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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-10-29
but the conflict with their own pro-
gram made it necessary for them to
decline.
Doctor Has Fine Roses

When this thing of rose culture OF
"plant wizard" comes into the daily
discussion one might get some genu.
inc satisfaction by visiting DR.. A. B.
Starbuck's rose garden. Yesterday
the doctor picked one Of the choice
American Beauty roses from his well
cared for bushes and the stem meas
ures exactly 46 inches. The foliage
is almost perfect and the blossom
equals most any hot house flower that
could be grown. DIR. Starbuck uses
up-to-date methods in the propaga-
ton and care of the plants, and the
result shows the effort to be very we'll
worth while. The beautiful flower
with the forty-six inch stem graces
a window of the Fuller pharmacy.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-10-29
PRAISES MARKET DAY.
ALBANY DELEGATION OUTLINES
PLAN IN VOGUE THERE.
Dallas Merchants Signify Willingness
to Support Movement Inaugur-
ated by Mr.. Davis.

Plans for a public sales day wert
outlined at the court house on Wed
nesday evening by delegation Of Al
bany merchants to a gathering OF
about rs Dallas businessmen, who, by
unanimous vote, decided to stand be-
hind the idea and to do everything
possible to make sales day month
ly feature of the community life. A.
L. Fisher, who has been the prime
mover behind the successful public
sales day at Albany, was the princi-
pal speaker, and he offered an outline
of the work that has been done in
that city and had much praise for the
plan as one that will develop harmony
between the businessmen and the
farmers. The cost has been reduced
to minimum at Albany and the spon-
sors for the sales day there gave the
committee of Dallas merchants sever
al lessons in cost reduction so that it
will probably be able to conduct the
event at very low cost. The meeting
on Wednesday was more to get ideas
and the view of the Albany boosters
regarding the plan than for the trans
action of business and the matter will
be brought up for further discussion
and action at the regular Commercial
club meeting next week. The local
committee is up against the PROPOSE
tion of reducing a probable expense
of about $50 a month to $15 or $40.
When that saving is effected the sales
day proposition will probably go
ahead with a boom, and with a guar
antee of ultimate success.
In his talk to the businessmen Mr..
Fisher said: "The merchants of AL
bany have systematic plan of adver-
tising and inaugurate a system of
special bargains in their several lines
on each and every last Saturday of
the month. With proper provisions
for the establishment of the sales day
and with reasonable encouragement
on the part of the merchants we be-
lieve it possible to work out new era
for all mutually concerned Albany
has made special effort to welcome
and coSperate with the farmers that
attend our monthly sales days. Sale
and bargain days combined encourag-
IS farmers to bring their families to
he city, take advantage of special
prices and lay in monthly supplies. By
his combined effort community inter
,sts are crystalized, confidence estab-
ished and business encouraged"
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-10-29
LEVY EIGHTEEN MILLS
BUDGET WILL BE ADOPTED BY
COUNCIL ON MONDAY.
Liquidation Of Armory indebtedness
n Planned by Aldermanic Body.
The Several Funds.

Eighteen mills will be the city tax
levy for 1916, and that sum is pro-
yided for in the budget prepared at
an informal meeting of the city coun-
ell on Friday evening. The budget
will be adopted as official by resolu-
| ton at a regular meeting of the coun-
Il ell next Monday evening. Though on
Its face the levy seems alarmingly
high, it is only 2.5 mills higher than
that of last year, and in view of the
retirement of one warranted indebt-
edness-the armory fund-the in
crease is considered reasonably low.
The various funds, and the levy for
each are: Armory, rs mills; library,
4 mill; water, / mill; county fair
grounds, rs mills; sewage disposal
plant, / mill; roads and streets, $50
mills; general funds, 10 mills. The
levy for the armory fund will make
ID possible to entirely pay off that in
debtedness and will give the council
an opportunity next year to make Il
levy for some of the several necessary
Improvement funds that are contem-
plated.
On January l, the various funds
will be more or less depleated and the
civic indebtedness will be about $450O.
The legal limit to this indebtedness is
$4,000 and this year that Limit was
reached. The council discussed the
tentative budget at length, and al
though the members learned that the
Bingham law, limiting increase in tax
levies to six per cent more than either
OF the previous two years, had no eff
feet on municipalities they confined
their estimates within very close
margin of its provisions. The council
labors under the handicap created
when the city treasury lost the money
from liquor licenses, and it required
close figuring to make up this loss.
The increase over last years levy is
n the general fund, and amounts to
20 mills. The funds provided for
road work, and general expenses will
make possible the same civic progress
that has been carried on this year,
new undertakings will not be
extensively advocated until more of
the warranted indebtedness is releas-
ed. The increase in the general fund
levy was made to pay off certain Of
the outstanding warrants and to al
low more room for action by the coun-
ell.
"We cannot have the progress that
we would all like to see until more of
our indebtedness has been removed"
said Mayor Kirkpatrick in discussing
the budget that will be officially
adopted at the next council meeting,
but under prevailing conditions the
evy that has been made should permit
he council to carry on work that has
,een started and make reasonable de-
7elopment in civic undertakings.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-10-29
IMPROVEMENTS FINISHED.
Nineteen Blocks Bettered at Cost o
approximately $4,000.

