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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-12-19
Zena - Spring Valley

Mrs. W. 7. Scott and Mrs. MeKin
ley have returned from Portland anC
report Miss Higgins some better.
William Marsh came over from Sa
lem Friday Ito visit with his uncle
Mr. Clark and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Monroe Purvine are
rejoicing in the advent of son. who
arrived last week.
Mrs. Lloyd Hunt has been i'll the
past week.
Rev. and Mrs. W. l.. Scott were
at Whiteson Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Greenwood of Dallas and Mr..
Culp. of Bethalto. ILL.,. spent Thursday
with Frank Crawford.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Baptist Missionary Society will be
held at the home of Mrs. P. F. Clarke.
Tuesday evening before Christmas.
a program will be presented a the
srrooI house by the pupils. under the
leadership of Mss Groves.
Donnel Crav ford and Lee Cooley
returned Saturday from Corvallis.
Mr. Russell of McMinnville de-
hvered good sermon at the church
Sunday.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-12-19
Court Items, Real Estate Transfers
Farm Names Filed and Other
News Briefly Told.

Transfers of real property in Poll
County for the week ending Decembe
10th. 1913. Corrected weekly by Sib
ey & Eakin law and abstract oiiiet
Dallas, Oregon.
Matte Koser to G. H. Russell, lanC
in Perrydale, $40.
A. l.. Sperling and wife to William
Cookie, "a int, in lots in Indepen.
dence, $3.50.
Z. E. McVieker and wife TO L. D.
Daniels. lot in Leven's 3rd add. to
Dallas, $780,
Samuel Orr and wife to John Mid
dleton, eft al, lis acres in sec. 36
in t. Z, S. r. ) west. so.
Jacob B. Buhler and wife TO Cor
nelious Buhler. so acres in T. 6. S.
R. 5 west, so.
Jacob B. Buhler and wife to Jacob
J. Buhler. $3.50 acres in T. 6 S. R..
5 west, $40.
Jacob B. Buhler and wife TO Henry
X. Eekert and wife. so acres in T. 6
S. R. w., $40.
E. NJ. Young and wife to A. o.
Brown and wife. 1917 acres in secs.
35 and 36 in T. S. R. 4 W.. $4,000.
Mary Z. Gibson. ct al to John NJ.
johnson, out lot 3. Fairview add.
to Falls City. 81.
C. S. Calkins and wife to Henry
Butts. 40 acres in T. 0 S. r. 6 W..
Con-, so.
Dallas City Bank to Dallas Nation
a! Bank, land in block 10. Dallas. 81.
J. W. Edgar and wife to Edith Star
buck. 2I12 acres. sees. and Is in
T. S. R. 3 W.. $40.
Edith Starbuek to J. W. Edgar and
Edna Edgar. his wife. 271s acres in
sections Z and Is in T. S. R. 3 W.. !
$40.
Nels. A Anderson and wife to Har-
ry W. Andrews. y. f. Ii see. IL |
I. 9 S. R. Z W. $50.
Mary f. and ]. C. Phillips to Carl
August Frederick Wolf and Mary
Wolf. land in Monmouth. H. acres.
$500.
Henry Fawk and wife to S. L.
Coats. 15 acres in see. 10 in T. Z S.
a. 4 W, 81.
Capital Trust Company to H. E.
md Sarah Wrightson. lots in King
yood Park. SO.
Capital Trust Company to Linda
|. Dekum. lots in Kingwood Park.
on. $40.
Dora A. Chase and husband to Har-
ey X. Sickafoos, lots in Monmouth. !
$50. II
Albert Teal and wife to Chester O.
eal. 10 acres in sec. 20 in T. s s. !
l.. 6 W., $3.50.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-12-19

We cut. fit and make our owl
suits.-Phil Begin. 67-tf.
Christmas goods at half price al
Ash's Music Store. 83-lt
The holly and misletpe are boon
companions these days.
Christmas goods at half price at
Ash S Music Store. S3-lt.
Remember the poor at Christmas.
that means for you to send The OBJ
server little subscription money.
Remember that there is lot of
Jeweliy that looks like gold that will
become black after it is used. So
take no chances. but buy it of Morris,
Dallas leading jeweler. SILT.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-12-19
Dr. MeNieoI, osteopsthis Physician.

