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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-05-23
Fate of College Is Undecided

lege with Philomath practically set
tied in the negative considerable in
terest attaches as to just what action
will be taken.
Two plans are in view-one for an
affiliated college and one for an en-
tirely new location as suggested for
Washington and the latter solution
seems to be as probable as any just
at the present time.
Some talk has been had of affiliat-
ing Philomath with Willamette
University, or rather federated
school with that school. Should
that be done the federated school
would be a college of applied Chris
tianity without the liberal arts de-
partment and the afTiliation would al
low the liberal arts education at
Willamette.
Apparently, as far as is known
now, Dallas may lose the college in
side of year at the latest and it
seems, from expressions of those con-
nected with the college that an at
tractive proposition would be neces-
sary to save it for this city.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-05-23
WATER COMPANY BUSY
Work of Excavating Streets Where
Pavement viii Be Laid Started
for New Mains; Paving Work Soon

Work Of excavating the streets
for the laying Of new water mains
was started Wednesday morning. IL.
V. Gates Of the Dallas Water com
pany appeared before aSsemi-Ofiielal
private session Of the council Tues
day evening and discussed the water
situation at length. Satisfactory
plans for the work Of the water com
pany in connection with the new
mains were outlined.
The company promises that the
work will be done in an expeditions
manner and that Il will keep vel
enough ahead Of the paving company
50 that work on the pavement will
not be delayed.
Paving company representatives
state that they expect 20 start the
work Of placing the new eurbing by
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-05-23
OVER 200 DALLAS MEN TAKE
TRIP TO THAT CITY TUES
DAY NIGHT ON SPECIAL
TRAIN.
LEAGUE NUCLEUS is FORMED
Development League to Be For the
Whole of Polk County; Temporary
Delegates Named for Falls City
and Dallas; To Meet Here Tomor-
row to Formulate Plans.

With over 200 Dallas boosters par
ticipating the nucleus was formed
Tuesday night at Falls City for the
Polk County Development league
which it is anticipated, will be one
of the ruling factors in developing
those projects which are for the ben
eft of the people of the county as
whole
Falls City outdid herself in enter
tanning the visiting delegation from
this city. Arriving on a special
train at o'clocla the delegation from
here marched through the streets
headed by the Dallas band and dis
banded at the center of the city. At
$3.50 o'clock the meeting was called
in Wagner's hall and the seating ca
pacity was strained. Several fine Sc
lections by the band preceded the
actual work of the business meeting.
President Mahr of the Greater
Falls City Commercial club opened
the meeting with few appropriate
remarks as to the necessity Of COM
munity building and of home build
ing and offered a token of apprecia-
ton for the interest which was
shown by Dallas in so literally re-
spending to the invitation for meet
ing to cooperate for the benefit OF
all Polk county.
Secretary Tooze of the Dallas Com
mercial club also spoke, pointing out
some of the opportunities which are
offered in the line of the development
of Polk county which he termed
"the garden spot of the world. "
During the course of his speech he
offered the suggestion that the Polk
County Development league be an
offspring of the meeting.
This plan was heartily concurred
IN by short talks from Mayor Hub
bard, w. f. Nichols, Of Falls City,
w. V. Fuller, president of the Dal-
las Commercial club and others.
It was decided to take preliminary
steps toward the formation OF the
league at once and President Mahr
was named to select five temporary
delegates from the Falls City club
and President Fuller to select five
from the Dallas Commercial club.
CONTINUED on Page Four)
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-05-23
ANNUAL AFFAIR THIS YEAR
PROMISES TO EXCEL ALL
EFFORTS FOR PAST
CELEBRATIONS.
LONG LIST OF PRIZES GIVEN
Musical and Literary Program Will
Be Exceptionally Fine; Two Good
Base Ball Games Are Assured;
Prominent Speakers and Leading
Educators to Take Part.

