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About The Polk County signal. (Dallas, Or.) 1868-1??? | View Entire Issue (Feb. 2, 1869)
mm SFht M rtklt; Çoll; (tornito Signal. O FFICIAL PAPER OF POLK CO. lem ami let us point out to you the poor, down east convic's coi-fined there at penal servitude. - I th cm, STOP THEM IN T H E lit WILD CARE EAR. CORRESPONDENCE. Then let u-« take one by one. to W. Passing saloons on Main street, our ears are frequently greeted with voices within, of youngsters whose every hope, ambition and laudable aspiration in life, forbid their frequenting such places. Nothing is learned here that it would not be better never to kmnv. No habit is acquired here that does not iu some degree disqualify the possessor, or rather the victim, for the fulfillment of t . t|. . . the duties and obligations of mature manhood, thousands can date their first step backward in the race o f life license prevails. By frequent contact, bath School regularly, or at all, for and conelusior s, respecting the stain trip may he o f some interest. pede o f the republican members and the lieve it was the first trip made by I be which affect his record for truth and lights and u n w o r t h y con ten tion s. 1 gambled. Often became penniless Did not know whore the next dollar j vvas to c„ nie iyOIU. „ , , , R ^ a n i c estranged and alienated from j my patents and former friends. , \\ tempted often tocouiuit crime, to t* e end that food, and shell r from I 1 aml )I h.,v> and (lltl did IM trot say i h o - e we shall se* and c o n v e r s e w it h in ilio I’cniteiitiary at Salem. C up you afiord to frequent the saloon with the majority o f ,. , , . 1*1 the shad >w of a doom so appalling ? t he saloon tneir head-; „.. . . . . . , , , 1 hen, b-«\s,ot Dallas, and elsewhere principal resort— th let us confer together and we will as. liner sensibilities t e c me blunted, and! ►7st you to mark out a line o f action ttie young and susceptible, ere they rea- which oliall exempt )o u ln>m tie toils '?.! whither they are dr:fting, become ■ of the tempter. r .’ »-tautiaily moral outer:.-ts. l ’ lace.« of You c m all read ; some o f you en such resort ;tre a sort of necessary evil, i joy yourselves > lion engaged iu reading M ere society exempt from these and j and study: kindred temptation* and invitations uu all oitg' ; ••>. \ ou cau cultivate a taste'for read [ d l(| not niH ANK FU L for past patronage, ami bavin X returned to their old place o! busines would respectfully call attention to their of th e — or— FOR TH F aul it required the utmost vigilance to Bi id Ics. Collars. Halters. Lines. Saddlebags. D EALEBS M edicine«, WAR- P ain t«, T IR A D E : Oils, M ock o f h a r d w a r e , which we offer at Portland prices. — also — S ad d le-trees, Sinché«, ISf a r s i i LH*. AND DYE STUFFS, At the OM Stand formerly occupied by M. R. COX A CO., Ä lim ip s F in in gs. And UNION BLOCK, Commercial StTeet, S k i r t i n g , B r i d l e , B e lt and I.a c e l.c a t h c r SALEM , OREGON. ■ SHEEP, DEER, KIP and CALFSKINS. ! ) æ rllIC ilIE S T CASH PRICE PAID FOR A liberal discount made to country trade. GEO. A. EDES. SAMI,. HEADRICK . HIDES, T A L L O W amt B E E S W A X , lections, then when ready to stuit lie i placed the saddle upon a horse, put a j j W YT iv l V J ^ ^ 2 tv* Joh n H u gh es, .-mall pack on each side, and the chil- j d u n in the h centre, enclosed by IN D rug«, A LARGE A M ) W ELL SELECTED j SAML H E A D R IC K . GEO. A. EDES & C O ., Saddles AND OWN WORK RENTED. IMPORTED two houses Letween Mary’s river, and the Sacramento; the oouutry was iufes- ted with Indians all along the route, the J Dealer In and in this manner the hors** was FEED, G R A IN AN D FLO U R ! led or drove mfely through with his I TI A G I O W a s l l I I I ? P o w d e r « precious burden. We were not se ! riou-ly molested by the Indians but A g e .