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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-10-06
MONMOUTH


The paving in town is moving along
as fast as teams and men can push it
The foreman is anxious to get it done
before the rains set in. Now one has
to understand the lay Of the town OF
he will get lost
Thomas Hampton and wife of Pen
dleton were the guests of D. M.
Hampton and family over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hampton for
merly lived in Polk county.
Mart Scrafford of Simpson was in
town Monday.
Mrs. C. c. Lee went up to her old
home, near Albany, Saturday.
Arthur Norton of Lewisville was
the guest of A. N. Haleck' s family
on Monday.
Quite a number of the citizens Of
Monmouth attended the state fair
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Murdock of
Yamhill were in town Monday looking
after their interests.
A. N. Poole finished his fine bun
galow last week. He is well pleased
with it.
A nine pound boy was born October
2 to Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Bork.
Mrs. Henry Butler of Portland was
in town this week looking after her
interests. ...
Leonard Mason has finished III
mon Parker's house in North Mon
mouth, and moved into it this week.
Mr.. Mcclellan and Fred Smith have
gone to the mountains on hunting
and fishing tour.
A. N. Poole and family and Mrs. A.
N. Halleck made Dallas visit Tues
day in the Poole machine.
Frank Loughary of Luckiamute was
in town on business Tuesday.
Taylor Hill of Albany was in town
on business Tuesday,
The Hughes voters met Monday ev-
ening and organized Hughes club
D. M. Hampton was elected chairman
and L. V. Macken secretary.
Mrs. William Brown and son OF
Dallas made Monmouth business Wis
it Sunday.
Ed Pagoncoff and family left for
Bend this week. Mr.. Pagoncoff has
traded his property here for large
farm at Bend.
Mrs. James Scrafford. who suffered
stroke of paralysis during hop
picking season, is no better. She is
in a critical condition.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-10-06
OAK GROVE
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Quite number from this vicinity
attended state fair in Salem last
week.
+ Miss Irene Lewis is attending
school in Dallas this fall.
Seth White went to Derry Satur-
day.
Ray Fawk threshed some rape seed
last week.
Mr.. Riamsdale of Salem is working
for W. w. Fawk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland visited in
the Crowley vicinity Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Edgar visited
their son Frank and his family in
Salem Saturday.
Frank Fawk of Salt Creek was a
caller here Sunday.
Rodney White and family of Top
penish, Wash, called on relatives here
last week.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-10-06
PERRYDALE

Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Keyt and fam
lily, who have been camping at the
state fair returned home Friday.
Lucille Keyt was a Dallas visitor
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. J. Elliot and fam
lily were Corvallis visitors Sunday.
Mrs. Elliott's mother and sister ac-
companied them home to spend few
days.
Frank Morrison and Ernest Letti-
ken went to the mountains for a deer
hunt this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Dennis and
family visited at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Robson Sunday.
The Perrydale school started Mon
day with a good attendance. Mr..
Barnes is the principal for the ensu-
ing year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lettiken and Mr., and
Mrs. jim Houck returned home Sat
urday from visit in Southern Ore
gon.
James Trent was a McMinnville Wis
itor Sunday.
Wesley Trent of Eola is visiting his
nephew, James Trent.
Blev Friar was a Dallas caller Sat
urday.
Mrs. J. T. Friar visited d. T..
Hodges at Rickreall last week.
John Jolly visited his son in Dallas
Sunday.
Mrs. J. P. Caldwell left here We'd
nesday for a weeks visit with her
sister in Salem.
W. Fl. Mckee and F. c. Lynn have
been busy filling their silos with green
corn since the frost.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-10-06
GUTHRIE
Z. 1. + + + + + + + = + + + +++

