davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-10-01
GEN. PROSPERITY DUE
BANK SUPERINTENDENT SAYS
CONFIDENCE RETURNING.
Condition Of States Banking Institu-
tions Indicates Recovery Of Coun-
try From Financial Depression.

State Superintendent Of Banks Sar-
gent today, in announcing his state
ment showing the condition Of all
banks in the state at the close Of bus
mess on September 2, declared that
it showed that business was rapidly
recovering from the general depres-
sion and predicted it would soon re-
turn to normal conditions.
Confidence of the people Of Ore
gon in the future, and rapid recov-
cry from the general depression in all
lines Of trade, is evidenced in the
statement" he said. although the
total demand deposits of all the banks
in the state, including balances due
to other banks, show decrease Of
$6,212,476.65 for the year, there has
been steady increase during the past
two or three months, this statement
showing an increase Of $1,813, ,538.12
since the statement Of June 23, 1915.
"Time and savings deposits con-
tinue to grow and have now reached a
grand total of $37 ,520,873.17, an in
cItdSt VI pA,Jf J,uf zoo Sluct Tie kJcp-
tember statement of last year.
"Dediscounts with the federal re-
serve bank amount to $140,31520,
having increased only $36, ,325.57 since
the June call. Other rediscounts
and bills payable amounting to $2,-
533, ,430.30, are unusually high at this
time Of the year. This is due to the
fact that farmers do not seem to be
disposed to sell their crops but are
holding for higher prices. This item
shows an increase of 81 ,154, ,743.36 ov-
er the statement Of September IL,
1914.
"The national banks of the state
now have an investment of $461, ,783.-
"a in the stock of the federal reserve
bank and are carrying reserve bal
ances with that institution amounting
to 81 ,454 4,509.41.
'sThe statement as whole makes
a most satisfactory showing and in
dicates a rapid growth of business
during the past two months and an
early return to normal conditions. The
banks are carrying good reserves and
are in a position to meet all legiti-
mate demands"
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-10-01
PUTNAM HILL.

Prune drying is over, the crop was
not as heavy this year as usual. A
great many of the prunes were effect
ed with a dry rot.
Mr.. Cowdell, who has had charge
of Mrs. Savage's farm the past year,
expects to start to California with
his family this week. Miss Cook, a
sister of Mrs. Cowdell, will accom-
pany them.
Ralph st. Pierre of California is
visiting at the home of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. st. Pierre.
Mrs. j. j. Hedden has been with
her daughter, Mrs. P. A. Beeman of
Scotsburg the past two months, and
returned home on Monday.
Jim Mccoy is at home again.
Frank ellison had well drilled
in his prune orchard last week.
Mrs. w. E. st. Pierre is spending
the week in Salem with her daugh-
tiers, the Misses Mable, Lucille, and
Ella. Mable and Lucille are students
at the Willamette university, and Ell
la is senior at the Salem high school.
S. A. Edwards has charge of the
Kennedy cherry orchard, and at pres
ent is hauling rock off the land.
Mr.. Stubblefield was an over Sun
day visitor at the home of his. sister,
Mrs. Ben Miller.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-10-01
BATTLING AGAINST Sin
EVANGELIST TAYLOR TO OPEN
MEETINGS IN DALLAS.
Church Organizations Join in Cam
paign, Which Will Probably Con-
tinue Several Weeks.

