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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-03-18
SALT CREEK

j. H. Foster was a Dallas visitor
Monday.
Mrs Foster was trading in Perry
dale, Saturday
Henry Clanfield is in Portland for
a several days stay.
Otie Foster is helping Boyd Gee with
his farming this week.
We are having pleasant weather
and everybody is happy.
Felix Comegys was at Ralph Saw
erys, Sunday, on business.
Abe Buhler has been blowing for
his brother the past few days.
]. A. Baxter was a business visitor
to the county seat last Saturday.
]. DeJong was in this neighborhood
Sunday, looking for a horse pasture.
Uncle Charles Clanfield was kicked
by horse few days ago, but is only
a little lame as a result.
Mr.. and Mrs Will Reddecopp, Mrs.
Ralph Savery, Miss Inez Hart and Miss
Violet Brown visited at the home of
Henry Clanfield last Sunday.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-03-18
BUYS FINE STALLION
Dallas Belgium Horse Company Pur-
chase One of Ruby's Best.

Eight Of Polk County's substantial
horse breeders met in Dallas on We'd
nesday, organized the Dallas Belgian
Horse Company, and purchased the
imported Belgian stallion, Louis DE
Moncreau, from The A. C. Ruby
Company, of Portland. This horse was
purchased in Belgium about six weeks
ago and was brought direct to Port
land and then shipped to this city,
Louis De Moncreau (No. 44,092) is
beautiful chestnut roam, stands II
hands high, and weighs nearly ton.
Although young horse, he has won
many prizes in Belgium. This hand
some young stallion will stand at Dali
las, Rickreall, Oak Grove and other
points in Polk County during the COM
ing season, and those who fancy Bel
gian horses will have an opportunity
to breed their mares to what is gener-
ally pronounced to be one of the best
horses of his kind ever imported into
the United States. 1t is said that the
local company paid The A. c. Ruby
Company $4,000 for Louis De Mon
creau.
The stockholders of the Dallas Bel
gian Horse Company are Frank III.
Fawk, C. w. Boyle, J. G. Brown, ].
w. Morrison, Charles Rees and A. G.
Rempel, of Dallas; John Diehm, of
Smithfield, and c. N. Macarthur, of
Salem. The officers of the company
are: President, Frank H. FawB, secre-
tary, A. G. Rempel; treasurer, ]. G.
Brown.
The newly-purchased horse is being
kept at the Dallas Feed Barn, pend
ing arrangements for the coming sea-
son.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-03-18
ZENA AND SPRING VALLEY

D. R. Ruble is putting out currants
in the Felts cherry orchard.
Fred Scott, of Portland, is spending
few days in Zena.
Prof. Arthur Mckinley, of Portland,
spent Sunday at this place.
Miss Higgins returned from Port
land, Wednesday, after two weeks
visit with friends.
Mrs w. H. Crawford was elected to
fill the vacancy in the Lincoln school
for the remaining five weeks.
Rev. C. A. Mckinley returned to
Zena last week for the purpose of cul-
tivating his large cherry orchard.
Mrs Lynn Purvine entertained a
number of lady friends at the home Of
Mrs. Wayne Henry, Saturday after
noon.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-03-18
FALLS CITY.

