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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-07-05
LARGE TIMBER DEAL
u. GIidner Heads Syndicate Buying
24OO Acres.

One OF the largest timber deals ne
gotiated this Summer was closed Sat
urday by the organization OF a syndi-
cate 90 take over a tract Of 24O0 acres
OF timber lands I'm TillamOok County,
on the new HIN railroad. The syndl-
cate f. composed OF b. Gildner, presi-
dent: Russ Sewall. secretary and treas
rer; r. r. Williams. Ed. J. DAILY. NJ. II.
Hansen. Sol. Blumauer. John w. swee-
ny. W. b. Streeter and others. The
price paid IL $4,000. The purchas-
ing syndicate IL incorporated az t2f0.-
0oo. The timber has been cruised at
zoe. zoe. .0e0 feet. the price paid being
on the basis Of 81 a thousand feet Il
was bought from varied small interests
some Of the settlers hlving taken up
the lands Is years ago az practically
no cost
Mr.. Gfdner. who organized the syn
dicate with r. J. DAILY. says the com
pany vii log the tract and that the
plans include putting In a min on the
property a. soon as the railroad is IN
operation. Branch logging railroads
VII be put In al various places. run
ming hack into the timber. The I'm
Tire Wfu b. completed within ~
mouths anf TIE lumber from the
tract ulu be handed IN the Portland
rnarket The tract II composed mostly
% yeIlou fr. the stand being about -
per cent this ilsd - timber There T.
norne larch.-OreEonIan
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-07-05
BUSINESS CONDITIONS
Extract from Editorial in New York
Herald, May 80, 1910.

The only unfavorable element in the
situation Is the unfavorable attitude
of federal lawmakers and state officials
toward the railways and the spirit
which would prevent the companies
from moderately advancing their
charges to offset the increased cost Of
operation. When the manufacturer is
obliged to pay higher prices for raw
material and increased wages, he does
the only possible thing in the circum-
stances and correspondingly raises
the charge for his product. The rail-
ways are obliged to pay increased
prices for supplies and higher wages.
and Il is only reasonable that they
should get more for what they sell,
namely. transportation.
That they are impelled 10 raise their
charges is plain from current traffic
returns showing increased gross TAX
ings. while costs OF operation have in
creased in still greater ratio. with re-
sulting decrease in net earnings. I'm
less the greatest OF all industries IL
permitted TO prosper. the country can
not be prosperous
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-07-05
RECORD RUN FOR AUTO
From Portland TO TiIlamoolx, via
Sheridan, in Four Hours.

BY covering the distance from Port
land to Tillamook in four hours Ro,
| Wilson, who is employed by tn,
Northwest Buick Company, smashed
all records for speed between the two
places.
Mrs Geiser, of the Calumet Hotel
received word that her sister was dan.
gerously i'll at Tillamook, and, wishing
to reach her bedside. she appealed ID
the Buick people, and they sent ont
their crack driver. The car used was
a model Sixteen" 4O-horsepowef
Buick.
The start was made promptly at 1
O'Clock from Portland to McMinnville,
all the speed laws We're disregarded,
and the machine was let out az Its
full capacity They thundered over
bridges and past farmhouses with the
startled speed of an express train, and
the startled inhabitants hardly had
time to realize that the flying object
was an automobile before it was but
a speck on the horizon.
The high speed was maintained un-
til the mountainous region was reach
ed, where it was necessary to slow
down owing to the roughness of the
road.
After leaving Dolph, on the summit
of the mountains. it was, necessary to
slow down considerably, owing to the
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-07-05
OFFICERS DENY RUMOR
Prison Ohicials Know Nothing OF Re-
ported Assault by COnviets.

Thursdays Evening Telegram prints
the following dispatch concerning the
reported assault OF a Buena Vista
farmer by two escaped convicts:
"A report was circulated in this city
by unknown parties last night to the
effect that a farmer residing near
Buena Vista was beaten senseless yes
terday afternoon by two men, sup
posed to be the convicts who escaped
from the penitentisry last Saturday.
and that after dragging the farmer
out OF the wagon in which he and his
son were driving 20 town. kidnapped
the son and drove back In a southerly
direction towards Corvallis
Neither Warden Frank Curtis. OF
the penitentiary. nor Sheriff Harry
Minto have any report 10 this effect
today. and telephone communication
with people in Buena Vista throws no
light upon the reported assault or kid
naping. The authorities in Salem have
made a thorough Investigation OF the
AFFAIR. but can learn nothing about II.
nor can they locate the person alleged
TO have been assaulted
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-07-05
BACK FROM THE WOODS
Hundreds of Loggers Spend Fourth i'm
Salem and Portland.

