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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-08
C|TY'S FINANCES GIVEN
TREASURER VASSALL SUBMITS
HIS REPORT.
Disbursements From the General
Fund Total $8,544.-All Funds
Are Impoverished.

City Treasurer, w. G.. Vassal's re-
port for the quarter ending April
30, 1914, shows total disbursements
from the general fund during the
twelvemonth of $8,544.81, and bal
ance of $62.04 on hand. The other
balances are as follows: County
road fund, $140.14; Armory fund,
$91840; street fund, $89.10; water
works fund, $1916.71; sewer outlet
bonds, 81, 1,1O2.34; interest fund, $2O2.-
"a; street fund, number one, 1913,
hard surface, $214.02; sewer sinking
fund number four, $183.O4; improve
ment bond number one, 1909, 1866 f;
improvement bond number 2, $4804 !;
improvement bond number three,
1911, $150.47; improvement bond
number four, 1912, $165.6O.
The Indebtedness is shown in the
following: General warrants endors-
ed, $174O.55; county road warrants
endorsed, $758.70; armory warrants
general fund.-, $25OOOO; street bonds
number one, 1909, $2312.22; street
bonds number two, 1910, $1,729.34;
street bonds number three, 1911,
So, 2,249.37; street bonds number four,
1912, $4.537.89; street bonds number
five, 1913, $1,662.52; street bonds,
hard surface, 1913, $S,43794; sewer
bonds number four, 1912, $2.135.61;
water works bonds, 1903-1923, $4,000;
sewer outlet bond, July Is, 1914,
81 900.
Recorder Gregory reported to the
council, after reading the treasurer's
that practically all the tax
had been received from the
county.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-08
THE DATE DRAWS NEAR
DALLAS COLLEGE COMMENCE
MENT DATES SET.
Appropriate Exercises Will Be Held,
Beginning Sunday Evening,
June Z.

The commencement exercises at the
Dallas College will be held from June
7 to 10, and for fhis occasion quite
an elaborate program has been ar
ranged, including an entertainment
by the students in the chapel on Mon
day evening following the bacca-
laureate discourse >at the Evangelical
church by President Winter on Sun
day. The entertainment will consist
of a musical and literary program by
the literary society of the college, and
if the preparations that are being
made for the event are any indica-
tion of its merits it will be well worth
attending. On Tuesday evening will
occur the annual recital of the musi-
cal department, and the graduating
exercises proper will be held on We'd
nesday. The graduates are; Miss
Bertha E. Magness of Amity, Miss
Fairy L. Neal of Dallas, Miss Myrtle
Withrow of Suver, Miss Lille
Doughty of Rickreall and Henry
Wackerbarth of Chehalis, Washing
ton
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-08

Shafer crop of 1876 bales, at Inde-
pendence, was sold to Louis Lach-
mund at 15A cents. 7. A. Livesley
& Co. bought the Esch lot of % bales
at Salem at Is cents, and William
Brown & Co. paid IA cents for the
Cooley crop of rs bales at Silverton.
No business was reported in the con-
tract market. According to word re-
ceived from the Independence, Sill
verton and Salem sections the crop
has not been making much progress.
Similar reports come from Lane
county. In several sections the young
vines have suffered some damage from
frost. More than the usual number
of missing hills have been found in
number of the larger yards. The
outlook for bumper crop in Polk
county however, is good.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-08
BANKERS TO meet
,Semi-AnnuaI Meeting Of Group
Two Set for Wednesday.
-
THE PROGRAM is A SHORT ONE
Midday Luncheon Will Be Served
at Hotel Gail, Bankers
Headquarters.