Ed. Shaw, of Dallas, made a hurried
call in Falls City, Sunday, between
trains.
G. A. Griswold, of Portland, visited
friends in Falls City, Saturday and
Sunday.
Mrs. ]. R. Meyer has been quite
sick with lagrippe, and at last reports
was very little better.
Ethel Tooze returned Monday from
two months visit with relatives and
friends in California.
Postmaster, ]. e. Beezley has moved
from the rooms in the Tollar building
to his home north of town.
H. r. Lowe returned the first of the
week from a two weeks trip through
the northern part of the state.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. H. Flower are both
under the doctors care, from the eff
fects of lagrippe developing into pneu-
monia.
Ednelle and Louise Collins, of Sa-
lem, were over Sunday visitors with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L.
Collins
G. U. Mcclure, of Woodburn, and
formerly in the butcher business here
with A. e. West, was in town two days
this week shaking hands with old
time friends.
r. r. Bettis is seriously i'll at the
home of Roy McMurphy. Mr.. Bettis
has been ailing for several weeks, but
was not confined to his room until
Friday of last week.
]. L. Collins was seriously injured
Thursday evening by a horse kicking
him on the left leg. The bones were
broken just below the knee. DR.. w.
B. officer was called to set the bro
ken bones and at last reports Mr.. Col
Inns was resting easy.
Hugh Barton had a narrow escape
from serious injury Monday. In some
way he fell from a pile Of lumber Is
feet to an empty hatcar. striking first
on his head and shoulders and then
on his stomach. No bones were broken
and by O'Clock Mr.. Barton was seen
on the streets. seemingly unhurt.
The local High School Debating
Team won the medal for Polk County.
Friday night. in defeating the Ball
ston team The question Resolved
that immigration should be further re-
stricted by the nliteracy test" was
well handled by both sides, The Falls
City team taking the Affirmative. The
judges we're President Winter OF Dal-
las College. Rev H c. Dunsmore. Of
Independence. and Professor Kirk. Of
Salem High School. The decision was
unanimous Professor Dunfon spared
nothing TO make the Falls City de-
batting team the best In the county
and his efforts have met with suecess
Pals City pupils and patrons are very
proud Of the work done By Professor
Dunton-
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-03-18
LUCKIAMUTE.

Farmers in this vicinity are busy
sowing grain.
Fall-sown grain that did not freeze
out is looking fine.
Quite a number of the goat raisers
are shearing their goats.
A. E. Tetherow and family visited
with friends at Monmouth, Sunday.
Robert Patterson and e. ]. Steele
have each purchased springtooth har-
rows.
The roads are drying up and the
automobiles are making their ap-
pearance.
Walter Pugh, of Salem, was in this
vicinity Monday, buying land. He took
an option on William Goodrich's place
for $4,000.
We are sorry to say that Mrs. c. w.
Stewart is not improving as rapidly as
had been expected and may have to
be operated on for floating kidney.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-03-18
MCCOY AND BETHEL
Ernest Ingram is very sick.

Ernest Ingram is very sick.
Mrs. J. Finn visited friends in Dali
las last week.
Waldo Flynn made a business trip
to Dallas last week.
J. D. Kelly is in the metropolis look
ing after business affairs
Lynn Richardson is section fore
man on the Amity division.
Mrs. Kahle entertained a number
of friends at her home Saturday.
Mr.. Hall and son, Wesley, from Nc
Minnville, were in town Saturday.
James Buttrick, Ernest Rutledge
and the Road Supervisor are working
ON the roads.
Mrs viii Gorsline, E. C. Keyt and j.
Stevenson were Salem visitors the
first of the week.
Doctor Pinkerton, of Portland,
transacted business around Mccoy,
Friday and Saturday
A number of the young folks from
around here attended the debate CIV
EN- at Perrydale last Friday night.
AL Fournier, Glenn Stewart, Frank
Richardson and Claud Munkers Joined
the Rebekah lodge here Saturday
night.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-03-18
PEDEE

Mr.. Gillian is absent from home on
a business trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willet have gone to
Simpsons logging camp.
Mrs Vale and sons visited at the
home of Jesse Yost over Sunday.
Thomas Arnold, of Black Rock, Wis
tied friends and relatives here this
week.
Miss Lily Roland attended the sur
prise party at Mr.. Ronco's home Sat-
urday night.
Levi Burbank, who has been work
ing at Black Rock, has returned and
will spend the summer with his
brother, Pine.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-03-18
NOTICE
A Word to Land Sellers.

wish that all farmers in Polk
County who have land to sell would
come in and list their property with
my partner, John Bird, at Dallas. DO
not wait to see me, for 1 am busy in
Portland and Salem getting your buy
ers Price your property to sell-not
for speculation. 1 know what farms
are worth, so II you don't price them
right you will not have any inquiries.
c. HUGHES.
Our offices: c. Hughes Land Co, 610
Lewis Building, Portland; Hughes &
Parker, 467 State Street, Salem;
Hughes & Bird, Main Street, Dallas.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-03-18
POLK.

