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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-06
For Sale-Miscellaneous.

For Sale-Miscellaneous.
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FOR SALE-Gocart; $500; room 603
Safety Bldg.
FOR SALE-velie ton truck wagon.
Phone r. l. 1929.
FOR SALE-Half price; small boys
bicycle Phone R, l. 266.
FOR SALE-Baby Grand piano; rea-
s0nabIe. 1902 Fourteenth avenue.
FOR SALE-Ladies' bicycle; also
mems bicycle; phone R. l. Piss.
FOR SALE-krt car; in good running
order; S175. Phone r. l. 3264K.
FOR SALE-Flying Merkel one cylin
der; S25. Inquire COS Twelfth street.
FOR SALE-Several good second hand
cars, cheap; 5000 up Don Sales Co.
FOR SALE-High grade cinders: Rock
Island Brewing Co., Thirtieth street
and Seventh avenue.
FOR SALE - Station wagon, In good
condition Inquire garage, rear 1905
Seventh avenue.
FOR SALE-Plants; raspberry, rhu-
barb, asparagus. strawberry. A.
Hammer, phone r. l. SCI a rings.
FOR SALE-Small grocery, 1922 Sew
enth avenue; good cash business;
also new $50 Toledo scale for $40.
FOR SALE-Two Koch hydraulic and
revolving barber chairs; in good
condition, at 9OS Third avenue.
FOR SALE-High grade barred Ply
mouth Rock eggs for Matching. 1902
| Seventeenth street, telephone 4627-Y.
FOR SALE-If it is Blue Andalusian
setting eggs you want to see H. ].
Erbest, 707 Eastern avenue, Daven-
port.
FOR SALE-One model l. five-passen-
ger Midland car, s275, with new tires.
Kissell Kar Sales Co., 1927 Nineteenth
street
FOR SALE-Boston terrier; female;
screw tail; pedigreed weight Is
pounds. 27O9 Sixth avenue. Phone
1879.
FOR SALE-Drophead sewing ma
chine; good condition; $500; also
White" sewing machine, $3.50.
1920 Sixth avenue.
FOR SALE-Sacrifce; complete fur
niture for eight room rooming house,
well located. Reasonable rent.
Phone R. l. 646
FOR SALE-Light truck, 1900 pounds,
at bargain if taken at once. ". D.
Baker, 1902 E. High street, Daven-
port Phone 5243W.
FOR SALE-At a bargain, $50 type
writer, almost new; weight, IA
pounds; Oliver keyboard. Can be
seen at Argus business Office.
FOR SALE ton stake spring
wagon in good repair; inquire W.
L. Gansert, 221-223 Eighteenth
street; phone R. I. 100.
FOR SALE Rose and single comb
Rhode Island Red eggs for hatch
ing; also setting hens. George Har-
dy, 1923 Fourteenth and-a-half
street.
FOR SALE-Several slightly used and
secondhand cars, NUT go regard
less of cost Call or phone John Dee
Auto Sales Co, 1924 Third ave-
i nue.. Phone R. I. 1886.
FOR SALE - White Wyandotte eggs
for Matching. 81 per Is eggs, from
good laying strain. H. G. SpitzEas,
Twenty-fourth street, South Rock
Island. Phone S91, ring 5.
FOR SALE-At a bargain, if taken at
once; new upright piano, brass bed,
leather davenport, buffet, dresser,
rugs and chairs. 412 Fifteenth
street.
FOR SALE-Studebake seven-passen-
ger 1914 model, electric starter and
lights, in perfect condition; $500 if
taken at once. Inquire at A. n.
Trevor garage, 2016 Third avenue.
FOR SALE-A two-cylinder opposed
engine with battery and Splitdorff
magnetic with coil; would make a
good launch engine; about Is h. p.
Inquire at Baker laundry, 6S3 Sew
enteenth street.
ted States Wea
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-06

FOR RENT-Quick, high class .Kurtz-
man upright piano; perfect condi-
ton; address Piano Owner care
The Argus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-06

FOR RENT-Two furnished house
keeping rooms Rent reasonable
500 Twenty-first street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-06
Civil Engineers.
Business Chances.

| HAVE $4,000 and services; married;
age IS; references. Anything legit-
innate. Address Investigate" care
The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-06
DAILY RIVER BULLETIN.
He ExDIaiDed ID.

4. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-06

FOR RENT-Modern furnished room
Inquire 1921 Sixth avenue or phone
Il. |. 975-K.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-06

FOR RENT-One modern furnished
front room: close in. 1927 Sixth
avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-06
Lost and Found.
Parlor Millinery.

WE make a specially of trimming hats
to order. L. M. Chattield, 1S01h
Second avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-06
Superhuous Hair.


SUPERFLUOUS hair, moles, warts, on
face and arms, permanently removed
with electric needle. Address Miss
A. M. Kittredge. l Argyle fats,
Brady street, Davenport. Phone S04
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-06

FOR RENT-Three modern furnished
light housekeeping rooms. 1903
Second avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-06
For Sale-City Property.

FOR SALE-Fine corner lot in good
location. Inquire 1903 Eighth ave-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-06

FOR RENT-Two light housekeeping
rooms; heat, bath, light, phone. 1912
Fifth avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-06
Contractors and Builders.

]. II. STAPP. contractor: your patron
age solicited; s2S Fourteenth street
Phone r. !. 104l.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-06

FOR RENT-Garage; also storage
room. 1927 Second avenue, phone
1884 R. |.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-06

FOR RENT-House six rooms and
bath, has furnace. JOHN T. Noftsker,
1923 Fourth avenue.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-15
TWO AGED PEOPLE BREAK HIPS
Charles Leonard and Mrs. Hall, Mon
mouth, Seriously Hurt This Week

Two aged Monmouth people
Charles Leonard, 65, and Mrs. L. M
Hall, 70, broke their hips this week
in falls in the Polk county town
Mr.. Leonard is in the Dallas hospital
where he is resting easily and Mrs.
Hall is at her Monmouth home under
the care of DR.. J. o. Mathis. Mr..
Leonard, a retired farmer, was talk
ing to friend ON the Monmouth-In-
dependence train Monday morning at
eight. The train started and MIR.
Leonard got ready to alight. A
youngster lodged along the side of
the train and in trying to avoid him
Mr.. Leonard slipped and fell, break
ing his hip. The injured man was
brought to Dallas Wednesday by DIR.
Mathis and an X-ray picture of the
fracture taken.
Mrs. Hall fell in her home Wednes-
day and sustained broken hip. L.
M. Hall is former sheriff of Polk
county.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-15
GEO. SNYDER LEAVES SALEM
Printer Accepts Mechanical Fore
manship Of Coos Bay Times.

George c. L. Snyder of the Elliott
Printing house, Salem, has accepted
the foremanship of the mechanical
department of the Coos Bay Times,
Marshfeld, and will leave for the
coast city week from tomorrow. In
Salem Mr.. Snyder has been a live
wire, not only in the printing bust
ness, but in the musical circles of
the capital, and as a member of he
Cherrians and the Salem Rifle club,
On the recent Cherrian excursion to
Marshfeld he was editor of the Cher
rian Gazette. When informed by The
Observer yesterday morning of
Georges planned move, the A. V. r.
Snyder family was surprised.
The Oregon Statesman on the FROM
page yesterday morning added the
following statement to the news story
of Mr.. Snyder's departure: George
Curtis Lee s absence will be seriously
felt by Salem live wires"
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-15
C0UNTYFAlRN next WEEK
WILL RUN THROUGH THREE
DAYS BEGINNING TUESDAY.
This Years Show to Eclipse ALI
Former Events of Kind in
Polk County.

The fifth annual Polk county fair
will open its doors at the county fan
grounds in Dallas next Tuesday.
Following a year of good crops.
and with favorable weather now ap-
parent for the fair, the event prom
ises to eclipse all Of its kind since
the institution had its inception, five
years ago. From various parts of the
county come promises of loyalty to
the fair, both from the standpoint
of attendance and from interest in
furnishing displays, and the officials
and management are feeling confident
that this year will see by far the
best fair Polk ever held. A special
feature of this years fair, too, is
the exhibit of the Polk County Jer-
sey club, members of which have Civ
en- notice that they intend to bring in
portions of many of the high class
herds and this alone will be an un-
usual drawing card. Polk county Jer-
seys are the quality cattle of the Pa
cific coast, and Polk leads all North
west counties in number of registered
Jersey COWS.
But Polk county's achievements are
not confined to Jersey cows alone, as
visit to the fair next week will
show. Some of the finest grains,
grasses and legumes to be found any
where, will also be on exhibit; horses,
sheep, swine, goats and poultry viii
claim their admirers; vegetables and
fruits will be artistically arranged
for both quality and size; cut flowers
and household art work are offered
special inducements; the domestic
science department will have a very
large display and the baby show is
creating considerable interest. Aside
from all this the amusement features,
including the auto parade and vari-
Gus contests, and the attractions to
be put on by the Arnold Amusement
Company will also be drawing cards.
The eighth annual school fair, which
is being held in conjunction with the
county fair, is the big part of the
whole show to a lot of youngsters
over the county. That they have tax
en- an interest in the fair is shown by
the way entries are being made, There
is keen rivalry among the county's
boys and girls for the prizes and
their exhibit will be well worth see
ing.
Music by the Dallas band, singing
by Halle Parrish Hinges, an address
by Governor Withycombe, are some
of the features of the program, which
S given complete on another page.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-15
Band to Give Concerts.

