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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-07-25
OBSERVER AWARDS PRIZES
Mrs. Arthur Starr Sends in Best List
Of Dallas Advertisers.

For sending in the most nearly cor
rect list Of Dallas business firms nam
ed IN the Observers knowledge con-
test the first prize-a vacuum carpet
eIeaner-was awarded to Mrs Arthur
Star. Of this city. Mrs. Starr 5 list
was received at this Office in less than
fuo hours from the time the paper
vas mailed at the postofiiee-
The second prize Of $50 IN cash
vas awarded 90 Maurice Dalton, 81
this city.
The Observer j. greatly plea-ed
~ifb the success Of this competition,
A. Il caused a large number Of pros-
neefive buyers 10 resd the hst Of bar
esins offered b. enterpT1sing mer-
chants 0f Dallas
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-07-25
Artisans To Meet.

A special meeting of Dallas Assem-
bly, No. 46, United Artisans, has been
called for next Thursday evening at
p. m. for the purpose of making
arrangements to attend a meeting of
Capitol Assembly at Salem the fol
lowing Friday night Initiatory ex-
ercises will be the attraction, and il
is the intention of large number of
the Dallas Artisans to be present A
special train has been chartered and
will leave here at Z p. m, and return
ing will leave West Salem at u:15
D. m.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-07-25
DNTRACTOR FINISHES MILE
hart Teal Rushes Work on Branch
Line to Cement Quarry.

. After a brief but strenuous piece
n vork, Albert Teal has finished one
Sie Of the grading on the new spur
\ he Salem, Falls City & Western
.hilway, which has been surveyed
nm bridgeport to the cement rock
ksry of the Portland Cement Com
Inn about four miles west of Dal-
n Mr.. Teal has had 25 men and 13
.sms IN his employ, and has made
Esually rapid progress. Further
|vanee in the work has been tempo
Iny stopped by delay in obtaining
I'm Of way over part Of the line.
ITwo miles of the road remain to be
|sded from Bridgeport. The termi-
II is at present near the hop house
1 the ]. NJ. Farley place. A grad
per cent has been obtained.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-07-25
Glass on Vacation.

'W P. Miller, teacher in the Meth
5lM Sunday school, left this morning
2ih number of the boys of his
as on vacation trip to the Siletz.
'Ag will travel by wagon, and will
absent during the remainder of the
.eek, returning in time to appear in
aS next Sunday. The time will be
'upied in hunting, fishing and other
ports appropriate to the occasion.
DE following members of the class
tm the party; Max and Dewey AL
bh, Glenn and Virgil Brock, Willie
|lmouds, Harold Miller, Ted Berg,
|aah Wilson, Otis Hayes, Albert
|eAnett, Willard Swan, Jack Eallin.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-07-25

Legal blanks for sale at this office.
Brown & sibley. Attorneys Notary.
Oscar Hayter. lawyer. Rooms and
s, UgloY Building.
If you want fine photographs. Cher
rington Is always ready
The Bon Marche for the Spa ic
cream-best In the city-fiavors. choc-
olate, vanilla, strawberry.
& The Farmers Fire Relief Associa-
ton Cf ButtevilIe. oregon; J. d. Winn.
agent Buena Vista. Oregon If
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-07-25
HOUSE NOTES
,,.ms Real Estate Transfers
puri i'Ss other News Briefly Told.

