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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-15
ZENA AND SPRING VALLEY.

Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Crawford were
out from Salem, Sunday visiting al
G. ii. Crawford's.
Robert Russell, of McMinnvilIe
preached here Sunday to an attentive
congregation, Two duets by Mr.
Russell and Miss Vail. also of Me
Minnyille, were much appreciated by
all.
Mrs. Josiah Pervine, of Salem Wis
tied here last week with her son,
Lynn Pcrvine and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Crawford visited
with relatives at Lincoln last Sunday.
The Iena school has decided not to
take part in the picnic to be held at
Lower Spring Valley, as was announe-
ed some time ago, but will have it
about the 22nd.
E. b. Lockart, of Salem, will occupy
the pulpit at the Zena church next
Sunday. Special music is also to be
provided.
Miss Hubbard, of Bethel, spent the
weekend at the home of the Misses
Cooke.
Samuel Phillips and family were out
from Salem Sunday in their new Ford
car.
Will Cation is home from Estaca-
da, where he has been working.
The eighth grade examinations were
conducted last week by Mr.. Scott,
chairman of the board. Leota Cation
was the only applicant for graduation
honors.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-15
NEW RATE STILL UNTRIED.
Oregon Power Manager Alludes tt
Cleveland s Undertaking.

Mr.. White, manager of the Oregon
Power company at Albany, was Dal
las visitor this week, and in speaking
of the dispatch to the effect that the
city of Cleveland, Ohio, would have
three-cent rate under the new rate
of the municipal plant, that it was
to be observed that this rate was
yet mtried Mr. White called at
tention to a pamphlet on this particu-
lar subject, written by H. w. Wilson
and issued by the bureau of public
service economics of New York, in
which it is stated that the lowest
previous municipal rate for Cleveland
was seven cents for municipal light
ing purposes and that prior to the
innovation now attempted, no current
was sold for municipal lighting pur-
poses at three cents. As the new
rate has just gone into effect, it can
not be called a success. Mr.. Will
son, in his pamphlet summarizes his
conclusions as follows:
"No electric current has ever been
sold for residence lighting purposes
at three cents per kilowatt hour Mu-
nicipal current for lighting purposes
has never been sold at a rate aver
aging below approximately seven
cents.
Municipal ownership has not af-
fected the cost of street lights
Cleveland s modern municipal plant
built in 1906 and serving only such
contiguous territory as could be serv-
ed most economically, built at a direct
cost to the taxpayers of $306,665.75,
has never paid a dollar of taxes, or a
dollar of interest on the money taken
from taxes; has received thousands of
dollars of free service from other city
departments supported by the tax
payers; has never returned to the
city treasury dollar of the money
taken therefrom, and is about to be
scrapped, entailing a complete loss of
a large part of the investment.
"During eight years of municipal
operation an average rate of nearly
seven cents per kilowatt hour has been
inadequate to cover cost of operation,
and depreciation-to say
nothing of interest and lost taxes.
Therefore, any statement that a mu-
nicipal plant in Cleveland can or will
be successfully operated at a three
cent rate is a prophecy rather than
a demonstrable fact"
Municipal ownership and opera
tion of lighting plants is not all milk
and honey" said Mr., White. Mr..
White declares that it fails twice to
where it succeeds once, according to
reliable figures in the hands of his |
company.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-15
BALLsToN.

Mrs. Drewsilla Coffee of Nc
d Minnville has been visiting her broth
ers, W. B. and J, r. Bowman.
Herbert Poynter's sister and fam
lily are here from Portland visiting
him.
Professor r. E. Silvis, Leona Agee,
Zelma Butler, Phina Anderson and
Rhoda Conner attended the teachers
institute at Willamina Saturday.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-15
WARD.

Mr.. H. J. Bevens had a severe at.
tack of rheumatism last week.
Our Sunday school is progressing
nicely. We had the large attendance
of forty-one Sunday.
Mr.. Loren Cooper made a purchase
of a new auto. He got stuck on the
road to Hoskins. He thinks he is
in the land going now when he misses
the mud holes.
Miss Velna Bevens was a caller in
Pedee last Monday, coming after her
sister Coda. They say the wedding
bells will soon be ringing.
Miss Inez Bevens has returned
home. She has been working for Mr..
Cammel of Kings Valley.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-15
POLK COUNTY NEWS
cola.

