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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-12-19
FORMERMERCHANT
PASSES AWAY
JOHN JAMES WIsEMAN AN
sWERs FINAL SUMMONS.
For Over 20 Years Engaged in Bus
mess in Dallas and Loyal Citizen
of Community.

John James Wiseman, a former
hardware merchant and for over 20
years resident of Dallas, passed
away at the home Of his son-in-law,
G.. M. Westover, at the corner of
Church and Academy streets, last
Friday night at 8 o'clock, aged %
years, 3 months and 25 days. He
had been confined to his bed since
the first of August and his demise
was not unexpected. He is survived
by two daughters, Mrs. Jessie West
over, of Dallas, and Mrs. Emma Da-
wilson, Of Nuncia, Michigan, and by
brother in Illinois.
The funeral was held at the family
home Sunday afternoon at 80
O'Clock under the auspices Of Jen-
nings Lodge, No. 8, A. F. & A. M,
of which he had long been a member.
The sermon was preached by Rev.
D. M Metzger, dean of the faculty
of Dallas College, and the body was
buried in the Odd Fellows cemetery
in accordance with the ancient rites
and usages of the Masonic fraternity.
Born in New York.
Mr.. Wiseman was born near Buf-
falo, New York, August 20, 1886,
and lived there until the age of six,
when he removed with his parents
to Waukegan, Illinois, where he
made his home until the close Of
the war in 1865. Later he took up
his residence in Nuncia, Michigan,
and conducted a general merchan-
disc store there until 1888, when he
came to Dallas. He engaged in the
hardware business here until his re-
tirement from commercial life six
years ago.
He was married April IL, 1867,
to Miss Carrie S. Fowler, at Neenah,
Wisconsin, whose death occurred iii
this city January Z, 1902. He be-
came a Mason at Spring Lake, Mich
igan, in his early manhood, and was
also member of the Eastern Star
Mr.. Wiseman was well known to
nearly everybody in the county, and
throughout his residence here he was
a loyal friend of the city and its
tributary territory. He readily re-
sponded to the public demands of
the community, and was liberal
contributor to all funds in support
Of its institutions.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-12-19
WAS BRIDE ONLY FEW MONTHS
Mrs. Smyth. Of Salt Greek, Sue
cumbs to Operation.

The funeral Of Mrs. Smyth, who
died at the Dallas Hospital. follow
ing a difficult surgical operation
which had been undertaken in the
hopes Of saving her life, was. held
in the chapel Of Chapman's under
taking parlors Sunday morning at
o.30. the ceremony being performed
hv Rev. H John Vine. pastor Of the
Baptist Church Of this city. The
body was buried in the Odd Fellows
cemetery.
Nrs. Smyth came with her hus-
hsnl from Illinois about SIX months
aeo. and had been married but .
short time before their departure
from the East Her husband Is the
only surviving relative in tins part OF
the country.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-12-19
DOGS SLAUGHTER FIVE GOATS
Fred r. Elliott Defenda His Herd
With Gun.

Goat killing dogs do not stand
very high in the estimation Of Fred
r. Elliott. and when they get within
shooting distance Of him their de-
parture from this vale Of tears Is As
sudden as it is swift. A few nights
ago be was aro6sed at / o'clock a.
m. BY c0mmotion in his goat past
ure. and when be rushed out there
be found that two dogs had killed
FIVE Of his goats and had crippled
two none. He shot one ef the dogs
but the other escaped Any other
goat killing CANNES who wish 70 i've
to an old and respected doghood vii
do well 70 have their masters chain
them up at night hereafter.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-12-19
MRS. AMANDA FRAZER, WHO
CROSSED PLAINS OVER FIFTY
YEARS AGO, DIES AT
AGE OF rs.
HAD LIVED HERE SINCE 1858
One of the Original Glass Of Sturdy
Home Builders Who Laid the
Foundations For Civilization and
Progress in this County Remark
able Family Longevity.

