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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-04-19
Railyay Bridge Expert to
Examine WiIlamette Span
oregon Electric Engineers Employeu
by salem To Investigate safety "'
Big Structure.

SALEM. April 19.-The oregon
Electric engineers, Messrs. Smith ana
,:urkholder. who have been employed
pv the bridge committee Of the CITY
council 10 inspect the steel bridge
across the willamette at Center street
VIII not begin operations until the
rrst OF next week, according 70 toun-
Gilman Pennybaker chairman Of the
bridge committee.
Before beginning their test OF the
bridge the engineers will confer with
engineer Gronden OF Portland, VINO
nad charge Of the construction Of the
bridge p years ago. It was though'
mat AIR. GrondeI might have a set-oi
the plans OF the bridge and that per-
usaI OF the drawings would be oi srsa'
aid in making the proposed test
The engineers were in the cip
sonday. but had time for only shof'
Examination Of the construction oi
tine bridge. and did not venture ans
optnions as 20 whether it is in proper
rondfton. Not only VIII the siee
construction and the beams and truss
- above the rIver be examined, plt
ofver VIII be sent 90 the bottom o.
F the river 10 examine the conditipn o.
. the puinE.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-04-19
CHEAP ROAD GRAVEL
New Arrangement Makes Delivery ~
County less Than s1.OO per IuDie
Yard: Material from Corvallis.

Sufficient supply OF gravel FOR POLK
countv-road work. which can be laid
down at Mccoy tor considerably less
than yl.oO per yaru. has been guaran-
ted bv an arrangement recently made
with a construction and Dredging
company at Corvallis. by J. W. Flnn'
secretary OF the Polk County ROAD
s,,neryfsors' association. who has JUST
returned from a trip to the Benton
county metropolis. he says he con-
tracted with the dredging company
to furnish the gravel T. o. b. CorVaills
tor Y cents per cubic yard and, as
the southern Pacific company mas
rroufs-d 90 transport gravel ano
crushed rock 10 be used IN road Work
n a low special rate. this arrange
~,eot viii result in furnishing the bes'
ouartv OF material obtainable TOT
roass az very advantageous figure
and polk taxpayers are assured NOR.
for tneir money tnan they have peti
rereiving.
ar Flnn mas been working On t'i'.
Man for some time ard the succe-
al ms efforts vii De appreciated q
rnose who 20 pay for the roads o. tn'
county.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-04-19
= = '%%@**#I *****
WILL PRINT FULL RETURNS !

y Observer VIII Have State and j.
+ Polk Vote in Tuesdays Issue.
y The Observer will print in its +
e Tuesday issue complete returns -
= from the primary election today, y
/" and in this respect will be the =
y first Polk county newspaper to =
II furnish its readers with the re- y
y suit by precincts. Should the =
= returns from all the precincts j.
y reach the County Clerks office =
y by Saturday night, it is probable +
y that the official count will be y
- made Monday, and, in that event, j.
+ the election tables printed in this j.
= paper Will embrace the official i
y result. Otherwise, the returns =
- will appear as they have been =
Ss tabulated from authoritative =
u sources from every precinct, =
= and will be practically correct =
+ and final unless the vote should i
y be close enough, in any event, to =
y require the final count to settle !
- it. !
= i. !. + j. i + j. = !. ! : + + + j. !
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-04-19
BANK STOCK SOLD
Oicago Man Secures Institution on
Retirement OF =. W. Daniels.

Cioago Man Secures Institution on
retirement Of =. W. Daniels.
SHERIDAN. or. April lS.-h g.
R. Akin. Of Chicago. has purchaser
the stock OF r.. ". Daniels in the
sheidan state Bank and will assume
the presidency OF that institution.
r.. w.. Daniels. retiring president "
the founder Of the bank, and mas
Drought the institution TO an enviabie
position In the community. He mas
been in poor health for some time and
only awaited a favorable opportunity
10 retire from active business.
SIR. AKIN. the new president Is a
graduate Of the United states Military
Academy. and previous to this time ne
epent most OF hts life in military work
Mr. Akin b. a firm believer in the iu-
ture OF oregon. and especially in tha'
mart Of the Willamette valley ribut-
ary 60 sherloan-
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-04-19
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CARNIVAL Is OPEN
+ Annual SHOW by Militia Boys at
% Armory Is Now On.

