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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-05-25
NEW GARAGE BUILDING
Structure of Concrete Being Erected
by D. J. Riley For Auto
Storage and Repair.

D. J. Riley put crew OF men at
work yesterday morning on his prop
erty on Jefferson street between Court
and Washington, excavating for the
foundation OF the building in which
Messrs. Harris Il Stump, of the Dallas
Iron Works, are to install an auto
mobile garage and repair shop.
The building will be one story
fire. proof structure Of concrete,
with floor space about 40 by 60
feet and will be capable Of housing Is
or 20 machines. Messrs. Harris q
Stump will install complete equip
ment of machinery for all kinds OF
automobile repair work and will keep
full line of general automobile sup
plies in stock. The construction work
on the building will be finished in
about three weeks and twill probably
he equipped and ready for use within
a month.
Twelve machines are already owned
Nv ItSlO6ub5 Vi AotlU0 cAhN WIZ &%SSN
amply justifies the establishment OF
the new garage. Many other people
of this city are contemplating the pur-
chase of automobiles in the neal
future and it is probable that the
number owned in Dallas will be
increased to between Is and 20 before
the close of the present season. The
current of transient travel also brings
many machines to Dallas and wei
equipped garage and repair shop will
prove a great convenience for these
passing roadsters.
The combined demand OF both home
and transient automobile travel
assures the success of the venture ane
the men who have taken it up hav'
shown most commendable foresigh
in preparing to meet the deman'
which is already felt (and which
bound to increase greatly for an up
to-date and thoroughly equippe'
garage in Dallas.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-05-25
College Boys Enjoy Visit.

The glee club of Willamette Uni
versity made a trip to Dallas yester-
day and gave concert in that city at
the W. o. W. hall. The trip was a
very pleasant one from every stand
point. The crowd was not large out
it was an appreciative one, more so
than any which the club has played
to vet The audience was we'll pleased
with the entertainment which the club
gave, especially with the musical com
edy sketch. The club sang at Dallas
College Immediately after arriving 10
the eity and then scattered about the
town to see what 1t looked like. Inc
club was In good trim and certainly
showed the Dallas citizens jolly bit
of college llfe.-Statesman.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-05-25
Hop Vines Need Rain.

Ex-Sheriff f. W. Durbin, James
Linn, H. A. Cornoyer and J. A. Rob
erts we're the members Of party Of
prominent Salem hop buyers regis
tered at the Hotel Gail last Thursday.
The party was out on a tour of inspec-
ton OF the Polk and Yamhill yards
and was travelling 10 a large touring
car. The run from Salem TO Dallas,
by way Of McMinnville and Ballston'
was made Thursday afternoon, over
forty yards being visited enroute.
Practically every yard Inspected
showed the bad effects ofthe continued
dry weather. aud the members OF the
party united in the prediction that the
crop will fall fully 30 per cent short Of
the usual yield this year; in fact u
was predicted by some Of the buyers
that oregon's 1909 yield will not exceed
G.. 900 bales. The party LEFT Friday
morning TO inspect the yards In The
Independence district
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-05-25
Crnckerr Business Sold.

W. II. Roy. proprietor Of the crock
cry store Of Roy & Company on Main
aud Court street. has sold his business
to the firm Of N. Sellers & Company
one Of the largest wholesale erockery
houses in Portland. The transfer was
made yesterday its details being at,
tended to by E. B. Rutherford and
Clarence Kaufman. Of Portland, rep
resentatives Of NJ. Sellers & Company,
who returned to that city yesterday
afternoon after completing the deal
The store is TO be refurnished and re
stocked AZ once 20 as 10 make IL one Of
the best establishments Of its kind 90
the West Side. The local manage
meut Of the business has been PLACED
IN the hands Of Mrs. Ella J. Metzger
who will take charge Of the store to
morrow morning.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-05-25
FARMERS Will Hold Picnic.

Hermann Petre, aprosperous farmer
q, bridgeport, was business visitor
in Dallas, Saturday. He informs us
that the farmers in his neighborhood
are making active preparations for
their annual picnic, to be held at
shady Lane on Saturday, June IL. The
COMMITTEES on general arrangements,
headed by C. C. Gardner, is buslly al al
work preparing a program. which Will
be announced later. Every resident
OF the upper Luckismute vieinity is
entering into the spirit Of the occasion
with hearty enthusiasm, and rare
day Of sport and entertainment Is
assured.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-05-25
WOMEN HURT In RUNAWAY
Wife and Daughter of DIR. T. V. B.
Embree Injured in Accident in
North Dallas.

