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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-10-13
SEVEN STATE HIGHWAYS
OFFICIAL ROUTES ENDORSED BY
STATE COMMISSION,
U. S. Forest Service Will Aid in
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES to
Cooperate.

The State Highway commission
gave its Endorsement this week tc
seven roads, designated as state high,
ways, upon the construction of which
it will keep pace with the Federal
forestry service Under section s OF
the Shackleford bill.
The road projects for which funds
will be requested from the govern
ment are as follows:
No. l. From Portland to Ashland
on the Pacific highway.
No. 2. From Portland to Ontario
via Baker.
No. 3. From The DalIes to Klam-
ath Falls.
No. T., From Portland to Ontario
via John Day.
No. 5. From Florence to Mitchell.
No. 6. From Bend to Lakeview.
No. Z. From Eugene to Klamath
Falls.
The APPROVAL of these routes was
given by the members of the State
Highway commission upon request of
b. }. Finch, senior highway engineer
OF the federal office of public roads
and rural engineering. Mr.. Finch
was present at the meeting of the
commission and said that while the
construction of these roads, where
they ran through national forest re-
serves, and the expenditure of the
federal funds was with the forest
service, it was the desire of forestry
officials to obtain the cooperation of
the state.
The designation of the state roads
by the commission, Mr.. Finch said,
was essential, before the forest SER
vice could obtain the necessary road
funds, The forest service also desires
TO cooperate with counties, accord
NC to Mr.. Finch, in the mapping and
of roads running through re-
ierves.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-10-13
HARVESTING PEPPERMINT.
A New Crop Being Raised in Poll
County.

Owners of the Apple Acres farm
located about three miles east of Dal-
las, are this week harvesting their
ten-acre crop of peppermint, the first
to be raised in Polk county. The
peppermint roots were planted last
spring. having been secured from Mr..
Todd of Albany. whose brother is the
peppermint king of Michigan. While
ii hes done as well as could be ex-
pected. because of late planting the
cro? viii not produce as heavily as
was anticipated. The plants are set
ting well. however, and in coming
years will = Ike a larger yield
The pepT ermint is cut with a now
ing maeline. and stilled. after
which it is sent to eastern markets
where there is a dema..l OF it. II Is
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-10-13
DIES OF HEART FAILURE.
Pioneer Oregonian Passes Away at
His Salem Home.

A. j. Holpck. pioneer of Oregon
died at his home in Salem Monday
following an attack of heart failure
He was at work in his garden when
he suffered the attack and death fol-
lowed Immediately. He was aged 50
years.
Mr.. Houck was a long time Ore
gon resident, having come to this
state with his father in 1876. They
settled on a farm near McMinnville.
Mr.. Houck sold his farm and moved
to Salem about six years ago. He
was a native or Ohio.
Besides his widow he leaves two
children, James Houck of Sheridan
and Nettie HOuck who lives at the Sa-
lem home. The deceased was a men,
ber of Occidental lodge, No. 80, l. 0.
o. F. of McMinnville The body was
taken to McMinnville for burial YES
terday.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-10-13
WANTS THE CLUB CLOSED.
Woman Asks Councilmen to Retail.
ate on Male Sex.

In a letter to The Observer TIL,
Observer published below: Dalla.
woman asks the council to close The
La Creole club. She says the counci
closed the moving picture theater by
levylng an increased license and she
believes the club should also be legis-
lated out of business. Her letter fol-
lows:
Dallas, October 12.-To the Editor
Please give space to this commmica-
ton. -
ln behalf of some of the women of
thereby | would ask that the com
mon council of the city of Dallas
close the La Creole club
The council caused the Orpheum
theater to close because they insist
ed upon increasing the license, high
er than the traffic could bear, and
the management had to discontinue
Now the movie, the woman's amuse-
ment place, is closed and she has to
stay home but the husband. brother
and son still has the club.
As You probably see, l do not mean
that the club should be
closed, but 1 do think the council |
men should do the right thing by the
Drpheum theater management and
ielp Dallas to have its splendid place
If amusement re-opened.
Thanking you for the consideration
'ou have given this letter. | wish to
'emain, A Citizen and Taxpayer.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-10-13
LIME CONVENTION HELD.
FARMERS AT CORVALLIS URGE
LEGISLATURE TO ACT
Would Establish Plant for Grinding
Limestone and Work Same
With Convict Labor.

