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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-11-14
DALLAS COMPANIES TO
RESUME OIL DRILLING
Polk County Oil, Land & Gas Com
pany Stockholders Vote to Start
Work Immediately.

At a meeting of the stockholders
of the Polk County Oil, Land &
Gas Company held in the Office Of
Fred Wagner recently, it was decid-
ed to collect the amounts recently
subscribed and to begin work again
without any further delay. Some
thing like $500 has been pledged,
and the drill will be started just as
soon as the amounts are paid in,
which will be by the end of the
week. The project received the en-
dorsement Of the Dallas Commercial
Club at its last meeting, and the
promoters Of it are anxious to deter
mine whether there is oil here.
Work is also 10 be resumed at the
whiteaker well. The Oregon Oil &
Pipe Line Company which has been
operating there, intends to start the
dnill Just as soon as there is enough
water on hand 50 that it will not be
necessary to haul it. The wall is
now down 230O feet to a stratum Of
second oil sand that viii be penetrat-
ed within a short time now, when it
is expected that there viii Be devel-
opments Of Importance. The Com
mereial Club has given its endorse
menf TO this company also.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-11-14
NEW STORE FRONTS PLEASE
MODERN improvements on Main
Street Attractive.

The introduction of modern plate
giass fronts on Main street has made
great improvement there that is
mOeh admired. The old heavy brick
pieS have been replaced with hand
sOne show windows that give admir-
1oie scope for displays. The Gaynor
Snoe : store front was the first to be
-iisned, and when altered according
~ plans for the interior, will be a
very inviting place.
gohn ID Shepherd, the jeweler,
wi move into his new location some
.3 5 TINS week, and viii have it fit
-. ~ handsomely with new fixtures
1- ne has ordered from Portland.
ne new store room being prepar-
s = LOT the Dallas Variety store viii
- oe ready for occupancy. It has
- .oFerhanled generally and has
--s display windows.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-11-14
BIG TOMATO AND CABBAGE
Striking Evidence of Polk Soil
Fertility.

Henry Smith, a well-knOwn
farmer LIVING Z miles south
east of Dallas on the Luckia-
mute has gathered two pro-
duets of his garden lately that
form undisputable proof that
Polk county soil and climate
are Natures best.
A tomato, weighing one and
three-fourths pounds and meas
uring II inches in circumfer-
ence was one of them.
The other was a head OF
"Drumhead" cabbage that
measured 81 inches across the
leaves. When stripped OF all
leaves and roots, it weighed %
pounds. He has plenty more
heads of cabbage in his patch
that measure four feet across.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-11-14
HEAD Of GUARD IS
| PLEASED WITH
ARMORY
kAys 1T is THE HANDSoMEST
STRUCTURE OF THE KIND
IN OREGON AND WORTHY
OF PRIDE.
BALL TEAM IS ORGANIZING
Captain Tooze Preparing to Line UP
Husky Veteran Basket Ball Toss
ers For Winter Season of Sport
Paraphernalia Ordered and Prac-
ticing to Begin This Week.
BALL TEAM is ORGANIZING

The work of building Dallas hand
some $4,000 Armory is rapidly near
kng close. The exterior finishing
has been completed, with the eXcep-
lion Of anixing the replica of the
tate seal Of Oregon, and the strik-
Ing lines of the big structure, sur
mounted by warlike battlements and
EatchtOwer, attract admiring atten-
lion. The plasterers are now at
work on the interior, and it is thought
That the building will be ready for
use by the first of next month.
Colonel James Jackson, Inspector
General, and Adjutant General Viii
liam E. FINER, of the state military
board Of the Oregon National Guard,
were in the city recently to inspect
the progress Of construction. In
speaking of the appearance Of the
building to Captain Tooze, Jr., com
mander of the local company, Ad-
|Jutant General FINER praised it
highly and said that it was the hand
soonest building of the kind anywhere
IN Oregon, and that the city and
county should be proud of it. While
here, Adjutant General Finer con-
sented to the purchase of a number
OF extra furnishings such as chairs,
electrOliers, ETC., including the nee
essary furniture for fitting up a wo-
mems dressing room to be used in
connection with public performances
IN the drill room which will be equip
ped for that purpose.
Basket Ball Team.
To add to the gaiety of the winter
season and to revive the interest in
basket ball which may be said to
be the official and preferred sport
Of this city, Captain Tooze is pre-
panng to organize a basket ball
Team from among the members of
Company H. Baskets, suits, and the
vanouS paraphernalia needed have
been ordered, and practicing is ex-
pected to begin this week in the rink.
As soon as the Armory is ready, the
drlll room will be used instead. The
players are to be coached by Ned
shaw and J. Viggers. Among those
VINO are to take part in the prelim-
mary work are the following: Fred
6oydston, Leon Elder, L. G. Shaw,
:. tlggers, Fred Cooper, Charles
rolng, Roy Finseth, Walter Ballan-
tyne, Ned Shaw and Norval Gates.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-11-14
OFFICERS
CONVENTION
ANNUAL MEETING TO BE HELD
IN DALLAS.

