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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-20

If the plans which have been pre-
pared carries out according to program
Bingville will have one of the most
gorjus Xmas celebrashions which ever
took place in our midst.
On Xmas evg. rain, snow or shine.
there will be Xmas Tree 4 Entertain
ment give in the Binsviile church. to
which everybuddy in Bingville 4 vi
entity is hereby give corjial invita-
shion Come one. come al.
The entertainment will be opend by
q seleckshion from the Bingville Horn
Band under the leadership of Jed
Peters. our intelligent school teacher.
There was good cal of objecksion on
the part of some of the older members
of the church who thort it wassent
adzaclsly proper for horn band to
play in the church & thus desecrate it
in this manner with worldly musick,
but when Jed said that only hymns
would be played, the objeclsion was
withdrawal
After the band opens the entertain
ment Rev. Saml Moore. our beloved
pastor, will make = breef Xmas adj
dress. in which he will ask everybody
present to let their joy be uncon6ned
during the evg.
After this Hez Simpson, supt Of the
Sunday School. will pass around. hand
ing out bag of candy and orange
to each child present. Hez says its
simply ridicllIus the way Sunday
School attendance allus picks up jest
before Xmas.
J After the candy Is distribooted there
will be literary program give. inter
i spersed with band musick. The child
ern win recite pieces and sing songs,
ct cetery, and when this is over Jake
| Winslow, dressed up like Old Sanity
Claws in q fur coat and long white
whiskers, made outen cotting batting.
win walk into the church, and, taking
his place beside the Xmas tree, will pull
the presents of and read out the names
of them who they are for who win
come forward and get them. Jake says
he desires to warn anybuddy not to go
and set his whiskers ! FIRE like they
done to Hank Dewberry couple of
Xmasses ago a. Z joke, whereas Hanl.
the snow in deep disgust to extinsuish
the flames.
Later al present viii repair to the
/ church. where = sumpsehious suppez
/ win be served 81 the Ladies' Aid n
the rate Of Is cts each for ali you can
eat, the proceeds to 60 lords paying OF
/ = norshion of the nastorse back salary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-20
What They VIII Got Xmas

By = little quiet investigation here
4 there we have found out what GER
tain Bingville folks i = going to give
their friends, relatives & sweethearts
for Xmas gifts - = surprise to them
~ follers:
Miss Susan Slillings is croshaying =
green necktie. which she will present
to her beau Chunk Perkins who Susan
is turrible sweet on. A green necktie
OFT to be turrible becoming to Chunk
Snide Peters says he is 4 going to
persent his wife barl of flour for .
Xmas gift, being Is their present barl
of flour is turrible low.
Mrs. Yves Woodruff, wife Of our es-
pert hunter & trapper. has been com
planning that she can't skeercely stand
the awful odor of Wesses hides q pelts
which he has trapped around the
house, speshia1ly them of skunks, 90
Yves says he Is = going to give her for
a Xmas gift at bottle Of disinfeck-
tant of some kind.
Scion White will give his wife Z
new wash boiler and = wringer 80 a
she won't haft to nearly twist her arms
often her shoulders rinein out the
clothes by hand.
Jason Hobbs 4 wife are q going to
persent themselfs with big fat turkey
gobbler for their Xmas dinner. This
partickler gobbler amt been very well
of late, and Jason says if he lives till
Xmas they'll have feast
These is all the Xmas gifts we have
lernt of Is we go to press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-20
Personals & LokaIs Mkt

Seth Dewberry our Iion-hearted town
constubble, while cleaning his six
shooter in the woodshed totlicr day,
had the revolver to 60 off by accident.
killing chicken in the hen yard which
Mr.. & Mrs. Dewberry had for their
Sunday dinner. Seth is a purity good
shot. and skeercely ever shoots unless
he hits somethink-several years ago he
shot hisself in the foot
We expect to send out few sample
copies of this wlk's Bugle perviding
there is emmy extras left over. If you
should not receive a sample copy you
will understand that there was none
left over.
Miss Polly Skinner shet the kitchen
door on her old Tom cats tail tother
day, which give sereech of anguish
and lit out acrost the back lot. and Miss
Polly amt seen it since. Anybuddy see
ing cat of this description with bent
tail please inform Miss Skinner and be
literally thanked
Hez Andrews. while carrying . pail
of milk to the calf tother night, slipt on
the Use and fell. splitting the milk all
OVGK ulSSC1Is x1CZ was 80 iIll0Q THAT IlC
said the ding-bustcd calf could 60 with
out milk that night, but after the calf
had bawled until 2 A. M. and kept Hez
awake, he give in and got up, dressed
and went out to the barn in the cold to
feed it. Hez has awful tender heart
| for poor dunn animiles.
Miss Phoebe Hilderbrand. our fash
ionable dressmakcr. says she amt tax
ing on any dressmal<ing for 4 week OF
two, being a. she Is making herself :
dress. Phoebe says her custummers
seems to think she can SOW for them
ali the time, even though she goes in
rags and amt rot thing fit to wear
These il al the Personals & Locals
Mkt" we can think of at present. II
by chance you should happen to run
acrost emmy Personals 4 Lokals Mkt
kindly bring same to as, and we viii
print them next wk with great cheer
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-12-16
The Coming Band Concert.

