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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-04-30
For Sixteen Years

DR.. Bells Pine-Tar- Honey has been
used by millions of people with per
feet satisfaction. For Coughs, Colds
Asthma, in fact all throat and brOn-
chial troubles. The ingredients are
on the carton. DR.. Bells Pine-TaI
Honey contains no habit producing
drugs, and always gives satisfaction
Look for the bell on the bottle. Sold
by Conrad Stafrin.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-04-30
SOehren Warehouse Co.
CEMENT CURBINGS AND WALKS

We handle a full line of Cedar and Oak
Fence Posts. Brick, Lime, Sand and
Cement, Land Plaster, Drain Tile,
Shingles, Fire Brick, Hair, Wall Plast-
er and Hop Supplies.
One block south OF depot Phone 14S4
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-04-30

The Lebanon Commercial club has
lust published a splendid booklet ad-
vertising Lebanon and Linn Ciunty.
The motto Of the book is Lebanon
the Strawberry Center OF the Valley
Of the Santiam River"
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-04-30

A consolidation of the Woodvilie
and Evans Valley Development
Leagues has been erected under the
name of the WoOdville Commercial
club, with the object of the rapid de-
velopment of the Evans Valley.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-04-30
Why He Was Late.
What made you so late?'
alr MT Gn1ffhenn -

"What made you so late?'
Il met Smithson."
Well. that is no reason why you
should be an hour late getting home
to supper"
Il know. but I asked him how he
was feeling. and he insisted on telling
me about his stomach trouble
Did you tell him to take Cham
berlain's Tablets?"
sure. that is what he needs" Sold
by all dealers.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-04-30

For letter, ringwOrm, eczema, run
ming sores and all skin diseases DR..
Bells Antiseptic Salve is guaranteed
to give satisfaction or you get your
money back. 25c at Conrad Stafrin's.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-04-30

The Lakeview Commercial club re-
Gently raised $500 with which to pub
lish 10000 copies of "a pamphlet CIV
ing information about Lake county.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-04-30
Evcrv BottIe is Guaranteed.

Every bottle of DR.. Bells Pine-Tar-
Honey is guaranteed to give salts
faction in all throat and bronchial
troubles. Sold by Conrad Stafrin.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-04-30

Trespass notices, weather proof,
for sale at the Observer Job Office.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-04-30

County OF POIk,)
/, E. Hayter, Cashier of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that
the above statement is true to the
best of my knowledge and belief.
E. HAYTER, Cashier
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 29th day of April, 1912.
II. H. BELT,
Notary Public
Correct-Attest:
WALTER WILLIAMS,
w. G. VASSALL,
F. j. CRAVEN,
Seal Directors
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-04-30
LODGE DIRECTORY

REBEKAHS-Almir Lodge No. 20
meets first and third wednesday Of
each month at odd Fellows Hall
NOLA COAD, Noble Grand.
ORA COSPER, Secretary.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-04-30
No. 7472
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
of the
DALLAS NATIONAL BANK
At Dallas, in the State of oregon, at
the close of business April
18th. 1912.
Resources.

Loans and Discounts ~. $1S727L26
U. S. Bonds to secure cir
culation ....,..,. 25,OOO.OO
Other Bonds to secure U,
S, Deposits ...,.... 100000
Bonds, Securities, etc. -. $4,000, Sc
Banking house. Furniture
and Fixtures .., 24,4s5.Se
Due from State and Pri-
vate Banks and Bank
ers, Trust Companies,
and Savings Banks -. S,S5410
Due from approved Re-
serve Agents ...... 70,6SO.4S
Checks and other Cash
Items ............ 2,86O,s4
Notes of other National
Banks ,............ 3,845.oO
Fractional Paper Curren-
cy, Nickels and Cents. 296.27
Lawful Money Reserve in
Bank, viz:
Specie . $23,411.95
Legal-tender notes 10000 23,511.95
Redemption fund with U,
S. Treasurer Go per cent
of circulation) ... 1,250,00
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-04-30
DELEGATES PLEDGED TO
TAFT.

