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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-06-07

for Polk County, at the Court room
thereof in the City Of Dallas, in said
County of Polk, on Wednesday, the l 9TH
day of June, 1910, at the hour of ten
o'clock in the forenoon of said day,
then and there to show cause, If any
exist, why an order should not be
made by said Court that certain real
property of said estate, hereinafter de-
scribed, be sold by James ID. Smith,
as executor of said estate, at pubic or
private sale, for cash, as directed by
the viii of said deceased, for the pur-
pose of paying off the bequests men
toned in said last Will and Testament,
and to carry out the terms of said last
Win and Testament said real property
being described as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at the southeast corner
of Lot l in Block 13 in the Original
Town of Dallas, Polk County, oregon,
and running thence West 100 feet;
thence North 81 feet thence Eee@ 100
feet; thence South 25 feet to the place
of beginning. Also beginning at a
point near the South bank of the La
Creole river, 1896 chains North of the
Southwest corner of Section 35 In
Township Z South of Range West of
the Willamette Meridian, Polk County,
Oregon. and 9.25 chains North of the
Southwest corner of the IL" of the
Thomas J. Lovelady ID. l.. c., running
thence South bb.9f cnalHS 10 pOlHe
24.O0 chains South of the said SW
corner of said Section 35, thence East
3297 chains; thence North 2S.S1
chains; thence West GO links, thence
North 22.54 chains to point LIS
chains North of the Southeast corner
of said Lovelady ID. L. c. thence to the
place of beginning and containing $50
acres more or less.
Also beginning 9.25 chains North OF
4 the Northwest corner of the Henry
Marshall d. l.. c. in Township South
of Range s West of the Willamette
Meridian in Polk County, oregon, run
ming thence South n degrees East
1926 chains; thence North ll.3l
chains; thence West AIS chains;
thence South 3.56 chains, thence Wesi
7.6S chains; thence South 500 chains
to the place of beginning and contain
ing 9.1O acres more or less. Excepting
/ from the above described tracts how
ever the right of way of the Salem
Falls City & Western Railway.
WITNESS The Hon. Ed. +. Coad
Judge of the County Court Of the STATE
of Oregon for the County Of Polk
with the seal of said Court affixed this
18th day of May. a. D., 1910
| lSeall ,
Clerk OF said County Court
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-06-07
Executors Final Notice.

Notice is hereby given. that the un-
William Livermore, deceased. have
filed their final account in said estate
with the County Court OF Polk County
Oregon. and said Court has set the
same for hearing on saturday, June
the 25th, 1910. al the hour OF 10
O'Clock. a. m, at which time all per-
sons having objections TO said hnal
account, 81 any there be. are hereby
notified TO present the same 20 said
County Court. at the Court room In
Dallas. Polk County. oregon. and upon
your failure 20 TO do the undersigned
will apply 20 said Court for an order
closing said estate and dischsrglng
said executors from further liability.
Dated at Dallas. Polk County. ore
gon, this goth day OF May, 1910
A. y. MUIR and
LEONARD r. LTVERMORE.
Joint executors o. the estate of VIII
lam Ifvermore. deceased
sibley a Eakin. Attorneys for estate
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-06-07

r, D. Brown, Abstracter; Notary.
tish's Guaranteed Granite ware at
Craven Bros.
Tega, blanks for sale at this office.
See those silk and house dresses at
Dallas Mercantile Company.
Oscar Hayter, lawyer. Rooms and
g. Uglow Building.
Whps, currycombs, brushes, halters
and collar pads at Fidler's.
Wick Bros. are selling fencing and
sheeting at Sc per thousand feet. Other
umber at corresponding low rates.
Have your printing done the OBJ
server way-the linotype way.
The Farmers Fire Relief Associa-
ton of Butteville, oregon; ]. d. Winn,
agent, Buena Vista, oregon. tt
When in need of tinware, granite
ware, dishes, butcher knives, or chair
lotions, save money by coming to
Eider's.
Fldler leads; all others follow See
ing is believing.
Anyone in need of lumber should
see Wick Bros. before placing their
orders elsewhere. Notice their ad in
this issue.
See those new vegetable dishes at
Fider's
See Fidler about that Refrigerator.
It's peach.
Washboards, tubs, boilers, buckets,
at Fidler's
OF course, you know Fidler can sell
cheap, as he sells for cash.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-06-07
MAIL CARRIERS MEET
Rural Route Men Elect Officers for
Coming Year.