At well-attended meeting O.
farmers of the Willamette valley
held at Corvallis last Saturday fol
the purpose of devising ways ant
means Of getting cheap limestone fol
the enrichment of their land, the fol
lowing resolutions were presented anG
unanimously adopted:
Whereas, the need Of lime, for its
beneficial effect on large portion OF
the soils of western Oregon, is gen
orally recognized; and,
Whereas, the state of Virginia and
Illinois have now in operation state
owned plants, and are grinding lime
stone, with the use of convict labor,
at rs cents per ton in Virginia, and
60 cents in Illinois; and,
Resolved, That it is the sense of
this conference, assembled in Co1val-
lis this 9TH day of October, that the
state of Oregon should acquire such
of our lime deposits as are needed,
either by long term lease, or actual
purchase, if satisfactory terms can
be secured, otherwise such property
should be condemned; and, be it fur
ther
Resolved, That an adequate appro-
pl1ation should be made by the next
legislature and placed under the SUI
pervision of the state board of con-
troll, and said board be authorized to
acquire the necessary property. es-
tablish and equip a plant for the
grinding Of limestone, and operate
same with the use of convict labor. as
far as practicable, and furnish the
product at cost, with reasonable
percentage added to provide sinking
fund to keep up repairs, purchase
new machinery and additional lime
deposits when necessary.
After the adoption of the resolu-
tions, motion was unanimously ap-
proved that legislative committee
of one each be appointed from the
State Grange, Farmers Union, 0.
A. c. State Taxpayers league, and
one at large to draft a law in accord
with the resolutions above and pre-
sent it to the Legislature for passage.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-10-13
Electric Appliances for Normal.

The state Normal school, at Mon.
mouth has placed an order with the
Dallas office of the Oregon Power
company for a set of electrical appli-
ances to be installed in the domestic
science department of that institu-
ton. Eight or nine different appli-
anees are to be put in and the work
will be done within the next week
or ten DAYS. ui
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-10-13
COLLEGE REGISTRATION HIGH.
September Enrolment at McMinnville
College Greater Than All 1915.

The present enrolment of McMinn-
vile College, 225, exceeds by five the
banner registration month, Septem-
ber, 1913. 1t also exceeds the total
enrolment for the 1915 years. The
increase is almost entirely in the col
lege department. There are 16 stu
dents in the senior class.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-10-13
+ I. 1. i. 1. + 1. i. I. l. i I. + +
TOWN TOPICS

Now is the time to see j. C. Uglow
about The New Edison. 65-67
We have started our wool picker
for the season and are prepared to
make wool beds. Sterling Furniture
Co. 65
| DR.. R. C. Virgil. osteopath, Uglow
building: to II; to 5; 7 to s. 46-tf
For paper hanging, and all kinds of
sign painting get Ernest Hanson's
prices. Office, 217 Main, phone 361.
29-tf.
DR.. Leon Smith of Portland cures
piles without surgical operation. FL
afflicted call and see him at Gail ho
tel, Dallas. Consultation free of
charge, October II to 10. 65
We have started our wool. picker
for the season, and are prepared to
make wool beds. Sterling Furniture
Co. az
Schevers, W. D., at Ais Oak street.
knows how to shoe horses. Try him.
34-tf.
Merton G. Ellis, Law and Abstract
Offices, Dallas, Oregon. 57-tf.
Ladies: Don't forget the best bar
Hear the New Edison. 500 Mill st.
65-67
For Fire and automobile insurance
see Chas. Gregory, city hall. 32-tt
Our large pages save you money. '
Ellis Abstract Co., Dallas, Oregon.
57-tf.
Bring us yonr pictures for franz
ing. Sterling Furniture Co. 65
DR.. c. L. Foster, dentist, City Bank
building, Dallas.
DIR. Rempel, Chiropractor, 513 Church
DR.. Stones Heave Drops cures !
heaves. Price 81, for sale by all drug
79-tf.
Bring MS yorr pictures for franz
ng. Sterling Furniture Co. 6j \
The Dallas Wood company is ready
% furnish you with mill wood. Good I
Dads and good service. All wood cash Z
IN delivery. Phone 492. 1O3-tf 1
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-10-13
Oregon Hens Win Again.

Professor James Dryden of o. A.
c. won first place in the egg laying
contest at Mountain Home. No, with
his four hens from the Corvallis insti-
tution's pens. Earlier in the year
the same hcus won at the Storr,
Conn. contest.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-10-13

Any person knowing himself to
have a tapeworm should call on DR.
Leon Smith at the Gail hotel Thurs
day or Friday. October 18th or 18th.
and he will give you medicine to re-
move it free of charge. 63-65
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-10-13
FRY PRUNE DRYER is BURNED
Loss In Monday Morning Blaze is
$4,000 With Insurance.

