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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-05

years lease. The consideration is
$50 and for this sum Mrs. Montgom-
cry has signed an agreement to grant
a lease to a right Of way 30 feet
wide over the northeast corner of
Block 3D." Montgomery's Falls
City, provided the city Of Dallas will
construct a cattle guard where the
right of way crosses the fence now on
the property and also promises not to
endanger the spring of water on the
premises. The opinion Of the council
is favorable to the lease.
J. C. Hayter was reappointed
member of the Library board for
term of six years and Mrs. D. P. Pat
terson was named by the mayor to
succeed Conrad Stafrin on the board.
The council concurred in both ap-
pointments. An ordinance to prohib-
it the playing Of cards in pool and
billiard rooms was read for the first
time. An ordinance granting the
request of f. L. Shaw to clear title to
property bought from the town OF
Dallas a number of years ago was
passed. In verbal communication to
the councilmen Messrs. Butz and Vol
helm complained of the nuisance the
aseptic tank was causing. The ques-
ton was referred to City Engineer
Taylor for a report at the next meet
inc
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-05
Marries independence Couple.

Justice Of the Peace Hardy Holman
a1ried Thomas F. Churchill and Eva
ridges Of Independence in the eoun-
Judge Is chambers Saturday morn
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-05
Labor pay Celebrated.

The court house officers and both
@pkz were closed the entire day,
|orday, Labor day.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-05

Independence schools viii open
25.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-05
COUNCIL TALKS QUARRY
FALLS CITY FATHERS TO DE-
eide QUESTION TONIGHT.
Ordinance Prohibiting Card Playing
Read First Time e-Aseptic Tank
Nuisance Discussed.

The rock quarry question again
took most of the time of the council
last night. The report of City At
torney Coad Of his discussions with
Falls City councilmen and with Mrs.
Esther Montgomery, over whose prop
erty the proposed right of way to the
quarry must go, formed the basis of
councilmanic comment. A contract,
drawn up by City Attorney Coad in
connection with the Falls City city
attorney, Walter L. Tooze, Jr., was
read by Mr.. Coad. The contract was
considered fair one by the council
men. 1t is understood that the Falls
City aldermen, unoficially, have said
the contract is fair and it is believed,
in meeting tonight, they will sign the
contract. The contract is an agree
ment to work the quarry together and
not to wilfully interfere with one
another, to permit the selling Of rock
to third party by either of the par
ties to the contract to third party,
but at price satisfactory to both
and the division Of the profits Of the
sale, and to provide for the opening
by either party, Of ledge Of rock,
the expense of such opening to be
borne by the initiator but if the other
party to the agreement takes advan-
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-05

comparatively few.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-09-29
MILES OF OCEAN BOTTOM SEARCHED

five miles, they will continue the
search for five miles further in the
same directions. II she is not found
before winter comes on It Is probable
that the search will be abandoned un-
til next spring.
The expedition is a costly one. The
divers are paid as high as $40 a day.
1t is said that Captain Stlllson will re-
eeive a big bonus II the expedition is
a success, and fair" compensation II
1t fails.
In marine circles It is believed that
the Merida will not be found. 1t is
figured that in the five years since she
went down she is probably completely
covered by sands, and divers might
walk over the spot where she lies
without knowing It.
The treasure hunters come to Nor
folk and Newport News about every
two weeks to take on fuel and sup
plies.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-09-29
STORM HALTS THE FUNERAL
Heavy Rain Kept Persons in a Chapel
All Night in Texas
Cemetery.

Hillsboro, Tex.-Sixty-three persons
who gathered in the chapel al the
Brandon cemetery to attend the flu
neral Of Mrs. Knuckles, were forced to
spend the night there, being marOoned
by the heavy rainstOrm which neces-
STATED postponing the interment un-
til the next morning.
During the funeral service the rain
started and fell in such torrents that
it formed little bitches which ran into
the grave and completely filled 1t with
mud and water. The grave was cleared
in the morning and the interment held.
1t was too late to return home when
the rain stopped, SO those gathered for
the funeral sent out and got some cot
fee and sat up all night so as to attend
the burial the next morning.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-09-29
GIRLS CLIMB HIGH CHIMNEY
Colorado Young Ladies' Do the Fly Act
m Dare From Male Com
panions.

