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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17
ANTIOCH.

Antioch, December 15-The plate
social given by the teacher and pa
irons of District 80 was very much
of a success. The money raised will
buy candy and nuts for the Christmas
tree, to be given December % at An
tioch. The pupils will render a short
program with the aid of the teacher.
A great many improvements in the
school have been made since the be-
ginning of the year, all but one star
has been given us and the children
have earned the twelfth by raking up
all of the leaves these few beautiful
days. A roof will be built over the
school house, porch to keep the rair
out. The lumber has been hauled.
Miss Minnie Wunders is expected
home for Christmas. Miss Wunders
is teaching in Eastern Oregon. near
Moro.
There are thirty-eight pupils en-
rolled at Antioch this term, with all
grades but one.
The pupils Of Antioch are very anx-
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17
CROWLEY.

Miss Pearl bennett was a Dallas
visitor the first of the week.
Quite a number from this neighbor.
hood attended the basketball game
at Riekreall Friday night.
Homer White of Walla Walla ar.
rived here on Thursday of last week
and is spending a few DAYS with his
father, NJ F. White. His family ex.
poets to arrive here during the pres
ent month.
Mrs. G. c. Smith went to Corvallis
Friday to see her brother. Dow Coul.
ter. who is seriously i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Never and daugh.
ter of Smithfeld were Sunday visitors
at Kaner Trent's.
Bill Elting and Barnum Shreeve OF
Dallas were callers here Saturday
evening.
Milton Hamilton arrived home last
week after spending a few months in
Washington.
Quite a number from this neighbor-
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17

meet to hold a union watch night meet
inc New Years eve. They expect TO
have a surprise for all.
] Laten and wife of Independence
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. L. Z.
Lee Sunday. NJ
The citizens of Monmouth met Mon
day evening and nominated the fol-
lowing ticket to be voted on the last
Monday in this month. For mayor,
7 L. Murdock; recorder, Walter
Brown: councilmen, D. M. Hampton
and John Riddle; treasurer, William
Smith; marshal, the present eneum-
bent, Frank Moreland.
Arthur Tallman has three COWS and
is going into the dairy business in
earnest.
GUY Hewitt was in town Monday
on business.
Saturday being Grange day. the
farmers and their 600 wives come
hocking into town, loaded down with
good things to eat.
The Evangelical people are going
to have Christmas tree next Thurs
day evening.
The bazaar held last SATURDAY. by
the Ladies' Aid society Of the Evan
gelical church was a grand success fl
nancially.
James Short, west of town. came to
Monmouth Tuesday with his fine span
of black horses and fine covered car
riage and stopped in front of the
creamery. His horses became fright
ened at something, running away and
doing considerable damage.
Mrs. Ogsly's son lost a fine pony
Monday night from lung fever.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17
Polk County Brietzets
By Observer Wr1terS

ry Domes of Mccoy Saturday nlght
C. H. Farmer was shipping hogs to
Portland Tuesday.
M. F. White and son Homer were
Dallas callers Saturday.
Miss Irene Molander, our teacher
and Miss Carrie Dahm, Oak Point S
teacher, were Independence business
visitors last Saturday.
Albin George and Mabel Becker
and Miss Emma Montgomery were
Dallas visitors last Saturday.
Johnnie Walker has been hauling
sand, gravel and bricks for William
Steel. =,
C. H. Farmer attended the stock
show in Portland last week.
A. M. Holmes has been spending
several days in Dallas.
Cass Riggs returned home from
Portland Sunday.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17
SUNNY SLOPE.

Mr. and Mrs. w. H. Tice returned
to their home Wednesday after a sew.
eral days visit at the Shipley home
John Dove, a former resident of
this county and Benton county, but
now residing in Canada, is visiting his
brother Dave.
Fall sown grain in this vicinity is
looking quite thrifty.
Mr.. Town is having considerable
fir wood cut. Welch and Cody are
doing the work.
R. NJ Bosley has set a new record.
He and Doc. Egleston and three sons
went skunk hunting Saturday and got
five out of one tree. His neighbors
have not quarantined him yet.
James Short has been in Portland
on business for the past week.
Mrs. J. d. Howsman has recovered
her usual health.
There was a fair attendance at the
Literary society Friday evening.
Miss Ruby Rasmussen attended the
institute at Independence Saturday.
Miss Porter. a Normal school STU
dent. visited Miss Rasmussen Friday
evening.
W. NJ. Fishback is reported on the
road to recovery from the injuries he
sustained in a fall recently.
During the recent heavy rains a
landslide on the south slope of Mt.
Wimple almost bloekaded the road.
1t has been cleared away and but lit
tie damage was done. The roads in
that vicinity are getting very miry.
Our road supervisor, J. A. Tether-
ow. was viewing our mudholes one
day the past week.
John Yeater visited Monmouth
Monday.
Mr.. BOsley is improving the time
this wet weather cutting his next win
ter's wood.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17
PUTNAM HILL,

