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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-12-19

hayward little atom of
fotsam and jetsaw TO keep from toss
ing about in the surging tides OF the
sea.
His mother had left him there In
the big toy shop. with instructions
not to move until she came back.
while she went on to do some mys-
FERROUS errand. She thought. no
doubt, that with % many beautiful
things on every side to delight his
eve and hold his attention, strict
obedience to her commands would not
be hard. But. alas, the good lady
reckoned not upon the magnetic
power Of attraction Of all those lovely
objects in detail.
When a photograph at the other
end OF the shop began to rattle on
melodious tunes and funny jokes, In
spite OF the instruction Little Billee
had received. or he battered as fast
as his little legs would carry him to
Investigate. After that. forgetful OF
everything else. finding himself
caught In the constantly moving
stream of Christmas shoppers. he was
borne along in the resistless current
until he found himself at last out up
on the street-alope. free. and indie
pendent.
II was great fun, at first BY and
by. however. the afternoon waned, and
little Billee began to grow tired. He
thought Of his mamma. and tried to
find the shop where he had promised
to remain quiet until her return. Up
and down the street he wandered until
his little legs grew weary; but there
was no sign OF the shop. nor of the
beloved face he was seeking.
Once again, and yet once agaip
after that, did the little fellow ira
verse that crowded highway, his
tears getting harder and harder to
keep back, and then--joy Of joys
whom should he see walking slowly
along the sidewalk but Santa Claus
himself! The saint was strangely
decorated with two Queer-looking
boards, with big red letters on them,
hung over his back and chest.
With glad cry OF happiness. Little
Billie ran to meet the old fellow. and
put his hand gently into that of the
saint. He thought It very strange
that Santa Claus's hand should be 80
red and cold and rough, and 80
chapped; but he was not in any mood
to be critical.
Santa Claus, or course, would rec.
ognize MIN at once, and would know
Just how to take him back to his
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-12-19
%
Right Christmas
Attitude

QEWARE Of utfering pes
- simis6c and cynical re-
marks about Christmas and
Christmas joys. If only from
motives Of vanity, abstain
from grumbling during the
festive season, for nothing
50 surely fixes a persons age
as disagreeabIe remarks about
the utter fuiIty and absurd
ity of keeping Christmas.
However well preserved, how
ever free from gray hair,
wrinkles and Other distressing
marks Of deyouring Time, Be
quite sure that your Christ
mas attitude VIII not give you
away. "Heigho for the holyl
This life is most jollyl" is
the correct attitude. Il is the
attitude Of the child, and al
Christmas time the immortal
child which turks in every
human being wakes to life
i we do not fishten it and
allow Il to creep back 10 its
hiding place for want Of en-
couragement. Grumpy, dis
agreeable people naturally do
not Ike Christmas, because
i shows them up.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-12-19

u was only = little bit Of
OF q chap. and 30, when
for the nrst time in his
life he came into close
contact with the endless
current OF human things.
II was as hard for him
to stay put" as for some
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-15
MUST TAKE UGLOW SITE.
Council Obliged to Garry Out Agree
ment, Says Owner.

The city council will convene in
regular semi-monthly session Monday
evening next. There is a strong prob
ability that the question of purchas-
ing the Uglow land as a site for the
proposed septic tank will be resurrect-
ed. The owner of the property holds
that Dallas, through the aldermanic
body, entered into binding agree
ment to buy the site under the rules
of arbitration; that the arbitrators
were regularly appointed, fixed the
price and now the city must abide
by their conclusions. On the other
hand Mayor Van Orsdel and a majori-
ty of the councilmen not only be-
lieve that the proceedings were irreg
ular, but that the price named is ex-
orbitant.
In an interview with Mr.. Uglow
on Wednesday that gentleman told
The Observer that the city would be
compelled to abide by its agreement
and take the land at the figure nam
ed by the arbitrators, and the deed
to the property would be the same one
rendered to the council a fortnight
since.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-15
DALLAS MEN GET THE HA-HA.
Find What Was Thought to Be
Corpse While on Outing.

