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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-08-19
FALLS CITY
(Falls City News J

Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Ford, of
Portland, visited over Sunday with the
family of Walter L. Tooze.
Mr. and Mrs. w. H. Hinshaw and
Mr.. and Mrs. L. e. Muscott returned
from Newport, Saturday.
]. e. sibley prosecuting attorney,
and Attorney L. d. Brown, both of
Dallas, attended to legal business here
Monday.
William Meyer, of Hoquiam, WASH
ington, visited his brother John here
Friday and went to Clackamas Satur-
day, to visit with his father, mother
and sister.
A comedy drama in four acts will
be given by the Falls City Dramatic
Company, under the direction of Mrs.
Alice Courier, at Wagner's hall Sat
urday evening, August 20.
w. e. Newsom has cleaned out the
old mill pond on the south side of the
creek. and will rebuild his electric
light plant near the steel bridge. The
new plant will meet the requirements
of the city for years to come.
An important piece of street inn
provement is being made on the street
between South Main street and the
depot Manager Louis Gerlinger, Jr.,
of the Salem, Falls City g. Western
Railroad furnishes 275 yards of gravel
for the work.
j. L. Stannard, a civil sngineer, of
Portland, has been engaged to prepare
plans and specifications for the con-
struction of the water system. He be-
gins to view out the line from the
springs and make other preliminary
Investigations this week.
While working at the county rock
crusher just east of town, Saturday,
p. ]. Schabert was swept from H.
foot ledge by a steam drill which tum-
bled to the ground from the top of
the ledge, and by single chance es-
capped with a badly bruisced and 1acer-
ated body. After the momentum OF
the 7OO-pound drill had been partially
arrested, 1t rolled onto Mr.. Schabert's
body, pinning him down until he was
relieved.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-08-19
MCCOY

JK. Sears spent Sunday in Lebanon.
Miss Bernice Sears returned from
Newport Tuesday
Ernest Rutledge is working in the
warehouse for Mr.. Sears.
Mr.. Bewley's machine has been very
close to town the last few days.
Jim Buttrick's clover huller is going
full blast The farmers report a good
crop of seed this year.
The warehouse men are kept busy
these days, taking in grain, of which
the farmers have much.
f. t. Roruig had the bad luck to
have his clover stack catch on fire
No damage was done, only the loss OF
the clover hay for feed.
Our Postmaster Mr.. Macken, is
taking a pleasure trip through Taco
ma and Seattle. His son, Lewis, is at
tending to the duties of the postofIice
in his absence.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-08-19
INDEPENDENCE

G. W. conkey is a Portland visitor
this week
Miss Hazel BohannOn has returned
from Newport
Dr. Dugann was an over-sunday
visitor al Newport.
r. E. Paddock is in Eastern oregon
on a business trip.
Mrs 7. Campbell. OF Portland, e
visiting friends here
Mrs George stiger. Of Salem. is the
guest Of her sister. Mrs f. =. Paddock.
Mr.. and Mrs Claude johnson have
gone to A1sea for q two weeks out
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs c. r. Moore and chill
dren returned from Newport Tues
day.
ar. and Nrs George Ruef and FAM
ny are spending two weeks a. the
springs.
W. ". Percivai returned Sunday
evening from a trip through Eastern
OreEon-
lI.s OPAL MeDssitt visited IN Dai-
la during the week. returning home
sunday evening.
MrE W. ". ireland returned 10 her
home On Portland. Tuesday. after a
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-08-19
cola

Roy Gilbert spent Sunday at J. F.
Schaffer's.
Alfred Brown has sold some of his
baled hay in Salem.
Rev. oliver was the guest of T. w.
Brunk and family last Sunday.
Twenty-four persons were present
at the Bible Glass meeting last Sunday
Aliens threshing machine was
broken down for two days during the
first of the week.
Grice's threshing machine crossed
tire bridge over the La Creole one day
last week, this being the first time in
several years a bridge there had been
considered strong enough to bear the
weight of machine.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-08-19
news OF POLK COUNTY
ITEMS CONTRIBUTED BY RUST
LING LOCAL CORRESPONDENTS
Happenings of Interest in Various
Neighborhoods Told in interest
ing Manner.
AMERICAN BOTTOM

