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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-12-29
NO DEFENSE OF CRIMINALS.

The mistake that most supporter
of capital punishment make, is TIN
assertion that those who oppose tina
method are defending" the Grim
inals of society. Nothing could b.
further from the truth. Opponents
OF the extreme penalty are not af
ficted with so-called "mawkish sen
timent" which is the glib stock an6
trade argument of the adherents OF
legal murders. Punishment for mur.
derers is demanded but they take
the position that confinement for
life in cheerless dungeon, beyond
all power of pardon or parole, is a
greater punishment than the taking
of life itself. "He who enters here
leaves hope behind" is a motto
chiseled in the stone archway over
a noted penitentiary in this coun-
try and, it seems to us, no greater
affiiction could be visited upon a
criminal than to make him realize
that, when the steel doors of his cell
close behind him, shutting out the
world and its pleasures, they will
again open only to permit the pas
sage of his lifeless clay to the silent
city of the dead. A man without
hope, without future, without
friends and the companionship of the
world, is dreary wreck on the
rocks of crime. During all the years
while life shall last, the punishment
will go ON, and on, growing, rather
than diminishing, through the pas
sage of time, with only the yawning
grave at the end. And when the
'last bitter hour" shall overshadow
his lonely pallet, and Death, with /
ITS sable mantle, shall blot out his
earthly career, he will know that no
loved one will be there to minister
to his last needs and no tears of
sorrow will mingle with the clods
that fall upon his narrow sepulehre
Who shall define the misery of the
lonely hours in that prison cell, or
realize the hopelessness of that
wrecked and destroyed life9
Surely a living death, for such a
must in time become, is
punishment far greater than the
out of a human life and the
nding of all earthly troubles. Pris-
m records are filed with attempts !
I suicide ON the part of life-term- .
rs, showing conelusively that death h
more to be desired than life. 4
midst such surroundings and under d
lch conditions. s.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-12-29
In Dallas Pulpits


Services December 81: Sunday
school 10 a. m. Morning service and
Communion IL a. m. Christian En-
deavor meeting 6:30 p. m. At evening
service pulpit will be occupied by
Rev. H. John Vine, of the Baptist
church.
You are invited to worship with
us. Good music and a cordial greet
ing.
Special Music-Morning. 8
Voluntary, "Theme" -. Ashford
Response, Communion" Lorenz
0ffertory, "Andantino" Guilmant
Anthem, "When the Waiting
Time is Over" ...., Wilson.
Evening.
Voluntary, Evening Hymn"
'''.'.'.... ........... Batiste
"Hear Our Prayer"
''.....,... ............ Brooks
Offertory, Andanti" 49,. Freyer
Another Year is Dawn
ing ....,....,......... Lorenz
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-12-29
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given that the un.
dersigned has been duly appointed
the executnx of the estate of John
J. Wiseman, deceased, BY the County
Court Of the State Of Oregon. for
Polk County, and has qualified. An
persons having claims against the
sand estate are hereby notified to
present the same, duly verified. to-
gether with the proper vouchers
therefor, to the undersigned. at the
law Office Of Brown & Sibley, in the
city Of Dallas, in said county Of
Polk, within six months from the
date Of this notice.
Dated and first Published Deeem-
Der -, 1911.
JESSIE c. MISSIONER.
Execufrix Of the estate Of John J.
Mlseman, deceased.
L D. Brown,
Attorney for the Estate. 1-as
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-12-29

7. RS presidential boom started
in Nebraska the other day and was
engineered by an Omaha attorney
John O. Yeiser. The writer was
formerly a resident of Nebraska and
remembers, along in 1896, when this
same Yeiser person was a ranting
populist that he was instrumental in
starting a boom for one w. J. B.
which up to the present moment,
hasn't brought forth fruit although
it has been resurrected ON three diff
ferent occasions. Of course there
is no significance here, but it only
serves to show that, as a "boom
starter' Col. Yeiser leaves much to
be desired, especially by the
= boomee. T"
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-12-29

