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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-02-25

A Car Load of Lettuce Shipped From
New Hanover.
Wilmington, N. c., Feb. ga
solid carload of lettuce was shipped
from the Wrightsville section of New
Hanover County this morning, the
shipment being at least a month earl
Ter than usual in such large quaint
tiles.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-02-25
THE MARKETS.

RALEisa euTTuS MARKET.
tCurre<sse .vs~y Tharess.y By Chss
9chnsun a Cal
Coed mt6dllng. > s-se-
Strict nlddlIng lie
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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-02-25

Inc Constitutional Amendment
committee Tuesday reported favor
ably the bill by Mr.. Haymore, of
curry 10 extend the time of the edu-
cauonal qualifications of voters from
1908 to 1916. When the bill came I'D
ior passage in the House some of
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-02-25

The Southern Railway announces
the following low round-trip rates
from Raleigh on account Of the Mar
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-02-25

u. A. MUNIGUMEH1
Member Tennessee Legislature.
Rural Route No. "a, Edgefield, Tenn
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-02-25

On Friday, Mr.. Gotten, of Pitt.
succeeded in getting his bill, estab-
fishing the Torrens land registry
system taken from the unfavorable
calendar, where the Judiciary Com
mittee had placed it, and had it re-
referred to the Committee on Agri-
culture. =,
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-06-01
Large Fruit Farm Divided.

The surveyors have just completed
their work of laying off In small
tracts, the fine 1870 acre fruit farm OF
Fl. A. johnson, located miles west OF
Salem on the Salem, Falls City q
Western railroad line. This addition
is divided in and acre tracts and
will be known as Johnson's Cherry
Orchard. Each tract will have a few
acres of young Royal Ann and Lam
bert cherry trees which were planted
two years ago this coming fall. For
cherries, apples, pears and walnuts
this soil is second to none as an
inspection of the growing trees thereon
will demonstrate. te.-Statesman
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-06-01
READY FOR ROSE FESTIVAL
MANY Attractive Features Are Planned
For Great Celebration in Port
land This Year.

An event of not only statewide but
almost national interest is the Port
land Rose Festival, that opens Mon
day, June Z, and lasts the whole week.
Bigger attendance than ever before is
promised. The parades will outdo
anything before attempted and other
attractions of Festival week will be
ahead of former efforts. Information
received by the management indicates
an unusual movement of tourists this
way, while out-of-town people are
expected to flock here in large num-
bers. The city plans to keep open
house for the week and all visitors
will be made welcome.
Monday, the opening day, will be
''Home Coming Day" with a specta-
cular night pageant. The Rose show
will open on Tuesday and there will
be grand electric parade. The fol-
lowing day there will be a competitive
rose exhibit and an automobile
parade in the afternoon. On Thurs
day the horse and vehicle parade will
be given with night pageant, "The
Spirit of the Golden West" On Fri
day business firms Of the city will
keep open house and extend general
welcome to visitors. Races at the
Country Club in the afternoon will
delight visitors. Further chariot ant
harness races at the Country Club vii
follow on Saturday. the final day, anc
the annual speed contests of automo
biles will be held. On Saturday nigh
there will be a grand electrical pagean
and the Festival will end in blaze o
glory. These are but a few OF tn
attractions of the week, for everyon
will be eager to entertain the Festiya
guests.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-06-01
Plan to Celebrate.

The plan to hold a celebration OF the
Fourth of July was discussed by the
business men of Dallas last night
after the adjournment Of the session
of the Protective Association. A COM
mittee was appointed to ascertain
what funds could be raised and IL a
sufficient amount can be pledged, the
preparations will be begun next week.
The plan is 70 give three days cele-
bratlon, including the Annual Pioneer
Reunion. and the enterprise will not
be attempted on less than pledged
sum OF $500 OF $1,000. Those in favor
OF the celebration realize that the time
for preparation is very limited and
are hoping to come to a definite decls'
ion as to the plan Of action by the
first Of next week.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-06-01
ARRANGE FOR FIELD TRIALS
Many Cups and Prizes Will Be Given
the Owners of the Winning
Dogs.