Mrs. Amanda Frazer died at her
home in this city, Friday, December
15, aged 73 years, 10 months and IL
days. The funeral was held at the
residence at 8 O'Clock Saturday, the
ceremony being conducted by Rev.
Woods, minister of the Church of
Christ, Of Monmouth. The remains
were taken to a private cemetery at
Salt Greek for interment.
Mrs. Frazer was a member Of the
well-known Campbell family, of this
city, and was sister Of James M.
Campbell and Thomas J. Campbell,
who at the advanced age OF 70 years
are now the second oldest pair of
twins in Oregon. She was one of
family of seven children, and hers
is the first death that has occurred
among them, the youngest being 81
years old. The remaining six children
are all hale and hearty and were in
attendance at the funeral.
Born in Illinois.
Amanda Frazer was the oldest
daughter of James Givens and Eliz-
abeth Amanda Campbell and was
born in Morgan county, Illinois Feb
ruary 4, 1888. In 1842 her parents
to Davis county, Iowa,
living there until 1853 when they
crossed the plains to Polk county,
Oregon, where she has since made
her home. Her parents located ON
land about seven miles north Of Dali
las, on Salt Creek, and lived there
until their death. They were num-
bered among that sturdy class Of
religious pioneers that took an act
i've part in building up the commune
ty in which they lived, being espec-
tally energetic in all movements that
tend to build up and enlighten hui
manity and being most bitterly OPP
posed to those that tear down.
With the exception of two sisters
that died almost in infancy, there
were seven children in her fathers
family, three boys and four girls,
being james NJ, Thomas j., William
Green, Mrs. Amanda Frazer, Mrs.
Orpha Dashiell, Mrs. Sarah Black,
and Mrs. Eliza Kennedy, all Of
whom live in Dallas, with the exeep-
lion of Mrs. Kennedy, who resides
in Palouse City, Washington. Mrs.
Frazer is survived also by a half
brother, John B. Campbell, Of Wend-
fContinued on PAGE Four
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-12-19
of NezO Library is
Pledged BY Dallas Council

ing engineer to assist City Engineer
F. H. Morrison in laying out the
city sewer system.
Cement crosswalks were ordered
placed at the following street inter
sections: North side of Main and
Washington; east side of Main and
Washington; south side of Court and
jefferson. Screening walks were or
dered placed at other places as need
ed.
New Arc Light.
An arc light was ordered for the
corner of Church and Mill, opposite
the Armory.
The applications of Charles Bilyeu
and J. C. Shultz for licenses to sell
liquor were accepted, and the saloon
buildings were ordered investigated
to ascertain if they confOrmed to
the requirements.
The following bills were ordered
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-12-19
FALLS CITY STUDENTS TO ACT
wiz Present Stirring Drama Friday
Night.

Falls City, Or, Dec. 19.-The Ell
Dee Society Of the Falls City High
school will present a three-aet dra-
ma here next Friday evening. The
society was organized about two
months ago, and this is the first at
tempt to stage a play. A chorus Of
. voices viii render music. Presi-
dent Tooze, Of the society, and Pro
fessor Elmer Barnhart, stage direct
or. are doing al they can to make
this production a success.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-12-19
CONTINUED on Page Four
MANY INQUIRIES RECEIVED
Booster Booklets Prom Commercial
Club Pan on Fruitful Ground.

That the booklets sent out by the
Dallas Commercial club as a result
Of the recent canvass for Eastern
addresses, are bearing fruit, is the
declaration made by Secretary Wal
ter L. Tooze, Jr.
II have received many inquiries
from people in Pennsylvania, Ne
braska, and. in fact nearly every
Eastern and Middle Western state
from people who are anxious to learn
more about Oregon and Polk coun-
ty." said Mr.. To0ze. 'iThe inQuir-
les embrace al manner Of subjects
from farm lands to town lots and
openings for business enterprises,
and I am confident that the adveriis-
ing viii be Of much benefit to the
city and to the county" q"
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-12-19
DALLAS LUMBER & LOGGING
CoMPANY'S PLANT TO BE
SHUT DOWN FOR THREE
WEEKS FOR CHANGES
MEN TO CONTINUE AT WORK
Present System of Circular Saws to
be Replaced With Modern Band
Saw Equipment in the Interests
of Efficiency and EcOnomy-NeY
Engine to be Installed Soon.