On Wednesday of next week the
semi-annual meeting of Group Of
the State Bankers association, will
be held in Dallas. The group com
prises the counties of Polk. Marion
Benton and Lincoln, and it is expected
that about fifty bankers will be in
attendance upon the session. There
is no important business to come be-
fore the meeting, and the day will be
devoted principally to social inter-
course and indulging in midday
banquet at Hotel Gail. Until very
recently the men connected with the
financial institutions where the gath
ering took place exerted themselves to
tender their brethren entertainment
of an elaborate character, but this
has been relegated to the background
and in place of automobile rides, ex-
cursions, receptions, ETC., the bank
ers comport themselves just like
common, ordinary, everyday citi-
zens by assembling and hobnobbing
each with the other, talking business
in rather an informal way, indulging
in a luncheon and then folding their
tent, like the Arab Of old, and silent
ly stealing away.
The program will open at IL o'clock
with invocation by Rev. E. w. Miles,
and Mayor Van Orsdel will deliver
an address Of welcome, which will be
responded to by President A.. j., john
son of Corvallis. Minutes will be
read, reports heard, which will con-
.clude the morning session, to be fol-
lowed by luncheon, the delegates be-
ing guests of the Dallas bankers.
The Gail will lay plates for fifty,
and Landlord Serr will serve the fol-
lowing menu: Potato salad, olives,
sweet pickles, oyster soup, fish, Polk
county spring lamb, with asparagus
on toast, loganberry punch, roast
chicken with French fried potatoes,
ice-cream and crushed Strawberries,
fancy cake, nuts, raisins, coffee, ci-
'gars.
"The Effects of the New Currency
Bill" will be discussed by Edward
'Cookingham, vice-presideht of the
Ladd & Tilton Bank of Portland,
to be followed by general discussion
of the bill. E. d. Cusic of Albany
will present "Some Proposed Changes
in Our Banking Laws" after which
officers will be elected.
The present officers are: j. NJ
Poorman, chairman, Woodburn; j. H.
Albert, vice-chairman, Salem; j. C.
Irvine, secretary, Albany; N. G. Vas
sail, treasurer, Dallas. The executive
is composed of A. J. John.
son, Corvallis; Ira C. Powell, Mon
mouth; W. P. Elmore, Brownsville;
j. M. Poorman, Woodburn; j. c.. r.
vim, Albany.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-08
Mayor Asks oregon's Aid.

James H. Preston, Mayor Of BaIti-
more, has asked Governor West to
urge that the American flag be gen.
orally displayed in Oregon during the
celebration in the Maryland metropo-
lis September 6 to 13 of the Tooth
anniversary of the birth of the "Star
Spangled Banner and the achieve
ment of American independence.
The Mayor writes that the success
full defense of Baltimore against the
British makes it appropriate that the
great celebration to held in that city
and that the residents have been
working for more than a year on the
plans.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-08
KNOCK OUT UCLOW SITE
COUNCIL FAILS TO AGREE ON
TANK LOCATION.
Aldermen Tie ON Vote, One Having
Been Excused By Mayor
Van Orsdel.

AT an adjourned meeting of the
city council Wednesday evening res
olution to appropriate $500 from the
general fund for the payment Of
ground purchased of Abel Uglow upor
which to construct septic tank fol-
the disposal of sewage failed to re,
ceive the necessary two-thirds majori-
ty, and was declared lost by Mayor
Van Orsdel. Councilman Westover
not being familiar with the negotia-
tions asked to be excused from vot-
ing, and the request was granted
The vote on the resolution was as
follows: Yeas, Aldermen Gohrke,
Hayter and Sibley. Nays, Aldermen
Barber, Knight and Young.
After having made an investigation
of various available sites for the pro-
posed septic tank the council deter
mined that the ground belonging to
Mr.. Uglow was the best suited to the
purpose, but it was impossible to
close negotiations on account of DIFF
ference of opinion as to price. This
was left to arbitration, each of the
interested parties selecting repre-
sentative, and the two naming the
third member. This board fixed the
price at $1,000, but those opposed to
the purchase price hold that on ac-
count of certain alleged irregnlari-
ties in the proceedings the city is not
bound by its contract to take over
the land.
The city has called special election
to be held on June 10 for the purpose
of voting on a bond issue of $4,000
for the construction of septic tank,
together with the grounds. The i'm
provement is said to be an absolute
necessity for the preservation of the
public health, and it is the purpose
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-08
FIVE HUNDRED rs WANTED
Chautauqua Committee Working to
Clean Up the Guarantee.