A union evangelistic campaign will
be launched in Dallas tonight by the
evangelical churches of the city, the
several denominations having secured
the services Of Evangelist Geo. w.
Taylor of Los Angeles and Chicago
to conduct the series Of meetings. Mr..
Taylor is widely known in this coun-
try, having conducted religious meet
ings in many Of its leading cities, and
his accomplishments as a winner Of
souls for the Master are characterized
as remarkable. He has occupied the
lyceum platform for several years.
Born and reared in Kentucky, his
southern humor, together with his
strong denunciation of sin in its null
tiplicity ~of forms, and his forceful
manner of presenting gospel facts, have
given him foremost place among
the prominent evangelists of the day.
As many residents of. Dallas will
remember, Mr.. Taylor held meetings,
several years ago, in the old Univer-
sity Tabernacle, where 1858 people
were converted. At that time the
Statesman stated that "Mr. Taylor
drew the largest crowds ever assem-
bled under one roof in Salem, over
5000 persons being present on sever
al different occasions.
Mr.. Taylor will be assisted by his
son, Paul B. Taylor, soloist and mus
ical director, who has been travelling
with Evangelist Campbell during the
past year. The large chorus, which
will be feature of the meetings, will
be under his direction. All singers
in Dallas, regardless of church affili-
alton, are requested to be present at
the Evangelical church tonight. There
will be rousing song service pre-
ceding the address each night.
After Sunday night the services
will probably be held in the armory,
it being the opinion of the ministers
Of the city that greater accommoda-
tions will be necessary by that time.
This, however, has not been definitely
decided upon.
The evangelical ministers Of Dallas,
as well as Mr.. Taylor, extend most
cordial invitation to all to attend
theSe meetings.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-10-01
Breaking the Routine.

Sheriff Orr put his Ford TO person
al rather than county use yesterday
and turned its wheels toward Salem
there to enjoy the fair, where he and
Mrs. Orr spent most of the day. To-
day Deputy Sheriff Hooker viii re-
lieve himself of badge, gun and man
acles and cast his lot with the pleas
ure seekers at Salem. Tomorrow
morning the third occupant of the
sheriff's office, Deputy j. f. Richter.
will forget the cares and labor of tax
collections, and will mingle with the
gay throng that daily gazes at the
swooping aeroplane and the blue rib
bon exhibits of Polk county.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-10-01
DO|NCSIN POLK COUNTY
STORIES BY THE OBSERVER S
CORRESPONDENTS.
Personal Paragraphs Pertaining to
Movements of People Whom
You ALI Know.
MONMOUTH.

E. R. Pike and family packed their
goods and left last Friday for Culver,
Eastern Oregon, where they expect to
make their home. May good fortune
60 with them.
William Jones of Monmouth is on
the police force at the State fair and
if the hobos get look at him they
will surrender.
Mrs. w. C. Polan, after spending
the summer with her daughter at Sc
attic, returned home Monday evening.
Grove A. Peterson of Suver was in
town last week, smiling because his
harvesting was all done and he was
ready for the fall work.
Ben Polan attended the Roundup
at Philomath and says he enjoyed the
show.
A great many of our citizens are
attending the fair this week.
Monmouth was somewhat surprised
last week when C. C. Lee came home
with a bride. The youngsters and the
middle-aged called at his home one
evening, and made it tropical for the
couple, but they responded by dish
ing the candy. Long live C. G. Lee
and bride.
Mr.. Talman is busy fixing up his
place.
Alvey Craven, has moved to his
fathers place and will be farmer in
the future.
Mr.. Cole and family have moved
into the house vacated by Mr.. Craven.
George Carmichel and family, after
spending about year in Southern
Oregon, have returned to Monmouth.
Monmouth is good enough for u.s."
says Mr.. Carmichel.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-10-01
PARK SERMON NO. 2

(By j. C. Rickli.)