II Annual SIlOW Dy Mlitla boSs a. y
~ Armory Is Now On. !
y With the blare of brass and =
- the accompaniment of regular =
= minstrel and circus parade, the y
y second annual carnival of Com =
= pany G, Q, N. e., was opened =
y yesterday with a parade through =
y the pricipal streets, led by gaily =
- decorated band wagon arranged =
- on a dray wagon. The wonderful =
y Mooch Mooch reached the city =
y last night on schedule time and =
y was met at the station by =
y guard of honor from Company =
~ q and taken to the armory =
u where It was viewed by many =
- citizens. The big auditorium =
y was filled with an interested =
= crowd last night and all Of the
= sideshows did good business.
y There are many original attrac 7
+ tlons and plenty of fun for eV- =
= erybody who is looking for it. II
. YOU are not looking for it, you'd =
~ better keep away from the ar
- mory.
= ) j. j. : i, i J. + T. + ) i j. : 4 !
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-04-19

,t+.ssfd has reached the lowest POM
= - an who contemplate m
p --srts are taking advantage OF
ne situation to improve tn-il E.'-.,
ises with the present deni.l'a' - -
said 10 be- true - over ne --- eo---'- 7
- r-.ess are bound TO soon snow 1l
inward tendency ---,--
e[,I estate men generally -,
- o-fet in their line with .'-
= Ir-uires. It IS claimed in. y.
- ii new arrivals in the state r
- -e-,,t Of the regular spr-as .. -
~. - --.-s -.s reeu much s-aa--ei -.-
.l --ss wear. while others
mat POLK county rs -- ,t...-
-sver before from thi
aard movement
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-04-19
WORK Progresses
At OIL WELLS
TWO PROSPECTS WORK TWO
SHIFTS IN BORING OPERATIONS
T1ntouard Accidents Hinder But OBJ
staclcs Are Overcome; Whiteaker
People Encounter Hard Rock

Although delayed. somewhat by un-
avoidable circumstances during the
mast week, operations at the two oil
wells near Dallas are now proceeding
steadily, with both plants working two
SHIFTS each.
AT the whiteaker plant last week a
drilI was dropped TO the bottom oil
the hole, but, after considerable work,
IT was recovered, and from that time
on work has gone on uninterruptedly
there Although the depth of the hoie
at this time it not known exactly, It
is said that the drill is working IN
very hard rock and progress is slow
Lack of Water Bothers.
At the Mcbee well the drillers nave
been hampered by lack of water Tor
their steam boiler and 1t may be nec-
essary to haul it for some distance
although efforts viii be made to SINK
a well of sufficient capacity to furhish
an that may be necessary.
Experts In charge OF the work az
both wells express enthusiasm over
the indications already encountered
and have confidence in the ultimate
success of their experiments. Ihe
operations arc being watched with IN
terest by Dallas people, many oi
whom are financially interested in one
mr. both OF the companies and all OF
yynom snare the opinion oil th'
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-04-19
PURCHASES MONMOUTH YARD

Ill T,.f,fuffon lake Over Retail
Bu-lne-z in college Town
me Dallas Lumber q DoEs-nE o,I'-
rarr has taken orer the lunter laIl
az Monmouth formerly OPERATES ol
suen johnson. ard um operate tne
---. 81 a branch sales yard fnf mat
r--ft1r 81 tte county.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-04-19

sew suits have been Med ln l
usrtmeut 80. Of the Polk count,
r.-rr-t court as follows ]. b lar
- h. clara 81. EauGman. action in
.r-eoioare urocesdInEss Geo f- f-l-
e--.- against Henry Burg. actan in
-r-e. Irs-lre.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-04-19
cEABBTREE HoPs BRING sse
Prospeets in California Reported 70
nl NcrN GonlL

PORTLAND. April ls.-lne eia'
ire Iot OF gg bales of hops az fores'
GROVE was bought Yesterday bl
f,eorre =. Dorcas. at "a cents 20
trading in the new crop was reported
Dontracts were available az z5 cents
A Caufornia letter reported tn'
prospects for the new crop good. =
Ssnfa Rosa urIte- aaid be never sa'
~gunr hars loounE better than TIM
year
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-04-19
OPENS NEW FURNITURE STORE
r,ormcr Washington Resident to Make
Home i'm Dallas.

