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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-07-23
HALF DAY JAUNT TO BALLSTON
AND BUELL. DELIGHTFUL
EXPERIENCE FOR NEWS
PAPER MAN.
Wide EXpanse of Fertile Acres and
Oak Clad Hills Proves Inspiration;
Slightly and Substantial Farm
Homes Attest to Thrift of Pros
porous People; Back TO the
Farm is Inspiring Slogan.
(By Cedarqull)

In company with w. V. Fuller,
Sheriff John NJ. Grant and Attorney
George F. skin, the writer enjoyed
an auto ride into Northern Polk
county on Monday afternoon, occu-
pying a precarious perch in the rear
seat of Col. Fuller's Cadillac and lis
tening to Grants stories while not
looking at the scenery. 1t was our
first excursion into that section of
Polk county and the experience was
thrilling one. To declare that the
trip was interesting and instructive
would be putting it mildly. One
thing that impressed us, as IL has in
every other section of the county,
was the good roads. For the first
few miles out of Dallas including
the turn to the westward, and until
Sal. Creek Is reached, in fact practi-
cally all the way to Ballston. the
roads are in very good condition
barring the dust, and We hustled
along so rapidly that we didn't mind
the clouds we left In our rear. There
may be other counties in the state
that have it over Polk I'm the matter
OF good roads but. II so, ''depOnent
sayeth not" as the lawyers remark.
Vistas Of Forest and Farm.
II Polk county had no other ad-
vantages to offer than the scenery II
affords. that OF itself would be suf-
ficient TO lure the tourist and hold
his attention. In the very heart OF
the Willamette valley. a trip 10 al
most any portion OF the county offers
an enhancing vista Of cultivated
fields, skirted by oak clad hillsides
and wild and unbroken forests,
while always in the blue-black back
ground sweeps the jagged skyline Of
the jutting peaks Of the Coast range
with here and there low passes
through which trails the breezes
fresh from the caresses of the rest
less Pacf7c- On every hand stretch
In broken and undulating curves. the
cultivated fields q the thrifty tillers
Of the soil. with many prune and
other orchards minElinE their emer-
aid depths with the golden glow Of
the harvest fields and the lighter
green o. the growing grain
There a. no nnonotouy about a trip
TO Northern Polk county There are
no long, distance dreary roads that
lead away. straight as an arrow until
Lost in the dim vista where earth and
SKY meet but turning and fuisliug 10
avoid the sleeper hlis o. 20 follow
the contour q fhs country. nov
barring % TIE right hack again %
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-07-23
WEEKS EXPERIENCE PROVES
VALUE OF INNOVATION AND
DEMAND FOR TREATMENT
or ALL STREETS GROWS.
FINISH CONTRACT AT ONCE
Non-Arrival Of Oil Delays Operations
For Few Days But Work IS Re
sumed Today; Fly Nuisances Abat-
ed; Farmers Want Country Roads
Treated.

After awaiting three or four daNa
for another tank car Of oil, opeta-
tions on the streets of Dallas were
resumed this morning BY the oregon
Road Oiling company the job
began last week has been finished,
Later work has been done on Or
chard avenue from the Main street
bridge north to the Southern Pacific
crossing and on Washington street
which has been treated to greater
width. other streets Of the city have
also been treated and il is probable
that some private work will be done
as there is general demand for the
elimination of the dust nuisance by
property owners since its excellent
workings have been demonstrated on
the streets already treated
Pleased With Experiment.
The plan of oiling the streets OF
the city has met with the genuine ap-
proval of everybody and even those
who first opposed it, are now gener-
ally agreed that they We're mistaken
in their contentious and that the idea
is a good one and the placing Of the
oil on the streets Of Dallas was one
of the best jobs ever done in the
city.
in attempting 70 prove that the
oiling would be regretted, people
have pointed to the experience OF
other towns that have tried Il in the
past where the experiment was not
bat IN no case was the
work done by experts. as has been
the case In Dallas or by machinery
arranged Yer the purpose.
Abates Fly Nuisance.
Teamsters and others declare that
the oil has 8 tendency to tbate, In
very great measure. the fly nuisance,
and they say that horses s8nding ~
the oiled streets are nVt bothered
with the pests nearly as much as be-
fore the work was done. This. taken
In connection with the entire elim-
lnation of all dust. leaves nothing
more to be desired in the way of the
Improvement of macadam streets.
Farmers who have visited the city
since the work has been done declare
that the oiling of the country roads
would be godsend and this agitn-
ton may increase to the extent that
some of the more Travelled roads may
be treated the adjoining residents
and property owners standing a con-
siderable portion of the expense.
The street oiling experiment in
Dallas has been closely watched by
other towns and It is probable that
Amity will be among the first to
adopt similar treatment for the dusty
Of that place.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-07-23
WILL TRY new ENGINE
Ralph Adams Orders Bran New Ma
chine For Use in City In His Rock
Hauling Contract.