Details have been practically per-
fected for the annual grand picnic to
be held at Gilliam's Grove three
quarters of a mile north of Perry
dale by the Perrydale concert band
and school on Saturday, June Z.
AT 10 O'Clock in the morning the
days festivities will be started by a
superior program both musical and
literary. Aside from the address OF
the day by some prominent citizen,
whose name has not been as yet def
initelv decided upon, a number OF
leading educators will speak during
the picnic.
Two good ball games are assured
as well as a carnival of athletic
events which promises to be a draw
ingg feature. The sports will be
started at 2 O'Clock promptly.
Prof. Wilson is chairman of the
committee on arrangements. Cyrus
Jones is to have charge of the sports
Mrs. Elsie Keyt of the music and
Miss Marion Fox of the literary
program.
These annual picnics at Perrydale
are always successful affairs. Per
rydale has one Of the finest bands in
Polk county and that section has dis
PLAYED its warm appreciation Of the
accomplishments of the band by giv.
ing il its most hearty support.
The program of sports which has
been arranged Is as follows:
100 ward dash. First prze, $
pair shoes: second prize, Sl.5O shirt
100 ward dash for high school boys
First prize. $3.50 hat; second prize
81 shirt.
= ward fat mans race, for al
over 225 pounds. First prize. sl.5'
pair gloves; second prize, 75e paii
0veralls.
Is ward three legged race. First
prize. sl.jO shirt second prize, d
cent necktie. ..
Is ward old mans race over @
wears First prize. sl-25 knife; see
ord prize. 30 cent knife.
Sd ward ladies race. free for all
First prize. Al pair gloves.
30 ward married ladies race flrs
p-ize. sl75 waist pattern: secon'
prize. 81 pair gloves. d.
30 ward race for boys under il
-.s-. First urize. s1 ball and bat
fContinued On Page Four
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-05-23
Whether Institution Will Remain
Here Up to Commissioners; Meet
in Portland on June 2.

Whether Dallas college is retained
for this city will be decided at con-
ference of the commissioners of the
three churches, United Brethren,
United Evangelical and Evangelical
association which will meet in Port
land, June 2. According to present
indications the chances for the col
lege to be retained here seems doubt
full. Some discussion of establish
ing a school in southwestern Wash
ington has been heard and it is pos
sible the commissioners will take an
action in that direction.
If Dallas can make a proper pres
entation to the commissioners with
the required inducements it is pos
sible for the school to remain here
With the question of uniting the col
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-05-23
N. O. MARIS GIVES TT BANNER
POSITION FOR RESOURCES
AND BEAUTY IN STATE
OF OREGON.
NEEDS OF OREGON NAMED
Field Worker for Industrial Fairs
Visits all Sections of the County;
His Plea for School Children to
Make Living BY Work AS Well
AS By Wits.

Polk county is the banner county
of the state. This is the declaration
of N. G. Maris, field worker for the
state industrial fairs, who has been
visiting the schools of the county this
week. Mr.. Maris has, for two years,
travelled over the entire state visiting
schools in every section in the inter
est of these fairs and his declaration
as to Polk county carries more than
the ordinary weight.
Tuesday evening Mr.. Maris was at
Falls City with the Dallas delegation
of boosters and gave one of his char
acteristic talks in promotion Of the
agricultural interests of the state.
Wednesday he was at Smithfield,
BalIston and Perrydale schools ad-
dressing the children and in the ev-
ening addressed the adults at the
Perrydale school. Thursday he was
at the Dallas and Falls City schools
during the day and at Airlie at
night. Today he will speak at the
Monmouth, Independence and Guth-
rie schools.
Mr.. Maris is particularly anxious
to see agricultural and live stock in
terests developed through the school
children of the state. His work is
a part of the broad general new ed
ucational idea which would teach
children to work with their hands in
conjunction with their heads.
In his address Mr. Maris explain
ed the plan and object of the move
ment and tells something of the
splendid results obtained through Il
in other states in the East and
South and of the excellent start
made in Oregon last year. Q
He gives figures to show the great
need of more producers, saying that
Oregon, though naturally a great
dairy state, last year imported $12,-
100000 worth Of butter, and though
there is no better place for poultry
production, $1,000,00 worth of eggs
were shipped into Portland last year
He states for several years we have
been sending from seventeen to TWEEN
ty million dollars out of the state an
nually for meat animals and meal
products that should be produced
here. This he claims was largely or
account of the exodus from the farm
to the city and too much speculation
and not enough production. He says
if we would prosper we must raist
something else besides big red apples
and the price of real estate.
He states our educational system
is responsible in a large degree fOl
present conditions, the tendency Of
Continued on Page Four.)
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-05-23
MANY AUTOMOBILES FROM
DALLAS TO LINE UP IN PA
RADE AT THE BIG
MOOSE CARNIVAL.
CITYs BOOSTERS BACK PLAN
Banners Will Tell of Fourth of July
Celebration and Chautauqua; Com
mercial Club Takes Up Other Mat
ters; Securing Stock Subscriptions
For Polk County Fair Association.

