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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-02-16
WANTS GRANT NULLIFIED
Bill by Jones of Polk County Would
Release 10000 Acres Of Valu-
able Land.

Ten thousand acres and more OF
marsh and tidelands around Yaquina
and Alsea bays, held by the Corvallis
& Eastern under the state grant OF
1874, are sought by the state in bill
introduced in the house last week by
Jones. OF Polk. What the land is now
worth no one knows, for it reaches out
in many directions, forming fishing
grounds, oyster beds, crab beds and
marsh lands suitable for agricultural
use with proper handling, besides
long reaches of water front about the
harbors and water line of the two bays.
Back in the early days Of the state,
the legislature, on October "a, 1874,
granted to the Willamette Valley &
Coast Railroad company all OF the
tide and marsh lands in what was
then Benton county. Since that time
the county has been cut in two and the
lands in question are now in Lincoln
county. Since that time the original
company has been taken over by what
is now known as the Corvallis & East
ern, one of the branches of the Harri-
man system.
During all the time that the original
company or its successor in interest
has held this vast grant it has made
no survey Of it and has paid no taxes
or in any manner asserted title to it.
Now the Jones bill comes to declare
the grant void and provides for its
revision to the state.
1t is set forth in the bill that the
supreme court of the United States in
the case of the Illinois Central Rail-
road company vs.. the state Of Illinois,
lac U. s., page 452, has held that all
tidelands, are held by the state In
trust for the people Of the state 20 that
they may enjoy the navigation of the
water, carry on commerce and have
the liberty of fishing therein, freed
from the obstruction or interference
of private parties, that it is not within
the providence or power OF legisla-
ture to grant away the title Of an en-
tire harbor and that any such grant if
not absolutely void is revocable.
Because of this decision and because
of the conditions existing in and
around Yaquina and Alsea bays, the
Jones bill provides that the grant Of
1874 be repealed, together with any
and all amendatory acts that may
have been passed by the legislature
subsequent to the date of the original
grant.-Portland Journal.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-02-16
Was Pioneer of Oregon.

W. H. Hoffman, a resident OF Ore
gon, for more than half a century,
dropped dead in his home in Eugene,
Monday, from heart failure. Mr..
Hoffman was born, in Springfield,
Illinois, July 4, 1874, and started
across the plains with his parents and
elder brother, James, in 1866. The
father died on the way to Oregon, but
the family pushed on and settled at
Marysville, Oregon, now Corvallis, to
which city they gave its name. The
family later moved to Junction City,
where Mr.. Hoffman was married July
4. 1871, to Miss Helen II. Millicor.
who survives her husband. Mr.. Hoff-
man and wife moved to Eugene over
20 years ago.-Corvallis Gazette.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-02-16
OPENS NEW STORE
Tom Stockwell Will Deal In Second
Hand Furniture And Musical
Supplies.

Tom StockwelI opened his second
hand furniture store in the building
formerly occupied by the Hubbard
bowling alley yesterday morning. 1t
ia the same building which was occu-
MED by Ralph Adams second hand
store before the completion Of the
Riley building.
Tn addition to the second hand furn-
itnre business, Mr. Stockwell will deal
in monographs, phonograph sup
niles, pianos and other instruments
and all kinds of musical supplies.
In this branch of business, Mr..
StocliweIl succeeds j. Crowther, whom
he bought out last week, Mr.. Crowther
relinquishing possession yesterday
morning. Mr. Simpson, who has for
some time been with Mr.. Crowther in
his business, will remain with his
successor.
The rapid growth of Dallas, both
past and prospective, easily warrants
the development Of this business and
Mr. Stockwell will no doubt meet with
great success in his venture.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-02-16
The Best OF Coffee.

The person who is seeking the
brand Of coffee which is best in every
respect, will find that the famous
German-American brand will fully
meet the requirments. The coffee is
raised on a 5000 acre plan tation 10
the Tumbala range Of the Sierra
Madras and is shipped in the hull
direct 10 the Portland roasting house
where it is hulled, roasted and sealed
in practically air tight packages. In
strength and delicacy Of flavor It is
unrivalled. Try it once and you will
be won over completely by its un-
paralleled merits. The German
American brand Of coffee can b
secured at only one place 10 Dallas
aud that place is.
CASTLES GROCERY STORE.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-02-16
Program At The vaudette.