Farm work is progressing rapidly.
Much grain has been put in the last
week.
j. G. Diehm bought brood mare
from Mr.. Ramsey.
Bernhard Friesen and family visited
at the home of II. ]. Rose, at Rick
reall last Sunday.
Mrs. Gerhard Rempel, of Ranata,
British Columbia, is visiting at the
home of her mother, Mrs. Helena
Peters, in honor of Mrs Peters 18th
birthday.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-03-18
news OF POLK COUNTY
ITEMS CONTRIBUTED BY RUST
LING LOCAL CORRESPONDENTS.
Happenings of Interest i'm Various
Neighborhoods Told in Interest
ing Manner.
POPCORN

Grain sowing is in progress in the
hills.
George Munyon has been visiting
friends in Salem.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Grice celebrated
their silver wedding at their home Sat
urday.
Jerome Keiser, of Washington, has
been visiting his cousin, A. B. and S.
d. Gibson.
Mrs. Horace Sykes and baby are Wis
iting at the home of Mr. and Mrs
John Sykes
James Best and James Edgar have
bought new shearing outfits, which are
run with gasoline engines.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-03-18
PEOPLE YOU KNOW
COmings and Golngs as Told by Our
Exchanges.
Csheridan SUM

Clay Rowell made a business trip to
McMinnville. Monday
r. A. Campbell shipped a car load
Of fat cattle to Portland. Monday.
p NJ. Churchman spent several days
the past week at Dallas and Salem
The Masonic Lodge and the order OF
Eastern star gave a farewell recep-
tion at their hall on Tuesday evening
to Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Bewiey who viii
remove to Alberta. Canada
CMeMinnville -Register)
@. o. Holman. Of Dallas. arrived
wednesday morning 20 be with his
father. Uncle Dan who IL seriously
IN.
Rev. Chester Gates and wife Of St
Johns. are visiting at the home Of the
formers grandparents. Rev. and Mrs-
Joseph Hoberg- Rev. Gates h pastor
Of the Evangelical church al 81 Johns.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-03-18

Call and see the best and cheapest
Stump Puller.-At the Dallas Iron
Works.
Legal blanks for sale at this Office.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-03-18

Byers, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Vernon, Mr.
and Mrs. L. Beck and family, r. IL
Haviland, Chapman Haviland, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. W. Hogg and family and Le-
land Roberts.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-03-18

ments were served. The Doctor was
presented with a purse of $5S as a
token of love and esteem from his
many friends.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-04-22
AFTER CUSTOMS.
COLLECTOR WANTS LA CROSSE
AND SUPERIOR PORTS CON-
vEYED TO HIS TERRITORY.
MANY MILLIONS INYOL YED
Would Reduce New Orleans District
and Blot Out Marquette Dis
trict Altogether.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Collector w.
get Congress to rearrange the Mil
waukee customs district so it will in
clude that portion of the Mississippi
river which forms the Wisconsin
boundary of the state and that portion
of Lake Superior which forms the
northern boundary.
Thus two ports of Importance would
be transferred to the Milwaukee dis
trict, Superior and La Crosse. Supe-
riOr is now in the Marquette district
and La Crosse is in the New Orleans
district. Since the lumber business
petered out La Crosse has lost most
of it's Importance as port, but Supe-
rior is growing in Importance every
day, due largely to the great ore traf-
fic on Lake Superior.
The New Orleans district runs all
the way up the Mississippi river The
Marquette district takes in only the
upper peninsula of Michigan and a
strip of Northern Wisconsin, in which
Superior is located
Mr.. Devos would wipe out the Mar
quette district altogether. throwing
the whole of it into the Milwaukee dis
trict or cutting it in two and giving
the eastern half to the Grand Rapids,
Mich, district and the western half
or that part which is in Wisconsin, to
the Milwaukee district.
The imports at Superior do not run
high, but the exports do. AS there is
duty of approximately 25 per cent,
it would mean the swelling OF duty
collections by about $4,000 for this
district. The exports amounted to ST.
100000. The port of Superior last year
recorded clearances amounting to $780,
631 ,051 and the arrivals at that port
totaled $27,128,537 in value.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-04-22
sEIDEL lNAueuRArED MAYOR.
Right Of Seif-Government To Be Key.
note of His Administration.

