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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-04-30
,ru1y SESSION WILL DECIDE
.,nopTANT NATTER; CHEAP
~ ROAD WORK LOOMS
FOR POLK PEOPLE.
|uIlwAY COMPANY HELPS
i Quality of Gravel to Be Laid
novn Where Needed at Great Re
,.ot,ou From Former Cost; to BE
n.livered Near to Operations BY
Railroads.

lt tbe regular monthly session OF
a Polk county court which Will De
M tomorrow, arrangements Will
wofablv be completed for the del'v"
III Of gravel in Polk county for ROAD
,nnOses and if the present plans
/, mOuosed and partially arranged
Il the court are adopted, it is believ-
4 that a material saving in money
viii result at the same time guaran-
teng better roads.
Railway Will Help.
Arangements have been made with
n Southern Pacific railway COM
4 nm for the delivery of gravel any
M in the county for minimum
tge for freight of so cents per
but the trouble has been to ar
8 ma for loading it on the cars. The
4 gnl selected is to come from COR
i aR and is said to be of superior
mHty, being washed and free from
A County Judge Ed. f. Ccad
aes that he has an offer from a
tdgng company there to load the
wyel on cars for % cents per yard
The railroad company will haul the
are to places designated in the
6my at the rate offered which VIII
nllt in furnishing it for road pur'
Fses at a total cost much less thar
BIS heretofore been paid. 1t will Dc
labered at Mccoy, Perrydale, Ell
lhs' Siding. Smithfield, Airlie an'
Fsibly Suyer where it will be hand'
b the road work projected in thcs'
0mmunities.
Cheaper Than Old Plan.
under the plan heretofore in us
the county, the gravel was loade'
wagons by hand and often haule'
peat distances, even in some instan
Is work had to be given up on ac
unit of its remoteness from the sup
v. But under the new arrange
ent this difficulty will be overcom
by the use of the railway, it WI
possible to deliver a much bette
atty of material in close proXln
to operations. and thus materiall
1e the cost of road work through
the county, at the same time pei
-lung Of much better road.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-04-30

,n,erirsncs to plan the eF.me5 .n.s,,,.e.+s. " ~
n5m;,tinr their lack Of ln,ei''5 g1H,y
aoLl.'',-. .,. rTo believe the men gum
those che fact that crimes Goa =
POM moral degenerates anu
H. H.. of a low order OF -r1-
mos e., e-aftny conceived aHo r,...-- Gun
are el'sL l.-.,s5. and that the Horn
NM ,-s we're Of the latter ela5s ae-..,..
The admission Of tneL me- I'd ii !.
- blow to the defense anL -- se-
,..,.s-s5 W mat all efforts are ho- -
oeiie, - - 70 prove the
-,entalIy incompeten-
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-04-30
BIDDING IS SLOW
AND 36A CENTS OFFERED BY
GRANT NOT ACCEPTED ON
COMMITTEES ADVICE.
DALLAS POOL NOT SOLD
Matter is Left in Hands of Secretary
III. l.. FcntOn to Make Best Deal
Possible Subject to Committees
Approval Brown is Reelected
President.

Rejecting the bid of 612 cents as
being too low, the Polk County MO
hair association which had offered
it's pool of approximately 10000
mounds of mohair for sale on Satur-
dav left the matter of the sale OF the
clip in the hands of Secretary RI. L.
Fenton. of the association to dispose
of tn the best of his ability, subject
to the approval of the selling com
mittee appointed by President j. H.
Brown. of the association and con-
sisting of Ed Jacobson, Charies
Reese. Albert Teal, William Hoising-
ton and James w. Lee.
The association met in the clrcul'
court room at / o'clock on Saturday
and proceeded to the TRANSACTION VI
routine business previous to the ar
rival of the bidders, j. II. Brown
was reelected president and II. l.
Eonton was placed in nomination tof
re-election to the office of secretary
:, nosition which he has held prac'
+ioal1v since the association was or
ganized several years ago. MI ZEN
ton nositively declined the hohor
however. but the position was no
6lla6
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-04-30
,nnonnces Names in Pool.