The vaudette program for Wednes-
day and Thursday will be as follows
pictures, The One Best Bet, A Plucky
Young Woman, Picturesque Naples,
Wanted-A Son-in-law on Trial song,
Brother Noah Gave Out Checks For
Rain; views, From Dublin to the
Giants, Causway.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-02-16

T. W. Brunk, president of the Polk
County School Officers Association
has announced Saturday, February
81 as the date for the educational rally
for the Salt Greek section, which will
be held at the Ballston school house.
The rally for the Buell. section will
follow on Saturday, March 6, at the
Buell. school house.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-02-16

The Ladies' Missionary Society Of
the Presbyterian Church met at the
home Of Mrs. NJ. NJ. Ellis on Friday
afternoon, February IL. This being
the Tooth Anniversary Of Lincoln's
birth, a special program had been
arranged for the occasion, and the
house was appropriately decorated in
flags and bunting. After a very enter
tanning musical and literary program
had been rendered. delicious refresh
ments were served. About Is ladies
we're present and the meeting was
most enjoyable.
Ralph Harrington and Percy Dodd,
will both return to their homes In
Fails City at the close Of this semester
and do not anticipate returning for
the next terms college work.-BentOn
County Republican
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-02-16

FArington returned recently from
an extended trip south, duung which
be visited the city Of Mexico and other
important points.
New Spring hats and mems neck
wear AT Dallas Mercantile Company.
2-I2-f.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-02-16
TelephOne Meeting.

The annual meeting Of the Liberty
Telephone Company will be held al
the Liberty schoolhouse on the first
Monday in March, for the purpose oi
elecfing officers for the ensuing year
and transacting such other business
as may properly come before the
a association
G.. W. McBEE.
President
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-02-16
Meetings Continue This Week.

The meetings at the Seventh Day
Adventist Church will be continued
during the remainder Of the present
week, the following subjects being
discussed: Tuesday evening, The
Dragon Wednesday evening, United
States 10 Prophecy; Thursday even
ing, Gods Seal and Its Counterpart
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-02-16
G.. W. McBEE.
President

Roscoe BaIlautyue returned Friday
from Portland, where he had been
sent as a delegate to the convention Of
the FrafernaI Brotherhood.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-02-16

z. Lipton, Of Fails City, was in
Dallas yesterday enroute for Inde-
pc ndence on a business visit
A new line Of ginghams and per
Gales Just arrived at the Dallas Mer-
camille Company. 2-l2-u
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-07
THE TACOMA TIMES
demanded in amazement.

{ demanded in amaZement.
TASK me nothing now," she
painted, but let US go-quickly
quickly. This place is haunted
See, I am half sick with terror"
passed my arm about heI
waist and would have led her to
the boat, but at that moment O
short shrill whistle sounded from
the willows and was answered by
wo Others from the wood. The
first, however, had hardly pierced
the air when Marion uttered a
trightful scream and sank swoon-
ing at my feet.
1 understood then that the wo-
man l loved had in some fashion
betrayed me. For one desperate
second stood listening for
sounds and thinking of escape
Then anguish overwhelmed me.
Uttering groan, fell on my knee
beside her, not knowing what l
did, nor caring what might hap
pen.
Next instant l dimly heard a
rush of feet upon the grass, a cry
Of rage from right to left. A
sharp pain quivered through my
brain. l saw a blaze of light that
faded quickly into unalleviated
blackness. l felt the world swing
with a sickening revolution round
and then came sweet encompassing
oblivion.
ITO be Continued.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-07
HIS MEMORY is
PLOTTED OVT

for about a week. Then an opera
ton was performed which result
ed in restoring to him completely
his faculties and making him per-
fectly rational so far as the pres
ent is concerned, but he is utter
ly unconscious of any past. His
mind Is a blank, he cannot tell
what his name is, where his home
is nor anything about himself. He
spoke just after recovering from
his operation of Minnie and the
children, supposedly his family,
but since then has been unable
even to recall who they are or
anything about them.
The man is well dressed and is
evidently a man of education. He
is about 80 years old, has dark
hair and a moustache.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-07