4 MARRIAGE LICENSES.
Rivers and Hansena Berk-
AlIs nOih i q Independence
||,%IsIsTERIAL T. REdIsTRATIoN.
|''lsn ,s,1nr R. blackstone, Baptist
n'eM a''s, NAMES REGISTERED
r..oIe Jersey Farm-W @
'.voW, p Riekreali.
PROBATE.
i. Guardianship of J. G. Palley,
y 'ne ~ s G. A. Wells, W. ). Me
|eenps'sa"I s I D. Wim appointed ap-
Iassls ~ estate of Samuel II. Peter
p ,lu,eossd, lue Grove A. Peterson APP
b, I,,a1 as'y"inGil administrator on fling bond
'Inleu e 5000, letters to issue; bond
sum = \ I ssnnroyed, and P. II. John
I e b in NJ. Hewitt and D 2. s'ltt APP
lalt% y! fSe 'st estate of Lena 7. Gilbert, de, !.
- l'' petition for order of sale Of
'seu, t.,a fled ordered that citation
q ss'@ y the heirs and devisees to APP
W y sooIember = 5, at 10 a M, to show
q 'vT ,Iby order Of sale should not
'ss made as prayed for.
REAL ESTATE.
AL Il stickney to Walter L.
,en'' =" % ID, acres, { S S, s W, $4,000.
cAe, c.;s r Damon ct ux to Alexan-
la,,D ra',rter. lots in Falls City, $40.
! ~ r Hudson ct ux to Edwin Ja-
Z ,',n lol in Dallas, $40.
sVI' ! + Wilson to Perie Mark ct nx,
7 I. 'fonrth i interest in 32O acres, I . >,
and 7 ", 800.
asy ',' Hudson and hus to Lula B.
'as ''siI lots in Dallas, $40.
' 'Jrin jacobson ct uxS to L. d.
,su. LOT in Dallas, 800.
III ! Cook and hus to Mrs. Q. G.
II, lots in Independence, $500.
an amos Sykes ct ux to j A. Laycock,
'' acres. t Z S, + 4 W, $4,000.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-07-25
Marion Stream Gets $4,000 Trout:

SALEM, July 23.-Shipment OF
24,0O0 young Eastern brook trout
has been received in this city by
Houser Bros. through the efforts OF
Representative Hawley. The trout
will be consigned to Battle Creek.
The fry were in excellent condition
when received and there is every rea-
son to believe that they will survive
and propagate freely.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-07-25
Consult Him.

&@ Wednesday and Thursday of
~ this week, DIR. Lowe, the opti-
clan, who has been coming to Dallas
for so many years, will again be at
the Hotel Gail You can do no bet
ter than to consult him about your
eyes and glasses. II
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-07-25
OWNS BOTH CITY THEATERS
Henry Stump, Proprietor of Star,
Buys the Grand Here.

w. j. Larson, who for some months
past has had charge of the Grand
moving picture theater on Court
street in this city, has sold out to
Henry Stump, proprietor of the Star
theater on Main street, who will
henceforth conduct both houses. The
Grand will be run every night in the
week, except Sunday, as at present,
but the Star will be open to the pub
lie only on Friday and Saturday even
ings. -,
The same high grade pictures will
be maintained at both places, and
vaudeville will be an attraction from
time to time.
Mr.. Larson left Monday afternoon
for Portland, where he will take II
the practice of dentistry.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-07-25
SOLDIERS WILL CAMP
LOCAL MILITIA TO LEAVE FOR
FORT STEVENS SOON ~
Annual Outing of Oregon Nation !,
euard-Recent Company H
Promotions.

Orders have been received bv Can.
tam Walter l. Tooze, Jr., Comnany
4, Fourth Infantry, o. N q 70 i'ans talis
his company to Fort Stevens ot M tGo
mouth OF the Columbia River far @ y
ten-days outing and encampment to
commence on August 7. THE Gonna a.
ny has been ordered to leave nalIas %
~ b:3O q. m, August 7, via the Salom
Falls City 4 Western Railway. 10 Sa
lem, and will leave Portland ot lO.g0
a. m. for Astoria. Nv
Fort Stevens is located about fvo
miles from Astoria, and abont ton
miles from Gearllart, one of orn
gon s famous summer coast rosorts
Il is an ideal camping ground. Tbe
Centennial will then be IN full SWING
at Astoria, and the camp will he =
most delightful one. Boats win run
from Fort Stevens to Astoria abont
every half hour, and there will be
plenty of opportunity for the men 10
visit the fair:
Service Pay Allowed.
Regular service pay will be allowed
all enlisted men in attendance First
enlistment men will receive $1.25 per
day, besides clothing, board and trans
portation, while second enlistment
men will receive $3.50 per day. Be-
sides receiving much useful instruc-
ton, the men will be given an oppor-
tunlty of enjoying an outing at the
beach, and undoubtedly will take part
IN the big parade at the Astoria cele-
bration.
Company H can accommodate
about ten more recruits, and up to
that number the officers of the com
pany would be pleased to enlist able
bodied citizens between the ages of IS
and 20 to take this trip, if possible,
combining pleasure with duty. and
incidentally fitting themselves to pro-
tect their country in time of need.
Captain Tooze and Lieutenant Stat
rim will take enlistments any time
prior to next Tuesday.
Building Launch.
Private l.. H. Ghorke and Sergeant
Waye Greenwood are not going to de-
pend upon the boat service at Astoria
and Fort Stevens for their trips
back and forth, but are building
gasoline launch of their own, which
they will take down with them II is
their intention to leave Portland in
their boat August and make the
trip down by water
Sergeant Wayne Greenwood has
been promoted to first sergeant; cor
Dorals B. A. Teats and Harold H.
Rich have been promoted to SER
privates Leon J. Elder and
George Morton and musician R. w.
Finseth have been promoted to cor
Dorals; and privates Norval Gates
and f. Il. Comstock have been pro-
noted to musicians.
The plans for the new armory are
low being drawn and bids will be
lsked for within the next week. Cap
ain Tooze is in receipt of letter !.
rom General Finer in which he says ]
hat work will be commenced on the
as soon as possible, 1t is the
of the members of Company
/ to give series of entertainments
md invitation social affairs in their
lew armory this winter.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-07-25
Meat Market Moved.