n
Secretary Fenton read the names
Of tba growers who had pooled their
eoaces and said that the total amount
~ bair in the combination Woulu
nrohablv reach 10000 pounds III
explaining his action in buying the
mol last wear, Mr.. Fenton salo tii"'
ptioo+ion had been made on the part
of +bo buvers 70 his acting as puyel
and.ba asked Secretary Mcdonald Oh
,,.a Northwest Angora Goat assocla-
zion of Portland who was prese"'
=. a,,nlair TO the meeting just What
-. obiections were. Mcdonald COM
lid and told the association tha'
-. b,vars had objected to Fentoh
actine as a buyer and member oi .iI'
osvociation at the same ume' ~
"a +bat thn buyers felt that Fehtoii
as in position to know more
- +ba ouality of the hair oiiereu
than they. and this gave MN d" az
',t.ga He also said that the Du!
bad complained that they haU
- had an opportunity to examine
.na M nool and didn't know what pro.
u+ion ~ of kid. nanny and weather
hair il contained. ,..+
"'s. secretary Fenton defended his . ae,
,on in buying the pool last year an, ~,
-" ~ a attention to the fact that th'
e,,'rg ser,,,rgs of the pool had been opei
- investigation by the buyers ''''
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-04-30

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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-04-30
SCHEDULE CROWDS
JONKETERS
PORTLAND PARTY TWO HOURS
LATE IN REACHING CITY.
Dipner at Hotel and Big Meeting at
COurt House Features of Visit OF
O. A. c. Boosters Thursday.

Travelling two hours behind their
schedule the special excursion tram
of the Portland commercial organ
izations reached Dallas THURSDAY
night about 7:15 o'clock, sadly dis-
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-04-30

continued on Page sixD
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-04-30

.The tour of the governors VIII
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-03-25

Jack Wilson, of Latouche, who is working the Wilson and Little property, returns on the North western.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-03-25
Notice of Election.

Notice is hereby given that a municipal election will be held Tuesday, April 2, 1912, at the old fire hall, in the town of Valdez, for the purpose of electing seven councilmen and one member of the school board. The polls will be open at Q a. m. and will close at D. m. of said day.
 The qualifications of an elector for councilman shall be as fol- lows. He shall be a male citizen of the United States or one who has declared his intentions to be- come such, of the age of twenty one years, and shall have been a bona flde resident of Alaska for one year, and of the town of Val- dcz for six months preceding such election.
 The following persons shall be qualified electors for the school board: All adults who are citi- zcns of the United States, or who have declared their intention to become such, and who are resi- dents of the Valdez school dis trict. w. II. CRARY,
 Town Clerk.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-03-25
SUPREME COURT DECIDES
 TAX TITLE QUESTION

There is no longer any doub! as to the validity of tax titles. Property sold for the satisfac- tinn of taxes passes from the de- linquentS possession as com plctcly as if he was willing party to the transfer. A deciS- ion has recently been handed down by the supreme court which upholds the decision of the cir cult court of appeals and rcverses a decision of Judge Hanford of Washington.
 The appeal was taken on the ground that the name of the OWL or was advertised as unknown, al- though he was well known and the property had not been accu- rai"ly described. The supreme court held that the owner must have known he was delinquent and should have acted before fax lille had been issued.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-03-25
GETTING RESULTS IN
 DRILLING BY HAND

Rapid drilling by hand is not accomplished by use of heavy hammers and forceful blows, but by hammers of proper size hand led by men who know how to strike the blow that will cause inc drill to cut and keep the bot iom of the hole clear so that the drill is worked on solid rock and not on lot of loose fragments This is an art,and is only learned by experience.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-03-25
A Snap

