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The Calumet news., 1914-04-02
Y. N. c. A. TEAM WINS.
Highs Abandon Plan For Trip to the
Lower Peninsula.

The Y. VI. G. \. basketball team de-
featcd the Calumet high school team
by the close score of IS 10 40 in the Y
VI. &, \. gymnasium last evening. The
result was in doubt until the very end
Of the contest. The high school team
played "a surprisingly fast game and
won warm commcndation from all
spectators. George Gipp was the star
of the contest.
The high school team has pracicallg
abandoned plans for trip TO the lower
peninsula To- compete for the state
mpicnship the cost Of such trip
being regarded as prohibitivc.
The Calumet news., 1914-04-02

5 Per cent quarterly on any amount
deposited with US. Detroit q Northern
Michigan Building G Loan Assoc alton.
Fsvcett Bros. & Cuek-CsIumet-
Laurium-Advertisem
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-07-31
MONMOUTH.

After rusticating at Newport, for
ten days at the beach, we are back
to the hot land again. The weather
at Newport was ideal while we were
there, and the people there are num-
bered by the thousands. During our
stay there over two thousand people,
came in, and on Sunday there were
800 on an excursion. Among the
guests there are Chet and Frank Coad,
and families, of Dallas and Glen But
Ter and family, besides quite num-
Der we did not see. Ed. Biddle's smfI-
ing countenance was also seen in New
port, and he seemed to be enjoying
himself.
Before this reaches the readers of
this valuable paper, the summer Nor
NAL school will be out. 1t closed
with 439 students, and it has been
successful school summer. Everyone
seemed to be benefited by it.
Mrs. Laura Adkins and son and
daughter, formerly of Monmouth, now
Of Salem, are spending the summer
at Newport.
Mrs. E. N. Lufley and children of
Nebraska were the guests of her
brother's family, Mr.. and Mrs. 7.
Marks, Monday.
The Lemiti club, consisting of Doctor
Butler, chief, and J. B. V. Butler, ard
9. 7, Boothby as high privates, left
Tor their annual outing Friday, and
when they return you may look for
some hair splitting stories from the
giant of the party, G. T. Boothby, as
he does all the hard fighting for the
camp.
Cricket Bevens of Airlie R. F. D. |
vas in town Tuesday looking hale
md hearty.
S. Parrish of the Luckiamute Val
ey, made Monmouth a business visit
tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Rexford and five
hildren of Clackamas county, were
,uests of Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Halleck
m Wednesday.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-07-31
BUTTER WRAPPERS
MAKE THEM WORK

You have noticed the handsome
labels on packages sent out by
leading manufacturers of crack
ers and other similar goods? Of
course you have. Nifty, ehq
Nice appearing labels help to
sell these goods. The label of
the National Biscuit Co. costs
a bunch of money, and if we in
clude the box, reaches cost al
most equaling its contents.
DOES 1T PAY?
You may safely gamble that it
does. A pretty package attracts
attention and makes sales. You
know it-everybody knows it.
Well printed butter wrappers
do the same thing. We make
them. Butter wrappers in one or
more colors, in quantities from
100 to 1,000,000, and guarantee
the price. Let's talk it over.
POLK COUNTY OBSERVER.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-07-31
BALLSTON.

Leona Agee was a McMinnville Wis.
itor Friday.
Norman. Tufford returned from
Gearhart Wednesday.
w. II. Sears and family and Amos
Kouf returned from their trip to the
coast Monday evening.
w. Douinger of Sheridan was in
town Monday.
The church people cleared about
thirteen dollars at their supper Sat
urday night.
Violet and Thelma Henderson of
McMinnville were visiting their aunt,
Mrs. j. l.. Martin, last week.
Lettie Burks took the train here
Sunday afternoon for her home in
McMinnville.
L. C. Bennett and Mr.. and Mrs. G..
W. Wester were Jefferson visitors
Sunday.
Mrs. A. M. Tillery attended the fu-
neral Of her niece, Mrs. Florence Nc
Intire, at Salem Friday.
Joe Davidson and little daughter
went to Portland Saturday.
Mrs. Eugene RUGBY and children re-
turned to their home in Portland Sat-
urday.
Mrs. T. J. Short is cooking for Null
keys clover huller.
There will be an ice cream social
at the Methodist church Saturday
night.
G. W. Newbill brought his family
home from the coast Monday after
noon.
There are three fraternal organiza-
tions in Ballston instead of one as
was reported in last Tuesdays OBJ
server The other two besides the
Odd Fellows being the Woodmen of
the World and the Women of Wood
craft, both of which lodges were or
a number of years ago.
Elmer Birks and family of Harmony
were in town Sunday afternoon.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-07-31
SMITHFIEI,n