question, however, he interpreted
the signals clearly and discovered
beyond a doubt that they came
from a powerful wireless station
which has been known for some
time to exist in Japan.
The Japanese government has
long been experimenting secretly
along the lines of wireless teleg-
raphy and has established a num-
Der of stations more powerful than
any other in the world. One of
these, a plant of at lest 35 kilo-
watt power, is the station with
which the Russian hill station
came into communication. The
latter's power is only 2 kilowatts,
which makes the achievement still
more remarkable.
Malarin recently established an
other worlds record by holding q
two hours uninterrupted converse
tion with the wireless station ir
Hawaii.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-07
Petticoated Detective Using String
Neatly Corrals Old Offender.
(By United Press Leased Wire

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
BROOKLYN, Jan. IA re-
markable story of a woman who, it
is alleged, has been a pickpocke ct
for twelve years, and whose de-
lection In the only two instances
In which she has been brought be-
fore the police was engineered by
a clever woman detective, was I'M
folded in the Adams street police
court.
There was striking con-
trast between rogues' gallery
photograph of girl of 20 and
Mrs. Gertrude Morrell, who ap-
peared before the magistrate. Yet
Miss Marie Nahon, the young wo-
man detective, traced a likeness
between them.
She declared she had arrested
Mrs. Morrell dozen years ago in
exactly the same manner as she
did Monday, when a trap was set
in Brooklyn department store
where Miss Mahon is employed as
a detective.
"Set a woman to catch a wo-
man," was the comment of Acting
Captain Kuhne of the Brooklyn
detective bureau when Miss Ma
hon told her story.
Mrs. Morrell was identified soon
after her arrest in a line of fifteen
prisoners in the Raymond street
Jail by three women patrons of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-07
WOMAN TRAPS
FEMALE THIEF

the department store as the per-
son who elbowed and crowded
them in the store when they were
robbed.
Several women complained re-
Gently that their purses had been
stolen or their handbags rifled
while shopping in the store. Miss
Marie Mahon became doubly vigi-
liant, fully while operating in the
store.
So the detective stuffed hand
bag with paper to make it look
plump and tempting. She dis,
guised herself so that her own
mother would scarcely know her
She tied one end of a string
around her handbags clasp and
the other end to her thumb, sc
that If the handbag was opened
the string would jerk her thumb
Then, suspending the bag from
her belt, she mingled with the
shoppers.
In the crowd Miss Mahon saw
Mrs. Gertrude Morrell, alias Mrs
Cline, 80 years old, but Mrs. Nor.
rell did not recognize her. The
well laid trap soon caught its
quarry; the string jerked Miss
Mahon's thumb and, turning
quickly, she confronted Mrs. Nor.
lrell.
"I've got you at last, Gertrude, >
exclaimed Miss Mahon.
Good gracious!" cried the
astonished woman, sis this you
Miss Mahop?"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-07
RARE OPERATION
SAVES WOMAN
Infusion of Her Sisters Healthy
q Blood Proves to BE Efficacious.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. Mrs. Kate
Smith, IS years old, was saved
from death five hours after the
birth of a child by a wonderful
operation by surgeons at the Fee
male hospital, in which fourteen
ounces of her poisoned blood was
drained off and the same quantity
of her sisters fresh, healthy
blood was sent coursing through
her veins.
Mrs. Mamie Sims, who offered
her life to save her sister, has
entirely recovered. The baby is
hale and the mother is fast re-
covering.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-07

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. II.
Lawrence Malarin, the young OPP
orator of the wireless telegraph
station on Russian hill, this city,
has broken all previous records
for wireless communication and
established one that is likely to
stand for a long time.
Under unusually favorable at
mospheric conditions recently, he
succeeded in talking with Japan.
a distance of 5000 miles--almost
twice the distance of the previous
record made by the San Diego
sdreless station which intercepted
messages between New York and
Pensacola, over 5000 miles of in
tervening space.
For months Malarin had heard
In his earcap, containing the deli
cate receiving apparatus. a very
faint tapping which he could never
before read. On the evening II
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-07

