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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-03-22
SHOW WILL BE FREE
Salem Makes Active Preparations for
Annual Horse Show.

The Annual Horse Show at Salem
will be held Friday and Saturday,
April s and 8. This event is one of the
most important of its kind to the
farmers of the Northwest, where the
farmers and stockmen can see the
best horses of all breeds.
The first day of the Horse Show will
be devoted to exhibiting the different
horses in a magnificent parade. The
second day will be devoted to a sale.
At this sale, buyers and sellers will
assemble from all parts of the country,
and as the entries of stock are to be
printed in catalogue form and sent
broadcast. there will probably be no
difficulty in finding buyers for all
available horses in the country.
Last year the Salem Horse Show
eoualled the annual state Fair exhibi-
tion. Probably 10000 people were in
Salem to see IT, This year it will be
better. and a larger crowd is expect
ed. Low rates for round-trip tickets
will be granted by the railroads.
The Willamette Valley farmers
should attend this exhibition and give
il their hearty support. The exhibition
will be free and Salem will do her ut
most to entertain all in a royal man.
ner.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-03-22
LANDMARK REMOVED
Modern Dwelling Will Replace Old
Barn East of Courthouse.

B. Lovelace is tearing down his old
barn on the east side of courthouse
square and will build in its place a
modern and commodious dwelling
house. Work on the new building will
be commenced as soon as the weather
will permit.
The tearing down of the old barn
removes one of the landmarks of Dal
las--a relic of the days when the twon
was nothing more than a crossroads
trading point The barn was erected
several years before the Civil War and
was evidently built to last, as the
frame work was constructed of heavy
timbers, hewed by hand and Joined to-
gether by strong oak pins.
Mr.. Lovelace says he intends to
build a substantial two-story dwelling
on the ground and he also contem-
plates the establishment of a wood
yard on the east end of the lot. Such
business is needed in Dallas ana
would doubtless pay well from the
start. Many of the farmers have many
cords of seasoned wood stacked on
their farms every winter, but are un-
able to market it during the winter
months on account of the muddy
roads. A yard supplied at all seasons
with an abundance of dry wood would
be hailed as a blessing by the resi-
dents of the city.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-03-22
THAT MAIL ORDER AXE
Here Is an Old Story, But a Good
One.

A man went into a hardware store
ed to purchase an axe. Being shown
the article and informed that the price
was $1.15, he said:
"Why, 1 can get that same kind of
an axe from a mail-order house for
ninety cents"
"Very WELL" said the hardware
man; 81 will give it to you for the
same price, provided you will do the
same with me as you will do with the
mail order house"
"All right" replied the customer, as
he handed over dollar bill, the mer-
chant giving him back ten cents in
change.
Now" said the hardware man, 81
want 25 cents more to pay express
charges" which the purchaser gave
him. "How much did your axe cost
you?"
zone dollar and fifteen cents" the
man answered.
every good. Now give me 5 cents
more for the money-order and post
age" which the purchaser had to
hand over. Now, how much did your
axe cost your" "One dollar and twenty
cents" said the customer.
Not so cheap after ALL" said the
merchant, whereupon he picked up
the axe and tossed it back on the
shelf, and told the customer to call
for it in ten days, as that would be as
soon as he could get it if he had ord
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-03-22
New Real Estate FIRM.

j. II. Hollister, late of the firm of
an interest in the real estate business
of Edwin Jacobson. The new firm will
be known as the jacobson Land Com
pany, and will handle farm and city
property. Both partners are too well
known to need any introduction to the
people of Polk County. The firm has
neat offices on the ground floor of the
City Hall, conveniently near to the
depot and hotels. The jacobson Land
Company will be a valuable addition
to local business circles and will be
found working at all times for the up
building of Dallas and the increase of
desirable immigration to Polk County.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-03-22
LIVED USEFUL LIFE
McNIinnviIIe Newspaper Pays Tribute
TO Memory of Daniel Holman.