The Chautauqua committee, con-
sisting of DIR. Starbuck, C. l.. Crider,
E. W. Miles, Mrs. H. C. Seymour,
Mrs. Will Cattens and Miss Burch,
is now busily engaged in cleaning up
the guarantee pledge. The associa-
ton has disposed of 400 of the re-
quired 600 season tickets, leaving 200
to sell before the Chautauqua is an
assured financial success. Season
tickets sell at $3.50 each, and if the
merits of the coming event are taken
into consideration the committee
should find little difficulty in making
good in short order. The program
this year, is elaborate in character,
including some of the very best talent
on the platform today.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-08
Making Tour of Schools.

N. C. Maris, assistant field worker
for the Oregon Industrial Club pro-
jects, is this week making tour of
the schools of Polk county in company
with County Superintendent H. C.
Seymour. The Oregon Normal, Mon
mouth High and City Training
Schools were visited yesterday and
addresses were made concerning the
exhibits to be made at the annual
Polk County Children's Industrial
Fair and the Oregon State Fair. Mr..
Seymour has effected a splendid
county organization along this line
of education.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-08
DALLAS GETS NEXT MEETING
Polk, Marion and Yamhill Medical
Men Will Convene Here in June.

The Medical society of Polk, Yam
hill and Marion counties held its reg
ular monthly meeting at Salem We'd
nesday night, about twenty physicians
being present from various sections of
these three counties. Doctors were at
the meeting from Independence, Mon
mouth, Dallas and Amity, in addition
10. the Salem physicians. DR.. A. B.
Starbuek gave a paper on "Modern
Serum Treatment of Diseases. A
paper on "Non-surgical Treatment of
Uterine Displacement" was given by
DIR. C. H. Robertson, of Salem. The
physicians decided TO hold their next
meeting, which will be the first Tues
day of June, ia Dallas.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-08
CLOSES SERVICE IN DALLAS.
Professor Metzger Accepts Position
in College at LeMars, Iowa.

When Dallas College concludes its
term in June, Professor D.. M. Metz
ger, who has been dean of the institu-
tion for a number of years, will sever
his connection Herewith and leave for
LeMars, Iowa, where he has accepted
a lucrative position in educational
work. Mrs. Metzger will go to Nc
Minnville for an extended visit with
her parents, following her husband to
his new field of labor later in the
year. These esteemed people have a
host of warm personal friends in this
community, all of whom will regret
to learn of their decision to leave
Dallas, and who extend to them best
wishes for their future happiness and
prosperity.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-08
OREGON BIRDS HIS THEME.
Professor Bovard Will Deliver Last
Lecture of Series Thursday

On Thursday evening of next week
Professor Bovard of the Biological
department of the University of Ore
gon will deliver the last of a series
of lectures under the auspices of the
extension service of that institution
at the High School auditorium, TAX
ing for his subject, "The Habits and
Economic Value of Oregon Birds. "
The lecture will be illustrated, and
will not only be of interest to the
average citizen, but to children who
enjoy beautiful pictures.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-08
Grocery Changes Hands.

Messrs, R. Craven and Arthur
Vassall have purchased the Woods &
Viers grocery stock and will take
possession in about fortnight. The
new owners of this popular establish
ment are well and favorably known
to the community and being able and
energetic they will doubtless succeed
in their undertaking. The gentlemen
who will retire have other interests
here to occupy their attention.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-08
Another New Building.

Mr.. Chapman, the undertaken, has
in contemplation for the not distant
future, concrete business building on
Main street, at Oak. Plans are not
definitely arranged as yet, but the
probabilities are that the contract
will be awarded during the present
month.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-08
Still Combating the FlY.

AT the regular meeting of the Wo-
mans club on Tuesday a committee
consisting of Mrs. Conrad Stafrin,
Mrs. Walter Ford, Miss d. B. Viers,
Mrs. Asa Robinson and Mrs. C. L.
Crider, was appointed to assist the
Commercial club in its efforts to ex-
terminate the fly.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-08
Dallas vs.. Perrydale Today.

At Fairview Park this afternoon
the Dallas Highs will meet the Perry
dale Highs, this being the opening
game of the season at home for these
local baseball artists. Bevens will oc-
cupy the box for Dallas. The game
is called for o'clock.
Following are the players and their
positions: Eakin, first; Balderee,
second; Prichard, third; Woods,
short; Horsington, right; Preston,
left; Miles, center; Bevens, pitcher
Bennett, catcher.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-08
Registration Still Incomplete.