Preparations are now being made l5
for the annual convention Of the
school officers of Polk county, when
;s to be held in this city Saturday
December 9. The state laws Of Or
egon provide that each year the the
eountT conn superintendent shall call such
a meeting. and in accordance with
that reouirement, Superintendent d.
z Seymour Is busy arranging the de-
tails Every school district IN the
county Is entitled TO send two dele
o,tes and each delegate Is allowed
fbe sum of = per day to cover eH-
nsnses and loss Of time. The attend
snce. however. Is not limited to dei-
.egstss but all school officers are IN
vited and are welcome, and II Is oe-
l;svs5 that not less than 200 viii be
NnwNN
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-11-14
SATURDAY WEATHER ADDS
NEW RECORD TO STORY OF
MOST REMARKABLE YEAR
IN HISTORY.
CYCLONE HITS WISCONSIN
Chicago Has Warmest November
Day For Years; Heat Prostra-
tions Reported; Sleet Storm in
Iowa, Blizzard in Nebraska and
Snow on Pacific Slope.

With record breaking snow in
Oregon and Washington, in fact over
the entire Northwest, with cyclones
and bizzards sweeping over the mid
die West, and with people being
overcome by the heat in Chicago,
where all records for high temper
ature for November were smashed,
Saturday added another remarkable
performance to the record of a re-
markable year.
With unprecedented high temper
ature in July lasting for record
breaking period, followed by contin-
ued warm weather in August and the
wettest September on record, Ore
gonians experienced the dIyest Octo-
ber for many years, month so dry
that fall plowing was suspended in
many fields Then comes November
which, while not half over, has al
ready set several new marks and
shattered records. The oldest inhab-
liant land in Oregon that means
something) can scarce remember a
season when snow fell so aerly and
records of the weather bureau in
Portland, which was established in
1884, show no previous November
weather that equals the present
month.
Hot in Chicago.
While people ON the Pacific slope
We're Saturday shivering in the icy
blasts of winter, Chicago and the
Lakes region, experienced the hottest
November day for many years and
several heat prostrations were re-
ported. Late in the afternoon cy-
clone swept over portions of South
ern Wisconsin and Northern Illinois
doing thousands Of dollars damage
to buildings and other property and
Continued ON Page Five.)
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-11-14
YOUNG DALLAS BUSINESS
MAN is MARRIED SUNDAY
Henry r. MuscOtt and Miss Dora
Palmer Begin Life's Journey
Together Here.

At a very quiet wedding held in
the city last Sunday night at z
O'Clock at the home Of the groom s
aunt. Mrs. Charles Baker, Mr.. Hen
~ r. Museott and Miss Dora Pal
meE both Of this city, were united
in matrimony by Rev. Leon l. Mey-
err. minister Of the Church Of Christ.
Only immediate relatives were pres
emf.
The groom is connected with the
Star Transfer Company and is well
known In business circles. The bride
has been a resident of Dallas for
some time. They vii make their
home here.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-11-14

is heated by hot air that is changed
regularly during the day by forced
draft supplied by fans driven by a
five horsepower motor installed by
the Oregon Power Company.
The High School and public school
classes contained in the building are
under the supervision of Professor
Thomas H. Gentle, principal of the
Oregon Normal Training school.
Assisting him, Miss Mildora jackson
and Miss Nellie McNeill will have
charge of the two rooms of the High
School on the second floor. Miss
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-11-14
Vacancy Filled

L. s. Loughary went to Portland
this morning on business.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-11-14
REPRODUCTION OF COMIC oP-
ERA BY LOCAL TALENT
WINS UNIVERSAL
PRAISE.
TWO PERFORMANCES GIVEN
After Less Than Two, Weeks Train
ing, Amateurs Astonish By Ex-
cellence of Work-Packed Houses
Net Tidy Sum to Be Used in As
sisting Societies of High School.