Nearly all of. the early grain is cut
and ready for threshing.
Mr. Glazeman has finished building
house for Mrs. j. Quiring near Polk.
A crowd of young folks attended
the Endeavor exercises in the German
church in Dallas.
Frank Friesen started threshing
Thursday.
Mr.. John Kliever and his company
returned from the coast last week, re-
porting good time, bringing home
several salmon.
Rev. j. P. Neufield has a new R. F.
D. box, presenting his old one to his
new neighbor.
John Diehm and three of his chill
dren. j. P. Neufeldt and family, Mr..
p. Neudeldt and family from here,
A. G. Rempel and family of Bowers
vile, Elizabeth and David Rempel all
drove to Independence last Thursday
to get sand. A very good outing
Saw good crops of hay and grain along
the way.
While going from the house to the
barn, Clarence Meow saw rolling
flames coming over the hill. He ex-
the flames, and reports that
about five acres of pasture land was
burned over. A neighbor lighted a
cigar, throwing the match into the
dry grass.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-07-31

Matthews; Chantecler, Rostand; Cy-
rano de Bergerac, Rostand; A Doll S
House, Ibsen; Ghosts, Ibsen; League
Of Youth, Ibsen; Pillars of Society,
lbsen; Peer Gynt, Ibsen; An Enemy
of the People, Ibsen; The Wild Duck.
Ibsen; Ulysses, Phillips; The Melting
Pot, Zangwill; The Niger, Sheldon;
Justice, Galsworthy; The Blue Bird,
Materlinck; The Hypocrites, Jones;
The Liars, Jones.
Juvenile books-Little Plays for
Little People, Noyes and Ray; Little
Plays for Little Players, Blair; The
Little Women Play, adapted by
Gould from Miss Alcott S story Little
Women.
Reference books-The American
Year Book, 1913; Brief of Arguments
Against Public Ownership, three vol
umes, gift from the American Tele-
phone & Telegraph Co.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-07-31
PERRYDALE,

Mrs. John Duignan of Bridgeport
spent Sunday and Monday with Mrs
Even Jennings.
Robert Walker started his thresh-
ing machine on Henry Dome s place
near Bethel.
VIM. Caldwell is spending a few
days with Lowman Conner, near En-
terprise.
Mrs. Bert Adams and children
were Dallas callers Saturday.
Mrs. Richard Duignan, who has
been visiting relatives here and at
Bridgeport, returned to her home in
La Grande on Tuesday.
sMrs. Jones of Rickreall is visiting
her son, Charles Bratcher of this
place.
Mrs. Clarence White of Portland
has been visiting her mother, Mrs.
Jim Jones.
Mrs. Fay Morrison returned home
Sunday from Newberg, where she had
been spending a few days with her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. PEBBLES
of that place.
The people of this vicinity had the
pleasure of hearing Rev. Patterson,
principal of Girls college at Eugene,
preach Sunday morning and evening.
Several Perrydale people attend
ed the ball game between Sheridan
and Dallas on Sunday.
Max Flannery returned home Mon
day evening from Seaside.
Fred Hebding was a Dallas caller
the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Derrick are
visiting Mrs. Derrick parents, Mr..
and Mrs. E. L. Rowland.
Miss Fanny Keyt, who has been
her sister, Mrs. Steve
Scroggin of Sheridan. returned home
Friday.
Mrs. Edith Durrant of Amity spent
with Mrs. Even Jennings.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-07-31
FOREIGN POST FEE CUT
THIRTY-N COUNT TRIES
ABROAD IN REDUCED LIST.
Sending Of Money Orders Made Cheap
er for Poorer Glasses Change
in Effect August l.

Postmaster Fiske has received word
from Washington that the postmas-
ter-general had directed that, begin
ming August l, the fees charged for
the issuance of postal money orders
payable in 80 of the foreign countries
with which money order business is
transacted will be reduced materially.
Under the present schedule of fees the
remltters of small sums, usually of
the poorer classes, who send a regular
pittance to dependent relatives in the
old country, are burdened with more
than their proportionate cost of the
service. The new schedule of fees,
effective August l, 1914, will be as
follows:
When payable in Apia, Austria,
Belgium, Bolivia, Cape Colony, Chile,
Costa Rica, Denmark, Egypt, France,
Germany, Great Britain and Ireland,
Greece, Honduras, Hongkong, Hun
gary, Italy, Japan, Liberia, Luxem-
burg, Natal and Zululand, Neither
lands, New South Wales, New Zea-
land, Norway, Orange River Colony,
Peru, Portugal, Queensland, Russia,
Salvador, South Australia, Sweden,
Switzerland, Tasmania, The Trans
vaal, Uruguay, Victoria and Western
Australia.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-07-31
RED SHIRTS ARE URGED.
Finley Contradicts Declaration That
Red Makes Wild Deer Shy.