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Jan. T.
The strangest case that has &C.
cupied the attention of hospital
physicians in this city in years
is that of an unknown man who
was taken to Grace hospital by
the police on December 10. The
man was arrested at Meadow and
George streets. DR.. Spier de-
clared the man in a serious con-
dition and he was taken to Grace
. hospital. He was in semi-con-
scious condition at that time and
wanted to lie down and be left
alone. He could not give his name
and nothing could be learned
about him.
Shortly after he arrived at the
hospital he lapsed into unconsci-
BUSINESS and remained in that state
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-07

street, which is the country road
leading south to American lake
and which is admitted to be the
best road to the lake there is.
Plans for the new street were
shown the street committee yes
terday. Mr.. Thompson showed
that with Fifteenth street extended
in this manner there would be a
fine street open to American lake
by a new and short route and that
all grades would be eliminated.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-07
SURVEYING FOR EXTENSION
OF Fifteenth STREET

City Engineer Davis Is now at
work surveying the extension of
Fifteenth street from Sprague west
to Regents park. Engineer
Thompson of the Bowes Irwin
company has laid out a street for
this projected thoroughfare on a
diagonal line cutting little south
of the straight line westward and
thus missing all the big gulches
and ridges. 1t will make a straight
grade from Sprague to Orchard
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-07
WEDDING RING
In STUFFING
Husband of Wearer Finds 1t in a
Mouthful of Dressing.

NEW YORK, Jan. Mrs.
Lena Kreppelt of 253 East One
Hundred and Fifty-second street
arranged a holiday dinner for a
few friends, and while stuffing
the turkey missed her wedding
ring. She worried about it, but
feared her husband would be
angry and said nothing. When the
feast was on Mr.. Kreppelt, who
was eating of the stuffing, had the
ring stick in his teeth. 1t was re-
leased and the joyful wife, relieved
of her suspense, kissed her better
half and told of the vanishing
gold article.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-07
Cheney BURIED
UNDER TONS
OF DEBRIS
(By United Press Leased Wire. }

WASHINGTON, d. C., Jan. T.
Ambassador Griscom has cabled
the state department confirming
the fact that Vice Consul Lupton
survived the Messina disaster
Griscom has received a letter from
Lupton written January 3, In
which the vice consul says:
at is practically impossible to
telegraph the department any in
formation from here. The bodies
of Mr.. and Mrs. Cheney are buried
under tons of debris at the con-
sulate and it will take weeks OF
work by the 200 men clearing the
debris to reach them"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-07

Everything at cost. w. Fl
lBrewitt, Tailor, 1917 Pac. Ave.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-07
ELOPERS ARE
ARRESTED

SEATTLE, Jan. AFTER elud-
ing an irate husband for six
months, D. Montgomery, waiter,
and Mrs. ]. Adams, who eloped
from Vancouver, WASH. have been
Ip1aced under arrest here.
'ssAdams, who is logger, follow
led the couple to Portland and
thence to Seattle, but did not lay
eyes on the pair until this morn
ling.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-01

Matt Schweisthal, chairman of the
town of Barksdale, transacted busi-
ness ip the city the first of the week.
Mrs. J. III. Ketchem OF Ashland
Junction, visited with friends in the
city Tuesday.
Supervisor of Assessments William
Landraint transacted business in
the city the first of the week.
Mrs. George Ogren and son visit
ed with friends at Mason this week
Miss Helen Wiley, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. e. T.. Wiley of this
city. who has been spending the past
five years in the west, arrived here
the latter part of last week and will
spend some time visiting with rela
tives and friends. Helen went west
in the hopes of benefting her h alth
and she has been greatly improved.
During the past three years she has
been attending school at Oakland,
Cal. Mrs. G.. w. Johnson, an aunt
of Miss Willev's arrived home with
her and will spend some time visit
ing at the Wiley residence.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-01