Her Majesty's staunch craft, "Pin-
afore," the pride of the navy and
the survivor of many a turbulent
trip, made two very successful voy-
ages out of the port of Dallas last
Thursday and Friday nights. On
board were jolly good crew and
as many landlubbers of this city as
could be comfortably seated on the
main deck with not a case of NAL de
mer reported, although the waves
ran high and the decks were awash
until the scuppers were flooded and
the matches had to be battened down.
The icy winds sang among the
shrouds, and the lowering storm
clouds hid the helmsman's star.
But above it all the strains of catchy
music, the cheerful shouts of the
busy watch and the general air of
hilarity that pervaded everything
brought more enjoyment to the on
lockers than they have had the OPP
portunity of experiencing for many
long time.
Greatly Enjoyed.
On both nights of the perform
ance of the comic opera given under
the direction of Martin E. Robin
son, the auditorium of Woodman
Hall was packed from one end to
the other, and it is entirely doubt
full il ever any production given here
was more thoroughly enjoyed. Both
performances went with snap and
vim. The universal opinion was that
it was an exceptionally fine piece
Of amateur work for which every
one in the cast was entitled to cred
it. This fact is all the more nota-
Bile, when it is recalled that scarce
ly two weeks elapsed between the
time the rehearsals commenced un-
til the opening performance. The
proceeds for the benefit of the High
School amounted to something like
Sl75. and that sum will be distrib-
uted among the various funds nee
essary to carry on the work of the
different organizations among the
pupils. City Superintendent W. l.
Ford was highly pleased with the
result and wished to convey through
the columns Of the Observer his
thanks to the people of Dallas who
rendered assistance.
All Were Good.
To particularize upon the merits
Continued on Page Four.)
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-11-14

The accompanying picture is ta-
ken from a photograph of the hand
some High School building which has
Just been finished in Monmouth at
cost of $20,5O0, and which excels
anything of the kind in other towns
of similar size in the state. 1t con-
tains six school rooms, a large as
sembly room, a library and three
rooms in the basement that will be
used as play rooms and for manual
training. It is equipped with sys-
TEN of fire escapes, and is modern
and well finished and well lighted. 1t
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-11-14

Preparations for the greatest An
CORA goat show ever held by the
Northwest association are quietly go
ing on in this city. The date of the
show has been fixed for January 3,
4 and 5. Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday and is to, be held in the new
Armory. Hundreds of goat breed
ers are expected from every part OF
the Northwest and from Eastern
points. and it is the plan to give an
"Angora venison" banquet under
the auspices of the Dallas CONNER
cial club.
Committee in Charge.
The committee appointed by the
Commercial club to make arrange
ments for the show consists of g. W.
MeBee. Z. S. Grant and H. L. Fen
ton.
Superintendent W. A. Ayres, to
whom was left the selection Of the
badges Of award, has picked out some
very striking designs and will have
them made up. Blue, red and yei-
low will designate the three classes
Of premiums in the regular lists and
also in the four special premium
lists.
Booster Buttons.
For the purpose Of advertising
Dallas and the show as well, Super
intendent Ayres has ordered a thous-
and buttons to be worn by the dele
GATES and visitors. The buttons viii
disnIav a goats head, surrounded BY
the words, Northwest Angora Coat
Association. Dallas, Oregon, lslz- .
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-11-14
Booster Buttons

(COntinued On Page Five
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-11-14

fContinued on Page FIve)
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-11-14
WANT
SHOW IN CITY
MAY EXHIBIT WITH ANGoRA
GOAT ASSOCIATION.

At a meeting of the Polk County
Poultry association held in the Court
House last Saturday, the question Of
holding the annual exhibition Of
fowls was taken up and discussed.
Heretofore the shows have generally
been held in December, but in view
of the inducements made by the
committee for the Northwest Angora
Goat association show to be held
here in the first week in January, it
may be that the date will be post
poned until then. Owing to the loss
of coops and other property IN the
fire Of the old gymnasium last spring
the poultry association will be put
to considerable expense this year.
The goat men have offered to furnish
them the use Of the building, lights,
etc. free Of charge in order to com
bine the two attractions, and the
proposition Is to be discussed at a
meeting Of the poultry association
to be held in the Court House next
Saturday at ? p. m.
Vacancy Filled
The vacancy in the secretaryship
was filed BY the election Of Mrs. J..
L. Braden. T. ID. Phillips was ap-
pointed assistant secretary by Presi-
dent RempeL
A large attendance Of members Of
the association and al others who are
interested In the subject Of poultry
Is desired for the meeting next sat
uriav. In order TO arouse sufficient
interest 10 make the show the sue
cess that It deserves 90 be.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-11-14
WW AdvertiSe Dallas at
Big AmgOra Goat Shoe Here
ONE THOUSAND BUTTONS WILL
BE PINNED ON DELEGATES
AND VISITORS BOOST
ING CITY