(McMinnville Telephone-R Register.)
Daniel S. Holman, who died at his
home in McMinnville last Tuesday,
aged 81 years, was a pioneer of 1S43.
He first settled on the Tualatin Plains
about three miles from where he took
up a donation claim at the mouth of
what is known as Deer Creek. In the
early settlement of the country he
was a volunteer to meet immigrants
coming in, furnishing his supplies as
well as for the immigrants, travelling
as far east as Pendleton and south as
far as Roseburg. He was a strong ad-
vocate of the abolition of slavery, his
father owning several slaves. He was
one who helped establish the old
Bethel Institute.
Uncle Dan united with the Christ
ian Church at Tualatin Plains, Wash
ington County, Oregon, in July 1S47,
and was obedient to the faith for So
years. He was one of the charter
members of the First Christian
Church of McMinnville-there being
only two others that are yet members
of the congregation. He had been
faithful in his attendance and in his
devotions up to the time of his last
illness. His familiar figure will be sad
ly missed from his accustomed place
at the services of the church, and the
prayer meeting will lose one of its
most devoted members, while his fer
vent prayers for the life of the church
and the conservation of its members
will be heard no more.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-03-22
i'm MARKET FOR MOHAIR
PIONEER BUYER OF OREGON
SENDS LETTER TO GROWERS.
Better Market is Prospect--Much De-
pends on Farmers Furnishing
Strictly MerchantabIe Hair.

To the Mohair Growers of Oregon
The shearing season is once more al
hand and we have concluded that 6
few words from a firm which has
handled good portion of the Oregon
clip during the past twenty five years
would not come amiss. We have had
an exceedingly duh market for mohail
during the past two years and were
obliged to buy your hair at low prices
but truthfully make the assertion thai
the fault was not ours and that ouI
share of the business was handled on
such close margin that no profit was
left us. The low prices were due to the
slack demand from the consumers
and we are sure the manufacturer has
had hard time as well as the grower
Things look brighter this year and
we are in a position to pay better
prices than last year. Do not be de-
ceived by the commission men who
want to ship your Mohair East on con-
signment. There is nothing new in this
and you will have to pay for the eX-
perience, like others who ship their
products on consignment to far away
markets. SELL AT HOME. You have
plenty of healthy competition here
and get your money when delivery is
made. For the buyers to know they
have to come here to get the hair en-
courages competition. If you ship to
Boston the manufacturer can go any
1t1xr hn do md x1rifI
out such competition.
We know it is true that some few
men who put up their mohair in an
understandable condition and have
inferior quality get more than they
should, but as a whole the quality and
condition of hair have been fairly
judged by the buyers and good prices
paid.
Growers as a whole cannot expect
to realize the fancy prices for the
entire clip, that are paid to a half
dozen breeders of fancy goats and it
is unreasonable to expect them What
should be done by every one is to put
up nothing but strictly merchantable
mohair. Look after the flock and see
that they have plenty of feed during
the entire year, and a good dry clean
shelter during the stormy weather.
Buy a good buck every two years in
order to keep up your flock properly,
and now at shearing time, cut out the
trash, see that the goats are dry when
sheared, and sweep off the shearing
platform after each goat is sheared
Separate the stained parts and sack
to themselves, as this is worth but lit
tie.
If all would follow these few sug-
gestions we could keep up our good
reputation for mohair and receive
satisfactory prices, according to sup
ply and demand which must at all
times be taken into consideration.
We trust you will give us an op-
portunity to buy your mohair this
year, and that our future relations
will be as satisfactory as the past.
VIM. BROWN & CO.,
Salem, Oregon.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-03-22
MARRIED FIFTY YEARS
Former Residents of Dallas Celebrate
Golden Wedding.

Fifty years of married life! To live
as husband and wife, and to meet for
half century the problems of every
day life, with its hours of toll and rest,
JOY and pain, pleasure and anxiety
frightened by family affliction, is Pro-
vidence's portion allotted to Mr.. and
Mrs. Nelson Gardner, who surrounded
by members of their family and re-
membered with the congratulations of
friends and neighbors, quietly cele-
brated the fiftieth anniversary of their
wedding day, at their home in Forest
Grove, last Tuesday.
Nelson Gardner was born in Usage
County, Missouri, on January 28, 1910.
His wife, whose maiden name was
Anna Sherer was born in Des Moines
County, Iowa, on January %, 1910.
They were married in Illinois, March
Is, 1860.
| The young couple came across the
plains by OK team and after a long
and tedious voyage of six months full
of hardships which was the portion of
the pioneers that blazed the Oregon
trail, they arrived in Vancouver, Wash
ington, where they made their home
for seven years but the remainder of
the time they have lived in Oregon.
They have made their home subse-
quently near Lyons, Linn County, and
then near Dallas, in Polk County
They came to Forest Grove in Novem-
ber, 1907.
To the union ten children were
born, nine of whom are living. Their
names follow: Mrs. o. f. Taylor, Sa-
lem, Ore, Mrs. Chas. p. Myers, Pres
colt, Arizona; Mrs. George H. Howe,
Corvallis, Oregon; Mrs. 7. J. Butler,
Dallas, Oregon; Mrs. r. C. Morrison,
Grass Valley Oregon; Mrs. f. A.
Nance, Amity, Oregon; Mrs. ]. L.
Howard, Brownsville, Oregon; Fred
erick d. Gardner, Forest Grove; Au-
gustus e. Gardner, Forest Grove.
Mrs. Hulda Spencer, of Reno Neva-
da, who was present at the wedding
ceremony fifty years ago, was in at
tendance at the latter day event. Mr..
and Mrs. Gardner received many pres
ents and enjoying as they are the best
of health bid fair to celebrate their
diamond wedding anniversary.-For-
est Grove News.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-03-22
Hard Times Ball.

