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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-08-23
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE

This great institution opens its
doors for the fall semester on Sep
tember goth. Courses of instruction
include General Agriculture, Agron-
omy, Animal Husbandry Dairy Hus-
bandry, Bacteriology, Botany and
Plant Pathology, Poultry Husbandry
Horticulture, Entomology, Veterinary
Science, Civil Engineering, Mechanic
al Engineering, Mining Engineering,
Highway Engineering, Domestic Sci
ence, Domestic Art, Commerce, For
estry, Pharmacy, Zoology, Chemistry,
Physics, Mathematics, English Lam
guage and Literature, Public Speak
ing, Modern Languages, History, Art,
Architecture, Industrial Pedagogy,
Physical Education, Military Science,
and Tactics, and Music.
Catalogue and illustrated litera-
ture mailed free on application. Ad-
dress: Registrar, Oregon Agricultur-
al College, Corvallis, Oregon.
School Year Opens September Goth
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-08-23
THE NEW PARTY's CHANCES.

During a moment of elation at Chi
cago some of the leaders of the Pro
gressive party predicted great tri
umphs for it in many states Accord
ing to Clifford Pinchot, resident o
Pennsylvania, Roosevelt will get {
majority of about 100000 there il
November, says the st. Louis Globe
Democrat. His lead in Illinois, 81
Raymond Robbins says. will not be
less than 100000. One of California
delegates figures that he will have 6
margin in that state of anywhere
from $4,000 upward. Comfortable
majorities are predicted for him in
Kansas, South Dakota, Minnesota and
several other Western states by .esi-
dents of those commonWealths. If
the forecasts of some of the leaders
of the new party from the West, the
Middle West and the South are trust
worthy, the colonel may run Taft and
Wilson pretty close in the election
1t is not necessary to give much at
tention to these prophesies. All new
parties run better in August than
they do in November There is an
especial reason to make mistakes in
the case Of the ProgressiVes. In the
primaries a few months ago Roose-
Welt left Taft far behind in Illinois
Pennsylvania, Kansas, New Jersey
Maryland, South Dakota and few
other states, At that time, however,
the colonel was a Republican, and
was seeking the Republican candi-
dacy. He has left the Republican
party since then, and has founded a
,,If A IA haG
cut loose permanently from his old
affiliations. His attacks in the past
few weeks have been on the Repub-
lican party chiefly The warfare
which his convention started is
against Republicans almost solely.
Such epithets as the Progressives
hand out to the Democrats are mild
compared with those which they hurl
to the Republican party.
This change in the situation will
necessarily affect the colonels for
tunes. Many of his supporters in the
Republican convention in June have
abandoned him since. Few of them
participated in the August assem-
blage. True, he has just carried Kan
sas in the primary on electors. One
of his supporters has won the nomi- |
nation for the governorship, and 9TH
ers of them have scored some tri- |
umphs But this does not indicate |
any powerful drift to him anywhere. |
In the interval between now and Mo-
vember the people of Kansas will be
compelled to do some serious think
ing. They will ask themselves wheth-
er it VII be worth while for them to
hand their state over to the Demo- |
Gratis EGnsas gave its electoral vote
to Weavet. the Populist, in 1892, and
TO Bryan i'm 1896, but II suffered a
loss in self-respect and in general
prestige thereby from which it barely
extricated itself by the succession of
victories since then. In
Kansas as in other states in which
the colonel seems to he strong now,
he Is likely To fall back materially be-
fore November
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-08-23
WILL RAIN COATS BE HIGHER?
Black Rock "Stand- Stiler' of Tender
Years Wants Information.

