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The Irish standard., 1912-01-06
TAFT PARDoNs NEGRO coNvIcTs
Two, Sentenced for Life for Murders

Two, Sentenced for Life for Murders
on High Seas, Freed.
Washington. Jan. 4.-President Taft
has committed TO expire at once the
life sentences of Arthur Adams and
Robert Sawyer. two negro British sub
jects convicted at Wilmington, n c.,
in 1906. of murder on the high seas.
in confession before his execution.
Henry Scott another negro convicted
of and hanged for the same crime,
completely exonerated Adams and
Sawyer.
The Irish standard., 1912-01-06
ONE KILLED IN WRECK.
Passenger Train DeraiIed on Mime
sofa and International

Bcmdji, Mimi, Jan. 3.-Passergcr
train No. 81 sOuthbOund on the Mime
sofa and international railway en- route
from International Falls TO Minneap-
oils was, wrecked at Farley about II
miles north OF here The day coach
aud sleeper left the track and turned
over on their sides. One dead, fir
teen injured. Failure TO close
''h calsed the deraiment The
temperature was 30 below zero.
EDWARD HINES NOT PURCHASER.
The Irish standard., 1912-01-06
Marks Acquitted of Maybray Fraud

Council Bluffs, Jan. 2.-Benjamin
Marks, charged with being a go-be-
tween for the syndicate of J. G. May
bray in S1,000,00O swindle, was &C.
quilted. ,.,-s,
The Irish standard., 1912-01-06
Merritt, Jr., Named Speaker.

Albany, NJ Y, Jan. 3-Edwin A.
Merritt, Jr., Of st. Lawrence, was
named for spl:aker of the state assem-.
bly, by the republican caucus, the vote
standing IS for him to 10 for Charles
A. Dana of New York
The Irish standard., 1912-01-06

Dynamiters Blow Up Iowa Theater.
Bedford. Iowa, Jan. 3.-Bloodhounds
have failed to find trace of the dyna-
miters who partly destroyed the new
Clark operahouse here.
The Irish standard., 1912-01-06
U. P. Opens New Omaha Building.

Omaha. Jan. with d reception to
the public attended by 10000 Omaha
people, The Union Pacific railroad op-
ened it's now Sl,O00,O0O headquarters
building in this Gity.
The Irish standard., 1912-01-06
Canadian Wreck Kills Three.

Winnipeg. Jan. :'.-Thrce persons
were killed in the wreck of IL Cana.
1ian Pacific express train at a water
tank near Moose Jaw, Sask, New
YenrS day.
The Irish standard., 1912-01-06

T. r. Silent on Candidacy Rumors.
New York, Jan. 4.-With a general
NOR" Col Theodore Roosevelt declin.
ed to discuss a report that move.
ment was afoot in New Jersey to
place his name on the primary ballot.
The Irish standard., 1912-01-06
Wilson Will Sneak in Huron.

VTToVIT VIII 0PCdN Nv TUT OTTs
Washington, Jan. 3.-Secretary vii.
son will speak at Taft mass meet.
ing in Huron, S. D., Jan. 5. Ho left
in company with Representative Mar.
tin Of that state.
The Irish standard., 1912-01-06
CAIRNS SUCCEEDS SINISTER.

Chief American Assistant viii Take
Place Of Deposed Persian Official.
London, AIN. A special dispatch
to the Daily Mail from Teheran says
that w. Morgan Shuster, the former
treasurer general, has handed the ac-
counts of his Office to the commission,
of which NJ. Mornard, the Belgian
former director of Persian customs.
has been appointed president. +. T..
Cairns. who was Mr.. Shuster's chief
American assistant; has been named
es Mr.. Shuster's successor
The Irish standard., 1912-01-06
REAR ADMIRAL r. D. EVANS.