Mrs. Or. T. V. B. Embree and her
daughter, Mrs. Walter Sellers, who
were painfully injured In a runaway
accident in North Dallas, Sunday
afternoon, are both reported to be
resting comfortably this afternoon.
with bright prospects for early and
complete recovery.
Mrs. Embree and her daughter were
driving out Of town Sunday after
noon, when they met an automobile
on the hill north Of the LaCreole
bridge. The road at this point makes
a sharp curve, and the railroad en-
bankment makes it impossible for
persons or teams approaching from
opposite directions to Gee each other in
rounding the turn. Mrs. Embree acd
daughter were driving up the hill
when they met the automobile. Their
driving mare, young and spirited
animal, became frightened and began
to rear and plunge. The driver of the
automobile Immediately stopped the
machine, and several men ran to the
rescue of the women. The mare was
siezed by the bride, and would doubt
less have been held in check, had not
the bit broken just at the
critical moment. When the bit gave
way, the maddened animal plunged
wildly over the grade, overturnine
the buggy and throwing the two
women to the ground.
Mrs. Embree was thrown onto
heavy crosswalk plank and sustained
severe bruises about her nose ane
mouth. Her right forearm was alst
broken by the fall Her daughter
Jared more luckily, escaping witt
only broken rib and few sever
bruises. Both women were carried
} into the house OF II. @. Dimick, ant
, Doctors Bollman and Gary were sum
moned to attend to their injuries
Doctor Embree, who was visiting
3 patient at Black Rock, was notified o
: the accident by phone and reached tn
: scene by automobile two hours latel
: Mrs. Embree's wounds were dressed
and late in the afternoon the tw
e women were removed to the Embre
home.
D Mrs, Embree has been restin
: quietly since the accident, and as ther
{ have been no indications OF interns
9 injuries, it is believed that her recover
J, will be rapid. Her daughter ha
suffered considerable pain from IL
!, broken rib and the shock OF the acc
J, dent, but no i'll results are feared an
!, she will probably be able to resun
!, her household duties in a few day
/. No blame is attached to any one Il
7. the unfortunate affair, as it was clearl
|, unavoidable. The road at the poll
I. where the accident happened has Ion
been looked upon as a danger spo
not only for automobiles and team
but for teamsters who are unable
:, see approaching trains from the 10
= = of the hill. A large amount OF Il
p :, dirt and rock taken from the railrof
y = cut and piled up so that it obstruc
= " the view of teamsters and enginee
could be removed without weakenin
y - the track 10 the least, and this improv
y ment the authorities should demaE
:, at once. The removal of the emban
:, :, ment would go far toward preventiI
- further accidents like that OF Sund'
= afternoon.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-05-25
CONSTRUCTION PROGRESSES
rack Laying Has Commenced on
New Railroad and Will be Pushed
Forward Rapidly.

Track laying was begun yesterday
morning on the railroad extension
hotween Dallas and Salem. The cross
;no at the Southern Pacific track had
hoen completed on Saturday, which
narmitted the work yesterday to be
carried on without delay. Many
,oods OF ties we're hauled from the mill
Yard nv team and distributed along
the grade, soon to be followed by the
track steel gang and the construction
train, With the laying OF the track
now under way. all OF the supplies
will hereafter be taken to the front by
+,ain Flat cars especially equipped
for the moving of the steel have been
nrovided. and the manual labor con-
nacted with the handling Of the heavy
rai,s will be reduced to the minimum.
A large force OF men is employed. and
tho construction will be carried on
with all possible speed consistent with
thorough work.
The grading gang that commenced
work on the Dallas end Of the line a
few weeks ago has reached point
about midway between Derry and
Eola. The heavy cut on the Thielsen
farm, the only one Of its kind between
Dallas and Eola, has been completed,
and the graders are pushing steadily
on toward the crossing Of the LaCre-
ole river at the southeast corner OF the
n W. Brunk farm. The LaCreole
bridge will soon be finished, as will
also the trestles between Salem ano
Eola The grading gang on the
Salem EoIa division is making gooc
progress, and it is expected that this
work will be finished in ample time te
hermit the track layers to proceed
without interruption after they have
reached Eola.
The last spike in the passing tracl
at Gilliam's Station, between Dailai
and Falls City, was driven last week
This track is nearly one-half mile II
length, and the operation OF tn
regular passenger trains will M
longer be interfered with by the lont
logging trains from Black Rock.
General Manager Louis Gerlinger
Jr., and Chief Engineer s. B. Taylo
have all of the construction worl
under their personal supervision, AM
the 14.mile extension between Dalla
and Salem will be rushed to an earl
completion, 30 that regular train ser
vice between Black Rock and tn
Capital City may be established befor
the Fall rains begin. s
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-05-25