Eaton, Colo.-Climbing hand over
hand to the top of the smokestack on
the sugar factory here, five young wom-
en- of Eaton did the humanity act on a
dare by their male companions, who
promised them a box of candy each If
they accomplished the feat. The smoke
stack is 231 feet high and is built Of
cement. The women 20 only climbed
60 the top but returned to the ground
in order without assistance from any
of the men, ON of whom had at
tempted the feat and failed. The
young women who got to the top Of
the stack were Misses Martin White,
Irene Pixler, Lettie White and Mes
danes l.. NJ. Steneking and Anna
Bickle.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-09-29
Drinks Act Like Manlo.

st. Louis, Mo.-"Where am ~"
asked Harry McStravick, t~hirty-one
years old, when'he came to at the city
%dispensary after Sergeant Peters found
him in n stupOr In front of 1912 North
Lefingwell avenue. "St. Louis I" he
exclaimed, when his query was an,
swered. "Td like to know how | got
here. The hast remember l was leav-
ing home in New Orleans and starting
for a show" McStravick said he had
taken n or two drinks in New Or
leans.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-09-29
$40 REWARD FOR $500 RING
Honest Waitress Found Il and Re.
turned Jewel to Mrs.
Whitworth.

Colorado Springs, COlo.-Luck was
with Mrs. Rose Whitworth, wife of a
Tulsa (Okla.) business man, when she
dropped a diamond setting from her
rings in the NcRae cafe.
The gem weighs two karats and is
valued at $500. 1t slipped from the
owners hand while she was at lunch.
Three hours later she returned, having
missed the jewel, and Billy Jones, man
ager, was able to return her diamond
by reason of the honesty of the wait
ress, who found it on the floor.
The waitress is richer by $50 and
Mrs. Whitworth is happy, the diamond
having been a prenuptial gift from her
husband.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-09-29

away from Valentia laying another
cable. July 81 the cable was complete
ly laid at Hearts Content, Newfound-
land, and the queen and the president
again exchanged greetings. Soon after
this happy event the lost cable Of 1865
was recovered and placed in service
In addition to the cables between Va
lentia and Hearts Content, Newfound-
land, there are now cable lines between
Waterville, Ireland, and CansO, n. S.;
New York and Rockport, Mass. Ben
zance, England, and Bay Roberts, N.
F.; CansO, N. s., and New York Bal
linskellig's Bay, Ireland, and Halifax,
N. s., and Rye Beach, n. H., and Brest,
France, and Cape Cod, Mass.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-09-29
STORM LEFT MANY SNAKES
Six Are Killed on One Lawn In
Texas After the Hurricane
Passes.

San Antonio, Tex.-They're swattink
snakes at ROckpOrt now
Col. Frank Holland killed six on the
lawn OF the lot on which his cOttlge
stands near Rockport after Fridays
hurricane, according to a report.
"SOme Of the snakes were rattle
snakes and were at least four feet
long" 1t was said. Colonel Holland
and a neighbor were preparing to go
fishing when the storm broke"
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-09-29
GOLD IN CHICKENS CROPS

Auburn, Cal.-Thomas Gam
lin of the Mount Vernon district
has some very valuable chick
ems. Recently he killed two and
found gold nuggets in their
craws valued at about one dol
lar.
AS the chickens yer penned
in n small space on the hillside
Gamlin Immediately began in
vestigations and soon unearthed
a quartz ledge which he will
further prospect.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-09-29
Success Short Lived.

A storm caused the failure Of a
second attempt, but the third voyage
in 1858, was successful, and the june
ton between the two continents was
effected by 2,059 miles of wire stretch
ing from the Irish coast to Newfound-
land. Messages were exchanged be-
tween Queen Victoria and President
Buchanan and there was great rejoic-
ing on both sides of the ocean. -
The jubilatiOn proved premature,
however, for in a short time the cable
ceased to work and was branded a fall
ure. The faith of Field did not waver,
and, although the Civil war prevented
an early revival of the project, In 1865
a new company began the laying Of
another cable. The famous vessel, the
Great Eastern, was dispatched to Ire
land with the wire. but again the
project ended In failure.
Mr.. Field then launched the Anglo
American Telegraph company, and in
July, 1896. the Great Eastern steamed
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-09-29
CABLE IN USE
HALF CENTURY
Cyrus w. Fields Faith in Ocean
TelegraphS Was Justified
in 1866.
EARLY PROJECTS FAILURES
Since July 27, 1865, New World Has
Been in Continuous communiea-
ton With Old by subma-
rine Cable.