The Dallas Concert band, under the
direction of Mr.. Fred Keil, will fur
nish music at the fair grounds again
this season, and for these entertain
ments, afternoon tnd evening, has ar
ranged a particularly interesting pro-
gram. Last year these band concerts
proved a pleasing feature of the fair,
and that they will again this week
goes without saying. This musical
organization has a membership of
about twenty-five, and at the evening
concerts nearly the full band will be
present and participate in the pro-
gram.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-15
AS POLK COUNTY, OREGON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER Is 1916
DANGER IN HIGH TUITION
CAPITAL JOURNAL CoNTRIBU.
TOR RAPS SCHOOL BOARD.
To Raise Fee Is Backward Step Says
Writer-Residents of East Polk
Agree With Him.

"a great many factors are respon-
sible," says contributor to the Sa-
lem Capital journal, "for the move
ment Of our farmers into the city
Without attempting even to name
these I shall call attention to one
only which inquiry has found to be
the most powerful cause for the ten
dency to abandon farm life. 1t is
the want of proper facilities for the
advanced education of rural children
"Oregon has wisely provided fol-
the advanced education of such OF
her country boys and girls as desire
to pursue their studies beyond the
provision made in their district
schools. These may attend any high
school in the state and the amount
of their tuition, computed on actual
cost of instruction, will be assessed
against the school districts in which
they reside and paid into the city
school fund.
81 feel our school board is max
ing a great mistake by trying to read
into the law something that will en-
able them to charge an increased
rate of tuition sufficient to cover in
terest on investment, deterioration of
buildings and similar items. If such
additional amount is not paid by the
district the sum can be collected from
the farmer by suit at law
"It will not take the average farm
er long to decide how to settle these
difficulties. Instead of being harass-
ed about the amount of tuition to be
paid for the instruction of his chill
dren he will rent a house in the city
where he and his family will reside,
thereby obviating the payment of any
tuition at all. By the end of the
school years they will have found city
life SO charming that a tenant will
be placed in charge of the old farm
and the knowledge. of the practical
farmer so laboriously acquired will be
of no further service to the consuan-
ing public.
Apparently some of our people
are proceeding under the assumption
that they have an inalienable right to
support both of home and municipal
ity from profits in the traffic which
comes from the farms. If any enter
tain such views they will prove not
only pleasant dream. A rude awak-
ening is even now dawning on their
consciousness through the prodding
of the steadily increasing cost of our
daily food And the end is not in
sight.
"The question as to whether we
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-15
Pastor Will Not Resign.

A controversy that arose over the
employment Of an evangelist at Tie
Dalles has severed the friendly rela-
tions between the Rev. Leon Myers,
pastor of the Christian church of
that city and his congregation. AT
a mass meeting they asked his -esig-
nation, but he has refused to resgn.
saying that he has not had opportu-
nifty to present his side of the argu.
ment. Rev. Myers was pastor Of the
Dallas Christian church for over two
years, going from here to Silverton
about four years ago. He has been
in eastern Oregon for the past two
years.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-15
Monmouth Has New Mayor.

J. Graham was selected by the
Monmouth council Monday night to
serve as mayor for the unfinished
term of John L. Murdock who has
moved to Yamhill. This is Mr.. Gra-
hams second try at the mayoralty
place. Once before in his II years
residence in Monmouth Mr.. Graham
was mayor, the first time elected by
the people to serve for a full term,
one wear.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-15
FIRE DOES $4,000 DAMAGE.
Livesley Company Loses Building and
Hops in Murphy Yard.