While fishing two miles above
Black Rock last Sabbath, party of
Dallas sports discovered adjacent to
the river bank what they supposed
to be the corpse of man. A large
piece of oilcloth covered the mani
mate form, and believing that some
foul deed had been perpetrated and
the body of the victim hurriedly hid
den in this secluded sylvan dell, the
alarm was sounded. A telephone
message was sent to the postmaster
as speedily as wire could be reach
ed, and that representative of Uncle
Sam, accompanied by about dozen
other Black Rock citizens, repaired to
the scene without ceremony. The
most heroic of the posse approached
the supposed corpse, cautiously rails
ed the lid, and there found-a decayed
log.
1t was afterwards learned upon in
vestigation, that some Japanese had
been saving stove wood in the i'm
mediate neighborhood, and had used
the oilcloth as shelter from the
rain. There was a good laugh all
round, but the ha-ha, it is needless
to say, was more thoroughly enjoyed
by the Black Rockers than by the
county seaters.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-15

son yard was short about $4,000 hills
and new plants were put in this seas
on to take the place of the ones that
had died. W. w. Percival has plant
ed about 10000 new plants in his old
yard. c. A. Mclaughlin, of the
Hirsehberg yard, states that there is
a shortage of from one-fourth to a
third and that may be increased, that
there are many missing hills, that the
cold, frosty weather has kept the
vines back and he believes there will
be greater shortage than anticipated
at the present time. Il. M. Young
reports many missing hills and hops
coming on very slowly. J. A. Byers
of Sidney has many missing hills and
Joe Hubbard and S. B. Walker tell
the same story"
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-15
EVERY BIRD HAS VALUE.
Professor Bovard Delivers Interesting
Discourse on the Subject.

Common Oregon Birds, Their Hab-
its and Economic Value,' was the
subject of the last lecture in the Uni
versity Extension course given at the
High school last night by Professor
John S. Bovard of the U. Of o.. Pho
tograph pictures of most of our com
mon birds, their nests and young in
various stages Of growth, were shown.
1t was shown throughout the lecture
that birds should be protected and
nests unmolested, not alone for their
beauty, but for their great value i'll
exterminatdng insects and small ro-
dents.
A young bird will double its weight
on the first day, said the speaker. By
observation in ten hours one pair of
birds visited the nest 426 times, each
time carrying from two to four in
sects. Even birds whose common
food is weed seeds feed their young
insects. The owl and hawk, although
individuals may sometimes take a
chicken or young bird, live almost
entirely on small field animals. In
confirmation of this the speaker told
of man in the eastern part Of the
state who had been very Jealous in
shooting hawks, and in two or three
years his grain fields were infested
with field mice, which formerly had
furnished food for the hawks.
1t is estimated that in the United
States 00,0O0,00O worth of farm
and orchard products are annually
destroyed. Yet for each insect, even
if its home be in the ground or under
the bark of tree, there is some bird
fitted by nature to follow and destroy
it.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-15
POLK Will GET NOTHING
STATE HIGHWAY FUND FOR
MODERN ROADS ONLY.
One Hundred and Seventy Thousand
Dollars Will Go to Counties
Hard Surfacing Roads.

Counties desiring to avail them
selves of any portion of the $4,000
balance in the State Highway fund
must construct hard-surface roads, ac-
cording to the policy of the State
Highway Commission, it was decided
at meeting held this week.
Three counties -Clatsop, Jackson
and Columbia --have issued road bonds,
signifed their intention Of building
stretches Of hard-surface roads, and
are certain to share in the fund. Mar
ion, Coos and Clackamas will vote
on the question of issuing road bonds
today, and should the people vote in
favor of issuing bonds, and the coun-
ties Immediately after the election
commence road work, they will partic-
ipate in the fund. Because no other
counties have signifed their intention
of voting on the question Of issuing
bonds in the near Future, it is not
likely that any more will receive aid
this year from the fund.
The total raised for the state fund
through taxation this year was $685.
900. Of this sum $4,000 was ex-
pended in building road from Biggs
TO Wasco, in order to give employment
to the unemployed. The engineering
work by the state in connection with
the roads to be built, and being con-
structed, in Jackson, Clatsop, and Co
lumbia counties will cost about $40,-
600, leaving about $4,000 to be used
in aiding the counties in building
roads. After discussing the subject,
the members of the commission unan-
imously agreed that this money
should only be expended on hard sur
faced roads, and only be used in aid
ing counties which would expend mon
ey on this class of highways.
Jackson county voted to issue
100000 in bonds for road construc-
ton work; Clatsop voted to issue
100000, and Columbia $360,000.
Marion today will vote on bond is
sue of $85O,OO0; Clackamas on an is
sue of $450y000 No apportionment
was made, the members deciding to
make none until the counties would
present to it the plan of the roads
they propose to hardsurface.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-15
TEACHERS JOINT meet
SPLENDID PROGRAM AT WILL
LAMINA LAST SATURDAY.
Many Polk County Educators Attend
and Participate in Last Insti-
tute of Year.