New York.-It is a little more than
a half century since the completion of
the first permanent Atlantic telegraph,
observes the New York Evening World.
Since July 81, 1866, the new world has
been in continuous and uninterrupted
communication with the old world by
means of the submarine cable. The
final success was achieved only after
several disheartening failures. AS
early as 1S43 Prof. Samuel f. b.
Morse suggested the possibility Of an
Atlantic telegraph line.
Just a decade later Cyrus w. Field,
a wealthy merchant, became interested
in a plan for laying an underground
cable across Newfoundland and in the
following year, 1851, he secured the CO.
operation of Peter Cooper, Moses Tay-
lOr and others in a scheme for a trans
Atlantic cable. The manufacture OF
$500 miles of wire was completed In
1857 and the task of laying it was COM
menced at Valentla, Ireland, in August
Of that year, two American and two
British vessels being engaged. After
a few miles had been laid the cable
snapped. This was repaired, but after
300 miles of wire had been put down
it snapped again and the vessels re-
turned to Plymouth.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-09-29
Search Is Thorough.

After searching five miles in M
direction, the treasure hunters will re-
urn to the spot where the Merida
went down and search five miles in
another direction. After they have
gone Aorth, south, each and west for
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-09-29
euIIet eetween Vertebrae.

Fort Wayne, Ind.-SurgeOns sue
c~essfully operated the other day on
Pete Annastropfe, an Assyrian, to re-
move a bullet that had lodged between
vertebrate in his neck when he was
shot in the mouth Mt Van Vert, o.,
some weeks ago, and Annastropfe will
recover, the surgeons said, after having
beer constantly in danger throughout
the five weeks, The position of the
bullet was such, it was said, hat had
Annastropfe moved his head violently
he would have died. The bullet was
touching the spinal cord and the OPP
GRAFTON was regarded as extremely
serious.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-02-24
SUBMARINE ISSUE
STILL UNSETTLED

Washington, Feb. 22.-State depart
nlent officials said they considered
the submarine issue with Germany in
a grave state because the Lusitania
agreement in the light of newly an
nounced submarine policy of the Ger
manic powers contains no assurances
for the future.
The situation created by the an.
nounced intention of sinking armed
merchant ships without warning after
Feb. 90, officials said, is still in the
abstract, and is being exercised as
such. But the Lusitania agreement
itself, as it stands, they explained,
merely treats of the past.
Although the Lusitania agreement
gives all in that respect for which the
United States has c%ontended, officials
do not feel that it clearly guarantees
against another such disaster. While
it refers at the outset to the assur-
ahces that German submarines will
not sink unresisting liners, it does not
relterate them.
Secretary Lansing already has told
Count Won Bernstorff, the German am
bassador, that assurances that the
previous declarations will not be aban-
doned in the new campaign are high
ly desirable.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-02-24
Soy AND GIRL ARE DETAINED
Stirum Youth Said to Have Confessed
to Staying of Baby.

Robert G. ST. Clair of Stirum and
Miss Edith Johnson of Minor are held
in the county jail at Wahpeton pend
ing further Investigation into the
death of a ten-day-old infant at Breck-
enridge, Mimi.
st. Clair is said to have confessed
to Staying the infant with a pair of
shears. Miss Johnson is held as an
accomplice.
The couple are said to have gone
to Breckenridge some time ago and
lodged at a hotel, where they were
known as husband and wife. Later
Miss Johnson is said to have entered
a hospital.
Further inquiry showed the couple
had no baby with them when they
boarded the train to leave town.
The couple were apprehended at
Stirum, where st. Clair's father is pro-
prietor of the hotel. AS a result of
inquiries Sheriff Frank Budack of
Wahpeton took both young people to
that city, where they are being de-
tanned.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-02-24
IN NORTH DAKOTA
News Of The Week From Many
Sections Ct The State
WARD COUNTY LOSES CASE
State Supreme Court Decides Suit IN
v~olving Aid for Better
Farming.