— Dr so sure that it would bo ar.y the better j ing ; learning- forty-four eases of insanity as induced can p.#and concluded to ‘ ‘ dig a canoe.” for it. Incentive to laudable sclf-de ilns done \ou are in a fair way to intemperance. And says : ** In- It occupied ihc most of two days in n ia l; and effort to excel in the graces i f qualify yourselves for usefulness and temperance is steadily on the increase j making the craft, and when completed a well spent life would be removed. «rue pleasure. in both sexes and with all camse- of pen i load was put in, and all at oqce when God could have made man incapable of Read hoi ks and the newspapers. plo. O f this there can hardly be a about to shove fiom the shore, at least falling— could have created him equal \ You can all get them. It i- indeed, rapidiy becoin one hundred Indians suddenly arose questiou. with the Angels— but did nut do it.! I f you cannot buy them vou can , ing the great vice o f our country, g i v out of the bru-h on the opposite bank, In His divine economy, man was a part, borrow them. ing to our criminal courts the target- mil made, tile woods tesound with the l i e sat before llis created intelligeneies • Not lonr “ i™0 11 boy stepped into , . . . . . . . our office and asked us if he could sub j share of their business, filling up the most hidous yell that ever emanated good and evil, giving them the power i -. for . the . ® * t5 n i senoe S i g n a l and pay us in ! wards of our hospital and other charita from human lungs. At the same instant, to choose between them and govern j w..rk ? \Yc answered him with pleas ble institutions, crowding our aims7 several .-hots wore made iu the direction their actions accordingly. He promised urc, certainly. He told us to send it house-, and blighting the fairest hopes ot the canoe, but owing to the guns a reward to the faithful and circum to ' ll,n :,.n^ 0,'nimand him when we and brigliest an*icit ntions. of w hole ! being loaded w ith gravel they missed , , . , ,« « . ueed< d his fcrviccs. spcct, and ban shment tor tiic contrary iiiiilies in evert wa’ k of life.” We hm e never heard that boy's vu< e i their aim. Our men aU i n-hod to the couduct. Society* would strive to be from Withm a saloon. After eHei-u'is in.iuguratien as ;i river with their guns and kept up ‘ a tibovo God were it to hope to rid itself lie reads. democratic !*• resident of the l nited '■ emit minus fire. ’1 !i:s alarmed tin in and He d»sir« s to learn and qualify him o f every species o f vico und contami self for the duties which await him in States, he proceeded to tin» removal ol 1 prevented them from coining to the nation ; it never can be done. Society the near future some of the more olmoxiom parti-ans t ank, and in that manner we crossed can only organize itself on a basis of Boys, xs you value your good name will»1e company, unde r cover uvei rewards and punishments. It is com alJ(j future laini*. leap out of the saloons. o f the Federalist faith, when lie was re of tlie fire of men stationed mi the hank monstrated with by a deputation of I' u• peteut for society to recognize standards o f the river. After the men had all CERTAINLY. ritans from New7 Havan. ^Ir. «Jeffer and grades o f responsibility and respec- 1 crossed we had quite a skirmish with Lability and to reward and condemn ac j A x rw York correspondent of the son rep ied that the majority had light- the red devils, but our men wore till cording rs meu do or do not square Corvallis Gazette s >vs : as well as the minority, and aski-d the their conduct by them. ^Our prohibitory excise law o f this reiionstrators “ how vac mT-ies weie to true grit and they sunn cleared theroid of all sign of Indians. There were two As a rule, we are o f the opinion that cif>' l,as f ucc‘>cdtd beyond the expecta- j be oeured without the exercise of ti e re rogai ivo of m u o v a i ? Tho-e by ul’ lhc o f ‘ ‘ , n c , t ‘ S:" n i. e l” laid keepers of saloons would prefer that j bl.en in ft,rce 4,UU0 liquor dealers j ■-»th arc few and I.» r n umilimi » » » « . ” I a,h "I*"" ,l" ! s' " 1' >•*** « « ' h.,vc closed out bu.