The largest crowd of young people
Of the winter attended the Hard Times
ball in woodman Hall, Friday night
The floor was crowded with dancers.
and spectators occupied all OF the
available seats reserved for them. The
hard times costumes in these days OF
prosperity fully carried out the bur
lesque idea intended by the wearers.
Excellent music was furnished by
Stockwell's orchestra and a light
lunch was served at midnight
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-03-22

At the residence Of Mrs Mayme
BRYANT Hogue. Of Lents, last week, a
reunion was held Of former students
Of Mcpherson Normal School, Nebras-
ka. This school which was destroyed
bv fire about Is years ago. was one
of the influential institutions Of the
Middle West and its graduates are 70
be found in all parts Of the country.
Mrs. Hogue. the hostess. was the
daughter Of the late A n Bryant
president Of the College Many in
ta-sstinr incidents of old school days
ws-e recalled BY the former students
mo uere. stella wHlford Mutzigs
nrsbsl Moss Rouley. Ralph W stod-
ss-s. John WIse- Other guests were
nr-s A. n. Bryant widow q the for
No. rresideut Of the school, Mr.
,rs-r Hm of Arizona; Mrs sarah
srsrznser Peske. Mrs. Cal Stevens. of
- 1oru. lEr. and Ms. Rice. and Bert
r4.--e-sursay OreEonian-
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-03-22
is DOING GOOD WORK
People of Dallas Should Aid and En-.
courage kindergarten.

plant kindergarten in any quar-
ter of this overcrowded metropolis
and you have begun then and there
the work of making better lives, bet
ter citizens, and a better city," So said
the late Richard Watson Glider, poet
and widely-known literary man of
New York City.
I'm my opinion, the kindergarten
should be part of the public school
system in every city of the United
States" This is the testimony of Will
lam F. Harris, former United States
Commissioner of Education.
Pages more of similar opinions
could be printed; but, in view of the
the fact that in all states here and
abroad where educational standards
are high, free kindergartens are taken
as a matter of course, no more need
be said.
A small, private kindergarten is be-
ing maintained in Dallas by the fol-
lowing fathers of small children:
Judge J. E. Sibley, A. S. Campbell,
Oscar Hayter, Carl Gerlinger, Conrad
Stafrin, S. B. Taylor, j. c. Uglow, R.
L. Chapman and George Gerlinger.
Miss Helen Wright, of Ohio, trained
teacher of unusual ability is in charge,
and the few children attending are re-
ceiving great benefit and enjoyment.
But it is hoped that more parents
will take advantage of the school and
send their small children. The rates
are $3.50 a month for one child, or IS
for two or more children from one
family.
Considering the fact that school
money is appropriated for every
child as old as four years, and that
children are wisely not permitted to
attend the public schools until they
are six years old it seems only fair
that out of the public funds so ap-
propriated for children between four
and six years of age, public kinder
gartens should be maintained.
Miss Wright will be glad at any time
to give the kindergarten teaching and
methods to any young woman who
will come as an assistant to the school.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-03-22
COURT HOUSE NOTES
Court Items, Real Estate Transfers,
and Other News Briefly Told.
HOP CONTRACTS.