The last local teachers meeting OF
the year was held at Willamina in
conjunction with Yamhill county on
Saturday, May 9th. This was one OF
the best meetings of the year. In the
noon hour the visiting teachers were
served with luncheon at the Willamina
hotel as the guests of the citizens of
Willamina, for which every teacher
extended to them their appreciation
and went away with the best of
thoughts for Willamina and her citi-
zenship.
The following program was carried
out "The Teachers Attitude toward
Local Institutions" H. C. Seymour,
Polk county; Industrial Clubs of
Oregon" N. C. Maris, State Field
Worker; ga Teacher As Seen From
the Outside,' Pres. Pennington, New
berg college; Possibilities of the Jun
ior High School," W. R. Rutherford,
McMinnville; "Intermediate Grade
Work" Miss Grace Davis, Oregon
State Normal; Address, L. S. Pittman,
Oregon State Normal; "Teaching Of
Music,' J. P. Powell, Dundee;
Practical Demonstration in Testing
the Dairy Herd" w. A. Barr, Ore
gon Agricultural college; Writing"
Miss Dawson, Oregon State Normal;
Address, E. F. Carleton, assistant
state superintendent; "The Ideal Va
cation" S. S. Duncan, Yamhill coun-
ty
The following teachers were pres
ent: W. l. Ford, Miss Maude A. Nc
Donald, HI. H. Dunkleberger, Miss
Edna Morrison, Miss Lula Houk, Miss
Rueh Num-, Miss Cora Roster, Miss
Alta Savage, Dallas; r. E. Silvis, Miss
Elizabeth Writ, Miss Leona Agee,
Miss Phina Anderson, Ballston; Miss
Ruth Campbell, Salt Creek; Miss
Katherine Arbuthnot, Miss Grace Da-
Wis, Miss Olive Dawson, Monmouth;
e. M. Haley, Miss Mary Whitney,
Miss Pearl Snedeker, Airlie; W. A.
Johnson, Miss Phoebe Wyatt, Miss
Ava Schields, Bethel; Miss Daphne
Richards, Bethel; Miss Roberta Bal
lard, Cochran; Miss Lilly Hagman,
Butler; Mrs. Fl. A. Dempsey, Rickre-
all; Miss Gwendolyn Dicken, Elkins;
Miss Genevieve Tillery, Miss Mabel
Stevens, Miss Margaret Whealden,
Miss Martha Galbreath, Miss Edith
West, Miss Hazel Bohanan, Miss Kora
Browne, Miss Ella Thatcher, Miss E.
Pearl Smith, Independence; Miss AL
meader J. Fuller, Miss Helen Cook,
Brush College; Miss Eta White, Miss
)rpha Bell, West Salem; R. G. Dyk-
ira, Mrs. Bonnie Smith, Mrs. Elder,
'uena Vista; Mr.. Frank Hutchins,
harmony; Miss Veva Burns, North
DALLAS; Miss Edna Sweeny, Enter
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-15
FILES A NEW MEASURE.
Initiative Petition Provides for Non
Partisan Judiciary.

A completed petition for an initi-
ative measure providing for nom
partisan judiciary was filed yester-
day with the secretary of state by
w. M. Davis of Portland. The meas
ure provides that the names of all
candidates for the supreme court, cir
cult courts, county courts, district
courts and justices of the peace shall
be placed on the register election bal
lot by petition Of l per cent Of the
voters in the state or district or
county, as the case may be. All po-
litical parties are prohibited from
any candidates for any
judicial office. The number of names
required for a nominating petition
must be computed on the total vote
cast for all candidates for governor
at the preceding general election.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-15
RUNOvERBY TRAIN
Former Polk County Man Meets
With Serious Accident.
FRANK E. sTARBUcK VICTIM.
He Suffers Amputation Of Foot at
Portland Hospital Late Last
Night as Result.

