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Newspaper Page TextPOLK m TIMES. m COUNTY OFFICIAL P A P E R . FARMERN, READ THIS. cotnpari-oa- Give us a daily mail to The New York Herald, referring to Three we.-Laeii.i.u are stated that, the sturt with, and we wit4 not doubt the pr«.sf ects for a bountiful harvest iu Or early com p etion o f a railroad through soné of the outrtsreR committed bv tbe Spuoish troops io Cuba, wr.ithfully in Then we quires: Can nations hold Colonies by e^on were more favorable than for many our lovely und fertile fields : : : : Editor. Frink R. Sturt, years pa-t. Such was ¿he case at the will show Oregon and the world that the garrote, the bayonet, and fire-mus time. All opinions in this respect co Willumette Valley W e s t'* indeed the ketry in this age of civilizition ? D A LLAS, S A T U R D A Y . J UN K 26 To this the Louisville Courier-Jaur- incided, and the only complaint that gardcu o f the uni,’ • T3\ SAN FKANCIMCO AGENCY. THOS. BOYCE, E sq , is our onlj authorised Business Agent in Sun Fraud*« o. H omicide — W e learn from t gpn- tleiuan just down from Corvallis that a man named Howard, engaged in a saw mill near that place, was mortally wounded a couple o f duys ago l*y & knife in the hand of a name we did not learn. man whose The victim is said to be ripped open from tho breas to the bottom of the abdomen. farmers could make (they always must have something to complain o f ) was, that the harvest would be too great— that wheat would be down to twet ty- five cents per bushel, etc. The expe rience o f the last couple o f weeks has chungt-d their tone; and from all qunr ters their cry is. that the crops are fail ing. This, we are satisfied, is only too true, and we want to givo our farmers a few hints in the premises that we hope will benefit them. From Eastern Oregon, from Idaho, nal responds: R oad W anted . — lu e people of Spring Vulley.have long felt the neces sity o f more direct communication with M r Motley is a sister of the lute weather has sadly decimated the crops Park Benjamin.— Oregonian. — almost destroyed them in some inst W e were not alone in thinking M ot ances. In P«lk and Yamhill cu u tie s ley belonged to the weaker sex. and the Fall wheat is doing well in most axe g'ad to have such authority to cases, although a little rain tin days or prove that the question io this case is two weeks ago would have been consid no longer doubt ml. But if that gay ered a god s< nd in a great number of deceiver John Bu i succeeded in whecd ca-es. But the Spring wheat is nearly ling such a legal bead as that o f old all blasted from excessive drouth and u Reverdy Johnson, we’ d like to k- ow hot sun, so that if*the heavens were what chance sinter Motley will stand opened forty days and forty nights now against his seductive influences. it would do Spring grain no go d. In Govern PREMIUM Eola or by way o f Bethel. Tljey de sire a road ucross the hills to intersect the Amity road between Holmes’ Gap and Dixie, which could be accomplished at a very slight expense, and which would be a great convenience to the people o f Spring Valley and a benefit to the county generally. I f the County Commissioners wish to do a publio ser TnE A nnual M e e t in g . — This morn ing we again vis.ted the camp meeting at Dixie. and fire musketry," why m iy not Spain THE BEST KNOWN TO MAN! eloquent and practical sermon— one of thu best wc ever listened to, and every one accords him the highest praise tor his effort. W e are very willing to be lieve thut he was really earnest io his Dry Goods , Clothing, M A S O N ’S G AN G Boots, Shoe*. Groceries, and Crockery, P L O W “ C H A L L E N G E .” That bat ever been offered is Polk Or, ia just he u n d e r s ig n e d , h a v in g p u r - received at ating the recpectable old doctrine o f a «•based tbe exelurive riirhr from Wm. Ms CRONE A W O L F S son. for tbe Dim riot comprising tbe counties of littcrul hell o f fire and brimstone.