Milwaukee. The government Of
the city of Milwaukee, which for
over decade, with the exception
of two years under republican rule,
has been controlled by the democratic
party, has passed into the hands of
the social democrats with Mayor Emil
Seidel as their leader.
The old common council had its last
session, and after transacting some un-
finished business gave way to the new
members.
Mayor Seidel will have back of him
twenty-one supporters, all members of
his party, to enact into law all the
measures, not in conflict with the city
charter, which he may advocate in the
next two years. The majority consists
Of ten democrats and four republicans.
The council chamber was densely
packed when the new city officials
took their places. Alderman Edmund
T. Melms was elected to the presi-
dency of the council and Carl d.
Thompson was chosen city clerk.
Following these elections Mayor Sci
del was escorted to the chamber and
delivered his inaugural message.
Home Rule Paramount Issue.
Before all things, home rule, tae
right of self-government, should be Sc
cured for the city of Milwaukee" said
the mayor in the course of his address.
Other measures advocated by the
mayor included the promotion of the
well-being of the working class of the
city; enforcement of sanitary meas,
ures, the establishment of a bureau OF
municipal research with view to
placing the finances of the city on a
sound and sane basis; and the combin-
ing of various Offices to save expense
He asked the council and city attor.
ney to report later as to the feasibility
for establishing a municipal lighting
plant.
Following the inaugural ceremonies
reception to the newly installed city
officials was held at West Side Turner
hall.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-04-22
SENATOR GOING TO EUROPE TO
URGE COLONEL TO ENTER
INTO CAMPAIGN.
TO SAVE THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
Hope Centers in Him if Republican
House Is to Be EIected.-Demo-
cratic Success in East an
Incentive.

Washington, April 81. - However
they may be explained, the results of
the elections in the Fourteenth Massa,
chusetts and Thirty-second New York
Congressional districts emphasize the
fact that the fight for control of the
next house of representatives will be
a holly contested one.
Doubtless, as is stated, local issues
played an important part in both cases
and contributed largely to the election
of Democratic congressman in Repub-
lican districts. But the most import
ant result is that these elections have
given added confidence to the Demo
Gratis and have imbued them with re-
newed hope of success, and they will
go into the campaign this fall with a
determination to use every influence
to elect a majority of the house.
It is being impressed upon the Re
publican leaders here that there is
one man who can do more than any
other individual to elect Republican
house. That man is Theodore Roose-
welt. If he will go upon the stump
this fall and in half dozen speeches
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-04-22
STUDY WORKERS. RISK.
Joint Legislative Committee Members
Take Up Industrial Insurance.

Milwaukee.-The special joint legis-
lative committee on industrial insur-
ance has begun what promises to be
the most important session the COM
mittee has held in the school board
rooms at the city hall.
The committee consists of Senators
A. w. Sanborn, Ashland, chairman;
e. 7. Fairchild, of Milwaukee, and J.
J. Blaine, of Boscobel, and Assembly
men Wallace ingalls,, of Racine; C. B.
Culberson, of Stanley; Walter Eagan,
of Superior, and George G. Brew, of
Milwaukee,
The committee has two tentative
bills to consider The first bill is in
tended to modify the liability of en-
pioyers in negligence actions as re-
CARDS the defenses of assumption of
risk, fellow servants and contributory
negligence.
The second bill provides for com
pensation of employees injured. In
case of total disability the amount al
lowed equals the full compensation for
death, payable as pension. In case
of partial disability the sum is re-
duced
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-04-22

in various part of the country indorse
the Payne-Aldrich tariff law and APP
prove the Taft administration in gen
eral he will rescue many doubtful dis
tricts and put ginger into the Repub-
lican ranks.
That he can be the savior of his
party will be explained to him before
he reaches this country.
Senator Elihu Root of New York
has announced that he would sail
for Europe on May 81, bound for The
Hague, where he goes as the repre-
sentative of this government in the
settlement of the New Foundland fish
cries question. While that is his Os-
tensible mission his real errand is to
meet Col Roosevelt before he sails for
America ard go with him over the
whole political situation.
Has Roosevelt's Confidence.
Senator Root has the entire conf
dence of Col. Roosevelt, who for sew
eral years was governed by his advice
as secretary of state. Likewise, Sena-
tor Root is in the confidence of Presi-
dent Taft, and has of late represented
the president in matters pertaining to
New York politics.
Little doubt is felt here that Roose-
welt will enthusiastically indorse the
Taft administration and the Payne
Aldrich tariff act
His son-in-law, Representative Long
worth of Ohio, has done SO in speech
that will be used by the congressional
campaign committees as campaign
document, and Mr.. Longworth has al
ready accepted an invitation to make
a stumping tour and repeat the speech
in various parts of the country.
With Col. Roosevelt himself on the
stump, defending the administration,
the leaders feel confident that the
house will be saved and public senti
ment will be very materially changed
in their favor.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-04-22

