Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-02-13
THE LoAFER


Of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, wants t
come west. Life is too strenuous il
that commonwealth and he long
for other climes In a letter writ
ten to the Aberdeen, (Wash.) Cham
Der of Commerce, and printed in tn
Daily World, of that city. Col. Finle!
lays his troubles before the critica
eyes of an unsympathetic world. HI
declares that malaria, chills, fever
typhoid, pneumonia and catarrh" ar,
so bad at Poplar Bluff that his FAM
lily can hardly live" Mr.. Finle,
has family of eight, but says in hi.
letter that all are sick most of the
time and that he can hardly make q
living. Should he come west he de-
clares that there are hundreds more
in his immediate neighborhood who
will follow him. If Col. Finley yearns
for health and happiness he should
fOrego further consideration of the
climate of Grays Harbor, Wash, and
turn his optics toward the beautiful
Willamette valley where the skies are
blue, the breezes balmy, and where
men tell the truth. Polk countys
the place for dissatisfied Missourians,
There are many former residents of
that state here now, and it would
seem like home, for Finley and his
family of eight. Come on out, Fin
ley.
Mr.. Finley, sir; of Poplar Bluff,
In land of chills and fever,
If you can come through with the
stuff
Why don't you cut and leave 'er?
Why stick around where countless
germs
Await in ev'ry corner,
Through winters cold and chilly
terms;
Come out here-where it's warmer
You1l shake away in Poplar Bluff
Until your life is over,
And then. 0f you've had friends
enough),
They'll plant you meath the clover.
This country yearns for garden truck,
Twill buy a generous portion
So, If you want to change your luck.
You'd better get in motion.
Just round that numerous family up,
The wife and all the childer
And bring along the brindle pup,
Come where the weathers milder.
This valley blossoms like the rose,
In summers balmy zephyrs,
While ev'ry hill its prune yard knows;
Each valley has its heifers.
Health and wealth await you here,
I see their outline dimly,
So. just jar loose from there, this
year.
And come out, Mr.. Finley.
They've opened a swell new hotel
in Portland. Something like two
millions Of dollars have been spent
in the building and the furnishing
of this mammoth new caravansary.
The other night they had an opening
dinner, the price OF which set a fell
low back $2.5o per- and thousands
of Portland good feeders" come
through with the mazuma and enjoy
ed the touch. Every modern conven-
ience that money can buy and imag-
ination suggest may be found in this
hotel, all for price. The rates
will be high, all right. and the tips
will be higher. That's the way Il
goes The more YOU have TO pay
for a meal. OF a bed. or anything
else in that line. the more coin must
be forthcoming to everybody who has
anything to do with the service. In
Seattle there is a magnificent new
hotel, too. It costs money to STAY
around that hostelry They serve a .
regular dinner for $50 but that
snt what IL costs you-oh no. First !
1ou have 10 slip the coon who takes /
sour hat at the door so cents. that
makes the bin 81. then you have to
pass over another four-bit piece TO
he head waiter when he seats Won.
md another half dollar to the wait
r. for each member OF your party.
md il there Is but one OF you. You
ind that your dollar and a half din
her has really set you hack AZ Least
i3.oo. And you've got 70 come
through OF course you may set
'ack on your alleEed rights and
'ose as a tightwad but n you do.
'oun have an interesting time.
FOUL have q row with the DARK
kinned descendant q sunny Africa
rho seats you. who brinEs your or
ler. after you've spent q half hour
rafting for H. and. when after you've
iad your dinner. and strapped With \
he waiter over an alleged ovsrcharre
nd finally. EroEn sngry and dsvsi-
PED an awful grouch. yUuu emerrs