{ Lentz spent the weekend with
his family. Mr.. Lentz is a street ear
conductor in Portland.
Leonard New of Portland is visit
ing his uncle. W. R. New.
j. W; kenney is trying the expert
ment of blasting holes to set his fruit
trees IN. He expects to set six or sew
en- hundred cherry trees in this wav.
Ben Miller. wife and little daugh-
ter visited relatives in Salem over
Sunday.
ID; Hyre of Garden Garden Road
Maroon county. purchased of Vie
Brothers Salem, the thirty-acre fruit
farm formerly belonging to Marion
putnam and is moving his family TO
their new home.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17
BALLSTON.

F. j. Bissell and Richard Clantield
shipped several veal to Portland We'd
nesday.
Earl Sampson has been working fol
w. H. Morris at Broadmead.
Mr.. Jones and Mr.. Price, old neigh
bors of w. B. Bowman in Eastern
Oregon, were visiting him this week.
The high school students did not
give their play Friday night, one of
the players having been sick, but will
give it Thursday night.
The Odd Fellows are making ar
rangements for the installation of
their officers and a supper for them
selves and families at their meeting,
the first Wednesday in January
Frank Maness, Henry Butler and Pc
ter Price are the committee.
Mrs. Annie West of Willamina Wis
tied at the home of her brother, Hen
ry Butler, Thursday night, while on
her way to North Dallas to visit her
daughter, Mrs. Matte James.
Mrs. T. J. Short attended the thir-
tieth wedding anniversary of Mr.. and
Mrs. Abe Woods at Sheridan Thurs
day.
Zebedee Smith, formerly of this
place, died at his home at Dayton
Friday, death being due to paralysis.
The funeral and burial occurred there
Saturday. His wife, two sons and
five daughters survive him.
Mr.. De Long had eight fine cows
condemned for tuberculosis this week
T. j. Newbill, who is engaged in ed
ucational work in the state of Wash
ington, visited his mother here few
days during the week.
C. l.. Gibson and Norman Barnett
gave a shooting match on the former S
farm near town Saturday.
Mrs. 7. j. Short gave a progressive
Five Hundred party at her home here
Saturday night in honor of Miss Au-
drey Dennison of McMinnville, who
has been visiting there. Capital and
BOBBY prizes were awarded, the for
mer going to Carl Gregg and Miss
Doris Ball and the latter to Gerald
Tillery and Miss Dennison, after
which the tables were cleared and
light refreshments were served. The
occasion was enjoyed by all those
present. Those present were as fol-
lows: Misses Audrey Dennison, Dor
is Ball, Zelma Butler, Mildred, Marie
and Emily Short, Frank Willers. Carl
Gregg, Orval Harris, Isom Ken
worthy, Jay Sechrist, Lawrence New
bill, Percy Haynes, Roy Allen, Ger
aid Tillery, Richard Short, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. E. Reece and little daughter,
Evelyn, and Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Short. |
Herbert Poynter was in McMinn |
Vile on business Saturday.
A. NJ. Tillery and son. Gerald. Pro-
'essor J. B. Hatch, w. R. Gregg, Hen
y Butler and Miss Doris Ball were
Sheridan visitors Saturday.
w H. Sears, who has been quite
lick the past week is improving.
G. w. Newbill. Bert Brooks and G.
1. Ball and son Chester attended Elks
odge at McMinnville Thursday night.
The little son of Mr.. Rose. who
ives in the Albert Yocom house, is
uite sick with pneumonia.
The public school teachers are max
ng preparations to give a Christmas
'rogram at the W. 0. W. hall Christ
mas eve.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17
OAKDALE

