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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-08-15
Alter Twenty Years.

All Mead, of South Dakota, is in the
city, visiting S. w. Blessing, whom he
has not seen since the two of them
came to Dallas 90 years ago. Mr..
Mead lived here for several months
at that time and then went East,
where he has made his home Mrs.
Mead and children are detained in
Portland, where she Is an inmate of
st. Vincent's hospital as the result of
a broken hip, the injury being re-
ceived while alighting from a Port
land street car, when they We're en-
route to Dallas
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-08-15
Physician Coming.

DR.. v c. staats, who has been en-,
gaged in the practice of medicine al
,,r,oo for a number Of years, has an
nounced his intention of removing NE
a#oo n Dallas. He will be located
- the new Williams building on the
oorner Of Main and Court streets anu
has arranged to ocupy the ChalH.sl ,sn
,,ouse on oak street just west oil the
Dallas hospital.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-08-15
Peach PIums Arriving.

Peach plums are finding their way
into the Dallas market. They are
large and are retailing at 2 cents a
pound. Several days ago A j. Bar
ham brought in several nice samples
Of them which were raised on his
place, three and a half miles south
east of Dallas. He also showed an
apple supposed to be a yellow Trans
parent" of good size and appetizing
appearance.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-08-15
n,.,-,buting school laws.

The county school superintendent ]
81. has been busy recently senuins
IN . - Of the oregon school laws
- ali the school ofioers' puolic an a.
-r,,-a,e in the county In one @ u-s
i 1arqe clothes basketsiul NeIs
sars5 An school patrons and o,nsIs .
~ - - = COPY Of the new la"s
sbould call ct superinishosH'
-,our,s ofice at once
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-08-15
DALLAS Girl Married.

News has been received in Dallas Of
the wedding of Myrtle, the only
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. 0. L. Carter,
to Mr.. Arthur Livermore. a prominent
young business man of klamath Falls.
The wedding occurred at the home OF
the brides parents in that city, Au-
gust 1. Mr.. and Mrs. Carter We're
formerly residents of Dallas
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-08-15
Home For a Visit.

Mr.. C. w. Mcleod, a corporal In
the marine corps of the United States
navy, is visiting his father, Mr.. Joe
Mcleod of this city. Some seven
years ago young Mr.. Mcleod lived
here, and he still recognizes Inde-
pendence as his home.-Independ-
ence Enterprise.
Corporal Mcleod was a visitor in
Dallas, also.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-08-15

Dallas has some young and active
boosters. judging from the way tney
have hustled the past few weeks. They
were the main force In raising an ap-
preparation OF $4,000 for a new ar
mory, a like amount to secure a
prune packing plant, and several
smaller sums for various purposes
which VIII help their part OF the
state.-Salem Statesman.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-08-15

Mrs w P. Mills. Of Centralia'
washington. and Mrs. Elmer Leeorhu L
n spokane. were the guests oil hoHo' -
luncheon served by Mrs. =. =
Stockwell. Friday afternoon llose
aressnt included the nine former
naIlas maidens who have been ho,u- .,-
- reunions and taking auto r'uss
-. during the past week
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-08-15
Before 1t Is Too Late.

Have your family photographed. It
will yield you more satisfaction as the
years go by than anything else. Do
it now. Cherrington is still in Dallas
and will make you the very finest
Your friends will love you better IL
you give them a fine photo OF your
self
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-08-15

NJ. George W. johnson is piann-ns
- next week for her ioIi'i''
boms in Newcastle. Pa 20. -. : -
-a1,bs- visit with relatives . -
1-,--ss .-e- while in the East she ~. -
- III boost for oregon and f0.S ,
'.-,v - and hops TO induce some o.
se- former sequaintanees % - -
,.- ne' -.f5ve heath and make Their
-. An the Webfoot STATE
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-08-15

w V Fuller believes In advertising
and in support Of his belief has paint
ed in flaming red letters the words,
Polk County Harvest Festival. Sep
tember 6. 7. and g." on the wind
shield OF his auto where It can be
readily seen.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-08-15
Hop Yard For Sale.