upon the powerful defenscs at Fort
Fisher. North Carolina, that young
Evans received the wound through
the thigh that made him cripple
tor life. He suffered three other
wounds. but as soon rs he was dis
charged from tho hospital he again
plunged into the fighting and served
until the end Of the Civil war with
great credit.
II. was Evans who took the little
dispatch boat Dolphin on a cruise
around the world to test the structlr-
al strength of this first product of the
infant steel ship building art OF the
United States. lie always got the best
ships and the newest because his slI-
pcrior officers knew he could be
trusted to handle them safely and
levc or their strong and weak points
He wanted a battlcship and he got
one of the best---thc Iowa---which
represented the latest product Of the
American ship yards.
Rewarded for Heroism.
When Ccrvora's licet made its final
dash through the blockadiny ships off
Santiago on July :, 1898. Captain
Evans ship took notable part in the
5o-miIc running fight that followed.
Tor his galantry in this action he re-
reived the thanks of congress and was
promoted.
AS full rear admiral, Evans was
called upon TO take the Atlantic fleet
around the world. That brilliant
achievement was the first world cruise
of an arInOrcd fleet OF that size and
power. Sixteen battleships made the
b, 900 miles cruise. BY the time the
fleet reached San Francisco the strain
had become so severe that Admiral
Evans was unable to leave his bed and
| L: was necessary to relieve him from
the command at that place.
Admiral Evans will be buried in the
national cemetery at Arlington with
full naval honOrs.
The Irish standard., 1912-01-06
Woloast Confined to Bed.

Los Angeles, Jan. 3.--Ad Wolgast
still is confined to his bed with cold
so severe that his physicians fear
pneumonia.
The Irish standard., 1912-01-06
Russians Boycott American Goods.

St. Petersburg, Jan. 1.-The zemstvo
of the government Of Volhynia, sitting
at Xhitomir, adopted resolution de.
claring boycott against American
goods.
The Irish standard., 1912-01-06
WAN KNOWN Press Accent Dies,

Chicago, Jan. 3.-Joseph L. G. Ryan,
press agent for New York and Chi
cago stock shows and automobile ex.
positions for many years, died here
of heart disease. He was about Il
years old.
The Irish standard., 1912-01-06
Miller Will Be Named,

Washington, Jan. 3.-President Taft
will appoint Harry Miller of Ports.
mouth, Ohio, to be solicitor for the
navy department.
The Irish standard., 1912-01-06
Vale Hockey Team Wins Aoain.

Syracuse, Jan. 3.--'rhc Yale hockey
team won the second match of the
thrce-gamc series with Cornell, | to
J. Yale won The first match. !! to 1.
The Irish standard., 1912-01-06
Entered Navy When Boy.

Evans was mere boy when he was
sent to the naval academy at Annap,
olis. Before he had got far with his
studies the Civil war broke out and
he Went to sea and was assigned to
blockade duty. 1t was in one of the
attacks made by tho Northern navy
The Irish standard., 1912-01-06
Russians Execute Sixteen Persons

Tabriz, Jan. 3.-Sixteen Persians
were hanged by order of the Russian
court martial in connection with the
recent attack on the Russian troops.
The Irish standard., 1912-01-06
NANkIN CEREMONY MARKS BE.
GINNING OF NEW RE.
PUBLIC.
MODERNIZES CALENDAR
Empress Dowaeer Advances 100000
TaeIs to Suppress the Revolu-
tion-Another imperiaiist
Deserts.