Word has been received from the
Durling family, who moved from here
to Idaho about five years ago, that
they are going to move from there to
Washington, as they do not like the
severe cold weather there.
Mrs. n. Hughes spent several days
in Dallas with her daughter, Mrs.
Newton Guy last week.
Jim Robinson of Falls City has
moved his family to the Lloyd Smith
place Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Mcdonald
visited Dallas Monday.
Thos Card is building a road from
his house to his wood saw, which runs
by water power from the creek on the
western part of his place.
Bruce and NJ. d. Miller are plow-
ing their big prune and walnut or
chard.
Mrs. Thos. Card was quite sick with
bilious attack this week.
Mrs. George Robinson ran the end
of a crochet hook in her finger a few
days ago. 1t was only slight wound.
but inflammation set in and she has
been having very painful finger.
She is little better at this writing.
Elrov jackson set three traps in
Bear Hollow and caught a chipmunk
a house rat and Mr.. Stanton's S dog.
He'll be catching some of the negh-
bors next.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Smith visited
at Jim Hubbard's Sunday.
Jim Hubbard and Thos. Wright are
grubbing for Jim.
Mrs. W. L. Skipton of Salem visit
ed Mrs. John Farley Tuesday.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17
OAK GROVE

Otto Hansen of Salem was a caller
here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. viii Davidson of Salem
attended grange here Saturday.
Charley Mangus was hauling more
lumber last week for Seth Fawk. who
is building a barn.
l. A. Allen was a Salem caller the
middle of last week.
w. W. Fawk took sorae hogs to Me-
Coy Monday for Hugh Farmer to
ship.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pardo were Rickreall
callers Monday.
Nern Kraber of Dallas called here
Monday.
r. J. Williamson and family and
F. Nj. Edgar and family spent Sun
day at J. W. Edgar's.
A goodly crowd was in attendance
at the grange here Saturday.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17

preacher was in Washington at the
time. and could not be there for the
burial.
Bernice Wicklander is going 80
school now.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Meyer of Dali
las were in this neighborhood Tues
day.
Peter Neufeldt was here over Sun
day, and returned to Portland Sunday
afternoon. He is not well.
Jacob Kliewer, son of John Kliew-
er, is quite sick with the la grippe.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17

ious for Supervisor Parsons or Super
intendent Seymour to come out ano
give them the twelfth star, and the
standard pennant as they have beer
working to get it before Christmas.
The Antioch school has had Ga Wis
itors since October 4.
j. E. Allen and Mr.. Walter John
son built the schoolhouse porch.
Mrs. Wanda Fenton, the Antioch
teacher, attended the institute at In
dependence last Saturday.
MIsTLEToE.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. |. Bursell, Mr.. and
Mrs. C. Nelson and daughter Bessie
attended the grange in Monmouth
Saturday.
Henry Larsen, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Larsen, had the misfortune to
break his arm last week.
Mr.. VIM. Riddell and son Edward
attended the stock show in Portland
last week.
Robert and Martin Austin and Mr..
johnson made trip to Kings Valley
last week and brought home several
hundred head of sheep.
Miss Mary Padden is taking the
teachers examination in Dallas this
week.
Mr.. Lester Riddell and sister Mable
have returned from a ten days visit
at the coast.
j. D. Holman and family spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. F. X. Hull at
EHull's spring ranch.
Mr. Bowman of Central Oregon has
moved his family on Drs. Stats and
Bollman farm of Pleasant valley.
Miss Marjorie Holman spent the
weekend with her parents of Pleas
ant Valley.
VIM. Schroeder has moved to
North Dallas to make his home.
Arthur Moore will leave for Tilla-
nook on business, in few days.
Miss Mary Padden spent Sunday
at the home of C. Nelson and family.
John Bogynski of Washington ar
rived home last week for visit with
his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Douglas of
Wells, Oregon, visited from Thursday
to Saturday with their daughter and
son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. R. II. Smith
of Mistletoe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Standard were Sun
day callers at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. F. Smith.
Arthur Moore of Mistletoe spent
several days last week assisting in
the inventory of the stock of goods
at Monmouth which Mayor johnson
recently sold to Mr.. Walker of Buell..
Mrs. VIM. Bogynski of Mlstletce,
who has been seriously i'll at the home
of her daughter in Salem, is improv-
ing slowly.
Mr.. J. F. Smith killed a fine veal
last week, and delivered it to Dallas.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17
MONMOUTH

Mr.. and Mrs. Burshett of Hepner.
Eastern Oregon. are visiting their
daughter, who Is attending the Nor
NAL.
P. E. Chase left Monday for his
home at Lake. Lake county. East
ern Oregon. His wife will visit rela-
tives in Monmouth during the winter.
Albert Tetherow and wife Of Luck
iamute were in town on business Mon
day.
[. + Herren sold a nice lot Of pota-
toes for a dollar a hundred.
The different churches in town ex-
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17
SMITHFIELD