Auer Brothers motored up to the
w. D. Gillian farm in their Ford
Tuesday and returned to their home
in Sheridan with one of Mr.. Gillian IS
fine Angora bucks.
Lloyd Miller of Falls City passed
through here ON his way to Salt Creek
Sunday.
Grandma Rhoades returned to her
daughters home the first of the week
after spending couple of months
visiting relatives.
Henry Fern will finish the thresh-
ing of grain in the neighborhood this
week.
School will commence here the 18th
instead of the 9th as was first stated,
on account of the teachers institute
being the 9th, 10th and 11th at Dal-
las.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-10-06
AIRLIE I
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Our school has commenced with a
good attendance.
The primary teacher, Miss Hilte-
brand, was absent from school Wed
nesday on account of sickness.
A large number from this part at
tended the state fair. All report a
fine exhibit.
J. o. Stats of Eugene was a caller
here this week.
Earl Brown is the owner of a new
Ford auto.
Hugh Williams and family have
moved back on their place here.
Floyd Crowley, who has been in
Eastern Oregon this summer, has re-
turned to help his father on the R. F.
D. route through the winter.
J. f. Ulrich has returned from
North Dakota, where he was looking
after his farming interests. He states
crops were light in that part Of the
country. Black rust was the cause
of the shortage.
Sam Hastings and family have gone
to the coast for an outing.
The parent-teacher association will
meet Friday evening at eight O'Clock.
Every house in town is now occu-
pied. More homes are in demand.
There was a recent change made in
our phone operators, Miss Wilson re-
tiring and Miss Bevens taking her
place.
Mrs. Blue and daughter are at
Portland visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. M. C. Crowley.
G. A. Cam and Andrew Hannum
are on a hunting trip to Southern
Oregon.
Yerle Hannum is building a new
house on his farm in the Montgomery
district.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-10-06
WILDWOOD


School began Monday, October 2nd
with an attendance of seven pupils.
Mrs. Ella Oleman is teacher.
J. F. Leigh has returned from Sa-
lem and vicinity where he was visit
ing with friends and relatives.
Miss Maud Mccoy and Miss Violet
Oleman visited at the Mason home
last week.
John Ritner, Frank Price and Ar
chic Hurd have gone on bear hunt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Price and chill
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-10-06

George attended the Roundup a
McMinnville Wednesday.
Mrs. r. M. Holmes returned Mon
day from Southern Oregon, where sh.
was called on account of the sudder
death of her sister.
Elzo Vincent has accepted a posi-
tion with the Southern Pacific com
pany at Mccoy.
The electric work is being rushed
along, and looks good to the people
of this valley.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. P. Christensen
returned last Saturday from Canada,
where they have been in charge of a
summer resort during the past few
months.
Miss Lucy Ingram is doing the
cooking for the McCrow clover huller.
P. Williams, Hop Mckee and Chet
Fague are planning motorcycle trip
to California, where they expect to
stay for the winter.
r. M. Holmes has recently been
making improvements ON his winter
quarters. He says fresh air is healthy.
The Mccoy warehouse has been do
ing very lively business during the
last few months. 1t has been neces-
sary to pile several olraadfos
sary to pile several carloads of grain
outside the warehouse, and this is
now protected by roof.
There have been two fires reported
recently at the Mccoy warehouse
caused by friction of the belt tightner.
In both cases the fire was noticed be-
fore it gained any headway.
Mr.. Elliott and daughter, Lrwerne,
were seen in the city Wednesday, on
business.
j. 0. Stevenson and A. C. Taylor
were visitors to the county seat Tues
day.
Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Goodfellow, who
have been visiting at their ranch, re-
turned to Portland Wednesday.
Henry Schmidtch has been on the
sick list for the last day or two.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-10-06

Miss Hilda will attend high school
there.
Mrs. Joseph Edwards is slowly inn
proving at the home Of her daughter
in Albany.
Mrs. Jack Oleman is improving
slowly.
Miss Holman visited her parents at
Dallas last Saturday.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-10-06
pEDEE