On Friday, April t2, 1912, the
delegates to the Republican ma
tional convention pledged to
President Taft were az follows:
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-04-30

WOODMEN OF THE WORLD-Dal-
las Camp No. 209 meets in W. o..
W. Hall on Tuesday evening OF
each week.
TRACY STATS. Consul Com.
W. G. VASSAL. Clerk.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-04-30

Total ..........,.... 322, ,566,22
Liabilities
Capital stock paid in..... 25,000,00
Surplus Fund ...... 100000
Undivided Profits, less eX-
penses and Taxes paid 2,34S.91
National Bank Notes Out
standing ............ 23,1OOOO
Due to State and Private
Banks and Bankers 49,. S63.S4
Individual deposits subject
to check ..,...-.#.s.-..... '253, 3,Si4.72
Demand certificates of de-
post ................. 1,3S975
Time certificates of deposit 100000
Certified checks ..,,.. 10000
United States deposits 99S.0O
Liabilities other than
those above stated .... 231.00
Total ............... S22, ,566.22
State of Oregon,)
SIS.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-04-30

4. +. a 4. M-Jennings Lodge, No
9. meets second and fourth Fridays
Of each month. in Masonic hall on
Main street Visiting brethren vel
come.
WI sOEHREN. ". n
WALTER s. MUIR. Secretary.
TINTED ARTISAN-Dauas Assem-
bly,. No. Gs. meets on first and third
Mondays cf each month az Wood
man hall Visiting members made
welcome.
r. G. WING. II A.
WILLIS sIMONTON. secretarT-
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-04-30

WOMEN OF WOODCRAFT-Mistie-
toe circle. No. 90. Women OF Wood
craft. meets in Woodman Hall sec
ond and fourth wednesday nights
ia each month.
MARY STARR. Guardian Neighbor-
SADIE LYNN. Clerk.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-04-30

Complete Line Of All Latest Designs
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-07-12

monthly, Samuel B. Haslett, the Brook
lyn recluse, seventy-eight years old, is
spending an old age that is a marvel
Of serenity.
Three months ago Mr.. Haslett was
found lying Ill and neglected IN his
Remsen street mansion. Half dozen
lawyers were fighting for control Of
his wealth. The shattering Of a ro-
nance in days gone had left him men
tally dead The courts took charge Of
his affairs, Strengthened them out, and
ordered that $1,000 month should be
spent on his maintenance.
Why he should now be so happy was
a mystery until this week, when it was
discovered that he has lost all con.
seriousness Of the sordid chapter of his
life and that he imagines himself as
living twenty-five years ago. He
spends practically all his time among
his old books and knows no friends
but those OF old. He knows nothing OF
modern topics. Efforts to arouse in.
terest in his mind in the life about
him have been prohibited by his ply
slcians. who declare that n his present
state Of mind can be preserved no
will 1.-Two to be more than a hundred
years old,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-07-12
Youth Who NurSed Hermit to
Receive $4,000.
Recluse Gave House and Hidden
Money to Lad Who Quit School
When Aged Man Was Ill to
Care for Him.

Springfield, Mo.-Although kinsmen
Of James Burge declared, following
the decision against them here in the
contest for $32, 900 found in the home
of the aged recluse, that they would
carry the suit to the supreme court,
Orris Northrip, the twelve-year-old boy
who gets the money under the judges
ruling, was happy at the outcome OF
the trial. He is the eldest son OF a
Frisco employee and he hopes to be
able to assist his parents to live with
out drWdgery.
The Christian county court held
that the gift by the old man Of his cot
tage as a reward to the boy who had
befriended him and nursed him in his
final illness included the contents o.
the dwelling, and that the money
which was taken from various hiding
places by brothers and sisters Of
Burge rightfully belonged to Northrip.
Ever since the money was found 1t
has been in a trust deposit vault of
local bank.
The friendship between this oddly
assorted pair, Burge, reputed miser,
cold. friendless and not seeking com
panionship, and young Northrip, young,
happy and kind-hearted, began four
years ago.
Burge had lived alone for IS years,
deserted by friends and relatives. Or
ris, nine years old, became his friend
and daily caller at the lonely house.
Burge seemed to appreciate the novel
companionship and would read to Or
ris for hours at time.
Burge became unable to work about
two years ago, and soon after that he
was confined to his bed by an acute
attack Of dropsy. While he was help
less Orris called even more frequently
than before.
Three weeks before Burgess death,
February 2S, 1911, Orris quit school
and gave his entire time to his invalid
friend, sleeping at the old mans lone
ly home and arising at all hours in the
night to give him medicine and in the
daytime preparing food for the ailing
man.
After his death the house was ran
sacked and enough gold and currency
found to fill half-peck measure.
Orris, who had so faithfully cared
for his friend, was kept out Of the
home he knew so well, while every
nook and corner that might hide val
uables was being pried into. In an
opening over a door casing several
baking powder cans full of gold coins
we're found. About $4,000 in gold was
found geneath the false top Of CEN
ter table; large amounts Of currency
were found in an old desk, and some
government bonds were found.
This money was placed in a bank
TO be held IN trust for the heirs.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-07-12
Murdered In HAberration.v