The young men of Eola met at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. b. |. Fergu-
sons recently and organized a social
club with the following officers
President, VIM. B. Ferguson; vice
president, Bleve Friar; secretary,
Earl Ferguson; treasurer, Frank
Clement; a sergeant at arms, Charlie
Hunt. Committee on constitution
and by laws: H. Hickenson, r. }.
Ferguson and Melvin Hanks. The
boys are planning on fitting up a
gym. and to liven up Eola generally
in social way. The refreshment
committee, which consists of Frank
Friar, L. Fields and VIM. Hunt, has
made arrangements for "big feed y
for the first meeting night, Friday,
May Is, at Ferguson They are
starting off with membership OF
twenty-four. Young men from fifteen
years are eligible to membership.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. D. Landon spent
the weekend visiting their son Ray
and family of Portland, returning
home Monday.
Mrs. L. W. Brunk and family have
moved back to the farm after spend
ing the winter in Salem.
B. |. Ferguson made business trip
to Independence on Tuesday
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. p. Litchfeld
of Salem were weekend visitors at
the home of their daughter, Mrs.
Thos. Holman.
Mrs |. l.. Patterson spent several
days in Portland last week.
Mrs. B. |. Ferguson. is suffering
with what threatens to be felon on
her thumb.
The Woman's club has decided to
celebrate Flag day with an entertain
ment at the school house.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-15
SUNNY SLOPE.

Jesse Johnson and wife of Luckia.
mute visited relatives in this vicinity
Sunday.
Mrs. O. L. Frink of Falls City is
spending few days with her father
A, J, Shipley.
Willis Frink and wife and Mrs. w
H. Tice visited at the Shipley home
Sunday.
c. M. shipley is splitting for Her
mon Wunder.
Mr.. Phelps of Monmouth is saving
wood in this vicinity.
Ed Moreland, of Monmouth, has
traded his fine young mule to Ed.
Rogers.
j. P. Walker is working for John
Stump.
Ed. Rogers has commenced hauling
the timber for his new barn.
The clover in this vicinity is max
ing rank growth.
A large amount of gravel is being
put on the road between here and
Monmouth. We will surely have bet
ter roads another winter
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-15
MONMOUTH.

|
James Tedrow of Corvallis was in
town on business Saturday. He for
merly lived near Monmouth, and still
has large farm, and hopyard neal
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Holman and
family of Pleasant Valley, were the
guests of Mrs. Holman parents, Mr.
and Mrs. G. H. Mulkey, Saturday.
Fred Zook, a bridge carpenter on
the Southern Pacific railroad, was Wis
iting his parents here Sunday.
Walter Mcclure of the navy was
home on a furlough Saturday.
Mrs. R. E. Derby of McMinnville
is visiting with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. T. Boothby this week.
Jacob Smith is having gravel haul
ed onto the roads.
Mrs. l.. M. Hall celebrated her
10th birthday anniversary Tuesday,
her children all being present.
They were Mr.. and Mrs. C. E.. Her
ren and family, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Claude Skinner and family of Inde-
pendence, and Mr.. and Mrs. N. With
er and family. The women were her
daughters. She got many valuable
presents, all being sterling silver A
bounteous dinner was served.
Joe Cravens went to Portland
Monday and returned home Thurs
day.
Alvey Cravens says he can take the
caks for sweet peas. His vines are
nine feet high. Who can beat that {?
C. Z. Force, the barber has had the
shop repapered, and the wood work
repainted which adds to its looks
very much.
Ben Mitchell of Portland was
guest at the hotel on Monday.
E. Collins of Dallas was in town
on business Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Stats and
some lady friends of Dallas made
Monmouth visit Tuesday.
Charley Newman is treating his
house to coat of paint.
A. N. Poole finished the wood work
on the new parsonage, Tuesday.
W. A. Gewffroy has gone to Seattle
to attend the annual conference of
the Evangelical association.
The Monmouth hotel has changed
hands again. Mr.. Highton has moved
to Salem, and Mr.. and Mrs. L. L.
Reach of Portland are the new pro-
prietors. We bespeak for them a
good patronage and welcome. them to
our town.
Riley Frazier of Linn county and
his brother, Clay Frazier of Idaho,
were guests of their sisters family,
Mrs. Chauncey Mulkey Monday. They
formerly lived in Monmouth.
John Ride is having an iron roof
put on the warehouse.
S. Guilliams made a business trip
to Portland Saturday, returning Mon
lay night.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-15
OAKDALE.