Arrangements were completed by
the Oregon Field Trial Club at its
meeting in Portland recently, for the
field trials which are to be held in
October near Salem. The trials were
held in the fields near Independence
last Fall and attracted an enormous
crowd of sportsmen from all parts OF
the state, many persons from Wash
ington and California being also in
attendance. SO great was the interest
in the trials manifested by the sports
men that the Club is confident of an
even larger attendance and list OF
entries this year and has prepared a
fine list of prizes for the event.
A $500 guaranteed purse is to be
divided equally on the Derby and
An-Age stake and it is also reported
that there will be subscription stake,
barring championship dogs from the
All-Age stake. In addition to the
purses, six fine sterling silver LOVING
CUPS will be offered the owners OF each
prize winning dog. A seventh cur
will be added in case Of the sub
scription stake.
E. FL. DeBrower, prominent sports
man and dog owner, Of Minneapolis
has located in Portland and hal
ioined the coast club. Mr.. DeBrowe
reports that number of other Easter
sportsmen are contemplating coming
to Oregon to enjoy its superior gam
and sporting advantages.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-06-01
Union Memorial Services.

Union memorial services were held
Sunday morning in the Auditorium
at Independence. under the auspices
of General Gibson Post, G.. A. II. Dr.
Dunsmore, of the Presbyterian
Church, officiated and was assisted by
the Rev. Harry Mccain, OF the Meth
odist Church; Rev. Mr.. Byers ana
Professor Kirk, Of the public school.
Music was furnished by a choir COM
posed Of the choirs of all the churches.
The address of DIR. Dunsmore was
we'll received by the large crowd that
had assembled. Only fourteen OF the
members Of General Gibson Post still
survive.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-06-01
Promising Valley Prune Crop.

Indications are for a record-break-
ing crop of prunes in the Willamette
Valley. While growers have been
greatly worried by the frosts and the
dry weather, 1t appears to he the gen.
eral opinion that the crop has not
been injured. W. @. Tillson, of W. Q.
TilIson & Co., discussing the outlook
for the crop, said today: 81 look for
very heavy crop and low prices. The
trees are loaded with more fruit than
the branches will support when it
reaches maturity. The fruit will be
small. The cold weather did not hurt
Willamette Valley prunes, and 80 far
the dry weather has done no damage. l
was In Southern Oregon last week and
in some places in that section the crop
will not be much over rs per cent 1t
seems to be the opinion there that the
frost has done the damage" IL. 3,
Gile, of the Willamette Prune Com
pany, is of the opinion that prunes
have not as yet been hurt by the dry
weather, but that unless there is con
adorable moisture from now on the
fruit will fall early and will be small
Mr.. Gle states that estimates OF thu
Southern Oregon crop range from q
to 90 per cent.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-06-01
SHOW GOOD ATTENDANCE
Forty-Fiye Schools in Session During
Month of May Make an Aver
age of 94.8.

County School Superintendent II. @.
seymour's report for the schools OF
Polk county for the month ending
May IA, shows total of As schools
still in session out of 81 districts. The
total enrolment is 1898, Of which 1888
are boys and 1854 girls.
The per cent of attendance In the
county during the month was S4s.
More than half of the pupils registered
In the county are between and .
years of age, about one-fifth are be-
tween the ages of 9 and IA and about
one. third between the ages OF IA and
20.
The following schools are placed on
the roll of honor for attendance. hav
ing made 959S or more Dallas. Smith
field, Eola, Red Prairie, Ballston
Monmouth, Perrydale, GoosenecA
1oOSS), Cochrane, Elkins, Indepen
dence, West Salem, Buena Vista, LIN
coin. Etna 5000, oakdale, Mccoy
Mountain View. Highland. Rogu'
River Valley, Mistletoe.
The following schools were place.
on the roll of honor for having ha'
no tardies: Smithfleld, Eola, Re'
Prairie, Lewisville, Parkers, Perry
dale, Gooseneck, Buena Vista, Har
mony, Lincoln, North Dallas, Etna
Concord. Oakdale, Pioneer, Highland
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-06-01
BEGIN COMMENCEMENT WEEK
Philadelphian Program and Banquet
Will Open Series of Entertain
ments at Dallas College.

