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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-11-29
MEASURES COST $4,000
Expense Five Times as Great As Salary
of Legislators.

1t is estimated that each of the
measures passed at the last general
election will cost the people of Ore
gon nearly $4,000. This is basing the
estimate on seven measures, that be-
ing the number successful so far as
can be determined from the returns
which have been received at the Of
flee of the Secretary of State. Some of
these are doubtful and it is barely pos
sible that an eighth measure has pass
ed. Using seven measures as a basis,
however, the actual estimated cost
for the passage of each measure is
S7427.
For printing and circulating the in
itiative and referendum pamphlets
there was an expense of approximately
$4,000. Extra counting, caused by the
initiative measures, will cost the peo-
pie of the various counties approxi-
mately $4,000 and printing of the
ballots cost approximately $1,000. This
makes a total of $4,000 as estimated
expense and if anything the estimate
is conservative, as there are numer-
GUS miscellaneous items which will
swell the total.
The actual cost for printing the in
itiative and referendum pamphlets,
was $S95196, according to a state
ment just filed by L. r. Stinson. State
Printing Expert. In addition to this is
the cost of paper. postage. clerk hire
and numerous other expenses, bring
ing the estimated total conservatively
to $4,000.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-11-29
REVIVAL IN HOP MARKET
Twelve Hundred Bales Purchased in
Oregon at Good Prices.

The week closed with something of
a buying furry in progress in the hop
market, says the Sunday oregonian:
AS stocks are depleted. the sharp de-
mand has added much strength to the
market. Nearly 1900 bales of Oregons
have changed hands in the past two
days at prices ranging from IL to
1SA cents.
The largest buying was done by J..
p. Metzler, who secured nearly 500
bales. His principal purchase was the
Lee Meginn lot OF 162 bales at Butte
vile, for which he paid lax cents.
The same price was paid for the Crab
tree lot of 6s bales at Forest Grove.
The Weston lot Of 1877 bales at Forest
Grove was taken by Metzler at 10
cents. also the Crabtree lot of 1877
bales Of 1sO9s at 8 cents.
Bishop & Daniels bought 200 to 800
bales in Yamhill County. including the
Querner lot OF 62 bales at McMinn-
Vile at 12h cents and the Kuntz and
Sights lots at 12 cents.
The Provost crop OF So bales at st.
Paul was secured by Mischler & Crib
BILE at 10 cents.
Klaber. Wolf & Meter bought 1s0
bales Of oregon yearlings az s cents.
including 65 bales from Peter Earl. Of
and 80 bales from Posey. Of
The same firm bought the Charles
Long crop OF 21S bales at chehalis az
private terms T. A. Ilvesley a Co.
purchased SOC bales Of Yakimas at a
price said TO be II cents
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-11-29

Attorney-General Crawford handed
down still another opinion yesterday
covering the Home Rule amendment,
This oninion being on the request OF
George D. Culbertson county cierk VI
Hood River county. Culbertson desires
TO know the effect Of the Home kule
amendment on a city that is dry be-
cause the county votes dry. The at
tornev-general holds that after the
arocIanation by the governor declar-
inc the new amendment in effect the
o,tv council Of the dry city may pass
= 1iouor ordinance to be voted upon by
,ho neople Of the city at large This
-,o.ns that only the people in the
corporate limits Of the city VIII De
allowed to vote.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-11-29
POPULAR YOUNG MAN DIES
Harvey Boyd Shields Passes at Paren-
tai Home In Mccoy.

Harvey Boyd Shields died at his
home at Mccoy. November 23, 1910.
aged "a years. 4 months and 10 days.
The young man was born at Howell
Prairie. oregon, July 4. 1ss6. Later
his parents moved to Sprague. Wash
Ington. where he attended his first
school. Seven years later he returned
with his parents TO Mccoy. Oregon.
where he attended the Bethel school
for about eight years. He was taken
sick IN February. 1907. and was taken
to the Salem hospital. where he was
operated on and remained about nine
weeks. Returning home. being able 10
be MP occasionally. he took great in
terest in the raising OF poultry. July.
1908. he was taken TO his bed again.
remaining there until HIS death
The funeral services were held at
the home Of his parents by Rev. Mr.
scott. assisted BY Rev. Mr Mulkey.
Burial took place IN Bethel cemetery.
The many friends Of Boyd showed
their love BY their attendance
and generous supply Of beautiful
flowers. He vas loved by All who knew
him. He left 10 mourn his loss. his
father and mother. i've brothers and
one sister and his aged grandparents
Mr. and Mrs Harvey walker. o. Nc
Coy. Oregon.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-11-29
MIGHT HAVE DONE WORSE
Dallas Taxpayer Defends Action of
City Council in Leasing Ground