Well located 20-acre hop yard, full
bearing, excellent condition; yard hop
house, cabins, etc, newly equipped
Yard yields fifteen to twenty thous-
and pounds best hops yearly. Will
sell with or without this years crop
Address p, care Observer 88-811
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-08-15

Get your order in early for hop
tickets. The Observer Is equipped 70
get ont your order quickly and at rea-
sonable rates. See US before order
ing.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-08-15

After You have registered
, your farm name, come TO The
} Observer Office and leave an or
der for some up-to-the-minute
, printed stationery bearing your
farm name. Wen do the work
for you at reasonable rates and
, With dispatch. Printed station
} cry has a distinctiveness all its
, own and lends a dignity to your
business and even your social
correspondents.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-08-15

Rev. ". A. Or returned yesterday
f-un 4 weeks visit with the family
al %. P. MeGee. near Pedee, IN Polk
counfv-Corvallis Gazetfe-TImes.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-08-15
& COMPANY SECURES
SITE NEAR ARMsBY LOCATION
IN NORTH DALLAS; WORK ON
CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDING
TO BEGIN IN MARCH is STATE
NIENT.
WILL INSTALL COMPLETE
FRUIT CANNING INDUSTRY
Dallas Attracts Capital; Chicago Par
ties VIII Invest Heavily In Packing
Property and Fruit Lands; Bids
Submitted by Local Firms For Con-
struction of Armsby Building.

Unto them that hath shall be given.
1t has been but one short week since
Dallas was hugging herself in ecstatic
elation over her triumph in having
been singled out as the location of a
big prune packing plant, thereby
establishing irrefutably her claim to
being the prune center of the state
Following now closely on the heels Of
the welcome announcement, comes
the news that the city is to have an
other big prune packing plant which
will later be developed into cam
merry, etc.
w. C. Tillison, of the firm of Till
son & Company, of Salem, has bar
gained for a site across the track
from the Armsby location, in North
Dallas, on land owned by John G.
Brown, and including the ground now
occupied by the fruit dryer. The
tract embraces about one and half
ern Pacific railroad. Work on the
new packing plant to be built there
will not be commenced until next
March, as the plans of the men back
of the enterprise are not fully devel-
oped. 1t is their intention, however,
to put5up and operate complete
prune packing plant and they will
also, they say, operate a cannery,
evaporator and other equipment nee
essary to care for the various fruits
and vegetables that can be grown
here.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-08-15

saturday special-sherbet We
make prompt deliveries 70 any part
~ the city. The Bon Marche-
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-08-15
Backed BY Cash.

Associated with Mr.. Tillison in the
new Dallas project, is a lawyer Of
Chicago. who has investigated the
advantages of Polk county thorough
ly and Systematically, and who is
willing to back his judgment with
the cold cash. He is worth a half
million dollars and he has such conf
dence In the future of the fruit busi-
ness here that he intends to invest
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-08-15

1es.i s,.nls for =is at tbs 0n''.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-08-15
Arnsby's Rival.

Mr.. Tillison was rival for the site
given by the Brown estate TO the j. X.
Armsby Company but, losing that, he
is by no means quitter and will go
ahead on his own initiative. Mr.. Til
lison is one of the best informed men
on the subject of prunes in this state,
and he has decided on Dallas purely
on its merits as the prune center. He
is entirely familiar with the soil,
climatic conditions and all other fea-
lures that go to produce fancy mar
ketable article, and basing his judg-
ment on his intimate knowledge of
the locality and its products, he has
concluded to invest a large sum of
money here in carrying out his plans.
Tillison & Company have been for
considerable time the principal buy
eers of prunes in. this part of the
valley, and Mr.. Tillison figures that 1t
is easier and cheaper to ship into
Dallas the smaller quantity of prunes
from outside points for packing than
it is to try to transport the Polk
county output to Salem, or elsewhere.
Looking ahead at the inevitable and
extensive development of the great
fruit district surrounding Dallas, Mr..
Tillison has determined to take ad-
vantage of the wonderful opportuni-
ties that are now open here.
The Forrest City times., 1911-04-21
RUTHERFORD AND
 MURRAY INDICTED
HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR DEATH OF OSCAR cHITWooD, THEY
 MUST STAND TRIAL.
Sid Houpt Is Again Indicted, Charged With Refusing to Obey Orders to
 Burn Gambling Paraphernalia.