Of Salem was a business
2 ncighborhood Friday.
N1s ". J. Love expected
California this week for
visit with relatives.
+ Ihreshing company have
4 Tor L. Condor, R. A.
a ". J. Love this week.
Simpson and son of Cor
4 rczatives here last Sun
FiIlett and family have
|eir Siletz claim
+ Applegate will soon 60
10 attend school.
ndon, Mrs. Ren Womer
1n1on were Kings Valley
e3nesday.
las been hauling grain
zlley Touring mills
I lemming Oleman have
r11IDuth to attend high
|n6tr has rented Mr.. Nc
Er7n. Mr.. Mccormack
zzVc moved to Falls City.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-10-06

kH0n and e. M. Lichty
I 61IIers Thursday.
ra g. L. Grounds at
mi fair Thursday.
Rrather has returned
NJ Salem after spend
|6llznR1ar with her parents,
AIxs. Al ". Prather.
Prather left Thursday
Hi Oregon for a month Is
her daughters.
|Bavens has a new Ford.
nders0n and e. M. Anderson
wallis business callers Sat
number from here attended
fair iii Salem.
" wiz set aside for the chill
b to tbe state fair.
HI i very large attendance
bool vet on account of the
bnt more are expected
C Anderson and Mrs. E.
bn were Albany callers Sat-
Kruetz of Suver spent Sun
home Of N. c. Anderson.
MrS. M. N. Prather, Mrs.
Eon and M. v. Prather Wis
| relatives in Corvallis Sun
eevers vas an Albany call
|rawn and Claire Strawn
kalIi4 Business callers Sat-
a6Isaughlin is filling his 81
! Mrs Oren Wall have re-
bnn lebanon, where they
attending conference.
B Gobat of Suver spent
Hill Mn. N. G. Anderson.
q ANDERSON visited with
h III 8uver Monday before
tuesday for McMinnville,
| will visit for a week with
VEr Nels Anderson.
" 0olnlnenced filing his 81
Prather Mr.. and Mrs. F. L.
Mi and Mrs. Leichty at
McMinnville roundup.
|hown has gone to McMinn-
weeks stay.
Dietz has returned to his
ew Mexico, after a short
Is sister, Mrs. Louisa Har-
n nephew, Ed, Harman.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-10-06

dren have moved down from Simp-
sons camp, that the children may at
tend school. They are living on Ira
Green IS place.
L. D. Fry made trip to Hoskins
Wednesday.
Grant Holt was in this vicinity last
week scaling saw logs.
Sam Riker is adding a cellar to his
farm home.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-10-06
] eQwLEY
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9eiyb0dy in this vincinity
e st{te fair in Salem last
n 109r, who has been at
booE in Salem, was home
Rs was quite sick with
|deld vas a Dallas visitor
6it8 and family visited
Mrs. R. J. William
{|I8 Of last week, leaving
BIZ their home in Toppen-
f0zn this neighborhood at
Nv school at Oak Grove
bnett and daughter Ruth
4ieitors a few days ago.
|er finished hauling 5000
Fa1n 10 Derry a few days
Mrs. Anan Meyer came in
past last week and spent
with His niece, Mrs. Kaner
family.
! |lliamson and family and
Frs. J. W. Edgar visited
Dallas Monday.
|ommenced Monday with
alaner as teacher.
|ith Of Smithfield visited
|other, Mrs. G. C. Smith, a
bis week.
|rmer was a Dallas caller
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-25
GERMANY LEADS.

Professor Potter Of Harvard Uni
versity. in a lecture before the For
sythe Dental Infirmary, said:
THE teeth of the English soldiers
in the trenches are in poorer condition
than the men Of any other power. The
French rank much higher as regards
Mouth hygiene efficiency, with the
German heading the list, almost 100
per cent perfect.
The German soldier is faring the
best of any as regards his teeth. For
more than fifteen years Germany has
been caring for the teeth of its sub
;ects, establishing clinics in the public
schools. dental infirmaries in the small
er towns and villages well as IN the
cities, and on the whole making sure
that no child. especially a boy, is al
lowed to let his teeth get into that
state of decay which would necessar'
lily cause his rejection at the time OF
call to his colors."
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-25
THE oUININE SHORTAGE.