The deer season opens tomorrow
and with it the danger of mistaking
another hunter for deer. Last veal
six persons were shot in Oregon
through failure of gunmen to identify
their mark. William L. Finley, state
biologist, is starting again the cam
paign to have all men who hunt wear
red shirts or red jackets of the Eng
lish hunting coat hue.
This was tried last year for the
first time, and Mr.. Finley declares
that the accidents were lessened
thrugh the wearing of this color coat
or shirt, as mistakes through fail
ure to recognize the hunter were prac-
tically impossible. Some of the old
timers looked askance at the brilliant
hued coats. They arued that the deer
became panicky upon the approach Of
such bright color and took to flight.
Mr.. Finley contradicts this and de-
clares that the coat in many instances
is help to the hunter.
"The deer naturally is somewhat
of curious turn of mind" says Mr..
Finley. "The deer usually stops
Whenever it detects movement and the
red coat gives it all the more oppor-
tunity to notice the movement. This
gives splendid opportunity for shots.
| do not claim that this is always the
case. In many localities the deer are
so panicky that they take to flight
at the slightest disturbance. OF
course, in such a place the coat is of
no benefit, but is not avoiding the
needless slaughter of another man
worth the possible loss of deer?
SIT is always at a time when an
other hunter thinks he had a feeting
vision of a deer that he takes a ran
dom shot in the general direction of
the movement and like as not kills
another hunter. Mr. Finley says that
the game department of the state
goes on record as in favor of prosecu-
ting for manslaughter all hunters who
carelessly shoot another under such
Courts throughout the state have
ceased to look upon such killings as
unavoidable, and so in the long run it
will be far safer for all those who
will wear one of the red coats. Early
reports from the hunting sections bear
out the predictions of a good season.
The deer are said to be in splendid
and numerous.-0regonian.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-07-31

Murphy besides cutting his own and
Mr.. Dennis is cutting for Mr.. Hepner
and Ben Thompson.
also use the engine for lifting water.
Mrs. Matte Drumiller and son Earl
of Sheridan visited her mother, Mrs.
Nina Murphy on Sunday.
Ben Thompson returned home from
the Dallas hospital Sunday afternoon,
and is making a good recovery.
Mrs. Malinda Kimball, who has been
suffering with rheumatism for nearly
year, is beginning to mend.
John Robbins of Greenwood bought
more of J. W. Robinson's fine An
cOnas last week.
George Starr and family of Salt
Greek Sundayed at Thos. Buffers.
Thos. Butler and his sons Ray and
Moran are building as schoolhouse at
Suver. Mrs. Butler says she likes
batching first rate.
Sam Kaufman and wife and Mr..
and Mrs. Troyer of Middlebury, In
diana. have been visiting their old
time friend, L. G. Miller. A. G. Wrey
and son of Los Angeles have also been
there.
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Horton of Ne
Pherson, Kansas, have arrived to
spend the summer with the family of
L. G. Miller. Mcpherson is the old
home of the Miller family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Miller moved to
Dallas Wednesday. Mr.. Miller
works in the electric light plant and
he wants to be near his work.
Mrs. Chas Bird is suffering severely |
from an liberated tooth.
John SOuthwell is building a neat
iwelling house on his ranch here. !
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-07-31

Fred Hughes is also putting up a
fine cottage at his big orchard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vert Miller arrived
from Cedar Creek Tuesday. He has
been running an engine there for
some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Stanton of Port
land have been visiting at Mr.. Stan
ton s.
Jim Hubbard, Douglas and Guy
Hubbard and Will Harris of Dallas
started for trip to the Siletz coun-
try on Sunday.
Mrs. Elsie Busick and Miss Grace
Mcdonald of Salem are visiting their
brother, Roy Mcdonald.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Card and daugh-
ters of Dallas visited at Joe Murphy's
on Sunday.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-07-31
THE COMMUNITY BRAND.
Apples Should Establish Reputation
By This Means.