Not discouraged by the failure Of
his latest importation to work satis-
factorily Ralph Adams has ordered
a new 80 horsepower Russell traction
engine and expects the same here
tonight. The engine used to replace
the gasoline tractor, while it hauled
the load required, was found to be
in very poor condition, the boiler
leaky and dangerous, so 1t was aban-
doned and the new one ordered.
Both former machines were bought
under guarantee but they failed to
meet requirements. Consequently
Mr.. Adams has ceased further deal
ings with the company and his new
engine comes from a different con-
Germ. 1t also is guaranteed to do the
work and will be operated for week
by an expert sent here from the house
before Mr.. Adams need decide upon
its acceptance.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-07-23
Salem Man Arrested.

H. D. Vandersol. OF Salem. was ar
rested this morning BY Sheriff Grant
on complaint Of Charles Lane, charg-
ed with issuing fraudulent checks. II
developed that Nandersol had eashed
two checks for s. each drawn on the
Capital National bank. on which he
had received the money from Charles
Lane and D p Patterson. After his
arrest friends came 20 his assistance
and straightened up the claims fol-
lowing which the prisoner was re-
leased.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-07-23
Hf%%%%%#%@ q +%%%@MA@
= MILL FIRE CAUSES SCARF .
I Blaze at Lumber Plant Does
I Little Damage.

4 A blaze in the waste sawdnst 1
+ at the plant of the Dallas Lum- 4
i Der and Logging company caus- I
+ ed an alarm Of fire shortly after I
+ 6 O'Clock this morning, but the 4
j. danger was quickly removed I
4 by the mills own fire fightng 4
+ apparatus. When first seen I
+ dense clouds of smoke were
i pouring from the plant giving I
= rise to the belief that the entire I
! plant was on fire. !
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-07-23
Prohibition Convention.

All members of the Prohibition
party and those Interested in our
cause are called to meet in county
convention in the Court House at
Dallas, Friday, July 26 the session
will start at 1000 a. m. and 2:00 p.
m. Several local speakers win be
there; also Mr.. A. e. Hedine. assist
ant secretary of the state committee,
and Mr.. o. A. Stillman, candidate for
congress from this district will give
addresses.
There will be a grand rally in the
evening at 500 O'clock at which Mr.,
Stillman will speak. Special music
at this. session. All are invited to
each session.
ELMER BARNHART, Chairman,
w. p. MILLER, Asst. Chairman.
A.. l.. BARNHART, Secretary.
]. r. HOLMAN, Treasurer.
DAVID II. GILL. Organizer.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-07-23
RESUME DRILLING AT OIL WELL

Company Start Operations at McEee
Well After Long Delay.
Drilling operations at the McBee
oil well prospect southwest of the
city were resumed the first of the
week, after the company had been
delayed several weeks by the break
ing of the drills. 1t was necessary
to send the points to Portland for
repair, but they arrived Saturday
night and operations at the well at
once began again. The drill is now
down something over 1900 feet and
working in an encouraging sand
strata it is said.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-07-23

fhe Adjustable Eiectric Socket com
pany means much for Dallas. and
that Il VII employ a nunher q eN-
pert workmen and thus tdd 70 the
population Of tie city Is slf-evident
The market ftr the oufput i prac-
ideally unlimfed. and as The demand
lr6us il w D. necessary % 1rcrease
ne causcirr 81 the plant e keen
rsce with l.rders. thus enhancltr SIM
further tke population and a.. i'm
rurrance q mis- city-
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-07-23
AcreS and Thrifty
Farms Form Vista of Field
and FOreStm Northern Polk