The Salem Statesman says the capi-
tai city was thronged last week with
loggers and mill hands from all parts
of the willamette Valley. Many of
these lumber jacks" spent the Fourth
of July holiday in Salem, while others
went on to Portland to enjoy their
vacation and rid themselves of their
surplus coin. The Statesman says:
Most of these itinerants are from
the timber camps and lumber mills
UP the valley and are participating in
their semi-annual vacations, so 10
speak, one of which is always so ar
ranged that it will include the Fourth
of July and the other the Christmas
holidays They are not tramps or
Weary Willies.' they are hard-work-
ing, brawny men who are seeking their
vacations" in the cities with as much
pleasure as does the city resident his
in coast or mountain resorts. they
have purses plethoric with the gold,
silver and banknotes representing saw
ings from the pay-checks Of the past
few months. They are not advocates of
a sane observation of this couGtry'S
natal day, for their days of quietude
have been somewhat in the majority
during the fading half of the present
year. and they will make the eagle
bird scream more vociferously than is
predicated by the flaming posters that
adorn billboards and country barns
these days as announcers Of the sew
eral Fourth of July celebrations.
But ere another half-month they
will be 'homeward' bound-back TO
the forests and mills-financialiy
'dead-broke' and rejecting over the
matter OF whether or not they are
really as guide fellows as they thought
to have been during the time of their
mingIlng with the doing OF the city"
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-07-05
PEOPLE YOU KNOW
Comings and Goings as Told by Our
Exchanges.

Mrs. d. P. Patterson and children
left Tuesday for her home in Dallas
after weeks visit with her parents,
Me- and Mrs. Peter Boscow.-IIills-
boro Independent
Mrs. d. NJ Metzger, of Dallas, has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. Bert
Millsap this week.-Lebanon Criterion.
Miss Essie Bell, daughter of ]. r. N.
Bell, returned this morning from Port
land with a badly broken arm. Miss
Bell has been at Portland some time,
and recently was one of the cashiers
at Meier & Franks. While going home
at noon Wednesday of last week she
slipped on the wet pavement and fell
on her left hand, breaking that mem
ber badly and fracturing the arm just
above.-Corvallis Gazette-Times
A. v. r. Snyder, a former pencil
pusher on the Sun of years ago. was a
Sheridan visitor yesterday while on
his way to Tillamook. Mr. Snyder es-
tablished the Yamhill County Report
er in 1872 and was its publisher for
thirteen years.-Sheridan Sun.
(McMinnville-T Telephone Register)
Rev. and Mrs. Joseph Hoberg have
returned from their seven weeks visit
to Haines. Oregon. While they had
most enjoyable time, they are glad to
get back to McMinnviile again.
Judge and Mrs. William Galloway
left Friday for a ten days trip to Call
ifornia, visiting San Francisco, Los
Angeles. Santa Monica, Santa Clara |
and other cities.
Last Friday the Fenton car attend
ed the races at Independence with Mrs |
F. w. Fenton, Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
Spence. Nell Stout and Boyce Fenton.
They stopped at Monmouth, where
they were Joined by Mr.. and Mrs. ]. V.
B. Butler. On returning home for sup
per and after a social visit the Nc
Minnville contingent returned home,
having spent a most enjoyable day
Hon. B. F. Mulkey, district prose-
cutting attorney residing in Jackson
county. accompanied by Mrs. Mulkey.
arrived in Albany on an early morning
train en- route to Newberg. where he
will deliver the Fourth OF July ora
ton. Mr.. Mulkey is not a stranger in
This section OF the state and was shak-
ng hands with numerous friends dur
ing the stay between trains.-AIbany
Herald.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-07-05
|DROWNS in Mill CREEK
MRS. CLARENCE DENHAM LOSES
LIFE IN ICY WATERS.
Goes to Rescue of Children and Falls
Between Saw Logs Above Cedar
Creek Dam.