The exercises of the Commencement
Week at Dallas College will begin
Friday night with the open program
and annual banquet of the Philadel-
phian Literary Society. The banquet
will be held at the Hotel Gail after the
program. This has been one OF the
noteworthy events of the college year
ever since the founding OF the society
about five years ago, and an invita-
tion to the annual banquet is regarded
as marked distinction by the stu
dents. The program for the week is
as follows:
Friday night, June 4-Anniversary
of Philadelphian Literary Society.
Saturday night. June 5-Anniver-
sary of Utopian Literary Society.
Sunday morning, June at IL
O'Clock a. m -Baccalaureate Sermon
8 o'clock p. m.-Sermon before the
Christian Associations by Dean
Henry D. Kimball, D. D., LII. D., OF
Willamette University.
Monday, June 7 at Sp. m.-Lecture
before the Literary Societies by Judge
Earl @. Bronough, of Portland.
Tuesday, June 8 at o'clock p. m.-
Annual Musical Recital.
Wednesday, June 8, at 10 o'cloci
a. m.-Commencement Exercises.
Wednesday, June 8, at O'CLOCK
D. m.-Annual reunion Of the Alumn
of Lafayette Seminary, LaCreol
Academy and Dallas College, followe'
+ by Annual Alumni Banquet.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-06-01

Although the waters Of the Columbia
river have risen to the annual flood
height. the Willamette river has risen
only a little above the normal. The
Ilehtpess OF the rainfall in the terri
tory tributary TO the Willamette river
has prevented It from rising TO the
height usually reached in the June
fresbet' and little apprehension Is felt
bv those having farms along the
Willamette river.
George Coad. SUCCESSOR 70 johnson
Brothers In the confectionery store on
Court street near the PostOface, expects
10 have his new soda fountain and
hack bar Installed and his Ice cream
parlor fitted up By the end Of the Week
and win make arrangements 70 beRir
manufacturing candy sometime dur
ing next week
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-06-01
HOLD CALLED MEETING
Merchants Protective Association Re
vises List and Discusses Other
Important Business.

The Merchants Protective Associ-
alton held called meeting at the
Courthouse last night for the purpose
of revising the associations list and
passing on a number Of plans that
had recently been presented for It's
consideration.
After much discussion it was finally
decided to abandon the plan to send
float and delegation from Dallas to
the Rose Festival In Portland, on
June 7. 1t was believed that in the
limited time that remains until the
date of the opening of the Festival, 1t
would hardly be possible for arrange,
ments to be carried out which would
give the city an adequate representa-
ton and for this reason, combined
with the fact that a number OF other
similar things are at this time laying
claim to the funds and energies OF the
citizens. it was not considered advis-
able to embark In the enterprise.
A motion was passed regarding the
improvement OF the city's streets, oy
which the secretary of the association
was instructed to prepare and have
read before the city council at its next
meeting, a resolution urging that the
street improvement in the city be car
ried forward as planned and assuring
the support and cooperation OF the
Merchants Protective Association.
At the close OF the session the asso'
citation resolved itself into a committed
t of the whole and attended to the worH
a of revising the list as had been pro
+ vided for in it's last regular meeting
r Names of persons who were no longer
I residents of Dallas and OF persons
1 still residing here who had settled al
D claims against them, we're stricken
I from the list, only few new name
@ being submitted and added to the list
The list as it now stands Is muc|
+ shorter than it has been at any prev
q lous time since the association wa
v first organized.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-06-01

Those interested In astronomical
study will have the opportunity OF
witnessing two very interesting events
in that sphere of research during the
present month. The first will be an
eclipse Of the moon, occurring on
June and the second an eclipse OF
the sun on June IL. The moon Will
rise in total eclipse which will last
about an hour, while the totality OF
the sun s eclipse will be only near the
north pole. The next eclipse OF the
sun which will be observed in totality
in this country will not occur until
June 8, 1918 and will be visible from
Oregon to Florida. The eclipse on
June II will be visible fairly we'll IN
the western portion of the United
States near sunset and may easily be
observed by all with the aid OF smoked
glasses.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-06-01
Resumes Charge of Foundry.

The business of the Dallas Foundry
ia to be continued from now on by
Ed Biddle, the man who founded and
developed it into one OF the important
industries of Dallas. Messrs. Harris
& Stump who have had charge OF the
establishment during the past year
will take charge of the new garage
and repair shop which is being erected
in this city. With the exception OF a
short time last January, Mr.. Biddle
has not been active in the business OF
the foundry since he first leased it to
Messrs. Harris & Stump nearly two
wears ago, when be left Dallas for an
extended visit with relatives in his
old home state. To man who mas
been in business all his life an ex'
tended period OF idIeness is bound tc
prove irksome, and Mr.. Blddie if
delighted to be once more back in hii
nlaca
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-06-01
ENJOYABLE 500 Party.

