Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-07-06

w. w. Cotton, general counsel for
the 0. r. & N. Railway system, accom-
panied by Mrs. Cotton and Mr.. and
Mrs. A. d. Wick, came up from Port
land in his big touring car Sunday
afternoon. The party spent several
hours yesterday morning in visiting
the many places of interest in and
about the city.
Declaring himself innocent to the
last, Joe Anderson. convicted OF the
murder of Harry Logan 10 Portland
10 1908, was executed at the peniten-
tiary Friday. The trap fell at 10 :S2
o'clock and in IA minutes he was pro-
nounced dead His pulse had stopped
beating within six minutes from the
moment the trap fell.
F. L. Ziegler, an expert oil and gas
driller from Bakersfield, California,
arrived yesterday to take charge OF
the drilling operations at the Whit
eaker we'll east of Dallas. Mr.. Ziegler
is enthusiastic over the prospects OF
striking oil in Polk County. He says
the machinery now being taken to the
| Whiteaker we'll will drill to depth OF
5000 feet, il necessary.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Love, Of
York, Nebraska, are guests at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Brobst.
They are making leisurely tour OF
the Coast states, having left home
pine months ago. They spent the
winter in Pasadena, and came to
Salem, Oregon, early in the Spring.
The Seattle Fair will be visited on
their return trip to Nebraska.
New York After Dark" is the title
of the lecture to be delivered by DR..
J. B. Olmsted at Woodman Hall
tomorrow, Wednesday, night. The
lecture is given under the auspices OF
the United Artisans, of which the
Doctor is Supreme Medical Examiner.
He is noted as one of the most enter
tanning speakers on the Pacific Coast,
and no one should miss hearing him.
Admission will be free, and all are
invited.
The finance committee of the cele'
bration and pioneer reunion will meet
in the Observer Office tonight to receive
} the various sums of money collected
and to audit bills. The committee
will hold their last meeting for the
| auditing of bills on Friday evening O
this week, as they are desirous O.
closing up the business as soon al
r possible. All persons having claimi
against the fund are requested t.
govern themselves accordingly.
Carpenters and plumbers begai
work yesterday morning on the stor
room recently vacated by Horac
Webster and soon to be occupied b.
the Uglow Clothing House. Th'
:, entire store will be remodeled and
= new front put in. Mr.. Uglow is spar
ing no money in fitting up his neV
place of business, and says that hi
: furniture aud fixtures will surpass IL
0 beauty and cost those Of any clothing
g store 10 Oregon, the big shops OF Port
It land not excepted. He expects t
e move from his present location abou
It the last week in July.
Complimentary words were hear
. on every side for the Dallas band dul
~ ing the picnic and big celebration
y Manager Stockwell had strengthene
the organization by adding the bes
musicians in the county, and five frs
= class band men were brought up fror
4 Portland, among them John Coomel
one of the pioneer musicians OF tn
state. The band participated in all
the parades and programs and CAV
| enjoyable concerts on the Courthous
lawn each evening.