Peter Greenwood, street commits
sioner, was the happiest man in Dal-
las Tuesday night. And all because
he had that day completed one of the
largest street improvement jobs ever
undertaken by this municipality. The
improvement included twenty-one
blocks of macadamization and con-
crete curbs in the most populated
parts of the city, the cost of which
exceeded $4,000. The work was done
under the direction of the street COM
missioner, who rushed the improve
ment with all possible speed in order
that the extensive undertaking might
be completed during the present sea-
son. The last load of crushed rock
was delivered on Tuesday, Uglow ave-
nue. being the last thoroughfare to re-
ceive betterments.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-10-29
Abuse May Bring Divorce.

Forty-two years of turbulent mar
ried life may reach a climax when a
divorce complaint, filed this week by
N. Norton against his wife, Margaret
J. Norton, is heard in Circuit Judge
Belts court. Children from the un-
ion have all reached majority in spite
of the nagging and abusive disposi-
tion of the mother, according to the
complaint The kind and loving hus-
band was married to the alleged nag
ging. quarrelsome and abusive wife in
ton county in 1873.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-10-29
FOOTBALL ON SATURDAY
WALLOP MAC. is SLOGAN OF
DALLAS HIGH SCHOOL TEAM.
Interesting Football Game Will Oc
cupy Attention of Sports Both
Young and Old Tomorrow.

There is lot of fine enthusiasm
and high school spirit being develop
ed about the football game betweel
Dallas and McMinnville high schools
which are to play on the college tiel(
here tomorrow. But in spite Of thst
there is to be one warm and furiou;
tussle if the Dallas players are tt
come out anywhere near the victory
end of the score. McMinnville has {
team that will not be beaten so mucl
by spirit and enthusiasm as by genu-
inc battle. Their strength was in
dicated last Saturday when they held
the Corvallis high school team, one OF
the best in the valley, to small vic
tory. The team is fast and heavy and
that Of the Dallas institution is han
dicapped in weight, as well as in
speed, if last Saturdays tussle
against the Salem mutes is a sample.
But in the face of that the light team
is going onto the field tomorrow with
determination and unless they are
just played to standstill they will
figure prominently in the score that
is made. Several of the teams best
players have been ruled out of the
game by the school authorities for
failure to maintain grades, but re-
Gently Coach Rudder has developed
the few available second string men
to take the places of those who are
Those who will most likely get into
the mixup against McMinnville to-
morrow are Captain Newman Dennis,
Forrest Martin, Ray Scott, Earl Cut
Ter, Bud Hart, Theodore Berg, Ed.
Cutler, Frank McCann, Elmo Bennett,
Arnel Wilson, Irving Balderee, Virgil
Brock and Webster Beebe. Dallas
merchants are doing what they can to
support the high school boys by ad-
vertising the game extensively and
several clever advertising stunts have
been arranged in local windows.
Plans were laid on Tuesday after
noon for a big football rally to be
held by the high school students to-
night. The boys and girls consider
the McMinnville game the "big
game" of the season and are taking
as much interest in bringing about
victory as the team members them
selves. Several speeches were made
by students and instructors on Tues
day at the meeting presided over by
Yell Leader Harris Ellsworth. The
high school song was sung and Cap
tain Dennis made a brief talk to his
schoolmates. Floyd Ellis, Joseph Hell
gerson, Earl Cutler, Forrest Martin,
Elwin Craven, Miss Marjorie Holman
and Miss Helen Casey, president of
the high school student body, were
other speakers among the students.
Prof. W. /. Ford made few remarks
that created much interest in the well
fare of the team. The big rally on
the college campus will be held this
evening, beginning at z 100 o'clock. A
march down Main. street
will be feature and at corner gath
ering Mayor Kirkpatrick will be
speaker. A twelve-piece band, under
the leadership of Prof. Downey, will
play between quarters of the game
tomorrow.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-10-29
Dallas-Falls City Road.