DR.. McNieol, Osteopathis Physician
Xmas postal cards, 10 cents a dozel
at Mrs. Gregory's Variety store. S1-1
l. Special Christmas dinner at tn,
Gail.
We can accommodate two ladie.
! with room and board. Phone 9l2
82-2t.-,
Gifts for everybody at Mrs. Greg
ory's Variety store. Silt
Buy your lady nice hand bao at
Mrs. Gregory's. Silt.
Why not take your family to
the New Scott Sunday evening and
enjoy not only the concert but good
dinner
R. A. Jerauld arrived in Dallas
Wednesday and is now filling the po-
sition of cashier at the S. p. depot
in this city. He was sent here from
the office of the Superintendent,
where he has lately held position
C. N. Bilyeu returned from an ex-
tended visit in British Columbia,
Washington and Portland Tuesday
evening. Mr.. Bilyeu likes Dallas and
the Willamette Valley better than any
pace visited and is glad to get back
home
Mr. E. A. Baker, attorney for the
Presbyterian Anti-Saloon League of
Oregon and special attorney for Gov
ernor West will speak in the Presby-
terian Church on Sunday morning
at eleven O'Clock. Come and hear
him.
They say that one of the local
statesmen in a dry goods store tried |
to sell young lady pair of hose
that was three sizes too large. He
limited to his fair customer that
Christmas was near and she would
need them.
Doctors Stats, Starbuck. Mccall
Ion and Bollman of Dallas attended
the Polk Yamhill-- Marion County
Medical Association meeting at Sa-
lem Tuesday evening. The doctors
report pleasant evening spent in
The discussion of medical questions.
DIR. J. Fl. McCallon has purchased
he old Dallas City Bank building and
and will remodel the front and in {
.erior of the room now being occu- ,
oied by the bank. in an up-to-date
manner, and has leased the same to !
he Webster confectionery stora 4
which will occupy the same just as
Don as the bank moves to their new '
'uilding and the necessary work 1
lone. The sale does not include the
Ipper stories which belongs to the
. o. 0. +. Lodge of this city.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-12-19

One of Dallas citizens remarked
last evening that the new steam
heating plant has turned the heat on
IN the post office to make it hot for
the new post master.
Oliver Chase the man who cleans
the paved street surely earns his
salary He does his work well and
the citizens should have consideration
for him by being careful and not
throwing litter on the pavement.
Yes We have diamonds and at
prices lower than You can purchase
them in Portland. This is the re-
marx Morris the jeweler made to A
Monmouth customer yesterday and he
can prove that he sells good iewelrv
cheaper than you can buy it in larger
cities. The cost of living and rents
Is less in Dallas. this Is why it pavs
10 trade here S3-lt.
Cut glass Cut glass! Cut
slass.!! at Morris the jeweler.
SILT.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-12-19

Meet me at the New Scott TO heal
the concert Sunday evening.
Many come miles to dine at the
Gail.
Lincoln Mccormack visited home
folks at Portland over Sunday.
The greatest thing in Dallas
a meal at the Gail.
We cut. fit and make our own
suits.-Phil Begin. Gift.
Eat at the Dallas New Dining
Room. Meals at all hours. Short
order service.
The window in the Bee Hive that
is decorated for Christmas is greatly
admired.
3. Make reservations for the
special Christmas dinner at the Gail.
II a. m. to p. m.
r. j. Prowell, advance agent of the
Webber Concert Company, was in
Dallas Wednesday making arrange
ments for evenings entertainment
at the armory next Friday.
Every dollar You spend with Nor
ms the Jeweler is spent with a home
merchant. You will receive some of
1t back. so do not send away from
home to purchase any jewelry. SILT
Mr.. a. J. Barham accompanied by
his son Wayne left Wednesday for
kennewiek, Washington. Mr.. Bar
ham is heavily interested in realty in
that town, and his trip is to see that
his property is put in good repair
for the winter. They will return
about Christmas.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-12-19
Methodist Church Notes.

Carl Countryman, the well knowr
entertainer from Chicago. will ap
pear in the church Monday evening
If You enjoy reader and impersona-
tor who makes you laugh till YOU
cry, give him a hearing. Admission
% cents. Children 10 cents.
Rev. John John Lewtas. the Ia
coma Evangelist, who has held many
successful meetings in Oregon. will
open special services in the latter
part of January. He is an eloquent
preacher and fine singer.
Services of special interest will be
held both morning and evening on
Sunday. A Christmas sermon will be
delivered by the pastor in the even
ing. a fine musical program will in
elude solo by Mrs. W. L. Tooze.
and anthems by the choir.
Everybody always welcome.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-12-19
Ne1es of City and County