For sale at a big sacrifice, the famous Ptarmigan Drop road house. Sale includes supplies on hand which are worth half the price asked. Horse, saddle, har- ness and sleighs. Stabling for 30 horses, years supply of wood all cut. This is a snap for the right party to start business for small money. All goes at half price. Will give time on half purchase price if necessary. 1 have inter- ests outside which requires my time. Business will pay wages and purchase price in six months. Fine locality to prospect. Sum- mer trade always good. John Gill lispie, proprietor, or c. c. Rob- erts, Camp Comfort, my agent, or Smith & Bunnell, Valdez.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-03-25

Road tho Daily prospeotor.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-03-25
VALDEZ WINS
 BOWLING GAME Have Margin of 76 Pins as Result of Three Games Yes-
 terday

John Gray was high score with 2it pins in the bowling game at the Big Place yesterday when the Valdez team scored a victory over the Fort Liscum team. Cogshall was high average with 1855 pins. Al. White dropped out of the con- test after the first game and his place was taken by Largess. Fol lowing is the score of the game:
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-03-25
DAGGETT AND LEAHl
Satisfaction Guaranteed

All branches of up-to-date den- ustry. O0lces over Jim Kahler's drug store, Valdez, Alaska.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-03-25

Total pins. .7ss si3' TT 237s
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-03-25
New Mall Papara.

Just received q large shipment of wall paper on tho Northwest ern. All the latest patterns. Now bcing opened. Come in and sec them. c. c. RUDOLPH.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-03-25

Tn" IIubbard-E Elliott property machinery and buildings at Dryer !'ay. kniah! island, were apprai.'- e! last Saturday at S0.75.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-03-25

sSrarGcnt Smith, in charge of the signal Corps station ai Wort mans. is in the city fer a short holiday.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-03-25
For Bale,

300 ft. of hose--2O0 it. con- veying and 100 1t. of pressure at bargain. G. F. GUTHRIE.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-10-22
RELATION OF THE DAIRY FARM
TO PERMANENT AGRICULTURE.

When man OF practical knowledge
coupled with the trained mind of an
Instructor says ''that the EDUCATIONAL
value of large dairy show cannot be
estimated to zen who are endeavor-
! ing 10 evolve the highest standards of
efficiency upon their farms and in their
dairy at the lowest cost of operation"
there must indeed be great value to
be had from an attendance at the Ma.
tional Dairy Show in Chicago this
year.
Professor Kildee of Iowa Agricul-
tural College is the author OF the above
statement and believes that lessons
to be learned by looking over a thou
sand of the best representative of the
leading dsiry breeds ard the infor-
nation and inspiration gained from
coming in contact with men who are
foremost In the Dairy world, with the
chance to inspect the most modern
in dairy machinery. all leads to sue
cess men who might otherwise blum
der along without getting anywhere
He says that the profits derived from
dairy farming are determined by the
following factors: Quantity of milk.
quality Of milk, cost of production, and
the price obtained for your dairy
products
Thus, II must behoove any man who
is striving for success to attend this
great educational exhibit, as by COM
parison alone can we measure cur
knowledge, and the man who stays
home and plugs along will not get
from his efforts what his neighbor will
extract from his, with more ease. The
mere pleasure of sitting on a milk
stool and getting just what milk you
can, won't get you anywhere. You
must have profitable cows and know
what you are doing all the time
Every hour spent at the National
Dairy Show at Chicago, during the ten
days of October oath to November End
next, is adding to your ability to sue
coed. Adv.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-10-22
HOW TO PRUkE FRUIT TREES
Branches Wanted as Leading Shoots
Should Not Be Touched-Weaker
Ones May Be Punched Back.