The band boys are meeting with
good success in selling tickets for
their coming band concerts. They
are practicing daily on the program
they will present, and the report is
that our citizens will be more than
pleased with the entertainment that
the boys will give.
The Moose orchestra are also IN
daily practice and number OF the
latest instrumental selections will be
heard that night for the first time.
The vocal part of the program will
also be one that you cannot afford
to miss, and as it is a Dallas affair
the boys should be greeted with a
large audience. A good band is one
of city's best advertisements, and
it takes money to keep such an or
ganization up. So be a booster and
help the band boys in their efforts,
The evening program will consist
of band music, orchestral music, the
famous PRUNE CITY quartette will
make its first public appearance.
Mrs. F. G. Simonton, a lady who
has received many fiattering notices
in the eastern press will give select
readings. =,
Mrs. T. ]. Warren of McMinnville
soloist of note will also take part
There will be several other features
and you will be well repaid by at
tending. Remember the date, Wed
nesday night, December 18th.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-12-16
TWO Sides.

There are two sides to the cold stor-
age question. 1t is mighty easy 70
criticize and but rarely give the 1acts.
Everyone caters to the popular ciam-
or.
Whether it will be possible 10 reg
ulate storage OF fruits and produce
in such manner that spectators
would not gain immense prohts rs
another question. There Is no DOUBT
that manipulators use the cold stor-
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-12-16
GOVERNMENT
OWNERSHIP
HOUSE COMMITTEE PROPOSES
$780, 900 FOR EXPERIMENT
Practical Trial of Government Con-
troll Urged-Aeroplane Postal Test
Also Recommended.

Practical trial of Government own
ership of railway mail ears is proposed
in bill apprved by the House post
office and post roads committee. The
measure would appropriate 100000
to be used by the Postmaster-General
in buying and operating number OF
cars as an experiment.
The average construction cost, re-
ports before the committee show, is
about $11 900 for 60-foot steel cars
The average cost to the Government
for leasing mail ears, all of which are
now owned by the railroads, is ap-
proximately $4,000 a car year. The
railroads receive compensation fol
carrying the mil on an average Of
$10,637.97 car annually, which
makes the annual cost to the Govern
ment about $4,000 a car.
The average life of a steel car, i.
is estimated, is about is years ano
the maintenance cost anywhere from
$500 to $4,000 year, according
to age.
The committee also voted to report
favorably on bill to appropriate
100000 for experiments in crrryins
the mail by areoplanes. The tests
would be conducted under the super
,'ision of the Postmaster-Genaral.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-12-16
A Gardener Robbed at Salem.

James R. Pierce, gardener of Sa-
lem was beaten into insenslbility,
robbed of $142 and tied to a wagon
in an alley last night by two foot
pads. Pierce was tied by his hands,
feet and head to wheel of the wagon
and was unconscious when released,
Pierce regained consciousness soon
after reaching the hospital. he SAID
he was enroute to the Wells-Fargo
office on Court street to send Sl4O
by wire to a friend in the East. As
he passed an alley on Chemeketa
street. two men, one pointing a pistol
confronted him and demanded that he
hold up his hands.
Instead of complying with the re-
ouest. he seized the man with the
pistol and engaged in a rough-and'
tumble fight, the other mon mean
while beating him on the head with
a club. He soon lost consciousness
The police think the robbers knew
of his intention to get the money and
Law in wait for him.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-12-16
SCHOOL OFFICERS
CO. CONVENTION
MEETING TO BE SATURDAY
ALL DAY
Work in Polk County Schools win
Be Discussed and Meeting Will Be
Open to the Public.