DALLAS, Or, Nov. 2S-(To the Ed
itor.)-I have just been reading your
editorial about the city councilmen
leasing land to a brother of III. T..
Fenton for a theater. I believe you
are poking fun at them. If so, you are
wrong. I do not know if they want
me to defend them, for no defense is
needed, but will have to try to beat
it into your head that the council is
right.
Now just think: SIS month, $50 a
year. per cent interest on $1,000!
Then it is outside money, too.
Sixty d-o-l-l-a-r-s a year! Just
think of that. And it will be a mod
ern building. Who cares if the insur-
ance on the City Hall does cost more
If fire breaks out in the theater or
City Hall, the fire-bell is right there to
give the alarm.
The city dads made a good bargain,
no matter what the Observer may
say about it, They could have rented
it for $50 year. They could have
let it free. They could have made a
whoop-up, and the people would have
built the theater and presented it to
Mr.. Fenton. They could have made
lease for 20 years, instead of 10 years,
You kick because they are going to
let Mr.. Fenton move his buildings off
the lot at the end of the ten years.
You should be glad they are not giving
him the lot, too.
No, Mr.. Editor, if you are poking
fun at the city dads, you are wrong.
They have performed great deed.
They have taken the city grounds out
of politics. They have modestly seal
ed us up. They could have asked for
bids on a lease, and some fool might
have been willing to give $40 a month
but think of the work of opening the
bids!
No, sir, Mr.. Editor, you should have
said nothing, slid easy. kept mum,
sawed wood, and stood in, and then
you would have been 1t.
TAXGAYER
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-11-29

" A. Mclean favored The sun
-,,os5sv with a basket Of fruit con-
.,-,i,g Of apples. pears and ounces
a. evidence Of the condition IN Nhl.l ~
=. i fast placing his fine farm near
Harmony as a fruit producer His per
--..---ioranberries. black berries. rasp-
- and strawberries-have AZ
-esdv made a record for theInseis.s- theI,.-
t5,s peaeh trees viii nov come INTO inio
IN ,- besring and with his apples. pear
md cherry tres he VII have . iIu.'
- wbich for variety and proaue'-
ivepess can hardly Be equaiieo-- '''''
fdan sun
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-11-29
DALLAS POLK COUNTY,, OREGON NOVEMBER 90 l9lo
LOWNSDALE SELLS ORCHARD
purchase Price Is Said to Be Close To
$500, 900.

WIN the receipt Saturday of tba
hii"' payment on the transaction that
transferred his famous 3OO-acre annie
orchard at Lafayette to a companv of
Michigan capitalists, Millard q
IoWiisdale, the pioneer orcnardist of
oregon and the founder of the great
appie-growing industry in the North
west retired from active life and
hereafter will devote his entire time
10 the peace and quiet of his homo
ana to the enjoyment of the success
he has earned
Aithough Mr. Lownsdale is silent as
10 the financial consideration which
the deal involves it is understood that
lhe purchase price is close to $780,
ooO' Title to the property remains
with the Lownsdale Orchard COMPANY.
corporation of which Mr.. Lowns-
dale was the president and in which
ne was the principal stakeholder he
having held all but two or three shares
OIL stock. The stock alone changes
hands The 1910 crop of apples also
mas been sold. I'll health is given as
the cause of his retirement.
Mr.. Lownsdale was virtually the
pioneer of all later day apple growing
in the willamette Valley. When he
planted his orchard 81 years ago APP
pie growing in that section was al
most a lost art. The possibility of
growing apples there often had been
denied, even the pioneers of the valley
having concluded that it was not pos
sible to produce the wonderful results
that had given the valley a great repu-
tation before fruit pests appeared
He took issue with this belief and
remembering the magnificent apples
grown by his father by the Llewell-
yns, by the Wallings and by hund-
reds of others, planted an orchard of
900 acres. The success of the plant
ing is known all over the United |
States and England, and this year as
far away as Brazil. The work of Mr.. |
Lownsdale has re-established the ap-
30 ""iiio iiiNuoei III liiC 81 cat val
ley reaching from Portland to Eugene |
His orchard has been a material
demonstration of his ideas, this year
crowning his success with a record
production of $4,000 boxes. The crop
which had been sold to the Earl
Fruit Company is involved in sep
arate deal, the purchasers of the land
the contract.
Mr.. Lownsdale now has in mind the
of a market for hand
ling the fruit of this region and hopes
to perfect the organization of a Will
annette Valley Fruitgrowers' Associa
ton, the object being to provide a
common channel for the output.
The Lownsdale orchards have been
productive principally of Ben Davis
apples, although Baldwins and Spitz-
enbergs have been grown. In recent
years so acres have been grated with
Yellow Newtowns. He also has cross
grated many trees, producing inn
on these varieties.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-11-29
Valuable Duck.

