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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-02-19
County Spelling Contest

dale, Lone Star, Guthrie, Oakhurst
Highland, Broadmead, Fern, Distric
No. 73.
Fourth grade-0rchards View
Fern, Valley Junction, Pioneer, Sun
nyslope, Concord, Oakdale, Fir Grove
Popcorn, Montgomery, Buell., Fai
View, Gooseneck, Butler, Oakpoint
Orchards, Polk Station, Oak Grove
Ward, Bridgeport, Lewisville, Parker
Zena, Eola, Red Prairie, Smithfeld
Ballston, Salt Creek, Airlie, Bethel
Perrydale, Rickreall, Buena Vista
Black Rock, Mountain View, Dallas,
Monmouth
Fifth grade-Dallas, Monmouth,
Falls City, Smithfeld, Ballston, Air
lie, Perrydale, Rickreall, West Salem,
Buena Vista, Black Rock, Mountain
View, Hopville, Eola, Pedee, Bridge
port, Parker, Orchards, Polk Station,
Oak Grove, Gooseneck, Butler, Oak
point, Upper Salt Creek, Montgomery,
Sunnyslope, Oakdale, Guthrie, Oak
hurst, Highland, Rogue River, Valley
Junction, Fern.
Sixth grade-District No. 70, Or
chards View, Wildwood, Highland,
Mccoy, Guthrie, Liberty, Pioneer,
Sunnyslope, Oakdale, Crowley, Nc
Timmons Valley, Fir Grove, Enter
prise, Upper Salt Creek, Fair View,
Butler, Oakpoint, Orchards, Polk Sta
tion, Ward, Lewisville, Zena, Pedee,
Red Prairie, Smithfield, Salt Creek,
Bethel, Perrydale, Rickreall, Buena
Vista, Black Rock, Mountain View,
Dallas, Monmouth, Indepen-
1ence.
Seventh grade-Dallas, Monmouth,
independence, Smithfeld, Ballston,
Salt Creek, Airlie, Bethel, Rickreall,
Vest Salem, Buena Vista, Black
Rock, Mountain View, Hopville, Red
Prairie, Bridgeport, Lewisville, Par
:er, Orchards, Oak Grove, Gooseneck,
Butler, Buell., Montgomery, Enter :
rise, McTimmons Valley, Fir Grove, !
Oakdale, Lone Star, Lib .,
rty, Oakhurst, Highland, Rogue Riv- +
r, Valley Junction, Fern, District No. =,
3. 0
Eighth grade-District No. 73, =
ern, Broadmead, Valley Junction,
berry Grove, Oakhurst, Sunnyslope, B
ewisville, Oakdale, Lone Star, Crow
y, McTimmons Valley, Fir Grove,
uver, Harmony, Ellins, Buell., Or Il
lards, Polk Station, Oak Grove, fl
bridgeport, Lewisville, Smithfeld, O
allston, Buena Vista, Mountain Y
lew, Hopville, Dallas, Monmouth, Of
ct
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-02-19
Chapman Quits Job.

After five years service as publici.
ty manager of the Portland Com
mercial club, C. c. Chapman has ten
dered his resignation, effective April
l, and will enter private business.
Mr.. Chapman states he will publish a
weekly paper called "The Oregon
Voter" The periodical will discuss
various issues that will be brought
before the people at city and state
elections. He intimates that he will
publish some other periodicals also.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-02-19
Dissolution of Partnership.

Notice is hereby given that the firm
of Gohrke & Braden, is this day dis.
solved by mutual consent of the part
ners, l.. H. Gohrke retiring from the
firm. All bills due said firm are pay
able to ]. L. Braden, and all bills ow-
ing by said firm will be paid by him.
Dated this February Is, 1915.
L. H. GOHRKE
1O1-2t. J.L. BRADEN.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-02-19

BY Professor Thomas Shaw.