Clyde II. Hill to Benjamin Schwartz
& Sons, 5000 pounds 1910 crop at Is
cents.
French & Downing and A. r. Cooke
to Benjamin Schwartz & Sons, 10000
pounds 1910 crop at 10 cents.
PROBATE
Estate Of Nancy w. Harris. deceased
final account approved and distribu-
ton ordered as prayed for.
REAL ESTATE.
Samuel L. Burk ct ux 10 Otto Rose
nau ct ux. 99.75 acres. t6s. r5w.
S45O0.
Augustus ]. Martin ct ux TO George
w. Hagood, one-half int. land I'm Dali
las. $40.
Austell p. McCarter ct ux to W. d.
Eon. 80 acres. t7s. rev, $40.
Catherine +. Stump to c. ]. I.eh-
man. 81 acres. tss. r5w. fs240.
Statesman Publishing Company TO
Tom j. Cronise. lot in West Salem.
s225.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-03-22
MANY ATTEND MEETING
CROWDS FLOCK TO TABERNACLE
TO HEAR EVANGELIST REED.
Singing by Great Choir Is An
Attractive Feature Of Each
Service.

The services being held in the Col
osseum Rink under the direction of
Evangelist Reed have attracted
widespread attention and interest and
have already done much good for the
whole community.
Last Sunday, regular services were
held in the various churches at the IL
simultaneous meetings were in pro-
gress-one for the children, in the
Methodist church, led by Miss Marcus;
one for women, in the Presbyterian
church, led by Miss Kemper, and a
big mass meeting for men, in the tab
ernacle, led by Mr.. Reed.
Sunday night the largest crowd ever
gathered together at church service
in Dallas listened to the inspiring
singing of the large choir, led by Pro-
fessor Grant, and to mastery SER
mon by Mr.. Reed on the theme, "Ye
Must Be Born Again.
Evangelist Reed is clear-cut, fear
spade a spade and lets the truth do
its own work. The services will con-
tinue through next Sunday, with af-
ternoon meetings in the tabernacle
every day at 23O, and evening meet
ings at 1880.
In addition to these larger services,
prayer meetings are held in many
homes in the city every morning at 10
o'clock. over one hundred persons
have been in attendance at these
services each morning. The spirit of
prayer is deep, and many conversions
are reported from this and other spec
ial phases of the personal work being
done.
All of the churches are uniting to
make of Dallas a better city. The
workers have won the cooperation
and hearty support of all who have
come in personal touch with them.
The many lives already turned to a
better path give evidence Of the good
work accomplished and afford ground
for expecting even greater blessings
in the closing days of the meeting.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-03-22
TRADE WAS LIVELY
Saturday Was Busiest Day of Year In
Dallas.

Saturday was the liveliest business
day of the year in Dallas. Ideal spring
weather brought out the town people
in great numbers, and all day the
streets were crowded with farmers
teams.
The opening of the Shore depart
ment store in the new Thompson
building attracted hundreds of visitors
and during the entire business day the
store was crowded with customers.
Stockwell's orchestra played through
out the afternoon and the music was
greatly enjoyed by the visitors. Mr..
Shore expressed himself as greatly
pleased with the interest shown by
the people of Polk County in the new
store and with the liberal patronage
accorded him.
All of the downtown merchants
enjoyed lively trade and it is hardly
necessary to add that the millinery
stores, with their beautiful displays of
Spring goods, were the centers of at
traction for the feminine portion of
the population. 1t was evident to the
meddlesome reporter that the ladies
enjoyed to the fullest degree that
rarest of all mild designations, the
trying on of the new Spring hats,
but 1t was also a noticeable fact that
they bought, and bought literally. If
a visit to any of the churches in the
city next Sunday morning doesn't dis
close the most brilliant and bewilder-
ing display of feminine headgear ever
seen in the thriving city of Dallas,
the writer of these lines will acknowl-
edge himself a poor guesser.
With the coming of the Spring wea-
ther, the merchants of Dallas are re-
plenishing and rearranging their
stocks and in every way improving
their stores. in anticipation of a lively
season of business.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-03-22

Del Dufiss. employed on the new
Darcy building on Court street. by
Contractor Van Patten. found a dia-
mond valued at $3.50 yesterday while
he was mixing mortar. Dufiss was
throwing gravel through a screen
when he noticed the ring. He took the
jewel TO a jeweler. who offered him
$50 for IL. Another jeweler informed
him that the ring was valued at $3.50.
island. being taken out OF the river,
and IL is believed was either dropped
by some one on the island. or perhaps
had been dropped from a canoe
Salem Statesman.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-03-22

Aside from being the most disagree
BILE man in town. Tom Hollowell is
one of the most energetic and pro-
gressive gardeners in Oregon, as a
visit to his gardens and hot houses will
prove. The results of his efforts DEM
onstrate the possibilities OF the soil in
this section. Mr.. Hollowell raises large
and small fruits. as we'll as all varie-
ties Of garden produce. His hot beds,
filled with lettuce, his dark house for
rhubarb and, in fact, his entire
grounds scientifically arranged and
operated. are a source OF pride to the
city and profit to Mr.. Hollowell.-
Falls City News.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-03-22
ENUMERATORS NAMED
List of Successful Applicants i'm Polk
County.