The bureau of mines shortly may
request congress to come to the as
sistance of the drug industry in the
United States. The drug business is
in no small measure dependent upon
the manufacture of coal tar by-pro-
ducts, and whatever federal aid might
be given would properly come
through the bureau Of mines, says
the Washington Post.
1t is because of the discontinuance
of coal tar by-product shipments to
this country from Germany that the
drug business has been seriously in
jured. The price of many imported
specific has increased anywhere from
10 to 1000 percent, and many drugs
necessary for the manufacture OF
household remedies have disappeared
entirely from the market
Probably the most alarming short
age is in Quunine. No foreign manu-
featured Quinine is entering the Unit
ed States today. Regarded as the
only specific for malarial diseases
known to medicine, this drug was for
merly obtained from plants grown in
the Andes. but Java is now the chief
source. Shipments of cinchona bark
from Java have materially diminish
ed, while the output of the large Ger
man factories. which formerly pro
duced 1000, 900 ounces Of quinine an
nually, has been cut of by the war.
While Europe is still obtaining an
enormous supply of quinine, it is
being used almost exclusively for the
army, and this accounts for the fact
that no Quinine is coming to the Unit
ed States. A real program of pre-
paredness would take into account
the fact that drugs are as necessary
as medical attention in the army, and
every possible step should be taken
either to foster the manufacture Of
ouinine in the United States or to
store up a sufficient supply for the
fIfI1re
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-25
HANGED TO A TREE
BY MASKED MEN
Texan, Accused Of Numbering Parents
and Brother With an Axe,
Lynchsd by Mob.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
BOSTON. Texas. Jan. 25.-W. ].
Mayfield. 50, charged with killing his
father, mother and brother with an
axe, was taken from the county jail
here early today by 4 score Of masked
men and hanged to tree half . mile
south OF town.
The triple murder occurred at the
Maytield's home, near here, the night
OF December 80, Mayfield was arrested
despite his alibi that he was attending
lodge in town at the time. The jury
in the first case, that of his mother,
disagreed and was discharged Satur-
day.
The lynchers over-powered the jail
er shortly after midnight this morn
ing, unlocked Mayfield's cell, carried
him away and had hanged him before
the residents were aware OF what had
happened. There was no guard at
the jail because there had been no in
dication OF mob violence.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-25
DENMARK.
) . 80 . . . - -

Mrs. Knowlton Of Peoria, ILL.,. Is
here caring for Mrs. w. N. Backing
ton who fell week ago. Mrs. Black
ington Is improving.
Mrs. Chas. Flint was seriously sick
last week, but better at this time.
The next number on the lecture
course win be February S. by Alton
Packard.
The members OF the high school
and invited friends spent very
pleasant evening at the high school
building last Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs F. Gehle visited rela-
tfyes north Of town yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs Riser and children
snent yesterday with Mr.. and Mrs.
r. Dobson.
mir. and Mrs. Showalter drove to
ponnellson and back last Friday, to
sit relatives who were sick.
Mrs. Grant OF West Point, Ia, was
calling in town last week.
Mr.. Fred HEM is home from trip
to Kansas City, Mo-, and Washington
county, Iowa.
Mrs. Hawkins is still very, poorly.
Sir Cardinal Grocebeak was whist
ling like he was happy yesterday
morning, and the chickens are surely
enjoying this weather. It has been
unseasonabIy warm ever since that
severe thunderstorm last Thursday
night. We generally get a thunder
storm or two during the winter
months, but this one came unusually
carly in the year.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-25
HERE'S ANOTHER
MARK TWAIN YARN
r. s. Ransom Sends One From Los
Angeles Times Copied From
Paine's Life.

A story which will be OF interest to
keokuk people, concerning Mark
Twain is sent The Gate City by Robert
s Ransom. The story referred to fol-
lows:
He read more than anyone guessed,
says Albert Bigelow Paine, writing OF
Mark Twain at 10 in the ST. Nicholas.
At night, propped up in bed-a habit
continued until his death-he was
likely to read until late hour. He en-
joyed smoking at such times, and had
made himself pipe with large bowl
which stood on the floor and had a
long rubber stem. something like the
Turkish hubble-bubble. He liked to
I'LL the big bowl and smoke at ease
through the entire evening. But some
times the pipe went out, which meant
that he must strike match and lean
far over to apply 1t, just when he was
most comfortable. Sam Clemens never
liked unnecessary exertfon. One n1ghI
when his pipe had gone out for the
second time, he happened to near the
young book clerk, Brownell, passing up
to his room on the top floor. Sam call
ed to him:
Ed, come here!"
Brownell poked his head In the door.
The two were great chums.
What will you have. Sam?" he ask
| ed.
Come in, Ed; Heny's asleep, and
I'm in trouble. want somebody to
light my pipe
why don't you light it yourself?''
Rrownell asked.
/ II would, only / knew you'd be along
In few minutes and would do 1t Tor
me-"
/ BrowneIl scratched a match, stopped
down and applied it.
| What are you reading, Sam Z?
| "Oh, nothing much-a so-cAlled run
ny book. One OF these days I'll write
funnier book myself"
! Brownell laughed.
NO you won't, SAM" he said.
You're too lazy ever to write book.
Years later, in the course OF lee
ture which ne delivered in Keokuk,
Mark Twain said that he supposed the
most untruthful man in the world Nv
ed there in Keokuk, and that his name
was Ed Brownell.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-25