— P'tLK and MAKt'»N. is minufacturing these New two story building ttINDEPiNUBNCi, Whereupon Figaro remarks: I f a few Celebrated Plows, and is ready to fill orders for which we will sell CHEAPER than tbe CHEAP the same on short notice. EST. more of hell's old friends give it the Come, Farmers, and encourage We are prepared through recent arrange c >ld sholder, it will soon fieeze over. W e b f i o t I n g e n u P y k E n t e r p r is e ! ments mode in San Francisco, to ftpd constant sale f ir all kinds of Produce, and paying tho We are rejoiced thus to see so many And enable yourselves to raise Lifrge Crops. highest market price for WHEAT. We also have in connection with oar store, Dr. Seudder is represented at repudi T ministers renouncing the Devil und all T . H. LU CAS, 6 his works Reeent official figures say that it has cost the Government nearly two hund red thousand dollars for every Indiau it has killed in the last ten years. put 2,000,000 acres o f land in the market at Denver City, Colorado. The sale will begin the 13th of September next. (7 7 0 I. O. G . T . 1869 C E L E B R A T I O N At D a lla s, S a tu rd a y J u ly 3d A l a r g e w a r e h o u . s e , Dixie. Polk county. Ogii. NEW DKUGr STORE. I w i s n EVERYBODY COULD KNOW that I have just completed my new btore Room A t Independence, The Government has determined to The pulpit was Governor Woods, who preached a mos* EVEBTKODTI r j,H E LARGEST AND BEST STOCK O f hold Colonies in the same way ? — there were about six hundred per filled during the morning service by Saved ! im p o r ta n t t o ment can hold Slates by the ‘ ‘ bayonet To the best o f our judgment sons in attendance. M onej PLOWS ! Dallas than by going round either by “ C rick .” P omkhoy C oming .— We from Montana, from California, from vice that would materially aid Polk see3by the San Francisco papers that Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, and county in asserting her independence o f J* B rick " was ex peeled at that city in fact all over the Union, the same Marion, a hotter opportunity cannot be some time during the present week — alarming cry arises— “ short crops." found. At present the people o f the He proposes making the tour o f Cali - Even troui Europe dispatches have been section referred to arc necessarily com fornia, Oregon and the Territories.— received at San Francisco, stating that pelled to transact all their business at W hile in Oregon we hope he will not the wheat crop in thut country is goiug Salem; while if this road was opened al ow himself to be monopolized en to be very light. much o f it would be diverted to Dallas Here, at home, in Willamette Valley tirely by the “ East Side,” but will give or Independence. — west and east— good aud reliable men as West Siders a taste of his mettle. inform us thut the late continued hot W ell, if our ‘FARMERS’ STORE ! N E W r A D V E R T IS E M E N T S . Now don’t rush. If there is anything I dis like, ’tis a rush. But come along, say six. eight <>r ten ala time,aud you will fiud a good assortment of D RU G S. * P A T E N T M E D IC IN E S, P A IN T S , O f US, V A R N IS H E S , P A IN T B R U S H E S , D Y E STU FF S, P U R E W IN E S A N D LIQ U O R S, where we offer storage on good toms. Wo also keep M O L IN E and BOSTON C L IP P E R P L O W *. i CRONE A WOLF. UEENSWARE IN ABUNDANCE, At J. H. LBWI8’8. Q N L W F IR K t! H E W GOODS! HEW STYLES! A AD REDUCED PRICES AT THE OLD HEADQUARTERS OF W . C. BROW N & CO, Expressly for Medical and Mechanical Brick Btore, Mela a treat, opposite purposes. the Court B oom , Pellee. Oga. The various Lodges will assemble (in Rega Physicians prescriptions carefully and lia) in the Court Houne Squire and Curia nro neatly filled. i-ewii n *t 10 O’clock, a . m ,, in the following E HAVE JUST RECEIVED T IE Owing to my purse being empty, and my order: Largest and ~ most ~ Complete " stock of credit not good, customers will please bring President and Chaplain, "the one thing needtul.” I keep no book ac Orator and Reader of Declaration counts. La Creole L<>dge No. 23 Since