Marking, Jan. D. DR.. Sun Vat Sen
| took the oath of Office as provisional
president of the Chinese republic and
was formally invested with the powers
of the chief executive. DR.. Sun, who
is well known in America and Europe,
after his arrival in Shanghai some ten
days ago was elected president by
the National Assembly of Reformers,
representing the provinces OF China
proper, then in session here, by an al
most unanimous vote.
His proposed cabinet comprises Ii.
Huen-Yeng, Huang- Sing and DIR. WI
Ting Fang. all OF whom are in the
front rank Of the reform movement.
A news agency dispatch from Tien
Tsin says strong movement exists
among the imperial government troops
Harrisoning Ian Chow. in the province
of Chi Ii, in favor of republic. These
troops form very important portion
Of the imperial army and were under
| the command of Gen. Chang Chao-
Tscn. who was dismissed owing to s,ls-
/ picions OF his republican sympathies.
| The movement dovctails into a wide
spread conspiracy in northern China
to assist the southern revolutionists
The first official act of DR.. Sen, was
to change the Chinese calendar. He
made New Years day the first day of
his presidency, thus marking the COM
mencement of a new era and making
the Chinese year begin henceforth on
the same day as the year begins in
most other countries of the world.
Dowager Furnishes Funds.
| Peking.-The empress dowager, who
Is DESTROYS of carrying out CAM
paign against the revoutionaries. adj
vanced 100000 taels (about $4,000
U0O) to Premier Yuan Shi Kai for that
purpose. There are many Indications
That the northern troops are anxious
to resume hostilites
| Arofber ,par;alte+ noeo,&~
The Irish standard., 1912-01-06
Another lmperiaIlst Deserts.

London.-A news agency dispatch
from Tien Tsn says that Wang Vic
TIE, who was sent to Lanchow as the
delegate OF Premier Yuan Shi Kali has
Joined the republicans and been elect
ed leader Of the troops there. Ne ,it:-
clares his intention to begin march
with the army on Pcking tomorrow.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-01-26
Notice to Creditors.

In the Matter of the estate Of Or
vile L. Buchanan, deceased
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned has been duly appointed
administrators of the estate of Or
vile L. Buchanan, deceased, by or
der of the County Court of the State
of Oregon for the County of Polk.
All persons having claims against
the said estate are hereby notified
and required to present the same
duly verified, together with the prop
er vouchers therefor, to the under
signed, at the office of Oscar Hayter
in Dallas, Polk County, Oregon,
within six months from the date of
the first publication of this notice.
Date of first publication Decem-
Der 20, 1911.
ANNETTE GLASSFORD,
Administrative of the estate of Or
vile L. Buchanan, deceased. 1926
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-01-26
ADMINISTRATORS SALE.

Notice is hereby given that by vir-
tue of an order of the County Court
of the State of Oregon, for Polk
County, sitting in probate, made and
entered of record in said Court on
the 8th day of September, 1911, in
the matter Of the estate Of Lena 7.
Gilbert, deceased, the undersigned,
administrator with the will annexed
of said estate, will, from and after
Saturday, the 9th day of January,
1912, proceed to sell the real prop
erty of said estate, hereinafter de-
scribed, in one lot or parcel at pri-
vate sale to the highest bidder for
cash, in accordance with said order
of sale and in the manner prescrib-
ed by law, subject to the confrma-
ton by said County Court.
The real property to be sold IS
particularly described as follows, to-
wit:
A part of the Donation Land
Claim of Leonard Williams and wife,
Notification No. 1861, Claim No. AZ,
in Township South, Range 4 West
of the Willamette Meridian, in Polk
County, State of Oregon, and more
particularly described as: Begin
ming at the Southwest corner of said
Donation Land Claim and running
thence East 1888 chains; thence
North 31.48 chains; thence West
54.91 chains; thence South 26.4l
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-01-26
WINTER BLOOM.