Mr.. Frank E. Starbuck of Portland
suffered most distressing accident
at Beaverton yesterday afternoon,
when in some unknown manner he
was run over by Southern Pacific
train, losing foot by the accident.
DR.. Starbuck of this city, who re-
ceived only meagre particulars con-
cerning the mishap, went to Portland
on the first train and visited the pa
tient at the Good Samaritan hospital,
where the crushed foot was amputated
last night by hospital surgeons.
Frank E. Starbuck formerly re-
sided III Polk county, resident of
the Bola Hills, five miles west of
Salem, and has many friends here,
all of whom will regret to learn of
his misfortune.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-15
HEAVY FIGHTING WINS.
Tampico Captured and Federal Army
Begins Retreat.

The latest from Mexico is that Tam
pico, the Mexican east coast seaport,
second in Importance only to Vera
Cruz, has been stormed and captured
by the constitutionalists. The federal
garrison of several thousand men, af-
ter withstanding a three-day bonn
bardment, was driven out of the city
and were reported to have retreated
by rail toward San Luis Potosi, hop
ing to effect a junction with line
reaching into Mexico City. Constitu-
tionalists at Juarez, however, said
that this road was held by their
troops under General Eulatio Cutter
ez; that they also held the railroad to
Monterey and that the federal forces
only retreat lay in an overland march
across swamplands.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-15
Birthday Celebrated.

The children, grandchildren and
great grandchildren of Mr.. J. r. Con-
lee assembled with him last Satur-
day at midday dinner, the occasion
being his eighty-ninth birthday ami
velsary. Among the number were
G. C. Conlee, Dundee; Eliza Orchard,
McMinnville; Mary 0. Conner, Ann
Hinshaw, George P. Conlee, Of Dal-
las, W. H. Conlee, of Salt Creek. The
grandchildren are: Lydia Wilson,
Olive Parker, Vernon Hinshaw, of
Dallas, and Goldie Orchard, McMinn-
vile. Great grand children, the
Masters Parker and Rennie Wilson,
of Dallas.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-15
Will Muster Post Tomorrow.

Adjutant- General c. A. Williams
G. A. R., Department of Oregon, has
notified Commander P. S. Greenwood
that he will be in Dallas tomorrow
to muster in the newly formed past.
The meeting will be held at the Arm
ory at 2.30, and all veterans who
have signed the roll are urgently re-
quested to be present for muster.
Accompanying Mr.. Williams will be
several other prominent G. A. R. Of
1icials.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-15


prise; Miss Olive Lembke, Suver /;
Mrs. Matte Neal, Greenwood; Mr..
E. L. Boyer, Concord; Miss Fay Hen
son, Oakdale; Mrs. Audie Stone,
Gutherie; H. E. Barnhart, Miss Eta
Waters, Miss Leota Wolverton, Falls
City; Miss E. Loree O'Connell, Black
Rock; Mrs. Harriet Acocks, Hopville;
Miss Helen Coffee, Highland; j. J.
Brown, Rogue River; Miss Eva
Schneider, Valley Junction; Miss Ma
BILE Wallace, Fern; Miss Carrie
Evans, Orchards View; L. V. Macken,
I'll. c. Seymour, seven members Of the
training class of the Bethel High
School and great number of Polk
county people were present
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-15
Burglars Rob Postoffice.

The postoflice of Dayton was robbed
Sunday night. The burglars looted
the safe getting about $1,000, the larg-
er amount of it being in stamps. The
amount Of stamps taken will amount
to between $1,000 and $1100 and the
balance was in money, the most Of
which belonged to the postoffice de-
partment. They also took about a
dozen fountain pens from the post
office. The safe was blown with nitro
glycerine.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-15
Rogers Released on Bond.

Joseph Rogers, who has been con
fined in the county bastile since last
February awaiting action of the
grand jury, was released on Wednes-
day on a bond of $500, furnished by
his father and brother, William and
Charles Rogers, respectively. The
young man is charged with larceny
from building in West Salem, at
which place he resides. 1t is avered
that he entered an empty building
and took therefrom a gun.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-15
Complaints are Filed.

Complaints have become so numer-
GUS against the Pacific Telephone &
Telegraph company that the railroad
commission has asked the company to
make an inventory and appraisement
of all its property in order that the
commission may have some data on
which to work in regulating its rates.
. The company will.put a force of
men at work at once and submit the
figures to the commission.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-15
Farms Are Swapped.