Mel Hamilton made startling dis
covery with his Thanksgiving duck
that has sent him off chasing up the
whereabouts of the ducks discovery,
says the Salem Statesman. In clean
ing the fowl. 1t was found that its
craw was well supplied with bits of
virgin gold. This gold was treated at a
local jewellers, and found to be the
real. almost pure mineral. Hamilton
would like to discover the ducks feed
ing nlace.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-11-29
BLOW TO SMALL MILLS
NEW LIABILITY BILL THREATENS
LUMBER INDUSTRY.
Small Concern Could Be Rendered
Bankrupt by Single Action for
Damages.

Operators of the smaller lumber
mills in Oregon win be the chief suf-
ferers from the employers liability
law passed under the initiative at the
recent election, in the opinion of per-
sons familiar with the timber industry
in this state.
while the law will no doubt affect
the large companies as well as the in
dividual mill owners. the latter will
not be in position to meet payment Of
damages of consequence. said A. B.
wastell, of the Whitney Company,
Limited. "A small concern could be
rendered bankrupt in one case If the
workings of the law result in the pur-
pose desired by the authors of the act.
The larger concerns for self-protection
will undoubtedly make determined
fights against all cases where unreal
sonable damages may he asked for
and, of course, such cases will be
fought out in the higher courts.
II believe that the lumber manu-
featuring interests should formulate
a plan of some kind of industrial in
surance by which both the employer
and the employe will benefit by mu-
tual protection. The timber industry
in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest
is a most important one and it will be
necessary to have safe and sane laws
governing the matter. Industrial in
surance, as in effect in Germany has
proved most satisfactory method of
dealing with the problem Of accidents
inseparable with manufacturing en-
terprises in general"
Mill Men Arc Hopeful.
Although freight rates to Eastern
points on lumber have been unsatis-
factory for some time and lumber
shipments have been curtailed to a
large extent, lumbermen are hopeful
that the market for the better grade
stuff will improve soon after the be-
ginning of the year.
To broaden the demand for building
lumber the Oregon & Washington
Lumber Manufacturing Association
may decide at once to send represents
tives into new fields for the purpose of
creating new markets for lumber out
put This matter has been under con-
sideration several weeks, and it is un-
derstood that it meets with the appro-
val of a majority of the members Of
the association.-Oregonian.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-11-29
WEST is CLEVER MARKSMAN
Five Hundred People Attend Cover
nor-Elects Shooting Match.