H. Murphy's bearded barley thresh-
ed SO bushels to the acre.
Hops are looking fine. No lice but
more pickers than will be used in the
yards.
The hay crop this year was better
than ever before. 1t was all spring
sown oats.
We are building a $1400 school
house on the corner of the Krebs
hop farm.
C. L. Harmon has cut his third crop
of alfalfa. Altogether the field has
yielded AN. tons to the acre this year.
Sloper Brothers have also cut their
third crop of alfalfa. The yield per
acre was the same as that of Mr..
lannon's field. They threshed 13
acres of bald barley, which yielded
648 bushels-50 bushels to the acre.
Their seven acres of side oats, sown
in April, made four tons of baled hay
to the acre.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-08-19
chnGs Distressing Experience.

LEwIsvILLE. Or. August 1.-THE
s-year-old daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Ogie passed through a serious expe-
rience last Friday and Saturday. While
playing around the house. the little
girl placed a grain Of wheat In her
ear. and when she tried 70 remove u
found herself unable TO DO 20. Beine
unwilling 20 tell her mother Of her
predicament. she then tried 70 wash 4
out with water. This caused the grain
20 swell on Saturday morning the
ear had become 90 painful that the
child decided 20 tell her mother Of
her plight Doctor stats Of Airiie
vas called. and found Il necessary g
administer chioroform before attempt
ing 10 remove The grain
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-08-19
OAK GROVE

Miss Mandy Robertson is visiting
her niece, Miss Davis.
Miss Mella White left Sunday for a
visit with relatives in Eastern Ore
gon.
Miss Matte Carter. Of Wells. is Wis
iting friends and relatives at this
place.
Mr. and Mrs. S. L. White spent Sun
day with Grandma Williamson, of
West Salem.
MIR. and Mrs. Chambers. Of Yamhll
County, have been visiting at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Edgar.
Miss Lillian Montgomery and Mrs.
Nellie OPP are running the cook wag-
on for ]. f. Aliens threshing ma
chine.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-08-19

visit their sister in Idaho. Mrs Womer
will return September 1.
The funeral of the infant child Of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Price was held at
Kings Valley, Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phillips, of Monmouth,
who have been spending the Summer
at Yachats, returned home by way of
Kings Valley and Pedee, Sunday. The
weather was cold during their stay at
the beach, but they report an enjoya-
BILE time. Fish, crabs and CLAIMS
abound in unlimited quantities at
Yachats.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-08-19
EASTERN CITIEs GROWING
Schenectady Increases 1919 Per
Cent IN Ten Years.

The following census returns were
zt7.46s: Scranton. Pa. 129.ssls
schenectady. n. r. T1.se2-
The increase at Newark was 1ol.19s
OF AZ per cent. a. compared with
7ts.o7o in 1899. At scranton the In
crease was a7.ssf. or 17-s per cent as
compared with io1. .o1s IN 1899. Al
Schenectady. y. T.. the increase vas
tl.1tf. or 11s.s per cent
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-08-19
UmpIres Decide Battle.

Several regular army officers are
with each command. and they act as
umpires. They note the orders given
by the commanding officers; the man.
ner In which the men are placed In
position; how much the men are ex-
posed; the lay OF the country. etc.
They also take careful note OF the
Airing and estimate what the effect
would be. were the warfare real. and
ball cartridges used. After the fight
ng has ceased. these umpires get to-
gether compare notes. make comments
and criticisms. and thus decide the
battle.
OF course these officers cannot tell
for certain what might have happen
ed had the battle been real. Ball
cartridges are an incentive 10 caution,
and in real warfare the rushes and
advances in the open would not have
been made 80 rapidly as in the sham
contest: in fact. a thousand and one
other things might have happened TO
change the result. But after all, the
instruction IL good. for these experts
outline their ideas Of what would have
been the proper procedure for the
various oflcers commanding the op-
posing armies. and thus by demon
sfraton. the lesson Il taught These
sham battles are not only Instructive.
but are highly interesting to both
oHcera and men.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-08-19

The Observer JOB once has canii-
dates petitions for sale a. 10 cents
each. order noW.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-08-19

Dont fan to See saw at ths Dallas
Mercantile store. saturday. August 20.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-08-19

Dosr fan TO See saw AZ ne D.nas
Mercantile store saturday. AuEust -
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-08-19

on Monday. August IS. the Fourth
Oregon met and defeated the Third
oregon IN a hsrd-fought battle. The
next day. however. the Third took
rweet revenge and licked the Fourth
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-08-19

1Oc Durkee Spices SC
Extracts, closing out lot
at lOc
8 packages Violet Self
Rising Pancake Flour 25c
Z bars Wool Soap 25c
25c Light House Wash
ing Powder 17c
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-29
Mrs. LO IN Practical.