At least 25 automobiles from this
section of Polk county will be in the
Moose parade at Salem today repre-
septing Dallas on Salem-Dallas day
of the Moose carnival and tonight it
is expected that nearly 200 Dallas
people will take advantage OF the
special train to go to Salem.
The special train leaves at 7:2O
O clock, leaving for Dallas returning
at midnight.
These things developed at the
meeting of the Dallas Commercial
cIub last night. Walter l.. Tooze,
.Jr.. and d. Fl. Upjohn were named
as members of a committee to make
arrangements for the appearance of
Dallas automobiles in the parade and
owners are responding literally so
that an excellent representation Is
assured in event the weather contin-
ues good.
Interest was shown in the plan to
exploit Dallas today at Salem. Large
banners will be stretched from the
automobiles calling attention to the
Fourth of July celebration and the
chautauqua at Dallas and smaller
banners will advertise the "Prune
CITY of the World" 1t is believed
that through this advertising that
possibly 500 extra people may be IN
duced to attend the Fourth OF July
celebration and many to take advan-
tage of the chautauqua.
Mr.. Guy reported at the meeting
last night that railroad officials had
given assurance they will make I'M
provements desired at the railroad
station and on the grounds here.
Articles of agreement relative TO
stock subscriptions in the new Polk
County Fair association were read
and President Fuller was authorized
to name a committee to solicit sub
scriptions throughout the county.
Shares of stock will be 81 apiece ana
it is believed that no difficulty will
be encountered in securing a full
subscription list early.
Discussions relative to band con-
certs. the work of the finance com
mittee and other detail work OF the
club filed the rest of the time or the
meeting.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-05-23
SPAN AT INDEPENDENCE WILL
BE CONSTRUCTED BY FIRM
OF PURCELL & GAL
LAGHER.
INDEP EVIDENCE FIRM LOSES
Engineer Hines Submits Reports
Showing Alleged Defects in the Bid
of the independence Firm Which
Causes County Court to Reject
That Company.

Purcell & Gallagher, general con-
tractors of Portland, were awarded
the contract for the new concrete
bridge at Independence, over the In
dependence firm, the county court
being advised by Edward }. Hines,
engineer. to whom the plans and
specifications were submitted, OF nuc
merous alleged defects in the bids Oh
Miller, Kane and Bromberg, the In
dependence bidders. -,
The cost for the bridge under the
contract as awarded Is a shade less
than $4,000.
I'm explaining to the county court
tbe reason why the independence
hid should not be accepted and why
the other is preferable, Engineer
Hines submitted the following re-
port: .,,,. 80.
mort as to the plans and speclhca-
tfions received by you for the con
str,ction of reinforced concrete
bridop at independence Oregon. .
uCopsider first the design submit
tod bv Messrs. Miller, Kane x Brom'
berg of independence:
..Tbe keynote Of our objections I,
these plans is that the bidders ar'
unacouainted with the details Of tht
nlans and specifications suDmi''e'
/ by them. --..,.,. ;,,.,r,.
DIate and neither the plans nor lh,
specifications cover many lmPor'""'
detils. For instance: ,,
..No shear steel in column Dase "'
caps. ..u-
..Sbear not sufficiently proteeie,
in girders.
.sNo steel in beams. I'LL,
HALF of dead load and praeetieall.
all of live load j. carried ON l.s -, 80
tar m column without extra reiniofelL--
..Tbe opter columns carry an e'
.sntTic loading unprotected. Guar,
rs;is are too heavy for reinioIel-l-
sbown. No expansion POINTS aI
crowded for the guard rail- .....
..Tbe specifications as sloLL.-''s :.
.u---tbe contractors too great y
o-,,.o--rritv 10 change their MIN, .,-
,ll-.-5;rg details. Because Oh i-
.bova noted facts We Woula Z
~ r.eo~merd that your l-
~ b,5v 40 not accept the deS.2l Z
s,bTitfed bv the above me-.l---
Iro-,--rs5 on Page Fourl
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-05-23
'MiYerSt" Name for Ne0O Tract

party and inasmuch as the contest
was limited exclusively to Polk
county people, who wins the grand
prize will be decided in another man
ner as indicated by the advertisement
of the company in another section Of
The Observer today.
Mrs. Grace Miller won the second
prize, a draft for $50, with the name
''Millerd Park" Mrs. Homer Cal
kins, submitting the name "Miller-
mead" won the third prize Of $25
and Mrs. John Lockman the fourth
prize of Sl5.
A long list of contestants went out
after the various prizes, their names
being given elsewhere in this issue of
The Observer.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-05-23