Fl. G. Campbell and F. W. Sloan
this week traded farm lands, the
transaction being an even swap. Mr.
Campbell gets 46 acres on the William
ette river between Independence and
Buena Vista, giving therefor 6S acres
near Oakdale, four miles west of Dal-
las. Both properties have improve
ments. Mr.. Campbell will plant hops
on his newly acquired ranch, which
already has yard of eight acres.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-15
Battle of Ballots Now On.

The primaries are being held today
and by midnight candidates for the
various nominations will be relieved
of the strain under which they have
been during the past week. In the
state campaign every republican can
didate for governor believes he has
the other fellow bested, while locally
there is uncertainty in many quarters.
The vote up to noon today was about
the average-possibly slightly in ex-
cess.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-15
Seek Aid From Citizens.

The Dallas baseball boys will give
a dance at the Armory tomorrow
night the object being to raise funds
with which to liquidate their indebt-
edness, which aggregates about 1928.
Thus far this season the games have
not been patronized, due in part to
unfavorable weather conditions, and
this puts the team in the hole fnanc-
ially.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-15
Big Special Sale.

The Bee Hive, as will be seen by
reference to the second page of The
Observer today, calls attention Of the
ladies of Polk county to its special
sale of seasonable goods now under
way. In fact every srticle in the
store is on sale at reduced prices.
Watch Tuesdays Observer for an
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-15
Prepare for Long Run

Fifty members of the Portland Mo
torcyele club are now putting them
selves in shape for the endurance run
to be held between Portland and
Roseburg and return, May 81, p
and %. An elaborate program has
been arranged by the men who will
take part in the contest.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-15
THE OBSERVER WILL FLASH RETURNS

between The Observer and The Oregonn this
will tonight fash State District and Local election from the
of the Dallas National Bank building the to the
building The used will be the best obtain
experienced will be charge Two additional te
installed the offices of Mr. Walter Tooze The oreg
mans local representative and with this well that OF the
telegraph will little delay presenting bulletins This service
interested the results of the primaries and The
supply the community Be
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-15
Change at Black Rock.

Mrs. P. Price has been appointed
Postmistress at Black Rock, vice Fred
j. Holman, resigned. This informa-
ton came yesterday in a telegram
from Congressman Hawley to Mr..
Holman, while the latter was in Dal-
las.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-15
THE HOP SITUATION.
Many Missing Hills Are Apparent
About Independence.

The Independence Monitor thus
sizes up the hop situation aruond In
dependence:
"Among the local growers, Tom
Fennell has planted 1000 hop roots
in missing hills and he may have 10
plant more. The Wiggin Richard
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-15
Greenwood School Closes.

Mrs. Neal of this city closed a sue
cessful term Of school at Greenwood
on Wednesday. Her son, Frank
Neal, is an applicant for the school
next term, Mrs. Neal having deter
mined not TO teach.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-15
Starts Newspaper at Sandy.

Mr.. Chas. Bennett, formerly of Dali
las, has engaged in the newspaper
business at Sandy, Oregon, the first
issue of this new publication appear
ing a fortnight since. Chas. Bennett
is a son of A. n. Bennett, the barber.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-15
Minister Asks Divorce.

Rev. Harry E. Marshall, pastor of
the First Baptist church of Salem has
filed suit for divorce from his wife,
Kittie NJ. Marshall, in the Marion
county circuit court, cruel and in
human treatment being charged.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-15
Visitnrs, nau at Normal.

Tomorrow will be visiting day for
a body Of 125 teachers of Portland,
who come here on a special excursion
to inspect the Oregon Normal.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-15
Iniicts Painful Wound.

Mr.. Fred Voget, of the Falls City
Lumber company. is nursing very
painful wound of the hand, inflicted
by himself with an axe while cutting
wood. A physician took several
stitehers to close the wound.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-15

The Commercial club will hold its
regular semi-monthly meeting next
Wednesday evening.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-15
Streets Will Be Oiled.

The city council has entered into a
contract with the Road 0iling COM
pany for greasing" about fifteen
miles of streets, and work will be
commenced within a day or two. The
price agreed upon is fraction over
9QI mar rniIa
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-03-06

WANTED-Good mich COW, fresh
in milk. Also good secondhand
one-horse wagon. w. R. WALL.