The whision-LoDgman evanRelistic
team began It's series Of revival meet
Ipos IN the Christian Church 10 this
city Sunday night The church was
crowded and the first meeting aroused
couudsrable enthusiasm. NJ. WINS
tons preaching is direct vigorous and
attractive snd the musical features OF
the nroQram addsd much 70 the ser
vice. A large tent has been erecteo Oh
the lawn besr the church and services
viii be held there each night during
tbe remaiuder Of the nesting Nhen
tha vesfher IL favorable.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-05-25
Sunday School Institute.

An institute for the study and dis
cussion of all the phases Of Sunday
School work will be held in the Pres
byterian Church, Wednesday after
noon and evening. Rev. J. I. Milligan,
D. D., and Rev. I. G. Knots
experienced Sunday School workers
will direct the program. The evening
service will be of popular nature
and will appeal to all interested In the
growth of the Church. The afternoon
session will begin at 2 80 o'clock anc
the evening meeting with n song ser
vice at Z 80.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-05-25

Hon. G. N. Macarthur, Speaker OF
the House OF Representatives OF the
Oregon Legislature, and private secre-
tary to Governor Benson, has accepted
an invitation to deliver the annual
address on Native Sons and Daugh-
ters' Daytime 25-at the Linn
County Pioneers Picnic. Pat" Ia a
whole souled, energetic young Ore
gonian, and an orator who will fill the
bill completely when the time arrives
Brownsville Times.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-05-25

Dan Hodge. the e-year-old son oi
7. Hodge, Of RIckreall, was injured
Friday BY the discharge Of gopher
Gun with which be was playing. one
of his fingers being torn on By the
charge. Prompt medical attention
uss secured and. ercept for the maim-
ioe Of his hand, the boy viii suffer no
permanent fnconvenieDce.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-05-25

Perhaps the largest tract to be plat
ted into small tracts in Polk County
not many miles from Salem is one
now being laid out by Hughes q
Strong. Six hundred acres will be
cut into tracts of ten acres each. The
land is four miles from Dallas, is
situated on a railroad and a county
road and is reputed to be excellent soil
good for fruit raising or any kind OF
farming. 1t is said that peaches will
grow here and that the soil is par
ticularly adaptable to such cultiva-
tion.-Salem Statesman. .
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-05-25

r. Il. Nelson. Of IDdependenoe,
couusy fruit inspector for Polk county
u.s a business visitor 10 Dallas
Yesterday.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-05-25

Walter L. Tooze Jr., formerly OF
this city and now a rising young
attorney of Dallas, was here Monday
shaking hands with his many friends
-Woodburn Independent.
Taoal Blanks at this Office.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-10-29

M
Title Talks.
Take No Mans Word.

YOUR lawyer merely say
! ing a given title is good
will not make it so. In
fact, he won't say it UNI
less he has investigated.
And there is only one
method that has ever been
devised for making such
nvestigation- $50 by means
of an Abstract.
If the President of the
United States, or the
highest Judge in the land
should tell you off-hand
the title is alright. it
could not bestow title.
It takes a written grant.
Take no mans word
about a thing so import
ant.
Insist on an Abstract
a document that will pass
muster anywhere.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-10-29

Forty years ago last Friday
October, 22nd. the Missouri river
froze up while the steamboat North
Alabama, with Captain Marsh as
captain, was freighting where
Williston is now standing. The
boat was tied up there ten days
when the weather moderated and
the ice moved out. They left at
once for Sioux City and reached
there on November 18th. Captain
Marsh knows Of only one man
living to-day who was on that
boat-Wm Leach Of Sioux City,
iowa. Mr.. Leach was q watch.
man on the ooat and was known
~ .Sailor Bill, he is snow q well
OF do man in Iowa. !,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-10-29
The Simmons Coming.