Polk county's apples should be
branded under the community ar
rangement. 1t is the logical solution
of marketing standard grades, and a
name, well established in the minds Of
dealers and consumers, fixes a per-
sonality which carries weight of hon
esty. Mr. R. H. Parsons, one of the
most prominent fruit growers of the
state, speaking on this point recent
ly, said:
"It has always seemed to me that
the 'Skookum' brand is merely a
logical step forward in putting before
the consuming public or civilized
world a definitely marked and packed
product, bearing a standard for ex-
cellency in every particular, and by
the use of different varieties derive
the benefit of great publicity on the
part of the producer and a. longer
consuming period by the buying pub
lie. We growers in the association
fully believe in the advantages of dis
carding individual or independent
brands and having a single brand of
the association, for the reason that in
this way competition of a multifar
ious number of individual brands is
done away with to a considerable
extent, and by having a greater
quantity and greater varieties of fruit,
the brand can receive a wider dis
tribution.
"The 'Skookum' label idea is sim
ply another step along these lines
where different associations can COM
bine and get more money for adver-
tising and receive a wider distribu-
tion for the products of the country
in which they are all joint producers.
It, in the Judgment of good growers,
they can give up their pride in their
own individual brand why cannot they
give up their pride in their own local
brand and get the benefit of coopera-
tion of other growers in furnishing
funds for better advertising and dis
tribution of their wares, competing
as we all do in the markets of the
world, and achieve our purpose by |
this means at far less expense and
with greater results to ourselves ~
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-07-31
Army Worm Working.

H. ]. Elliott, manager of the Per-
rydale FIGURING Mill, was in Dallas
on business Wednesday, and in con-
versation with a representative OF
The Observer said the clover crop in
that neighborhood had been badly
damaged by the army worm, and that
not to exceed a half crop could be
expected. A considerable amount OF
clover intended for seed has been cut
for hay.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-07-31
CROP LESS PROMISING.
Continued Warm Weather Proves
Damaging to Hops Everywhere.

Extreme dry weather is causing
loss to the hop crop of Oregon, and a
similar condition is reported from
western Washington. Several local
growers are of the opinion that the
outlook for the hop crop is somewhat
less favorable than a few weeks ago.
The crop is suffering from the lack
of rain, and unless moisture is Sc
cured soon, they forecast a big de-
crease in the pick. Elsewhere
throughout the world there seems to
be a similar condition. From both
the continent and from England
comes the word that extreme warm
weather and the continued drouth
have affected the crop and the outlook
is therefore for a material decrease
in the worlds output.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-07-31

By the change, the fees For orders
OF small amounts are in many in
stances less than half the former rate,
and uniform scale of fees is estab-
llshed for all orders issued on the in
ternatlonal money-order form, thus
treating the remitters of all nation
alities alike and avoiding confusion
on the part of patrons and postmast-
ers. Under the new schedule the ra-
tlo of charge is exactly the same,
whether large or small sums are re-
mitted.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-07-31
The Republican Ticket.

IHO IoOPUUIrOHH ffOhOU'
For Governor-James Withycombe.
For U. S. Senator-R. A. Booth.
For State Senator-C. L. Hawley.
For Representative in Cong.-W. C.
Hawley.
For Joint Representatives.. G. Irvine
For Representative-W. T. Grier.
For Circuit Judge-H. Fl. Belt.
For Sheriff-John W. Orr.
For Clerk-Ed. NJ. Smith.
For Treasurer-Fred J. Holman.
For Commissioner-C. w. Beckett.
For Surveyor-C. R. Garfield.
For Coroner-R. L. Chapman.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-07-31

of the various candidates for COVER
nor has been made, the result of eff
forts initiated by the Anti-Saloon
league, and in line with the announced
policy of the Committee of One Hun
dred, which is behind the "dry"
campaign. The agreement has been
accepted by the chairmen and leading
candidates Of all three of the prin-
cipal political parties.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-07-31
OAKDALE.

John Macomber of Glendale visited
Jim Hubbard Sunday.
j. W. and George Robinson are the
proud possessors of a bran new gas
oline wood-sawing outfit. They will
Roy Mcdonald and o. f. Dennis
are binding grain. Mr.. Mcdonald is
dhtting for Willis Frink and Joe
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-07-31
+ + +** **+ + j. + + + I.
THE CLASSIFIED "AD."