/ don't go to church very often
more's the pity-but when / do !
like to see all that's going on up in
the pulpit and the choir loft and
everywhere else where they are put
ting ON attractions for the delecta-
ti0n of the saint and the saving of
the sinner. was there the other
night. The occasion was a choral
program given by the vocalists of
the choir and the seating capacity
was filled-crowded, to be exact. Of
course a large portion of the congre-
cation were women with hats. |
say hats" because headgear is Of
ten the only distinguishable feature
with some women. Many of them
looked like iron kitchen kettles turn
ed bottom upward ON the heads of
the wearers. Others, which were no
doubt simple enough lids in the first
place, had been decorated with flow
ing imitation plumes and cheap
flubdubbery until they looked like
June flower garden after an October
frost. One lid in particular l shall
not forget. 1t consisted of an in
verted stew7pan minus the handle.
and was surmounted by five cent |
gilt buckle and a dozen rooster feath-
ers that stuck straight upward like
rushes in frog pond. As it happen
ed, the wearer of this headgear
pumped herself down in the seat in
'front.' and every time I'd screw my
head around to dodge those rooster
'eathers, and try to see what was
,oing on up in front and who was
'uling off the stunt, the owner of
hat lid would twist around too. in
rider to see past the hat in front of
Ter, and so il went until you noticed
he woman on the front seat who
ldn't have to twist her neek-she
aw 1t all and she apparently didn't
i've a hang whether anybody else
aw anything or not. Finally. one
[ the ladies in the back portion of }
he house removed her hat, another !
I'd likewise and still others follow 5
1 suit until | thought that the ne +
ON was going to be general. But =
ardly. To their shame be il said
le majority Of the women sat with
leir eyes glued to the, front or a
visited their necks to see the singers d
Id made themselves generally ride J
ous bat they couldn't remove their c
'adgear-oh, no. They had been 2
'ing to church for many years ana p
ey never heard Of such a thing. 5.
; they sat through the hour con- p
iously doing their best to preven. p
Tar as they possibly could. any n
e behind them from enjoying the Ia
iging. / say consciously for Il
Y woman with a big hat must p
ow that those behind her cannot a
through her headpiece. An
nor 20 the ladies who showed their B.
nate gentihty and regard for 9th
BY removing their hats. IL was +
graceful act and meuted Che
INKS it received in the hearts OF n.
,ryonc IN that big audience WHO
IS affected By H. -
neonle frfrr In fhe Srr;-.. K-.ri.,- -
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-12-29
Baptist.

Services Sunday, December 81.
Morning worship at 10 a. m. A
New Years Sermon. Sunday school
at IL a. m. Review Lessons.
Young Peoples meeting $50 D.
m. Evening worship at 7:3O. Rev.
f. w. Miles, of the PRESBYTERIAN
church, will occupy the pulpit.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-12-29

Christian Science services will be
held in the Adventist church Sun
day, December 81, at 1890 a. m.
Subject of lesson sermon, "Chris-
tian Science.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-12-29

"A wise old owl sat in an oak,
The more he saw, the less he spoke,
The less he spoke, the more he heard
Why aren't we all like that old
bird7"
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-12-29

Indications are that that old craft
the "water wagon" will be crowded
to the limit once more beginning
next Monday.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-12-29

Iespass notices. weather proof
for sale at the Observer Job ORee
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-12-29

People living in the Spring valley
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-13

will probably come before the re-
pairs could be made. The dam
will be completed by means of
teams in the spring by Anderson.
Ord & Swope who have the con-
tract. Only 10000 Gu. yds. remain
to be put in and the dam will be
completed in time to catch the
June floods. 1t will now hold
about 1900 acre feet.
The work has, during the last
three years been under the charge
of Mr.. Jno. +. Field of the Field.
Fellows d Hinderlider Engineer
ing Company. 1t has been "a point
of interest for visitors ever since
it was started, as it is unique in
many respects, being of the by
draulic-fill type and when COM
pleted will be the highest earth
dam in the world or 237 feet above
the foundation and over POO feet
above the old river bed 1t is
nearly quarter of "a mile thick at
at the base.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-13
FLOODS GENERAL OVER
WESTERN COLORADO