The Union Meat Market has moved
|rss the street to its new location
the corner of Main and Mill, where
neat and airy shop has been fitted
!
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-07-25

The Bon Marche for the Spa" Ice
cream-best in the city--flavors, choc-
olate, vanilla, strawberry
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-07-25

The Bon Marohe for the Spa" ice
cream-best in the city-flayors, choc-
olate, vanilla, strawberry
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-07-06
ENGLISH BIBLES.


The British Museum has gather
ed together wonderful. collection
of English Bibles in the Three Hun
dredth anniversary of the Authorize
ed Version.
One of the most important is an
octave Tyndale Testament, which is
the only copy surviving the edition
printed for Tyndale at Worms in
1926 or 1926 by %schoeffer, after the
translator was compelled to flee
from Cologne. The copy is owned
by the Bristol Baptist College to
whom it was %bequeathed by the viii!
of the famous Baptist minister. DR..
Andrew Clifford. 1t is estimated TO
be worth $50. OOO-that is, the col.
lectors would be willing to give that
much for 1T.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-07-06

TO the contrary with great mouth and
notified wrinkled body that great
ly resembles worn out leather. But
when be Is landed, turn him on his
bnck and tickle him a little and he
will change his fiabby appearance by
swelling up like a globe and from
this appearance you would think it
very important, but it is only pulled
up. Did you ever meet people like
that? Upon some occasions when
given Il slight stimulus they swell up
greatness and beauty, butgthere is
nothing substantial about it; it's
Just air some times hot, at other
times cold. A little fiattery and a
little tickling Of vanity and they
swell with an egotisticle pride. But
pride is about as un%substantial a
thing as that which puffs up the
blow-fsh. Our business is to grow
up, not to blow up, or swell up. We
are to build up, not puff up. How
ever undesirable the inflated charac.
ter may be we often find him and
must suffer the embarrassment he
brings and await his passing. This
reminds us that we may be in pos
session of some of these. peculiar
folks as Il city, Judging from a blat-
ed conversation directed against
some Of the leading men of the civ
and especially against the women of
the city who desire a purer and bet
ter society for their boys and girls
TO live in. Now something tickled
that bunch and they swelled up and
with ease could stand about ana
smoke and chew and spit and cuss
and speak lightly of the good inten-
lions and work of the pure woman
MOOD of the city. This reminds us
again hat it is said that a house
without a woman is a Stag House
and a town in which the women are
moi given due credance is a Stae
Town, and a party in which no won-
en- are allowed in a Stag Party an
! presume that a nation that will net
! proper consideration to the
righs of its women will soon reach
S~tagnatiOn.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-07-06

LOGIC.

One OF the greatest needs of THIS
country is logic. In a nation or
land where everybody votes it is
quite important that everybody have
the ability to think straight and
correctly, to discriminate between
things that differ and get the truth.
1hls is a power possessed today by a
very few men. If cur public schools
would teach straight thinking and
practical logic unconnected with any
particular views with public affairs
it would be worth more than any of
the sciences, more than anything
else it could teach. We could make
mention OF considerable. number OF
Congressman who need a kinder
.garten course in this subject.
" Soy
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-07-06
A TRICK.