For the purpose of adding a num-
Der of improvements and making the
usual annual repairs, the Dallas
Lumber & Logging company will shut
down its plant in this city Thursday
or Friday of this week. Although
the usual milling operations are to
be suspended for at least three weeks
practically all of the men will be
kept at work by Manager Gerlinger
in making the changes contemplated.
The most important improvement to
be made is the installation of a new
band saw to- take the place of the
main circular saws now in use. A
new engine is also to be put in which
will have a rating Of 100 horsepow-
er and will be used to drive the diff
ferent machinery in the rear of the
mill. In the planning mill, a rip saw
is to be put in that will add to the
capacity of that department. An
other expenditure of money will be
made in replacing the present clog
dump" with new one.
Expensive Alterations.
In all a total of several thousand
dollars will be spent in the altera-
tions that have been ordered. The OBJ
ieect of the expenditure is to increase
the capacity of the mill so that it
may be enabled to run with the max
imum of output and the minimum
of expense.
An addition has been made to the
mechanical part of the plant by
building a second story above the
mill room. In size it is 40 by 60 feet
and will be used for a filing room.
Awarded Contract.
The Dallas Lumber & Logging
Company has just been awarded the
contract for supplying the lumber
for the new independence hotel, all
of the milled material of which will
be supplied by the Dallas Planning
mill. Both awards were made in the
face of heavy competition and are
only further proof of the superior
ity Of the products supplied by the
local companies which furnish the
best of Polk county's famous build
ing materials.
In addition to the contract for
furnishing the material for the In
dependence Hotel, the lumber com
pany has lately supplied all the lum-
Der for the Monmouth high school
building. the Independence high !
school and the Odd Fellows hall in
Independence.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-12-19
COMMITTEE APPOINTED BY
MAYOR TO PREPARE PLANS
FOR NEW BUILDING TO
BE ERECTED HERE.
Council to Visit Coast City For Pur-
pose of Studying Utility and Cost
of Tar Pavements-Consulting En-
gineer Engaged to Assist in Lay
ing Out Sewer System.

A busy session Of the city council
was held Monday night at the last
meeting of the year. The principal
action taken was the appointment
of a committee to prepare the plans
for the new $4,000 Carnegie public
library building. The committee
consists of Councilmen Tracy Stats,
H L. Fenton, and H. B. CosPer and
Is to act with Mrs. George Gerlinger,
who was named on behalf Of the Il
brarv board. A resolution pledging
the levy of a sufficient tax,to furnish
the required annual maintenance
fund of $1,000 was passed and DIS
poses of the question Of support
The amount Of increase above the
present sum levied for library pur-
noses will be very slight, and will
not be needed before the latter part
of the coming year
To Study Streets.
The question Of street paving IS to
he given close study and for that
nurpoze a committee Of five members
Of the council were appointed BY the
1fsvor TO % with him to some of the
lsr,.r Coast cities. such as Portland
- sill IN examine a. first hand
tbe-oualitr and cost Of FAR pave
meuts. The members Of The con
miftee are F. J. Coad. ". A. Ayres'
h. B. Cosper, W. V Fuller aai' ID
l. Fenton-
Iouis C. Kelly, q eivl engineer ol
Portland. was employed as consult
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-12-19
KNIGHTS OF PYTH1As ELECT
Marmion Lodge Names Its officers
For Term Beginning January l.

Officers for the ensuing term for
Marmion lodge No. 90, X. Of p,
we're selected at the regular meeting
Monday night, as follows:
Jesse McCarter, c. c.; L. S. Fin
seth. V. c.; Ed. F. Coad, p; John
7. Ford, X. of R. and s.; w. E.
Kurtz. NJ. at A.; A. P. Starr, NJ. of
W; c. L. Crider, l. G.; Claude Rich
ardsOn, o. g.
Several applications for member
ship have been received and the
lodge plans TO begin active work
early in January. At the first meet
ing next month there viii be work
in the rank Of Page and the attend
anee Of every member Is urged.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-12-19

'O'aiIHoed On Page Four.l
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-12-19
NEGIE'S OFFER
RINGS JOY TO
|DALLAS|TES
MILLIoNAIRE'S GIFT OF
.bO FOR LIBRARY BUILD
ING IN DALLAS is
ASSURED.
I SUBMIT PLANS SOON.
Occupied by City Hall Sug-
j as Suitable Site Other De-
|le Locations to be Given Con
ation-strlcture Will Combine
|enience and Beauty.
SUBMIT PLANS SOON

good library in a town
y increased happiness and
pncy for its inhabitants. -
George T. Gerlinger.
fhe Dallas Public Library
3 much to the city, and is a
II, either directly or indi- I
II, to every home here. -
u J. Riley Craven.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-12-19