man to man is so unjust Kona Li.lge No. 39 Ever brought into Polk county, inclnding I hardly know what man to trust. M. rum^ Star Lodge No. 41 -pring and Summer goods of tbe Latest Style«, I ’ve trusted many, to my sorrow; Val Fun tin Lodge No. 74 which wa are determined to sell as Cheap, or So pny to day aud trust to murroic ! Pleanant ilill Lodge No. 95 Cheaper than those of less inducement. Viola Lodge No. 99 IM A. KORB. We have a very fine assortment of Lodger from other counties LADIES’ TRIMMED H.1TPI Citizens • uSo 3|I°«I •asuapuadapm From tbe Court House the procession will To which we invite the attention of the Ladies. 's rriL lU H M N O ? V N A ild V V A inarch to tbe Ground, ia Mr. Levins' pasture, A Iso, to our full stock *ef DRESS GOODS, eoe- o j x d 8V JUJ *»uMV ’“ «IV where the exercises will bo couductcd iu the 'poppa iqXiaji -i*ting of Silks. Irish and French Poplioa, following order: French Merinos, all- wool Empress and half and qjtM ‘iHOIHd aKY'TIHOd Music by the Choir, putt noijcu i-ioqs uo poiopjo ‘s)uetne|duii Xu« ■ill wool Delaines; and especially to our com. Prayer by the Chaplain, -••)AJV|i {KjauaX pint ‘sjoqsajqx •saopeoH 'SJa rdete assortment of Btass Buttons. Fringe«, Na ioiial Air by tbe Clioir, Gimps and Velvet« of all colors, oar Ginghams, uojq 'tuodeoy su qons ‘XH.4NIHDV W'&Si Reading De duration ol independence, l.awns, Cambrics, Swisses, etc., etc., in great •»onp a,! paw uiiuq jo t|jos j|w variety. Music by tbe Choir, ->3tiO)s no oaioooj jo A'tiq oj pojwdoid ojw puy Oiaiion, W« call the attention of GENTS and HEADS Music by tbe Choir, >F FAMILIES to onr fine assortment of ‘ a s a o n a H V jA a o a v i v Reading Toasts, Etc., Etc., • jjojs oqi qiiM uoi)oa tuoa ui ‘axeq o*|* e ^ CLOTHISG and HARDWARE, Dinner. ‘ poillis Oq l,UWJ IlOA J! oas puu no 0U1OJ Oj, [Each Lodge will come with eatables. which GROCE KIES and CROCKERY. will be spread upon one coiu.uou table.] ill ot which we will excha»K« for : 'I V H Wool, Wheat, Bacou, Butter, Egge, o rric s n ^ op t u k d a y . SI qaiqAV Flaxseed or waehed Cotton Raga. President, A. Stephens, Zona. Orator, H. N. George, Buena Vistu, Reader, G. W. Roork, Dallar, Call and see us. Y»u will always find oa Chaplain, Jas. ILirer, Pleasant Ilill happy to see you, happier when wu show jota Marcimi I, A. M Smith. Buena »Vsta. ur goods, and happiest when we sell to yon. JO HOO}S p»40»I»*-H0ii v qjt^v W C. BR OWN At CO. Dallas, Polk county, April 30, 1869. 1 W GENERAL MERCHANDISE professions, but. in common with many most cases the Fall grain is beading out P rohibition . — 'fate committee of o f the members o f his church with tolerably well; but the Spring grain, arrangements for the CHinp-uieeting of whom we conversed on the subject, we * i on the other hand, in many cases will the M. Ë Church South, to commence beleve lie could not give better proof not head at all. but after growing to u of the sincerity of his professions thau at their camp ground at Dixie on Thurs height o f eight or ten inches lies parch by taking proper steps to unlock the day, July $rh, request us to state that ed and prostiate ou the thirsty earth, door o f the Treasury on his return to no huckstering of any kind will be beyond the ordinary efforts o f Nature Salem, und thus relieve the necessities perruit'ed within the limits, prescribed to restore it. The Farmer of the 21st, o f his fellow citizens. This would go .by law, and that the provisions of the the best authority in the State in such statute in tho case made and provided far towards advancing his claims to the matters, (referring, we believe, more yri 1 be rigorously enforced. Bishop character of a righteous man. Four particularly to Linn and Marion couu- Marvin will take part in the services persons— two o f each sex— came for ties), has the following: on the occasion. ward at the close o f the service and The prospects o f the grain cropsbave made confession o f faith, aud wero bap been somewh it modi f i d by the hot, dry P ostponement . — W e are