Fire of unknown origin destroyed a
u tunnel prne dryer and about sew
en- tons of prunes at the farm of o. K.
Fry about 6 o'clock Monday morning.
The loss is estimated to be $4,000 with
$4,000 insurance.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-10-13
Subscibe--don't borrow

The Observer publishes tire news.
Gunnison news-champion., 1916-05-05

So successful has been the use of
autos in rural mail delivery. since the
first experiment was started two months
ago, that now the r. F. d. service for
the entire state of Delaware has been
motored. 1t is hoped to greatly i'm
prove the service and halve the expense
1t is merely question of time before
autos will displace horses in the R. F.
D. service generally throughout the
United States. The next step will be
the motor post coach, to supply rapid
and cheap transportation for persons
rs well as parcels and letters, to all
places not now reached by steam or
electric railway.
Gunnison news-champion., 1916-05-05

The third attack of night riders on
the r. E. Baker flock of sheep below
Delta. took place last Friday night
some reports say that 1900 sheep were
sIiIed, and others say that thirteen high
priced rams worth 800 each. were kill,
I'd. This man. Baker. recently moved
bis flocks from Oregon. and seems to
have no regard for established lines of
grazing. l. he the fellow that is due
up this way with thousands Of head OF
sheep this summer?
Gunnison news-champion., 1916-05-05

Western Farm Life:-The best time
to put manure on the land is when you
have enough 70 fill the manure spreader.
If you have not a spreader, buy one to-
day and then see that you keep enough
spreader to use. In 1880. using only
hand labor, farmer had to put in on
an average of three hours and three
minutes to produce a bushel of wheat.
Now, with machinery, this time has
been cut down to less than ten minutes.
And yet some people long for 1.-THE good
old times.
Gunnison news-champion., 1916-05-05

The Montrose land office has discover
ed by correspondence with Washington
that big bunch Of townships in south
western Colorado along the Utah line,
are open to pre-emption declaratory
statements. 1t is now proven that
townships ~, 43, "a and As in each of
ranges II, Is, 70 and 20 belongs to the
original Ute Indian reservation, all Of
which is subject to pre-emption. This
land lies in the Lower Disappointment
valley and Gypsum valley.
Gunnison news-champion., 1916-05-05

A Texas man has 900 calves running
IN his cows and refuses to place any
price on them for the reason that he
regards them worth just as much to him
as to any one else. II would have no
trouble at all in disposing of those
calves at $4,000" he says. "Old
ranchmen never heard of such prices
being paid before for calves nor for
steers, for that matter. To list a
,tring of calves or steers means they
viii change hands in q mighty short
time.
Gunnison news-champion., 1916-05-05
Official Call for County Assembly
Of the Democratic PAW

Gunni-on, Colo. April lS, 1916.
Pursuant TO callfor tie State
Assembly OF the democratic par
ty. made by action OF rhe Demo
cratic State Central COMMITTEES.
notice il hereby given that a
meeting OF delegates representing
the Democratic party OF the
County OF Gunnison, is hereby
called for and will be- held on Sat
uriay. the 18th day of MAY.
1916. at the hour OF two O'Clock
in the afternoon, at the Court
house in the town of Gunnison
This Assembly will he held for
the purpose of electing nine dele
yates to attend the State Assem-
blv which will be held on May Is.
1916, in the City of Colorado
Springs. The State assembly il
held for the purpose OF electing
twelve delegates and twelve al
ternateS TO the Democratic Ma
tIoual Convention TO be held in
the City OF ST. Louis, Missouri.
on the l4th day oi June, 1916.
and for the further purpose oi
electing national com mittee-
man for the State OF Colorado
The total number OF delegates
10 this Assembly shall be fifty
six, apportloned among the sew
eral precincts OF the county as
follows.
Gunnison news-champion., 1916-05-05

Field and Farm:-As a single-foote
'5at old mofeta of Veeah is a pretty
ni sprinter for a half-shot gadster
Hrrh only one leg and down at the hip
q. that Like some well known states
~ ~ in this country, Villa seems greatly
averse to taking definite stand and at
a-' accounts the khaki boys still had
IN going south.
Gunnison news-champion., 1916-05-05

businessmen of Delta have sent a
to the dairy region of
Vs. r.con sin TO pick out fifty of the finest
tH1rOughbred Holstein cows. This is a
r vement TO better the milk and cream
On Istry Of the Delta section. but just
a.w these progressive merchants in
tend to operate is not yet detailed
iiuwrver, the idea is a first class one.
Gunnison news-champion., 1916-05-05