Superintendent Ayres Makes selec-
tion of Premium Badges to Be
Used-Commercial Club Committee
Preparing For Biggest Exhibit Ev-
er Made Anywhere By Association
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-11-02
THERE WITH A REPUTATION
Doubtful and Inundated Hubby Now
Probably Believes Wife Can
Keep a Secret.

THE late William Rotch Wister,
the father of American cricket, might
also be said to have been a godfather
OF the feminist movement said a
woman writer at the Acorn club In
Philadelphia.
Mr.. Wister," she continued" abomi-
mated that type of husband who treats
his wife like a child, refusing to take
her into his confidence. | once heard
Mr.. Wister tell a story about a Ger
mantown man of that sort.
The man came back from a busi
ness meeting wherein the future wei
fare of himself and his family was
vitality involved, but he declined tc
tell his wife what had been the meet
ing's outcome.
"'Oh, no. he sneered, 4 can't tel
you anything. You'd repeat 1t If did
You, being a woman, are constitution
ally unable to keep a secret
But the wife, with a quiet smile
retorted: George, did l ever tell the
secret of how you were led astray
that summer the church conference
met in Chicago and got arrested In /;
saloon for biting off the bartender!
carp"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-11-02

these first two pieces, mailing them on
crossways, and drive nails in both
ends to hold the wire IN. Now lay
your barb wire out a short distance
from the fence, a few feet is plenty,
and fasten one end of the wire on the
end of one of these ~twelve-inch pieces
and roll the spool along over the wire,
and you can take it up as fast as you
can walk, as the spool will be as high
as a mans head and he a stand up
straight to take up the wire, and it a
be unrolled just as easily. To unroll
wire from the spools on which it
comes, take two pieces of 2X4, four
feet long, and bore a hole in one end
about the size of the holes in the barb
Wire spool, then take and nail a wide
board, or a few narrow boards, about
eighteen or twenty inches long, on
these 2X4s and have them just a little
wider than the spool and nail a mar.
row board on the opposite end of the
2X4s from the holes. Then take a
stick that will go through the holes,
put the spool of wire in between and
the stick through the 2x4s and
barb wire spool and take hold OF the
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-11-02
Try This Famous Pinex
Pint Of Cough Syrup"
A Family Supply for SOC, Saving ST.
Tho Surest, Quickest Remedy You
Ever Used or Money Refunded.

A cough remedy that saves you 81, and
Is guaranteed to give quicker, better re-
suits than anything else, is surely worth
trying. And one trial will show you why
Pinex is used in more homes in the u. s.
and Canada than any other cough remedy.
You will be pleasantly surprised by the
way it takes right hold of a cough. giving
almost instant relief. 1t will usually stop
the most obstinate, deep-seated cough in
"a hours, and is ~unequaled for prompt
results in whooping cough.
A 50-cent bottle of Pinex, when mixed
with homemade sugar syrup. makes a full
pint of the best cough remedy ever used,
Easily prepared in five miIutes-drections
in package.
The taste ia pleasant-children take it
willingly. Stimulates the appetite and is
slightly laxative-both excellent features.
Splendid for Group, hoarseness, asthma,
bronchitis and other throat troubles, and
n highly successful remedy for incipieIt
lung troubles.
Pinex is a special and highly concen.
trated compound of Norway White Pine
extract, rich in g~uaiacol and other natural
healing pine elements. Simply mix with
sugar syrup or strained honey, in q pint
bottle, and it is ready for use.
PineX has often been initiated, but never
successfully, for nothing else will produce
the same results. The genuine is guaran.
teed to give absolute satisfaction or money
refunded. Certificate of guarantee is
wrapped in each package. Your druggist
has Pinex or will gladly get it for YOU.
If not, send to The Pinex Co., 24l Main
St., Fl. Wayne, Ind.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-11-02
PLAN TO INTRODUCE QUEENS
With Method Described Herewith Bees
Hardly Realize Their Loss and
Seldom Build Cells.