BY Professor Thomas Shaw
That a great saving will be effected
in transportation by turning food in
to meat and certain other products,
will be patent to all who have thought
upon the subject, but the extent of
the saving will surprise those who
have never been furnished with fig
ures bearing on this question. The
cost of carrying food products by rail
in the form in which they grow when
these belong to those classes Of food
that, through feeding may be turned
into more concentrated forms, is al
ways greater when carried in the
form in which nature produced them.
But the cost of such carriage differs
greatly in the different foods. It is
usually greater, of course, with in
crease in bulk and less with decrease
in the same.
The amount of saving effected in
the transportation of bulky goods can
not be given with exact precision, as
the results from feeding these will
differ somewhat when fed even 10 an
imals of the same class. But it may
be closely approximated. To make
two pounds of meat per day from a |
good 1OO0-pound steer per day from a
fattened would call for say 80 pounds
of good clover or alfalfa hay, of
which about IL pounds would be |
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-02-19

} were made from folders entirely, a
hay, corn fodder and grain crop
grown singly or in combination, bu
fed as hay, the saving effected woult
be considerably greater, as many
pounds more of these coarse food:
would be called for to make one
pound of the concentrate. The fur
ther fact should also be considered
that some bulky foods can not be
transportated at all because of their
weight.
Even grain in some of its higher
forms may be much more proftably
turned into animal products than if
sold directly. Take for instance
wheat. Five pounds of wheat judic-
iously fed, made into pork, should
produce one pound of pork. The saw
ing in freight in the wheat shipped
as pork, would be very material OF
course the saving thus effected and
the ultimate profit will be influenced
by relative values. If wheat were
dear and pork cheap, condition
which may sometimes happen, then
is may be wise to ship the wheat even
at a greater relative cost of transpor-
tation. But should wheat be very
cheap and pork be very dear, as was
the case in 1912, the saving effected
by judiciously turning the wheat into
pork will be very marked. Coarse
grains may in nearly all instances be
marketed directly.
There are some foods, however,
that because of their nature may not
De so easily turned into concentrated
sorrhs. for transportation. These in
'lude potatoes and apples. This fol-
ows first from the fact that they
Usually sell for relatively high
'rice in the natural condition. This
s true especially of apples. When,
or instance, apples sell for say So
OK at the Atlantic seaboard, though
arried across the continent, it is bet
er to pay the cost Of the long trans
ortation than to feed them to live
tock because of the relatively low q
alue they have for such a use. 1t q
ay, however, pay well in some in h
ances to turn potatoes into pork. v
ut generally they will prove more Il
'oitable when sold directly, except h
hen they are inferior in quality or o
inferior sorts. y y
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-02-19
Turning Food Into Meat

grain. The reduction in the weight
to be transported as meat compared
with the food used in making il
would be 2S pounds or SO per cent
If the food were turned into milk OF
cheese the comparison would be as
follows: To secure % pounds of
milk per day from dairy cow weigh
ing say 1000 pounds during a pro-
longed period of feeding wouli call
for say SO pounds of the same kind
of food of which say eight pounds
would be grain. The reduction in this
instance would be IA pounds or 80
per cent. If the milk were mace in
to cheese and 10 pounds are allowed
for one pound of cheese, the reduc-
tion in freight would be 1873 pounds
or "a per cent. If the milk were made
into butter and % pounds of milk
make one pound of butter, the reduc-
tion in freight is 35 pounds or 81 per
cent. 1t is thus evident that the re-
duction in freight from these pro-
duets into the concentrated forms
will be in the following or
der: Milk, beef, cheese, butter. This
means of course that beef, cheese and
butter may be transported long dis
tances, while the transportation of
milk will be relatively more costly,
since it is so much more bulky.
Suppose these concentrated foods |
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-02-19
TELLS HOW TO CON-
troll CHERRY GUMOSIS


In order to properly control cherry
: gumosis, County Fruit Inspector C. 0.
Constable issues the following bulle-
J tin:
Prof. Barss of the Plant Pathology
department, Oregon Agricultural co.
lege says: "The disease starts out in
late winter, enlarging the old injuries
and with still greater damage becom-
ing source of multitude of infec-
tions. The old cankers of last year
should be cleaned out and new infec-
tions should be watched and treated
as soon as discovered. The method is
simple, but thoroughness is essential.
With draw knife or other instru-
ment remove all the bark that is in
fected, being careful to cut out all the
discolored bark at the edges of the
cankers. Where there is evidence that
the canker is actively spreading up
and down the tree, one must cut well
beyond the point where the bark
shows discoloration in order to remove
all the infected substance. The wounds
should then be washed with | to 1000
solution of corrosive sublimate to dis
infect the surface. This is absolutely
necessary. Get the tablet and direc-
tions for making the right strength
from your drug store, keep in glass
can or bottle labeled poison, and ap-
ply with sponge or wet cloth to the
tree, wetting the cut surface well. A
short time should be allowed for the
surface to dry and unless the wound
is small some good pruning paint
made Of pure white lead and raw (not
boiled) linseed oil should be used to
protect the exposed wood from the at
lacks of the wound fungis and heart
'ots.
"1f you will bear with me I Will
rive You my observation of a young
herry orchard south of Salem that I
lave been watching for the past three
ears. When I first noticed it, it was
nder very high state of cultivation;
nut there was so many infections of
umosis that it seemed it would be i'm
ossble to cut out and treat the in ..
ections except at an enormous ex-
ense. | suggested that perhaps the Il
'ees were growing too fast caused by 4
ltense cultivation. For two wears
lie orchard has been plowed early in X
lie spring, narrowed down well; but r
uch less cultivation done in summer.
he results are, there has been a
'eat Improvement and every indica- V
on is that the owner will have very
tile trouble in keeping the disease
lder control in the future.
"Do not understand from the above
at | would recommend turning your
chard out to take care of itself.
'ok after it closely Give enough
ltivation to keep the trees in grow
condition. Keep your eye on the
ees as well as the soil and | believe r
u will get results. .''-Statesman.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-02-19
Eighth Grade Examination Given.