Rome.-The trial of Baron Vincen.
20 Paterno, a former cavalry lieuten.
ant in the Italian army, was contin-
ued in camera, the public being ex-
cluded.
In answer to the charge that he
strangled, stabbed and then shot Prin-
cess Giulia Trigons di SAINT Ella, lady
in waiting to Queen Helena, on March
3, 1911, and afterward attempted to
commit suicide, Patsrno declared that
the crime originated from his jeal-
ousy. He thought she was about 10
leave him and give her affections to
another. He testified that he had in
tended to commit suicide, but In a mo-
ment of alteration unconsciously
killed the princess.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-07-12
MAN WINS JAIL SENTENCE
Resorts to Extreme Measures to Get
Coveted "Ten Days"-smIIes at
Judge In Return for Term.

Davenport, Iowa.-Pleading guilty
to being a wild man." as he express
ed it, Pat Danner, who claims the
record of having been arrested more
times than any other man in Iowa
received the much-coveted sentence
Of ten days in Jail. Vagrancy was the
technical charge.
Danner had been presenting himself
in police court every ten days during
the winter and spring asking vagran-
cy sentences. He was refused admis.
sion to the Jail at the expiration of
his last sentence.
He went out into the country and
lay down under a tree. When people
passed he made strange sounds and
signs and was rushed to town under
close guard. After he had been sen.
fenced he smiled appreciatively at the
Judge.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-07-12
ANCIENT CHURCH IN DESERT

New Mexico, which has recently be
come one of the sister states in the
Union, can boast structures that sur
pass in age any other in the United
States with the exception Of a few
in st. Augustine, Fla. Santa Fe, N.
NJ, was the second settlement in the
United States. Jealous Spanish priests
first pushed their way into this part
of the world which was then unknown
TO Europeans. Their object was to
convert the Indians. The first struc-
lures they built were churches and
many of these stand today as monu-
ments of the early priests who set
them up among the Indians and there
preached the gospel. One of the most
interesting of these early churches is
located on the edge of Burrow Flat
in the Sacramento National forest in
New Mexico. This is a solitary re-
glon, but sparsely inhabited Here
and there is to be seen the adobe
house Of a Mexican and the little less
primitive rock cuts of the Pueblo In
dians. These Indians are devoutly
religious and have been saying mass
ss at such little churches as that at
Burrow Flats for the past four hun
dred years.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-07-12
Turks viii Spend s15o,ooo to Irrisate
Mesopotamia Lands Into Agrieul-
tural Paradise.

London, England.-The plans for
turning the desert regions of Mesopo-
tamia into an agricultural paradise are
being pushed by the Turkish govern
ment in spite of its external troubles.
The irrigation scheme which originat-
ed in the brain of Sir William Will
cocks will involve the expenditure Of
$50, ,000, 900 before It is complete. The
dam which is to control the flood wa
ters Of the River Buphrates is under
construction by a British company and
the Turkish government is anxious to
proceed with the initial stages Of the
irrigation works.
Success Of the plan will enable
enough grain to be grown to affect the
cereal markets of the world. In an
cient times the whole of the Eu-
pirates delta was irrigated and the
rank growth Of grain excited the won
der Of Greek travellers. According to
Herodotus, the land yielded three hun
dredfold, and there is no doubt that at
the time Of the Greek historians visit
the delta was the chief granary of the
world. II tradation can be relied upon,
its fertility was Of even greater an
tiquity, for It was here that popular
belief located the Garden Of Eden. 1t
is a matter of history, however, that
from the delta wheat, found here in
its wild and uncultivated state. was
taken and gradually transplanted all
over the world.
The land which gave birth to the
worlds staff of life is a barren waste,
threaded with the ruins Of the great
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-07-12