The road between Dallas and Falls
City is now in splendid condition, the
highway being rocked the entire
distance, thus making winter travel
possible Automobiling, however. on
this road has been somewhat difficult
during the past week because of the
lose rock. During dry weather travel
took to the side roads in preference
10 the gravel, but the recent rains
forced traffic to the center.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-10-29
Ladies VIII Have Visitors.

Mrs. Bolivia Benvie, who holds a
high position in the state organiza-
tion of the Ladies of the G. A. r., will
visit Dallas in the near future for
the purpose of attending a meeting
Of the local society. She will be ac-
companied by Mrs. Hines, past state
president, and mother Of William and
Edward Hines Of this city. The La
dies Of the Grand Army Of the Re
public are taking no ineonsiderable
interest in the work, and the member
ship is gradually increasing.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-10-29

working establishment in the north
west at Buena Vista, Polk county, in
1878, is now in charge of the Portland
offices of the Denny Renton Clay &
Coal company, through which all Ore
gon territory business is handled. Fol-
lowing in the footsteps Of his father,
young Smith until recently had charge
of the image" factory Of the West
ern Clay Manufacturing company of
Portland.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-10-29
Seek Change of Yenue

Messrs. Holman and Tooze, who re-
Gently instituted an action in the
Marion county circuit court to compel
the county court Of that county to
take eognizance Of seventeen applisa-
tons for widows pensions, have filed
a motion for a change OF venue to
either Polk Of Yamhill counties, and
the motion will be argued before
Judge Kelly tomorrow morning at 10
o clock.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-10-29
Mrs. Evans Wants Divorce.

Charging drunkenness and inhuman
treatment, Elizabeth Evans filed a di-
vorce complaint this week against her
husband, c. E. Evans. The couple
were married in Wyoming in 1908 and
recently have made home at Eola.
There are three children from the
marriage and Mrs. Evans asks Gus
tody of these with $25 monthly for
their support. .fH, GIEi,
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-10-29
Horse Breaks Leg and Is Shot.

Lot Brown lost valuable horse on
Monday when the animal fell in a
ditch and broke a leg and had to be
killed. A man on Mr.. Browns farm
was pursuing the animal to show. it
to prospective purchaser when it
stepped into the ditch. The leg was
so badly broken that it could not be
set,
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-10-29

Attend the Dallas-McMinnville foot
ball game tomorrow afternoon, and
lend encouragement to the young ath-
letes of the high school. The game
Benton county in 1873.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-10-29
Polk Boy Has Good Position.

Harold S. Smith, whose father,
Amedee Smith, started the first clay
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With Coming
Big LeQquers

The fast Fairvlew baseball nine will
meet the strong Warrington nine
this afternoon on the home grounds.
Warrington won from the local High
School team last Saturday and they
have one of the fastest High School
teams in this State. The Fairvlew
boys have made good Roadway this
year with several changes in the
team. Seeds" McBee, who has been
playing in the outfield for some time,
is filling the pitchers box and Brook
over, another outfielder, is filling the
short stops position and has not
made an error since filling this posi-
ton in the team.
There will be several freshmen
play on the team today and Cowan,
who has been playing first base on
leave of absence of Knode, the regu-
lar first baseman, was shifted to the
outield on account of the return OF
Knode from Annapolis.
1t is expected that a large crowd
from Fairmont will go to Fairyiew to.
day to witness the game and as both
teams are strongly matched a hard
and interesting game is expected.
Tho Fafrview High School baSebalI
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TWO base
Three base hits-Johnson, Beck.
Home run-Carey.
Sacrifice fy-Baird.
Stolen bases-Butler, Hinchman.
Double play-Baird to Wagner to
Bases on balls-oT McQuillan .; off
Doak 9; Off Griner l.
Struck out-By McQuillan Z; by
Doak 6; by Griner !.
Passed baIls-snyder 2.
Left on bases-St. Louis 8; Pitts.
burgh .. >.
Grlner 0 in 1 inning.
Tfme-2:22.
Umpires-Byron and orth.
Why is Il that luck it always with
the winner?
why Is 1t that a winner eve COM
plains OF the umpiring?
Why does 1t never rain when you
tote an umbrella to town?
Why is 1t that a player who is sent
back TO the bushes never receives a
fair chance?
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RTISBQRGH AEAN
WINS FROM CARDS
M cQuillan Pitches a Good.
Hit AT
Opportune Times.