81 am new man at this game
although for some time | have been
breeding pigs, horses and COWS, all
registered stock. What bothers me
is this, | do not understand the situ-
alton with angora goats at the pres
ent time as far as registration is
concerned. (signed) Jack London.
In response to London's question
relative to the interbreeding to Sc
cure goats that would be proper to
register Mr.. Grant answered in the
negative.
"Oregon Lad" will not be sent
until September as Mr.. Grant be-
lieves that London will be more sue
cessful with him if he is sent at that
time.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-05-23
lack London Buys Polk Goat
With John BarleycOrn Money

against immediate shipment of the
buck you selected for me; keep me
informed of time of shipment and
when to expect, etc.
81 have over 300 grade angoras
now. I'should like to breed them
up with bucks like yours. For in
stance | will take a portion of the
best of the does and breed them with
the buck | get from you. Now if |
keep selecting and breeding in this
fashion can | manage later on in
some succeeding generation to regis
ter the descendants ?
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-05-23
Portland Party Makes Selection; Not
Entitled to Prize and Another
Plan is Decided On.

"MiIlerst" is the name which will
be given to the beautiful Miller
tract which has been placed on the
market as an addition to Dallas by
the Federal Trust company. After
considerable pondering and weighing
of the large number Of names re-
ceived this was the final decision.
By a strange twist of fate this
name was suggested by Portland
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-05-23
WELL KNOWN RESIDENT DIES
Commodore Bevens Dies on His Way
to Dallas Hospital

Commodore Bevens, familiarly
known as "Tugg." died at $50
o'clock Tuesday evening while being
taken from his home in Kings Val
ley 10 the Dallas hospital lie had
been sick but 36 hours. He was -
years old. He was born al Airlie
and lived his life IN Polk and Ian
coin counties. He is survived by
three daughters, Mrs Elkins, az In
dependence and two younger He
was also a brother Of 7. 7. Bevens,
known a. "Cricket. He D. also
survived By a brother. 7. 7. Bevens,
of Airlie. a sister. Mrs. Amos Hoi-
man Of Dallas; a brother, J. ID Bev-
ems. marshal Of Dallas; p ID. Of Cor
wallis. also a brother, and a SISTER,
Ms. Marshal Simpson Of FIX City.
The funeral will b. held today az
Elk City.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-05-23

next Monday and that they will con-
tinue as rapidly as conditions will
allow and push the pavement to a
rapid completion.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-05-23

Ccouunuea On Page Four
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-05-23

1Co1tI1ued On Page Four
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-03-19

Al Congreso ire TRAFALGAR ell pro
vuestro. (Grandes y prolongados
.aplausos ahogan sus palabras.)
Mr. Wilcox, dice q. 6l cree que debe
terminar ell capltulo de discursos, para
dar principle al de las Comedias.
Y aprobandolo as1 la concurrencia
complacida, pues era la l y l 2 di6
principle jel banquete?. 5la co
mida?.. jel lunch?.. IbUeno va les
dire Vds. 10 que fue aquel desbara-
juste, porque ahora no 10 Sc. Yo vi ALI
establecido un pugilato para apode-
rarse de alguna Wanda 8 trozo de le-
ch6n; G.? p hubimos de espabilarnos 81
quisimos conner.
Supongo que todos 'loncharon porque
yo tambi6n 10 hice como pude y "a nadie
OF quejarse.
La comida buena; pero. ino podla
haberla organizado con mas. . yamos,
mas orden, la casa encargada del
buffet?
Otra vez sera, ino?
Y las 2 2 emprendimos la mar
cha de regreso para San Juan en- la
misma forma que a la ida, suponiendo
que los senores Representatives. a pc
sar de que hab1an notado alguno que
otro defectillo, saldr1an satisfech1simos
de la "lechonada" con que pens6 obse-
quiarseles.
r. Vasquez Cabanas.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-03-19
UNA CIR A
en- la "Bayamon Fruit
Growers Association. -