Dying to order is one of the most sacred
customs Of the American Indian. Thirty
years ago Standing Elk came to Major
James Mclaughlin, the outhor of My
Friend, the Indian" and said:
Father, my wife will die today, and she
wants a coffin from you
The major asked him what the ailment
was and he replied:
Just nothing, but she heard the ghosts
calling and must CO."
Somebody had told her, it turned out, that
she was sick, so she had 'pained for
death" and all her relatives had gathered
about to bemoan her-and incidentally to
divide her property as soon as she was
dead. There was no use in the major argu-
ing about It, so he had the coffin made
In many cases those painted for death
are actually bulied into dying, but Mrs,
Standing Elk was still too vigorous. Flu
ally in despair she carried the coffin into
the house on her own shoulders, and sew
erai years later the major saw 1t still
standing on end in her house. Shelves had
been fitted into it and 1t was doing duty
as a cupboard.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-29
Gorernment OwnershIp.

During my talk with Mr.. Robertson I
learned somthing OF the plan OF the gov
eminent to take over the railroads. A
large number of the lines have been built
and controlled by the state. but others were
constructed by private parties and not a
Few by companies with government guar
antees or subsidies. The government has
now taken possession of all the lines, and
Is paying for them by a series of INSTALL
1NntS which are to run about forty years.
Iihe selling price has been fixed at tho
eaJimated values OF the roads, to which the
interest for forty years has been added.
fhis amount has been divided up into an
hual payments for which notes have been
given. The notes have a market value, and
are bought and sold on the exchange Mr..
Robertson tells me that the railways ought
toNpay at least per cent per annum. Dur
iEg certain years they have paid almost
per cent and their receipts are steadily
increasing.
The railways arc managed by a railway
board subordinate 10 the government OF
India and represented In the viceroy's cabl
net by the secretary OF commerce ami in.
dustry. This board controls all railway
matters. 1t lays out new lines and build,
em. 1t settles disputes as to transporta
A Mnend regulates the prices and the traf
h,sN1t Is now considering the standardizin,
Of the gauges Of the different roads. whel
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-29
Cupid wins a Homestend.

Herbert Warner a young man at Kins-
ley, Kan, used Cupid the other day to
outwit the government when homestead
was at stake. Warner bought out set
tier on government claim, but soon there
after found that he had used up his own
homestead rights and 'could not proceed
with the transaction further.
Rather than abandon the claim 10 a
stranger. he turned it over TO Mabel Sittle,
also OF Kinsey and went with her to
Dodge City to help her file the claim.
After she had made her filing Warner
suggested matrimony. She consented.
They went straightway to the probate
judges office. where the license was pro-
cured and the ceremony performed.
Thus Warner secured a right 20 the
claim in spite OF government laws, with a
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-29
1nd,s,. Greate.t cIvill.er.

but are the extremists not rigt TO
saying that the railroads affecting
caste prejudices?" 1 asked.
YES" replied the secretary. "They are
bringing the people of India together, and
for time, at least, putting all castles on
the same level. When we first began to
build railways the natives demanded that
special cars be furnished for certain castles
The Hindoos and Mohammedans would not
sit down together. and the Brahmins de-
manded to flock by themselves. After a
time they found that they could not get
the cars, and they then tactily decided that
caste must be abolished while on the rail-
road trains. So the native has apparently
dropped such pre1udices when he enters
the cars, although he assumes them the
more rigidly when he leaves. You cannot
imagine what this means until you have
lived long time In India and know some
thing of the people. Our railway trains
are about the most crowded of the world
and the different castles are all damned
in together. The travel steadily increases
and that especially at certain seasons OF
the year. The people are using the trains
to go to the shrines and our pilgrimage
! traffic is enormous 1t used to take weeks
and months for the average pilgrim to gC
10 Banares or some other distant sacred
locality. The man now finds he can ge
there by rail In hours or days. We cate
to this element, and do all we can to ac
commodate 1t. Moreover. we have wha
might be called a heavy social traffic dur
ing the wedding season. on many of tn
roads the crowds are then so great we can
not carry them. We make the rates a
low as possible, and we have on the who'll
the lowest passenger fares OF the world
The average rate for all passengers /
about two-fifths OF cent per mile, an
the third-class fares are below that Still
it is from the lowest fares that we pay GU
dividends"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-29
Curious and Romantic Capers of Cupid