Six kilns, a storehouse, supplies
and 1886 boxes of hops were destroy
ed by fire in the Murphy yard, south
east Aof Indopandsn1e nzIa3ay ,a6t,
ing. The destroyed property was be-
longed to the 7. A. Livesley company.
About year ago the Livesley com
pany lost several dryers in one of its
yards south of Salem. Reports also
have been received that fire burned
some property in the John Krelis
yard in the Ankeny Bottom Sunday.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-15
STATE FORESTER HERE.
With Warden W. v. Fuller is In,
specting District.

State Forester S. A. Elioltt was an
arrival from Salem yesterday and
with Warden w. V. Fuller left fol-
the timber district to the west of
here where he is making an inspec-
tion. He expects to spend several
days in the timber, looking over var
ious phases Of the work in Mr.. Full
ler's district and among other things
will inspect the new telephone lines,
considerable mileage Of which has
been put in this year, as well as the
trails.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-15
Hand Hurt in Planer.

P. F. Friesen is nursing bad hand
this week as a result of a contact
with a planning machine at the North
Dallas mill last Friday. While cut
ting a board his hand slipped and
struck the planer which neatly trim
med off the back of the member, ex-
posing the bones in places. The
wounds were dressed by DR.. Star
buck.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-15
Grain Season Is Slow.

It will require several more days
of nice weather to complete the grain
harvest in this vicinity. Some oats
are still standing, a good deal of the
wheat is still unthreshed and clover
hulling operations are still active. Be-
cause Of heavy dews at night thresh-
ing is delayed for several hours each
day and this is drawing out an al
ready long delayed season. Another
week of sunshine, however, will see
the crop practically cleaned up.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-15
Car Shortage-Quit Jobs.

Chagrined because they were laid
off when the Southern Pacific could
not deliver gravel cars, fourteen Rus
sian shovelmen for the Montague-0'-
Reilly street paving company in Me-
Minnville quit their jobs Tuesday and
returned to Portland. However, their
places we're readily filed by MeMinn-
Vile laborers and the 60 blocks Of
hard surfaeing work will continue.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-15
.PRUNE PICKING BEGINS
BEST SEASON IN YEARS OPENS
THIS WEEK AND NEXT.
Chapmans and Elliott's Dryers Op-
Grating; All Growers Will
Work by Monday.

Joy to the boarding house keeper;
gloom to the star boarder! The prune
picking season on one of the best
crops Polk county has had in years IS
on. Chapman $ and Elliott's dryers
have been operating this week be-
cause the heavy crops necessitated an
early start. DR.. Mark Hayter start
ed half crew picking today. Il A.
Woods may start today on his 81
acre bearing orchard. H. L. Crider
may begin picking tomorrow. D. N.
Kaegi has been drying petite prunes
this week.
The price being offered now is 6A
cents pound for the dried fruit with
61s understood, if the grower will Of
fer to contract at that price. Grow
ers are waiting for the market to
come to z cents again. Seven and
better was quoted earlier in the sea-
son but the market has dropped
slightly. Several smaller growers
near Polk station and in the Salt
Creek district contracted at seven
cents earlier in the season.
Ralph Riggs, Harry Butz, X. B.
Kugle, DIR. Mark Hayter, and H. L.
Crider are among the growers who
plan to start not later than Monday
on their orchards. The recent rains
have hurt the prunes but very lit
tie, growers say, and the crop will be
large one. Nearly every prune man
reports that the prunes are large and
look as though they contain better
than the average amount Of sugar. In
the dried fruit the amount of sugar
is one of the determining measures
Of good crop as the sugar makes
the dried product heavy.
In pounds the following growers
have made an estimate of their 1916
crops: Chapman, SO acres in bear
Ing, 7fl,e00 bushels At 20 pounds p
fIie bdshei, zoo; ;O0V poiinlIs u. Mo- Z
Hayter, SO acres in bearing, 6,0O0
boxes at 20 pounds to the box, l20,-
900 pounds; D. N. Kaegi, 10000 to
10000 pounds; H. L. Crider 1000
bushels at 20 pounds, 100000 pounds;
R. P. Riggs, SO acres in bearing, 1000
boxes at 20 pounds, $4,000 pounds;
Harry Butz, 5000 bushels at 20
pounds, 10000 pounds.
Prune picking season will last
few days into October and until that
time the orchards and dryers Of the
county will be hives Of activity. A
little short-handed, prune men al
ready are discussing with hop men
and farmers the feasibility of an em-
ployment bureau in connection with
the Dallas Commercial club with "a
paid secretary in charge from August
Is to September 20. The seasonal
or itinerant worker is the man upon
whom the farmer or other exploiter
of the soil depends for assistance at
harvest time and the annual question
is distribution of men and women
helpers to the jobs throughout the
country. An employment bureau such
as suggested would be central place
where the laborer and employer could
meet.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-15
Hoppickers Are Married.