The rural letter carriers of Polk
County held their annual meeting in
Monmouth, Sunday, and elected Of
ticers for the coming year as follows
President, A. Parker, of Independen-
cs; vice president, Guy Metcalfe, of
Airlie. B. F. Wells, of Dallas, handed
in his resignation as Secretary-Treas-
urer and M. B. Grant, of Dallas, was
elected to fill the office.
Postmaster Wolverton, of Mon
mouth, was present and gave an in
teresting talk for the interest of the
association. The visiting carriers
were J. H. Going and j. Cornett, of
Albany; H. Cummings and c. Lowell,
of Corvallis; A. Loop and w. Eber-
hard, of McMinnville, and Mr., Litch-
field, a member of the Marion County
association.
The members of the association
present were: A. Parker and p. j.
Dickinson, of independence; A. F,
Huber, of Monmouth; Guy Metcalfe
and Ira Williams, of Airlie; j. r. Nor
ton, Of Rickreall, and M. B. Grant, of
Dallas.
The State carriers will hold their
convention in Portland, June 24-25.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-06-07
SILETz BILL IS PASSED VI
WILL BOND THE CITY
ordinance to Refund Warrant In
debtedness Passed by Council.

The city council met last night and
passed the ordinance providing for tbe
relunding Of the sewer and rocl,
elusher Indebtedness, as authorized
ny the voters at the recent city elec.
tlon. Bonds to the amount Of $4,000
y Sle amount of the debt, will be offered
Tor sale Immediately.
Councilman Kirkpatrick reported
lhe employment of S. B. Taylor TO es-
Vabllsh street grades in the improve
menl district and the employment of
H. y. Winslow, at $l25 a month. ia
s,Ipenntend the macadam work. He
also reported the cost of the new
$3.50. ~ - -
a monthly payment of $l2 was
voted to M. D. Coulter for sprinkline
the street crossings.
An ordinance prohibiting dogs from
running at large, whether licensed or
not, was read third time and passed.
Cost OF street improvement was es-
tlmated as follows: Main street. from
Cherry street to public school, 81 sc
per llneal foot; north to Washington
street, $2.ll; Washington street. from,
Nam to Jefferson, $2.l8; from Jeffer-
son to Uglow Avenue, $2.O0l5.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-06-07
soIlRT HOUSE NOTES
items, Real Estate Transfers
C'p'' other News Briefly Told.
REAL ESTATE.