requested tised about noon. weather we have had lorsome time past. X o state that the camp-meeting of the Winter wheat will nor be much affected F ire at A lbany — Mr. Mason, of M. E. Church advertis'd in our last by it, but Spring sown grain, especially jssue to commence on the Thursday that put iu lute, isshowiug its bad «fleets this place, who was returning yesterday N E \V A b VER T I S E M E E TS. Oats wili head with short from a visit to Albany informs us that preceding the second Sabbath in July, noticeably straw, aud a good rain-full within the on Thursday a destructive fire occurred is postponed one w.*ek. so as not to con VALU ABLE} present week would greatly assist in at that place, which destroyed the new flict with tl)e camp piee*ing of the M. swelling the yield We have no fears E. Church South, which oommenccs at but that Oregon will have a large sur- engine house, Gird'* saloon, and two that date at Dixie. The meeting at plus, as no doubt will California also, other houses. The fire originated in F O R 8 A L E ! but we think thut those who have still the saloon building, which was one Ellendale will thorefore commence ou held on to last year's wheat aud oats will mass o f flame before water could be Thursday, July loth . S te v e n s ’ A d d it io n to E a s t P o r tla n d not regret it. brought to bear on it. The engine Iu view o f all the facts stated, and h e e a s t P o r t l a n d h o m e s t e a d I. 0 . G. T. C elebration . — In an house had only recently been tuken COMPANY offer lor sale Lots aud Blocks also the more directly important fact other column will be found the program possession of by the firo company and iu Steveus’ Addition to East Portland, at that speculators from San Francisco, KEASOM ABLE P R IC E S. me o f the proposed celebration by the is a total loss. Our informant did not The Lots and Blocku will be sold to accom Cortland, Salem, and other markets, Good Templars at Dallas, on Saturday, know who owned the other buildings or modate p rchasers, have their agents now traveling aliout On 1, 2 , and 3 Years Credit, July 3d. W e are sorry they could not how the fire originated. Mr. Gird's through the country for the purpose o f Or payable In Monthly installments. The ob have made it convenient to participate house was insured for 84,000. ject ol tbe Company is to afford every facility bu)ing up all the grain they cau pur to tbe Actual Settler to obtain a Homestead jointly with one o f the public ovations, A notuer Q uestion . — W hy is it according to bis means. LOANS will be made chase at the old rates, we wish to coun but as they are numerous enough to by the East Portland Savings and Loan Bank sel our leaders, at least, to hold on to that we have not a brass bund in Dal- on tbe same terms, so as to assist the purebas make quite an imposing turn-out we what grain they have on hand from lust b e ? There «re enough o f young men er of a Lot or Block to build a house. An op portunity is thus offered to every head of a have no doubt the affair will be a cred year’s crop, as well as what they ex about town who expend a large amount family to procure a Homestead. itable success. The Land offered for sale will more than pect from the preseut harvest, for, to o f superflous gas for wantof something double in value, as soon as the Oregon Central better to apply themselves to, and we Railroad will be in ruuniug order to Oregon T he P olk C ounty T imes is the the best of our judgment, the demand City. name o f a very wide-awake, lively pa inside o f three months will command think their “ blowing" might be turned The Portland Bridge Company, of which L. per which o m e s to us nil the way from fully fifty per cent, advance on old to their own advantage as well as that M. Starr Esq. is President, contemplate erect Dallas, in Oregon. It is the successor of the commnnity by organizing a brass ing a Bridge across the Willamette river, the prices. terminus of whieh will bo in the centre of the o f the Signal. lately published at tho