4
The annual convention OF school
officers of the county will be held at
the court room in Dallas, Saturday
the Goth, beginning at 1000 O'Clock
in the morning and lasting all day.
State Superintendent Churchill will
be present and address the meeting,
also the convention will have the
pleasure of hearing from Assistant
State Superintendent Carleton OF Sa-
lem and M. S. Pitman of the Oregon
State Normal School.
The delegates to this meeting are
the chairmen of each board or in
event they cannot attend another
member Of the board selected by the
chairman.
A. good portion of the convention
is taken up by general discussion and
giving of new ideas and their success
full use in the school and it will well
repay anyone who is interested, and
everyone should be, to attend this con-
vention and become better enabled tc
understand what the schools are doing
and what you may do to assist in
making them better
Be on hand and give by your pres
ence additional enthusiasm to the
meeting.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-12-16

The X. L. G. E. Society Of the
Evangelical church hold their monthly
business and social meeting at the
home of Rev. M. ]. Ballantyne last
Friday evening. The business ses.
sion was opened at 8.15 with an at.
tendance Of 35. All business was
completed at about nine o'clock, and
then the pleasures of the evening be-
gun. Games were entered into by all
present and all seemed to enjoy them
selves. Light refreshments were serv-
ed during the evenings entertain
ment, after which the guests bid
their kind hostess pleasant good
night.
Those present were as follows
Misses Gladys Wilson, Hattie Teats,
Jennie Schriver, Eta Porter, Myrtle
Withrow, Annetta Magnis, Edna
Reusser, Myrtle Ramsdell, Dorathy
Young, Deloros George; Messdames
Addie Holman, Walter Young, M. j.
Ballantyne; Messrs Walter Young,
Aug. P. Riser, Clifford Smith, L. E,
Castle, R. Holman, Lars, Larson, Hen
nv Wickerbarth. Will Boydston, Sic
vart Ramsdell, L. S. Balalntyne, w.
E. Balantyne, Willie Young, Donald
Ballantyne, P. M. Brandan, Claude
Willings, v. R. Ballentyne, Foster
Willings, G. S. Schriver, P. Friesen,
H. Friesen, Prof. d. M. Metzgar, Rev.
M. J. Ballantyne, and Rev. G. r
Gates.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-12-16
SHIPMENTS
ABOUT OVER
POLK COUNTY SHIPMENTS THE
PAST THREE WEEKS HEAVY
A Field Of Barley at Buena Vista
Averaged 80 Bushels an Acre.

Buena Vista,-Continuous ship
ments of grain out of various parts
of Polk County during the last three
weeks have nearly cleared the seas
on's yield. Warehouses and farmers
private bins in many eases have just
been emptied. Much grain and clo-
yer seed was held for higher prices
and the growers have obtained salts
factory results from the holding.
This year an enormous crop was
harvested in all sections of Polk Co
In July the grain was cut with binders
and toward the last of the month the
grain area became dotted with shocks
earlier than usual. Throughout the
season the absence of rain was noted
and the vetch, which is easily ruined
by rain, was threshed first.
The crops, especially oats and vetcE
"panned out" heavily. Oats yielded
from 25 to 60 and wheat from 20 tc
40, and vetch averaged about 25 bush
els an acre. The acreage in wheat
was not great, and it is said that the
county will use the greater part this
winter. Glover, which was grown ex
tensively this year, yielded from three
to 10 bushels an acre, and the price
ranged from SIS to So bushel. Sales
aggregating about $4,000 for this
seed have been made in Polk County
since the clover harvest in Septem
ber ..#
Some farmers now have warehouses
of their own. In addition, severa
large grain warehouses and fiou
mills are located in the towns.
During the past year the farmers
have shown a marked tendency Il
experiment by trying out new crops
Different kinds of barley were secured
from the United States Department
of Agriculture, and now seed is stored
away for next years planting. SOM
record-breaking yields were obtain
ed this year What is believed to b.
the heaviest grain yield in the count!
was the barley crop of G. A. Wells
near Buena Vista, which averaged 81
bushels an acre.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-12-16
and 3rd, Pullet, End, Hen.