Deer editor: This burst-out comes
from the heart of a boy i2 years Z
months and five days old. Who eN-
pecks to git an answer in yer hand
writ or in yer valuble newspaper
wich I reed ofen and wiCh I cosider
the best I'M the valley. am a POLL
TlC1AN. And am a Republican.
am viz to Young to vote but am
gitin' wei posted on a few matters
wich heer conversed on frequentl,
at the store. Now when a man is a
republican who does he vote for when
they are too republicans. one pro-
gresive and the other a stand-stiler.
is IL better two be a stand-stiler than
q go-Oner or V-i-c-e-V-e-r-s-a ii think
that is the right wordl { wish two do
my duty by my country when / am
man and somehow { can't git my
hearins'. DO you think IL is right too
vote fer a man who has told a fib or
would you vote fer a man who bee
lieNes In lettin' a body OF octopusses
raise the price of rubber rain coats
and kodaks an things 50 fellow can
never git none. I am fer down with
the trusts, Now wich man is the
right one too vote fer. am depend
ing on yer judgement too tell my
father and other too brothers that
they NAV vote entelligently. 20 stand
In stin Is where we are am In favor
of goln on but 10 goin on win make
those rain coats any more eNpensiv 9
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-08-23
BURNS IN THE RAIN.
Proper Way to Build a Campfire In
Stormy Weather.

Proper Way to Build a Campfire In
Stormy Weather.
There are several ways of building a
campfire that an ordinary rain will not
put out This is one:
Lay two sticks on the ground par
allel with each other and from two to
four times as far apart as the dame
ters of the sticks. Across these two
lay two more, as If you were starting
cob house. If necessary drive stakes
into the ground to keep the sticks in
place.
For the next story of the cob house
use only one stick and place that on
the side on which you are to be when
the fire Is burning. These FIVE sticks
may be green. Dry wood makes a bet.
ter fire, but 1t needs rebuilding sooner
Roof over the cob house with any
kind of dry wood. The harder the rain
the more there will have to be If this
roof is to shed the water Each stick
of the roof should rest on the back log
and on the last-the fifth-stick of the
cob house and be kept In place by the
side sticks.
Fill the inside Of the house with
and set fire to them. The
roof will burn on the under side, where
the heat Of the fire keeps it dry. As
each stick burns through 1t falls into
the fire that fills the interior of the
cob house. The camper watches the
tire and cooks through the opening
between the fore stick and the top
stick that supports the roof He also
feeds brands and small kindlings
through this opening, but puts the
arge sticks on the roof.
1t is surprising to see in how hard
/ rain this kind Of FIRE will burn
Youths Companion.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-08-23

The Rooseveltians are experiencing
all sorts of trouble i'm launching theiI
movement to save the country" and
at nearly every session of the PRO
gressiVes" several rows are In evil
dence, and charges and counter
charges involving the different war
ring factions are the rule. The dis
sensions usually arise over the effort
of a portion of the party" insisting
that complete ticket should be
placed in the field, from presidential
electors down to constable, while the
other faction appears not to be so
much concerned over the heshpots
as for the success of the national
movement. Usually, when the former
triumph. practically every one of the
most strenuous advocates of the COM
plete ticket, Immediately blossom
out as candidates for some of the
offices for which the majority of them
have been defeated in preceding pri-
maries. The Roosevelt party gives
them an opportunity To try II again
and. by tacking their ambition to the
tail of the Rough Rider kite. they
hope TO ride into public office. The
progressive party is proving an ideal
spot for the landing OF disappointed
office seekers and others who have
been repudiated by their former po-
litical organizations. and they are
Hooking To IL like flies around a mo-
lasses barrel. The new party" is an
organization FOR certain class who
are always found in this party today
and In that tomorrow. and who have. I
In the past, csuoused every spotted I
political movement in the country I
and still another class of pap-suckinp I
political parasites whose affliation I.
with any party is no credit 10 H.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-08-23

The Observers good friend Grove
A. Peterson. utters sclf-evident
truth in his communication published
elsewhere IN this issue. and We believe
every thinking individual can say
amen" 20 the sentiment expressed
In The Observers editorial 90 which
Mr.. Peterson refers. it was not in
tended 10 convey the idea that the
condemned murdcrers "had no
'chance" as applied o. their early
training. but merely as % applied to
the trial They had no chance be-
cause they were ignorant of the ways
90 the country Ia which they lived and
were not possessed of sufficient funds
10 carry on n defense. such as their
more fortunate brethren enjoy. and.
ihf reforc. they were rallroaded % the
electric chair. The observer believes
with Mr. Pttcson. that every indtid-
BAL Is largely responsible Tor his own
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-08-23
NOTICE FOR SALE OF REAL
PROPERTY.