At the recent 8th grade examina
ton given by the county school super.
intendent, January Is, the following
pupils completed the work: Dallas
district No. 2, Virgil Brock; Dallas,
district No. 2, William Young; Dal-
las, district No. 2, Merle Ramey; Dal-
las, district No. 2, Edwin Serr; Dal-
las, district No. 2, Beatrice Spring
stien; Oakpoint, district No. 27, Imo-
gene Richards; Independence, district
No. 30, Henry Gentry; Independence,
district No. 80, Vera johnson; Inde-
pendenee, district No. 80, Charles
Dawes; Independence, district No. 80,
Claude Brown; Independence, district
No. 30, Doraine Dickinson; Indepen-
dence, district No. 20, Clayton Dick
son; Independence, district No. 80,
Mark I. Hanna; Independence, dis
trict No. 80, William Mckinney; In
dependence, district, No. 30, Leona
Gaines; Buena Vista, district No. 33,
Gail Prather; Montgomery, district
No. 80, Leo. P. Cox; Highland, dis
triet No. GA, Bertha Stapleton; High
land, district No. GA, William Prehn
Valley Junction, district No. SO, Cora
King.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-02-19
Play at Newberg Tonight,

The Dallas high school basketball
team will go to Newberg tonight, There
to try conclusions with the high school
basket tossers of that town. The To-
cal team is in good condition, and ex-
poets to come home with another vic
tory to its credit.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-02-19
Monmouth Pastor Leaves April 1.

Herbert F. Jones, pastor of the
Monmouth Christian church has re.
signed. On April 1 he will go to st.
Johns. Rev. W. A. Ward, Rev. K.
ID. Sicafoose, Rev. ]. NJ. Orrick, and
Rev. Herbert F. Jones are the four
ministers who have had places in the
church in that city during the past
three years.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-02-19
Irdependenca To Celebrate

The local X. of P. lodge is arrang-
ing to visit the Independence lodge
next Monday evening, the occasion be-
ing the ce,ebration of the anniversary
of the order.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-10-29
S95, 900 is STATE FAIR FUND
Sum Will Be Available When Ten
Acres Are Acquired.

MADISON, WIS. = When con-
demnation proceedings adding ten
acres to the state fair grounds on the
east are concluded, $4,000 will be
available for improvements on the
state fair grounds before the 1916
fair Before the money is available,
however, the deeds to the land must
be filed in the office Of the secretary
of state and the property duly accept
ed by Commissioner of Agriculture C.
P. Norgord
The new swine and sheep barns will
accommodate about $500 animals, and
the additional sections of the grand
stand will give the stand a total seat
ing capacity of $4,000, with seventy
two boxes each seating twelve per-
sons. There also will be about 10000
square feet of space in the new grand
stand for exhibits.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-10-29
PAROLED; KILLS WIFE,
AS He DID FIRST MATE
Iowa Ex-COnViCt ChOkeS Bride
to Death, Suicides.

CLINTON, IOWA - After strang-
ling his bride Of three weeks and then
throwing her body in the river, George
Channon, a paroled wife murderer,
hanged himself by a wire from a raft
er in a rural school building, accord
ing to a verdict returned by the cor
oner's jury holding an inquest over
Mrs. Channon's body, which was re"
covered from the river
When Channon's body was discov-
ed there was evidence that he had
made three suicide attempts before he
was successful. His wrist had been
slashed and a broken wire indicated
that a previous hanging effort had
failed.
Coincident with the finding of his
body it was discovered that the pair
had disappeared on the previous Sat
urday night after quarrel.
Investigation of Channon's record
developed the fact that he had been
paroled from the state refOrmatory in
Anamosa, to which he had been sent
for cutting the throat of his first wife.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-10-29
DOUGLAS, ARIzy is
IN FEAR OF BATTLE
Senator AShurSt Asks Washing
ton for Protection.