+ In learning to utilize Class
= flied Advertising, you take
+ "six-league" stride toward
+ success! There are still some
+ people living in Dallas and
+ Polk county who have not
j. learned to use The Observers
+ classified advertising columns.
+ They know that there are
+ "such things as "want ads"
= and probably assume that
= some people must find them
+ useful. But, for some reason
+ or other, they have not put
+ these "ads" to the test of
+ usefulness to themselves.
+ These same people have
+ "caught up' with events in
+ many other directions. They
+ utilize the telephone, the tele-
= graph, gas, electric light, the
+ street cars. They adopt mod
+ ern conveniences for house
+ keeping. They utilize time
! and labor-saving appliances in
+ business.
i But, having task for a
j. classified advertisement to do,
+ they try to find some other
+ way to accomplish it. If it is
+ a renting task, they depend
+ upon placard. If it is a
+ property selling task, they
+ put up a "For Sale sign.''
+ If it is a position finding task,
: they rely upon personal
+ friends to help them. If they
+ have furnished rooms to rent,
+ they place an advertisement in
+ the window or over the door
+ bell.
+ When these people make
: their first successful use Of
; want advertising, they acquire
: a new optimism. Irksome
+ tasks become mere business
: matters. New possibilities
without number open to them.
; They learn to utilize the "Six-
League Boots" Of publicity
: when occasion requires-and
; every little daily problem be-
; comes manageable. The OBJ
; server is published Tuesdays
and Fridays, and gives re-
; suits. 1t has been proven.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-07-31
Liquor Question Eliminated.

The question of prohibition will
not enter into the campaign politi-
cally. An agreement to separate the
prohibition fight from the campaigns
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-07-31
New Library Books.

Books on the drama-Dramatists of
Today. Hale; Ineonoclasts. Huneker;
The Development of the Drama,
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-07-31
KNIGHTS OFPYTHIAS

Marmion Lodge No. SO, meets every
Monday night at X. Of P. hall, Dallas
City Bank building. Walter l.. Tooze,
Jr., C. c., John T. Ford, K. of R.
& S.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-07-31

ATTORNEY AT LAW
WALTER L. TOOZE, JR.
Dallas National Bank Building
Dallas Oregon
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-28
ROBERTS FOLLOWED
The SUICIDE ROUTE
SECOND OR THIRD ATTEMPT
SUCCESSFUL
USED A SHOT GUN
When Told BY Wife That Could
Quit Churning, He Became In.
furiated and Ended Life

Wi'ii told By hi, wifi" thu: II" had
been churning long enough for thc
f'ltf"r to come and that he couIL u,lit
work, sam f)b-r;s II Irnd.ctOr Town
Ehip became infuriatcd last Sunday
morning ana securing his .;hp, run
made for the barn. With his frantic
wiIc following on lila heels H.. reunb-
Gu the barn. placed tho stock Of ,;,r
gun against the .,rount. and tie bnrroI
10 MS stomach und Will. tho aid OF :,
ahin gle he push ii Tho trigger ara
ended his life. Thr entire lead Of shot
LOOK effect in The abdomen and Tho in
.nred man IN said t., have sp,lsnn only
once after hc took the rnsn stan.
'od nave mercy and then he wa;
dead. va"
Roberts WAS n well known n,;,r,or
about 20 years NJ age. lie was u raj.
I've or Anderson "Duity and iiv,d ,nr..
until hn attained his majority thc,
gong tn Georgia In which state liz
lived until II few .n,ntls nyo III
thcn returned to South Carolina un,I
went to work on plantation loc,t. Il
on the Erle's bridge road, where t,o
affair happened Sunday mornin.: nj :
o'clock
1t Is said that during the pust few
weeks Roberts has given evidence of
being mentally unbalunced When his
WIG went oft to the field n Few ,lays
ago TO carry him some water ~ seized
large clod OF dirt and threw /. at
Her injuring her seriously. Letter
when iic came to the house lie is said
10 nave thrown Il whetrock at her and
had 1t struck her there Is little doubt
t'It that she would have been killed.
1t was said that he WAS in the habit
OF threatening to take his life. when
nc became peeyish. and his wife tcsti-
fled at the inquest that on previous oc-
casions he had gotten his gun and
threatened that he would either kill
himself or some one else.
Sunday morning Mrs. Roberts told
him TINT lie would have to churn while
size was getting herself and their one
child ready for church and when she
came out and Informed him that he
could quit churning the statement
made him fly into fury and notwitE-
standing everything that his wife
could do. he succeeded In killing HIM
|self.
When. Coroner Hardin arrived on
the scene he determined that an in
quest nrlBt be held, since the only eye
witness to the nffair was Mrs. Roberts
and the autopsy was performed by
tDf. H; r.. Acker.' .. TheH Investigation
showed that the shot coursed upward,
which bears out Mrs. Roberts story
Of the affair and the verdict of tho jury
was that the deceased came to his
Fdoath from gunsilot wounds. self In
dicted.