PITTSBURGH. May S.-George Nc
,Quillan gave q great exhibition OF eff
fective pitching in hazardous situa-
tions yesterday afternoon. at Forbes
Field and his mastorful work coupled
with opportrne hitting by his mates
and the misplays by the slipping Cards
gave the Pirates a 6 to 4 victory, their
third consecutive success over tho
Missourians. The termination o. the
game saw the Pittsburghers in their
longest winning streak OF the season.
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1.-Two base hits-FIdIer 2, Fulton 2,
Dille9ssStone. Elder.
Hit by pitcher-Hersey, Stops.
Stolen bases-Leatherwood 2, Her.
sey9
Double plays-Callaway TO Burt;
Ieatherwood to Simon; Morrow TO
Leatherwood to Simon.
Left on bases-W. v. U. 6; Marshall
First on balls-on Lawrence 2; Off
Fulton 8.
Struck out-By Lawrence 2; by Da-
VISION 8; by Fulton s.
Hits ,apportioned-oR Lawrence ;
n%12.3 innings; off Davisson Z in
6E1:3 innings.
Wild pitch-Fulton.
Umpire-Core.
Time-1:22.
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MARSHALL LOSES
GAME gIA!R!!S|!Il!T!.lY!
Morgantown Boys Hit Mar
saalTsP Pitcher Hard, Win
10 TO 1.

MoRGANTowN. May Humping
onto lawrence, the crack Marshall
pitcher; for a total OF six two.base
hits In the first two innings, West
Virginia scored nine run and won the
game yesterday from the c%onquerors
o. Wesleyan before Marshall knew the
game wasso on. The varsity won from
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nine will meet the strong Wesleyan
Reserves on the home grounds next
Thursday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock III
one of the hottest games eyer wit.
messed in that town.
The Wesleyan boys have II Of the
best batteries that can be found in
this State ana the game is being look.
ed forward to with great interest.
The Fairmont Printing and Publish.
ing Company employees will meet the
Hartley's Clerks in a fast game Thurs.
day evening at 6 o'clock. This will be
a twilight game and it is expected
that only five or seven innings can
be played. With Beryl Criss in the
pitchers box and Bruce Richmond be-
hind the bat the printing boys hope
to win over the Hartley's team.
This will be the first game for the
Printers boys this season, while Hart
lcy's Clerks have played several
games. The twilight games are
drawing Il large crowd TO the South
Side Park, where this game will be
played.
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In Roy Hartzell Bill Donovan has a
very s%ersattlc utility man. lie can
cover n infeld position, is a good
hitter and a very patient waiter. He
fills in as adandy -pinch-hitter
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Songs Of a cynlc.

Songs Of a cynle.
Ny wtfeis the most impulsiyc
OF tall her seq and race;
But while she makes her mind up
quick,
] pftenEwish she were as slick
In making up her face.
San Francisco Chronicle.
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AME SCHEDULED TODAY.
National League.

st. Louis at Pittsburgh.
New York at Boston.
Cincinnati at Chicago.
Philadelphia at Brooklyn.
American League
Detroit at st. Louis.
Washington at Philadelphia,
Boston at New York.
Chicago at Cleveland.
Federal League
Pittsburgh at Baltimore.
Kansas City at Brooklyn
st, Louis at Buffalo.
Chicago atsNewark.
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Charley Herzog is a nice, ambitious
young man. He is plucky, aggressive
and hustling, He possesses other adj
mirable qualities. There are thou.
sands of fans who do not reside in
Cincinnati who wish0 him decided
success. In his fracas with Umpire
Charles Rigier, the Rhinelander had
the sympathy of a multitude OF fans.
But when Charles Herzog announces
that he will not play ball or handle
his team until Rigler is ruled out OF
the game-that's another matter en-
tIrely. Where Herzog belongs Is at
the helm Of the Red ship. Buck Is
almost a majority strength OF the
Reds, and with him missing from the
lineup the team founders around K
a ship without a rudder. And it docs
not make any difference to the tans
what Bucks countenance resembles.
When they pay their way to hear the
turnstile click the fans don't expect
TO witness a beauty show.
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U YESTERDAY.
National LEAGUE,