Sidney Cutsforth, Of Gervals, proved
himself the best marksman in crowd
of 80 crack shots gathered at Ger
vais on Wednesday for a big turkey
shooting match, arranged by Cover
.nor-elect Oswald West, and won the
silver cup put up as q prize by Mr..
West. The trophy was presented to
Mr.. Cutsforth by John Minto. one of
the oldest and most highly respected
pioneers of Salem. Mr.. Cutsforth
broke 20 bluerock pigeons straight.
Following the turkey shoot, which
was attended by over 500 people, the
80 participants entered a contest for
hat, which was won by Mr.. West, who
broke nine out of 10 bluerocks. Sport
ing goods dealers of Salem claim that
$4,000 shells were sold for the shoot
ing match
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-11-29
rrn nnnars for one.

one Of Polk 'County's wealthiest
farmers. now retired. once told us that
every advertisement published BY him
in the Observers Wanted" and For
Sale column had paid him SIC for
every 81 he paid Us. He Is now one
Of Portiand's heavy property owners
Is not his experience worth consider
ing the next time you have anything
70 buy or sell2
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-11-29

An Dsrsans interested IN musle.
ubether able to play an ins'i -, = -
-. are requested to meet IN ne "a
-, - r.on over Hugh Blacks groo.Is
- - THURSDAY evening Deeefn'''-f
,s,s At s O'Clock Tor the pufp'
D.. -.t-,rr -, q beginners hand-
T. 3 GRANT. Insir1eieI-
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-11-29
Call for Warrants.

Notice Is hereby given that all Polk
County Warrants presented and en-
dorsed mot paid for want OF funds"
previous to October p. 1910. viii be
paid upon presentation at my Office.
No interest will be allowed after date
Of this notice.
Dated this 18th day OF November at
my Office.
ED. c. DUNN.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-11-29
PEOPLE YOU KNOW
Comings and GoIngs as Told by Our
Exchanges.

II B. FIannery. Of Perrydaie. father
of Mrs. A. W. Thornton. vas a visitor
over sunday here.-Wnlamina Times
p. n Magcrs and wife. of sissons
California. are visiting NJ MaEer's
brother. A. @. MaEers. Of this city
salem Journal
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-11-29

At this busy season 81 the year,
when crops livestock and other per-
sonsi property is changing handn, bilis
of sale are in demand The Observer
carries q complete stock 81 fhese
blanks. neatly printed and in legal
form. Call o. tclepho1e.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-11-29

why be bothered with two
-. pairs % glass; call a. Hotel
- Gan. Friday and % noon only
saturday. snd have Dr. Lowe show
ruu ne new Eissses with which you
can see an distancessSo lines in the
lsus % ratch art and strain ths eyes
one soIld piece q EiasL pre- demon
STATIONS
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-11-29
Best Furniture Polish.

I make a furniture polish that win
withstand the action of alcohol. There
is none better made. and It is for sale
in any quantity desired at the Dallas
Paint Store. Save money by buying It.
w. p. HOLMAN.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-11-29

,,l blanks Ter sale al fhis oaes
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-11-29
President CampbcII AppIauded.

President p. l. Campbell. OF the
University Of Oregon. son OF the ex-
president az Monmouth. and himself
also an ex-president was one OF the
strongest speakers Of the afternoon
and was also accorded a round OF
applause. He said:
People understand the training Of
teachers for the teaching Of their
children is a problem Of serious mo-
ment They have testified to this
knowledge by returning US this insti-
tuition. The pioneers believed strong.
hoped iafke and always fought fair.
They lnstnIed into the university the
spiritual factors which have made Il
a success. Friends % this school have
been compelled 20 fght against ad-
verzitles from the first Every appro-
prIatIon has meant q hattie.
Il would Ike % see three or four
normals IN this state. and when the
demand comes. would ike 20 see one
strong sIx-year hiEh-scbool IN every
county In the state and IN connection
With these normals. training prepara-
tory 70 the higher training q the
STATE normal n one teacher requires
e certain amount 81 special work. they
au a.. The time b. cominE when there
uuI t.e no teachers in OREGON but have
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-11-29
Standardization Plan Is Told.