-ine ('rime has 7 . . . . ! (•aped nr.«.«..l »11 ..11 harm. Af \ i*.. t - r ti.:«. this ..... we ------- were ---- not That sun e rule bolds good to tlii- greatly diminished The law i rigidly enforced. ( Polk Comity Siynal please diiy. Federal office holders neither die further molested the next day an In | copy.)— Portland Christian A ’vacate. nor resign worth a cent dian \>.;s seen about a mile off; three or * f ' Y e s ! we will cony. Iris not quite lour tneii started in } ursuit of him, but 1 1 J 1 Phil Sheridan writes to headquarters : with their lior-es they were unable to , clear to the naked eye, however, that 1 ... I bid an interview to.day with the overtake him. It appeared at that time there is a prohibition law iu force in will tell you, boys, that they came out daughter of Black Kettle New York.* a- if th ose Indians could outiun a com of them any better, wiser or higher in There is a sqmw out here on tlie Will the Gazette and Advocate copy mon ( ’ ayuse policy on 11 1 o open plains, the Ecale of their own self-respect. the following from Augusta (Me ) cor South Yamhill who sometimes visits at any rate we m ule sev t al attempts While it is a fact then, that men of ex Dallas, about whom Phil shed (opum- , to catch themby running our horses after respondt-nce o f the N. Y. Tribune ; perience and mature years, cannot say ffusious ” of tears on the occasion of | ! them .......* • ;i tailed i : in every attempt. .. . x. Opium-eating in M tine is becoming anu At that they can quit a saloon entirely uu so common that it attract- serious pub his last ‘ * interview ’ with her, on the Klamath river we came near inciting soiled, cau you bo)s, ) L*ul,e> susctpiible j.^. sitteistion. '1 he Maine liquor law cuts ' | U|, near Corvallis. This*7 forest uiaid- with a serious accident, an old lady iu intxperienced and impetuous, trust j »,fi the use o f one stimulant, it seems, en ” entertains the hope, so she says, riding across the stream became dizzv; yourselves in such places ? Can you only to make general the use ot another, that Phil, will redeem his pledge by her ‘ * head began to swim *’ and throw hope to do,in the midst of your inexperi j and a uiucdl worsc* ° ,,e; I’ xcessBe .. . ... .. ’ , dfinkiug every rational mind must de- returning to comfort her. ing her weight on the lower side o f tfie ence, tfiat wfiich old and wise wen , . i i; . i :i ’ ; p'ure as ii great public and private evil, A correspondent of the Gazette sa)s: horse was causing the lior.-e to beat cannot do with impunity ? And again but to prohibit all men from drinking But an old moun- I have a plan to propose for the poo- down the stream. boys, you must not claim a license to i because some will drink too much, is visit and loungrc gbout saloons because j about as wise as would he interdicting j ple«of (Iiegori to settle tticir railroad tuineor b y the nam e ol S a x o n , tnouil- , , all a a bathing because some indiserc« t war I f the people of Oregon will ted on a p o w e r fu ll m ule, put s p u rs to his gome good men go there ; rather say . . i t - . ... i . ♦ .i , . ^ J bathers get drowned, come of the give lor two years w hat they spend for anim al, m ade h im leap from the bank you cannot afford to be found where so inordinate drinkers (in secret) | liquor, to build and cquipiug railroads, many bad men abound. ; that we have known in our lif time \ they can build a railroad on both .