.
= Robertson ct ux to- Mary Ne
4 y " acres, t rs, RS, $1,000.
0ilnsS' Howell ct ux to l. L. Hewitt
4 1 : Independence, $4,000.
lols Y p Altizen ct ux'to lndepend
4 'a'I National Bank, lot in lndepend
| F,kre $40. - 1obn r Hanna Ian,
\ E.SMependenee, M' $1,000.
i l''uSp Campbell and nd to Henry
a a;.r = et ux, land in Dallas, $250O.
SNs,s, SNss,.olom Byerly to II. w. Farnham
"a n DALLAS, $500 ,u.,,. : : :.
W. Samuel Orr ct TX to Wllle y. Eolf
, Si'',rp nores, / 7 and s IS, A and S W, 81
Syo "v NJ Smith ct ux to Joseph Muir
:. y land an in tSs, y 8 W, 81.
Ply r. r. and W. J. Coy ct ux to Fan
= / Allen, 40 acres, It's, re W
SgV' 7. Frazier ct ux to Minnie X
,,,.k u lots in Monmouth, 1925.
Nla'A'p Cooke ct ux to j. w. Finn,
nd il Ballston, 5000.
~ MARRIAGE LICENSE.
Harry Blodgett and Mary Kemp;
rant M Kurre and Belle Hiatt; james
\ xii AlIenlan and Irene B. Higgins.
H PROBATE.
O C,,h MoOuarrv dnoaocad
arIer that executor pay certain sums as
y heirs under the terms OF last will
2 Fstote lst and guardianship of Robert
r,ayis Farley, HERNIA Farley and
Wanda Farley, minors petition to
vi "T real estate granted; bond of $1,000
\ %Ehuardianship of Wendell Hill Den
rpgel}, minor-second annual report
6pd
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-06-07
HAWLEY's MEASURE ADOPTED
BY THE HOUSE.
Will Next Go to Senate, Where Il will
Take Place of Similar Meas
ure by Chamberlain.

A dispatch from WASHINGTON o.,,
..lat representative Hawley called IN
ana passed through The House yester,
aay afternoon his bill directine tho
patentlng of considerable nnm5er nF ne
original homestead entries on tba
iormer Siletz Reservation ~
Because of the canvass which uor,
ley had made among the members of
lhe House, no opposition was raised
10 the passage of the bill The meas.
llle Will now 90 to the Senate where
u Will replace similar bill introduced
by Senator Chamberlain.
Late last night the Observer roco;v
Cd telegram from Congressman
hawley saying that his homestead
Dill had passed the Senate. II Is nroh
able that the House was meant and
That the word Senate was inserted
through mistake in TRANSMISSION r
is believed here, however, that little
or no opposition will be encountered
IN the Senate and that the bill will
soon become a law.
Provisions of Bill.
AS passed by the House. Hawlev :
bill provides: "That all pending
homestead entries heretofore made
within the former Siletz Indian
Reservation, upon which proofs were
made prior to December 81, shall he
passed to patent in all cases where il
shall appear to the satisfaction of the
Secretary Of the Interior that the en-
try was made for the exclusive use and
benefit of the entryman, and that the
entryman built house on the land
entered and otherwise improved tbe
same and actually entered into occu-
patton thereof, and cultivated Dor
ton Of said land for the period re-
qulred by law, and that no part Of the
land entered has been sold or conveyed
or contracted to be sold or conveyed
by the entryman, and where no contest
or other adverse proceeding was com
menced against the entryman, and no.
tice thereof served upon the entry
man, prior to the date of submission
of the proof thereon, or within two
years thereafter, provided, that moth
ing herein contained shall prevent OF
forestall any adverse proceedings
against any entry upon any charge of
fraud, and provided further, than any
entryman who may make application
for patent under the provisions of this
act shall as an additional condition
precedent to the issuance Of such pat
cnt, be required to pay to the United
States $3.50 per acre for land so APP
plied for -
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-06-07
Pay Fraternal Visit.

Fifteen members Of Jennings Lodge,
No. 9, A. +. & A. NJ, attended meet
ing of the Rickreall lodge last Thurs
day night. About forty visiting breth-
rem were also present from Salem
Work in the Third Degree was put on
after which refreshments were served
The boys going down from Dallas re-
port a pleasant and profitable visit.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-06-07
nslehrate Anniversary.

Justice and Mrs. Hardy Holman were
entertained at dinner at the home of
their son-in-law, Edwin jacobson, last
evening in honor of the forty-ninth
anniversary of their wedding day
Only few relatives and friends were
present. The evening was spent in O
social way, and at a late hour the
guests departed, wishing the Justice
and his good wife many more happy
anniversaries.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-06-07
Establish Agency in Dallas.