Hot Springs.-The grand jury has returned indictments against John Rutherford and Ben Murray, former deputy sheriffs during the administra- ton of ex-Sheriff Sid Houpt, eharg ing them with the murder of Oscar Chitwood, who was killed on the threshold of the jail on the morning of December 26, while pleading for his life.
 At the same time indictments were returned against Sheriff Houpt, who has been temporarily removed from office pending trial on an indictment charging him with the technical es- cape of Rutherford and Murray. The indictment contained four counts, charging that he failed to carry out orders to burn gambling pharapher- nalia. Deputy Sheriff Howard, who has also been removed from office, was indicted on three counts, charging similar offenses.
 When Oscar Chitwood was mur. dered, Rutherford and Murray claimed that it was the work of mob that overpowered them and then shot their prisoner to death Chitwood, a few days before, had been granted change of venue to Saline county, and Rutherford claimed that he was talk ing Chitwood to the city jail for safe . keeping before taking him to Saline county that morning. An investigation was held by the coroner It lasted
 
 prisoners in the county jail were ex- amined in secret sessions. When the jury returned a verdict 1t charged Rutherford and Murray with being re- sponsible for Chitwood's death.
The Forrest City times., 1911-04-21
Noted Feudist surrenders to Officers

Fort Smith.-Declaring that life be. hind the bars of a penitentiary is preferable to life evading the law. Jake Noble, the notorious feudist of Breathitt county, Kentucky, and the object of an extensive man hunt in Kentucky recently. surrendered at Winslow Washington county, Arkan- sas, to Deputy Sheriff Quinn. Last October Noble shot and killed a jailer at JaSson, Breathitt county, Ken tuaky, the result of feud troubles of years ago From all indications, No ble has spent life of hardship since fleeing from Kentucky.
The Forrest City times., 1911-04-21
TANNING OF WILD HORSES
Experiment In England With Untamed Beasts of Desert Results in
 Failure.

London.-Southweste cowboys have always had their own peculiar methods of breaking and handling horses. and they have proven highly successful. During recent years, however. they have had little opportunity to try them on wild horses.
 It is more difficult to domesticate the wild horse than 1t is any other wild animal. The southwest will read with interest, then, of the ex- pertinent now being conducted in England.
 Some years ago Prjevofsky, Rus sian explorer, discovered distinct wild horse in ths Gobi desert, in the south of Mongolia. A herd of 30 colts were captured and landed in Europe. Most of them were sent to Russia. but a few were shipped to the estate of the Duke of Bedford, in England. They were ragged of coat and of awkward gait All ef- forts to tame them have failed.
The Forrest City times., 1911-04-21
Ask Graduates to Wear Plain Clothino

Jonesboro.-The following resolution has been adopted by the city school board: Resolved, That it is the sense of the school board of the district of Jcnesboro that the girl graduates of the high school and of the ward schools shall upon the occasion of their graduation wear clothing that is neat and in good taste, but not ex- pensive, and for this purpose We rec ommend that a white lawn of medam grade be used. We request the par ents of the graduates to aid the teach CTS in securing for that occasion as near uniformity of dress as possible"
The Forrest City times., 1911-04-21
INDIAN TRIBE NOT EXTINCT
California Expedition Discovers Rem nants of kombos Near Head
 Waters of Sacramento.

San Francisco.-An anthropological expedition from the University of Cal ifornia, under Professor Kroeber has reported the discovery of remnants of supposedly extinct tribe of Califor- nia Indians near the head waters of the Sacramento river The main body Of the tribe. the Kombos, was exter- minated in raid in 1870 by settlers.
 According to the members of the ex. petition, which has returned from the north, there are about 20 in the tribe at present. They were identified by arrow heads and other implements found in their camps, although the aborigines themselves are too wild to be approached
 The university will try to have them rounded up by troop of United States cavalry in order that their Ian guage and ancient customs may be studied in the interest of ethnology.
 Reports from sheepmen in Tehama county that sheep had been found killed by arrows led to the search for the Indians
The Forrest City times., 1911-04-21
SUES FOR $200,000
 IN BACK TAXES
ATTORNEY GENERAL hORWoOD TAKES ACTION AGAINST DE-
 IINoUENT RAILROADS.
Suit Is Instituted In Jackson County Chancery Court to Recover
 s2oo,oo