The class Of seventeen has scat
tered all over the globe. All but one
OF the boys and all the girls are mar
ried. The graduates are Rev. w. II.
Shaw OF Chicago. C, p. Corey OF
Hongkong, China; David Feyster OF
Polo. ILL.,; David Wetzel and ]. A.
Clement OF Kentucky. II. 7. Swift and
Mrs. F. w. Burnham Of Springfield.
ILL.,; Prof. Paul Caufman and wife OF
Lincoln. Ill; Mrs. Mable- Meadow,
Dr. X. ID. Pope and DR.. L. z. New
conner Of Iowa, Mrs. Malde staley OF
Texas, Prof. L. H. Darling OF Plain
field. ILL.,; Judge H. F. Teel OF Rush
vile, ILL.,; C. r. Glastonbury OF Cali
fornia (the one bachelor) and DR.. r.
d. Prapz of Colorado.
The first trip that the letter made
was to Nova Scotia, where Mr., Swift
then resided. He is now at the head
of the publicity department Of the I'LL
nois public schools. The package
has never contained less than seven
teen letters.t Zach recipient re
ceives the pack from the same person
in turn, and thus the chain is pre-
served intact.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-07-12
DUBIOUS
About What Her Husband Would say.

A Mich. woman tried Postum be-
cause coffee disagreed with her and
her husband. Tea is just as harm
full as coffee because it contains caf-
feine-the same drug found In cof-
fee. She writes:
my husband was sick for three
years with catarrh of the bladder, and
palpitation Of the heart, caused by
coffee. Was unable to work at all
and in bed part Of the time.
Il had stomach trouble, was weak
and fretful so I could not attend to
my housework-both of us using cot
fee all the time and not realizing It
was harmful
"one morning the grocer's wife
said she believed coffee was the cause
of our trouble and advised Postum. l
took it home rather dubious what my
husband would say-he was fond OF
coffee.
But l took coffee right of the table
and we haven't used a cup Of 1t since.
You should have seen the change in
us, and now my husband never com
plains of heart palpitation any more.
My stomach trouble went away in two
weeks after / began Postum. Ny chill
dren love it, and it does them good,
which can't be said of coffee.
"a lady visited us who was usually
half sick told her I'd make her
cup OF Postum. She said it was taste
less stuff, but she watched me make
It, boiling 1t thoroughly for Is minutes,
and when done, she said It was splen-
did. Long boiling brings out the IA
vor and food quality" Name given BY
Postum Co, Battle Greek, Mich
Look in pkgs. for the famous little
book, "The Road to Wellvllle."
Ever read the above IettorF A new
one appsaEs from time g slme' Lasy
lnterents
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-07-12
REMARKABLE CHAIN LETTER

A chain letter series evolved by the
seventeen graduates of the Central
Illinois college at Eureka on COM
mencement day in 1894 is still run
ming. All of the graduates are still
living. and annually they write each
other letter.
The key letter, written and signed
by all the graduates, is sent the
rounds each year. carrying with it
seventeen other letters. With each
recurring completion OF the circuit
each graduate takes out the letter
that he wrote the year preceding and
substitutes another, and then starts
the seventeen on the rounds again
The key letter has so far travelled 300,-
600 miles. and will go on as long as
two Of the graduates survive. When
but one is left the key letter will re-
main in his possession.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-07-12
SWAPS HIS WIFE FOR HORSE

Members of the Jackot colony, poor
whites descended from a Frenchman
who settled at Lakeville, Mass, before
the Revolution, are indignant over the
action OF the state police in preventing
the exchange of the wife Of one Of the
leading Jackets for horse. The Jack
OTIS would rather barter than eat A
patriarch had INDUCED his propensity
Of swapping until he had nothing left
but his clothing and his wife. In ex'
change for a horse he gave his wife
to his brother. The horse was worth
five dollars. Twelve hours later the
patriarch swapped the horse for an.
other horse His brother took the
woman 20 Brooklyn, and his efforts to
swap her for anything of equal value
attracted the attention Of the police.
They made the patriarch take his wife
back, but the brother protested that
the exchange was made in good faith.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-07-12
WILD LION ROARS
Hunter Declares Beasts Shake
the Ground.
Experience Of American Who Killed
seventy-one In South Africa
slay Their Prey at
Night.