In the County Court of Marion Coun-
ty, Oregon.
In the matter of the Estate of Estella
Hayden, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the un-
dersigned Administrator of the estate
of Estella Hayden, deceased, will,
from and after the 26th day of Sep
tember, 1912, sell at private sale the
whole or any part of the following
described premises belonging to said
estate, to-wit:
Beginning at the NV. corner of
/ the Richard Mcmahon d. L. C. Not.
/ No. 10S. Claim No. 40, +. S. r. 4
w. of the w. NJ. Thence South 40.25
chains; thence East 1915 chains;
thence North 1925 chains; thence
/ West 1915 chains to the place Of
1 beginning, containing 100 acres, more
or less.
Also beginning at the SW. corner
of the d. l.. G. of Betheul Dove and
wife, Not. No f1A41, Claim No. So in
T. s S. r. 4 W., w. M, Polk County,
Oregon; thence East 1880 chains in
tersecting Horst Brothers line; thence
North So deg. East 220 chains
thence North 70 deg, East chains
thence North SO deg. East chains;
thence North $50 chains; thence
North Is deg. East 10 chains; thence
4NOI III % dSS. EdSI II CIldIllS, IHeHC6
East 100 chain to the east line of
said Dove d. L. c.; thence North 800
chains to the NE. corner of the
South one-half of said claim; thence
West 11407 chains; thence South
2797 chains to the place of beginning,
containing 2SS.00 acres, more or less.
Also beginning at the M corner
of the Betheul Dove d. l.. c.; thence
South 33 chains to Horst Bros land
thence North SO deg. East $50 chains;
thence North 43 deg. East 450
chains; thence North 19 deg. East
13 chains; thence North 35 deg. East
$50 chains; thence North 35 deg. |
East $50 chains; North IS deg East |
1880 chains; North 80 deg. East
1920 chains; thence West 10 chains:
thence South 12.30 chains to the S.
corner of Norman Scott d. l.. c.
thence West 26 chains to the place
of beginning, containing SO acres,
more or less, all of said property be-
ing in Polk County, Oregon.
Said property will be sold for cash,
or part cash and part credit
Any person desiring to purchase
said property, or any part thereof, Il
shall make the same known from and
after said date to the undersigned in
Salem, oregon.
Dated this 18th day of August, 1912.
W. o.. HAYDEN,
Administrator of the Estate of Estella
Hayden, deceased. S-16 913
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-08-23
Notice of Final Settlement.

Notice is hereby given that the un-
dersigned, administrator of the estate
of John II. Guy, deceased, has filed
his final account in the County Court
of the State of Oregon, for Polk
County, and that Saturday, the 31st
day of August, 1912, at the hour of
ten o'clock in the forenoon of said
day. at the Court Room of said
County Court, in the city of Dallas, in
the County of Polk, and State of Or
egon has been appointed by said
County Court as the time and place
for the hearing of objections to the
said final account and the settlement
thereof.
Dated and first published August g.,
1912. JOHN r. GUY,
Administrator as aforesaid
OSCAR HAYTER, Attorney. SO 1928
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-08-23

condition, but oftentimes environ
ment has much to do with our after
lives. That any boy with the proper
spirit, can make his mark in the
world, that he can rise superior to
the conditions that surround him by
sheer and unaided effort on his part
is true, but sometimes the lives of
those born in ignorance, and Graded
in crime are so stunted and pervert-
ed, that the best that is in them is
completely overshadowed by the bale
full influences that affect their after
lives. The latent good that is in them
dies for want of sterilization, when,
under different conditions the moral
pervert and the hardened criminal
might have made respectable and
useful citizens
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-08-23

So it has been discovered that T. r.
shot a Spaniard in the back at the
battle of San Juan Hill. 1t must be
so, for the colonel says so in his book
on The Rough Riders" Nobody
doubts the truth Of this assertion. for
the colonel has been shooting folks in
the back SO openly and for so long a
time that it has come to be the ex-
pected caper on his part. He shot his
best friends in the back when he re-
pudiated his former political afiiJa-
tions to further his personal ambi-
ton.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-08-23
TO SELL LANDS AT AUCTION
Former Indian Reservations TO BE
Opened to Public Sale.