Rrotborc and s;stars. Soma dav
wbon Won ara t;red denressed weary
down and ont in short wban Won feei
thot Won bave oil tbo lie 90 oranh;.
eally descr;hed in Dr p;erce,s hook
and Hostetter,s Almanac comb;ned
Jon,t 90 and worry tbo l;fo ont of
von, doctorwoo 70 Tho c;tv narl, Tbe
ohonoas aro tbat whom Won get back
fron, vonr visit d;nner or sumner i
roodv or 70 be ant reodv. anvwav
Won foroet oil abont tho dootor How
ever den;t LOT NC d;sconraae won to
GOO tho Doctor Wa Jon,f want 70
oot IN bad WITH tbo nrofess;onwEoc ct
? wo fool rather sbatv nowadavs and
,,;mht want to o.;va ON I;nmdon, for
5notorG anv tn and no ou,ost;ons
'aslod
So ro;rv dav wbon vo,, oon,t no
70 ~ na,., oo toll tha noor dooto,.
al 80 trou6Ios ,nrasoruodIv Ha
;s ena strong nnon and oan stand 4
;f Won con 6on;t foroet 70 mant;on
al tha sumntoms Ho i;Los Symntoms
and ootS fat on tbem Mora tban
that yor baln 70 educate hin, word
of aont;or ho,rouo,. 70 orr fr;ord,
Rofora Won SOW anvtb;no olse cont,;ve
j., 10 aosroI NOV ,,;th ooo1
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-10-01

and Mrs. J. w. Edgar for few days
j. L. Gay and family and Miss Eta
Edgar went to Tillamook county Sun
day, to be gone for few days.
Seth Smith had his eye badly in
jured by piece Of steel last Friday.
He went to Dallas Saturday and had
a doctor remove the steel, but it is
feared he may lose the sight of the
eye.
r. J. Williamson hauled brick from
Dallas the first of the week for his
brother, L. A. Williamson.
Seth White hauled several loads of
apples to Salem last week.
Kaner Trent and John Newfeldt
went to Airlie Monday.
John Shaffer and family have NOV
ed to Salem.
Miss Matte Carter Of Wells visited
few days last week at r. j. William
son IS.
Mrs. bennett and daughter Ruth
were Dallas visitors Monday. r.
Harley BLY, and family are moving
to Tillamook county.
C. H. Farmer was Dallas caller
Monday.
f. M. Edgar and son William were
hauling lumber. from Dallas the first
of the week.
Warren Burch and Forrest Craven
of Rickreall were doing some carpen-
ter work for M. F. White last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry White have
moved to Tillamook county.
Mr.. Valliere and family motored to
Salem the middle of last week.
Miss Cora Gay was Dallas visit
or Friday.
R. j. Williamson and family and
F. M. Edgar were Sunday visitors at
j. w. Edgar's at Oak Grove.
Kaner Trent's driving mare was
quite badly cut last week with
barbed wire.
Ben Cooper of Salem visited here
the first of the week.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-10-01
WHAT
ELECTRICITY
FOR THE HUMAN BODY
Part III.

In part Jne and two was shown how
all life function of the human body
depend upon electricity, and what it
will do in spasms and contractions OF
the canals Of the body.
When the process of digestion and
assimilation of the food is not prop
erly performed and constipation has
resulted, harmful germs congregate in
the lower bowel. These germs give
off poisons and we have what is called
administration, poisoning Of the
body by poisons created in the body
itself. These poisons are absorbed
into the system and affect through
the nervous system, especially the
heart and bloodvessels, causing too
high blood-pressure, and contraction
and hardening of the arteries.
The high blood-pressure again re-
acts upon the kidneys and brings on
Bright's Disease with albumen and
casts in the urine, and finally reten-
tion of uric acid in the blood, causing
uraemic poisoning and death.
Medicines have comparatively lit
tie value in such conditions, but elec-
tIicity comes to the rescue, and by
charging the entire body with a large
amount of electricity at very high
voltage, hundreds of thousands If
volts, and alterations up to million
times a second, (the current from the
street wires that gives us electric
light alternates 100 times a second,
the blood-pressure is lowered to the
normal again. the albumen disappears
from the urine and the kidneys per-
form their proper function again Of
the uric acid and other
waste products of the body.
In cases where the contraction Of
The small bloodvessels in the muscles
and around the nerves diminishes the
blood supply to the nerves, we have
pain. the nerves crying ont for more
blood to feed them, as they are starv-
ng.
The above mentioned electric cur
rents applied locally soon bring on
liIation of the bloodvessels. the nerves
set more blood and better nourish-
nent, and consequently they stop
'rying for food, the pain stops. We
zee this in rheumatism, neuralgia,
lenritis, lumbago and similar painful
roubles.
More on this interesting subject
will appear in the next issue Of this
'aper.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-10-01
OTTO HOOKER IS KILLED
PATROLMAN LONG BRINGS FU-
GITIvE MURDERER DOWN.
Warden Minto's' Slayer Dies in Al
bany Hospital After Twenty
Four Hours Chase.