WASHINGTON = On behalf of
citizens of Douglas, Ariz., Senator Ash
urst asked the state and war depart
ments for proper protection of the city
by American troops in the event of an
engagement between Carranza and
Villa forces. The fight, which is eX-
pected to be a serious one, is likely to
take place at any time when Carranza
troops, after being transported through
American territory, have passed over
the Mexican border.
Senator Ashurst said he had the
promise of the war department to dis
patch a sufficient NUMBER of troops to
Douglas to protect the city from the
fire of either Villa or Carranza forces.
Ell Paso, Tex, Oct. 2S.-Confiscation
of the Chihuahua plant of the Ameri-
can Smelling and Refining company
by the Villa state government of Chi
huahua was announced by C. l.. Baker,
legal representative of the corporation.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-10-29
WISCONSIN GETTING
READY FOR Big BOOM
Items CuIIed from One News
paper Issue Significant.

MILWAUKEE,, WIS.-That Wiscon-
sin is partaking of the revival of bus
mess and preparing to participate on
a larger scale is indicated by items of
news cleaned from correspondents of
Milwaukee papers. Here are some
paragraphs culled from a single issue
of a morning paper published here:
Ashland-The North Western road
is reported to have ordered 500 new
steel ore cars for use on the Goebic
range.
Beloit-Dur1ng the last summer more
high-priced homes have been erected
in Beloit than in any previous year.
Bara is experiencing
boom in the building line this season.
Aside from the Ringing $125,0OO opera
house, Herfoot's canning factory, and
extensive additions to the Island wool
en- mills, large automobile garage is
being constructed.
Birchwood-One of the best roads
in northern Wisconsin is being laid
between here and Angus, two and one
haif miles, and when completed prom
Uses to be of great srvice to farmers.
Beloit-The North Western Molding
Sand company has been organized
here 1t will supply several of the big
Beloit foundries and also ship to out
side firms. The Warner auto trailer,
to be attached to the rear of any make
of automobile, is to be manufactured
in this city A. P. Warner, who, with
his brother, was formerly engaged in
the manufacture Of the Warner auto
meter, is head of the company.
Chilton-Farmers in the town of
Calumet this week are to launch re-
clamation project that will convert
5000 acres of swamp into productive
farm land.
Depere-The second annual COM
munity institute for Depere will be
given here this week, beginning on
Wednesday. One of the features will
be a free dinner to the farmers on
Wednesday, at which the business
men of this city will wait on the
tables. =
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-10-29
Chance for Hunters,

A peculiar feature Of Borneo is that
it is practically an immense game pre-
serve. The white inhabitants are gov
eminent officials, planters and bust
ness men, and have neither time nor
inclination to do any hunting. The
result is that the game with which the
country abounds is rarely disturbed.
Elephants and rhinoceroses are so
plentiful that they are nuisance to
rubber and cocoanut estates by de-
stroying young trees.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-10-29
SERBIA DOOMED
BRITISH BELIEF
II Is Thought Nish is Gut Off
by Bulgaria.
LINE NEARLY ACROSS COUNTRY

Lord Lansdowne Tells Peers Teutons
and BuIgars Are Crushing Little
Kinqdom-French Claim CANT eu-
tonic Allies Now Hold All Points
on Danube.
LONDON, ENG. - Developments
came thick and fast in the Balkan sit
uation, leaving critics here gloomy
with the belief that the danger of an
Inhalation of the main Serbian army
is increasing hourly, despite the ut
most efforts of the allies to reach
vital positions with achievements
sufficient to save the nation from COM
plete collapse. Standing out in the
news of the day were the following
events:
Lansdowne Highly Skeptical.
Lord LansdOwne declared before the
house of lords that it was highly i'm
probable the Serbians could withstand
for any length of time the attacks Of
the Austro-Germans and Bulgarians.
It was officially announced that alb
sOlutelv no word had been received
from Nish, the capital of Serbia, for
three days, forcing the conclusion that
the city has been isolated by the Bull
CARS and is doomed to speedy capture.
A news dispatch from Berlin an
nounced that all Serbian ports on the
Danube had been captured, and Prot,
east of Nish, had been surrounded and
was doomed to immediate capture.
Berlin officially announced the Aus
trian capture of the heights east of
Vicegrad, near the Austro-Serbian from
tier
BuIgars and Teutons Near Juncture.
The Bulgarians advanced to within
a few miles of a junction with their
Teutonic allies, putting terrific new
pressure on the Serbians il the north.
The Bulgarians advanced westward
from Uskup throwing their lines near
" across Southern Serbia, and cutting
all lines of communication to the
northern armies except by wagon
roads. One report announces the Bull
gar capture of Prissend, within five
miles of the border, west of Uskup.
Sir Edward Grey announced to the
House of Commons the lapse of Bri-
tain's offer of Cyprus to Greece to re-
turn for participation against Bull
garia.
Way to Turkey Opened.
The chief hope for the allies in the
days report lies in an official state
ment from Paris, which denies reports
of French defeats by the Bulgars on
the Vardar River. The statement also
claims the French capture, with Ser
bian aid, of the city of Strumitza, but
this is said to have taken place on
October %, and subsequent news dis
patches indicate the Bulgarians now
have control of the city.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-10-29
Visits InfreQuert.