the left, around sharp corners, deep
into bosky dells where the shadows
of the friendly frs fling their vel
vety carpet of shade on the murmnr-
ing waters of the brook singing in
its bed of gravel, out again and up
the hills until the fruitful valley lays
spread at your feet. every foot of the
way is enhancing and a delightful
experience.
Prosperous Farms Everywhere.
| 1t doesn't require an expert to tell
you that the farmers of the Salt
Creek valley. or the Ballston or
Buell. neighborhoods, or the fruitful
communities between them are pros
perous-the many inviting farm
houses, big barns, the substantial
buildings and the thrifty orchards
and fertile fields tell you with far
greater emphasis than mere words
can do. Here is prosperity, here is
contentment. here Nature smiles in
her kindest moods and all the worlds
at peace. Those who have Travelled
this section for many years perhaps
do not realize the beauties with
which a prodigal Nature has endow-
ed them but. to the stranger, viewing
it for the first time, every foot of the
journey is interesting.
Fortunate indeed is the man who
owns farm in this section. Little
need he worry about affairs Of state.
or the latest news from the Mexican
rebellion. The antics of the Bull
Moose and the "crime of Chicago"
are but echoes from the Opsy-turvy
world outside. Equal suffrage Bill
U'Ren. Governor Vests prison policy
or the color and texture Of the latest
gown worn by Mrs. DeBillions are
nothing to him. He goes on watch
ing his acres turning their products
into dollars, and his chief concern
is in building storehouses to hold the
crops.
Streams are Plentiful.
Many small streams water this
fruitful land. There is Salt Creek.
Mil Creek. the Yamhill river and a
cute little streamlet called Goose
neck" which has some wonderfully
wet water and a nice. gravelly bot
tom. as the writer can abundantly
testify for he deliberately alighted
from the automobile and gracefully
sat therein. all because Walter Vari-
Gus Fuller insisted that the radiator
needed cooling. But somebody had
TO furnish the comedy FOR the Occas-
ion and. after a fellow listens 70
John Grants yarns for two hours,
he's apt % DO anything-even II
nothing more than 70 attempt TO cool
hls-enthusiasm IN a limpid broFr
serioqEiy. however. if you hR
seen Il. ana want 3 resfful 40
iusf charter q besz,ne
noat OF into the N0rl
hours. The TIP viii
more than 30 costs IN
and you'll return
that Polk county is
and wealth. and tha
acres a. yet untoucf|
OF man. await the
homeseeker. who via
come. people the VI
convert the oak hills
orchards and the
avenues q wealth
Back 20 the farm
slCEan when ore
home amidst the prt
Northern poik.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-07-23

Hiram II. Starr, died at his home
in Falls City on Saturday, July 20,
of paralysis. after a short illness,
aged IS years, seven months and one
day Funeral services were con-
Quoted from the Free Methodist
church in Fails City at 10 o'clock
this morning and interment took
place in the local cemetery there
Starr was unmarried and a nephew
in Bakersfield, Cal, Is the -on1- rela-
tive so far o. Known Deceased was
born in New York December 10.
1896 and came 70 Oregon about 1850
and settled IN Benton county where
he lived until 1855 when he moved
70 Falls City where he has since re-
sided.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-07-23
RlnckberrIes fm 80

order some Of my nice Kittatinny
blackberries direct from the vines. az
$3.50 per crate. Phone W II. Kra-
her. East 8.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-07-23
BIG T1MBERs FOR RAILROAD
Local Lumber Company Fills Dim

Local Lumber Company Fills Diili-
cult Order for Espee.
The Dallas Lumber and Logging
companys local mill recently fur
nished for the Southern Pacific CONF
pany, S6 timbers SKIS and So feet in
length, sawed from fir and dressed
four sides. While it is by no means
uncommon for mills to saw sticks of
that size, there are few mills in the
country with edeger capacity sufficient
to handle them. The sticks are for
use in bridge work and were shipped
to Enright and Moore, Oregon.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-07-23
MISS EMMA MULKEY SUICIDES
Swallows Mercury Following QuaI
.saI With T1,.fand