Seven of the surrounding neighbors
are cutting wood.
Mrs. John Diehm and daughter.
Elizabeth. were recent y;sitorS 'atei lei
Mrs; T, }. Heinrehs near Dallas.
The Smithfeld school children and
the Sunday school will unite and have
a christmas program on Friday svon
ing. December "a. e'eii-
Rev. J. P. Neufeldt was CALI, =.
rratum, east of Salem. to hold a ser.
mon Tor Mr.. Meyer. who diei. T5e;r
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17

Owing to the fact that our room is limited, ana
that we desire to devote more space to our s'eaai
growing stationery business, we are selling many
of our larger FRAMED PICTURES at cost, or
lower.
We are not going out of the picture BUSINESS
but are reducing our stock to make room for more
stationery and Office furniture
You will never have another opportunity like
this to buy FRAMED PICTURES at Eastern
wholesalers prices We have hundreds OF pic
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17
HAYTER'S : BOOK /: STQ
The Store Where Little Money Will Buy Many Gifts.

Avin Brown is doing quiz
plowing on the McCrow f,n
j. P. Neufeldt and JOh
were Salem visitors Tuesilr
The Christmas vacation N
with a spell of chilly weltl
AIRLIE,
Mrs. j. F. Ulrich and DAD
tended the institute al Ind
Saturday.
Miss Jeffries and Miss ID
tended the institute Saturdr'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-22

produce Of neighboring farms. working
out some and going gladly down to see
the train come in. A nice town OF nice
people. one Of the 1914 gardens of Eden
so common in pastoral Iowa. But now
all is excitement there. The serpent
has entered. wriggled and fishwalked
and foxtrotted In. The peaceful edenic
calm is busted.
Today the city council lis "hesitat-
ing" reversing" A dancing club has
demanded the use of the city hall
From far X c. and st. Joe and other
places where modern dances have
ceased to appall, have come the tango
and the foxtrot and other contortions
strange and even shocking to the UNI
accustomed Farragut eye. Shall these
evolutions and gymnastics be per-
formed within the city hall? That Is
the question. Some say yes. Others
rise up in indignant protest. And
there's your council.
Young folks act like Sam Hill now
adays. Why in Farragut can't the!
stick to the good old aliemand left and
ladies turn and birdie in the cage?
Were these the program no doubt the
town council OF Farragut would be ac-
corn,nodGting and the councilmen and
u1ayor himself unbend to shake foot
and emulate old Mr. FeZziwig upon
must be unholy writings and inane
trotting ard kickings high and low, and
bendinys and WRITINGS. So the council
stands aghast as John the Baptist
might have stood had he been present
when the historical young woman
turned the Herodian head with what
the modern terpsichorean performance.
And the plight of John is not vastly
different from that of the town council
of Faragut. If they grant Il : hail the
ak awaits them in the hands OF the
Mortified. III they refuse the dancing
club becomes q band of danites and
sxecutioners. There Is Too Much
Mustard" in the situation for Farragut.
Paving has its troubles for council
men Purchase of this and of that.
explanation OF where the money went
and for what, refusal to vacate an
alley. LOT of things make life hard for
councilrnen in general; but the climax
ie NJ Frarraput where the councilmen
are 1rottiug between the devilish tango
and the deep sea of the populace.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-22
Visiting neishbor.. exchange
800 AND COSTS.
Shenandoah Review

II cos; couple OF young men 800
Tor the doubtful privilege OF indulg-
Ing in fight on Shenandoah streets
recently and they had sundry doc
tor bills TO pay. TOO. The public senti-
'i.ent view OF the matter Is an interest
ing one. II seems to be divided about
nall nd-half-that Is half OF the peo-
pie seem TO think 800 Is very reason
able price to charge for disturbing the
( peace OF Shenandoah streets and one
nalc Of the people seem to think it too
nigh price TO charge.
1t occurs 70 use that the price is
really very cheap If It were to be-
come centrally known tina, the union
price Of fist fights on local streets
was 800 per, there would be, ne figure.
an enviable scarcity of such escapades.
And that. OF course, would suit every
one.
There have been too many such
scrapes lately-a fight Of some kind Is
I becoming too frequent an occurrence
Judge Castle has adopted the correc,
way to correct the condition and he
should be backed up in 1t.
The fellow VINO figures a hundred
dollars is too fierce price to pay for
a bloody nose and a few minutes ham
nering at somebody else's nose still has
cheap course open to him--he can
obey the Law and remain decent, law.
l abiding citizen.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-22
kAeelse At CAPITOL EXTENSION