A career of crime that threatened
for time to duplicate that of the
great Harry Tracy, who terrorized the
Oregon country thirteen years ago,
was nipped almost in the bud when
Otto Hooker, an escaped convict, fell
before bullet from the gun of Pa
trolman A. j. Long of the Portland
police force. Hooker, a youth of
twenty-one years, started on Grim
inal rampage when he escaped from
an honor crew on Monday and the
same evening wounded Marshal j. j..
Benson of Jefferson and shot and
instantly killed Warden Harry TP.
Mimic of the state penitentiary. With
in twenty-four hours after he had
fatally wounded Warden Mimic,
Hooker was surrounded as he hid be-
meath house at Albany, having been
discovered when he coughed. The
searchers pulled the murderer from
under the house and as he was about
to whip out his revolver Long per-
forated Hooker's lung with we'll
aimed bullet. The captive's gun was
found empty. Hooker was hurried to
an Albany hospital, where medical
came true when he died
at 3 o'clock Wednesday morning. Pa
trolman Long, Deputy Sheriff Chris
Jefferson Of Multnomah county, and
L. D. Moore and John Talent, peni-
tentiary guards, are credited with the
capture.
1t was difficult to account for the
presence of the desperate in Albany
the careful net that had
been spread by police officials. 1t is
that he went directly to AL
bany after killing Minto on Monday
night. The captive was unable to
talk at the hospital before his death.
His captor was in Albany with the
Portland police departments blood
and is considered "a very dar-
ng man and expert rifeman.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-10-01
Get NO COIN OF REALM
THIEVES ENTER MONMOUTH
PoSToFFICE, FIND NOTHING.
Packages Opened and Drawers Ran
sacked Early Yesterday Morning,
But Receipts Were Safe.

Burglars entered the postoffice al
Monmouth sometime between mid
night Wednesday and six 'clock yes.
terday morning, and after thoroughly
ransacking the place evidently left in
disgust without the many dollars in
coin and stamps they had hoped 70
steal. A number of parcel post pack
ages were torn open by the maraud-
ers, but if they took any of the con-
tents of these it has not been discov-
cred, except in the case of box of
candy, part of which they appropriat-
ed for the satisfaction of their sweet
tooth. A Monmouth resident entered
the office about eleven 'clock to mail
letter and reported that things were
in their proper order at that time.
Therefore it is supposed that the
crime was committed after midnight,
and the tracks left by the thieves
showed that they had made a thor
ough search of the place, opening
packages in addition to every avail
able drawer and likely looking securi-
ty.
This is the second time within a
year that the Monmouth office has
been entered, and several times within
the past few years the Office has been
On the first few occasions
the thieves were well paid for their
trouble, but their visits became so
frequent that the little Office safe was
discarded and the postmaster now
puts into the bank each evening the
money and stamps on hand On De-
cember l, 1914, the date of the last
robbery, the burglars got AZ cents in
pennies for their trouble and daring,
but this time they couldn't find even
pennies. This entry was the second
chill received by thieves in less than
a year, and as it is presumed that
the same person, or persons, commit
ted the act, it will probably be enough
to discourage further attempt.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-10-01
PEDEE.