Little Rock.-A suit involving S200.- eco, alleged to be due for back taxes, has been filed in the Jackson county chaneery court by Attorney General Norwood and Representative c. l.. Grant of Jackson county, special coun- sel, against the White and Black River Valley Railway Company and the Chicago. Rock Island X Pacific Railway Company. This complaint will be heard during the May term of court
 It Is stated in the complaint that the White and Black River Valley Railway Company has not yet paid taxes for the years between and in cluding 1883 to 1897, on the property owned by 1t in the three counties of Monroe, Jackson and Woodruff. It is alleged that the railroad owes the state S75,000, Monroe, Jackson and Woodruff counties $25,O00 each, the various school districts S25,000 and the municipal corporations s25,000, making a total of S200, ,000 It is asked that the railroad be made to pay this sum within three months, or pay in- terest at the rate of 10 per cent on overdue lien, said lien to be enforced for taxes by sale of the property on which the taxes have been attached The Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company is mentioned in the complaint because it has leased the lines of the White and Black River Valley Railway Company.
The Forrest City times., 1911-04-21

was anxious to deliver the safe drive He played the pitcher out to the limit and with two strikes and three balls called, he sighted down the groove ready to spank the ball squarely be- tween the seams. He saw the ball shoot five inches away from the cor her of the plate, let 1t go and started to trot to first base. Imagine his sur- prise when Hurst said: Strike three. you're out"
 Dougherty was mad all the way through. He picked up his bat and re- marked:
 Hurst, you're blank blank crook and a thief"
 Do you think that of me. Patrick Henry?' asked Hurst, in his suavest tones
 Yes, you blink blank blankety blanked robber. l do," spluttered Dougherty, wild with rage
 If were you, Patrick Henry" re- marked Hurst, in his softest and silk fest tones, 'I wouldn't associate with persons of that character Git on of the ball field"
 And Dougherty went to the club house grinning.
 Copyright, 1911, by Joseph B. Bowles)
The Forrest City times., 1911-04-21
THOUGHT HIS TIME HAD COME
Exceedingly Disconcerting Experience Of Singer in an English Mu-
 sic Hall.

Stage fright of the sort that affiict- ed Whit Cunliffe, at one time a prominent singer In English music halls, is not avoidable Fortunately, also, 1t is not common. At a place where he was engaged in Birming- ham one of the attractions was a lion show, some of the beasts being real ly wild and untamed Nearly the whole stage was taken up with the setting g-fhe animal show
 Just as l was going on" said Gun life, in telling the incident, "I heard hurried rush and confused shouting, and some one slammed an iron gate. l heard voice say, Just in time; he was nearly out My music was start ing, so l had no time 10 inquire I went on the stage.
 Tn moment 1 heard ominous growls and savage snarls mixed with much whip-cracking and strenuous breathing. l am never fond of a wild animal show and I felt distinctly nerv- ous that night. The cloth behind me sagged and swayed-and then, to my horror, suddenly in the wings I saw the huge head and front of lion!
 Il was singing a song called I Would, which had lot of short vers- es. As l sang them, my blood run ming cold, l watched the lion. It seemed slowly to advance and it's baneful eyes glittered in a truly hor- rible way. l could not go off that side without passing it, so I prepared to exit with haste.
 Turning. l was doubly mortified to see another lion on the other side.
 T was caught like a mouse in a trap. l dared not go off the stage; I dared not show my discontinue to the audience. There was only one thing for me to dosing. So I sang in desperation. hoping that some one would come and take those lions away. They told me afterwards that l sang ninety-eight verses. But I think that was unkind.
 T wondered how long it would take those two brutes to make up their minds to come into the full glare of the footlights, and had just prepared to leap into the stalls. regardless of the consequences, when I heard the hoarse voice of one of the stage hands say: Ere, Bill, these two chaps are too far forward. Give and with them, will yer- And com ing up between the two lions, they lifted them bodily. They were pa- pier-mache!"
The Forrest City times., 1911-04-21
Uowlanda Are Submeroed.