0. c. Smith for Page fence. 49,
Meet me at the New Scott. 10-24t
?. Eat your Christmas dinner a
the Gail.
Frank and Will Hartley were Salen
visitors Sunday.
Mrs. w. r. Coulter leaves toda,
to spend the holidays with friend
in Portland.
Dallas Wood and Coal Yards. W
L. Barber, proprietor Office phone
1884; residence 663. If
Simmons kid gloves make a good
present for lady, 81 pair at Mrs.
Gregory's Variety store. Sit.
Dallas becomes famous through
excellency of Gail meals
DIR. R. E. L. Steiner, Superinten-
dent of the State Insane hospital at
Salem was in Dallas Wednesday visit
ing old friends.
DIR. Victor Fink and son Arthur
went to Portland Wednesday by way
of Salem, on combined business and
pleasure visit.
Mr.. Frank Caldwell of Portland
who is the secretary of the state
board of Pharmacy was in Dallas
Wednesday visiting our local drug
gists.
The contractors who are building
the new heating plant have been test
ing the same this week and report
that he plant will soon be ready to
to turn over.
j. NJ. Dougan, president of the
Sound Construction and Engineering
Company of Portland was in Dallas
Wednesday looking after property
interests here.
j. A. Braden and wife of Portland |
arrived in this city the first of the
week and will make their future home |
with their son, J. L. Braden Of. the
Wells Fargo Express Company.
There has been many outsiders in
Dallas this week who came here es-
pecially to purchase Christmas Jew
elry of Morris, the Dallas reliable
Jeweler. SILT.
Mrs. Alva Kimes of North Dallas
is visiting at present with her son
at Hillsboro. who is the agent of the
5. Z. there. Mrs. Kimes expects to
visit friends in Portland before she
returns.
The McMinnville Register says
that ii. l.. Fenton of Dallas. hop .
buyer, was transaeting business in |
last week. He is {
younger brother of +. w. Fenton of ,
this city. j
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-12-19
Mass Meeting

Mr.. Baker, who has been appointed
by Governor West as his special law
enforcement attorney. will speak in
the court house Sunday afternoon at
B O'Clock. He will discuss prohibi-
tion and enforcement of the liquor
laws from every standpoint. and will
be ready to answer questions. No
collection or subscription will be ask
ed. Every voter urged to be present.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-12-19
In Dallas Pulpits
Christian Science

Christian Science services held
Sunday at IL a. m at 10 National
Bank building.
Subject of lesson. sermon. SIS The
Universe. Including Man, Evolved BY
Atomic Force?"
Sunday school at 10 a. m.
Wednesday p. m.
Reading Room, same address.
The public is cordially invited.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-12-19
court HOUSE PICK-UPSPOLK COUNTY news ;s.e.''
CONTINUED from Page Three,

night from St. Vincent's hospital
where he had growth taken off his
foot the first of the week. {
W. H. Morris went to Portland
Saturday afternoon to see his wife,
returning Sunday night and reports
that she is getting along nicely.
Mrs. Hillyer who has been sick
with pneumonia is able to be up again.
G.. W. Newbill and son Lawrence
have gone TO junction City after a
herd of cattle which Mr. Newbill
bought there recently.
Mrs. G. H. Ball went TO Portland
Sunday for medical treatment
Mr.. Hilyer. the section foreman
has rented and moved to the Berry
property.
Mrs. Hattie Potter of Beaverton.
Oregon is visiting her daughter. Mrs.
Thomas Davis.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-12-19
Good News to Families.

1t is good news TO Dallas people to
know that you can buy a ham or a
slice of bacon, bucket of lard. or any
other packing house product at whole
sale prices in Dallas. Henry Gorhke
has oDened a commission house at
62O Mill Street, and besides packing
house products will buy and sell all
kinds of country produce. poultry.
vegetables, fruits. hay. grain. etc.
Call on him or phone him and help
encourage a commission house that
helps Polk county.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-12-19
Sunday evening at 7.30.

Sunday evening at 7.30.
The subject of the seromn, "The
Hill of Expectation, With Expecta-
ton. | Have Waited for the Lord,
and He was Attentive to Me-.
Questions on Catholic Faith will be
answered from the question box.
Visitors are always welcome.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-12-19
Turkey Shoot.

Saturday, December 10Th and 9th.
there will be shoot at Kirkpatrick.
across the creek for turkeys. geese.
and duck. Come and avoid the cost
of high living. SILT
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-12-19
A Change of Name

The old and well known Stowe &
Co. Livery and Feed Barn will be
known in the future as THE Dali
LAS LIVERY & FEED BARN. s3tf
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-12-19
Baking Sale.