-ides and rushed to her rescue, and just in No boys, you cauuot afford to spend ll*vc been men who, in pubiic, were the | o f the river, each 120 miles long ; said the nick of time, for a moment more , , . most violent champions of prohibition ! railroads to be bult at an average cost and she would have been lost. Thanks your hours where you can receive no , .. . , 1 , 1 .. , , 0 0 - nim . i .i . > y J J he most honest and success! ui advo I of bo. >,000 per m fe , and will not need to the generous hearted man where ever impressions which will ever redound cati>s 0f tempeiance we have ever en any State or Government aid to help he may now he. to your own good, though y >u may lay countered, per contra, have peen geu- them. I f any one should doubt it. ho AN OLD RESIDENT. the false anil deceptive unction to your tlemeu who relied upon moral suasion j can make the calculation for himself. li mn s that nothin)’ bad will come of it. I P ut <l»*» “ ta.te ol »liiiiula.i.i | Tim a.mmiit o f reti.il li,,u„r sales fur Enook Je Adams has abandoned the , i i i »• i Sumptuary laws never did and never the year I8t><, (which is the amount No man ever ueeume drunken who d id ; wi|| especially with a free ! consumed) as per statistics of Revenue enterprise of building a railroad to<*he not tu\ie the first d r in k ; neither did p,.„pie. T in y will drink from sheer j Commissioner Wells, lor Oregon is mouth o f the Columbia. He now pro poses to build a line of Ocean Steamers any hoy ever become immoral and de- j obstinacy if forbidden to do it, and, as ; 84.201, 240. praved by contact with the footed a t - ! ’ " Maine, it debaried from getting | '|'be above was probably suggested to ply between New York city, and St. jnosphere o f a saloon who did not make ' dr!11.^ wd ‘ 8 ,at'*y a icbellious j j. flU ej q or;ttj ¡n i}ie S i gna l o f date Helens— when he g.*ts that fifty thou, spun by resorting to opum. W by • h * first visit there. W1|| Uot t|ie real friends of temperance NuV- 8» , 8 b 8 - « lU lhe Gazette copy sand dollars ho sued the St. Helens temp eleotion Judges for. Op with us to lhe J*enitenti; ry at Sa- look these matters Ian ly in the face ? said art iole ? boys would not frequent their houses. This we know to be true as to many of i j.-yj . •, c j \\ hue thousands of very good, re- . . ,, • i liable and trust worthy men visit saloons i -i * i io while away an hour, none ot them I \ G E O . A . ED ES ASSORTM ENT Concord Stage Harne.-s. ,, Hack7 „ „ Buggy „ Long-Tug „ Short „ „ Carriage „ once; that was at Rouge river, which riv Kirkbridge, Superintendent o f the er was very high, and it was neces-ary to Pennsylvania Insane llo-pit.-.l, in hi.- efleet some means by which we could last report refers to three bundled and cro-s over the families, so we struck V ice for W H E A T and O A T S . I heir tacilities for receiving and sacking grain are unsurpassed anywhere in the State. Steamboats laud regularly alongside of their W are House at all seasons o f the year. 2fitf that time there was but about one or tl o whole without provocation or e x cuse. Now, Mr. Editor, since you have placed me iu a false li_• ht before my fel low citize s, I ask tlu* favor of the publication of this disclaimer in your columns. I am, sir, yours, etc-, F W at mire . reat CASH P R I C E Saddler)*» H a rd ware# l'in t.id g -, «fcc., AC. EXTENSIVE H O I SE Completed and are prepared to store an indefi nite quantity ot Wheat, Oats, Barley, etc.,etc., and are paying the highest Saddler)7, Leather, a number of women and children. We Started about the first of May, and at l*' 1 :,fllx ^lame to ,K‘mocra,le members for the revolutionary manner prevent the loss of our animals from in which the late session dissolved itself, the theiving propensities of the Indians, and for the incompleteness of thehusi as also to preserve our own lives. One ness at that time. I do no such thing. old entlcinan by the name