The criminal class of the coun-
try often succeed in getting the
news papers to give large space to
the wives, mother and other rela-
tives of criminals. Pathetic are
their stories Of the sufferings Of the
mother of the man who murdered a
dozen people. Because of tie moth
err or young wife the brute should not
be punished! The sufferings OF the
mother and wives and children OF
the innocent men he has murdered
are not taken into account, only the
relatives of the criminal. The gNoi
of society is as nothing to these muI
derorS and their friends. Let t:l4
brute kill all the persons he desires
but don't hurt him because Of hi!
old mother, his wife and children,
Bosh! It's a dodge to be playing up,
OH the sympathies of the public ant
a trick That will cause a larger nun.
Der OF crimes and the daily paper
shonld not lend itself to such fol
tly.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-07-06
BAD TASTE.
AA9O<@

The prisoner shook hands with
each member of the jury, etc" does
not have the right kind Of taste and
sound to one who desires justice and
good government. If the prisoner
who is acquitted is to make a pub
lie acknowledgment to the jury, is
it not a subtle appeal to acquit on
other grounds than justice? The
jury ought to represent justice, blind
to all consideration but the evidence
and the fact of guilt or innocence
The Judge may properly thank a
jury for their patience and attention
to a case, whichever way it decides,
If the prosecution is to thank 1t
when it convicts, and the attorneys
for the defence and the acquitted
prisoner when it acquits, we seem to
be introducing elements that do not
belong there. Any attempt to re'
ward the jury for it's finding on
either side should be sternly rebuk-
ed or published by the judge as an
attempt to influence it during its
deliberations. A man acquitted by
an honest jury is under no obliga'
.tions to it.
~ -. w "a mn
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-07-06
PER CONTRA.

A newspaper asks the Question
Why is ii that thousands Of people
OF all classes like to beat the rail
road?' and then proceeds to answer
by saying The answer is easy 1t
is a the railroads are trying
to beat the people. There is not a
person in the country who has not
been a considerable traveller on
railroads who has not been cheated
by them in many cases many times.
Of course the great majority of peo-
pie are too honest to try to cheat
the roads in return; but there are
many people who like to try to get
square with the roads. When the
railroads give the people a square
deal they will find, hat all but a
very few of the people will be honest
with them The writer has travel
ed a great deal over the railroads
and has never had occasion to feel
that the railroad was trying to cheat
III VII hS OlllCl I'll uS HAS
found that they were quite willing
to accommodate and give fair treat
ment as train men and company.
Our railroads in general are man
aged by honorable men and in a very
much larger measure than they nave
credit, are trying to give a reasona-
BILE service to the general public and
are not in a cheating business. A
man is as much justified in cheating
a Butcher or Grocer or Editor as the
railroad. He ought not to think Of
using a ticket on the railroad for
which he has not paid or the COM
pany received proper remuneration
any more than using meat and groc-
cries and a newspaper without pay
ing for them in the usual manner.
4A9s%
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-07-06

!
WHO'S WHO|
+ !
~ IN ~ I
+ I'm =
+ SOUTH DAKOTA !
By O. " Cou,sey. :
OUR TEMPERANCE ORATOR.
(Wriuen for the Mitchell Daily
ReEuhlican.)