Former Washington Resideht 10 '''>
Home i'm Dallas.
n Z. Watson. formerly OF Na'la
vaua wash. has leased the Matthew's
bpuding on Main street and VIII open
a. once a new and second hand lur-
rft,re store. lie has also leased 'iie
r,rsnk chapman residence properly
an church street. and has installed
mis- FAMILY therein. Mr. Watson @ iel'
Waua waIla about three years ago
80 has SINCE resided temporarily IN
.,.oryalns and salem. He has visited
e,-srv community in the Wiiiaille''s
vsrev he saws. but likes Dallas best
and thinks this city offers more prom ,
sing opportunities than any OF 'ne
otbers He says he has come mere -
stsv and hopes 10 take an active pa ,'
- tbs growth and Development Oh '-''
city.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-04-19

country districts the same
-. Is noted Henry Gartz VIII
me new home on his prop
- ne salt creek neighborhood
- 4eilema IS building a houss
II. On his farm near Perrydale
- ser Neafeldt the weIl-kn0uu
oHer. VIII build a new drTei
l---a near Polk station.
-o ne price OF lumber which
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-04-19

assc whispering gallery device py wcn
OF his SUBJECTS
OF when ps
compelled the confession Oh lhe
rraak gallery
1t is the Invention OF ~ M
machine OF the same use
For commercial purposes the latter but the dee
dangerous hands
and half inch
receiver at the enu OF az
nsratad by dry cell
NAV be placed under calendar Tor %
enroduced be In hegh
all conversation the "s
other photograph SHOWS
recording conversation
witnesses narrow
be introduced as "e
NC -. oharoo ~ attemntnR a Mcnamara juror
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-08-22
TRACTOR

Strength, durability and efficien-
cy, are the essential features of a
TRACTOR.
The cost of operation mast be
considered. Our Tractor burns
SOLAR.OIL, same kind used by
the Meade Light Plant Ask them
about the cost. No other TRAC-
TOR can guarantee the use of this
cheap fuel. SO years experience
building GAS Engines.
Fairbanks Morse Co.,
Kansas City, Mo
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-08-22

Topeka the first of the week on
business.
No. that's us. We have the
best equipped job Office in the
county. Let us figure with you.
A. ]. Byrns and r. M. Painter
started Monday morning for the
Veterans reunion at Dodge
City Kansas.
George Cole, of Fowler, is as
sisting, in the NJ & NJ drug store
during the absence of D. r. Muir
ply, proprietor.
P. NJ. Gates of The Pratt
Granite and Marble Works, of
Pratt, Kansas, was in Meade on
business this week.
Orval Roberts went to Engle-
wood Wednesday to attend the
wedding of his sister, Miss Eel
pha, which occurred on Wednes-
day evening.
Mrs. Media Hittle and son
Francis, have returned from an
extended stay in Parker Kansas
Mrs. Hittle will announce the
date of her fall opening a little
later.
Mrs. VIM Backe and son
Francis have returned from
Santa Fe, Kansas, where they
spent last week, Francis tuning
pianos and Mrs. Backe visiting
with friends.
Mrs. Hattie Bogue, and two
little daughters, who have been
visiting relatives on the Cimar-
ron river, returned to Meade
Friday. Miss Ona Martin ac-
companied them home.
Messrs Evans and Lyons of
Hartford, Kansas, are in Meade
for few days stay at the home
of Isaac Covalt. They in COM
pany with B. f. Mccormick are
seeing Western Kansas in an
automobile.
Mrs. Judge Bierer, accorhpan-
led by her daughter, Louise and
son, Gordon, of Guthrie, Okla
homa, arrived in Meade Monday
for their yearly visit with Mrs.
Bierer's parents, Rev. and Mrs.
]. N. Stamper. Judge Blerer
will arrive Saturday.
The Mertllla Township Sunday
school convention will be held in
the Missler school building on
Septem Der /. An all-day sess-
ion will be held and there will
also be basket dinner. A cor
dial invitation is extended to all
to be present,
Peter Kinsinger, who lives
near Missler, was in Meade on
business Wednesday. lie says
the recent heavy rains have
made It Impossible to do any
blowing. He says that IN 4S
hours six inches of water fell.
Mr.. Kinsinger says he will put
in thousand acres of wheat
again this fall.
There is money in Meade
county. At the Tom Walters
sale last week Auctioneer SIAM
per located S5,713.OO of it from
lOa. m. to $50 p. m. and stop
ped an hour for dinner. Mr..
highest estimate of
what the sale would amount to
was 1900. There must be
something in employing a good
iu ctioneer.
J. E. Bennett sold his thorough
nra1 -, o-1a con, T. MyL:to oo-t.. |
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-08-22
Phone the news to No. 7

