,s ACHIEVEMENT.

In the place of robbed, misgoverned
and devastated city, the commission
government of Galveston mas TOT SIX
years SO directed and managed NUM-
cipal affairs and property as to nave
virtually paid off the clty's indebted
ness, brought its credit to a premium,
paved, lighted and severed its streets,
brought all it's departments up to a
grand business efficiency, given it a
clean, honest, equitable and human
government, and made it one OF the
cleanest, most healthful, prosperous
aud law-abiding cities in America. Be-
sides that-as Galveston city constitutes
nine tenthS of Galveston county in pop
ulation and in value of taxable property
the city has virtually built around It.
sell the now famous sea wall and Is, by
itself, raising two-thirds of its area
from eighteen inches to ten feet so as
to put it above any future storm waters.
And it has done all this on a constantly
decreasing tax rate!
Who are the men that have done
this? just plain, everyday American
citizens; a banker, cattle dealer, a
real estate agent and wholesale grocer
as commissioners. The first mayor
president-whO died in Otfice-Was a
lawyer, the present one is retired cot.
ton merchant. Of varying national
descents, of ages from comparatively
young man to a man of mature years;
of means from wealth to moderate
just a good average of the everyday,
respectable and self-respecting human
being-that's all.-Success Magazine.
The Republican journal., 1908-04-02
Maine Diaries Rank High.

A special report of dairy inspection has
just been issued by the Maine Department
of Agriculture, containing the detailed re-
suits of the conditions found in those diaries
shipping milk to Massachusetts, and of
which an inspector from that State made
such damaging report early in the year.
The report contains the facts of which the
Farmer made brief mention soon after State
Dairy Instructor Merrill finished his inspec-
ton. The showing made by Mr.. Merrill
more than substantiates the points the
Farmer then called attention to. Ninety
three diaries, aggregating 999 cows, scored
an average of al per cent, out of perfect
score of 100; which score DR.. Whitaker of
the Dairy Division of the U. S. Department
of Agriculture says no one can secure. This
score is 81 per cent. higher than the official
score Of the Massachusetts diaries taken
from the bulletin of that State. This bull
letin effectually refutes the sensational re-
port of the Bay State inspector and shows
that Maine Diaries both regard sanitary
conditions and health OF cows are unsur-
Observation-Disclosures,
The Republican journal., 1908-04-02
DRY VS.. WET.

SATURDAY. The Globe published a state
msnt, made by the brewers of Decatur,
Ill, that, according to census reports,
there was more crime in Prohibition
Maine than in "Wet' Illinois, and that
in the former State, during 1904, there
were put in prison for various crimes
254 people out of every 10000 popula-
ton, while in "wet" Illinois for the
same year only eighty out of every 10o,-
900 population were sent to prison as
punishment for crime. The Chicago
Tribune is authority for the statement
that Prohibition Maine has $104 per
capital in its banks, while wet" Hi
nois has but $2O.7O. Little old Maine
has s22, 900, 900 more bank deposits than
proud "Wet'' Ohio with six times
greater population. Twenty out of
every 1000 boys and girls, between the
ages of 10 and IA years, of Maine are IL
literate, while in Illinois forty nine out
of every 1000 boys and girls of the
same age are Observation-Disclosures,
Kansas, Globe.
The Republican journal., 1908-04-02
Cruelty to Animals.

The Prospect correspondent of the Rock
land Opinion says that l.. c. Cummings,
State officer for the protection of animals
society, was called to Swanvile recently to
investigate the case of stock of alleged
starved cattle, and found IS head all in a
critical condition from lack of hay and care.
There was only about half ton of hay in
the barn, but the owner promised to get hay
and grain at once and no arrest was made.
Mr.. Cummings also visited the home of Mrs.
Rosetta Dwelley of West Frankfort. He
found her stock in good shape, although her
barn was in rather peer condition. Mrs.
Dwelley is, ? widow, and has three children
two Sons aged 12and Is, and one daughter,
aged IA years. Mrs. D. and her daughter,
who work on the farm, were dressed in
mems clothing. She told MIR Cummings
that he1 husband, who died some two years
trying to get a pension ever since his death,
but had failed up to now. Mr.. Cummings
has written to Representative Burleigh at
Washington, D. c., stating the facts of her
case, and asked him to look after the matter.
The Republican journal., 1908-04-02
EASY TO MIX THIS.
Prepare It at Home By Shaking 1ngredi-
ents Well in Bottle.