The greatest locust year is univer
sally considered by men living today
to have been in 1868. The next stimuli
taneous appearance of the thirteen and
seventeen year locusts is figured to
take place in 2OS7, consolation to
the present generation, indeed. Many
superstitions are recorded in connec'
ton with the appearance of the locust.
One of the most popular is that
which holds the figure on it's wings,
which resembles a w, to forecast war.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-10-29
1,454 SLAVS ARE CAPTURED
Berlin Reports Won Hindenburg "Re.
capturing" 3 oints in Russia.

BERLIN - The war Office state
ment says that in the northern
part of the Russian front, Field Mar
shall Won Hindenburg's army has again
crossed the Illoukst district, and re-
south the Austrian army of Prince
Leopold repulsed Russian attacks east
of Baranovichi and south of Vygonov-
skoye Lake.
The army of General Won Linsingen
has stormed the Russian position east
of Kolki and west of Czartorysk, and
repulsed a Russian counter attack.
Four officers, 1850 men and ten ma
chine guns were captured
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-10-29
GOVERNORS SALARY SAVED
But Item of Economy Comes by An
other Job Remaining Vacant.

MADISON, WIS. = Whether by
design, inadvertence of pure neglect,
Governor Philip is working, for the
present, an economy that is savir
to the state the amount of his salary
as governor, $416.16 per month.
This result comes through the ex-
ecutive's failure or refusal-there is
some question as to which it is-to
appoint a successor to T. S. Adams,
who has resigned as tax commissioner.
The salary of the tax commissioner is
the same as that of the governor.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-10-29
Uses of Gypsum.

Crude gypsum is used in Portland
cement manufacture, for soil dressing,
as an adulterant in -four, sugar and
baking powder, and in the manufacture
of crayons. Blocks Of clear, white
gypsum called alabaster are used by
artists and sculptors. So it may be
seen that ancient Egyptians were
aware of the use of one of our most
valuable modern materials when they
plastered the cornmodious sides of old
Cheops with gypsum
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-10-29
First publication Oct. %, 1918
Notice OF Hearing.
OF WISCONSIN

CTATE OF WISCONSIN,
- County Court for Rock County-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at special term
of the County Court, to be held in and Tor SAID
County, at the Court House, in the City OF
GAINESVILLE, in said County. on the third Tues
day, being the 10th day of November, l9l5,
at O'Clock a.. M, the following matter Will De
heard and considered:
The application of D. w. North and Lucy NJ
Collins for the adjustment and allowance OF
their account as executors of the will OF MILO
c. Collins, late of the city of Edgerton, IN sang
county. deceased and for the assignment OF
the residue of said estate to such other per
sons as are by law and under said will entitled
thereto, and for an allowance for support I'M
der said will.
Dated October 18th, 1915.
BY the Court,
CHARLES L. FIFIELD, County Judge.
Paul n. Grubb. Attorney for the Estate.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-10-29
Take Care of That Itching.
Itching Borders on Eczema.

Do you regard that itching as SER
ious thing? 1t is! Unless you begin to
fight it with DR.. Hobson's Eczema
Ointment. the disease is likely to cling
on for months and years. Scores of
grateful users say: why did we
waste those months and years in agony
when so tested remedy was on the
market. This ointment is no expert
ment; it is absolutely healing in its
power. Do not allow it to become SER
ious. Buy box today to fight the be-
ginning of eczema. SOC a box. 2