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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-02-28

is probable that some means will be
taken to remedy this matter before
final adjournment comes.
All of the employees. with the ex-
ception of the chief clerk and his as
sistants in both houses, the sergeants-
alarms, the door-keepers, the clerks
on the enrolled bills committees and
the messengers between the two
houses, have been discharged, and will
not return next week. All others will
be there, however, but il is improbable
that the session will be a lengthy one.
Some believe that all consideration of
vetoed bills will be accomplished the
frst day. while others think that II
Will require two or three davs to fin-
lsh them. Each house will consider
Its own vetoed bills first. and such as
are passed will be transmitted to the
other for consideration. The merits
OF the bills are well known. as the
more important ones have been dis
eussed at length, and it is pretty GER
tam that the most Of the members
know now what they will do with
them But the minority win be on
hand and exert every effort 10 sustain
the governor, irrespective Of the mer-
Its Of the bills which he has disap-
proved. So there may be some warn
dom s" next week.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-02-28
GREGORY IS CANDIDATE
Present Auditor and Police Judge
viii Ask for Reelection; One
More Term Requested.

Judge Gregory is an avowed candi-
date for the Office of auditor and DO
lice judge, to succeed himself, accord
ing to a statement made to an OBJ
server reporter during the week. He
says he has not as yet fled his peti-
ton Tor the place, and perhaps he
may not do so for some time. In
speaking of his intentions to make an
active canvass of the city and work
for a return to the place, the Judge
says he thinks his experience and the
fact that he has given the city consid-
cradle more service in the handling
OF the records and their preservation
than was required by the city, while
the remuneration was small, now that
the salary is on a fiat basis, he should
be returned to the position for anoth-
er term, and that is all he will ask, so
he stated.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-02-28
SPELLING CONTEST
EXCITING
JANUARY CONTEST OF POLK
SCHOOLS SATISFACTORY.
Report of Orthography Work for
Month Shows Many Schools Have
Reached 95 Percent Mark.
Class A-schooIs of more than five

Class A-schooIs of more than fvC
teachers:
Fourth grade-First, Dallas 1927
second, Falls City, 971; third, Mon
mouth, 81. Fifth grade = First
Monmouth, 98.6; second, Falls City
976; third, Independence, 972;
Sixth grade-Monmouth 97.8; second
Falsl City, 97.4; third, Dallas, 81
Seventh grade-First, Falls City, 98.5;
second, Independence, 93.3; third,
Dallas, 91.3. Eighth grade-First,
Dallas, 96.6; second, Falls City, 94.6;
third, Monmouth. 88.
Glass B-schools of two to five
teachers.
Fourth grade-First, Rickreall,
800; second. 1913; third, Mountain
Vitw, SO. Fifth grade-First, West
Salem, 994; second, Rickreall, 983;
third, Perrydale, 97.7. Sixth grade
First, Rickreall, 100; second, Buena
Vista, 97.6; third, Ballston and Perry
dale, go. Seventh grade-First,
Rickreall, 96.5; second, Bethel, 95.5;
third, Perrydale, 94S. Eighth grade
First, Rickreall, So; second, Black
Rock, 94.5; third, West Salem, 93.5.
Glass C-schools of one room.
First, Red Prairie, 100; Fairview,
100; Mccoy, 100; second. Bridgeport,
90: third, Pioneer, So; Highland, 9S.
Fifth grade, First, Red Prairie, 100;
Oak Point, 100; Crowley, 100; Lone
Star, 100; Mccoy, 100; second, Mis-
tletoe, 9S; third. Montgomery, 976;
Seventh grade-First, Fairview, 100;
Montgomery, 100; Suver, 100; McTim-
monds, 100; Lone Star, 100; Mccoy,
100; Pioneer, 100; second, Red Prai-
rie, 90; third, Smithfeld 9S.25.
Eighth grade-First, Fairview, 100;
Mccoy. 100; Lone Star, 100; second,
Buell., 90; third, 0akhurst, 81.
Schools making the biggest average 4
for all grades:
Glass A-Falls City, 81; class B.
Riekreall. 9S1; class C-Fairview,
Lone Star and Mccoy tied, each 100.
The following schools made 95 per
cent or more in the following grades:
West Salem,
Buena Vista. North Dallas, Black
Rock. Smithfeld. Parker. Oak Grove.
Ward. Oak Point, Lincoln, McTim-
nonds. Mistletoe. Fifth grade-Dal-
as. Ballston. Buena Vista. Mountain
View. Black Rock, Bridgeport,
Greenwood. Oakdale. 0akburst, Hon
lille. Fern. Sixth grade-West Sa-
EN-. Ward, Elkins. Seventh grade
}ufler. Montgomery, C.owley. Pho .
leer. Oakhurst. Hopville Eighth
.ra1e- Crowley,
The interest is still keen in the
peling contest work, aud this
months results are very satisfactory.
Z viii be noticed by the above report
hat many schools have reached above
he 95 per cent
All schools were entered this month
nd an children took part. The next
est viii be held Mareh Z.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-02-28
ALCOHOL WINS IN
LAST BATTLE
ovER-INDULGENCE is DEATH
TO BLACK ROCK MAN.
Wife and Brother Reside in Wiscon-
sin; Message Mother is Dead
Reveals Address of Brother.