Manager Raug#to Of the local
Opera House announces that he
has secured q first class attraction
for Friday evening, November
9Th: in the Simmons: He an
nnounces that they will positively
appear with one Of the best at.
fractions Of the season in "a
Dakota Widow" with strong
specialties betweene each act. The
work Is all comedy, Of q high class
both il the main show and the
specialties, nothing dry l 81 stale,
lots Of life and action and new
and snappy stuff Mark of the
date on your calendar,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-10-29

The Pembina Pioneer Express
makes a suggestion to Uncle Sans
mail department that almost
makes one wonder why his advise
has not been acted upon before
says the Harvey Herald. Briefly
it is the village mail delivery.
The Pioneer Express argues that
if one lives in a large city the
government will send your mail
around to the honse from one to
half a dozen times daily without
extra charge, and if you live in the
country anywhere the mail will be
sent to you at least once a day, but
if you live in a town or village
your Uncle Samuel insists that
what you want is the privilege of
chasing yourself to the postofice
after each mail and paying Is
cents a quarter rent on a box for
the convenience of the postmaster
in keeping track of your mail.
The Pioneer Exp gss mans propo-
sition is that it would be less ex-
pensive for the department to
send the village residents mail
round to him by carrier than to
bother the postmaster waiting on
him at the postofice.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-10-29
Last week one county paper
gave the Leader credit for three
articles copied and took four more
and used them as origional.

A farmer called at the Leader
Office last week and said he was
being pestered by neighEors ask
ing about institute and court.
They did not take the Leader and
was given to understand that all
such news could be found in their
home paper and it would only
cost them $3.50 from now until
January l. 1911.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-10-29
Good Boat Line On the River.
Continued from page one.)

profits.
When we look at the second
reason alledged-the failure Of
the government to improve the
river-we fare but little better.
Forget the Missouri river alto
gether. The Mississippiis a river
with a channel, and yet it is not
used, so the excuse that the
government is not improving the
stream is as thin as summer gauze.
Boats, inferior in construction,
propelled by engines much less
powerful compared to their bulk
than the engines today, formerly
carried traffic on the Missouri
river, and the loss was not great
from the conditions of the chan.
mel.
What then did kill the steam
boat traffic?
When the actual figures Of old
days are compared to the figures
of the present time, there is but
one answer: Steamboat traffic on
the Missouri and Mississippi
rivers is not a business to be re-
vived but a business to be created.
1t is said l859-6O was the best
season in the point of tonnage on
the Mississippi river-2,187,5OO
tons arriving at New Orleans by
river. The Virgins Ferry COM
pany brought to St. Louis last,
year one fourth more freight than
that. During the same time 900
boats landed at st. Paul. They
probably carried $4,000 tons.
That is no amount of freight.
Jim Hill hauls IN and out of
Great Falls, Mont, every few
months.
The old steamboat days are
given an imposing position in
history for another reason than
that they ever saw the traffic on
American rivers attain any con-.
siderate volume. Transportation
on the Missouri river has never
been anything but a small affair.
The steamboat was invented in
America, but Europe has given it
the important place it holds in
the actual commerce of the world.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-10-29
Meclusky Gazette.

Oscar Anderson left this morn
ing for Stirum, N. D.. where he ia
engaged as grain buyer. Oscar
sold his farm before he left to
one of his neighbors for $500.
He called this morning and left
$3.50 with us.
The new drug store building
will soon be in course OF construct
ion, the cellar being finished, and
the hauling of rock for the foun-
dalton commenced. The new
firm consists Of Messrs Will
Hambletou and G. F. Eberly, and
will be known as the McClusky
Drug Co.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-10-29

Were is the teachers j stitute
going to be held this year? Supt.
Loftsgaarden has sent out notices
that it will be held in Washburn,
while State Supt. Stockwell las
notified us that It will be held in
|Dogden. And we need somebody
to explain matters to us.-Dogden
News. 5.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-10-29

The Garrison Independent saws

The Garrison Independent says
money is needed and as long as
the citizens of Garrison do not adj
vertise more they are going to &C.
cept all the advertising they can
get from mail order houses who Of
fer to pay l21 cents m inch for
the space.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-10-29
Autpmoblefor Sale.