i Mrs. Clarence Denham was drowned
in Mill Creek late last Friday after
noon while attempting to save her 49,
year-old adopted daughter and anoth-
er child from perilous position on a
log boom near the logging camp.
The accident occurred at the mouth
of Cedar Creek ten miles above the
Sheridan Lumber Company's sawnltll.
Mrs. Denham's adopted daughter and
another little girl had been picking
flowers near the camp, and, desiring
to cross the creek, had walked out on
the logs just above dam. When a
short distance from the bank, both
children fell into the water, which at
that place is about is feet deep.
Seeing the plight of the children,
the mother ran to their assistance. Be
fore she could reach them, her adopt
ed child scrambled to the bank and
out of danger. In attempting 20 res
cue the other little girl, Mrs. Denham
ran out onto a floating log. When
within few feet of the child, the log
rolled and Mrs. Denham was thrown
AhNO bHC 1OCiD6 uHdOlG u
swim, and chilled by the cold noun
tain water, the unfortunate woman
was unable to save herself, and after a
short struggle she sank from view
Child Escapes from Danger.
Meanwhile. the child had succeeded
in reaching a floating log and haA
climbed out of the water to a place of
safety. Being unable to render any
assistance, Mrs. Denham's adopted
daughter ran to where the loggers
were working and gave the alarm. The
men hurried to the spot and removed
the other little girl from her perilous
position They then sent a telephone
message to Sheriff Grant, informing
him of Mrs Denham's death.
Early Saturday morning, Acting
Coroner Hardy Holman drove to the
scene of the drowning. When he ar
rived there, the body had been found
and it was soon drawn ashore After
looking over the ground and question
ing the men and the two little girls as
to the manner in which Mrs. Denham |
had met her death, the officer decided |
that no formal inquest was necessary.
Placing the body in his conveyance,
Coroner Holman brought it to the |
Sheridan Lumber Company's mill and |
turned it over to an undertaken from
Sheridan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Denham were cooks at |
the logging camp and had lived in
Oalr
Denham was about S3 years old. The
husband was in Portland at the time
of the drowning.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-07-05
PRETTY HOME WEDDING
Miss Frank Hayter Becomes Bride of
Henry r.. Patterson.

! The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Hayter was the scene of a pretty we'd
ding Thursday evening, when at $3.50
o'clock, their daughter, Frank Law
erne, became the bride of Henry
Richard Patterson, of Independence.
The Reverend A. C. Corbin, former
pastor of the Dallas Christian Church,
and a friend of the family, read the
marriage service.
The parlors were profusely decorat-
ed with sweet peas, lilies and roses,
and the dining room with red rambler
roses.
The bride wsRe a princess gown of
white silk slightly entraine and veil
caught witlsTjasmine. She carried an
arm boquetbf brides roses. Miss Elsie
Ray was maid of honor. and was be-
comingly aNired in pink and carried
pink carnatiSns. The groom was at
tended by MA Milton Herr, of Port
land.
Just befq% the bridal party entered
the room, Miss Ella Roy sang "A
Gift" Mrs. Lottie Hedges Doris, OF
Independence, played the wedding
march. Light refreshments followed
the ceremony. Punch was served in
the dining room by Miss Halle Coad
and Miss Nola Coad. Many handsome
presents were received.
Henry Patterson is a son of H. r.
Patterson, of Portland. He is a native
son of Polk County and a graduate of
the University of Oregon. His bride
is the only daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. |
Eugene Hayter. and was born and
raised in Dallas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Patterson will begin |
on a farm near Inde-
pendence.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-07-05
Wants to BE Governor.

Jefferson MeyerS Of Portland. ha,
filed with the secretary OF state his
declaration of intention Of becomins
q candidate for governor on tEs Dem
cratic ticket Mr.. Meyer in an attor-
ney by profession. and is well know 2
tarouEhcuf the state. He declares 10
his fntention that he favors just taxa
ti0n methods. the initiative and ref.
srendum. the direcr primary law and
statement No. 1.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-07-05
BEER BY TRUCK LOAD