Perhaps drink brought to a sad
ending on or about Sunday, Febru-
airy %, 1913, the life Of August Dan
iel Garbasch, resident of Black Rock,
known at his home and in Dallas as
Dan Garbasch. Being last seen while
entering his cabin on Sunday IN
what was supposed to have been an
intoxicated condition, friends won
dered later as to his disappearance
and. upon investigation, found him
lying in bed, apparently asleep-an
so it was-but it proved to be the
long sleep that marks the entrance
to eternity.
Coroner Chapman was immediately
called and reached the scene Tuesday
night, empanelled a jury whose YER
diet was that deceased had come to
death by a disease Of the heart cluS
ed bv excessive use Of alcohol. AID
that death had come on or about the
23rd day of February. 1913.
In searching for a clue as 90 the
mans former home and family con
nections. Mr. Chapman came across
a message from a brother. y. +. Gar
baseh. of Granton, Wisconsin. under
date OF March u. 1912. which read .
"Mother died yesterday; funeral
The coroner immediately
wired the Wisconsin relative the par
tieulars but no response had been
received last night
T. c. StockweL, Of thls place,
seboolmate Of the deceased. being ap-
prised of the death. immediately
I ygiired the wife Of deceased at Ne-ls-
vile. Wisconsin. asking for intorma-
ton as 10 disposition ot boiy, ana
was informed % ship the body ln
case there we're available funds Tor
transportation.
The BODY lies IN ihe Chapman nm
sertaking narlors today awaiting an
,r5er for burisL The features are
- of a man ri determination.
reII- I-formel face and head. hair cur.y
,r8 fh,rk mixed with gray and black
IT, i a nan of perhaps 81 year az
~ time Fate met him in the sileaee
HI his Black Rock cabin
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-02-28
sawmill Has sliaht Tronbls.

The big planning mill of the Dallas
Lumber & Logging company has been
closed down since Tuesday, awaiting
repairs upon the shafting, which gave
way on Tuesday, causing considera-
bic damage. Wednesday it was nee
essary to close downs che mill on ac-
count of a breakage Of minor import
ance. It is expected that both de-
partments will be in full running or
der today.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-02-28
COMPLETION OF WILLAMETTE
BRIDGE MEANS ENTIRE RE-
ARRANGEMENT OF TRAIN
TIME CARDS.
TO PORTLAND VIA EAST SIDE
Morning and Evening Passenger on
s. P. to Be Routed via Salem and
Main Line, Is Report; Means Short
or Time Between the Two Points;
Other Changes Promised.