Swallows Mercury Following Quar-
rel With Friend.
Relating the account of the suicide
of Miss Emma Mulkey of North
Yamhill. an Albany paper Of recent
date contains the following version
of the occurrence:
Running from the room where
her cousin and a young man friend
were sitting. Miss Mulkey swallowed
a large quantity of poison and re-
turning to her room, died in a few
minutes The tragedy took place
Wednesday at the home Of her aunt.
Mrs Ella Ballard, I'm this city. where
she was visiting.
According to Miss Mary Ballard.
a cousin of the dead woman, Miss
Mulkey was apparently depressed.
About s o'clock in the evening she
telephoned 10 Ben Mckinney a
young man with whom she was
friendly. and asked him 10 come to
the Ballard home. Mckinney came
and the two sat on the porch for a
long time.
Later they came into the house
and Miss Ballard who was In anoth-
er room heard them quarreling.
Suddenly Miss Mulkey ran out OF
the room and swallowed a handful
OF bichloride OF mercury and died
about 1880"
Miss Mulkey was not res5
Black Rock as was incOrre
by the Herald Two bro
Mulkey. Frank and Thf
key were residents
some time ago and
ltrd at their homes
for six months
brothers have move
from Black Baclr
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-07-23
LARGE CROWD HEARS CONCERT

Favorable Weather Conditions Add
to Enjoyment of Occasion.
by far the largest crowd that has
yet assembled this season. upon a
similar occasion, was present Satur-
day night for the regular conoertf
the Dallas band The c.
plaza was filled Rtbr
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-07-23
AGED RESIDENTS HEAR CALL
Death Summons Two Falls City Men
at Ripe Old Age.

at Ripe Old Age.
Merritt II. Bowman died at his
home in Falls City on Saturday, July
20, of Brights disease. aged S5
years, nine months and 2S days.
Funeral services were conducted at
the residence on Monday and the
remains were shipped to Orchards,
near Vancouver, Wash, for inter-
ment. Deceased leaves two sons and
four daughters, only one of whom, N.
A. Bowman, resides at Falls City.
Mr.. Bowman was born in Sangamon
county, H.. September %. 1926 and
came to Oregon in 1859. Later he
moved to Brush Prairie, Wash,
where he lived for many years, re-
moving to Falls City about six years
ago.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-07-23

Anxiety over the above account
published in Portland paper caus-
ed John Lynn of this city, and f. E
Lynn of Perrydale, to leave for Pas
co Saturday morning to identify the
remains of the victim believed to be
-Ssot of James Lynn, formerly of this
city. After reading the account in
the paper John Lynn telegraphed to
Pasdo for a minute description of the
man, killed The description return
ed tailed almost exactly with that
of James Lynn, son of John Lynn
and twin brother of Jack Lynn. The
tattoo marks on the arm of the vic
tim were of the same pattern as
those of James Lynn and with other
marks as well as the general descrfp-
tion led Mr.. Lynn to believe that the
body was that of his son. The body
while similar in appearance to James
Lynn was identified later as that of
another man. The exact wherea-
bouts Of James Lynn is not known
by relatives here.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-07-23
CITY AND COUNTY NEWS.

A. M Lawson, of Independence,
was in town Monday.
DR.. and Mrs. b. H. McCallon were
Portland visitors last week.
-Wanted-Two well furnished
rooms, modern Phone S22.
e. p. Weis, merchant of New
port transacted business in Dallas
Monday,
Miss Leone Williams returned from
a weeks visit at the Seattle Potlatch
Monday.
Mrs. Lee Fenton, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Collins and Carl Fenton left
for few days visit at Newport this
morning.
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Ellis and Mrs. Virgin
ia Smith left this morning for a
months sojourn at their Newport
residence.
Ferris Tozlers eantata, The Way
of the Cross" viii be given AT thl
Presbyterian church Sunday eveR
July 2s.
Josh Talbot and NJ. d. TlG
prominent Falls City merchF
in Dallas the last Of the
business visit.
B. f. Johnson. ~
panied by Mrs.
daughter wasr
trip saturds
Mrs. -
e a.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-07-23
IDENTITY not KNOWN
Dallas Men Investigate Fatal Acct
dent in Washington; But Find Vic
tim Was Not Former DalIasite.