County Clerk Robinson has not COM
pleted the registration list, and day
or two will elapse before this work
can be completed. Mr.. Robinson,
however, informed The Observer that
approximately 5000 voters have reg
istered. but these have not been seq
regated. County Clerk Robinson is
not the only one behind with his list,
Secretary of State Olcott reports that
there are nearly thirty counties yet
to hear from.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-08
Mr.. Brown Visits Dallas.

George NJ. Brown of Roseburg,
candidate for the republican nomina-
tion for attorney-general, was in Dal-
las yesterday interviewing his friends
and making new ones. That Mr..
Brown will be the nominee of his
party is predicted by those familiar
with the situation.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-08
SALEM PLANS BIG FAIR.
Committees Propose to Make June
Event Eclipse All Records.

Plans have been consummated for
Salem s biggest cherry fair, June 25,
26 and 27. A temporary pavilion will
be erected on the courthouse square
for the exhibits, and many novel en-
tertainment features will be provided.
Louis Lachmund, ex-Mayor of Salem,
chairman of the committee on ar
rangements, says the festival this year
will be on larger scale than ever
before, and it is believed it will draw
thousands of persons to that city. All
committees have been appointed and
work will be started at once.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-08
Court Makes Investigation.

The county court, accompanied by
Mr.. Finn, went to Independence yes
terday afternoon to investigate a com
plant that hop grower near that
place was occupying some twenty
feet of the county road with his guy
noles.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-08
No Celebration Here.

Dallas will not celebrate the Glor-
ious Fourth this year, but will leave
the proper observance Of the day to
its neighbors. The Chautauqua closes
on July 2, and Dallas figures that to
celebrate the Fourth would be taking
on too much at one time.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-08
Some Hops Are Sold.

Some little encouragement was CIV
en- to the hop market early in the
week, when 600 bales changed hands
at prevailing prices. Ralph E. Will
liams bought 376 bales from Squire
Farrar at Is 3-S cents. The William
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-08
Neighbors Joined in WedlOck

Justice ]. II. Holman, on Wedges
day united in marriage William G.
Hulett of Yamhill county and Miss
Jennie De Jong of Polk county, the
ceremony having been performed at
his nffice.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-08
List Is Long One.

Petitions for party nominations at
the May 10 primary include the dec
larations of 1876 Republicans, 43 Dem
ocrats and IA Progressives who aspire
to offices ranging from Governor to
the lower house of the Legislature.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-08

been selected. The club declared in
favor of having at least one woman
on the board, and when its candidate
is named the ladies will rally solidly
to her support.
The district becomes first class this
year. The election will be held in
June.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-08
Special Meeting Called.

By order of the president, Mrs.
Mary V. Woods, secretary, has called
a special meeting of the Woman s
club for Wednesday afternoon at 2.30,
May ID, at the library.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-08
Women Want Representation.

The Woman's club at its annual
meeting on Tuesday, appointed a CON-
mittee to confer with and name a
candidate for election to the school
board. As vet the committee has not
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-08

The county court has been in ses-
sion a portion of the week.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1914-09-17

Feel Ianguid. weak, run down ? Head
ache ? Stomach 'off 2'' A good remedy
is Burdock Blood Bitfers. Ask your
druggist. Price sI.00.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1914-09-17
A Proclamation For Peace.