Train service into the city of Sa-
lem over the new Willamette river
bridge at that place will be inaugur-
ated on March 10, according to in
formation now at hand. The big span
is practically completed and the lift
was lowered to its position for the
first time yesterday. Since the lift
was first put in place, it has rested on
wooden blocking in order to raise il
above the needs Of navigation, but the
work of connecting the cables to the
lifting machinery was completed and
the lift lowered yesterday. Every
thing was found to work smoothly and
the bridge is now pronounced practi-
cally ready for traffic The west side
approach has been connected with the
trestle for some time, and tracks on
the east side have been laid to a con-
nection with the main line of the
Southern Pacific in Salem.
New Time Card.
1t is reported that new time card
will go into effect on the Southern
Pacific and the Salem, Falls City &
Western division when the bridge is
ready, and that the date of the change
will be March 10. The operation of
the west side trains into Salem will
necessitate an entire change in present
schedules. The morning and evening
Southern Pacific passenger which now
operates over the west side lines via
Derry, will, it is stated, run through |
from Dallas to Salem, and thence to
Portland over the main line on the
east side, returning in the evening by
the same route. This will bring about
an entire change in the time card of
the S., F. & w. motor car, and it is
possible that Falls City may get an
early morning train from that place
to connect with the train for Port
land, although this is problematical.
The local passenger which now
makes two trips daily between New
berg and Portland, will be run to Nc
Minnville instead, and a stub train
will serve the west side lines between
Dallas and Whiteson, McMinnville,
Ballston, and Sheridan, taking the
place of the morning passenger be-
,ween Derry and Whiteson. AT least
his is the report, and it is probable
hat some such arrangement will be
made, according to those in a position
% know. But the statement that the
morning and evening passenger be-
ween Dallas and Portland will run
,ia Salem and the east side, is said
o be assured. This arrangement
hould cut down the running time !
'etween Dallas and Portland to at s
east two hours and a half, which will
'e hailed with delight bv Dallas peo-
lie. No further forecast of the prob
BILE schedule can be given at this
ime, but a radical change is certain I
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-02-28
MONMOUTH

Ms. J. Ward and son went to feiis
CITY Saturday to visit her mother.
RAYMOND Lucas. Of Portland. vas
IN town saturday. TO see his grand
mother. Mrs A. " Lucas
That little snow SafuuiaY n'Eht
vas quite a surprise TO many. oi.t ~s
are not surprised al any knd q
weather at tins time of year; y years
900 we saw = snowfall here after tne
1ltb Of February. - inenes deep
How was that for hight
" o. Meadow and farl'y hafe
moved 10 salem to make theu soa,ei
rs wife Is teaching IN one q tae
schools there.
&C. Staafs. Of Airiie. v-as y TON Z,
Tuesiav. sud reports everything en-
right un there
i Walker. Of the Luckiauuie F.l-
lev. one of or bop raissr< ss n
-, On fusiness fseslEy.
n seq-s % rs that II o-lr lsss.a.
- -ouI rat In he tine 81 rer<
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-02-28
Likes the OREGON Country

Ar. Fuesen Of Dalmeny. Sas.
k1fehewan. Canada. has been m the
valley for several DAYS during The
month He visited with relatives here
ana thinks Of making his home here
later Mr. Tiesen SAYS the principal
objection % the Canadian country
WHO'RE he Is located Is the extreme cold
weather. the thermometer registering
a. low as 80 degrees below zero dur
;,. she lime he has been there
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-02-28
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST IN
VARIOUS NEIGHBoRHooDs
RELATED IN ENTERTAIN
ING MANNER.
OBSERVER SPECIAL SERVICE
Observer Representatives Keep in
Touch With All Matters Of Import
ance in Their Part Of the Famous
Blue Ribbon" District Of the
State Of Oregon.
FALLS CITY