Several men are at work clearing
land at Bonnie Brae.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Nelson and fam
lily of Mistletoe visited at Highland
home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Farley and
family spent Wednesday evening at
the Garwood place. They drove out
in their auto.
Sinza Dennis spent Sunday at
home.
Joe Dennis visited over Sunday with
Stanley and Clarence Sellers.
Douglas Hubbard of the Siletz
country is visiting at David Hub
bard's.
Miss Faye Henson attended the
teachers meeting at Willamina Sat
urday.
John Southwell is helping the Bar
ham Bros. build a garage in Dallas.
f. d. Worcester and daughter of
Minnesota are visiting their old-time
neighbors, John Southwiek and fam
lily.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-15
OAK GROVE.

Mirandy and Texella White visited
at Mandy and Isaac Robertson's Sun
day.
Mr.. Leonhardt and family of Sa-
lem were out looking after business
Sunday.
Grandma Pugh of Salem spent a
portion of last week with her son
Walter.
Frank Fawk from Salt Creek mo-
tored down to see his folks last Sun
day.
Erwin Huntley of Independence was
here looking after business the first
of the week.
Mrs. Haran and son Charles were
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-15
C. J. Bruce is cutting piling on his

C. J. Bruce is cutting piling on his
place.
Fountain Murphy and his mother
visited his brother Jim's family at
Bridgeport last Sunday. They also
spent Tuesday at Falls City.
Roy Mcdonald and Willis Frink
started on a trip to Eugene Wednes-
day morning. They will visit the
family of j. F. Brewer while there
and have a look at the country gen
orally.
Little Norma Robinson fell on a
glass fruit jar last week in such a
way as to make an ugly cut in her
chin. They took her to town and the
doctor put in few stitches.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-15

TO TRADE-Twenty acres, with good
new bungalow, barn, wagon sheds,
chicken house, and outbuildings;
some prunes, loganberries, family
orchard, water-piped to house and
barn from mountain spring, ten
or more acres may be irrigated
from branch on the place, two miles
from Willamette town of 5000.
Three saw mills less than a mile
away, land hog fenced. An ideal
small ranch. Will trade for Dallas
property. Enquire at The Observer
Office. 21-tf.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-15
Salt Creek Graduates Five.

The Salt Creek commencement ex-
ercises will be held at the Baptist
church at that place on Wednesday
evening, May 20, at 8 O'Clock. The
graduates are Mabel Aebi, Martha
Villwock, Lorila Roberts, Media
Thiesies, and Lena May.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-15
FIDLER' S
5--1o--25c STORE

Peroxide, nearly pint. ..... .25c.
Colgate's Talcum Powder 25c. can
lOi AoS'
Washing Powder large package, 5c.
Laundry Soap, it good, 6 bars 25c.
Lead Pencils, each. ..............1c 1c.
Lead Pencils, extra good, 2 for. i. &c.
Large roll Toilet Paper .......... &c.
Matches, boxes. ..............15 15c.
Ice Cream, 8 &c. cones for .10c.
Straw Hats. ................... .l5c.
Good Stockings, per pair. ...... .15c.
Mems Work Hose. ..............5c DC.
Canvas Leather Tipped Gloves. 10c.
We have the best Hair Net in town Sc.
Thin Tumblers, each. &c.
Lace, yards for. ............5c &c.
Embroidery yards for. ....... BE.
Towels, each. .10c.
SPECIAL PRICES ON GRANITE
WARE.
Call and see us in our new store,
everything price marked in plain
figures.
MAIN STREET, west OF
court HOUSE
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-15

FOR SALE-Land plaster at the l..
A. Westacott Warehouse, Rickreall.
Phone Lucas & Price. 9-tf.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-15
Dallas Iron Works
Machinlsts - Foundrymen - Pattern
Makers.