Phone the news to Nc. 7
c. NJ. Nix, of Liberal, was in
Meade Saturday.
Mrs. M. NJ. Way of Wilburn,
Kansas is spending this week at
the McMeel home.
John Russell and wife of Plains
were Sunday visitors at the ].
NJ. Wood home.
Mrs. Frank Martin, and her
daughter, Miss Ruth Eason, are
visiting at the home of Irl Eason.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. J. Rhodes, of
Nye' Oklahoma, spent a few
days of last week in Meade.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gean Aldrrch
were guests at the ]. M. Wood
home Saturday of last week.
Misses Kitty and Edith Ellis
are spending this week in Fow-
Ter, at the home of Dick Brown.
II. G. Marshall and w. w.
Cockins Jr. spent a couple of
days of last week attending the
Pratt Fair.
Miss Porcia Flemming, head
clerk in the dry goods depart
ment of the Stevens Mercantile
Co., is taking weeks vacation.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-08-22
Stamper's Sale Dates.

O. Brown, 10 miles northeast OF
Fowler, August "a.
Abe Cummings, east of Fow-
Ter, August 27:
Mr.. lapel IL miles northwest
of Fowler August 20
A. l.. Snyder 8 miles north of
Missler August 29.
J. A. Schellenbarger, nine
miles northeast of Plains, Sep
TENDER 3.
Nick Collins, Meade, Kansas.
August 81.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-28

ornaments are served. This is as
elaborate as one would care to have
it, for an outing hat.
The most elegant hat Of all for out
ing wear is a good Panama. The fine
ones stand great amount of bending
and wear and are successfully
cleaned. Also they hold their color
in the sun, and the color of the genu-
ing Panama Is very beautiful These
hats are most appropriately trimmed
with scarfs of silk or bands and orna-
ments Of ribbon.
Some novel hats made Of silk or
other fabrics, shaped by rows of shir-
ring on cords or fine wires, have
been lately introduced for travelling.
They are reversible and give one the
advantage Of change, as the inside
and outside are in different colors.
An ornament may be pinned or sewed
to such hat upon occasion, and it
will serve for regular street wear,
especially II further decorated with
lace veil. 1t may be flattened out
and carried in suitcase If necessary,
which is the great point of advantage
in these flexible hats. For a sea
voyage they are ideal.
JULIA eoTT0MlEY.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-28
LOOP TO REPLACE BUTTON
Far Better on Delicate Materials and
Not at All Hard to Put
ToQether.

In putting together lingerie waist
it is often impossible to find place
In the delicate trimmings for button
holes. AS substitute loops are used
and a quick and easy method of max
ing them is given herewith. Use a fine
thread and tat single wheels of plain
tatting the size you wish for the but
tons to be used. Break them of
with sufficient thread to sew them on
with. They are easily sewn in place
and are substantial.
An easy way to make the wide
tucks over the shoulder of shirt
waists: Crease the goods at the per-
forations in the pattern, measure your
tuck and put the goods under the
needle at the right distance from edge
to make the tuck the required width,
attach your cloth gauge to the bed
plate Of the machine SO that the edge
Of the cloth touches the gauge, and
stitch the tuck-taking care to keep
the edge against the gauge the full
length of tuck.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-28
Memorial
Visit

By DOROTHY BLAckMoRE
Copyright, 1917. by Associated Literary
PreSs)

copyright. 1917. by Associated Literary
But. father" Caroline protested
surely this is not a part OF the
estate. this-th1s cemetery!'
Col. Darling nodded his head. YES
daughter. it is. I purchased the old
Graft farm, as 1t was called, without
ever having gone over the 200-odd
acres OF Its extent The old home
stead has so excellent site over
looking the water that I took the
acres could not see pretty much for
granted.
Father and daughter stood in the
arch made from the branches of two
ancient hemlock trees that formed a
gateway to a small and apparently
abandoned cemetery. Here and there,
covered with myrtle vines and creep
Ing wild Ivy, were tombstones gray
with age. The little plot gave EVIL
dence of having been. in days gone
by, carefully kept, but now it was so
oVerg-own with trees and shrubs as
to be almost hidden. Thus, it was
little wonder that COL Darling had
overlooked it when he purchased the
property of which it was a part.
I'm quite sure shall never enjoy
rambling in the grounds as l had
dreamed of doing" Caroline Ia
mented.
Tut, but. daughter, that is all nom
sense!"
Nonsense to you, perhaps, because
youre-well, you're not given to
moonlight wanderings. Nova girl
is, and l shall feel every time step
out Of the house at night that I am
being watched by ghosts who have
strayed from beneath these stones.
On, father, do let us go!" Caroline
begged, slipping her arm within her
fathers and leading him away.
Il doubt you could even find this
spot again II were to take you by a
roundabout circuit to the house, my
DEAR" soothed the colonel "So-in
your own language, more shame to
you!-forget It,"
And, since youth easily forgets,
Caroline did forget the wee, aban-
doned burying ground tucked down
among the hemlocks in a remote acre
OF her fathers estate. It was seldom
that she traversed more than the
half dozen acres which comprised
gardens and Fairgrounds of the old
farm.
But If the young woman OF the
house made slight use Of the country
surrounding the old homestead, she
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-28