new Town site. band. Considerable money goes out o f This n^y be all a faney o f ours, but same place. Much a paper as the T imes The Odd Fe’ lows, M «sonic and Good Temo demonstrates the existence o f an enter we dsein it our duty to give our patron^, the county every year fur this kind of lnr I ml «re j each own a lot and will soon build prising, go-ahead community, wherever to the best o f our ability, a fair iudex thing, which wo thiuk might just as Halls ou the same. it is published — Colorado Chieftain. The present excellent school facilities will be well be kept at home. Think o f this, o f the “ signs o f the times." increased by tbe early establishment of a Gra Coming from so remote a source we young gents ; and next week we pro ded School. feel highly flattered by the compliment, Mr. Tames B. Stephens will start for the East Tho mail between Portland, Lafay pose showing further advantages to be at an early day to procure tho neeesairy appli ztill more so because we are able consci ances to supply the place with an abundance of ette, by way o f Hillsboro and Forest derived in this way. pure water, that is obtainable fr<nn the various entiously to state that the Chieftain is Grove, is getting to be o f rather huge springs baok and on tbe town site. Title U. one o f the nurst interesting and Lest proportions fur a country route. La-t I njustice — Our attention was drawn S. Patent. Mouday the mail going out from tbe to day to an article in last Saturday's couductcd o f our exchanges. For further particulars apply to or addre«s Hamilton Bo»d. Ht Messrs. La d A Tiltm’.-, city amounted to nine hags weighing Democratic Tress which we had not Portland; or to A. M. Luryea, 4t tbe East Port On Thurs P ortland C jty E l e c t i o n — The about ninety pounds each land Hank, in Ea-t Portland. day there were five bugs o f similar read, in which the editor o f (hat paper Purtlaud .June 10.h — 9*lin «lection at Portland last Monday was a weight. The increase o f mutter is con violently and unjustly assails Mr. Pen- complete Republican triumph, every stant and rapid, having nearly doubled uoyc-r, o f the Portland Herald , and u I m ) main on their ticket being elected by since the completion o f the Pacific rail our esteemed fellow Democrat, Hon. HAVE a t MY FARM THREE COM road. Carrying mails on this route will majorities ranging from 104 to 444, i a.ifil ^e,lPers HYid Mowers, which will be Benj. Ilaydcn. and directly insults the soon become a serious matter for the sold t i l LAP, P oll CAslI, or exchanged for the maximum being reached by their con t racto r.- - Oregonian. Democracy of the State generally,— block or Produce. candidate for Marshal, who is and always , , J . W . N E S M IT H . Can there be any stronger argument For want o f time we have to deter no Dixie, June 15th. ls«9. b is been a Dem ocrat; but knowing him in favor o f the establishment o f a daily ticing the article more fully until our L Y C U M G C S V 1N K V A K D | JAH. H. T U U N K H . to be a popular man the Reps put him mail route on the West side o f ti e next issue. ________________ Vint'yard Turner, on their ticket. 11 the Democrats had Willaiuet e than the above statement General F. A. Sian mg. o f Chicago, A T T O K \ »: Y s -A T - U \ V , put a good straight out ticket in the field of facts. W e have more and better has been a p p o i u t d General Consulur Dallas, Oregon. their success w.«uld have been beyond agricultural land than the East *idc ; Agent, under the law passed at the last OFFICE— On Main street, oue door north of d ou b t; but, ns we said last week, they the Mallas Hotel. i our population is far greater than that session o f Congress. His duties require could not profit by experience, and the J . A. A IM 'LK G A TK . J A S . M C C A IN . o f the cast side when they were first him to travel all over the world, and to above disastrous n suit was the conse allowed the pi ivilege— no. the right— we examine the accounts of our Consuls A p p i 6 BR lc dc U c C n il l« quence. ask ; while the character o f the coun und report to the Government generally A T T O R N E Y S « A T * L A %V, try is so far superior as to be be)ond iu regard to their management. 