The Presbyterian Sunday school
will have home baking at Stafrin S
drug store next Saturday, December
both.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-05-02

you, though, for coming and telling
me about it. There's q lot Of fools
would have gone and telephoned the
arsenal and then I'd been on the car
pet for not covering my post properly"
was glad indeed Of the opportunity
to get away. 1t vas nearing ten
o'clock. My rousers and shoes were
In such condition that l wanted to get
to my apartments for a change before
seeing Louise. l fastened to the
park entrance and hailed a taxi. BY
the time | left my rooms and reached
the Parrish home it was ten minutes
after ten.
AS my taxi turned into the street I
saw another stop before the Far
IRISH door. At first thought it must
be the doctor or one of his assistants.
but as the front door closed behind
the tall figure of a man who had been
admitted to the house | realized that
1t was some one | had see before.
There was something reminiscent in
the broad shoulders, in the walk. 1t
was some one | knew, or ought to
have recognized, yet who it was or
where | had seer him ! could not at
the moment recall.
| was not three minutes behind him
In reaching the door. Though the other
visitor had been admitted at once,
there was no Immediate response to
my ring. | waited a while and rang
again. 1t seemed minutes before n
one answered, then n of the maids
opened the door a trife and peered
out.
"Mr. Kent to see Miss Louise" l
said.
To my great amazement she did not
open the door to me, but still holding
it just barely enough to enable her to
talk to me, said: I'm sorry, but l
have orders to admit no one to the
house."
"Of course. / understand that you
have your orders, but please tell Miss
Louise that Mr.. Kent is here"
I'll tell her. If you WISH" she said
doubtfully, carefully closing the door
before she went on the mission.
lie Shutting I'll TIC uoOl III lily ldt6
gave me an odd sense of desolation.
1t seemed as if | were being shut out
Of the life of the woman / loved. Yet
on second thought | smiled at my per-
turbation. The maid was only carry
ing out a necessary order. AS soon
as Louise knew | was there she would
come running to the door herself. In
a minute she would be folded in my
arms and all misunderstanding would
be cleared away. Undoubtedly she
would have a good explanation for
her telephone message of the night
before. told myself that it was only
lack of sleep and the incident in the
park that had upset my nerves. My
misgivings were utterly foolish.
At length the door opened slowly. /
had expected to see Louise herself be.
hind it, but it was the same maid. This
time she held the door hardly as wide
as before.
I'm sorry, sir, she said. but Miss
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-05-02
SYNOPSIS

Harding Kent calls on Louise Parrish to
propose marriage and finds the house In
great excitement over the sui
eide or her sister Katharine. Kent starts
an investigation and finds that hugh
randall sutton for Katharine, who had
been forbidden the house by General Far
r!sh. bad talked with Katharine over the
telephone just before she shot herself.
A torn piece of yellow paper Is found.
1T sight of which General Parrish is
stricken with paralysis. Kent discovers
that Crandall has left town h~urriedly.
Andrew Elser, an aged banker, commits
suicide about the same time as Katharine
attempted her life. A yellow envelope Is
found In Elsers room. Post Off1ce In
spector Davis, kent's friend. takes up
the case. Kent is convinced that Gran
call is at the bottom OF the mystery.
Katharine's strange outcry puzzles the
detectives. Kent and Davis search Gran
dalfs room and nnd an address. Lock
Box II. Ardway N. j.. Kent goes to Ard
way to investigate and becomes suspi-
cious Of p. Henry Cook" A woman
commits suicide at the Ardway Hotel. A
yellow lett,r also figures in this case.
Kent calls Louise on the long distance
telephone AID finds that she had Just been
called by CrandaH from the same booth.
Zoo disappears. The Ardway post
master ~ missing. Inspector Davis ar
fives at Aldway and takes up the tnves-
tigatfon. He discovers that the dead
woman is Sarah Sacket of Bridgeport.
Louise telephones Kent imploring him to
Grop the Investigation.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-05-02
1.-THE GRANARY OF
NORTH AMERICA"
GOVERNOR SULZER SAYS THAT
OF WESTERN CANADA.