President Wilson last week issued a
proclamation designating Sunday. Octo-
Der 4, as the day OF prayer in the United
States tor peace in Europe. The proc
lamation is as follows:
Whereas, great nations OF the world
have taken up arms against one another
and war now draws millions OF men into
battle whom the council Of statesmen
have not been able to save from terri
bic sacrifice; and
Whereas, in this, as in all things, II is
our privilege and duty TO seek counsel and
succor of Almighty God, humbling our
selves before Him. confessing our weak
ness and our lack Of any wisdom equal
10 those things; and
Whereas, Il is the especial wish and
longing of the people of the United States,
in prayer and counsel and all triendliness,
to serve The cause of peace;
Therefore, |, Woodrow Wilson, Presi-
dent OF the United States OF America, do
designate Sunday, the 4th day OF Octo-
Der next, day OF prayer and snpplica-
ton, and do request all God-fearing peo-
pie 10 repair on that day to their places
OF worship, there TO unite their petitions
to Almighty God, that, overruling the
counsel of men, setting straight the things
they cannot govern or alter, taking pity
on the nations now in the throes OF con-
flict, in His mercy and goodness showing
the way where men can see none, He
vouchsafe His Children healing peace
again and restore once more that con-
cord among men and nations without
which there can be neither happiness nor
true friendship nor any wholesome fruit
of toll or thought in the world; praying
also 10 this end that he forgive us our
sins, our ignorance of His holy will. our
wilfulness and many errors, and lead us
in the paths OF obedience 10 places OF
vision and to thoughts and counsels that
purge and make wise.
In witness whereof have hereunio
set my hand and caused the seal OF the
United States to be affixed.
Done at the City OF Washington this
eighth Gay OF September in the year OF
our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and
fourteen, and OF the independence OF the
United States OF America the one hun
dred and thirty ninth.
WOODROW WILSON.
BY the President.
William Jennings Bryan,
Secretary of State
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1914-09-17
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES.
They Are Closely Observing Public
Health Conditions.

An examining physician for one OF the
prominent Life Insurance Companies, IN
an interview on the subject, made the
astonishing statement that one reason
why so many applicants for insurance
are rejected is because kidney trouble IS
so common TO the American people, and
the large majority OF those whose appli-
cations are declined do not even suspect
that they have the disease.
According to this it would seem that a
medicine for the kidneys, possessing real
healing and curative properties, would
be blessing TO thousands.
DR.. Kilmer & Co., BInghamton, N. Y
who prepare DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root,
the well known kidney. liver and olad-
der remedy, claim that judging from evi-
dence received from druggists every
where, who are constantly in touch with
;heir customers. and also indisputable
proof IN The form OF grateful testimonial
letters from thousands ofreliable Citizens,
this preparation is remarkably successful
in sickness caused by kidney and blad-
der troubles. Every interesting state
ment they receive regarding Swamp
Root is investigated and no testimonial
is published unless the party VINO sends
It IS reported OF good character. They
have on fIle many sworn statements OF
recoveres IN the most distressing cases.
They state that Dr. KIlmer's Swamp
Root is mild and gentle in ifs action and
Its healing influence is soon noticed IN
most cases.
Swamp-Root is purely an herbal COM
pound and DIR. KiImer & Co. advise all
readers who feel in need of such rem
edy to give II trial. II is on sale al all
drug stores in bottles Of two sizes-50c.
and 81 90. However, If you wish first to
test this great preparation send ten cents
TO DR.. KiImer & Co., Binghamion, N.
Y. for sample bottle. When writing
be sure and mention the Shepherdstown
Register.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1914-09-17
Advises Sleeping In Doses.

French physicians say much benefit re-
suits from sleeping in doses. Too long
continued sleep has tendency to stupefy
rather than to strengthen, while short
er sleep, repeated at intervals through
the "a hours, has much more stimulat-
ing effect. Experiments have been made
on patients in the free hospitals and
clinics who were suffering from mental
depression and physical exhaustion.
They were allowed to sleep for three
hours and then stay awake for four, again
sleep for three and then awake for four,
and so on through the "a hours, and their
recovery was found TO be far more rapid
and satisfactory than that OF those who
slept for long periods and then were awake
for conespondingly greater lengths OF
time.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1914-09-17
Girls Sewing Contest.

The girls sewing contest which was
held last Thursday afternoon at the Nor
gan's Grove Fair was the first attempt OF
its kind here.
Thiry-two girls from Jefferson county
and vicinity took part in the contest.
ranging in ages from little Miss Annie
Tabb, OF Charles Town, who is eight
years old, to Miss Mary N. Beachley,
aged sixteen.
The girls were each provided with a
square Of muslin, and told to hem one
edge and gather the other. When they
had finished each piece was numbered
and the age Of the child written on il, and
turned over 10 the judges.
The first prize Of 81 50 went 10 Ger
trude Muldoon, OF Shepherdstown, elev-
en- years old; the second prize of 81
TO Margaret McNeace, of Roanoke, thir-
teen years old, and the third orize OF fifty
cents to Irene BilImyer, of Shepherds
town, fifteen years old.