Saliis has organized fair association
gorge Means was elected president and
& f. Matthews secretary. Il was de-
lied TO hold the first fair July 3rd and
-a. Some Sl5O0 will be given as prem
.m- The old fair grounds a short dis
z--r this side of the town will be re-
red and used.
Gunnison news-champion., 1916-05-05
Notes About the
Ranch and Range

On his ranch just north of Gunnison.
a Tsramarcaz has dug well whirh
ran down 55 feet before water was
reached Quite distance to ground
water there.
Gunnison news-champion., 1916-05-05

Nine high grade diary COWS have been
~.uEht in recently by Ed. LeFevre, of
a-,.eton. He has selected Holsteins,
-l believes he has good stock. He
-sed them up around Hotchkiss. Ed.
4g, that several of these cows were
emily imported from the famous dairy
rrua Of Wisconsin.
Gunnison news-champion., 1916-05-05

The Precinct Committeeman
for the several precincts OF the
county will take notice hereof
and take such steps as may be
necessary in the premises.
Clifford II. Stone. Chairman.
NJ. J. Schmitz. Secretary.
Gunnison news-champion., 1916-05-05

The creamery at Carbondale whtl
has been idle for several years is 70 n
snme operation next week.
Gunnison news-champion., 1916-05-05

Wednesday. April q.
Dave Hirdman spent several days in
Gunnison recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Lucero motored
to Gunnison Wednesday.
Miss Ruth Scott is in the valley and
will remain at the j. K. Spann home
until Mrs. Spann returns from Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Duncan of the upper
Gunnison passed through the valley
Monday on their way home to Cement
creek.
Gunnison news-champion., 1916-05-05
Get Into The Gunnison County Booklet
MIR. Business Man:

MIR Business Man. Th" Booklet describing Gunmison County
l ub-h, about June -r. by having" Ad or BUSINESS
lndi,r" the lines and
oun 1I, county, hIr it will also show that
You r.rI the re" and welfare OF the County, and
that ynu dr-rr" the Intronng" ot its cItz"u-.
No section OF Colorado has more extensive
than Guun,on County but unless
'nr ' brought to public notice prominent and convnc-
lmg IurrI development will not be-
uunIuG I"v"ry owner OF mines mining claims will insert
"teup about their property the iunn-om County Booklet
the world will know that We have and mining worthy
oi confidence" and support
Your business line has seldom been given its
coguition and but w words have been said
about tn" cattle industry about the agriculture OF the County
The Guri-on County Booke give recognition
Industries aud invites your cooperation.
Mr. Everybody: No matter what line Of business you
gagged interested in the Gunni-on County Booklet opens its
Gunnison news-champion., 1916-05-05
JACKS CABIN

News Champion correspondence
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-10-28
YOUTH AT CHURCH SERVICES.

...F=r. r- .HS-3#'A. a-& #t.#.-# a
In the Buffalo Express a writer in
the Morning Mail" column draws a,
comparison between the conduct of
Catholic children and Protestant chill
dren during church services. The be-
hayior of the former he found quiet
and ~reyerent, but the department of
the latter shocked, annoyed and repell-
ed him. The writer is a Methodist
himself: in fact, his great uncle,
Alexander Mather, was John Wesley's
first bishop. His letter is as follows:
Editor Buffalo EXpress:-What a
pity it is that children and young
girls and boys are allowed to behave
so badly during services in Protes-
tant churches that visitors are shock
ed, annoyed and repealed thereby l.
went yesterday morning to a Metho-
dist church and sat behind a row of
young girls from twelve to sixteen
years old, l should judge. found they
paid no attention whatever to the
preacher as their whole time was oc-
cupied in giggling, playing and read
ing. What a strain such sights must
be on any lecturer! The difference
from the behavior Of Catholic children
when in church is marked: The quiet,
reyerent behavior of these children is
a credit both to the good Sisters and
their parents. | have seen children
of the most tender years sit during
the three hours devotions on Good
Fridays at St. Michael's without a
murmur or a wriggle.
Il am, in a way, not an outside
critic of these Methodist children, as
l was, perhaps, the nearest link in that
church on Sunday morning with
Methodism. My great uncle, Alex
ander Mather, was John Wesley,s first
bishop. My great uncle, George
Mather, was the school superintendent
of City Road chapel, the cradle OF
Methodism, for so years. My grand
father and grandmother spent both
their time and their substance in the
interests of M~ethodism, as local
preachers to pitmen. Therefore, with
my traditions of the times, when
Methodism was a living fire, | GER
tainly felt shocked, annoyed and re-
PEELED to sec how lacking modern
Methodism is III power to impress
even ordinary good manners on its
children when III church.
Buffalo, Sept. Is. T. A. N"
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EFFEcT,oFIHE MENACE.