SAWMILL WORK A SPECIALITY
We are prepared to dc any kind OF
Iron and Brass work. Lumber trucks
and Stock work on hand. We make
the best and cheapest Stump Fuller
on the market Pric,s reasonable
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-15

FOR SALE-Property on southeast
corner Of Uglow and Miller Ave
nues. Might trade. Barton 2.
Riggs. lift.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-15

FOR SALE OR TRADE-House and
lots, corner Uglow and Miller ave-
nues. Loking for business ~ m
an "easy mark What you got?
Barton E. Riggs. 2l-2t.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-15

JUST RECEIVED-A car of cedar
fence posts. Sohren Warehouse.
19-4t.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-15

FOR SALE-Recleaned red clover
seed 1912 cents per pound No. l
grey oats. Telephone 24155. c. S.
Calkins, Airlie, Oregon. 1S-tf.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-15

FOR RENT-Furnished house, S08
Jefferson street. Vacant June l.
20-4t.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-15

FOR RENT-Why pay out your cash
for rent when you know that you will
never get a cent of it back. Mr..
renter, why not live in the house and
pay a small rental every month and
in a very short time your monthly
payments will cease and the home is
yours, no more rent. Also vacant
lots, same plan, build home to suit
your own ideas. Phone 544.
16-tf W. M. Mcqueen
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-15

LOST-Panther claw watch charm.
Return to Observer Office and re-
ceive reward. 21-2t.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-15
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
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BULLETIN !
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WANTED-An old mare in good con-
dition, apply to L. g.. Miller, phone,
Black 1851. 19-4t.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-15

FOR SALE-Cheat hay, baled. U.
S. Grant, Dallas, Oreon. 18-tf.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-03-31
BLASTED for the Sins
of the People

From Lecky's History OF European
MoralsD
Under these circumstances. there
has arisen In society q figure which is
certainly the most mountul and IN
some respects. the most awful, upon
which the eye of the morulist can
dwell. That unhappy being whose
yorv name is shame 10 speak who
counterfeits with q cold heart the
transports OF affection, and submits
herself as passive instrument Of
lust. who ls scorned and insulted as
the vllest of her sex, and doomed, for
the most part, 60 disease and ableet
wrctehcdntss and an early death. ape
pears I'm oyery age as the perpetual
symbol of The degradation and the sim
luncss of man Herself the supreme
type of vice. she ls ultimately The mos
efficient guardian OF virtue. but toi
her the unchallcngcd purity Of count
less happy homes would bo polluted
and not "A few, who, In the pride OF
thclr untempted chastity think Of hei
with am Indignant shudder would
have known the agony of remorsc and
of despair on that one degraded and
ienoble form are concentrated the pas
slons that might have fllcd the worlt
|N ia shame She remains while
creeds and civilizations rise and fall
lp rernal pricstess of humanity
blasted FOR the sins Of the people.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-03-31
MR BoArRrGnTs POSITION.

The Journal IS glad that Mr.. Boat
right has defined his position clearly
on the redlIght and the liquor ques-
tlons. The platform on which Ne was
nominated Ras straddle on eyers-
thing whore It was not Intentionally
misleading
we know Mr poqulght IS not IN fa-
ydr ~ changing the liquor laws, but
~ know ma, the men who arc back
lne him the strongest arc in favor Of
ely. county and state prohibition and
81 maRlhp O obluo law" town, just as
they made "blue law town Of Ros-
wen Thcy win undertake 10 climi.
nate Mayor SELLERS this year and scat
ter vice through the city instead Of
having Il segregated ana restricted.
AZ the next election they would at.
tack Mr.. Boatrlght lust os virulenal
aa they attack Mayer Sellers now, un
less he would consent to the rest @
their program. This is merely the en-
tering wedge to their campaign, 1hi
we know. and 1t should ho known &
every citizen of Albuquerque.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-03-31

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g,hosc who W,uld iIl,o 10 have Albu-
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.ho,a3. nav, m Ola Town.
This civ is capable OF running itl
own affairs II does not propose TO be-
come an admnct 10 Mr. Romcro''
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-03-31