Pasco, Wash, July 11.-An un-
known man about 21 years old was
found dragging under an extra freight
by Conductor C. e. Peterson, six
miles east of Ethiopia, at 4:3O this
morning. The man had been riding
the rods and evidently had fell
asleep. There was nothing to iden-
tlfy him. One arm was cut off as
was also the top of his head. He
weighed about 140 pounds, was FIVE
feet six inches in height, smooth
shaven and dark brown hair and
blue eyes.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-20

things which have come to eastern Connecticut recently-both in fact and in prospect-Who can tell that we are not at the dawn of a period which will make it necessary to reckon seri- ously with our own end of the state when making comparison of relative progression?
 George c. Preston, of Preston Bros, Inc., says: It is a good thing; just what we need, and it should be the means of booming Norwich. We have handled the goods for @ number of years and they are the leaders in their line.
 With today there remain 27 days in which the fund can be raised. It is necessary to get subscriptions at the rate of three day to secure the neces- saTy amount and the committe feels tainty They have the enthusiastic backing of the citizens and are working hard to get the same cooperation from their pocketbooks.
 One resident called to the attention of some citizens on Friday that it was just such a plan as this which took from Norwich the Page Boiler com pany Meadville, Pa. bid for the com- pany, agreeing to put up handsome structure to suit their wants and pay their moving expenses. The company went He pointed out that Norwich now has a chance to get back some thing which will more than make up for the removal of that concern, al- though it is much missed.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-20
SECOND NIGHT OF
 THE ELKS BAZAAR,
Entertainment Pleased Large Crowd
 Large Patronage in Booths.

At Olympic hall on Friday evening the second night of the ElkS bazar saw a crowd on hand for the evening of fun that eQualled in numbers the attendance of the opening night. In the early part of the evening pE en- tertainment programme was given and was dancing, for which Lang's aug mented orchestra played.
 The entertainment consisted of hand balancing, done in fine form by the two local experts in this line, Kris tex and Malcolm, who received a great hand for their fedts of strength and agility. James P. Sullivan of New London, in character songs, made a hit that was instantaneous, opening with the impersonation of an Italian fruit vendor. His second nmpersOna- tion was or George Eastwood, singing Something to Remember You By, and also of Pat O'Hara, and he closed with Harry Lauder mipersonation, sing ing When I Get Back Again to Bonnie Scotland. MT. Sullivan is on the pro- gramme agHin for tonight, and there is also to be a concert by Tubbs' band
 All the booths put in a busy e'en- ing, in all of which was seen the ef- feet of the good work done by the general committee and those in charge of different departments of the fair
 Many of the wives and daughters of Ell1s who have been donators of prizes to be given away were among the hardest workers for the success of the fair.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-20
Deeds Should Be Recorded.

There are many who have purchas- ed building lots in various sections of the iowa which have been opened up of late, and many of these owners have not recorded their deeds. The board is of the opinion 1t would be for their interest to have this done, and also consider that if attorneys and others who draw up deeds of property would designate the buildings by their number it would be of much benefit and convenience to all concerned. The law requires the property to be as- sessed to .he recorded owner
 Cannot Ter Per Cent. Nen- Residents.
 Last year the ten per cent. addition to the nonresident list gave boost of $21,00O to the grand list. This was because the non-residents did not hand in their lists Since then the law has been changed so that no ad- ditions for non-residents could be made for that reason this year.
 The total amount added to the list by ten per centing them for failure to hand in lists was $37,97S.
 The total amount of property exempt from taxation is S7,360,07S. which is an increase of $30,000 over last year for the Church of the Good Shepherd, Universalist.
 Additions and Losses.
 Among some of the large additions this year which were voluntary were $50,O00 by the Ponemah company and $8,000 by the J. B. Martin company. There were a number of large losses, such as the Lucas property, destroyed by fire, the Davenport Arms company, and Bath street corner.
 There was quite an increase from autos this year, the number being in creased from 145 to 1S7 or an increase in valuation of S12,000.
 There were Is notices of increases sent out ,one-half of which were to non residents, many business houses being included hereunder.
 The board was particular this year about the dwellings and acreage, 1t being found that there are 4,417 dwell ings in Norwich 12,299 7-S acres of land, 467 stores, 47 mills and manu- factories, 1928 neat cattle, 1S5 sheep and swine, 695 carriages, 19O autos, one being exempt, IS timepieces and 465 musical instruments.
 The summary of the work of the board and the spread book was care i fully compiled by Clerk M. J. Currsn assisted in the clerical work by Ger nelius J. Downes. It is a neat and methodical piece of work. The sum mary and the lists as left by the as- sessors appear elsewhere in this isime | of The Bulletin.
 The board of relief will hold their ! sessions commencing the first of Feb ruary, they having the authority tC make abatements, additions, correct | errors, and, in fact. make any changes i in connection with the list. The as- | sessors have given careful and eff ] cient attention to their duties this year and have found no spare mo- ] ments since taking up the work.