RESULTS YESTERDAY.
National League.
Pittsburgh 6; st. Louis 4.
Cincinnati 8: Chicago 2.
Boston II; New York Z.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES grounds
American League.
Philadelphia 4; Washington 1.
Boston S; New York 3.
Detroit IL; st. Louis Q.
Clevelund-C hicago-Wet grounds.
Federal League.
Pittsburgh 10; Baltimore q. 4,
Newark 5; Chicago 4.
Brooklyn A; Kansas City /.
Buffalo-St. Louis-Wet grounds.
American Association.
Indianapolis S: Louisville 7.
Milwaukee 6; Kansas City l.
Cleveland-C olumbus-Wet grounds.
Minneapolis.St Paul-Wet grounds.
Central League.
Wheeling 6; FIT. Wayne 5.
Evansville 6; Erie l.
Grand Rapids 5; Dayton l.
Youngstown 8; Terre Haute Q.
International League.
Providence 4; Toronto 2.
Montreal 10: Jersey City 5.
Buffalo g.; Richmond 8.
Others not scheduled.
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OWN COLUMN
The Proper SLOGAN.

The Umpire, may his decisions al
ways be right; but right or wrong, the
umpire.
Miss Virginia Fissinger, who does
one of those barefoot, ETC.. dances
1.-THE etc. referring to the remainder
of the nudity) says al ball players
should learn classic dancing. Miss
Virginia probably never saw Helne
Zimmerman in theh club house.
Lord Kitchener evidently was cor
rect about the war starting in May
but he guessed wrong about which
side would start ii.
II Tom Jones keeps on he'll have
TO stay at the hack of the hall during
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Juel, that Northwestern University
pitcher who beat Illinois, is g gem,
which reminds US that the note re
marked they often hid in dark uns
fathomed caves OF the ocean which
expresses Northwestern athlettcallss
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Benny Kauff wastes half D column
OF space complaining thatsheE has not
had his say in the matter and threat
ems to tell: 1t. Anyone who cannot say
what he has to say in halfsa column
has nothing to say.
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Possibly. too, the Boston Braves
are permitting themselves to be beat
an in an effort to convince the fans
that all the National league clubs aLe
stronger than the Athletics were last
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San Francisco Chronicle

Speaking about veterans improving
with age,8kindly don't overlook for
one second Barney oldfeld. Now
America is centering its hopes on cap.
turing the next 500.mile race at In
.dianapolisS on, none other than Dare
devil Barney. Oldtield has been set
ting Notwithstanding pace on the race
course out west this season He has
a1TeadyStacen two %irstG--his showing
even sexcelling D. Resta, the Wander
bit and Grand Prize winner.
Tack Hardwick is to coach the Ma
w football team next fall and he an.
nouncessh he will play on the scrub
team. That amt no way to cripple
upsthe American navy.
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$8fS%UHg (By HUGH &. FUELERToNo 4 .a.. ..
CaVetS&theg lankyA southpaws ptchersot the Detroit team constitutes
chietEhope3 for the pennant. IL Cavett develops. as he promises to
do on his spring showing, he makes Detroit look strong as a. contender.
Last year DdTotFneededt only one7nore reliable pitcher o2hold- up In the
Idshts Dausss Dubuc and Coyalesk7 proved unable to carry the pace and
Bumpeds GayettEi pitching well htsssprtng3 and promises tosbe one OF te
monfrelablago fMhels .A@.wss
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Really those fellows in the trenches
are at a tea party compared TO the
~sensations being experienced by ball
players in the National league.
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aY AAEnN

fights. If he was at the rtngsides half
the spectators would be unable tosee
the ring because his head would De
In the way.
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The Falrview High School DaseOaIt
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Cyclonic sessions filled with knock
down and dragouts, bat hurting stunts,
old reliable profanity waiting across
the diamond and not mi solitary out
break by Heine Zimmerman in thu
past week! Has the Chicago third
baseman hit the sawdust trail?