School started Monday with twen-
ty-one scholars.
Mrs. Lacey and family attended
the state fair the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Al. Edwards and
daughter, Lorene, are visiting in AL
bany.
The road supervisor is at work on
the roads again.
Several from here attended the
county fair.
Guss and Cliff Burbank, Alga
Merbe and Eva Womer motored to
Salem Monday.
George Shively and family are mov-
ing to Eastern Oregon, where they ex-
pect to take up homestead.
Mrs. Will Finch and children went
to Independence Sunday.
Rex Womer of Airlie was in Pedee
the first of the week.
]. L. Condron and A. Womer had
their clover hulled last week. 1t
yielded a good crop.
Mrs. Rosa Taylor is visiting hei
brother. Frank Sheythe.
The sale at julie Hannaum was well
attended.
Sam 0,Brien has moved to the
Maruuardt farm and Will 0strandef
is living in the Rex Womer house.
Perry Bachelor is working for Rel
WOmer.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-10-01
OAK GROVE.

Mrs. Thorp took her baby to Port
land last week for treatment as it was
quite i'll.
Mrs. R. L. Williamson returned to
Salem Sunday after visiting relatives
here and at Crowley for few days.
Mrs. Hill of Portland is visiting
relatives here this week.
Mr.. Roland had a well dug last
week.
Mrs. Fawk visited Sunday and
Monday with her daughter, Mrs. Far
mer near Rickreall.
Mrs. M. F. White visited her sister,
Mrs. Chas. Warren Monday.
Mrs. Thad Stevens and Mrs. j. e.
Allen visited at Mrs. ]. c. White IS
one day last week.
J. W. Edgar was Rickreall caller
Saturday.
Webb Lewis and family were visit
ors at Crowley Sunday.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-10-01
Divorce Granted Mrs. Hood.

Upon her allegations of cruel and
inhuman treatment Judge Belt. on
Tuesday, granted to Kathleen Hood
a decree of divorce from James Hood
and the custody of the couples minor
child, Frederick James Hood. Mrs.
Hood is living with her parents at In
dependence and her former husband
is in Portland, where the Hoods were
married April "a, 1912. John R. Sib-
ley was attorney for the plaintiff.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-10-01
AIRLIE.

A. R. Lewis killed two-year-old
bear on Saturday near the Helmeck
bridge over the Luckiamute river
Many of his friends here Mad bear
meat for Sunday dinner.
Mrs. w. d. Rose has rented her
hotel to her daughter, Mrs. Hedge
path. Mrs. Rose has moved to the
house she bought from Mr.. Shewey.
Ray Allen and wife are spending
their vacation at the San Francisco
fair.
Most everyone here attended the
county fair and all were well pleased,
saying that it was better than last
year. This speaks well for the man
agement.
NJ. R. Atchison of Fir Grove was
a business caller here Monday.
George Conn and C. V. johnson
made business trip to Dallas Satur-
day evening.
Mrs. Joe Mortimer of Perrydale is
visiting her mother, Mrs. Caughey.
Our high school opened on Monday
with 25 pupils attending.
Mrs. Caughey and her daughter,
Mrs. Ulrich. made a business trip to
Dallas Tuesday.
Among those from Airlie who at
tended the state fair on Thursday,
were Frank Tubandt and family, B.
A. French and wife, George Conn and
family and W. G. Williams and son
Vern.
Floyd Crowley went to Dallas on
Wednesday and received medical
treatment.
We wonder where the streets and
alleys of Airlie will be opened.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-10-01
MINTo's FUNERAL HELD.
Elks Hold Services Over Lamented
Warden at Salem.

Funeral services over the remains
of Harry Minto, warden of the state
penitentiary, who was killed by Otto
Hooker, the desperate, Monday night,
were held by the Elks' lodge of Salem
on Tuesday morning. The body was
in state in the lodge hall between the
hours of 8 and 10. The funeral rit-
ual of the Elks was read over the
dead official and following the SER
vice at 11:20 O'Clock the body was
shipped to Portland, where it was
cremated.
The pallbearers were George Wat
ers, Walter Keyes, John Seigmund,
George Burnett, Ben W. 0lcott and
+. W. Durbin.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-10-01
TERsE TALES OF TOWN
LOCAL NEWS OF DALLAS AND
THIS NEIGHBORHoOD.
Personal Paragraphs Pertaining to
People and Their Movements,
Cleaned by Observer.