1 Dallas, Polk County, Ogu. 1 T ie T im e s costs only 83 a year. : I »* 3 i- 1 cJenofi snao? <fir*T a. HOMESTEAD PROPERT Y T REAPERS AND MOVERS. I 3 « 0 3 a s H m m n iM i m ;< t .l a p is l« l» !M IIV m » -« V 3TIIAH3WW0S V NADONVA DRUG Northwest Corner Main and Mill Sta* N M oa-aais-d i ei \T iN a r c a s T ia a A a v s ih l homora ! VOTARY D A L L A S . OGN. ▼ J. II. Shelley, PUBLIC, Indepondence, Polk Co., Oregon. STORE. the o l d s t a n d formerly belonging to W. S. Robb, and wishing to live and let lire, I wil' sell at l<>w rates, FOR CASH, everything in my line: aving pu rchased H Drugs, Patent Medicines, OFFICE—With Vanduyn A Sommerville. WOOL I WOOL I W00L 1 6 ) 6 ) CENTS OASn WILL TE PAID BY the undersigned for Wool delivered at their warehouse in Indepondence. A lit le ad vance on «he above prioe will be given if taken out in trade. 6 CRONE At W O LF. Educational Notice. And all kinds of PURE LIQUORS, put ap expressly for Mediciaal use. P E R F U M E R IE S OF ALL K IN e D S. J/.so, Soda. Cream Tartar, Sale rat us. Sago, Bird Seed , ! P ’ aints, Oih, Varnishes , Brother, Domestic Dyes, Washing Powders9 Public examination of Teachers will take place on the second Saturday of March, June, And averything else that is kept in a FIRST September and December. CLASS DRUG STORE. J H. MYER, R. F . NICHOL«*, Druggist. 1 Supt. Common Schools. Polk Cn. 1 Sheriff*’» Sale. J. W. Q ILB K R T. ▲. G IL B E R T a. O I L S K E Y . BROS., VJ OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, THAT BY AND iAI virtue of an Execution issued tbe 16th day of May, 1869, out of tbe Circuit Court of the MANUFACTURE State of Oregon for the County o f Polk, in fa I M P O R T E R S vor of R. W. Ilill and against the personal and OF real property of A. A. Mil er, foi the sum of $184. gold coin, and interest from date of said judgment, and the further sum ot $48 23, costs of suit and accruing costs, to me directed; for AND DEALERS IN wurt of personal properly. I have levied upon the following described real estate, as the prop S h o e F in d in g * ! erty oT A. A. Miller: Lot No. 8 in Block No. 3, south of Main street, and No. 3 east of Main French and America* Calf-Skins, street, in the town of Hutna Vi-ta; also all the right, title and shares owned by said A. A. UPPER AND SOLE LEATH ER, Miller iu tho Buena Vista Mill Company. And MOROCCO», LININGS, Etc., hv virtue of the execution aforesaid I will, on W ednetolay, June 3.1th I860, at the Court - - - - Oregnn. House door in Dallas. Polk county, between Salem the hours of 10 o’clock a. in. and 4 o’clock p. in , offer at public sale, to the big test bidder, Highest Cash Trice Paid for Hldea lor cush, the aforesaid described property. and Fure. 0 J. W. SMITH, Sheriff of Polk County, Oregon. GBO. a. edcs . }■ i »A“ ’1' ■■xnaicx Dallas, May 29th, A. D 186J.-4w B O O T 8 A N D 8 H O E 8* GEO. A. EDES dt Co., A LT.-C A R M E N ISLANli AND LIV. EHPuoL Salt, in quantities to suit, at COX A KAKH \ It r’S. S .lcm S Administrator’» Aolicc. DEALERS IN D rn gs, M e d ic in e « , FMNIIK undersigned h iviug been duly appoint- FAINTS, O IL! and DYE-STUFFS, ft ed Admifiii-tratnr of tne estate ol Andrew J. Thomas, deceased ; ul' persons in doe tod to At the old stand foraierly occupied by M. L said estate are requested to make puyinmt im Cox A Co., Union Blook, mediately; and those having claims against the estate will pre-ent them to mo with tbe prop Commercial Street, Salem. er vouchers, at uiy residence, about t«*» miles below Lincoln, in P*dk county, for adjustment, A Liberal discount made to Country wiihiu six months from the date hereof. Traders. B. F. M c LE a NCK. June 19ih. 1869. |A LL SORTS OF GOODS SOLD FUR Cash or Marketable Produce at J. H. LE Nib’S. S GEORGE A. EDES, « 4 ML HEAHRD'K. 1 ALL AND SEE THOSE FINE LADIES* J Hau at J. H, LEWIS’S.