of Forrest, I desire to leave a it cold for truth am. . . . . voracity among my ncighfiois when 1 ; ’ ** his family two »-mall children, shall he called to my final account, and i was at a loss how t«» take them through in view o f this fact alone, if there was to the best advantage. He at length nothing else to impel me so to do, I concluded to adopt the following plan: would to say that the disruption He made a largo saddle, after the pat. „ , have , 1 , late leg legislative se sioti was wit- the 1 the late is la tiv e session work of the Republican members tern of an old fashioned pack saddle, thereof, connived at by the Governor— t i-fengd a hoop around the upper pro T he G W ARE H a rn es s , among them seven families, with quite j the majority party seemed indispo-ed *° legislate. What l said was that m majorit ' of the members did not se<m j inclined to take bold, and push business ; a| during the forepart of the scs-ion. 1 [ referred to the legislative raid on the' • State Fair, as proof to the point. Hut ^ ,e it'ference you w< uld have to obtain DOTY A CO., EOLA, HAVE THEIR splendid new DEALERS IN four horse coaches ¡is at present, iu sev s:iy that R. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL lair dealing, w rites to the Unionist the en days, it then took twi-nty-five days tuenty of than will in g : “ 1 spent followitig article which appears in the to make the trip, and instead of a well the grater portion o f my time after 1 t columns of tout print of Jan. 2.'»<1 : worked stage road, the travel was H ayden II a i . i ,, Jan. 19. IS 9. ‘ grew up, either in the saloon or in the along a narrow bridle path, then known K i) n o it U ni oni st .— In referring to society o f tiplers; I drank ; was often ;is the “ California trail.” There was i i. t - m y articles m i ‘the SIGNAL, y o u ma ke m in k , f r e q u e n t l y e n g a g e d in broils i J . , . , * • J . 1 j r- lue § ,y w hat L d id n ot intend to say. about forty persons in the company, and \ W HEAT B0U8HT- S A L E M , OKERON. Nineteen out of every unequal terms, , , , those who make , . quarters— their from the path o f rectitude, wo are not STORAGE! STORAGE. liF .A FB O n K . D URBIN'S BLCK, Commercial Street, status to their first visit to a whiskey saloon. ! t|,e pitiless storm, might be procured. They cau all rcmieml er that it was sub- | * j committed Jov i..esc t! ......... - — the first theft »V. sequent to this event that they became, ' purposes. gradually, imperceptibly careless and This prepared me for another and unconcerned, as to the pursuit o f oh another step. jeets which hitherto had been t!,e ru- 1 was filially caught, and here I am.” linir incentive to ail their actious— the Bovs, the al ove is a true statement prime objects of their labors. i f the cause leading to the conviction In the saloon more than any other . : sentence - , , „ » minority • • of .. ' aim ot p ,i, tlie „ great place which is frequented by m n, vul . . . . ■ ' . , . 0 oar topics are discussed and a general B. * 0 o f legislation at the time the white men, with their families, women secession was prematurely brought to a and children, that had been made be Think yon he will say he was in the close. The 11 on gentleman, not con. tween those two points by land. In. habit of attending eliuieh and the Sab- ; lent to remain silent under imputations stead o f the passage being made by that matter.'' No. R. sotno secluded up and grew older, he was iu the habit Iu and about Dallas there are an un ot spending his idle tiuie ? usual number of boys, young men we hat do you think, boys, the answer may say, ranging all e long from fourteen will be : age as regards the above qualifications. W ATK IN D S, W .H . W A I K IA Ü ^ .Ä : l o., M o n m o u t h , P o lk co. Some o f the republican papers o f this | E d it o r S i g n a l :- TUESDAY MORNING H.i., i>">. ! spot and a.