Brooks Brothers, the well-known
nurserymen of Lafayette, have made
arrangements with Guy Brothers, of
this city, to handle their nursery
stock. Brooks Brothers have always
enjoyed frst-class reputation as
nurserymen and have always done a
large business in this portion of the
valley. The demand for fruit trees
this year is the greatest ever known,
and the firm has already booked orders
for over 100000. N. L. Guy will at
tend to the sale of the nursery stock
in the Dallas store.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-06-07
Street Work Progressing.

The work preparatory to macad-
amizing Main and Washington streets
is progressing rapidly and the sub
grade will soon be in readiness for the
rock. Main street from Washington
to the Willamette Valley Lumber
Company's sawmills, and Washington,
between Main and jefferson, have
been plowed, graded and rolled-al-
together, a distance of five blocks. The
rock crusher will soon be put in oper-
alton and it is hoped to complete the
work already laid out before the Fall
rains begin.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-06-07

In the County Court of the state of
OREGON for Polk County
IN the matter Of the estate OF Eilza
G. Emmens. deceased
To Anna McNeai Coad. Jennie Nc
Neal Cooper. Pred Garwood. Alma
RIckard. Nellie 0arwood. Ruth a
Marfs. s. W. Garwood. Ray GarWood.
and Pred Garwood. heirs and deFlseea
of the above named Eliza c. Emmeue.
deceased.
IN fhe Name of the state 81 oregon.
vou and each o. you are hereby cited
and required 10 APPEAR IN TIE Ceuntl
Court q the state of Oregon ln and
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-06-07
Public School Exercises.

The eighth grade pupils of the Dal-
las public school will hold their grad
uating exercises in the Woodman Hall,
Monday evening, June l3, at $3.50
o'clock. No admission viii be eharg-
ed, and all are cordially invited to at
tend.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-06-07
Notice of Final Settlement.

Notice is hereby given that the un-
iiersigned executor Of the estate OF w.
G. Stanton, deceased, has filed his fnal
account in the County Court OF the
state Of Oregon for Polk County, and
that Friday, June 10, 1910. at the hour
of ten O'Clock in the forenoon Of said
day. at the Court room OF the said
County Court in the City Of Dallas.
Oregon, has been appointed by said
Court as the time and place Tor the
hearing Of objections TO the said hnal
account and the settlement thereof.
FRANK HOLMES,
Executor OF the Estate Of W. G..
stanton. deceased.
Dated and first published May 10,
1910.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-06-07
Crider Building Under Way.

Construction work on the Crider
concrete building on Main street was
commenced this morning. Oscar
Holmes, the contractor, is in charge
and has a dozen or more men excayat-
inc for the foundation. The new build
ing will probably be completed by
August |. and will be used by Mr.
Crider for store purposes.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-06-07
Builds Neat Residence.

ono Of the most slightly homes in
cooth nth Dallas is being built by Walter
srlSn @ on the site of his former house
vest v of the depot. The house is a
.,sndsome two-story structure and will
Ga NJ an ornament to the residence dis
,ret The carpenter work is being
1oue @ by C. l.. Hubbard, Milo Wishart
and W. A. Hanor.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-06-07
Do You Want Help2

Boys and youths of assorted sizes
and ages, members of the X, L. c. R
Club want work. Apply to Samuel
J. Gibson, Engineer of Willamette
Valley Lumber Company, Dallas OF
Box 36 6-10-tf
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-06-07
Notice.

Parties knowing themselves indebt
"A TO the firm of Guy Brothers &
Dalton will please call ana settle
accounts at the Sterling Furniture Co.
G-3-tf.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-06-07
Help Wanted.

Wanted, capable woman or girl for
general housework in family Of three.
Apply to Mrs. S. 7, Jones, corner
Main and Maple streets. 67-tf'
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-06-07
DALLAS STATION TINE CARD
SOUTHERN PACIFIC.
ARRIVING DALLAS
LEAVING DALLAS.


m
passenger No 7:55
North
Trains Nos and 90
at
Joef
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-06-07

OSCAn HlTTER-
Attorney Tor Plaintiff
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-02-03
Eon.Exe,s PIalntIve Protest.