Damage in Conejos county from
last weeks flood was large
but not as bad as at first re-
ported. The railroad company was
able to repair its track at Conejos
Saturday morning and ran trains
across at noon. The Chill line was
repaired and trains ran through to
Santa Fe Tuesday The volume
of water in the Conejos was great
but after reaching the valley it
spread out over so wide an erea
that there was little washing away
of soil. At Manassa the river was
five miles wide and from Friday
night until Sunday morning the
water WIS from one to three feet
deep all over town Many houses
escaped the flood owing to their
high foundations Most people
took up their carpets and piled
books, beding. etc Oh top of chairs
and tables After they got used to
the water and became satisfied it
would raise no higher, they calmly
went visiting wadng about in
water up to their knees quite cheer
full. The children built RATS, used
wash tubs for boats and thought it
great fun. BY building bikes each
street was made to carry its share
of water and no great damage was
done inside the town. In the fields.
however, much hay and grain was
washed away. 1t is said that
potatoes also may rot in the ground
before they can be dug.
Mrs. Florence McIntire lost
about $50 tons of wild hay and
about the same amount of pea hay.
The McIntire bridge came through
the flood in good shape
Not many bridges were left on
the Creole branch but railroad men
say trains will run today
The Durango train runs as far
as Dulce and passengers to Pagosa
Springs or Durango must stage
So miles from there to La Boca.
General Superintendent Rockwell
says he is doubtful if repairs can
be completed before the Goth. The
road to Silverton, Pennington and
Telluride are also washed out,
The D. q X. q. estimates its loss
at 100000.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-13
Averts Awful Tragedy.

Timely advice given Mrs. C..
Wiiloughby, of Marengo, Wis,
Or. No. u prevented dreadful
tragedy and saved two lives.
Doctors had said that her cough
was a consumption cough and
could do little to help her. After
many remedies failed, her aunt
urged her to take DR.. King IS
New Discovery, 4 have been
using it for some time" she
wrote land the awful cough has
almost gone. 1t also saved my
little boy when taken with Il
severe bronchial trouble. This
matchless medicine has no equal
Price so cents and 81 90. Trial
bottle free. Guaranteed by all
dealers.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-13
Reported Drowning of
Benjamin F. Turner

An unconirmed report comes
through the Denver morning papers
from Pagosa Springs of the drown
ing of B. F Turner, former pastor
of the Methodist church in this
city, and his father-in-law Jake
Dowell, while trying to save prop
erty at the latters ranch on Mill
creek. Mr.. Turner was Il young
man of great promise and very
popular here. Many houses were
washed away at Pagosa.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-13
DR.. E. E. BARNEY


recently of Kansas City, will be at
the La lara Hotel every Thursday
for free consultation and exmina-
ton of eyes. The only man in the
San Luis valley so specializing
Don't you think this best part of
the human anatomy, the eye, is
precious enough to receive the
services of the trained specialist?
We are in the valley to stay, to
make our living from this exclusive
business Call and get acquainted
Home office Grand Hotel. residence
corner Lyle and Grand av Monte Vista.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-13
The Terrace Reservoir

The recent storms in the noun
tains at the head of the Alamosa
river caused floods that were I'M
precedented.
Above the Terrace dam, where
there was IA good opportunity to
estimate the crest of the flood. the
water was three feet higher than
the big flood in April, 1906, and
the discharge for few hours prob
ably amounted to 1000 Gu fl. per
second or twice that of 1906
The Terrace dam held the flood
so that all the bridges below the
dam that would otherwise have
been washed out were not even
damaged. The amount of water
that came down past Capulin was
only 1000 second feet or one fourth
of the whole flood. The water
raised in the reservoir, which was
empty, over 80 feet.
The power canal, which was be
ing used to build the Terrace dam,
was washed out and damaged to
such an extent that it will not be
repaired this season as cold weather
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-13
NOTICE.

We wish to announce to to the
trade that we will do strictly
cash business commencing Sept.
18th. We have at all times an
up-to-date line of fresh, smoked
and salt meats. Market prices paid
for produce. in trade or cash. Sat
isfaction guaranteed.
CITY MEAT MARKET.
Weist Bros. Props.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-13

The La lara Commercial club
have issued very attractive illus
trated folder descriptive of the ha
lara irrigated district which will
be sent fres to anyone making APP
plication to Geo. n. Seeley, secre-
tary.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-13
-. SANFORD =.