Kiblinger, Solid Tire, Two Pas
seager, "a Horse Power Automo-
bile complete viii TOP amps etc:
practically new, forisallssi or} trade, q.
bargain, enquire 81 write,
u g. q. Raugust.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-10-29
&C. 2sth. 1909
Change In Indian Agents.

Change In Indian Agents.
Dickinson, Sept. pa report
has been received here that Presi-
dent Taft has appointed John w.
Goodall agent of the Berthold In.
dian reservation.
The Leader took the above for
granted knowing that there had
been a strong effort made to put
Mr.. Goodall in as agent or super
intendent for the last three years.
Since we published the above
article we have received a letter
from Mr.. Hanna stating that MIR.
Goodall had been appointed as
"Cattle Inspector for the Berthold
Agency and it is possible that he
may be given charge of cattle on
one or two other agencies in addi-
ton"
He also states in his letter as
follows: "Mr. G. w. Hoffman has
not been removed as agent and
there is no intention that he shall
be removed. There was an item
in some of the papers of the state
that ha had hean removed and that
Mr., Goodall had been appointed.
This was an error"
We hope that Mr.. Hanna will
not forget the above statements
and that Mr.. Hoffman will be en-
abled to carry out the good work
he has begun and that the poor
Indians will thereby get the bene-
fits to which they are entitled and
which weredenied them heretofore
because of scheming politisians.
Everyone knows that Mr.. Hoffman
has done more good for the agency
in two years than had been accom-
plished in eight years before by
his predecessors.
The Mclean County Indendent
seems to take exceptions to our
article with reference to change of
Indian agent or superintendent of
the Fort Berthold reservation and
the appointment of Mr.. Goodall in
place of Mr.. Hoffman. The I'm
dependent" speaks of Mr.. Goodall
as one of the old time ranchman
and former chums of ex-P President
Roosevelt.
The Leader would like to know
about how many "chums" Roose.
vet had when he was ranching in
North Dakota. We have heard of
about seventeen thousand so far,
but perhaps there are several more.
It may be that Hanna of Fargo
was one of his chums and on that
account is instrumental in making
certain changes in Indian affairs.
In this same report from Dick
inson, where Goodall lives and
halls from, no mention is made of
his being a 'chum" of Roosevelt
but expressly states that the
change was arranged a few weeks
ago when L. B. Hanna visited the
reservation. If this is a fact it is
clear that Roosevelt had nothing
to do with it as he was in Africa
shooting humming birds and ele-
plants.
IL the Independent wishes to set
the Leader right it might be we'll
for it to get in possession of a few
facts and not try to work off on the
public the common gag of "Roose.
..~1k3. zl.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-10-29
sos,e. Of Firs. meeting o. Creditors.

r1Af-LENE=- $500. -.E-. $3.50 -FAtE
Notice OF First Meeting o. Creditors
III The D1srRIcrS COURT OF THE UNITED
srArEs For THE DIsrR1cr OF NORTH DAKOTA.
In BANKRUPTCY. Hs 4ssg.F e
In ths Matter of IAN
A@her 0Iawoig. Bankruptcy.
rosthecrsditors Of Asher Grawoie. Of Dog
densin the County of Mclean, and district
NcsiDishsreby gttven. Gu On The 18th. day
OcAtpbef a. p 1901, the fssidSAsher Grawoig was
duly adjustedt bankrupt; and that; the first
Office 81 Lexis& Bach. ins tinok, in the County
Of Ward, North Dakofx,. on the 9Th day Of
noCs, e w;hic ~ t ass; 6 sbs y es aasPe oIe q tos fn %sy
attend, prove their claims. appoint . trustee,
examine the bankrupt AMI transact such other.
BUSINESS ass may properly come before said
: s' JOHN 81. LEWIS.
aSs$sS Refe rec In Bankruptcy.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-10-29
Turtle Lake Wave.

The Hotchkin sale last Wed.
nesday amounted to $4,000 and
everything was sold in about four
hours.
Miss Bessie Felland has ac-
cepted a position in the postofice
at this place.
Last Friday afternoon Jacob
Lybeck met with quite a serious
accident while riding a wheel.
He was going out from town by
the Salzer Lumber yard and on
turning the corner ran into q team
coming from the opposite direct
ion throwing him off the bicycle
in such a way as to break his
collar bone and striking his head
in such a manner as to render
himself unconscious.