fused to disclose the cause of the bat.
tie, but dispute over the question o.
preparedness is understood to have
played a part. The point arousins
grief in the hearts of the southern
contingent, however, Is that the com.
batants were forced to pick them.
selves up, SCARED, bruised and dirty,
with honor unsatisfied.
There was no decision in the com.
bat. It Is not expected that either the
former secretary or Beale. who is a
brother-in-law Of the Russian ambas
sador. will take the matter to court
Dueling is barred, so what can gen
tleman do, they ask.
Beale IL said to have invited Won L
Meyer to come outside" after an an
gument in the Metropolitan club. Cap.
tain Templin Potts, retired naval off.
Ger, Dr. Cary T. Grayson, President
Wilson's personal physician, and 9th.
ers witnessed the fight. DR.. Grayson
happened to be passing and gave first
aid to the combatants.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-25
TELEPHONE MEN GO TO SCHOOL.

To help the man who keeps the
telephone in operation" the engineer
ing extension department OF Iowa
state college announces three schools
for telephone plant men to be held
this month, one at Ottunwa, January
1919. Creston, Jan. 20-21 and Fl.
Dodge Jan. 1925.
That there Is vital demand for such
courses is shown by the fact that
such a school given last year at Des
Moines was SO well attended that it
was hard to accommodate all those
present.
The work offered will not be a the
DRY of the telephone or OF telephone
engineering, but is designed especially
for the practical man in tn small
plant who strings the wires, shoots
the trouble and keeps the nerves Of
commerce open.
Sessions will be held each morning
and afternoon at the cities where the
courses will be held and win deal
with the subjects OF telephone ap-
paratus, the use Of testing instru-
ments for locating faults on telephone
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-25
"hEwsRAPER RHYMES

NEWSPAPER RHYMES"
Like flowers, that blossom by lffe's
dusty ways;
Like sunshine. that 1ightens the dull.
heavy days;
Like music, that over earth's discord
still chimes:
So welcome to thousands are news
paper rhymes"
Their style may be lacking rhetorical
skill;
The lofty-browed critic may slight
them, yet still
Though guilty of all the colloQuial
crimes.
Mems hearts find an echo in news
paper rhymes"
A stanza Of courage, a verse Of good
cheer,
A lyric that mingles a smile and a
tear.
"A laugh-rousing tilt at some fad Of
the times
These make the enjoyment Of news
paper rhymes"
Their works in fine volumes may
never be bound;
!. neir names as Who's Who-ists may
never be found;
But if to the zenith their fame never
climbs,
Here's luck to the writers Of news
paper rhymes"
New York Times.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-25

The earliest known record Of the
existence of coal in Alabama was
made in 1884, but the first statement
of production in the state is contain
ed in the United States census re-
port for 1910, in which the amount
mined is given as GAG tons. The
mines of Alabama were probably
worked to a considerable extent dur
ing the civil war, but there are no
specific records until 1870. for which
the United States census reports a
production of 1900 tons. The de-
velopment of the present great indus
try really began in 1881 and 1882,
when attention was directed to the
large iron deposits near the city Of
Birmingham. BY 1885 the coal pro-
duction Of the state had increased to
nearly 100000 tons. In 1914. accord
ing to the United States geological
Survey. the production was 15,S9S,422
tons.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-25
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