in opposition to the railroad bill, de-
claring that it was the purpose OF
the administration to so change the
personnel of the supreme court of the
United States so as to reverse former
decisions on the rights of states to
control questions involving railroad
legislation
1T must be apparent to everyone, :"
Purcell proceeded, that when the
president and the attorney general
drafted this law they were familiar
with existing laws in relation to the
matter covered by section ~. 1t is
fair to assume that they put it in this
bill because they wanted to see it be-
come law. Section u. if enacted,
would conflict with the decisions men
toned.
Two vacancies now practically ex-
ist Two more soon will exist in the
natural course of events. This will
make at least four appointments that
the president will have to make.
Having the power to appoint the
members of this court, who finally de-
termine the law upon all questions he
has the opportunity to appoint those
whose sentiments in regard to the sec
ton IL accord with his. The attor-
ney general would, no doubt, grace the
supreme bench. If he were appointed
would he not support his own handi-
work?
How easy it would be for the pres
Il io %o
bring about change in existing laws,
and to foist upon the people the pro-
visions of section II as the law Of
the land.
"The pending bill demonstrates
that he is strongly inclined toward the
interests of the railroads. Therefore,
would he not make appointments OF
court Of commerce judges, known to
be favorable to the railroads?
IF this should happen, then by the
passage of this bill all the benefits
and protection given by court deci-
sions may be lost, and the railroads
may, by our action, be authorized to
accomplish those very things in mat
tiers of consolidation, which the courts
have determined they could not do be-
cause they were detrimental and de-
structive to the right of the people"
Mr.. Purcell criticized many of the
provisions of the bill Of the proposed
court of commerce be complained and
said that no established lawyer could
desire a place on it's bench because it
would be "a vortex of passion and
greed
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-04-22
"GERM" PLAY BY GOODS.
Unique Comic Opera Will Be Staged
At Madison.

Madison-Life in Germland pro-
duceded on the stage! This is what
is planned for an invitation perform
ance to be given by goods of the state
university.
The chief characters in this odd
play, which is based on the declaration
of war by the denizens of "Germland"
upon human life, include Pneumonia,
journalist; Mike Robe, roWdy
tacita tetanus, a messenger, speeches.
because of her locked Jaw; Bessie Ba-
cillus and Teddy, an up-to-date tuber-
Gle.
The love story is that of Teddy and
Bessie, who plan to live their honey
moon in a swamp and buy house in
broken sewer pipe, block and a
half from the pesthouse.
The author of the strange play is
W. H. Matchette, conductor for thir-
ty years of comic and grand opera
Among the characters is Miss Hazel
Brown, of Minneapolis, one of the r.
B. s or germs of tuberculosis.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-04-22
STRICKEN IN CHURCH.
Wisconsin State Senator Has Stroke
of Paralysis.

Wausaukee.-Whil conducting his
Sunday school class in the Presbyte-
rian church here, H. P. Bird, senator
from this district the last two terms
was suddenly stricken with paralysis
The children were in a state border
ing on panic, but were quoted by the
teachers of the other classes. who
summoned medical aid, pending the
arrival of which they made Mr.. Bird
as comfortable as possible.
Later the stricken lumberman was
taken to his home, where his condi-
ton tonight is showing slight improve.
ment, though still regarded as critical
by the attending physicians.
Mr.. Bird had just returned with his
family from his winters sojourn in the
South, and at once resumed his work
in the Sunday school.
Mr. Bird is one of the best known
lumbermen in the West. He has re.
sided here for the last twenty years,
coming here from Marinette.