I want to tell how | use the candy
plan to introduce queens without loss,
into colonies full of open brood. Just
at dusk l go to a colony that | wish
to requiem, and kill the reigning
queen, putting the new one at once
in a cage. take one frame from
the middle and put the cage with
wire cloth next to the comb on the
bottom-bar, being sure that the candy
end of the cage touches the brood
comb, writes Selvius ]. Morrison, in
the Gleanings in Bee Culture. The
queen thus detects the comb odor of
Matching, and she is on the brood
comb at once when released by the
bees.
As q~ueen-cells are always nearer
the bottom of the combs, ! have found
this the best way to introduce queens.
With this method the bees hardly
realize their loss, and very seldom
build cells. Italians rarely build cells.
Blacks are the worst, for they will do
things that one does not like. Car
niolans and Bantas are the best, as
their queens are accepted more quick
ly than those of any other races |
know of. / never find a cell started
In colonies where | have put them.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-11-02
ARE o FREE
FROM

Headaches. Colds, Indigestion.
Pains. Constipation, Sour Stomach.
Dzzinessa If you are not. the most
effective. prompt and pleasant
method Of getting nd Of them is to
take. now and then, a desertspoon-
full Of the ever refreshing and truly
beneficial laxative remedy-Syup
Of Figs and Elixir of SIENNA. 1t is
well known throughout the world
as the best Of family laxative rene
dies, because it acts so gently and
strengthens naturally without inn
tatng the system in any way.
To get its beneficial effects it IS
always necessary to buy the genu-
Inc, manufactured by the California
Fig Syrup Co., bearing the name
Of the Company. plainly printed on
the front Of every package.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-11-02
GOOD COVER FOR EXTRACTOR
Failure of Cotton Device Sets Cana
dian to Thinking and He Gen.
trives New Arrangement.

| will tell you how | made a cover
for my root automatic extractor. |
thought the cotton cover was the best
thing out, and it worked we'll so long
as there was no honey o sickness
on the outside of the extractor; but
1t was not so easy to put On after it
had been used a while, so it set me
to thinking. | took the three-eighths
Eastwood lumber from the case that
the extractor came in, and made a
fine cover, writes l. Langsworth of
Arizona, Ont, in the Bee Culture. At
first | did not have wire screen in it;
and every time l opened it, it did not
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-11-02
Fence the fodder,

Fence the fodder!
Pick all half ripe or green tomatoes
before the frosts come.
Paint is the cheapest known insur,
ance against general decay and loss.
If you have a garden you will find
poultry manure valuable at this sea-
son.
The sort of seed corn to select is
the kind that produces bushels-per-
acre.
Gather. your vegetables before
heavy frosts and store in suitable
places.
Decaying organic matter in the soil
adds tc its warmth and stimulates
plant life.
A mixed crop of heterogeneous
and non-nitrogenous plants is often
used to advantage.
1t is not commonly known, but c.
ment sacks are returnable after using,
If o damaged, at a valuation of ten
cents each.
The average yield of Irish potatoes
in Illinois for 1910 was SO bushels per
acre. Sweet potatoes averaged 81
bushels per acre.
The side-delivery hay rake, the bind
er-engine, the hay-stacker and the gas
power garin elevator all are helps to
more profitable farming.
Potatoes and other root crops will
keep well if stored In moist sand, but
the temperature must be kept low
enough to prevent sprouting.
All seed-corn should be selected
from the stalk In the field, so that one
can study not only the grain in the
ear, but the health and vigor OF the
stalk.
AS this Is the age of concrete, this
material is generally coming into favor
on the farm. where II Is being used
to a considerable extent in making
the corn-crib.
Cabbages and root crops generally
require a moist temperature. but thi
does not mean a cold, wet cellar. Othe
vegetables require dryness and an ab
n OF daylight
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-11-02
n

The French Canadian always has
trouble with the aspirate 9TH" At
debating club in the Province Of Que
bee members were required to draw
a slip from a hat and debate upon
the subject they received. A young
countryman arose.
Il have drew the word bat ! must
told you dere is two, tree different
kind Of bat. Dere is de bat wot you
play de baseball wit, de bat wot fly in
de air at night and also de bat where
you take de swim. Success Maya,
zine.