When Disraeli, in a bitter duel of
debate in the House of Commons with
the resouTceful Gladstone. alluded Ia
the latter as a man 'inebliated with
the eXubelance Of his w verbos-
ity," lie was. but ueading millly or
the foothills of taat eXuberance OF
verbosity, that wealth OF classic
prose, that geyser of hlistering cpl
grams, characteristic OF the Eeyer-
end Doctor Walter NJ. Grafton, su
perintendent OF the Anti-SalooN
League of South Dakota.
Grafton is one OF those men to
whom we refer in the modern Yer
nacular of u vulgar age as a stem
corker." He has II OF the Very
finest and most complete Libraries @!
any mai in the northwest. And, by
the way, Grafton did not buy his
books and tuck them away neatly or
a library shelf merely as an orna-
ment, but he reads them. Yes. and
such a memory. Ask him the con
tents of any volume you may choose,
and it is like tapping a perennial!
fountain, for Immediately there gush-
es forth from his lips such a bubDiine
paraphrase CT its contents that cnG
becomes d~umbfounded at the details
of his analysis.
When Dir. Gansaulu., pastor Of
the Central church, Chicago, anj
head of the Armour Institute Of Teen.
nology, was preparing to graduate
from Ohio Wesleyan, he failed mis-.
erably in part of his examinations
An investigation of the cause dis
closed the fact that instead of fo,'
lowing closely the daily routine WORT
of his classes he had slipped awaS
and instead had read all, or nearly
all. of the books in the pubic Ii
brary. The old professor of lite.a'
made an apology for him; othc,
members of the faculty made inter
c%ession, and he was finally gradual
ed conditionally. Yet, strang. as i
may seem, he is the only member O.
mis- class who has even been hear,
of in public life, and the onls ont
who ever brought honor to his Ain;
Mater.
Not long since lie said in a publ,
address. II no longer have time II
read books,-my life is too crow-et
with work. ] am simply uMEg tho
large fund of information q gainct
from reading so many books whilt
| was a boy" IN a measure this j!
true of Doctor Grafton. He can Tx
longer stop to read; he simply boil:
over, stews and re-stews, uses ant
resuses, the vast deal OF informa
ton gained from reading while
boy. Yet he is always refreshing il
his addresses. XII
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-07-06

j. G.. Holland gives the following
words worthy Of notice-"God give
US men. A time like this demands
strong minds, great hearts, tue
faith, and ready hands; men whom
the lust Of Office does not kill; men
whom the spoils of office II m buy;
men who possess opinions and will
men who have honor; men who will
not lie: men who can stand before a
demagogue and scorn his t%reachefouS
batteries without winking; tall men;
sun crowned, who live above the fee
in public duty and private thinking
For while the rabble, with theil
thumb worn creeds, their large pro,
LESSONS and their little deeds, ming.e
in selfish strife, 10! Freedom weeps
wrong rules the land, and waiting
Justice sleeps If this be the PEG.
pies prayer let the people answer
it. Let the people make their OWL
nominations for the man in publ.
office and then elect them. If there
is bribery and corruption in our cit,
state and national affairs it is large
ly the fault of the people. There arc
able and honest men in all places anC
such men can be elected if the homes,
voters will unite in voting for them
Don't leave your duty to another; lei
every man live and, act as a respon,
sible party in all these affairs &c,
we must act as we'll as think for we
live in deeds not years, in feelings,
not in figures on a dial. In thoughts
not breaths; we should count Tine
by heart throbs; and remember that
he most lives who thinks most, who
feels the noblest. and who acts the
best.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-07-06

A n OF HONOR.

Pubic officials would do we'll to
have higher ideals in expense ac-
counts charged to the Government.
Frequently the law provides for the
payment of travelling expenses.
These do not include everything in
ones personal expense. Presumab-
ly one would have some expenses at
Nome. Some expenditures. such as
tips to a porter or servants are
strictly personal. One is not re-
quired to give them. If he does they
should come out of his own pocket.
A very prominent architect turned
in a bill to the Government for
"Pressing Clothes Now, it is con-
ceivable that the official thought his
clothes were damaged by the travel
and needed pressing in consequence,
but a nicer II of honor would
have led him to pay the bill out of
his, own pocket. He had it to do any
way since the auditor refused to al
low the item. The intention OF the
law is usually plain and a hign
minded official will omit doubtful
expenses.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-07-06

was a constant clamor among the
clergy and Others Of his friends that
he should take unto himself a
wife But Grafton took plenty of
time to find that wandering. rib
hewn out of his side, as pei! the
Bible a%llegory, to be returned to him
as his helpmeet. Blushing maids on
two continents had made googoo
eyes at him, but of no avail. Grafton
was looking for the proper rib. In.
May of last year he found it in the
person of DR.. Clara Belts, of Miller.
s. D. Recently their union was
blessed by the arrival of Walter G..
Grafton, jr.. The father was born
the year Lincoln was shot; the son
came into being on WashingtoE's
birthday. If the little fellow
proves as aggressive and as rfearless
as his dad, his name will no. doubt
find its niche insthe Hall of Fame.