and 3rd, Pullet, End, Hen.
Cornish Indian Game.
David Nachtigall, Dallas, 1st, 2nd
and 3rd, Pullet, 1st, Cock, LIST, Cock
erel.
White Orpington.
W. Fl. Dinsmore, Sheridan, 2nd,
Hen.
U. l.. Upson, Jr., Grants Pass,
LIST. Cockerel.
Buff Cochin Bantams.
J. S.. Macomber. Dallas, LIST, Cock
ercl, 1st, Pullet.
White Plymouth Rock.
Chas. E. Kune, Independence. 3rd,
Cockerel.
Joseph E. Goetl, Dallas, End, Pen.
Mrs. R. Craven, Dallas, 2nd, Cock,
lst. Cockerel, lst and 3rd, Pullet.
Mrs. Winnie Braden, Dallas, Isl,
Cock, End, Cockerel, End, Pullet lst,
End and 3rd, Hen, 1st, Pen.
Rose Comb White Leghorn.
j. F. Kliever, 3rd, Cock, 3rd, Cock
erel.
/, S. c. White Leghorn.
j. P. Hall, Newberg, 2nd, Cock,
LIST, 2nd and 3rd, Cockerel, list, Hen,
LIST and End, Pullet LIST, Pen.
G. w. Baumgardner, McMinnville,
3rd, Cock, End and 3rd, Hen, Bird,
PulIet, End, Pen.
L. A. Bollman, Dallas, LIST, Cock,
3rd, Pen.
Cups Awarded.
| Blue Andalusian cup won by D. M.
Calbreath.
Barred Plymouth Rock cup won by
C. f. Butler.
White Plymouth Rock cup won by
Mrs. Winnie Braden.
S. C. R. |. Red cup won by IL. z.
McCammon.
S. C. Brown Leghorn cup won by
j. M. Card.
S. C. Ancone cup won by c. Darn
hecker
S. c. White Leghorp cup won by
j. P. Hall.
The two highest scoring pens IN
show were d. M. Calbreath, LIST. was
$40 set of knives and forks given
by Sheppard & Bennett. The second
was won by J. M. Gard, umbrella OF
Gordon hat given by Bee Hive store
Special Prizes.
Silver cup, given by Poultry Items
awarded on first and second pens on
old and young buff leghorns, LIST, l.
A. Bollman, End, f. N. Keeney
Scoring Good.
The average scoring for all the
birds at the show was 1886 which
proves that the poultry growers OF
this part of Oregon are doing some
thing.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-12-16
Cnllage To Move.

President A. A. Winter and Prof.
D. NJ. Metzgar of Dallas college at
tended a meetig in Portland last We'd
nesday, where representatives of this
college and the Philomath college held
a conference which was almost unan-
imous for the consolidation of these
two institutions at the latter place.
1t was their opinion that federated
college would do much more good, for
by bringing both these schools togeth-
er one good standard college could
be maintained. We are sorry TO lose
this institution to Dallas, the action OF
these committees must be ratified by
the two conferences before definite
action will be taken.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-12-16
Student Dinner Served.

Five students in the domestic
science elias of the Oregon Normal
School entertained the other members
of the class at an informal dinner in
the domestic science halls Monday.
The occasion marked the first work
since the class marked into groups.
Sixteen students are taking the do
nestle science work at the Normal
School. and the cost of the meal to
the II guests was $2.25. Tomato
soup, roast pork, apple sauce, mashed
potatoes, creamed cauliiiower, fruit
salad, plum pudding, coffee, and por-
terhouse rolls comprised the menu.
Will II. Burton is enrolled for do
nestle science work. In the big bak'
ing contest for the best bread his
loaves were chosen as among the foul
best in the class.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-12-16
GOOD ROADS
HELP PROSPERITY
POLK COUNTY KEEPING UP
WITH THE TIMES.
Il Takes Money to Build Roads, But
Every Citizen is Benefited Greatly
by Road Improvement.

Polk County has roads that will
compare favorably with any other
county at present and is pushing for
ward every year.
Roads cannot all be put in first
class condition at once, and every
country has to work out plans suit
able to their conditions, and thus
sometimes money is seemingly thrown
away in experimenting, but without
practical experiment no advancement
is made.
There has been much said about
what good roads will do for a country
and their value which cannot be de-
MED. We give you here some inter
esting statistics collected and pub
lished by the United States office OF
public roads showingg the relation be-
tween roads and communitie 8 pop
ulation and development.
twenty-five counties taken at ran
dom from twelve states, decreased
n, 1926 in population between 1890 and
1900. 1t was an average decrease OF
more than 5000 for each county. The
road improvements in these counties
were only 1.5 per cent during the
ten year period.
In the same states, 25 other coun-
ties where road improvement was ~
per cent during the same period IN
creased in population 1888, an av-
erage of nearly $4,000 to each county.
There may have been other con-
tributing causes for the n 1926 de-
crease and the 1888 increase, but
the figures are a fair illustration OF
the relation between prosperity and
roads. Officials who collected the
statistics say the two groups OF coun-
ties were about equally matched as
to healthfulness, fertility and other
natural advantages. The difference
in growth came trough q difference
between the people themselves.
One group developed its resources
by building good roads and placing
the profits either in the banks or
back into the soil. Prosperity held
old residents in these counties and at
tracted other people anxious to get
on in the world. The other group
slept on its opportunities. II tolera-
ted bad roads. and the conclusion Is
inevitable that it tolerated other
things eqpally as expensive. These
counties stagnated; old residents NOV
ed out, and there was nothing to at
tract new residents.
Without good roads full develop
ment of community cannot be ex-
pected. Poor roads impose a heavy
handicap on idustry and natural re-
sources. They cause the producer to
sacrifice too large percentage OF the
products of his soil. No part OF a
county's interests can develop fully
without good roads.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-12-16
Clerks Federal Court Fees