f- -F. -+-&.. t.g aF
We trust that the beautiful tribute
to the Catholic church by Edward i.
Bigelow, A. NJ, PHI. d., a member of
the Episcopal church, printed in the
current number of. Truth, represents
the sentiments of a vast. number OF
the better class of Protestants.
Among other things, the writer says:
One word about The Menace and
others Of that ilk: They have SO far
overshot the mark that the reaction is
here. know personally an atheist OF
a legal turn of mind who has been
pretty nearly or wholly converted to
the Roman Catholic church by The
Menace. He told me that the strong
est evidence he had eve heard for
the truth of the Catholic church is to
have an editor stoop to such coward,
ice, to the use of such self-evident
untruths. His argument is that the
editor has no truth at his disposal
that can iniure the Church, but to
accomplish his purpose he resorts to
innuendo, lies, libel and ~obscenity.
No clean-minded person has any re.
spect for The Menace
&EL MLF ~
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satire for enlightenment and ldrdly
powers of intellect. Somebody says;
Genius without religion is like a
lamp hung within the outer courts of
the temple The beauty and glory
of the inner courts are hid.
The greater our powers of mind the
closer we should walk with God, the
longer we should kneel at His feet,
the more enduring and persistent
should be our humility. And against
the evil of the age, pride of intellect,
be doubly warned, and guard your
Children.
There seems an u~naccountable
dearth of stories and Incidents. inter-
esting and instructive to children,
concerning the two feast days re-
ferred to in this article. When W.
consider cur American Catholic chill
dren, what a field stretches before the
mental view for the Catholic writer in
interpreting the vital truths pertaining
to their faith. And when busy Catho-
lie mothers are pressed with question
ings and meet the eager Interrogation
in their darlings' eyes, the soul cry of
the Macedonians is renewed in their
hearts and they call to the Catholic
writer: Come and help u.s."
The Catholic Uniperse.
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SAINT FOR THE WEEK.
ST.. MALcHUS, MONK.

Malchus, a Syrian, in spite of fierce
opposition from his parents, gave him.
self to God in the monastic state, and
lived in it well and happily for many
years. His fathers death left him
heir to an estate, and he was tempted
with the thought of worldly comfort
now within his reach. He left his
monastery, although the abbot fell on
his knees and begged him not to look
back, having once put his hand to the
plough. But he could not fly from
God. On his way home the caravan
was surprised by the Saracens. He
and a Christian woman were carried
off into slavery. In his enforced soil
tude he returned to God and to- lis
VOWS; moved By his example. the
Christian woman who was with hirn
bound herself to the single life, and
both at the risk of death from their
heather master, were faithful to God.
They made their escape together.
Their master and one of his attend
ants followed in their track, and en-
tered a cave in which they had hidden
themselves. But a lioness, which was
crouching there, tore the Saracen to
pieces, and Malehus with his CON-
panion escaped on the very dromo-
diaries which had been used to over
take them. Malehus, then an aged
monk, told his story to st. Jerome, who
has left it to us a record of Gods ven
geance and of His mercy.
In his captivity, Malehus was sit.
ting in the desert. thinking sorrowful-
" of his monastery and of the abbot
who had been a father to him. As he
meditated, he saH a troop of ants hard
at work, and the peace and order with
which they toiIed quickened the long
ing for the peaceful monastery which
he had deserted. It was then he re.
solved to trust himself to God. and Co
risk his life in order to join hisbreth-
rem ia religion.
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ANGLICAN CATHOLICS

The great Positivist, Frederick Har-
rison, as an outsider, gives his opinion
in these striking words.
"a religion. which neither claims
to be, nor conceiyabIy could be, CO.
extensive with mankind is no religion
at all. l waste no words on the con-
Trajectory farce that calls itself
AngIolCatholic. One might as well
say British-C Cosmopolitan, or NUM-
cipalImperiaI
Then he Institutes 4 comparison be-
tween the worldembracing, human
ity-embracing grandeur of the true
Catholic Church with the worthless
limitations and concludes that she
Is the only one that can-Glaim to be
the Church for the world. He says:
Compare Catholicism with other
creeds. The serrile spiritual bureau
crazy called The Greet Church, which
IS a mere black police under the or
ders of the Tsar. Compare 1t with the.
Angffcan Ghbrcfs q mere department
of the State, the mere party caucus
Of FUnseryatfvc~Tolitfe compare