Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-12-06
Albany will move for Y. n. 6. A


organized at Yale.
Much road improvement is going on
around Hermiston.
On one day, one Oakland firm hand
led 10000 pounds of turkeys.
On November 20 Talent man pick
ed fine large ripe strawberries.
Mines in Mormon Basin MaIheur
county are yielding encouragingly.
Prineville banks show big gain;
have resources of about $1,0O0.O00.
Three new postoffices were estab-
lished in Crook county in one week
Within less than two months 29O
carloads of products were shipped
from Union.
Willamina man hung two quarters
of beef in his woodshed one evening,
never saw them again.
Wasco county taxpayers will vote on
a new court house, which the Optim-
list says is badly needed.
Langlois is gradually rebuilding; one
new building is hotel, and the upper
/ d
Woodmen's hall.
/ U. S. Kelsey of Powder River is just
completing an irrigation ditch whereby
he can irrigate 1900 acres of choice
land only one and one-half miles from
the city.
The run of salmon on the Umpqua
for the past season has been a BAN
ner one and as result between $780,
900 and $4,000 will be distributed
among the fishermen.
The latest exploitation of Benton
county lands is being made by the
Bloomington Fruit & Nut company, an
organization completed at Blooming
ton, Illinois, during the summer.
There is not a vacant dwelling nor
business house in Scio and we hear of
more people coming within the next
few weeks, says the News.
Eleven road districts in Linn county
have notices posted calling special
meetings for the purpose of levying a
special tax for good roads purposes
Joseph Herald Several Montana
capitalists are looking over this Sec
ton with a view of making some large |
land investments for stock range; have
made an offer of $4,000 to one of our
sheepmen for his holdings.
In the new Wallowa county beet
fields the best yields average over IA
tons per acre for the entire fields,
while the best special fields average |
fully 20 tons per acre. The total for the
entire crop has been satisfactory and |
the company expects to produce three
times as much next season.
The fruit grown around Banks is of
the kind that takes prizes at fruit ex-
hibits for it's superiority in quality and
flavor The apples are better favored
than most of the apples grown in the
many famous and favored sections of
oregon and Washington, claims the
Herald
The Salem Journal advocates
new $3,00O,O00 capitol building. That
is getting at least fifteen years ahead
of time, thinks the Eugene Guard.
A Hugo, Josephine county man,
says that there has been more clear
ing of land and planting and other ;
development in that country this year
than for many years past.
Another 1000 acres is being planted
to orchard in the Sutherlin valley. This
will be doubled before the planting {
season is over. Heavy planting will be
done i'm other parts of Douglas coun- {
ty also. s
l.. C. Penrod, correspondent No. 9
S033 of the Eugene Commercial club, l
mas arrived and has rented a house G
md will go into the poultry business
He is importing from Pennsylvania
10 blooded fowls.
The 'possum is not to be found :
nut he should be here, for his favor
te fruit, the persimmon. grows here :,
lbundantly wherever it has been tried,
ays the Gold Hill News.
Cider such as would make Bacchus 6
orsake his blushing goblet or Gam
rnus his amber brew, the while Po-
mona smiled, has been sold in Gold 4
1ill the past few days by James Da- r
is, the pioneer miner-orchardist of =
he Blackwell hills, warbles the Gold 6
ill News. :,
Woodville is the scene of great ac- fl
ivity these days, says a correspond "
mt. The foundation of the new bank
) being built; Palmer & Palmer arel
a large warehouse; Mr.. Per-
ival has finished two-stamp mill on N
lis mine adjoining Woodville, and e
ther construction is under way. 90
Ripe red raspberrles in abundance, ii
licked from Oregon bushes on No e'
ember 26, and as luscious as the 10
product. is just one of bi
he many tributes to Oregon climate
lat make this state famous the world
YER And this happened In Lane m
Dunty. close to Eugene, says the Reg p'
ter OF
Correspondence Medford Man-Tri- p'
une: II is hoped that another year III
III bring local matters into such W
lape that Butte Falls will boom and 'l
ANY plants be built and the railroad co
ave plenty of traffic and the timber
agin to move from this point. for the
,nditions are ripe for making this WI
Try important manufacturing center nc
nd point OF distribution. =
Weighted down by clinging snow, :,
Ie first peach tree planted in south a.
N Oregon bowed its head on Thanks a.
wing day and went the way all -,
ings have life must go. For SO years a.
e tree had thrown or the attacks of u,
intry blasts. hut old age had under ~,
ined the strength OF former years
ID the end came. Il was planted in
cksonvllle by Peter Britt In 1857. -