At the big booster meeting held al
Dallas recently there was one speaker
who recited among the needs Of that
Live town several industries for which
there seemed to be a demand. Among
them was the statement that judging
from the blind pig traffic Dallas need
ed brewery or a suit case factory.
The men who have thronged the bot
Ting works at the big Salem brewery
the last two days, getting their suit
cases filled with bottled beer to pack
off into dry counties south and west Of
Salem looked solemn and guilty but
they numbered hundreds
Drayloads Of Beer for Drys.
Many drayloads were shipped by
express to Albany, Corvallis and EIar-
risburg. Boxes. barrels. and kegs,
half-barrels, and cases-all contain
ing straight Salem brewery products
went out to dealers and private par
ties. all determined to have something
wet in connection with the Fourth Of
July celebrations. The day of liberty
and freedom when the eagle screams
and the Britishs are once more routed
from the battle fields of the revolution
is not to go off without parched
throats being refreshed with some-
thing besides river water more or less
polluted with sewage.
The big Salem brewery reaps a
golden harvest from the business Of
the dry counties as it is all cash trade
and they get their own prices. The
consumption is quick and there are no
kicks about the quality, although it
is identially the same for the dry
counties as the vets. SO goes the mer-
ry battle over booze and sales increase
in the territory dedicated to prohibi-
Journal.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-07-05
some SCHOOL FIGURES
ATTENDANCE IN POLK COUNTY
REACHES NEARLY g5 PER GENT.


The annual report of the schools OF
Polk County for the year ending June
II, 1910, has just been completed by
County School Superintendent Fl. G.
Seymour. The report shows that good
work has been done in all lines. The
Superintendent is not yet satisfied with
the per centage of attendance and will
work for still better results next year.
He says:
While our per centage of attend
ance this year has not reached the
s5 we were striving for. we have made
very large gain. i believe that with
the same cooperation next year in
the matter of attendance, we will be
able to reach that SO per cent we have
been working for"
Some Interesting Figures.
The number of school districts in
Polk County is 6S OF the 6s districts.
Sc maintain school, The number of
children in the county between the
ages Of and 20 years is 4162, Of
whom 2142 are males and 1920 are fe-
males. The number of children at
tending school during the year was
1886 Twenty-Five male teachers and
107 female teachers were employed
Seventy teachers certificates were is
sued, and 143 pupils were granted
eighth grade diplomas.
The whole number Of days attend
ance was 3S6. .897; total days absence,
21,346; whole number of times late,
1858; average daily attendance, 1883;
per cent of attendance, 944; number
of pupils neither absent nor tardy
during the year. I'll; number of visits
by parents 7s0; number of visits by
members of school boards, 2S9.
Roll OF Honor.
Schools placed on the roll of honor
for having made per cent OF attend
ance of 95 or more for the entire year
are: Dallas. Red Prairie. Lewisville,
Ballston. Monmouth. Scroggins. Goose
neck, Oak Point, Elkins, Buell., Spring
Valley, Harmony, Lincoln. North
Dallas. Enterprise. Etna, McTimmonds
Valley, Mccoy, Teal's. Falls City, Pion-
eer. Rock Creek and Mistletoe,
Schools having no tardies during
the entire year are Lincoln. McTina-
monds Valley and Rock Creek.
Improved Sanitary Conditions.
Concerning the sanitary condition of
the school buildings, superintendent
Seymour says: TN the beginning of
the school year we asked that all
school houses be fitted with window
boards, il other means of ventilation
had not already been provided. We
have been working along this line all
the year, and now, out Of the 66
schools in the county. 81 have the
window boards or some other way of
proper ventilation. Fifty-nine schools
have the individual drinking cups or
the fountain. Nearly all outbuildings in
the county have been placed in SAN
itary condition, and many school
grounds have been improved and
drained. 1t will therefore be seen
that along the lines Of health We have
made great Advancement"
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-07-05
MARRIED IN ALBANY
Mrs. Mildred Elliott Becomes wife Of
John j. Gross.

At noon Monday, June 20, 1910, al
the st. Charles Hotel, Albany, Oregon
The marriage of Mrs. Mildred Elliott
of Brownsville. and Mr.. John ]. Gross
of Walia, Waila, Washington, was sol
emnized In the presence Of few rel
atives and immediate friends by Rev
r. F. Jameson of the Brownsville
Baptist church.
After congratulations had been Of
fered, a sumptuous wedding dinner
was served. The bridal party
returned to Brownsville on the after
noon train.
The bride is a daughter Of Mr. and
Mrs. Elias Hale, who reside near this
city, where she has lived most of her
life. She is loved and esteemed by a
large circle of friends. Mr.. Gross was
formerly a Brownsvilleite also, but
has lived in Eastern Oregon and
Washington for some years. He is a
man honored by all who know him.
He followed ranching for several
years, but is now residing in Walla
Walia, to which place he will take his
bride in a few days.-Brownsville
Times.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-07-05
OUR MARKET LETTER
Receipts and Sales at Portland Union
Stock Yards.

