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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (June 1, 1879)
,86 THE WEST SHORE. June, 1875 DALLAS. A railroad city ami terminus, sixty miles south of Portland) is situated very near tin- centra of Polk county, and is tin- county seal. It has a population of is 111 me near! ot tin- v 11- lamettc valley, and is not to be excelled in the State for its health, wealth and beauty; and is in the belt wheat grow ing county in the State. Thii flourish ing city is built upon table-land, on the hanks of the La Creole river, noted for ils fine fishing grounds; its watcrt are abundantly tilled with mountain trout. Here lovers of angling must he charmed with such pleasure at their door. The scenery is delightful, par tially skirled with an immense forest of oak, ash, maple, alder, etc. Aside from its beauty, this Umber serves to shelter the city from winds, making it an at tractivfl retreat for consumptives and invalids lo recuperate. No consump tion contracted here. The Court Mouse, a line building, il lituatad in the center of a heautiful block, the graundi decorated with ma ples, ami here and there some brave old oaks that ipeak of iijjcs past 1 The La Creole Academy, with its magnlRceni groundi and buildings, sit uated lufflcicntly near to overlook the rivci, is as good I school as can he found in the Slate, and il is endowed with sulluieilt means to have ten months si h, ml in the year. Many wcalthv farmers reside lie fi u. purpose of landing their children to si I II Mil, Here nml the.e you see the church steeples, pointing heavenward. Passing alony Ihe principal streets, you meel on ovary hand the honest farmer, who has brOUghl his priHluels to market, or eonc to renew his lupplkts, Walk into the sloies during the dav and vou will alwayi find the merchants but watting on their customers. There an more Mods lold line than in any other UN of its size in the Stale. This is truly an Interesting city, ami with iis many natural advantage! is destined to advance with astonishing rapidity. These Sd Vantages only need to be known abroad to attract those eking homes. At this plnce is , pendld watel M.wcr, with a fall of Mht feet, while new at hand ire most valu.il.le forest,, f ;,(, ,1,. Bsh ami maple. Lying weal of Dallas , about (i,.i .,,, f ,;,ir. nn)i much oi which will in- valuable lot a-' ii.ulluial and graamg DttrMsee, som tally nt the nuignincent breeti timU-r ami water posrtn thai he on MMM I,.,. 1 i. I . I . umpi, uu wiiii n 111.1v h- u e The following is from a plea of Col. Ingcrsoll to a jury, involving Ihe manu faclure of anient spirits. It should h. pasted in the hat of every man in the land who either tastes or toii.-h... . -V V I 1 11 1 Math-dealmg liquid i 1 am aware there is 11 nr..;..,i:.. Welnsj every man engaged in the man utacture of alcohol. I believe from the nine it issues from the ;i..,i ...i 1- ...... ,,,,,, n " worm , ,hc dis,icrv lm'il it "' inn me NU ol death, dishonor ' crone,. hat il demoralizes every one touches i, from the source I Z 1,1 in sinnu ,imi piMin-uts' ,,kl, l ' . 7. . '""r" without .Is .le.-. ,.. in . PrM"ss-il against the crim.. evil we hava 1.. .1.. .. . . . - " 10 mink o ttM staves, hemlines, holts, hoop, waeon HHlluN ,.!, II.,. , it, 1, ill, lli.' Iiil,',I portion of the Willamette valley spread ing in rich wheat fields before it; with moiisaniis 01 acres 01 line agricultural laud in everv diri'dion. miirh nf whirh has ni'irr In. ,1,. 