aS is to have a $4,000 Car
library building.
Welcome news reached here in
I'm Of a letter to Mayor j.
Craven Thursday night, as al
announced in The Observer,
he great capitalists S private
Fry in New York City. THE
coming at this time, may be
pred as a Christmas gift-the
that Dallas has ever had.
tier is as follows, reproducing
hmplifed spelling favored by
#amegie:
ayOr j. R. Craven, Dallas,
p.-Responding to your COM
ption on behalf of Dallas.
city agree by resolution of
to maintain a Free Public
~ at a cost of not less than
thousand Dollars a year, and
es a suitable site for the build
lr. Carnegie will be glad to
Fen Thousand Dollars to erect
'e Public Library Building for
should be noted that the
pt indicated is to cover the
p Library Building complete,
for occupancy and for the pur-
Intended.
efOre any expenditure on build
\ plans is incurred, Mr.. Car
! approval of proposed plans
be secured, to obtain which
send sketch plans for inspect
half-mill library tax now in
bon in the city raises between
and 5000 per year. The an
tag-day" sales amount to
or $500, making a total from
20 sources of not less than $500
Increase in the valuation Of tax
property, or a slight addition
library tax, will be sufficient
axe up the deficiency of the
amount of $1,000 required each
as a guaranteed fund of main
&c.
A Public Benefit.
ne Dallas Public Library
much to the city," said |
: craven to The Observer.
It as a benefit, either directly !
oireetly, to every home here.
ne very fortunate, indeed. in
Z received the assurance that
ls TO get the sum of $4,000 |
Inc Carnegie Library fund for
leeuon Of a library building. /
s0'nething that has been need
sometime, and viii still fur
,lu TO the good name that Dal-
.l'ys as an educational town.
y n1ea credit cannot be given 1
eop-e Of tins city to Mrs.
/ eerhnger, secretary Of
/, board, for the active
20 'ooS IN bringing the matter
= -.'eniion Of the council. as
: lor her efforts on behalf ofl
II
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-27
ARBITRATION AND PEACE

It only takes a few words from
President Taft to explain in a forceful
and emphatic fashion the significance
of the proposed treaties between Great
Britain and the United States and
France and the United States, which
have been held up by the United States
senate He first gave utterance to this
concise exposition of the treaties in an
address delivered at the Methodist
Chautauqua, at Mount Lake Park,
Maryland, on August Z. In a couple
of his speeches on his present trip he
has reiterated the views expressed on
that occasion. They are also being re-
circulated throughout the country by
The World Peace Foundation, estab-
lished by Andrew Carnegie, and are as
follows:
"Treaties with England and France
are of the utmost Importance, not in
the actual prevention of war between
those countries. because the danger of
such a cataclysm as that is, thank God,
most remote; but they are most i'm
portant as steps toward the settlement
of all international controversies be-
tween all countries by peaceable means
and by arbitration. The fact that two
great nations like Great Britain and
the United States, or like France and
the United States, should be willing to
submit all controversies to a peaceful
and impartial tribunal can not but
work for righteousness among the ma
tions. and for a willingness on their
part to adopt the same means for the
settlement of international disputes.
To have these treaties not rati-
fled. therefore. by the senate of the
United States, or to have any hesita-
ton and discussion of a serious char
acter, in respect to them, would halt
the movement toward general peace
which has made substantial advance in
the last years. To secure the ratifica-
tion of the treaties, therefore, appeal
must be made to the moral sense of
the nation. This movement has at
tracted the attention not only of Eng
land and of France. but of all the
countries of Europe and of the Orient.
It is not too much to hope that there
are a number of others who will be
willing now to sign the same kind of
treaties as those already made, and
that we may ultimately have net
work of such agreements making long
strides tow~rd universal peace
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-27
.LAYHAWKER JOTS

No two women can patch up a quar-
rel that the patches will not show, says
the Blue Mound Sun.
If Old Man Blowloud, says Deacon
Walker, had made as many home runs
when he was young as he claims he
did, some of the games wouldn't be
over before the first of the year.
There Is no law against wearing
straw hats these days, the Lawrence
Journal-World tells an Anxious Sub
scriber; it is only against public policy.
Editor Brady forgot to add that it is
also dangerous.
A final analysis by the Osborne
Farmer: Harry Kemp, the tramp poet
of Lawrence has come into the lime
light considerably of late. and while
he has done nothing to injure his rep
utation as a poet, he has considerably
shattered his standing as, a tramp.
Hurrah! Three cheers and a tigeri
1t has come at last. The long sought
use for a pawpaw has been found. All
of the hOnorS in the premises go to
the ElDorado Republican. Listen to
what the Republican has to say:
chiefly to apostrophize, not to eat.
A dissertation on heroes by Bert
Walker in his Osborne Farmer: The
other day on the street I heard
crowd of men discussing the nerve and
courage of man who had gotten into
d DIp4dne ana SCARED one lnOuSdHQ IeSI
into the air. All agreed that he was
Great Hero While they were talking
little woman with a wan and care
worn face passed hurriedly by. She
went into a store, got some little thing
and came out and went back home as
fast as she could. No attention was
paid to her and nobody noticed her
pale cheeks and feverish eyes. But I
did and knew what caused them. 1t
was the loss of sleep night after night.
She was wasting her strength at the
bedside of her sick child. Through
out the hot day and long night she sat
there and famed the fevered brow.
She smoothed the rough pillow and
mcistened the parched lips~and talked
baby talk to the suffering little one.
1t was the steady click of the little
clock instead of prolonged cheers that
greeted her ears as the hours sped by.
Love and not gold were the offerings
at that bedside altar. And I say that
this fragile little woman in her hum BILE
home with the eyes of but the family
circle upon her is more of a hero, has
more nerve and courage, than the
man who risks his bones by sitting in
an airship and flying into the clouds.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-27