M flowers suitable for indoor culture
Give such return In both beauty and
fragrance of bloom as do hyacinthS
and parcissuses. Varieties are now OBJ
taIDable that for color and thriftiness
Of bloom are remarkable. While one
may use a more elaborate pot. COM
mon tin tomato can will serve the pur-
pose unless one wishes to have a bank
or bed of flowers. in which case u
larger receptacle will be necessary.
The pots should be filed with light
sandy soil and the bulbs set with the
crown Just below the surface. the soil
being we'll firmed around them. The
pots should then be given q thorough
Watering and covered with earth in
the cellar to the depth Of three or four
inches above the bulbs. If they show
tendency to dry out they should he
given another watering. In from four
to six weeks the bulbs will start to
grow, when they should be removed to
quarters where there will be plenty of
light yet where 1t will be cool. Both
Of the plants mentioned will produce
more perfect blossoms II they are not
subjected to direct sunshine at all.
The paper white narcissus has some
what different habit and may be put
In vessels containing water and small
stones at once.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-01-26
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given to whom II
may concern, that the undersigned
has this day been appointed by the
Honorable County Court of Polk
County, Oregon, administrator with
will annexed of the estate Of David
S. Martin, deceased. All persons
having claims against said estate
are hereby notified to present the
same duly verified within six months
from the date hereof, to the under
signed administrator, at Monmouth,
Oregon, and all persons knowing
themselves indebted to said estate
are hereby notified to make imme-
diate settlement thereof.
Dated this 18th day of January,
1912. -o,,,
Administrator with will annexed, OF
David S. Martin, deceased.
SIBLEY & EAKIN,
Attorneys for estate. 2-lo
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-01-26
Notice For Bids.

Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids will be received by the county
clerk up to February Z, 1912, at 9
o'clock a. M, and will be opened at
l p. m. of said day to furnish and
deliver at the Court House in Dal-
las, on or before September 10, 1912,
so cords of Oak wood to be not less
than two inches in diameter and
not exceeding six inches; also 80
cords of first-class Second Growth
Fir wood. By order Of court.
E. M. SMITH,
County Clerk.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-01-26
CONRAD STAFRIN,

Administrator aforesaid,
Address, Dallas, Oregon.
OSCAR HAYTER, Attorney,
Dallas, Oregon. l-26
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-01-26

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 Decem-
Der 20, 1911.
JESSIE C. MISSIONER,
Executrix of the estate of John j.
Wiseman, deceased.
L. D. Brown,
Attorney for the Estate. 1-26
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-01-26

A QUESTION OF PROTECTION.
That the health and longevity OF
many Of the less hardy types Of apple
trees are largely dependent upon the
way they are protected has been pret-
y plainly demonstrated in the case OF
afameuse tree from which the writer
PICKED the fruit a few days ago. The
uee 10 question stands on the north
noe aud about Eve feet from a shed
Snea effectively protects its trunk
tla over limbs from the winter sun.
s@ only has the tree made a prodi-
gus growth, but It is remarkably
u'iy and sound. Twenty feet to the
0O'tn Of It, but exposed to the sun. is
aaolher tree Of the same variety
NaicA has been badly hit with sun
sSaia and is already sick unto death.
We naVe watched these two trees for
: nuHoer Of years and are convinced
-a1 while some other factors may
ave played a part. the difference in
-sH condition today is due TO the
s.o'eeu0n they have had 1t is this
y s'-''ple That makes many orchardists
H0'tnen states favor the rather
- - panting Of apple trees in rows
- and south. This serves in a
,-. -.-ssie to give the protection men
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-01-26
PRUNING AND BLIGHT

- - .t ,lut growing sections where the
= - Olght is prevalent it is well for
-, - olenardist to reduce his pruning
- - uurlng the winter and spring to
---..' ln' as cutting at these times
-. augments wood growth. This
- - greatly increased number Of
e,,-l saoots. whose tender tips are espe-
- liable to Infection by the blight
-. non the feet Of ants or other
~. 49, mat happen to alight on them.
- 'lah this, the sap moves very
-. - N this young growth. which
q - - the chance Of an infection
=. - nrge limbs or trunk on which
p-.-..s sooots are growing. Moderate
e. nay be done during July and
-, 80 august and this win not only
n, luce - the growth Of these shoots.
bos, - :. e,ose the tree to produce fruit
= - ~ oe following year. The writ
q, ~. y one experience along this line
- asO and knows whereof be
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-01-26
= Advertise in the Observer and
boost your bank account.
SUMMONS.
In the Circuit Court of the State Of
Oregon for Polk County.
Department No. 2.