R. 3. Williams, Of Portland, trans
acted business in town Tuesday.
Miss Alma Huseby visited friends
in Portland last week.
M. G, Ellis and baby boy and Mrs.
Susan Bryant are here this week VS.
iting relatives and old friends. Mrs.
Bryant has been quite sick, but at
present is much improved in health.
Frank Heydon was a passenger to
Dallas Thursday.
Rev. and Mrs. M. A. Marcy are
now residents of Falls City, having
moved into the parsonage Saturday.
Oscar Ellis has been visiting at the
home of his parents in this city this
week.
Mabel Grant, of Dallas, was the
guest of Miss Ella Mehrling Sunday.
R. M. Wonderly is building an addi-
ton on the room occupied by Charles
Hartung, in order to give more room
for his growing business.
G. L. Hawkins, of Dallas, was
caller in this city last Thursday.
A basket social and old-fashioned
spelling school was given by the La
dies Aid society of the M. E. church
in the church parlors Saturday
night. Miss Alma Hoppe has the
honor of spelling the school down.
Miss Lillian Reuter- spent Saturday
in Salem, visiting friends.
B. F. Boughev was in the city Tues
day, looking after business here.
j. L. Beezley left Thursday for Sc
attic, where he expects to find employ
ment.
W. C. Bryant, a lawyer of The
Dalles, and E. F. Bryant, who is head
bookkeeper in the First National
bank, of Corvallis, were in the city
this week, visiting friends and rela-
tives.
Miss Carrie Stevens went to Port
land Friday.
Supervisor H. H. Parsons visited
the city school Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. C. Munson and
daughter returned Friday from Port
land, where they have been spending
several weeks, visiting.
One of the best entertainments that
ever came to Falls City was given in
he NJ. E. church Monday night. The
SaIter Trio, consisting of three lady
a violinist, a reader and a
ioloist, furnished the entertainment.
Prof. H. E. Barnhart transacted
business in Dallas Saturday.
A silver medal deelamatOry con-
est. under the auspices of the W. c.
|. T.. was held in the Methodist
hureh. Tuesday evening, the contest
nts being Misses Mildred Chaplin,
ieneva Sayre. Edith johnson. Alma
Ioppe and Lavon GOttfried, Roy
Bowman and Gordon Sammons. Miss
,dith johnson was the fortunate one.
Tub swinging and special music were
Interesting features Of the evening.
The silver medal contest held IN tie
4. E. church was well attended, and
-e believe enjoyed by all A marked
Improvement in the work Of the con-
sstants was noticeable. and II Is win
,tisfaetion we note the increasing IN
crest of the people in this work The
,dess we're: Mrs. George Skiff. Ms.
TlIon Marcy and Harley 6riEil,
ii r,o5ol being awarded 10 Mis-
dith johnson. The demonstration IN
,ib-swinging BY Miss Hammond was
novel and pleasing feature OF tie
r0gram.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-02-28
Mistletoe School Standard.

Mistletoe school, No. 81, Miss Fay
Henson, teacher, became standard
Tuesday, Superintendent Seymour at
taehing his approval to the showing
made by the school. which brings it
into the first class. The board is COM
posed of Cephas Nelson, B. C. Ken
yon and F. K. Hull. Miss Stella Hull
Is elerk
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-02-28
Paper Carried Nile

Men working in the orchard Of w.
Wynn johnson south Of the city on
Tuesday picked up a piece Of char
red wall paper that bad evidently
been carried there BY the wind from
the dwelling Of E. W. Minnich in
Dallas that burned on that day. The
point where the paper was picked up
Is a mile OF more from the scene Of
the fire.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-02-28
Note Renartabls Change IN civ.

William Paiten. n Boyd. Niseon-
sin. isa visitor this week IN Dallas
IN husiress. and Is the Euest Of his
oi5-time friends Eeld Allen. on
Prr-b street. and The Hugh hayes
family Mr.. Pafisn vas Dallas VS.
ifo- Is wears aro. and vas here Ehen
49, "a court house bumed. ard hs =
.--r-iseF Do note the remarEa'le
rrouth of the eity,
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-02-28
Revival Meetinrs At Monmouth.

Rev. j. A. GOode, of Lents, Oregon,
will begin revival services in the
Evangelical church building at Mon
mouth Monday night, March 3. The
church has extended q general invita-
tion to the public to attend these ser
vices.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-02-28
Tillamook Cheese output Heavy

Carl Harbach, secretary-salesman
for Is TillamOok cheese factories, re-
ports the sale for the past year of
3.2ll.OOO pounds of cheese. valued at
$524.71S. The report shows a banner
year for the Tillamook factories.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-02-28
EVERY SEAT Is SOLD.

, At the seat sale which opened
, Yesterday. morning for the Sil-
, verton-Dallas struggle for state
, basketball championship honors,
, every seat had been sold within
, two hours. SilvertOn had reserF-
, ed practically the whole east see
, ton on the first floor. 50 Dallas
, had to be content with what vas
, remaining.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-02-28

OE Fochf. Of Ballston. l. 90 The
eitv on business TODAY
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-06-06
Gathering and Shipping Spanish Moss
New Industry For This Locality

Cne more of the numerous opportu.
mites that this locality offers to the
Industrious man who has little or no
capital is the gathering and shipping OF
the Spanish moss that Grapes our
forests so abnndantly, and is so much
in demand in the Worlds market. This
industry, which is yielding living and
even compentency to many people in
these southern states is almost wholly
neglected in this locality. In fact the
| first car of Spanish moss ever shipped
from Welsh was loaded out here Satur.
day by E. Landry, OF Bayou Chene.
While this is but trial shipment from
this locality, the owner expects a good
profit, and is competent to Judge on
such matters as he has devoted consld
cradle of his life to gathering moss In
some of the eastern parishes. He says
the market value of the black moss is
sgcents per pound, while the gray, OF
that which is not so free of the outside
scale of covering is valued at one and
three fourths per pound. 1t is sait
that a good man can gather from one
to four hundred pounds OF moss pei
day, which even at the lowest figure
makes more than ord inary wages. :...ss
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-06-06
WELSH JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISH LOUISIANA JUNE 1918
Leo Philips, II Year Old lnCendary
Declared to be an EpiIeptic.
Treated Mentally Rather Than
Punished Physically.