Mr.. and Mrs Jessie Maytield are
the proud parents Of fine baby
girl this week.
Mr.. and Mrs Will Mcclure and
wife of Antonito We're visiting Mr.
and Mrs. Carmine Tuesday
So far as can be learned no
damage was done to Sanford prop
erty during the recent floods.
Miss Stella Anderson of Anto-
nito was visiting friends in San
ford Tuesday and Wednesday.
In spite of high water and mis-. =
ing bridges, Robert Kipp was down
to see his best girl last Sunday.
Mr. Garcia has purchased the f.
D. Smith residence and will move
down from the reservoir this week.
Sven Peterson and Carl Gylling
have purchased Walter Gyllings
stock of goods and rented his store
for one year.
Mr.. Mckay, whose home is in
the northern part of the state is
visiting with the Cunningham
family of whom he is a relative.
The Mysterious Wheldon and
company have AN engagement of
two nights, Monday and Tuesday,
at the Sanford opera house next
week.
Prof Soule and wife and other
members of the faculty of the
academy at Manassa attended the
farewell party given to Burt Whit
ney last Wednesday evening
The Primary association stake
conference was held in Sanford
last Sunday Many visitors from
Manassa, Richfield and Bountiful
were present and all report good
time.
To see the young ladies all in
uniform of white and black at the
shirt waist dance given by the
young ladies last Friday night was
very attractive and drew large
crowd of merry dancers. We are
never disappointed when the young
ladies undertake to entertain us.
Last Wednesday evening social
party was given in honor of Burt
Whitney who will leave in a short
time for mission to New Zealand
The party was grand success
both socially and financially. A
short and appropriate program was
rendered after which the remainder
of the evening was spent in dane
ing and enjoying an oyster supper
and other refreshments served by
the missionaries committee
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-13

Babies born since Jan. l, 1909,
can be registered under the Stork
system Of savings at any time at
our store. We will not close reg
istration for some time Come in
and let us explain our system.
The w. \. johnson Mercantile Co
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-13

\ vast amount of i'll health is due to i'm
p,ired digestion. When the stomach fliie
%, perform its functions properly the whole
.,stem becomes deranged. a few doses of
lamberlain's Tablets is all Won need. They
vii strengthen your digestion, invigurni'
ynur liver, and regulate your howell, entirely
,ioing away with that miserable feeling due
80 faulty digestion. Try it. Many otLer-
lave been permanently cured-why no; you.
For sale by City Drug Store.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-13

With every purchase you get a
Cash Register Check which en-
titles you to so cash discount at
Seyfer's Drug Store on the corner.
Save them, they mean money in
your pocket.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-13

A Majestic range;
A Round Oak heater;
A Good Wife.
Range and heater at The Muir
phy-Newcomb Hardware Co.
Drive on to La lara, it s a good
place to trade.
Mrs. G. l.. Smith left Monday
for "A visit with her daughters in
Illinois.
Mrs. w. A. johnson left Monday
night to visit relatives at Garden
Grove, Iowa.
Mrs. John J. Schecter and son
left Wednesday night to visit the
old home folks at Blackwell, Okla.
Mrs. Geo. A. Fitzpatrick and
sister. Mrs. Newton of Salida, who
has been visiting here for week,
went up to Alamosa last night.
Attorney Fred d. Stanley came
down from Alamosa this morning
and drove over to La Sauses ON
legal business.
The farmer is the only man
vino profits by competition. The
greater the products of district
the better the markets. Buyers
flock to a country where they can
buy in car lots and are willing to
pay better prices than in the
thinly settled communities. The
more business the commission men
can do in day the less are their
expenses per bushel of grain or
per head of live stock and hence
the better price they can pay.
Therefore encourage your neigh
Dor to break up more ground and
fatten more stock. Such action
on his part will help you and all
the other growers.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-13
TO THE TRADE.