FoE.Eye Smith OF northwest Wy
oming bore an appalling facade His
style OF beauty was blight Depend.
ing upon his horriiic exterior, he was
in the habit of trying to awe ncwcom-
ers, On one occasion, affecting some
displeasurc at the manner in which n
palid stranger watered his liquor, Mr..
Smith announced frowning, that I'M
less he det0cted immediate amend.
ments he would send the neOphyte
home in a market basket. (Which III
sure tear you up whole lot" said
Fog.Eye Half an hour later Mr. Smith
was found cropping about on the floor
under the poker table hunting for his
glass eye. and muttering to himself
The stranger asked with some eyi
dcnCc of Impotence what new line of
sentiments MIR Smith was now har
boring That injured resident, garinr
inadvertently from beneath the furni.
turc, replied: (Which sure do hate a
man with no sense Of humor."
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-02-03
SCRATCHED so SHE COULD
NOT SLEEP

81 write to tell you how thankful
am for the wonderful Cuticura Rem
edies. My little niece had eczema for
five years and when her mother died
took care of the child 1t was all
over her face and body, also on her
head. She scratched so that she could
not sleep nights. used CutiCura
Soap TO wash her with and then APP
piled Cuticura Ointment. | did not
use quite half the Cuticura Soap and
Ointment. together with Cuticura Re
solvent, when you could see a change
and they cured her nicely. Now she
is eleven years old and has never been
bothered with eczema since. My
friends think 1t is just great the way
the baby was cured by Cuticura. |
send you a picture taken when she was
about Is months old.
"She was taken with the eczema
when two years old. She was covered
with big sores and her mother had all
the best doctors and tried all kinds Of
salves and medicines without effect
until we used Cuticura Remedies. Mrs.
II. Herman, 663 Quincy St, Brooklyn,
N. Y, Sept. 81, 1909."
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-02-03

grew stronger, and within three months
/ was q perfectly well woman.
al want this letter made public to
show the benefit women may derive
from Lydia Il. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. Mrs. JOIN G. MOLDAN,
2ll5 Second St., North, Minneapolis,
MINI.
Thousands Of unsolicited and genu-
ine testimonials like the above prove
the efficiency Of Lydia f. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, which Is made
exclusively from roots and herbs,
Women who suffer from those dis
tressing ills peculiar TO their sex should
not lose sight of these facts or doubt
the ability of Lydia i. Pinkham'9
Vegetable Compound to restore their
health.
IfyOu want special advice write
to Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass.
Shewiiltreatyourletterasstrictly
confidential. For 20 years she
has been helping sick women in
this way, free of charge. Don't
hesitate - write ut once.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-02-03
KEEPING THE PLANTS MOIST
Condition That Is OF the Utmost I'M
portance for Their Well
Being.

Every one who has ever tried TO
garden indoors knows the difficulty in
our dollhouse Of providing enough
moisture for the plants to keep them
free from insect pests such as red
spider and aphis, which greatly do
ABOUND in a hot dry atmosphere
This difficulty is overcome in scv.
cral ways. Spraying every day or
two Is excellent BE sure that the
water gets on both sides Of leaves
Weekly baths In the tub, or sponE.
ing with suapy water are also ueccs.
sary.
Some people keep kettles Of water
on their radiators to give dampnesS to
the air; others every day or 50. wiring
out sheet from cold water and hang
Il near the plants that they may profit
by the evaporation
One woman has hit upon even n
simpler plan to give her plants the
necessary moisture or steaming Every
other day she fills n wide mouthed
bowl with boiling water, into which
she dips fiat iron that has been
made very hot This at once creates
dense steam which Is beneficial to
all flowers affected by insect pests.
The bowl should he held MS near the
plant stands as possible.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-02-03
EIGHTEEN YEARS
AGO HE HAD LESS
THAN 3 DOLLARS
HE IS NOW ONE OF THE RICHEST
FARMERS IN SASKATCHEWAN,
CENTRAL CANADA.