New York.-Stewart Edward White
| who brought home a record OF II
lions killed in South Africa. says that
visitors to the ZOO have no idea what
the real roar Of that animal sounds
like. He calls "the menagerie row" al
feeding time only a gentle hint OF what
a Wild lion can achieve in the vocal
line.
"A pack of lions will often deliber-
ately drive game into narrow ravines
or cul-de-sacs where the killers are
waiting" he says in the American
Magazine. AT such times the man Ia
vored by the chance of an encamp-
ment within five miles or so can hear
lions roar
Otherwise doubt If he is apt often
TO get the full voiced, genuine article.
The peculiar questing cough Of early
evening is resonant and deep in vibra-
ton. but It Is call rather than a
roar. No lion is fool enough to make
noise when he is stalking.
"Afterward, when full fed. individu-
ais may open up a few times. but only
few times, in sheer satisfaction, ap-
parently, at being well fed. But when
seven or eight lions roar merely to
see how much noise they can make
as when driving game. or trying to
stampede your oxen on a wagon trip
the effect is something tremendous.
The very substance of the ground
vibrates; the air shakes. / can only
compare It to the effect Of a very
large, deep organ in a very small
church. There Is something genuine
ly awe inspiring about it; and when
the repeated volleys rumble into ST.
lence, one can imagine the veldt
crouched in a rigid terror that shall
endure.
"The only sure thing about a lion
is his originality. He has more ex.
ceptions to his rules than the German
language. Men who have been nigh.
ty lion hunters for many years, and
who have brought to their hunting
close observation, can only tell you
what a lion may do in certain clrcum
stances. Following very broad prin.
ciples, they may even predict what
he is apt to do, but never what he
certainly will do
I'm general, then, the lion frequents
that part of the country where feed
the great game herds. From them he
takes his toll by night, retiring dur
ing the day into the shallow ravines,
the brush patches or the rocky little
buttes. / have, however, seen lions
miles from game, slumbering peace.
fully atop an ant hill. Indeed, occa
sionally a pack of lions like to live
high in the tall grass ridges, where
every hunt will mean for them a four
or five-mile jaunt out and back again.
He needs water after feeding, and
so rarely gets further than eight OF
ten miles from that necessity. He
hunts at night This is as nearly in,
variable a rule as can be formulated
in regard to lions. Yet once, and
perhaps twice. l saw lionesses stalk
ing through tall grass as early as
o'clock in the afternoon. This eager.
ness may OF may not have had to do
with the possession of hungry cubs.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-07-12
Prince George William Was Held
Fast by Foot In Overturned
Motor Car.

vienna.-It now tralspires that the
errible automobile accident which
.ost the lives Of Prince George VIII
dam of Cumberland and VonGreVe, his
chamberlain, might have resulted less
disastrously for the royal youth but
for the fact that he was held in the
car by contrivance Of his own do
signing. The prince was very fond OF
motoring, but recently had a serious
illness, which left his foot stiff and
prevented him from using the pedals
readily when driving his car. Dis
covering this, he designed a contriv-
ance which permitted him to use the
pedals freely, but at the same time
held him bound to the car. On the
fatal journey the prince was at the
wheel and his chamberlain sat beside
aim, while the chauffeur was in the
lonneau. When the bad spot In the
lnad war struck, with the car going
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-07-12
Was Killed By Own Device

at high speed, the prince was flung
forward on the hood. VonGreve caught
the prince and held to him to try to
save him, but the young man was fast
by the foot and both we're crushed
beneath It when the car overturned.
The chauffeur was thrown out and
escaped with minor bruises. It is be-
lieved that both Prince George and
VonGreve might have escaped as light
ly but for the fatal contrivance that
held one in the car and the fidelity Of
the other in trying to save his royal
master.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-07-12
What Difference DID Il Make?

Walking behind some colored girls,
homeward bound from school, in a
Missouri town once upon a time, a
visitor overheard the following un-
blushing and giggling, rich-voiced and
sparkling-eyed assertion of individu-
ality from one Of them: 'Yeh. she
KEEP me in, but don know inny mo
bout Caesar now n I did befo' han.
An ef she KEEP me in twel Gabriel
blows his horn 1 wudden know an I
wudden care. What diffunce 1t make
to me whut OF man Caesar done away
yandeh befo' de waw!"-Evening Post.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-07-12
BOY GIVEN FORTUNE
BALLOON USES CITYS GAS
Eiehstaedt, Germany, Sees Ascension,
but Has to Burn Candles as
a Result.

Berlin, Germany.-An amusing bal.
loon episode is reported from Eich-
staedt, a town OF 5000 population in
southern Germany, which in order to
witness an ascent allowed the balloon
to be filed from the municipal gas
supply. The ascent was made sue
cessfully, but when night came the
residents found that the entire con-
tents Of the gasometer had gone into
the bag. Candles and oil lamps fur
nished all the light in the town that
night.