From the Passenger depart
ment of the Northern Pacific
Railway comes a very attractive
booklet under the title of Mime
sota". The cover is of rich
buff shade with title in red and
black lettering. The central de-
sign, in four colors, shows a
young man and maiden enjoying
hugely the pleasure of a birch
bark canoe on theplaced surface
of q lake. The inside of the
book is pleasantly executed in a
soft sepiatone and illustrations,
of which there is at least one to
every page. are most excellent.
One cannot read the book with
out being thoroughly impressed
with the fact that the so-called
: Lake Park Region" of Mime
sofa is a very enjoyable section
for summer outing. Copies
of the book may be obtained up
on application to A. M. Cleland,
General Passenger Agent, North
.ern Pacific Ry., st. Paul.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-01
Landraint to Make an Effort
TO Colloc! it.
Has Inspector From Railway
Commission Here to Make
Estimate.

Supervisor of Assessments
William Landraint is going to
try and collect the railroad tax
that is due to Bayfield, county
for this year and for the past
three years. During the past
week he has had w. B. Bennett.
a railroad inspector of the state
tax commission. here for the
purpose of making an estimate
of the value of the roads. The
roads IN question are not all
located in Bayfield, county but
still where the headquarters are
in the county Mr.. Landraint
believes that the tax can be
collected. The assessors of the
county will be instructed to place
these roads on the tax roll this
year.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-01
City Council Gives Nineteen
Permission.
One Turned Down and Two
Others Held for Inves-
tigation.

An adjourned meeting of the
common council was held on
Tuesday evening of this week.
the principal business to be taken
up being that of going over the
applications of the men who want
to engage in the saloon business
in the city. There were twenty
one applications before the coun-
Gil and the com mittee on licenses
and assessments in their report
asked that licenses be granted
to seventeen, and that one be not
granted and that the other three
be held up until the next meet
ing. The council adopted the re-
port of the committee and order
ed that licenses be granted to
eighteen. Those whose applica-
tions were acted upon favorably
were August Geisert, Carl G..
Westlund, Chas. Nelson, Louis
Wardner, Octave Huppe. John
OVERLY, Ed. Jackson, w. E.
Bennett, Andy Murray, John
O'Neil, John Donahue, Ed. Bor-
gren, Andrew Messiner, Schlitz
Brewing Co., ware house, Nels
Westlund, Louis Holte, William
Burns. Fred Lereaux. and Jake
Hetzell. Hetzell had not filed a
proper bond and his license will
not be issued until his bond is
approved by the council at their
next meeting.
The application of Felix La
Crosse and Ole FINLAND were
held up. Both of these men
want to engage in business at
the same place. Ed. P. Peterson
was refused license. -
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-01
National Tr0ubadOurS.

The Ladies Aid Society of the
Congregational church have ar
ranged for quite an elaborate
entertainment National Trouba-
dours" to be given at the Opera
House July the 1916.
About ninety ladies and little
girls will take part in the pro-
gram in solo and choruses. fancy
drills, musical and character
sketches with special music and
costumes.
Mr.. F. S. Fluke of Chicago
will have charge of the rehearsals
and brings the costumes and
music for the production.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-01

Miss Eva Morris left Sunday after
noon for Superior where she will at
tend the summer session of the Nor
NAL school.
E. E. Kenfield left Sunday after
noon for Rochester, MINI (, where
he was operated on for appendici-
tis The operation was entirely
successful.
The Misses Alma and Minnie
Kinney left Sunday for Superior to
attend Normal school for the sum-
mer.
The Misses Gussie Kearns. Anna
Jacobs, and Anna Christensen have
gone to Superior where they expect
to attend Normal for the summer.
An informal reception will be
given at the Congregational Parson-
age tomorrow evening. in honor of
Rev. and Mrs. George E. Plant and
family. All are invited to attend.
Come and get acquainted with the
new :. minister. The reception is
given by the Men 5 Club of the Con-
gregational church and the Ladies
Aid Societv.
Editor Oscar of the TINES left
Monday aftern oon for Superior
where he attended the meeting of the
State Press Association, OF which
he is member.