Arriving in Canada In 1891, Just
eighteen years ago, L. A. Gullomin
could speak but his native language.
He Is n Frenchman. He had but
a little over two dollars in his pocket,
thus being short over seven dollars OF
the ten dollars required to secure en-
try for q homestead Of one hundred
and sixty acres. He eventually Dor
rowed the money and near Forget,
Saskatchewan, he started life In Can
ada on the homestead in which to-day
he is the fortunate possessor Of fifty
quarter sections of land. or 5000 acres.
Now Mr.. Guillomin did not acquire
all these acres as result altogether of
his farming operations, which were
extensive He looked with satisfac-
tion upon what he was doing on his
limited area, he was saving. careful,
and had foresight Surrounding land
could be had for about $500 per acre,
and he continued buying as his SAYS
ings would permit, until now he has
fifty quarter sections, some Of which
he can sell at $500 per acre.
Threshed Fifty Thousand Bushels.
This year he was engaged in thresh-
ing on his place for SAY days. lie
thrcshed out $4,000 bushels of wheat,
of which he sold $4,000 bushels, one
train load, at price varying from 81
to 81 cents per bushel. lie has on
hand still 10000 bushels. In addition
to wheat he raised 10000 bushels of
oats, 1000 bushels of barley and 500
bushels OF fax. He owns l0i horses
and number of cattle, but since the
construction of the railway he has
been engaged chiefly in raising wheat.
This year he bought his first thresh-
ing machine, paying for It the sum
OF $G.lOO. lie estimates that the ma
chine earned for him this fall $4,000,
thus paying for itself in one season
and leaving $500 to the good, The
weather was very propitious for farm
threshinE, not a single day being lost
in the two months which were spent
In this work. The wheat averaged 20
bushels to the acre and graded No
anu W. 4Nbl Ni'l IL III AAAi past hlht
years seven good crops have been har-
vested on this farm. For six success
sive years the returns were excellent,
that is in the years 1901, 1902, 1908.
1904. 1905 and 1906. In the two fol-
lowing years there was n partial fail
ure. AS the years have passed the
quality Of the buildings on the farm
have been steadily improved, and are
now as good as can be found in the
district. About $4,000 has been in
vested in this way by Mr.. Guillomin.
The farm consists OF $3.50 acres. OF
which about 5000 acres were under
crop this season.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-02-03
!AY TO COOK .SWEETBREADS
Served with Brown Sauce, They Are
an Appetizins and Delicious
Dish.

Two swcetbreads. two heapihg table
spoonluls Of butter, one tablespoonful
Of -four, six mushrooms. one teaspoon.
tul OF lemon Juice, one small onion,
one tcaspoonfnl of sugar pepper, salt,
red pepper and two cupfus of water.
Soak the sweetbreads In sailed wa.
ter for few hours; wash well. and
put them into a saucepan covered with
water to boil for FIVE minutes: then
put them in cold water for few min.
ues.
Trim and remove skin, gristle and
fat, and cut each up in two or three
pieces.
Butter a small baking tin; place the
swcetbreads on II, and put small
piece Of butter on top OF each; put
them In the oven to roast for twenty
minutes
Put into saucepan the sugar and
butter and allow both to get brown;
then add the -four and fry II till II
begins to look yellow. then add the
onion chopped and fry It pretty brown,
add then the salt and pepper, dust OF
red pepper, the nutmeg and the lemon
juice; strain it through a fine strainer
and return 1t to the pan
Add the sweetbreads and the mush.
rooms, and cook gently for half an
hour Serve hot with CroutonB OF
bread or pieces Of pastry round