Former Indian Reservations TO BE
Opened to Public Sale.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug. "a
The President and the Secretary of
the Interior have ordered about one
half million acres of Indian lands, in
the former Shoshone lin Wyoming),
Uintah Gn Utah), and Crow lin
Montana), Indian Reservations, to be
sold at public auction by James w
Witten, superintendent of opening and
sale of Indian lands, at minimum
prices, ranging from 80 to $1.5O
per acre. The sales will begin at
Lander, Wyoming, on September 10;
at Provo, Utah, on october 8, and at
Billings, Montana, on October 21,
1912.
Not more than six hundred and
forty acres will be sold to any one
purchaser on bids made in person or
through agents, and no residence or
cultivation will be required. Patents
will be issued as soon as the purchase
price is paid.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-08-23
BmPelars at BIaclk'S.

Breaking the cleat and bending the
rod off the back door of Blacks Gro
Gerry, two men broke into the store
some time Wednesday night and ran
sacked the cracker box, cheese case
and cigar case, but left about $500
in the safe, which was open, and $1.00
in the cash register. The desk had
been ransacked, but nothing stolen.
The men were apparently hoboes who
happened to be hungry and took the
easiest way to obtain eats" as two
empty boxes were found in the store
room close together, surrounded by
cracker crumbs and slices of cheese.
-Tresspass notices, weather proof,
for caIa at Obqarynr TOb nfficn
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-08-23

am in favor of goin back.
Yurs fer knolege,
ANOMOUS.
(name not too be printed.
Black Rock, Oregon.
p. s. What is a bull moose?
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-08-23
Dallas Iron Works

Machinists - Foundrymen - Pattern
Makers.
We are prepared to dc any kind OF
Iron and Brass work. Lumber trucks
and Stock work on hand. We make
the best and cheapest Stump Fuller
on the market. Prices reasonable
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-08-23
Editorials of the
People.

Signed communications will be
printed under this head from respon-
sible parties but their publication
does not necessarily imply that they
express the sentiments of the editor.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-08-23

-Tresspass notices, weather proof
or sale at Observer Job office.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-08-23

UNITED ARTISANS-Dallas ASSN
bly,. No. ts. meets on first and third
Mondays q each month az Wood
man hall Visiting members made
welcome.
MRS EMMA b. MILLER. Ma
WILLIS SIMONTON. Secretary.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-08-23

-Tresspass notices, weather proof
for sale at Observer Job office.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-19
NATIONAL POLITICS.

The entrance the presidential OF Senator Cunn OF
Iowa Is rather curious fact of current politics. To be Cur
logical aspant nurgen point OF view for what pro
gressve Repubcanm the development OF the Iowa idea OF
Which mn and Deliver sponsors But here the surprise!
Months ago nurgen chiefs agreed La Toilette and sent HIM
out to canvass people opposition to Taft Has La toilette proved
wrong man. Is he to be superseded by Cumn
simply hold the Iowa delegation lest should
secede TO Roosevelt? these must wait awhile to md
out but that La Toilette has not managed to set
the lakes on fire His Tats Ohio proved abortVe
Rt neither is Cunnns with and the main question
Isl Has everything turned and III the murgen
camp by the Man from Elba? ,..,
Speaking generally politics, it observed that the symptoms OF
the Democracy and ncured with yans Muct as
FTarners Weekly tries make appear that Woodrow Wilson lost
nohino nv the November New Jersey the truth remains
that his boom has since much of its boyancy Harmon has not
toed AZ all Dix doesn't try when all these factors
are grouped them rise to the stature OF Bryan
Wisconsin endorsed yesterday but did stop with that and
endorsed Bryan which the postscript was more gnh
cant than the letter doubt that the Democracy OF state
even Wilson's ndrwoods could be leave Bryan wholly
it, who made the progressive issues on both sides which
presidential fight will concern and who of all Democrats IS the only
one who has the proportions of national leader.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-19

LITTLE INTERVIEWS.