The close ties of friendship exist
ing between the United States and
Canada were dwelt upon In addresses
by Premier Robert l.. Borden, OF Can
ada, and Governor Sulzer, at the an
nual dinner OF the University Club OF
Albany.
Canada and the United States"
said Premier Borden, have a common
heritage in the language, the litera-
ture, the laws, the institutions and the
traditions which have come down to
them from the men of bygone days.
Perhaps no more instructive object
lesson ever has been given to the
world than the four thousand miles OF
u~ndefended boundary line from the
Atlantic to the Pacific. which bears
silent but eloquent testimony to the
mutual confidence and respect Of the
two nations. Time will shortly place
upon the brow OF each nation the lau-
rel of n hundred years OF peace. 1t
matters not SO much as to the form
Of the outward celebration, but let us
hope that its full significance may
oCCP INV liz bOalI 80 VI ooSh LAX
tons, and that, whether north or south
of the boundary, we may stand with
bowed and reverent heads, Offering
grateful thanks for the Divine blessing
of peace, and earnest prayers that In
The century to come, mutual confidence,
goodwill and respect may truly AMI
mate the ideals and aspirations Of both
nations"
Referring to the natural
possessed by the United States and
Canada, particularly along the ST.
Lawrence River, the premier urged
that they be preserved and developed
for the people"
Governor Sulzer predicted that the
Great Canadian Northwest is designed
to become, before long, the granary OF
North America"
Many of our best citizens, l regret
to say" said the governor, are leav-
ing the States of the west and going
into the Canadian northwest, because
Of the fertility Of it's soil, the lib
crafty of the Canadian government
and the ability of those people to bet
ter their conditions here.
1--WE should extend to them a help
Ing hand in their onward march OF
progress. Instead of closing our doors
by tariff barriers against these coun-
tries and their products, in my opinion,
we should open them wider and do
everything in our power to facilitate
closer commercial relations. We want
their products and they want our prod
ucts. and all restrictions to prevent q
fairer and freer exchange Of goods.
wares and merchandise should, in so
far as possible, be eliminated."-Ad-
vertiSement.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-05-02

them food, raiment, light and fuel.
They are very skillful seal hunters
and expert boatmen. The boats are
made of skins stretched taut over a
rigid frame and some of them are ex
ceedingly difficult to manage.
The beach at Nome is wide and
sandy and n Eskimo enjoy the time
but the shelter of the great boats turn
ed on their sides is depended upon to
a large extent. Cheap cooking uten-
sils bought at the stores have replaced
many of the crude dishes formerly
used. and sometimes an old stove is
seen in use.
The Eskimo men are rather skillful
with tools, and the women do certain
kinds of needlework expertly. The
heavy garments Of skin are remark
ably we'll made and even the shoes OF
skin are fashioned much more neatly
than one might expect. In winter
very heavy furs are worn and the
head is covered with a large hood.
The men have devised various rough,
but highly efficient tools and use them
deity t o make boats, sleds and weap-
ons.
Although the Eskimo are indescrib-
ably filthy and inclined to take advan-
tage in some ways, they are almost
invariably good natured and fond of
a joke. They are intelligent, quick to
learn from DeODIe and enjoy the games
Of civilization. They are not at all
belligerent and avoid a quarrel If they
can.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-05-02

them on the grass to dry, for they
were all but falling apart and hardly
dared handle them. Meanwhile l cor
tinued my search for other yellow
scraps-this time without avail. II she
had carried a torn-up letter with her
as she sprang to death. the other
pieces had f1oated away.
At last, convinced that there was
no possibility Of recovering more OF
them, l gave up my search and re
turned to where | had spread the re-
covered scraps on the grass. One by
one ! studied them. They were evi'
IDENTIFY a part of a typewriter letter,
but the ink had run 10 that 1t was
impossible to read a single word on
them. From their shape, too, 1t ap'
peared that they were not consecutive,
so there was little hope of learning
anything from them.
Just two of the inky smears seemed
to have a possible meaning.
On one Of them | was almost posi-
tive that | could trace the word
youth" On another scrap was a
word that a little stretch of the imagi.
nation might d~ecipher as her"
Youth" and her"
They might mean much or nothing.
the great mystery I was trying to
solve. They might have none. Per.
haps they were, after all, merely
phrases from a letter that had brought
disappointment to a loving woman.
In all likelihood this suicide had no
connection with the others. But why,
then, the yellow paper?
So intent was ! on my thoughts that
| did not observe the return of the
policeman until l heard his voice.
What have you got there?"
There was suspicion in his tone
the natural suspicion Of the represen,
tative Of the law. 1t was on the tiI
OF my tongue to say: Another yellow
letter."
For once prudence restrained me
| recalled how my too hasty speech
at the %coroner's inquest had led me
into trouble. | could hardly expect
a Observation-Disclosures policeman tc
assist In solving the mystery that was
still perplexing Davis.
Just some scraps Of paper" | said
carelessly. After you had gone | no
titced that she was c%lutching a bit OF
paper in n hand. l searched around
the lake to see il l could find more
l found these. 1t Is evidently part oil
a letter. but the ink has run so you
can make nothing out of them"
Lets see them"
I handed him all of them.
This" l explained, Il found In he,
hand and the others were over there
under those bushes"
One by one the policeman examined
them. turning them carefully over ant
over.
There's nothing to Them" he final
" announced. THE Wagon will be
here In a minute. | don't suppose
you'll want to be claiming any credi,
for finding the bodv"