An assemblyman from Clarke coun-
Ity proposes to repeal the capitol ex-
tension measure. This Mr.. Egglcstcn
AYERS that he has much supper, among
democrats and has talked much with
repu blicans His idea Is that the agri-
eulturalists are crashing their teeth
over the slight individual cost Of max
ing Iowas capitol decenrly comparable
with other state capitols.
If Mr.. Eggieston is in earnest he IS
due 70 suffer sure disappointment.
His proposition to repeal will not gain
much attention in The legislature or
any serious support He Is also mis-
taken as 10 the sentimen. among the
agriculturists. They are satisfied TO
see the capitol properly improved and
brought up 10 an Approximate stand
ard worthy Of Iowa. The vote Of last
! tall decided the matter. II was lead
/ Ing issue If not the only real Issue Of
! the campaign. And it was decided very
plainly by those who ara the final
adjudicators Of all political matters.
II Mr. Eggleston. Of Clarke. is using
the proposition 10 repeal the measure
as q spotlight he viii End j, more or
less useful Limelight however has
It's disadvantages. II shows up flaws
as plainly as it makes superiority
manifest.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-22
SIAIE PARKS.

The Burlington Hawkeye is in favor
OF state parks, big state parks and
stocking them with native birds and
game and suggests:
Here is an opportunity for Iowa mil
lionaires VINO desire 70 60 something
for the state that has done so much for
them, and who believe that for the
present We are amply supplied with
colleges, hospitals and libraries The
suggestion is not copyrighted, and
there is no string of any kind tied TO
it. And there w!ll be great rejoicing
all over the state IL Il is accepted and
acted upon, For in surprisingly snort
time the people would discover what
they never dreamed before. that Iowa.
even more than some of the other
states. needs a few state parks for the
birds and all sorts of game, and at the
same time as a place Of rest and rec
reation for her own Woodworking peo-
pie.
Passing over any arguments pro and
contra on state parks and their equip
rnent. why is it necessary to make the
state OF Iowa dependent upon Iowa
millionalres" for anything the state ac-
tually needs and should have?
Iowa has certainly got beyond the
begging stage. OF course, when any
millionaire desires to shcw public spirit
and provide at his own expense parks
or what not ne should be encouraged
and the gift accepted in the spirit it
was made. But this idea that Iowa isn't
able To buy and pay for improvements
and needs and proper advancement
scarcely matches the assertions OF
Iowa's wealth and progress and pros
yerity.
There is no reason why a rich and
prosperous state should go into the
msndicant market for the things l,
needs and is abundantly able to pay
| for. The state parks is an incidenta.
! matter In all matters of moment and
expenditure for proper purposes lowe
| is able to get what she needs and u
pay for It, And there liz no reason VIII,
/ she shouldn't pay for what she gets
| One millionaire or hundred is might,
small potatoes compared with thu
wealth Of Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-22
TERMS:
DAN HAMILTON 100

Welcome the new democracy-for 1t
is a new democracy which boldly aligns
itself against the saloons and the liquor
traffic.
Dan Hamilton Of Sigourney, former
democratic congress man, a type of the
best the democratic party has to put for
ward, probability in view OF the char
acier Of the president IS successor to
Judge Smith Mcpherson as federal
judge, has declared himself definitely
against the saloon MIR Hamilton,
in common with other leading demo-
Gratis of the state. has been classed with
the so-caled liberals His letter to
Representative Crozier. however, is a
declaration OF opposition to saloons
and pledge TO the support OF dry
measures. ASKED If his letter might
be made public Mr.. Hamilton charac
teTistically replied that he had decided
and didn't care hog vide publicity was
given his decision. Which vas like Dan
Hamilton.
our parry has been designated as
me whiskey party long enough. have
been one vino was liberal in his views
unit! discovered that liberality is not
what The liquor interests desire. They
wish 70 control absolutely all legisla-
ton II their interest" thus Dan W
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-22


New York-More light was thrown
on the demand Of Secretary of State
Bryan for jobs for Deserving demo-
Gratis" In the public service IN Santo
Domingo at the hearing Of charges Of
unfitness brought against James N.
Sullivan. American minister to Santo
Domingo. Commissioner Phelan. who
is sitting the evidence against Sullivan,
recalled Walker w. Wick. former re-
ceiver general OF customs in Santo
Domingo. who received the letter from
Secretary Bryan inquiring regarding
patronage which was introduced in ev.
idence.
Did you reply to this letter of Secs
rotary Bryan's?" asked Phelan.
Il did"
Did you make any appointments for
him.
mo, sir"