County commissioners are without
authority, under the present statute
to refuse aid to better farming work
when a valid petition, carrying the
names of - per cent Of the legal vet
ers of a county, is presented to them.
This decision of the supreme court
was announced in 4 use arising in
Ward county, where the loald OF com
n!issioncrs sought to abolish county
aid for the Better Farming associa-
ton.
The court directs the maintenance
OF the annual levy for farm agent
work and declares that the legislature
delegated no discretionary powers to
the commissioners when it passed the
measure. Only future legislation will
relieve any county that is now max,
ing such levy from continuing it in.
definitely, the court holds, when the
terms of the law are met by the petit
TONERS.
Commissioners of Ward county re-
fused to continue the tax levy. In
terests supporting the farming move
ment appealed to the district court
and there obtained an order directing
the commission to make the levy.
From the district court order the COM
missicners appealed to the supreme
court, where they are again defeated.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-02-24
ANOTHER RAID ON ENGLAND
German Seaplanes Drop Bombs at
Severa Points.

London, Feb. 22.-Four German sea
planes made a raid yer the east and
southeast coasts OF England. The to-
tai casualties We're two men and one
boy killed and a marine wounded.
Considerable damage was done.
The aircraft circled over Lowestoft
and dropped bombs for five minutes.
Later one Of them. flying at a height
OF less than 2,5o0 feet, dropped bombs
on Wa!mer.
With Germany's new submarine
campaign against all armed merchant
snen but nine days distant the London
newspapers call OF the government to
take steps to combat the new crusade
OF jEiglltfulneSs.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-02-24
AMERICANS WARNED
TO CANCEL PASSAGE

New York, Feb. 22.-American citi-
1eTs who have booked passage on the
French liner Espagne. scheduled to
sail from New York for Bordeaux,
FRANCE, Thursday, Feb. "a, have re
HeiVed anonymous letters calling at
tention to the proposed new subma-
rine policy announced by Germany
and warning them not to embark, &C
eoruing to information received by
officials of the British consulate here.
Mrs. +. Baker Hilton of this city,
who plans to sail On the Espagne, de
.ilared that she had received a warn
ING letter.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-02-24
KILLED BY WHIRLING SHAFT
Clothing Of Henry kingsbury Caught
and His Head Is Crushed.

Henry Kingsbury, si]xty-year-old res
ident of Auburn, a few miles north of
Grafton, was killed when his clothing
caught in the shaft of an engine and
his body was whirled around. His
head was crushed.
The victim was in charge Of the
farmers elevator, recently erected. He
and an assistant were loading wheat
when something went wrong with the
engine and Mr.. K%ingsbury went into
the engine oom to investigate. He
was inspecting the machinery closely
when his clothing caught in the shaft.
He was n of the pioneer residents
Of that district. He is survived by his
widow, five sons and three daughters.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-02-24
RO0SEVELTTHE ONLY CHOICE
Iowa Progressives Will Go to Chicago
U~ninstructed.

Des Moines, Feb. 21.-Iowa Pro.
eressives will send an uninstructed
delegation to the national convention
of the party in Chicago in June. This
was the decision Of the state central
committee, in session here.
1t was the opinion of committee
men and others who met with them,
however, that the delegates will have
no thought of supporting any other
man for presidential nomination than
Theodore Roosevelt.
A state ticket will be brought out
through the ordinary channels of the
primary, the committee said.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-02-24
ASKS ANOTHER BIG CREDIT
Premier Asquith Wants an Additional
So 100, OOO, 900.

London, Feb. 22.-Premier Asquith
introduced in the house of commons
the expected votes of credit aggre,
eating S2,100,000 900. Of this amount
$500, 000,0 is to finance the wal I'M
'tiI March 81, the end of the fiscal
year. and the other il ,500, 100000 to
start the new financial year.
The premier's speech was confined
entirely to the financial aspect Of the
present situation, no reference being
made to military affairs in general.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-02-24
HALF DOZEN TOWNS
|MPER|LED BY FLOOD

Natchez, Miss. Feb. 22.-Reports
of acute suffering and appeals for i'm
mediate relief reached Natchez from
Concordia and Tensas parishes in
Eastern Louisiana, where a half dozen
towns, not heard from for several
days, are said to be inundated, with
their inhabitants marooned and in i'm
minent danger.
The inhabitants, it is declared, are
marooned and in danger of being
drowned unless motor boats were sent
to their relief.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-02-24
House Committee Agrees on
Army Bill Outline.
INCREASES REGULAR FORCE
Proposed Enactment Greatly Increases
Strength of Army in Infantry,
Artillery and Coast Defense.