Uno de los n1meros del programa of
cial de festejos organizadOs en- honor de
qos comisionados americanos, quizas ell
que les haya resNltado mas agradable,
fue la gira realizada aver a ia ''Baya-
mon Fruit Growers Association"
A las y media de la maIana salieron
en- uno de dos vapores de los senores Val
des con direction Catano, donde to-
maron los automobiles del gobierno que
ALI estaban esperanto, inmediatamen-
te Sc puso en- marcha la caravana auto
mOviista, a la que Sc unlerOn infinldad
de carros pertenecientes las mas sa-
lientes personalidades pollticos y socia-
les, legando a las II y cuarto al edificlO
que aquella association posee en- la carre-
terra de Bayam6n a Toa Baja, punto
denominado "Candelaria .
NumeroSos invitados, en- su general
dad americanos, esperaban la Elegada de
los comisionados. La banda del battalion
de Puerto Rico. en- ell momento de des-
Gender de los 'autos' interpret6 q
himnO americana.
Penetramos Ell ell local que Sc halla
profusamente adornado con grandes
banderas americanas., Cbservandose que
entire elias. nj arn pCr cortesia al pue-
bio de Puerto Rico que es ell que paga
todos los gastos de estos actos celebrates
en- honor de tan ilustres huespedes y
cue es quien ellos visitan, Sc ha coloca-
do una sola bandera puertorriquena.
iCaballeros? s?....
Por todas las paredes del interior de!
local, hay clavados unos cartelitos dis
tintos colores que dan Ia bienvenida a
los visitantes Ell nombre de Ia Asocia-
ci6n.
En- uno de los pintorescos sitios de
auuellos lugares. varios nativOs estan
procediendo al ''tuesten" de 16 lech0-
nes. que tenian de lechones lo que yo
de obispo. j.. eran va mayores de edad
aqueIlos ciudadanos.
Por dicho sitio desflaron todos los
sibditos de Washington y sacudiendo su
frialdad habitual Sc deciden a hacer
chistes impresionar varlas lnstanta-
meas S.Sera para mostrarlas luego en-
su pals como un s1mbolo de la cultura de
Puerto Rico?...
Despues de un ratio de atnena charla
todcs los invitados son narrados capi-
tr,o por Mr.. Wilcox Sc ocupan los asien
tos otiestinlados Y da principle Ell acto
que Sc celebra dentro del local porque
Sc telne que 81 Sc realiza en- ell campo, la
lluvia interrumpa la adegrla.
En- una tribuna construida en- ell fon'
do del amplio salon, toman asiento los
rasentantes del Congreso, exception
hec,:.s de Mr.. Taylor, que por hallarse
ind, ,puesto no asiste all acto.
F tire ellos ocupan las sillas los seno-
res Sanchez Morales y Travieso (hiJo)
Mr.. Carrell, Lippitt, Bonner BANTER
Frank Martinez, ell coronel del regimen
to de Puerto Rico y su ayudante; Miguel
Guerra Wilcox; Scovile; Larrinaga,
aos representatives de la prensa de San
Juan
=, colocados EN- orden, TN fotografl
de puerto Rico Ilustrado' = impresiona
dos cliches, Y hace uso de la palabra
NJ. Wilcox, quien pronuncia un discur
so en- ingl6s en- defensa de La fruta puer
torriauefla y rogando los comisionados
Sc interesen decididamente en- el Con
greso por bene6ciar Ell tod0 euanto sea
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-03-19
Ell vapor ''Montreal'

Nos participan los senores Silva Ca,
de los vapores de la COM
paiifa General Trasatlantica francesa,
que ell vapor Montreal" legara a este
puerto del % al % del actual, proce-
dente de dos de Santo Domingo y Halt,
,aliendo ell mismo dia de su llegada con
Jumbo a Burdeos y ell Havre, para GU
os puntos admite carga y.pasaJeros.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-03-19
Ventas de az1car

Manana tendran lugar Ell la Bolsa =
las operaciones de az1car en- lugar del
Viernes, por ser d1a festive. Hay hastS
hoy para la venta las siguientes parti
das.
2O00s. Central Lola.
3.000s. Central San Vicente.
3.526s. Central COnstancia.
4.O0Os. Central ColosO
De 3 4 4.00Os. Central Borinquen.