On and after Sept IL, we will
sell meats. vegetables and all
for strictly cash.
KENTON BROS.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-13
WATER FOR SALE

Two feet Of water, Servilletta
Ditch No. 5, for sale. w. d. Car.
roll, Antonito, Colorado
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-13

We give cash discount checks on
the money you spend Seyfers
Drug Store on the corner.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-13

When you need harness, do not
forget that we carry the line.
Murphy-Newcomb Hardware Co.
to Ledger.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-13
THREE GREAT BLESSINGS

A Majestic range;
A Round Oak heater;
A Good Wife.
Range and heater at The Muir
Hardware Co.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-13

Attorney Fred d. Stanley came
down from Alamosa this morning
and drove over to La Sauses on
legal business,
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-13

Drive on to La lara, it s IA good
place to trade.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-02-16
UNLISTED STOCKS.

]. A. Mlnnear q CO. say today:
Trading today was at concessions in
prices ranging from one to three
points. The story of complications be-
tween Russia and China was trotted
out and helped the movement How
ever. we regard the uncertainty re-
garding the rate decision and the trust
decision as paramount influences
against the market Until these facts
are settled we can look for no perma-
nent improvement especially as these
decisions are discounted. Coppers were
again dull and in sympathy with the
New York list were slightly lower.
Trading was of an Indifferent nature
Metal quotations are reported To be
unchanged. c. & a. shareholders
yesterday voted To increase the capital
stock to $4,000 shares Very close To
80 per cent of Superior & Pittsburg
stock has been deposited for exchange
To g. & a. Heating was the active
curb issue. selling up To SO and off
fractionally at the close from high. l..
:. & \. was i'm demand at S3A. Among
the local issues Hancock appears the
most active. Price changes i'm the bal
ance Of the list We're unimportant
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-02-16

forts, but slowly, so that we expectant
passengers ashore took observations ON
her front hour TO hour and predicted
that she would or she would not ride
out the gale. She did handsomely,
however and the next her boat took us
OFF, shipping sea midway back To
her that thoroughly drenched and
weighed anchor and went out, and in
few hours l looked my last (as YETI
on the bold shores of the father of the
lakes, which stands forth green and
fair i'm my memory yet"
The other directors OF the Northwest
Mining Association that We're interest
ed with Horace Greeley We're oliver
Johnson, George II. Thompson and
Charles Schaffer. an OF New York.
Spent the Whole Winter.
Greeley made his third visit To Lake
Superior after the above was written.
Arriving late in the fall navigation
closed and penncd him in at Della
ware. a mining location ~ a dozen or
less souls. four days Journey from real
civilization. Here tire pioneers say,
Greeley studied and wrote all through
the long winter ~ six months. sending
his manuscripts by dog train TO Green
Bay whence the steam road had been
ana receiving by return trip
tidings Of the metropolis, weeks and
months old.
There are number yet residing in
the Copper Country who remember the
great editor; his name. with that of
the martyred president. James Gar
field. adorns leaf Of the old Eagle
River House register. now in posses
sion of Colonel Petermann; but there
are few OF the present generation who
are aware that the copper Country
was ever honored by a visit, TO say
lothing of having made the home for
several months of the greatest journal
ST of his time and for any time.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-02-16
this is MY 9th BIRTHDAY.


Lieut.. Col Frederick White, Com
missioner of the North West Terrtor-
les of Canada and 10y many years
Comptroller of the North West
Mounted Police. was born i'm Birming
ham, England, Feb. l6, lS47. and re-
ceived his education in his native city.
AS a young man he emigrated to Can
ada and was first employed in railway
work in Montreal. In 1869 he removed
10 Ottawa where he was appointed
to a clerkship in the Department of
Justice. In this position he was en-
trusted with administrative work i'm
connection with the raising of the
Royal North West Mounted Police, of
which organization he was made chief
clerk i'm 1873 and comptroller a short
time latter. From 1850 TO 1882 he
served as private secretary to Sir John
A. Macdonald. In 1901 he was ac-
corded the rank Of lieutenant colonel
In the militia in recognition of his
services i'm connection with the raising
and equipment of the Canadian troops
for the war i'm South Africa. In 1906
Lieut.. Col White was appointed Com
missioner of the North West Terri
tories.