PORTLAND, Or, June 30--Receipts
at the Portland Union Stock Yards
for the month of June were: Cattle
10501, hogs 6957, sheep 22O33, horses
and mules 213. The total number OF
cars was 584 This Is an increase OF
3149 cattle. a decrease of 1900 hogs,
an increase of 1880 sheep. an increase
of 81 horses and mules and an in
crease of SO cars over last month.
4 The market for cattle of top quality
has remained unchanged throughout
/ the month. while the inferior classes
! have declined. The demand for warm
ed-up steers has, not been strong,
while the call for light weight steers
of good quality and for cows, heifers
and calves has not been answered by
the shippers.
| The shortage in hog receipts as com
pared with May is due to the fact that
there were fewer Missouri River hogs
shipped in. AS compared with last
year, hog receipts from local territory
show an increase of 1925 head. There
were 3049 more cattle than there were
last month and 22S4 more cattle than
In June. 1909.
The market has been over-supplied
with poor quality sheep, in considera-
tion of which prices that were equal
to the May market AS compared with
last month, sheep receipts increased
1880; as compared with June, 1909,
there was an increase of 2614 head.
The receipts at this market for six
months as compared with the first
half of last year show an increase of
1926 cattle, 14,347 hogs, 1924
sheep, or 793 cars The value of the
live stock receipts for the six months
ending June 80, 1910, approximates
$4.50O. 900.
The establishment of this market
has meant much for the live stock in
dustry of the Pacific Northwest and 1t
will continue to grow with the coun-
try Conducting along constructive
lines with open competitive methods,
seller and buyer meet under conditions
that are fair to both.
Representative sales for the week
were: Steers, $3.50 to $5.65; heifers,
$4.75; cows $425 to $4.75; hogs,
$3.50 to $40; lambs, $5.75; sheep,
$4.40 to $3.50.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-07-05

The marriage Of Mrs Julia Hall Of
Brownsville and Rev. J. ". Craig. Of
Portland. was soiemnized az the n r
parsonage Tuesday evening. June ~.
Rev. T. L. Jones ofhciatinE. Mrs.. CraiE
has resided IN Brownsville for many
years and Il q highly esteemed lady.
Mr. Craig Is also highly spoken o.
They w1l reside in Brounsvnie-
Brownsville Tlmea
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-07-05
Mrs. BeardsIey Better.

Mrs. Beardsley. who was seriously
injured while riding in a motor car
with Thomas Holman last Tuesday.
has been at the home OF Mrs. Weller.
on North Liberty street. for the past
she will be taken home TO Portland by
her daughter. Mrs. Jessie Beardsley-
Reed. who came up Thursday. Mrs.
Beardsiey was sitting on the back seat
and was thrown in the air by the car
going over a bad crossing.-salem
Journal.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-07-05

The report Of Miss Jennie Muscott
the efficient assistant librarian OF the
Dallas Free BbraEy for the month OF
June shows totals as follows. child
ren's books loaned. 1s4; Action books
loaned. as; non-hcfion books loaned.
60. The number Of callers was I3s7,
and ~ new borrowers cards were is-
sued. New books on the rental list
are.
Beasiey's Christmas Party-Tark-
ington-
The Third cIrcie-Morris
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-07-05

Anie Arthur. the neu day marshal.
las been doinE q land of1cs bushes
runninE IN fellows ubo had more
IRE uater- than they couid comfort-
ahly hold. one Who had enough %
Iurtlfy defsnuon uaa rsieaset upon
trin before citT recurder Pearce-
Fanhm Repcrtsr
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-07-05

Frank canhle. NO n s1perinfend-
enf q the comblnzfion chair Fac-
fory In Wea saienL Fr5tsy sfiernoon
hat ne mlEfcrfune of having q finger
of his rtEht hand cut 81 ~ q 8w.
iIs hand uar also othsrui.s lacerafei.
Ut - rerteu.Ig -eslem lsuruaL
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-07-05
Nsslc- % cIrae Memher.

desire 60 notify the members o.
NIstIetos Circle. No. -. women o.
Wcodcraft- that yin collect dues a.
stafrlus druE store On the Saturday
precedlnr ne 1ffh day ~ sach aonth
Dues may also b. paid at the CIrcie
meetinr.. a. 81 NJ hczne at any tine
SADIE r.. LINN.