The appointments of Supervisor r
j. Hendricks of Census Enun orators
for the First oregon District have
been approved by the Director of the
Census at Washington. The enumera-
tors for Polk County are:
Perry o. Powell, Monmouth.
Orin G. Miles, Salem.
William r. Mcdonald, Dallas.
Curtis L. Hubbard, Dallas.
William T. Bennett. Salem, r. 1.
NJ. G.. Ellis, Falls City.
Miss Lima Phillips, Salem.
John Reichen, Jr., Salem.
Glenn f. Stewart, Mccoy.
Dietrich G. Rempel, Dallas.
Orrin ID. Byers, Independence.
Willard Hayes, Rickreall.
John S. Ashbaugh, Dallas.
Pearl r. Alexander. Independence.
Victor A. Ballantyne, Dallas.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-03-22
Play BaII.

The time has arrived for the base
ball fans TO get busy and start some
thing in Dallas. The town should have
a good team this year, and the time
TO organize IL is now. Aside from It's
value as an amusement feature. a
baseball team is an excellent adver-
tisement for a town. Like a good brass
band. a BAN team gauges In a way the
progressiveness Of the people Of a
community. Spring IL here. 20 let's
play balll~
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-03-22
Another Dwelling House.

w. II. Mcdaniel has force Of car
penters at work remodeling his old
barn on Washington street. near the
depot. into a neat dwelling house. This
lot is one Of the desirable residence
locations Of the city, and the trans
formation OF the barn into a hand
some dwelling will add much TO the
appearance and attractiveness Of the
West Washington Street district.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-03-22
LIKES OREGON BETTER
DIR. o. ID. Butler Tells His Impressions
OF Southern California.

DIR. o. d. Butler, who returned to
Independence, Tuesday, from Califor-
mia, where he had been with Mrs. But
Ter and their son, Maurice, had the
following to say of his trip and of the
impressions which the country made
on him:
"At Riverside we found one of the
most beautiful cities in the west. The
streets are one hundred feet wide,
with eighteen-foot sidewalks. The wa
ter of the city is furnished by arte-
sian wells and is of first quality. River
side has about $4,000 inhabitants.
Their public buildings are very hand
some structures and are all built on
the mission style of architecture.
'"rhe one thing which puts Polk
county and Oregon ahead of Califor-
mia is that the crops in California de-
pend on irrigation and fertilizing.
Their average expense of fertilizing is
$25 per acre and water for irrigation
purposes costs at a minimum, $3.50
per acre. Crops this year in that part
of California were much damaged by
lTOSlSs WdlnulS Will diSO De udHldSeQ
by blight 1t is estimated that there
will be about one-fifth of crop.
The roads are ideal for automobile
ing and the climate is excellent but
beyond that, in my estimation Oregon
is far ahead of California. If the facts
were generally known in California
as well as many other sections, Ore
gon would benefit largely from emil
grafton from those states. 1t is hard
for the people of Riverside to believe
that all manner of crops are grown in
Oregon without irrigation and it is my
candid belief that we will see num-
ber of people come here upon repre-
sentation of these facts. The fact was
brought very forcibly to me on my
visit to California the amount of good
that might be done in the way of
presenting the advantages of our To-
cality when visiting other sections of
the country. Many communities are
paying representatives to go out and
present these facts, but in my estjma-
ton as good or better results would
come If travellers from Oregon would
be more careful to give representation
of the advantages of oregon over 9TH
er sections s"-Independence Enter
prise.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-03-22
Buys salt Greek Farm.

J. +. Reynolds. OF White Salmon.
Washington. has purchased the Hogue
& Foster farm on salt Creek. This
farm contains s1s acres. and az one
time belonged 20 the late W. c. Brown.
Mr.. Reynolds purchased the tract for
speculative purposes. The sale was
made through the once Of Hughes 4
Bird.