They had quorrcled, and chat fierce
Is. as they sat beneath the lustroua
moon. Frlgid silence rcigned
what a starry night. he ventured
at last
"Passable" she snapped.
"Do YOU mean the North star?
I'm not blind!"
ut reminds me Of you--so cold ano
Distant
"Indeedl"-a little less snappily.
do you see this rose?' he asked.
Pm not blndt' she reiterated.
'How beautiful and perfect it is!
This also reminds me of YOU in It's
sweetness
"A tremendous smile fitted over her
face
Its shade is the color Of your
cheeks when you blush he added
And yet still more does it resemble
you"
In what way" she asked, quit,
kindly.
"Its ortificial" he said.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-03-31

Huuod experience and Judgment. whoI
Is anxious 90 make clean the outsid
81 tho CUP and Of the platter while
the contents wili remain unchanged.
The superintendent of the Florence
Cnucndcn homes who has had years
Of intimate dealing with the problem
has reached the same conclusion asI
DR.. Elliott and.s 20 announced 20 tn q
great meeting held by social Workcrs
lin Washington Ciiy hast year. Brand
Whtlock. long MAYOR d the city ofI
Toledo. "a man of the purcat life AMI
n Inc lofticst motives and student
Of the social cgll, from his long ana
Wide experience reaches conclusion
dlamctrIcally opposite that Of our
Young aud inexperienced preacher.
wisdom ala MOI bo2in vith Mr.
Williams ana It IS not likely 20 end
with him
The people and the committees
quoted by Mr. Williams us bis authori-
ties would quite as readily quote him
AZ IN authority ON me social evil com
pared With the knowledge Of Or. fl-
ilott and wilbur T. crafts and the
mperlntcndcnt Of the Florence Crit
ltondon homes and former Mayor
WhRlock. they arc quite as able to dis
cuas tho subject authorltatlvcly as the
average school bog would be able 70
oppose his theories Of astronomy to
those Of Dr. Lowell
Let those who insist that the rod
light bo driven ont consider these facts
lnnd ask themselves II they are try
ling 10 do the best thing for the city
We are an opposed TO the rcdlight
but we are more opposed 10 scattering
vice throughout the city,
The redHRht does not hunt It's pa
irons. They hunt IT, When there i
no rcdilght those who would be den
zons ~ it hunt their prey everywhere
/, IN hcv ara driven from this city the
swim go elsewhere and others VIII I'D
their places here.
II there ever was "a question ina
I needed sane thought we are face 4
= ace with Il now. let those who woul'
+ now the truth study tho words OF ID
, Eniou aud not be deferred from fol
lowing the right because Of the sireat
az abuse that Is sure TO follow fsoi
z the people who have decided, right o
wrong. 10 drive ont the rcdlght am
scattor Vice into cyory block of Albu
.rguerQue
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-03-31
The Social EUH and the Remedy
ALBERT W. ELICIT
President Manager

young and innocent girls are thrown.
often. In The most revolving surround
ings. whore foundations are placed bee
fore them that ihcy might never have
cnrountefca had these women not
been allowed to live i'm residence sec
tlons.
TO eradicate any evil. we must 90 To-
the root of Id. no go TO the root of
the social evil would mean that We
would have ta offer the RELIGION of
Christ 10 these women and then force
them to accept IL before results could
be ACCOMPLISHED. We can offer them
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-03-31
MRS. HowE,s GREAT mYMN.

AONllObkt Ottt - io't+J
IN 1851, when the Ciyil war was NJ
las height someone suggested 70 Julia
Ward Howe that she should wriLc
some new words to The tune of John
Browns Body" which they had heard
he soldiers sing Mrs Howe replied
that she hal often wished to do 50,
nat night she went to bed as usual
p' awoke suddenly IN the early dawn
to find, to her astonishment, that the
wishcd-for lines were forming them
selves I'm her brain Rising hastily
she secured a scrap Of paper and a
nenru and scrihhled down the verses.
hardly conscious Of what she wrote
rhon she returned 10 bed AMI inn
medately fell asleep again, not VIII
feeling, however, that some
thing important had happened 10 her
! Within q few days the Battle Hymn
|rf the Republic" was on the lips OF
ivory supporter Of the northern
cause.