Washington, Feb. 22.-National pre-
paredness legislation took a long step
forward in congress when the house
military committee reached a prac-
army bill it will unanimously present
for passage.
Chairman Hay was authorized to
frame the measure, which is a com
promise for the continental army plan
advocated by former Secretary Gar
rison and President Wilson.
Complete liberalization Of the ma
tional guard will be substituted for
the proposed continentals and the
White House was informed that the
committee was a unit in supporting
the plan, only the language and minor
details remaining to be worked out.
The measure will grant virtually the
entire program mapped out by Secre-
tary Garrison for the regular army
and go even farther than he recon-
mended in providing for reserve mill
tary supplies.
A total peace strength of 575, 900 men
in the standing army and the guard
combined will be provided for, with
reserve systems to more than double
the force in war.
Means Larger Appropriation.
The expense for the whole estab-
lishment this year is roughly estimat-
ed at $4,000 600, exclusive of Pana-
ma canal ~defenses. carried in another
bill; proposals for additional military
schools in all states, carried in the
Mcclellan bill, favorably reported by
the committee with an appropriation
Of $3,S40,000 for this purpose.
To complete the committees COM
promise with President Wilson on the
continental army the bill will author
iZe the increase of the regular army
to a total peace strength of $4,000 by
adding ten regiments of infantry, four
companies of coast artillery. fifteen
companies of engineers and four aero
s%quadrons.
Under the tentative bill the regular
army would have an organization
capable of being expanded to 275, 900
men in war time. and a reserve pro-
vision will be included, designed to
produce annually $4,000 reservists,
obligated to return to the colors under
call.
1t will provide also for doubling the
cadet corps at West Point and crea-
ton of thirty cadet companies to be
attached to regular regiments to be
trained for entry into an officers re-
serve CORDS.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-02-24
LOSS PLACED AT $780, 600
Du Pont Plant at kingsport, Tenn,
Damaged by Fire.

Memphis, Tenn, Feb. 21.-The large
new chemical plant of the Federal
Dyestuffs and Chemical company at
unidentified persons. Loss was placed
at $4,000
The plant was recently constructed
by the Du Pont powder interests at a
cost of $1,000, 900 and was manufac-
turing picric acid used in making
high explosives.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-02-24
Two Score Killed or Injured.

London, Feb. 22.-Three Bulgarian
officers and forty soldiers have been
killed or wounded by the explosion of
the chief ammunition store at Nish,
an Odessa dispatch says. Fifty ST.
berian residents of the town have
been arrested charged with completely
in the affair.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-02-24

Petrograd. Feb. l9.-'The complete
ness of the defeat sustained by the
Turks and the terrible losses they suf-
Tered in the Erzerum fighting are be-
coming more and more clear says an
official statement issued. The forts
in Che fortress itself and in the sur
rounding country are full Of Turkish
lead.
"Jhe remnants Of the Turkish army,
chased by our troops. are fleeing in
disorder. at many points in different
directions. A severe snow storm has
Jailed to cool the ardor Of our men in
pursuit. who are close on the heels of
Nr taking prisoners at the tail ends of
The Turkish columns.
eve captured at Erzerum the fort
Fess artillery and a large per cent Of
he ,enemy's field artillery. At present
we have counted 200 guns.
1--WE have taken u huge quantity of
'"tlltery ammunition and arms, sew
""al dozen motor cars, wireless appa-
"atus and a pontoon park.
The troops Of the Caucasus army,
notwithstanding the supreme efforts
demanded OF them in the ceaseless
lighting for more than a month, under
difficult geographical conditions, have
suffered only slight losses and are
ready for fresh exploits when their
sovereign chief gives the order"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-02-24
GOES CALMLY TO HIS DEATH
Hans Schmidt E~lectrocuted for Stay
ing Anna AumulIer.

Ossining, N. Y, Feb. 19.-Hans
Schmidt, former priest, was electro
cuted at Sing Sing for the murder of
Anna Aumuller Sept. 2, 1919.
Schmidt went quietly to the death
chamber, accompanied by the prin-
cipal keeper and Rev. Father Cashin,
the prison chaplain. Leaving the death
house he said goodby to those who re-
NAMED.
After Schmidt entered the death
chamber he spoke briefly to the as
5embled witnesses, asking forgiveness
Of those he had injured or scandal
lied. He then seated himself i'll the
electric chair and the current was APP
piled three times. Within a minute
he was dead.