/ A. p. TAYLOR-I think it was my
old friend John Lua that called on me
last night.
JUDGE WHITNBY--Mo of the
juvenile cases come from the tene.
ments of Honolulu.
( LIEUTENANT BEAUREGARD -
There is not an item of news in the
fleet today. We do not know when
we will leave, of course.
w. NJ. GIFFARD-My office is with
the Board of Agriculture where l shall
be glad to get and give information
about the Mediterranean fly
ADJUTANT KLUGE We don't
want to order anybody's plants cut
down, providing they will keep the
mosquito wrigglers out of them
LLOYD CONKLING-The new tax
law is getting to be understood by peo-
pie now, but there was a lot of trouble
in explaining the matter at first.
GERRIT WILDER was glad to
get the news in the Star about a gov
eminent book on American fruits. |
shall try to get my cuts of Hawaiian
fruit included.
ADJUTANT KLUGE-All the apana
inspectors understand their duties in
regard to serving notice on household
ers who do not keep their premises
in n sanitary condition
KIRK PORTER-Everyth is run
ming along in the same smooth fashion.
There was no meeting of the board of
health yesterday, as there was nothing
of importance to take up
w. BAYER-The Cleveland left Yo-
kohama on January IA, as per seized
ule The tourists should have a good
time, as all sorts of preparations are
going on for this end.
CAPTAIN PAULIN-Word came
back on the Hongkong Maru that the
Japanese had some of their best ply
sicians come aboard at Yokohama and
the supposed yellow fever
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-19

cries, laces, just and pima cloths, etc
They were all at a disadvantage, moi
| speaking the language and not being
conversant with the prevailing prices
but many of the ladies' of the city
who were themselves shopping, assist
ed the visiting ladies by giving them
good advice as to what to purchase
and how much to pay. In the main
the shopmen stuck to the regular
prices and did not exact heavy and
unusual toll from the tourists.
Interested in Manila.
1t was amusing to see how intense.
ly interested the visitors were in Ma.
Mia, its people, customs, manner of
living, climate, and in fact all about
us. One old lady, when she caught a
smile at the myriads of questions that
were being launched at whomever
looked as if they might answer, laugh
ed herself, but then, becoming serious,
said: 81 guess it sounds funny but
we are crazy to learn all about this
place. Why, it is a part of our own
country, and we don't know a thing
about ii and have not been able to get
any reliable information regarding it.
No one in the other places we have
visited seems to think much of Ma
Mia, but we think it is great and wish
to see more of it," Many others of the
visitors said the same thing; they
knew nothing of the Philippines and
had not been able to get any reliable
information on it. They were unani-
nous in their desire to remain here
longer than the scant two days allotted
to Manila but the steamer agents were
powerless to change the schedule.
Yesterday afternoon the party was
divided in half, one part going Joy
riding in autos on the Seeing Ma
Mia" plan, while the other part of the
crowd went up the Pasig River by
launch. Many of the ladies and gen
tlemen met friends who took them
nome lOI ulHllel last hlSuI anu OuC
motoring or driving afterwards. All
in all, considering the short time the
tourists had at their disposal in "our
town" the entertaining seemed to suit
them and they all said, at least, that
they were enjoying it to the limit. In
their enjoyment they were not alone
the people of the city were more
than glad to have the chance of giving
them a good time.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-19

corner Though we did not raise our
voice above the ordinary, he heard US
as plainly as if we had been face to
face
The many artistic memorial win
dows greatly enhance the beauty OF
the church. The sign of the cross Is
found on each of them. AS We step
from window to window We read the
following inscriptions:
In memory of Rev. and Mrs. Eph-
rain w. Clark. In memory of Rev
and Mrs. Daniel Toll Condo In mein-
DRY of Henry Alexander In memory
of Rev. Jonathan Smith Green. in
memory of William Patterson Alexan-
der, and of Mary Ann Alexander,
his wife In memory of Edward
Bailey and Caroline Bailey, his wife.
In meomry of Edward II. Bailey In
memory of Rev. Richard c. Arm
strong, D. d., and Clarissa Armstrong,
his wife In memory of General Sam
uel c. Armstrong, U. S. A. In men,
DRY of Rev. Edward Griffith Beckwith
and Caroline Armstrong Beckwith, his
wife.
Two marble tablets will be placed
upon the pillars at the entrance in
memory of the early missionaries, and
over the massive, antique entrance
doors will be placed window bear
ing the inscription: Wailuku Union
Church.
The late II. p. Baldwin's memorial
organ will soon be erected. 1t will
be one of the finest pneumatic pipe
organs in Hawaii
OF all the beautiful churches in Ha-
wall, the new Waikiki Union Church
which is to be dedicated and conse-
Grated to the worship and glory of
God on Sunday next, is perhaps the
most beautiful.