In pruning fruit trees, attention has
to be given to the manner in which
the particular kind bears fruit, writes
an expert in an exchange The cherry
and the pear both bear their fruit on
short spurs, and in trimming, there
fore, the effort should be to produce
large quantity of healthy fruit spurs
Summer pruning does this admir-
ably.
The branches that we want to re-
main as leading shoots should not he
touched; but the weaker ones may be
pinched back about midsummer, one
foot or two-thirds of their growth
This will induce the swelling of
number of buds that will produce
flowers instead of branches. and in
this way fruit spur= can be obtained
on comparatively young trees; out
with such kinds as the grape vine, the
fruit is borne on the branches of last
years growth, SO the effort should
be to throw all the vigor possible to
those growing branches that we want
to bear fruit the next season.
To do this we pinch back the shoots
that we do not want to extend; or
even pull these weak shoots out alto
gether. A little pruning is then nee
essary in the winter; to shorten
back these strong, bearing canes,
or to prune out altogether the weaker
ones that we check by pinching back
during the growing season.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-10-22

threatening them with violence should
they refuse the money. 1t seems that
Castalotte, our dear friend and bene-
factor, had been approached He had
refused to yield to threats, and he
had handed the notices to the police.
1t was resolved now that such an ex-
ample should be made of him as
would prevent any other victim from
rebelling. At the meeting it was ar
ranged that he and his house should
be blown up with dynamite. There
was drawing of lots as to who
should carry out the deed. Gennaro
saw our enemy's cruel face smiling at
him as he dipped his hand in the bas
No doubt it had been prearranged in
some fashion, for it was the fatal disc
with the Red Circle upon it, the man.
date for murder, which lay upon his
palm. He was 70 kill his best friend
or ne. was to expose himself and me
to the vengeance of his comrades. 1t
was part of their fiendish system TO
punish those whom they feared or
hated by inturing not only their own
persons, but those whom they loved.
and 1t was the knowledge of this
which hung as terror over my poor
Gennaro's head and drove him nearly
crazy with apprehension.
All that night We sat together. our
arms round each other. each strength
ening each for the troubles that Law
before us. The very next evening had
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-10-22
Deadbeats of One Pattern
Veteran Credit Mar Says They All
Talk Alike and Try Same
Tricks.

"Deadbeats," remarked an old credit
man. "all talk alike. They are plausi-
bic to start with" he went on, and
are so free and easy they deceive ev-
cry one but the most astute credit
man. When they are dunned the first
time they make a krank and positive
promise to pay on certain date. They
do this so unreservedly that suspicion
is disarmed. OF course they don't pay
but they have some OF the best ex-
cuses in the world They have had a
run of hard luck. for instance. If
the merchant takes this well. they Will
ask for more credit II the merchant
is obdurate they will come back with
the statement that the merchant is
making 1t unnecessarily hard for them
to get along by crowding them; they
will hint. also. that others have been
soliciting their trade
Right there is the time to come
down on them hard Shut off their
credit Usually 1t is useless to sue
for such persons are Judgment proof
The next move is to let them think
you have forgotten them They al.
ways are on the watch for the man
who keeps nagging them all the time
but they grow careless of the man
who leaves them alone. Sorne day they
viii leave an opening SO that some
thing can be attached or levied on.
and then is the time to Jump In and
set your money.
"A favorite trick of the deadbeat is
to offer his note for the account
These fellows think nothing of giving
their notes They would buy the con
tinent OF Asia If they could give their
notes for 1t, and would clean up a for
tune and get out of paying the note
Just listen TO one OF these deadbeats
talk. remember what be- says. and
when the next one strikes you his Ian
guage viii be identical 1t is almost
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-10-22
Wellesley College In Lead.

Wellesley college is said to have
more graduates in the mission field
than any other woman's college In
this country. Gertrude Chandler, OF
the class of 1879, now Mrs. Mychoff,
was the first Wellesley missionary in
the field. She went to Bombay 1mme
diately after taking her degree IN the
first class graduated from Wellesley
The college is represented in the mis-
sion field of every country in Asia
with the single exception OF Korea
There are Wellesley missionaries scat
tered through South America, Spain
the Philippines, Mexico and Africa.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-10-22