In the Circuit Court OF the State OF
Oregon for Polk County.
Department No. 2.
Benjamine F. Whiteaker, Plaintiff,
Mary A. Titus, Zenas Rice and Sarah
E. Rice, his wife, Peter w. Pur-
den and Catharine /. Purden, his
wife, Christopher G. Perry and
Melvina Perry, his wife, Jacob
Huss and Francis E. Huss, his
wife, Lawrence C. Perry and Ro-
silla Perry, his wife, James H.
Perry William B. Perry and Amer
lea Perry, his wife. Also all 9th
er persons or parties unknown
claiming any right, title, estate,
lien or interest in the real estate
described in the complaint herein,
Defendants.
To Mary A. Titus, Zenas Rice and
Sarah E. Rice, his wife, Peter W.
Purden and Catharine l. Purden, his
wife, Christopher G. Perry and Mel
vina Perry, his wife, Jacob Huss and
Francis E. Huss, his wife, Lawrence
C. Perry and Rosilla Perry, his
wife, James H. Perry, William B.
Perry and America Perry, his wife,
Also all other persons or parties un-
known claiming any right, title, es-
tate, lien or interest in the real es-
tate described in the complaint here
in, Defendants above named.
In the name of the State of Ore
gon: You and each of you are
hereby required to appear and an
swer the complaint filed against you
in the above entitled cause and
court on or before six weeks from
the date of the first publication OF
this summons upon you and If you
fail so to appear. and answer the
plaintiff will take a decree against
YOU as prayed for in his complaint
herein. to-wit; that plaintiff Is the
owner in fee simple of the following
real property, tO-wit: Beginning at
tbe Northeast corner of the ID. l.. Z.
of Samuel L. Campbell and wlIe
Catharine Campbell, Not. No. 20
Claim No. Ga. in Township S South
of Range 5 West of the Willamette
Meridian. Polk County. Oregon,
thence running South 27.41 CHAINS
thence West 1900 chains. thence
South 1850 chains, thence West
81. .O5 chains, thence North 5S-91
chains TO the Northwest corner OF
said Campbell D. L. C., thence East
sOO5 chains to the place of begin
ming and containing 296.41 acres
more or less. and that You and each
of vou be forever barred and en-
ioined from claiming any night, tue
or interest of. in or to said premises
or anv part thereof. This summons
i nublisbed for a period Of SIX weeks
IN the Polk County Observer, by OF
der Of Hon. Ed. F. Coad. Judge OF
the Comfy Court of Polk County
Oregon. made at Chambers on the
DIST dav of December. 1911, and the the
date of the first publication Is De
cember D. 1911. and the date OF the
last publication viii be on the md
dav of February. 1872
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-01-26
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Notice Is hereby gwen that the un,
5s-vignes has been duly appointed
The exeeutrix Of the estate Of John
] Wiseman. deceased, BY the county
CT of the State Of Oregon Tor
Pom County. and has qualified An
persons having claims against ias
40 estate are hereby notified 70
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-01-26

chains thence South II degrees Is
minutes East 4.95 chains to the place
of beginning, containing 171.70
acres, more or less;
Also, a certain right of way APP
purtenant thereto, conveyed by Hen
ry Fawk and wife to Waterman W.
Lucas by deed dated July IL, 1906,
recorded at page 80 of Volume Al
of the Deed Records for said Coun-
ty;
Excepting from the lands first
above described:
l. A strip of land on the West
side thereof, containing 1.89 acres,
conveyed to Henry Fawk by deed
dated July IL, 1906, recorded at
page "a, Volume "A, of said records
of deeds;
2. A tract of 100 acres off the
South part of said lands, conveyed
by Lena 7. Gilbert and husband to
Inge Thygeson by deed recorded at
page 1873 of Volume so of said Rec
ords of Deeds:
Leaving of the tract first describ-
ed 69.81 acres, more or less, subject
to the curtesy estate therein Of Will
liam F. Gilbert, surviving husband
of said Lena 7. Gilbert, deceased.
Bids may be made to the under
signed in person, or sent by mail.
Dated this 29th day of December,
1911.
CONRAD STAFRIN,
Administrator aforesaid,
Address, Dallas, Oregon.
OSCAR HAYTER, Attorney,
Dallas, Oregon. l-26
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-12-05
EP|TOME:
Of 4
WEEKS NEWS
Most Important Happen
ings Told In Brief.
WaShingtOn