The superintendent outlined plan
for Standardization of normals which
will require a four-year high school
course before admission is allowed to
the normal school and providing a
normal school education, which will
admit the teacher to serve In any
state in the Union without further
examination.
"The Monmouth Normal will be a
great factor in bringing this about in
Oregon" he declared.
Il. d. Ressler, for several years pres
ident at Monmouth, was given an ova-
tion that lasted several minutes. He
dwelt at some length on the local
spirit, pride and enthusiasm that had
marked Monmouth. He said:
1--WE will furnish and have furnished
faculty and student body here that
has no superior in the East or West.
Oregon boys and girls, when they at
tend some of the larger Eastern COL
leges, always more than hold their
own and this is largely due to the
splendid training they received In the
schools of their own state"
c. N. Macarthur advocated the es-
tablishment OF three normal schools In
the state.
THE passage Of the Monmouth bill
means that oregon has adopted nor
NAL school policy" he said. But II
does not mean the state will have only
one normal. II means the people are
alive to the necessity Of the schools.
oregon is a state Of such vast area. IL
is folly 10 believe she will have but one
normal in years 10 come. Monmouth
is the mother OF normals but the time
will come when we will have such in
stitutions in Eastern and Southern
Oregon as well. believe in a broad
state policy and Il must come with the
OF these schools"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-23
Nuggets From New Hartford.

Special to Times-Republican.
New Hartford, July 23.-Cyrus Bron
son of harrisburg. is visiting with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G.. NJ. Bronson.
VIII and Arthur Crowston have
gone to Canada to take homesteads.
Mrs Elva Ahern, of Grant Pass, Ore,
is visiting her sister Mrs. G. T. Thwing
who has been an invalid for some time
Robert Ward has sold the Vim and
Ward farm to George Jacquirs. for
s1s,7o4, possession to be given March
1, 1911.
Herman Drain. Of Montana, Is get
ting acquainted with his sister. Mrs
George Jones. They had not met since
he was two weeks old
William H. Rurdick and wife Of De
Funiak, Fla. who were old-time res
idents of New Hartford, are visiting
friends here.
Adam Hoffman left this week to visit
a brother at Cherryville. Kan. whom
he had not seen for over thirty years.
The problem Of the recent murder
mystery is no nearer being solved than
it was the first of the week.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-23
spR,NrlNa PROXIMITY AvAILs.
Waterloo Officers Overtakes Fleeing
Auto on Foot,

Waterloo, July 23.-His training in
making flying leaps upon passenger
trains and his record as sprinter of
10 2-5 for the hundray yard dash stood
Deck Sergeant Herman Wagner in
good stead Thursday evening. Togeth-
er with Walter T. Forbes the sergeant
was driving on Commercial street be-
tween Park avenue and Fourth when
an automobile turned off Bridge street
onto Commercial. The machine was
being driven on the left side of the
street and directly toward the buggy
driven by Mr.. Wagner. The auto1sts
were going slowly, but did not see the
rig ahead until almost upon it. The
horse SHE'D and Mr.. Wagner yelled at
the chauffeur and as the latter applied
more speed called to him to stop in the
name of the law.
When the autoists gave evidence Of
an intention to flee, Sergeant Wagner
started In pursuit on foot and Overlook
the machine in front of the postoffice.
He swung over the rear and in the
name Of the law again commanded the
men to stop their machine. Instead Of
obeyfng they added more power and
not until Mr.. Wagner threatened to use
force did they stop the machine and
consent to go back to the station. Bond
for appearance was placed and Friday
morning Judge Caldwell fined Barton
$25 for careless driving and them re-
United the fine
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-23
ALRRooK ESCAPES JAIL.
Promoter Sentenced to Serve One Day
Aided by Governor.

A1Oed by 0oVoTNoT'
Des Moines, July 23.-Gov. B. F. Car
roll yesterday suspended the one day
jail sentence given M. G. Albrook, who
was recently convicted in the Polk
county criminal court on a charge of
illegal sale of corporation stock. Strong
pressure has been brought to bear to
have the Jail sentence RENTED and
yesterday Governor Carroll notified
Sheriff Ness that 1t has been sus-
pended.
Following his conviction on the
charge. Albrook was fined 5000 and
sentenced to one day in Polk county
Jail by Judge DeGraff Of thee riminal
division Of the district court. Albrook
paid the fine some time ago, but he
fought desperately to escape the dis
grace of spending day in Jail.
Albrook was indicted under the
Peterson anti watered stock law and
charged with the sale of stock in the
Pure Food Cider Com pany which fail
ed almost Immediately after he had
sold the stock. It was stated at the
trial that the value Of the stock was
bolstered up at the time the transfer
was made and that Albrook sold the
stock when he knew the concern was
on the verge of failure.