What will appear very interesting to many
people here is the article taken from New
York daily paper, giving simple prescrip-
ton, as formulated by noted authority,
who claims that he has found positive
remedy to cure almost any case of backache
or kidney or bladder arrangement, in the
following simple prescription, if taken be-
fore the stage of Bright's disease:
Fluid Extract Dandelion, one half ounce
Compound Kargon, one ounce; Compound
Syrup Sarsaparilla, three ounces. Shake
we'll in bottle and take in teaspoonful
doses after each meal and again at bedtime.
A well-known druggist here at home,
when asked regarding this prescription,
stated that the ingredients are all harmless,
and can be obtained at a small cost from
any good prescription pharmacy, or the
mixture would be put up if asked to do SO.
He further stated that while this prescrip-
ton is often prescribed in rheumatic Attic
tiOns with splendid results, he could see no
reason why it would not be splendid rem
edy for kidney and urinary troubles and
backache, as it has peculiar action upon
the kidney structure, cleansing these most
important organs and helping them to sift
and filter from the blood the foul acids and
waste matter which cause sickness and suf-
fering. Those of our readers who suffer
can make no mistake in giving it trial.
The Republican journal., 1908-04-02
A Sailors Yarn.

We printed recently "a Tragedy of the
Deep" story told by man who claimed
to be one of the six survivors of the crew of
the ship Tillie E. Starbuck. It was thrill
ling story, until somebody dug up the record
and found that as matter of fact, as told in
a despatch from Coquimbo, Chile, date of
August 22nd, that the crew of the Tillie E.
Starblck, abandoned at sea, had been land
ed at that port BY the ship CAMPUS Kenneth.
ment. according to Khulmann's story, and
eight days before the rescue. He failed
even to get the name of the rescuing vessel
right. Indeed Kuhlmann is so mixed in his
names and dates that it is to be feared his
sufferings have affected his mind. Further
more it turns out that the only member of
the crew who lost his life was the Chinese
cook, killed by falling spar, that the rest
are all safe and sound, and that Captain
VIM is in San Francisco recovering from
an attack of infammatOry rheumatism.
Kuhlmann has missed his vocation. With
such vivid imagination a good writer Of
fiction Is lost in poor second mate.
The Republican journal., 1908-04-02
Fires in Maine Last Year.

The preliminary report of the Maine
insurance department shows that Of the
2,Os9 fires in this State during the past
year, $50 of them were of unknown
origin. The total amount of the dam
ages of these fires of unknown origin
was $1,211 1855. Lightning was respon.
sible for 2S1 fires, entailing a loss of
SIS, 1857; burning out Of chimneys caus-
ed II fires, with total loss of $14,573;
defective chimneys and fues caused
237 fires with loss of $241, 1858, and
sparks from chimneys and smoke
stacks were responsible for 70 fires, en-
failing a total loss of S2S, 1858,
The Republican journal., 1908-04-02
Temperance in England.

A century ago drunkenness was pre-
valent vice among all classes in Eng
land. So little was thought of it that
William Pitt could appear in the House
of Commons in state of beastly intox-
ication while prime minister without
provoking any unfavorable remark. To-
day our upper and middle classes are as
sober as any people in the world. How
has this change been brought about?
Certainly not by acts of Parliament or
compulsory restrictions OF any klnu up
pose it is due to the progress of educa-
ton and refinement, better under
standing of the poisonous effects of al
cohol, and the formation of a more
wholesome public opinion in conse-
quence. As a matter of fact the same
influences have been working with good
and increasing effect in the lower strata
of society for twenty years or more
past.-Truth.