Mrs. Dean Collins and baby dangh-
ter are expected to arrive from Port
land this evening to enjoy visit with
Mr.. Collins parents, Judge and Mrs
j. L. Collins.
Miss Jennie Muscott, custodian of
the public book lore in Dallas, is
spending several days at the state
fair. Miss Collins is at the library
during Miss Muscott s absence.
Oscar Hayter was business visit
or in Salem yesterday and incidental
ly took in the State fair.
Mrs. Walter Barham is visiting
friends at Salem, and seeing the state
fair.
Miss Emma Shelton will spend to-
day at the state fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. George S. Sardam
and B. E. Sardam of McMinnville
came through Dallas on Wednesday
en- route home from the state fair.
They came out of their way to enjoy
a meal in Henry Serr's dining room.
Fred Gee of Yaquina was bust
ness caller in Dallas on Wednesday.
D. j. Rutherford Of Corvallis was
a business visitor in the city on We'd
nesday.
Miss Maud Robertson spent We'd
nesday shopping at the Salem stores.
Jay f. Lewis was visitor in the
city on Wednesday, registering at the
Go,I lo4oJ f,a.x. Ca,n,oI1.,
Otto Nye came to Dallas from To-
ledo on Wednesday to transact bust
ness and greet friends here.
Mr.. Downey, last years director
of the Dallas band, returned on We'd
nesday from California, his family
accompanying him. They will again
take up their permanent residence
in this city.
Little Jessie Boyd, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. M. L. Boyd, is confined to
her bed with an attack of typhoid fe-
yer. A trained nurse from Salem is
in attendance.
J. L. Bell, long employed as tie
inspector here by the Southern Pacific
company, returned on Wednesday
from California, where he has been
for many monthss to resume his for
mer position. Mr.. Bell is thespian
of ability and has been engaged in
dramatic work at the San Francisco
during his absence from
Dallas.
L. A. Propst Of Albany was bus
mess visitor in the city on Wednes-
day and Thursday.
R. F. Wicklund and wife of Port
land came to Dallas on Thursday to
be ready this morning to get into the
first pheasant hunting. Mr. Wick
lund is well-known in Dallas for his
long connection with the Pacific Coast
Biscuit company.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. II. Stevens of
Waco, Neb., arrived in the city last
night for a visit with friends.
Ebben Ray Of the Butler school
near Willamina came to Dallas last
hight and started out early this morn
ng for the state fair with Superin-
,endent Seymour. Ray was first prize
winner in the school club poultry pro-
ect at the county fair and his prize
S trip to the state fair.
Miss Bertha Serr will leave on
Monday for Portland, where she is to
'pen vocal studio.
Mason Wittenburg, well-known in
Dallas as member of the Portland |
Trust company, owner of the Guthrie
lcres, came up from Portland yester-
lay with his father-in-law to enjoy
ONE early season pheasant hunting.
Mr.. Wittenburg was notified Of the
erious illness of his wife last night,
nd hurried back to Portland, leaving
lis companion to bring home the
anne.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-10-01
Pianos.

A consignment of pianos from the
Sherman Clay & Co. Piano house of
Portland will be on sale for the next
ten days in the Uglow building. Ex-
pert piano tuning SO. Mr.. R. p. Whit
aker in charge. Agents for Steinway,
Weber, A. B. Chase and others. 61-2t
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-10-01
Polk Has Prize Sheen.

For the champion ram and champ
ion eve in the Coltswold class. F. A.
Kozer of Riehreall carried of first
honors at the state fair. Hawley &
Son had the champions in the Lincoln
class.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-10-01
ARed Connie Marries.

William Steele, aged 81, and Mrs.
Arlets Golden. aged 7S. obtained a
marriage license at Salem Yesterday.
Buth are residents Of Turner, and
have been twice welded.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-10-01
Ruvs a New Car.

DIR. B. H. McCallon invested in a
new Chalmers touring car at the state
fair yesterday. Automobile dealers
have an extensive exhibit at Salem.