Paragould.-The severe rains that have fallen in this section during the past week have completely submerged the low lands and occasioned much damage to the roads and bridges. The big drainage ditches were unable to handle the great volume of water that poured into them. and as a result the farms were overflowed Reports from the interior are to the effect that miles of fences have been washed away. and at this time il is impossible to give anything like a correct esti- mate of the amount of damage done.
The Forrest City times., 1911-04-21
ARBITRATOR IN BUSH LEAGUE" HAS REAL JOYOUS
 TIME.
WAYS OF SOUTHERN JUSTICE
Pitcher Reagan's Run-in With the Umpire Almost Lands Him In Turpentine camp-Nassns of Um- pircs Is a Fine Art
By HUGH s. FULLERTON.

Amongst the gayest of gay lives is that of the bush league umpire. This is tale of the joys of an um- pre's existence, and of the ways of southern justice.
 There is a pitcher, Reagan, we'll call him, who now is In another league. He is a spitball pitcher and little tight bundle of nerve and cour- age, with temper that fits the Rea- gan exactly.
 A season or so ago he WAS pitching for Mobile. A few days ago I met him. and back somewhere in the dim recesses of memory was the recoliec- ton that he had had some trouble down south
 What was that row you had?" l asked.
 Say" he said, wasn't that the raw est deal fellow ever got?"
 T don't remember just what 1t was"
 Why, do you know. they threw me into jail down there. kept me in jail eight days, fined me $125 and were going to send me to the turpentine camps"
 His voice quivered with indignation.
 What did you do?"
 Me? Nothing at all Them south erners are down on a northern fellow. If 1t hadn't been that the old judge went away on his vacation and a young one took his place, I'd have been sent to the turpentine camp sure, to work year"
 But what did you do?"
 Me? Nothin'. Just had a little run-in with the umpire. Then they dragged me off the field tried to mob me, and threw me into jail"
 His voice quivered again
 But what did you do? They couldn't do that for nothing"
 Say, you don't know them south erners. They'll do anything if they get sore on northerner"
 Tell me about it. said, coaxingly
 Well, 1t was this way. We were playing Gulfport, and l had them beaten to in the ninth inning There were two out and man on first base and two strikes on the bat ter, so 1t looked as if the game was ss good as over. That batter couldn't hit 67s against my spitball and he knew it. I broke a spit ball right through the center of the plate, right across his belt. the most perfect strike you ever saw, and that ham of an umpire called it a ball.
 T didn't say much to him. just told him he was blank blank, blink ety blank robber, and let it go at that I'd pitched that fellow four spit balls. so l pretended l was going to pitch another. and thax shot a fast one right
The Forrest City times., 1911-04-21
As the Fan Looks to the Umpire.

through the middle of the plate, Say, you ought to have seen him hit it. He hit 1t almost into the gulf, clear over the left field fence. sent home run ahead of him and beat us out of the game. was sore, turned to the umpire and said: That goes to show what blink blank. blankety blink blank rotten, yellow deg of a home umpire can do And just for that he smashed me right in the nose Then the crowd mobbed me and the police arrested me-and they kept me in Jail, fined me, and I was lucky to es- cape going to the turpentine camps"
 tBut what did you do to him7" I Tersisted.
 sN.e-oh, nothing Just bit his ear CT"
 Nagging umpires often gets to be fine art. It requires an artist to get away with 1t. One Of the reasons that the crowd always thinks the umpire Is exceeding his authority when he ehases an offending player of the field is that the player who really hurts the umpire's feeling is the nag ger who seldom does anything that amounts to much, but keeps at it. For instance. many spectators have criti- cised Klem for banishing Johnny Ev- CTS of the Cubs often. many times seemingly without cause Evcrs sell dom even speaks to klem, yet Klem has put him out of games oftener than all other umpires combined. The chief reason is this: Once Klem made bet with Evers He bet Evers five dollars that he (Evers) was afraid to call on the president of the league. Eyers accepted the wager and was Gaiting at the office when the presi-
The Forrest City times., 1911-04-21

dent arrived the next morning and spent couple of hours with him. He claimed the wager. Klem did not pay promptly, so for weeks every time Klem looked at him, Evers held up five fingers and looked the other way. He kept this up until Klem paid. Then he carried the five-dollar bill in his uniform and waved 1t at the umpire every chance he got. Finally that wore out and Evers began 10 look at Tinker every time Klem came onto the field and at the same time he rubbed his throat with strong down ward motions, insinuating that Klem's heart was coming into his mouth.
 And yet they wonder that umpires get mad.