Strange to think that in the darkness of
this little, silent room.
Where the lanterns steady crimson
gleams-a red eye-in the gloom,
can watch imprisoned sunbeams weav-
ing pictures in their loom.
Just one flash OF Times swift shuttle so!
that made theni There they creep
Slowly out upon the plate here, as a
dream creeps out on sleep
When the awakening soul rememb ers
long-lost thoughts from out the deep.
There they come then, streets and cities,
fields and orchards far away
1 can almost smell the blossoms, hear the
children there at play
1 alone thus vainly watching the rebirth
of yesterday.
So sometimes, when I am weary, out
upon my minds blank plate
Creep slow pictures that were graved
there long ago by careless Fate,
Hidden deep in Memory's darkroom they
like buried sunbeams wait
Strange old pictures. long forgotten, left
unrecked OF in my brain,
TIL comes Memory with her lantern,
pOurs some scent, some old refrain,
Like a liquid spell upon them, and, be-
hold, alrs clear again!
Isabel ". Hutchinson, in Chamber s
Journal.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-27
HUqOR OF THE Day

i've just been reading about the power
Of the will. It's wonderful thing" Yes;
a millionaire friend OF mine left a Will
that makes six children and seventeen
grandchildren be good."-Kansas City
Journal
The Drummer-wouid you believe Il,
each sample costs US 10 cents apiece.
Eriend-Indeed7 And what does the fin
ished product cost2 The Drummer-Thres
cents dozen. We have to make the SAM
pies good, you know.-Puck-
Summer Boarder-Do you find that that
scarecrow really keeps on the birds9
Scarecrow? That amt a scarecrow.
That's my husband.-Life.
Customer-Confound youi That's a piece
of my ear. Barber-Only a small bit, sir;
not sufficient to affect the earing.-Lon-
don Opinion.
IT wish I knew some way to make re-
ligion more attractive 10 the masses
why not have a description OF heaven
written by one OF these men who writo
railroads ?''-Houston Post.
The Rev Charles II. spurgeon was
fond OF a joke and his keen wit was
moreover, based on sterling common
sense. One day he remarked to one OF
his sons: "Can you tell me the reason
sir. why was it, Because the most Of
him was backbone and the rest WAS grit
Youths Companion
Don't you remember me? why. We
went to school together" Surely Il
must be my mother you are thinking off,
"Oh, no. It was your mother who told
you you ought to be ashamed 10 60 with
girls so much younger than yourself"
(Etc. etc. etc, etc).-Toiedo Blade.
His Better HaIf-I think it's time we got
Lizzie married and settled down. Alfred
She will be Is next week, you know. Her
Lesser Half-Oh, don't hurry, my dear.
Better wait till the right sort Of man
comes along. His Better Haif-But why
waltz 1 didn't!-Throne and Country.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-27

ed upon the subject by the supreme
court. The decision is now being en-
forced in the light Of reason and re-
vision, he thinks, is wholly unneces-
sary and could accomplish nothing ex-
cept further injurious disturbance of
business affairs. Mr.. Taft also very
properly argues against the proposal
that the supreme court should decide
between good and bad trusts, as inn
posing improper work upon the court.
the inference being that trade monopo-
lies when good would be allowed to
live; only the bad being sent to perdi-
tion- Mr.. Taft probably recognizes the
utter impossibility of keeping monopo-
lies always good in the present make
up of human nature. Monopohs, it is
as well to remember, are only safe
where the beatitudes can be enforced
Altogether, Mr.. Taft's address was very
reassurirg While showing prime re-
gard for sound public policy, 1t at the
same time showed keen consideration
for business interests and plainly in
timated that no hostile campaign was
to be conducted against large corpora
tions as SUCH Business interests have
often irrational attacks upon capital
for purely political ends. Against the
latter, Mr.. Taft has lifted a strong arm
regardless of consequences 20 himself
and this is something which should be
assuring to financial and business in
terestsp