Lake Charles Times:
Epilepsy as the cause for mania for
arson is theory advanced by proml-
nent physicians in the case OF Leo
Philips, the 12.year.old lad who is now
held in the juvenile court on a charge
of setting fire to two store buildings in
Sulphur recently. The boy was also
convicted last fall for setting fire to
the plant of the Lake Charles Planning
Mill Company, and other complaints
have been made against him.
The boys mania for setting fires led
to his being examined by physicians for
abnormal conditions of the brain and
DR.. T. H. Watkins of this city declared
the lad is not responsible; that he is an
epileptic and should be treated mentally
instead of being punished physically.
Acting on DR.. Watkins diagnosis,
Judge Overton advised the boys father
Mr.. C. L. Philips, to have the boy ex.
amined by a specialist in brain diseases
Mr.. Philips accordingly took the lad to
New Orleans, where he was examined
by DR.. E. M. Hummel, a noted special
lists, and DR.. HummePS diagnosis exact
w agrees with that of DR.. Watkins.
The boy is being treated by the
physicians for epilepsy and they express
the belief that his tendency to this par
tcular line of offense may shortly b.
overcome by the cure or the disease.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-06-06
Mr., GEO. HATHAWAY
HOME FROM WASHINGTON
He and Others From this Section
Fought for and Gained Conces-
sions that Will Benefit
Rice Legislation.

Col. Geo. Hathaway, manager OF the
milling and warehouse interests of the
Louisiana State Rice Milling Co., at
Jennings, and President of the Rice
Association of America, returned from
Washington Tuesday last, where for
two months he has been fighting a
good fight for the protection of the
great basic industry of this section.
Relative to the pending tariff bill as
pertaining to rice he said to a Journal
man visiting in the parish seat. I'VE
fought for and won some concessions
that will materially benefit the rice
grower and miller, but the Underwood
Bill will 90 through practically as il
passed the House substantially as
set forth, as the lawyers say. The all
at Washington is surcharged with anti
protection sentiment and it's pretty
hard to change country wide public
opinion when it's riding hobby"
Mr.. Hathaway is a veteran in steer
ing the erratic bark of legislation, boil
at Washington and Baton Rouge. Hi
many friends slyly intimate that h
was prominent member of tn
"insidous lobby" at which Presiden
Wilson recently launched his pre-
nounceiamento, but this troubles hir
not at all.
Mr.. Hathaway may return to tn
capital before the close of the preser
session.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-06-06
A Letter From Mr.. BIackford

The following letter with request
that the same be published in the
JOURNAL, was received from Mr..
Samuel Blackboard this week. The letter
is self explanatory, and we are sure the
readers of the JOURNAL will be pleased
to learn of Mr.. BlackfOrd'S improved
physical condition.
Mescalero, New Mexico, May 81 l3
Dear Friends:
l take this method to let you know
through the Rice Belt Journal how |
stood the trip to the mountains. We
left OH No. 9 Monday, Sis, elevation
is feet arrived in Ell Paso $50 a. m,
Wednesday, took the Limited to
Tularosa, arrived at that station IL a.
m. mountain time passed right along
arrived at Mescalero $3.50 p. m. same
day, elevation 1900 feet the difference
in elevation is something in breathing
to one that had not experience the diff
ference altitude.
Today feel as well as / ever did and
almost gained my normal strength. We
were only two nights and one ane
three fourth days making the trip o
Ills miles. We enjoyed our trip yer.
much, met quite number of friends
on the train.
i A word about the crop out look from
San Antonio to Delvea, the prospect Il
. very promising for good crop also il
J, New Mexico crops are fine.
| Two days before ! left Welsh m.
weight was Isl pounds, today it is Is
pounds, am gaining some.
r! Hoping to see you again in the nea
) future. remain as ever,
i Samuel Blackford.
N. B. Will write again.