1iasrsl yl,sslloNs. thas eiimss ashs
)d1mpe should have done their werk
.sumciently. Close the. oven door,
leaving Inside :anoth her strip sof clean
white paper. In three minutes look
.at It'll II IS browning TOO fast, set
the door again sajar. but ifmerely vel
lowing let the door stay closed. "a. .5sY !.
This regulation *of heat Ii aSvital
part Of the problem,a butsmuch les1sin.
tricate than It sounds. . gas range
too hot needs to have half the lame
turned or. and: what remains reduc-
ed as low as is safe. !.
=. In baking pastry and cake It IL e.
sential to makeSvery. tiny holes in the
upper side Of the bag before the> 80
in the oven.s ThS holes should be In
the highest part of the bag. but not
very close together. ~ t1.S.s
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-28
There Arc More Pleasant Tanks on
Earth, According to One Who
Has Done It.

Birds and animals do strange things
in their babyhood. The first thing
the baby ostrich does on its arrival
In this world is to turn round and eat
his own eggshell, this being by way
of preparation for the, days. when, q
full-dedged gourmet, 1t shall take bar
bed wire as hors d'oeuvres, with horse
shoes as the plat du jour. But the o.
trich stands proudly alone in the ami
NAL world, and digestions generally
are much more delicate than those
Of humans. r ~
DR.. Chalmers Mitchell, lecturing to
the Royal Institution IN London the
other day, told Of an experience he had
with = bear to which it was desired
to administer q dose Of castor OIL With
an assistant he tried to force It down
Bruins throat Brufn rssisted Min
/ ,ltes passed, and thsir Globes were 81
zfbons. and C - end 6 1ak =
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-28

YYATS for outing wear are prop
erly simple in shape and trim
ming. They should be light
in weight, shade the eyes, and
small enough to be out of the way
Of everybody. One may find them,
answering these requirements, in
al sorts of materials and qualities.
There are grass hats (Which are pref
try with light scarf draped about
them) that cost only a quarter, and
there are good looking straw hats for
80 and Is cents. And at the other ex-
treme are fine South American Pana-
ma hats that cost as much as one
wants to pay. White felts and white
fabric hats are In the running also,
with the new native models develop
ing considerable strength.
The pictures given here will serve
to show about the simplest and also
the least simple methods of trimming
used on this character of millinery.
The hat of pique bound with a fold
of the same and finished with a band
and fan, could hardly be simpler. A
hat In similar shape of Jap straw is
bound with velvet and trimmed with
velvet ears supported by wire.
Against these Irish crochet balls and
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-28
french People Surprised at the Sur
vival of Dangerous Customs
In Brittany.

Every few years some incident &C.
ours to remind civilized nation of the
survival Of the grossest superstitions
in its midst. French opinion is at
present shocked by recent revela-
ton at st. Malo, which has resulted
in the arrest of dormeuse. The
dormeuse is peculiar to Brittany. She
is woman who claims a mysterious
power to heal disease by certain
charms and treatments, pre-eminently
by inducing artificial sleep.
A St. MILO workman was suffering
from meningitis, and under ordinary
medical treatment, when a woman, De-
lance, renowned dormeuse, was
called in. She arrived with her hus-
band, and sent for milk white
pigeon. While the man put the pa
tient into a trance the woman cut
the live pigeon in halt and placed the
warm flesh on his forehead. This vas
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-28
"Oh, Father, DO Let Us Col"

made the great. old-fashioned rooms
of the manor house ring with joyous
laughter and echo the voices of
merry young people. House party fol-
lowed house party. and Caroline was
beginning to think that her father
had not done her such an injustice
after all in taking her from the gay
life Of the city to plant her in the
midst Of 200-acre farm. Never be-
fore had she realized the Joy of being
mistress Of real home and at liberty
to extend unlimited hospitality. For,
when Col. Darling had induced his
motherless girl to comply with the
desire Of his own life to have home
in the country, he had promised her
that she should have all the COM
partnership she wanted, even If it be
\ continual round of entertaining.
The end Of May was upon them,
and Caroline was the center of a