A pleasant party was given at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. r. McLennan,
Friday night, in compliment to Miss
Ida Stafrin. Several hands OF 500
we're played, DR.. and Mrs. Mark Hay
ter winning the prizes. Delicious re-
freshments were served during the
evening. Those present were: Mr.
and Mrs. r. McLennan, DR.. and Mrs
Mark Haytar, Mr.. and Mrs. W. j.
Kaerth, Mr.. and Mrs. S. b. Taylor
Hon. and Mrs. George L. Hawkins
Miss Ida stafrin. Miss Anna Stafrin
Messrs. Fonso Mansion and ChristJ
stafrin and DIR. A. B. Starbuck.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-06-01
HOPS SHOW STRENGTH
of Small Crop is Running
the Market up to Twelve
Cents.

The hop market In Oregon Is show
,na decided strength. The tendency
~ orices is strongly upward and there
10 avery reason to believe the newcrop
will open at better prices than pre-
vailed at the opening OF the two last
crops.
The Oregon crop is going to be
,ioht one and the Eastern dealers
have at last found 1t out. New orders
are coming in every day for contracts,
hnt thew are difficult to secure. Nearly
avery grower who was disposed to
contract his crop, has already done so.
The uncertainty of the yield also oper-
ates against the making OF such
agreements.
The Oregon crop is, beyond question,
in a bad way. With favorable weather
in the next two weeks it will improve,
hut as things stand now there Is cauee
for alarm. Several large yards have
baen abandoned, or at least will receive
no further attention, and many more
NAV 90 the same way. All kinds OF
ouesses are being made OF the probable
WELD. some dealers placing 1t as low
a. 40. 900 or 10000 bales, while others
stiIl declare there will be 10000 ol
10000 bales. After the middle OF june
the guessers may be able to come
nearer the mark.
Twelve cents has been paid for thu
coming crop in California and 1t Ii
renorted the same price has been pait
in Yakima. The Oregon market fo
1909 was. until recently a l0-cent one
but 1O. cent contracts are now thint
of the past In this state.-Oregontan
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-06-01
Observe Decoration Day.

Decoration Day falling on Sunday
this year, its observance as a legal
holiday Tell on the following day.
Roth Of the banks in this city were
closed and the majority Of the stores
suspended business until the evening.
sunday was rainy and unpleasant
day. but yesterday afternoon many OF
the PEOPLE Of Dallas took advantage
Of the beautiful weather 20 visit the
cemetery. decorate the graves and
remove the growths Of moss or weeds
that had sprung up about them dur
the winters season.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-06-01
ANGLERS CODE A PUZZLER
Opinions Differ AS To Whether or Not
Women and Children Require
Fishers Licenses.

The anglers license portion of the
new game code, as enacted by the last
Oregon legislature bids fair to become
productive of numerous discussions
and endless tangles of unanswered
aud unanswerable questions.
By some it has been held that the
law makes the purchase Of licenses
imperative only to men and boys over
is years of age and that as a result
women and children may be permitted
to tish unlicensed and without the
restrictions that bind the less favored
masculine adult. Others claim that
the law requires all who fish, to have
license, but that no charge can be
made for the issuance Of the license to
any but males over Is years OF age.
Still other phases Of the question are
brought up daily, adding still further
to the complexity of the problem.
In a verbal opinion to the county
clerk of Marion county last week, the
attorney general gave the idea that
all who fish must be provided with
licenses but that the law does not pro-
vide for charge for women or for
males under Is years Of age. To get
around this proposition the county
clerks office will require an affidavit
with every license issued, the affidavit
to cost 25 cents.
E. M. Smith, county clerk OF Polk
county, when questioned as to his view
on the subject yesterday was OF the
opinion that a county clerk couio
issue licenses to none but males ovel
Is years OF age aud that he could mo-
riehtfully charge for the affidavit
He is of the opinion that all a woman
or a child under Is years Of age need
to entitle them to the right of angling
Ia the necessary tackle and bait ant
, that they are exempt from the require
, ment of license.
Concerning the discussion OF tn
, matter in Marion county, where
, appears that Is to be fully tested ou'
the Salem Statesman says:
: "In the opinion of attorneys tn
anglers license law part of the gam
code as enacted by the last Orego
: legislature, provides that everyone
+. male or female, who Is fishing mus
/, be provided with an anglers llcens
: While the law does not provide thu
females shall pay for their licenses,
is stated by attorneys that the law
in such shape that they must secul
4 licenses and give affidavits and th'
: the clerk of the county must 1851
. these licenses for nothing.
!. mo action along this line will
= followed by the county clerk here uni
:. : an opinion has been received from tl
:, office of Attorney General Crawfor
= He has been asked for an opinit
! along this line by more than OF
county clerk and the result OF 1t
: beino watched with much interest.
- case the opinion of attorneys In g
- - matter is correct 1t will be one OF &
- - most radical game laws ever enact
m in any state"
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-06-01