-k him to tell us, truthfully, State have taken occasion to misrepre- In my last, allusion was made to a where he had, in his better days, spent »cut the lion. F. Wayinirc, with refer- trip from Oregon to California in 1847; i B 0 VS, K E E P OUT OF SA L O ONS. hi« leisure hours, and where, as he ¿¿row i puce to that gentleuiau’s convictions a few incidents connected with that to twenty years of age. Many or these boys are unusually intelligent, manly and industrious ; all o f them are aver n. P aint«, i ' o h i i D o i i «V Co., S a l e m . Foi *a!í* P>y O roc ut* Gcit- 1 o r a l i V. O il«, V a r n is h f« ES sí m y R i n » ! T i'V % U i e n i ! P R IC E -Avr- RE DEC El). CO I. OR S O F A L L K I N D S . I B OBINSON'S MAGIC WASH ING POW' ^ are sueett.-iully iniro<lui-c-d thr--' ■ ui Oregon,aiul are universal!) pronuunouncTl »•lie Lest Y Va-bing C om pound in U b c ! is?"far sale by G. B. STILE?, Dalljasf". 3 —A L S O — . Hint* ar.cl Putty, tiiroeerie« and Provision«. JliJ-Under the Ligis'.ative Hall, Holman'a Block, Sikni. 28tf J ASVi ES L D A L Y G E S E il AL A (i EST, Office— No. l i ! Eront Streit, Port lai Oregon. ! (Opposite Franklin Book So-n- ) j \ \ r ILLGIYE SFECI \L ATTENT10 N T<» I f | Un- Ciiliccting alni .-nlju-rinoiit ol «c- counts, Eills ami note-.-; Ncgoiiatiiijj lnlami tnlls; cffcctinn loans: sclliiig aml leasing rea! csiate; Imu.-c' renting, ami t>> tbc generai agen e) Im.-iucss iu alili» brani-lice. Wiiiameiie Iren Works Company NORTH F R O N T A X D E ST R E E T , P o r tla n d , O r e g o n . IISO.A iO IN D E R S , STEAM ENGINE, AND KSOll.FR DULDERS. JAS. L. DALY. T D IS S O L U T IO N N O T IC E . The partnership heretofore existing between S Mitehel and M. Ros» ndorf under the firm name of Mitehel «Y Ros endorf, is this day dissolved by mutual | i «>• >, « c,Mi,l « " " " ’ “ ' “ S "** business, to whom all accounts due to the late firm must paiu. and who will pay all claims against the firm. S. M IT C H EL. M. ROSEN DOIIF. Independence, l h e 21, 18(18. hese works abe located on the hank of the river, one block north o i Couch’s Wharf, ami have facilities for turning out machinery promptly ami efficiently. We have secured the services of Mr. John Nation, as Director of the Works, whose ex perience on this Coast for fifteen years gives him a thorough knowledge of the various kinds of machinery required for mining and *«» « « execute orders for oil »f Machia«, uad Boiler Works, such , Minin? and Steamboat M A C H IN E R Y , FLOURING MILLS, SAW MILLS. Q U A R T Z MILLS, MINING P U M PS 4-C. 4-C\ 4*C. Manufacturo and repair machinery of all kind«. F a r m e r s ’ I run «hutter Work at San Francisco C'o-t and Freight. S t o r e — M ONEY S A V E D ! LOOK A T THIS1 m i E LARGEST AND BEST STOCK OF Wheeler <t Randall's Patent Grinder and Am algamates Dunbar’s Self-adjusting Patent Piston Packing Steven’« “ “ “ Either applied to old or new steam cylinder*. Quart «tampers, «hoe* and Dies, D r y Goods , Of «ne best hard iron. Clothing, 1loots, Shoes . Groceries, and Crockery. \ That haa ever been offered in Polk Co., is just OREGON BAKERY First Street neiweeu Stark and W ash? iugton, Portland. receive<f al C R O N E & NN O L F ’ S W HOLESALE MANUFACTORY OF EVERY j New two story building at INDEPENDENCE, which we will soil CHEAPER thau the CHEAP- E&T. We are prepared through recent arrange ments made in San Francisco, to |iod c -i.stnnt sale for all kinds ol' Produce, and payiug the highest market price for WHEAT. We also have m connection with our store, S t y le , Kind and Quality -O F - A LARGE WAREHOUSE, where we offer storage on good terms. We alse keep M O L I N E and B O S T O N C L I P P E R PLOW S. istf CRONE A WOLF. O r a o M © r s . Orders solicited and promptly filled. F . O P IT L Proprietor » J