coast Of Ireland in Harpers for May
Maude Radford Warren tells of some
amusing marriage customs obtaining there.
THE marriages are made by the parents,
and frequently the couple never speak to
each other alone until after the wedding
but ought man to choose his own
wife? Darragh Shuan, the fisherman, was
asked.
Let you listen to me-" said Darragh
Shuan, leaning back on his curagh on the
beach Of Inishmore. He pointed first to
thin line of green on a plateau of rock,
and then to tiny cottage, lonely against
a gray crag. IF that field were my
fathers, explained Darragh Shuan, and
IL l was thinking of a girl in that cottage
there, and il my father did not like the
girl, then he would not give me that field.
Then what would l be doing? 1t has to
be-
1T has to be-that is the word OF the
islands.
There is a girl back from America.
said Darragh Shuan. and she is having
sixty pounds of her own. She had told
the priest. and we are all knowing 1t, that
she will go back next month il no one
wishes to marry her. Mourteen Michael
Bawn will be asking her IL his great
uncle, who is dying, leaves him his cot
tage and field. But the old man may not
die before the steamer sails.
''Darragh Shuan said this gravely.
THE most desirable consort is a man or
girl returned from America, for they al
ways have money. About twenty-five per
cent Of the population 80 to America, and
most of them come back, for they love
their islands so dearly that they only go
away, as 1t were, in order TO stay in them.
Many OF those who return die OF con
sumption, but many more regain whatever
health they have lost and marry, revert
ing to their old ways. with no regret for
the civilization they have cast behind"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-29
The Animal Rntes.

1t is interesting to watch the traffic on
these India trains. You now and then
pass a freight car filled with camels.
You may see tigers in cages or baby
elephants and carloads of ponies. There
are stock trains filled with the sacred
bumped cattle and on the passenger trains
special arrangements for dogs. The dog
rate is u cents for every fifty miles
Of travel. No dogs can be taken into the
cars except with the consent OF the pas
sengers. and then only on double fare
for the dog Horses are carried at cents
mile when hey go by freight train.
and return tickets are issued for polo
ponies at 10 cents per mile the round trip,
two attendants being carried free with
every carload. Calves, sheep and goats. II
sent single. must pay double dog rates,
and small deer cost the same. wild ami
mails in cages are charged II cents per
mile per truck, and camels are at the
same rate per carload but only four can
be put In one car Full-grown elephants
are transported by special agreement. and
elephant calves not more than four and
one-half feet high are charged 6 cents
per mile.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-29
Point of view.

Apropos Of ]. Pierpont Morgan's immense
resources, as shown in his recent proffer
of SlOC 900, 900, wherewith TO build more New
York subways, broker said:
Mr.. Morgan's wealth causes him to look
at money In a large way. Once at the
Metropolitan club, In Fifth avenue, told
him Of the death of mutual friend.
.How much did he leave Mr.. Morgan
asked.
"a matter of 100000 or s6OOOOOO
believe" said /.
Mr.. Morgan's eyebrows lifted.
How deceptive circumstances some
times are" he said. 81 always supposed
him quite comfortably well off, New
York TTess
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-29
India's Big Railway system.