The war department at Washington
ia making plans to care for the feed
ing and shelter of the army OF veter
who are to attend the enuampment OF
the Grand Army of the Republic on
Ihe battlefield Of Gettysburg next July
In the presence OF President Taft
eight members of his cabinet, the ma.
iority Of the members of the Supreme
court OF the United States and repre-
sentatives OF all the % republics OF
the western hemisphere, Cardinal
Gibbons celebrated In Washington
the annual mass to commemorate Pan.
American unity.
Assistants to the sergeant-at-arms
or the United States senate are
securing the east for witnesses in the
case of Judge Robert w. Archibald OF
the commerce court whose trial will
be resumed early in December.
Postmaster General Hitchcock pro-
posed to pay according to the amount
of car space actually used at confer
ence between him and representatives
of several of the larger railway sys-
TENS of the country. The railways
are now paid according to the weight
of mail.
President Taft announces that he
will reappoint Edgar f. Clark OF Cedar
Rapids, Ia, as a member OF the inter
state commerce commission for a
seven-year term, beginning January l,
1913.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-12-05
Domestic

OOnIeStIC
When New York Central train as,
west-bound from New York and trav-
cling between fifty and sixty miles an
hour. was derailed at Hoffman's, N. Y,
seven miles west of Schenectady, not
one OF the 200 passengers was injured,
although all were thoroughly shaken
mp.
Richard Frayne, an aeronaut, fell
2,eDe feet at the county fair held in
Jacksonville, Fla, and was killed In.
stsntly. Three thousand people wit
messed the accident. The aviator was
thrown from his seat in a parachute
Immediately after he cut loose from a
balloon.
That Herbert s. Hockin, secretary
81 the Iron Workers union, acted as
their spy in running to earth the dyna
miters Of the Los Angeles Times build
ing was the testimony given by Will
lam j. Burns and his son, Raymond j.
Burns. I'm the trial in Indianapolis of
The IS men indicted for conspiracy.
The hunting season just closed was
not so deadly as the season OF 1911.
The dead and injured numbered so
snd 81 respectively. as against 100 and
ri respectively for 1911. In 1910, the
aeadllest year of which there is rec
ord. l13 persons lost their lives while
bunting game.
Fire that Threatened for time the
tDtire factory section of Hoboken, ~
J.. burned out the piano case factory
,If John Courtade and caused a loss
estimated at 100000
While attorneys were arguing the
esse of John Real Sneed, charged with
inc murder or Capt. A. c. Boyce. Fort
Worth grand jury returned a perjury
Indictment against w. A. Weaver. a
states witness.
Five hundred miners and prospec-
tGrs of Bishop, Cal. formed the Pros
pectors' Alliance Of America. and sent
20 the governors of eleven western
states a memorial asking their assist
ance IN combating government by.
bureaucratic interference with mining
operations"
The barred door OF Sing Sing swung
open for Albert T. Patrick, and the
lawyer. who for eleven years was
cooped UP in the gray walled prison,
convicted OF the murder OF William
Marsh Rice, his millionaire client,
stepped out free man, pardoned by
Governor Dix.
Barbara Gladys Arnold. nurse
girl who confessed that she caused the
FIRE in the Berlin hotel at ST. Louis.
which cost three lives. was indicted on
a charge OF first degree arson for an
alleged attempt to hnrn the Winde'
mere hotel
Typhoid fever practically has been
eradicated from the United States
srmy by incubation, DIR. George b.
Foster, Jr., Of the United States med
icai corps at Fort Leavenworth said
in an address at Kansas City.
Preparations for another strike OF
vajstmakers in New York city are
under way. A decision by the union
which has 10000 members, mostly
women, IN expected soon. The strike
tvo years ago was unsuccessful. ~"