James weger, OF Spokane, has
returued 70 Dallas from a visit with
relatives and friends in Brownsville
and will purchase property and make
his home 10 this city in future. Mrs.
Weeer will come down from Spokane
and Join him in a short time. Mr..
Weger IL 9 brother Of Mrs. Nancy
Brown. Of this city.
John A. Brown, Of Grand Rapids,
Minnesota, was up from Portland
over Sunday visiting with his friend
W v. Fuller. Mr.. Brown Is con
pesed with q prominent firm In Port
land and IL regarded a. one OF toe
best authorities on timber 10 tne
United Stairs
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-06-01
Two Hop Contracts Filed.

Two hop contracts, both dated In
February, we're filed with County
Clerk E. NJ. Smith last week. The
first was drawn up between w. L.
Foster g. L. Nichols and McNen
Brothers for $4,000 pounds OF 1909
hops at 10 cents. The second was
]. W. Meyer & A. @. Jones contracting
10 deliver TO LilieDthal Brothers. IS ,0oo
mounds Of the 1909 crop Of hops at 10
cents. The majority Of hop contracts
filed recently were drawn up last win
ter and the price offered is usually
from one to two cents lower than IL
being offered on hop contracts at the
present time.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-06-01
Pioneer Reunion At Amity.

The seventeenth annual reunion OF
the Yamhill County Pioneer Associ-
alton will be held In Amity tomorrow
June p. A fine program for the
days entertainment has been prepared
in which a number OF the prominent
men and women of the state are TO
take part. A big banquet will be
served by the citizens OF Amity for the
members of the association and their
wives or husbands IL not members.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-06-01

Edward E. Wright and Miss Sadie
Rhoades, Of Polk Station, were mar
ried Sunday afternoon a. the Evan
relical church 10 this city, the Rev,
HH. Farnham performing the oere-
mony.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-06-01
nelepates to Convention.

Delegates to the Y. W. @. A, con-
vention which will be held at The
Breakers this month, have been chosen
from the Dallas College association
as follows: Miss Harriet Hubbard,
Miss Emma Ridgeway, Miss Eula
Phillips and Miss Pauline VanOrsdel.
Miss Anna Garner and Miss Leona
Brown will represent the Dallas High
School association.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-06-01

Louis Garter is up from Portland
for a few weeks visit with relatives
and friends In this city.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-04-22
SPRING CREEK ROAD
Location of New Highway is Not
Yet Determined.

The board of supervisors were not
able to complete the work of this ses-
sion as quickly as they had antic!pat-
ed and although they decided to aban-
don their regular, trip, to, the county
farm, having visited that Institution
last month, they are still in session to-
day The, matter of the establishment
Of a road fin Spring Creek township
east of Oskaloosa has occupied con-
siderable of their time since last Fri
day and it is to be brought up again
this afternoon. The proposed road Is
to connect two parallel roads, one-half
mile apart, SO as to give parties living
on the one, access to the other and to
the Blythe bridge without going about
three miles out of their way. The
proposition is to cut the road through
the middle of the Henry Tandy farm.
II this is done Mr.. Tandy will be paid
damages. He, however, would prefer
to have the road cross his farm in
front of his house and would in that
case donate the right-of-way. Andy
Baker, G. wv. Lyons and ]. C. Mastel.
lar, who we're appointed appraisers,
made their report yesterday. The
board will probably adjourn for the
term this evening.