A marriage license was issued Tues
day by the county clerk to George C.
Brundidge to marry Beula Turpin.
Both are from Portland and have
been picking hops near Independence.
Rev. D. A. Mackenzie performed the
ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Brundidge
plan to live in Salem this winter.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-15
Horst Hop Kilns Destroyed.

Three hop kilns in the E. Clemens
Horst yard, six miles north of Salem,
were destroyed by fire yesterday. The
loss on the buildings is placed at ST.
500 and the hops at $500, covered by
insurance.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-15
ARREST TRAFFIC vIoLAToR.
M. B. James of Portland Fined $5
In Police Court Tuesday.

M. B. James Of the Portland Office
of the Santa Cruz Cement company
was arrested and fined Tuesday after
noon for violating the traffic ordin-
ance by cutting corners and travel
ing on the left side of the street
"Guilty as" said James to City
Marshal Chase when Chase arrested
him in front of the office of the Will
lamette Valley Lumber company
Judge Gregory fined james $5.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-15
Back Hurt By Rolling Log.

Carl Lentz, %, of Salem is in the
Dallas hospital suffering from a bruis-
ed back. He was struck by a rolling
log in the Willamette Valley Lumber
eompany's camp above Black Rock
Monday.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-15
Prestons Purchase Car.

Among the new automobile fans in
the city are Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Pres
ton and Miss Lenore Preston. With
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. MeCann the Pres
tons enjoyed trip over the Columbia
highway Sunday.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-15

les and allied subjects with the view
of going into the banking business.
Since graduation they have changed
their minds and both now have decid-
ed to study law Walter L. Tooze,
Jr., is a brother of the twins.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-15

Dean Walker of Independence has
been made assistant football coach Of
the University of Oregon team and
has gone to Eugene to take up his
residence until after Thanksgiving.
Mrs. Walker is with him.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-15
Automobilist Fined.

E. N. Strong of Portland, agency
superintendent of the Oregon Life
Insurance company, was fined $5 for
violating the traffic ordinance Tues
day night by cutting corners. Night
Officer Shaw made the arrest.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-15

can afford to erect new school rooms
to accommodate the increased enroll
ment from the country may very
properly be answered by asking an
other question: Can we afford not to
them?'
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-15
"Wednesday Night.

6 the Dallas-Monmouth
line early Wednesday
the Polk cities in dark
<al hours. Independence
Ma street dance but with
HE jollification suffered.
also, was in darkness for
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-15
Snyder Buried.

~ died at her home in
onday evening. She was
0f Mrs. J. J. Montgomery
NV. Funeral services were
|Ia City on Wednesday.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-15
Judge Teal Much Better.

John Teal, Jr, Of Falls City was in
the city this week and reports his
father, County Judge Teal, as very
much improved.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-15
SEND 1T AWAY

The county fair edition Of
The Observer will be off the
presses next Tuesday. The edi-
tion deals briefly with the re-
sources, advantages and posi-
bilities Of Polk county and is
illustrated with a large num-
Der Of cuts. The Observer has
arranged for a booth in the
pavilion which will be in
charge Of Miss Muriel Grant
and where fair visitors can Sc
cure free copies Of the edition,
or for the sum Of Sc. they
can leave names and address,
es Of friends and relatives for
mailing the paper to distant
points. The matter Of mailing
out these papers will be at
tended to by us. The material
in it will be especially inter
esting TO people who are not
familiar with our country as
effort has been made to cover
various phases of activity in
Polk county. Your friends will
appreciate q copy Of it.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-15
Saw sTbanks'' For Buttons.

Charles L. Bratcher of Perrydale-
officer Of the Hughes Alliance club
saws "Thanks" for the Hughes but
tons and pictures.