The British have a right 10 be proud OF
their Indian railways. The mileage of the
Indian lines now exceeds that of any coun-
try in Asia, and is surpassed by only four
other countries of the whole world. 1t
amounts to more than 10000 miles and /,
has doubled within the last twenty years.
India has comparatively far more railways
than Russia. 1t has one mile to every sixty
square miles of country and to every TO-
900 people. Russia has only one mile to
every $50 square miles and to every S,4Oo
people.
The railways here are well built and
economically managed. Two-thirds OF the
lires have been constrJ cted by the govern
ment and the balance more than $500 miles,
were built by the native states. / do not
know the exact cost of construction per
mile, but altogether the roads have cost
more than $500, OOO 600, which is low in
comparison with those OF the United States.
Most of the Indian railways are paying
dividends. Their gross earnings are fast
approximating $2OO,OOOOOO a year, and the
traffic is steadily increasing, both as to
passengers and freight. The passengers an
uually carried, now number more than 800,
GOO 900 and the freight amounts to something
like 81, 900 900 tons. These figures are small
in comparison with those of our railways
but It must be remembered that we have
more than seven times the mileage OF India
and that our capitalization is more than
thirteen times the cost of the Indian roads
Our railway mileage approXimates 300, OC0
our capital is over $40 00O, 900 and our net
railroad earnings are more than $500. 900 OO(
per annum.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-29
RAILWAY THROUGH. AN INDIAN SUNGLE

7 have already had three IN my employ
during this present trip to India The first
almost froze to death at Darjeeling. He
had not enough muscle to get what 1
wanted and after l discharged him found
some wooden clothes missing. The second
was black liar with turban as big as
peck measure. He was partially clad in
European dress and 1 got rid of him be-
cause my pajamas and stockings were fast
disappearing. There was also a little
trouble as to a gold sovereign which I
lost and which he at once picked out of
the outside pocket of my overcoat. I now
have a tall, flne-looking Aryan with a
swarthy complexion, an enormous black
mustache and a height Of six feet. He
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-29
The Eternal Feminine.

A little Indiana girl longed for corset.
So she made herself one out OF strips Of
tin cut from tomato cans, binding these
peculiar stays" together with wrappings
of cheesecloth.
So far the story is all right. But when
the Indiana liars go ahead and tell US
that a thunderstorm came up and the light
ming struck the child and melted one OF her
tin stays, we want nothing to do with It.
A bolt OF lightning that would stoop
so low as to wreck the beloved master
piece OF an innocent and aspiring child
puts itself outside the pale Of decent con-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Plain Dealer.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-29

1 IA sides, ILL.,, when william Bols-
u gerain, jr., son of a wealthy
FQsRA8fy Dutch banker of Amsterdam,
lSsSs&Sl met Miss Marion Elizabeth VIII
meroth, beautiful and the heiress to
millions, came to light with the announce
ment of their coming marriage by the
bridegroom-to-be at a bachelor dinner
given by him at the La Sale hotel, Chi
cago. The wedding is to be celebrated in
Chicago in October
Both young Boisseran and Miss Wilmeroth
are heirs to many millions, reports tho
Chicago Inter-Ocean. He is a son of
Edward Boisserain, head of the Boisserain
banking firm of Amsterdam, Holland and
holder of securities in American railroads
valued at many millions Miss Wilmeroth
is a daughter of Charles w. Wilmeroth,
retired capitalist of Bedford Ore, and
worth several millions in her own right
The romance had its inception when
young BoisseTain was sent 10 America
several years ago to learn ralroading with
Stuyvesant Fish, jr. The young Million
aire went to work as a laborer at Burn
sides. Despite the fact that his mother
now deceased, was a woman of noble birth
born Lady Cecilia Henrietta Nugent OF
West Health. Ireland, the young man as
ISOLATED with the workmen Of the machine
shops on an equal plane. sharing their
labors and living in comparative poverty
In little hotel in the railroad town.
One day Miss wilmeroth was being taken
through the big shops with a party OF
friends. At a forge the workman illion-
aire was welding iron. Miss Wilmeroth
paused in admiration Of the athletic figure.
Boisserain also saw her and between them
there passed one look Young Boisserain
didn't forget.
In short time he was promoted" to
the vice presidents office Then he sought
an introduction. He finished his work in
the shops shortly afterwards. engaged in
a brokerage business for himself at Ill
Adams street. Chicago. and went to live
at the home Of L. l.. Pollock 2922 Prairie
avenue, formerly vice president OF the
Rock Island system. who is a close friend
OF his father
, When Miss Wilmeroth and her mother de-
, cided TO go to Europe. he followed. or
board the ocean liner they became be-
, trothed. and then went to Amsterdam e
: gain his fathers consent. This obtained
, they camo back to America TO lay plan,
) for the wedding.