11 In tli.' til.iur. sharc; with the most splendid water powers uiiy, running to waste lor the want of industrious brains and busy hands to render them useful, with great forests of the finest timber at hand, valuable for every purpose for which timliiT man In- iikf.l man ... ,,1 ,. In. ducement for capital, intelligence and minimising inuusiry. woolen tacto ries, linen factories, oil mills, flouring mills and saw mills are needed, with StilVe machinf-s latlll'i. far himinir li,il.L. 1 IIHIWM I spokes, axe and nick handles lm k broom handles, and many branches of niisiness 100 numerous lo mention. This enteriirisimr .mil hnantlahla III . . . . ,1 r"-"" tie city invites you who are seeking homes to settle down here and he at home. Tickets on the new railroad from Dayton to Dallas will be issued lo you at hall fare, and you will be gladly welcomed by an intelligent and siiiitliic peopie, who will lake pleas ure in giving you any information ami assistance in their power. The people ol Dallas have mailt- llharal MnltstW lions of means to bring the railroad mo me cny, 10 lacilitate travel and transportation. Stages leave the Par son's Mouse daily for the interior. Partners dealrinv to i.itrrriauA 1 ..,.1. Will Imd that the large and fine dona tion claims lvine in tha Hatottlusal. 1 ol the lit y may he divided up to suit l "i a reasonanie tigure, while Ihe 6o,ixx) acres of railroad lanrt i ik. county, west of the meridian of the i 'anas, with the lauds open for home stead and pre-emption entries, offer you cheap homes in a healthy and inviting country and climate. Jtcmizcr. INOBRSOLL ON ALCUIIOI. n . -."...iiiiinn lanus suili-Ct In pU.. rmpiMin mid homestead cut tics, which can be n-lccied with n um icnt amount ol haul wihhI to pay f, pUtmir ,,c farm in cultivation by gelling ,,ut .Test , o. hcr-,C f s,rca--lb, ol tb suicides, of ,he insanity, Of the Kiverty, of the ignorance, of the destitution, f ,he li,,, children ug! frinc fit fh KrAaefe 'm... " ? . , . T t 'Is "MUUI,. pairing wives asking for bread, of the men of genius it has wrecked, the mtn struggling with imaginary serpen produced with this devilish thingjand when you think of the jails, the alms, houses, of the asylums, of the prisons and the scaffolds on every hand I do not wonder that everv man i. diced against the damned stuff called alcohol Intemperance cuts down youth in its vigor, manhood in it., strength, and age in its weakness. It breaks the father's heart, bereaves the doting mother, extinguishes natural affection, erases conjugal love, blots out filial attachments, blights nnlernnl ln.n.. and brings down mourning age in sor row to the grave. It makes wives widows, children orphans, fathers fiends, and all of them paupers and beggirs. It feeds rheumatism, arouses eout. wrl. comes epidemics, invites cholera, im ports pestilence and embraces consump tion. It covers the land with idleness and crime. It fills vour iails. sunnlies your almshouses and demands your asylums. It engenders controversies. fosters quarrels, and cherishes riot. Il crowns your penitentiaries and tur nishes victims for the scaffold. It is the blood of the (rambler, the element of the burglar, the prop of the highwiv- man, anu tnc support ot the miunigm incendiary. It ennnloniinrcs the liar. respects the thief, esteems the blss phemcr. It violates obligations, rever ences fraud and honors infamy. It de fames benevolence, hates love, scorni virtue and slanders innocence. Incites the father to butcher his helpless off spring, and the child to grind the pa ternal ax. it burns up men, consumes women, detests life, curses God snd hdtf.a II. .i.. ii II L-..l...t.in it' it ll.ftKfS. ,- i n hi i ii, .-iii'in in ..... i nurses perfidv. defiles the iury box and stains the judicial ermine. It bribes votes, disqualifies voters, corrupt! elec tions, pollutes our institutions and en dangers government. It degrsdes the citizen, bebases the legislature, dishon ors the statesman and disarms the pa triot. It brings shame not honor, ter ror not safety, despair not hope, misery not happiness, and with the malevo lence of a fiend, it calmly surveyi " friehtful desolation, and unsatiated with havoc, it kills peace, poisons felicity. ruins murals, olightft conmicntx, riMlltrutirwi ,,,! .s.:. Aid natiiiMill hOIHr ijutuuvrii .tin i 1 1 ix. -s i mii iiaii then curses the world and laughs st ir ruin. It docs that and more it mur ders the soul. It is the sum of ' crimes, the mother of all abominatioaj The devil's best friend and Gor worst enemy. The must llaafnl iicili'stn.lM It the man who walks the floor ni"hts with the baby. The oldest counter in use The wed ding ring. What aire is the most dcccivinZ' The sausage.