No wonder that the attorneys are
trying to get changes in the clerks
fees for the Oregon Federal Court.
Oregon is one of the states where the
clerk is allowed to charge double fees
and thereby many clerks draw salaries
larger than judges.
The approved earnings of the clerk
of the federal court of Oregon for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1919, to-
tailed $12,465.16. This does not in
clude the earnings of the clerk in ma
turalization matters.
The information appears in the an
nual report of the attorney general
of the United States, and is found
on page so. The report carries the
futher information that twelve dis
tricts are permitted to exact double
the fees taxable in other districts
of the country.
The double fee districts and the
net earnings of clerks for the fiscal
year of 1913 are: Arizona, $6803
New Mexico, $10,947; Northern Cali
fornia, $12,817; Southern California
$9291; Idaho, $7181; Montana, 1920;
Nevada, $3640; North Dakota, $7021
Oregon 2.465.16; Washington. east
ern, $7767; Washington, western
$l2928; Wyoming, $7662.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-12-16

W. A. Barr, of the Dairy Exten-
sion of the o. A. c. is in Dallas to-
day. He will be busy for few days
with Supt. Seymour, placing and ex-
planning the use Of milk testers in
the public schools Of Polk County.
Fifteen of the Dalls High school
boys visited Independence last Friday
evening and witnessed the first game
Of basket ball for this season. which
was between Capital Business Col
lege and Independence on the latter's
court. and resulted in a score Of IA
to 21 in favor of Independence The
Dallas boys drove over returning the
same evening.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-12-16
City Council Meets.

The city council met in regular
session Monday evening at the city
hall and the following business was
transacted.
Finance committee reported that
they. had examined the books Of the
city treasurer and auditor and found
same correct.
A representative of the Bebee
Crusher Company was here and had
in company with the street committee
and mayor visited the rock quarry
of the city and looked over the ma
chinery and conditions, and submitted
bid for a new crusher which was
withdrawn by common consent until
the matter could be investigated more
thoroughly.
Engineer Hines made report on
running certain street lines and asking
authority to establish a monument at
the intersection of Church and Wash
ington streets, and on motion, re-
quest was granted.
The City Engineer was ordered to
establish side walk line and grade
in front of the Uglow property on
Uglow avenue.
An application was received from
Mr.. Colfelt asking the renewal Of his
liquor license which on motion, was
granted.
Petition read asking for sidewalk
on west line of Uglow Avenue from
the south side of Birch street to the
|. & M. Ry. On motion proper no.
tees for construction was ordered.
On motion the matter of regaining
possession of sewer plats taken from
the city auditors office by F. II.
Morrison, ex-city engineer and now
in his possession, was ordered placed
in the hands of the financial commit
tee and the city attorney with power
to act.
Objection to macadam improve
ments entered verbally by property
owners was heard and on motion,
the matter was referred to street com
mittee and city engineer to investi-
gate and report at next meeting OF
the council.
Hearing of objections to sewer I'M
provements on Ellis and Court streets
No objections being made, resolutions
requiring committee to prepare neces-
sary papers and plans for such con,
struction was passed.
An ordinance to repeal ordinance
l55, entitled "an ordinance to pro.
vide for taxing and killing dog" was
placed on final reading and passed.
An ordinance to regulate electric
wiring within the limits of the cit,
of Dallas, was placed on final reading
and passed.
On motion the saloon ordinance was
ordered changed so as to give powel
to take # names firm the black lis
when certain conditions were com
piled with.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-12-16
Reject Paving Job.

At the council meeting Wednesday
night Of last week the matter Of ae-
cepting the paving just completed by
the Linden, Kibbe Company was con-
sidered and the council rejected the
work. The travel on the pavement
has already shown defective spots,
due. il is thought to its having been
put down in unreasonable weather.
and il is feared that considerable OF
the work will not stand the test OF
wear.-Indeoendenee Enterprise.