irst dirt is thrown l put in the top
soil and shake the tree so the dirt
will fill in well around the roots, and
tramp to make solid When | have
finished planting | trim to a switch,
being careful to cut branches close,
cutting the tree back to 315 feet
When the tree puts out it can be
shaped to suit. start my trees three
feet from the ground and sucker low
er limbs the first year.
The Kieffer pear is q very strong
grower, so the second gear | head the
trees in to about ten OF twelve inches
from the body. In doi3k this | am
very careful that the outside limbs are
cut with bud the way want the
limb to grow. also to head IN an ON
brella shape / head in every year
in February or March until the trees
are five or six years old, so as to get
strong limbs and to prevent their
breaking in heavy yield. After that
| head in only every two years, as by
so doing the limbs are lower, and
the fruit more readily picked and
much finer
l have 40 acres in Kieffer trees,
from four to fifteen years old. Some
are on sandy soil and some on yellow
clay subsoil, and there is no percep-
tible difference either in the size of
the fruit or coloring. The trees should
be sprayed with bordeaux twice dur
ing the season. The first time after
the blossom falls. and again three or
four weeks later. After the trees are
planted fill by throwing furrow to
them, leaving the clearing-up furrow
in the center as shallow as possible
The first two years l plant tomatoes
in the orchard, and use 800 to 1000
pounds of per cent phosphoric acid,
per cent potash and per cent am
monia to the acre After the trees
get to bearing I use 500 pounds acid
phosphate, 800 pounds bone and 200
pounds kainit For a cover crop |
dse crimson clover and pillow the or
chard as early in the spring as the
ground is in condition, and till as long
as possible, or as the limbs and fruit
will allow L have always been sue
cessful with the pear crop, and have
picked as many as seven baskets
from f1ve-year-old trees My oldest
trees have averaged 20 baskets
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-10-22
as If It were the fixed ritual Of their
order"
Sway Of the Police MAGISTRATE.

In New York upward of 200, 900 per,
sons were arraigned before the police
magistrates during the year 1910 and
another hundred thousand were prob
ably brought into their courts by sum.
mons. Over this huge army of people,
many of whom are entirely innocent
of any offense, the magistrates exert
an almost undisputed sway, for their
decisions are In nine cases out of ten
absolutely final.
In other words. they pass Judgment
upon the personal liberty and rights
of more than $4,000 citizens every
month of the year. and, save In a few
instances, their decisions are accept.
ed without appeal or review of any
kind. No other tribunal in the land
administers justice on so vast scale
or exerts anything even approaching
so urbridled a power II is at once
a court of first and last resort. pre-
sided over by cadi, supreme arbiter
of the facts and largely a law unto
himself From the Century.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-10-22
HORTICULTURAL
Acs- ~ NOTES

Prune out the old raspberry canee
as soon as they are through fruiting.
The packages used for shipping
pears vary widely in different parts
of the country
Tip layer the black raspberries this
north if you wish to sst out new
plants next year.
Do not prune your trees until the
sap has gone out of them and then
prune very spaTingly.
Among the perennial plants. the
old-fashioned hollyhock has bloomed
especially well this year.
It is a mistake to cultivate an
orchard on a hillside Nothing but
the sod will hold the soil there
A new strawberry bed may be set
now IL the ground is moist, although
spring is generally better time
No part of farm work is so thor
oughly misunderstood and neglected
as the raising and selling of fruit.
A real satisfactory remedy, for the
control of aphides or Ice on apples
and other fruit has not been found
Early blooming wild towers may be
transplanted from the woods now
If they are carefully set they will
bloom next year
A well selected apple orchard of
Is acres in good location nexr to
a big market viii, in ten years. pro
duce a large, permanent income
II is reported that a berry grower
IN the state of Washington has per
fected a method for drying stravber-
ries BY sunlight so that they are very
palatable.
Hoe around the shrubs and plants
in the school yard Give them good
watering. if necessary. a little atten-
ton now will enable them to bloom
another year.
Pruning OF the currants should be
thorough. the old wood should be cut
ont close down TO the root and the
surplus Of small shoots from the
ground should be broken of.
Have you thought about ordering
bulbs for fall planting? Send to
some of the seedsmen for bulb cata-
iogues ard plant a few tulips daffo-
ais and other bulbs this fall.