r n D A LLA 8 DABS. LO C A L AND G EN ER AL- For * roc,riM *° *°o«a#id'». Aa o W e have lumber and shingl»* Nathan Blair killed a yearling pan- r a tie hr.o, tlier that wua alter liia chicken, on You can tret almost anything repai d at ibc gunshop run by C. Kisser on The Baptist church bus been re* Mill creek. i Mill street, be being a »killed artiznn shingled. Prof Watts and family have moved | in anvthing pertaining to iron Who will bring us some large young to Amity, where he is to have charge steel working. of the public school. chickens on subscription accouut . & M A R IC H M A N 'S W I S D O M . O T H S C H m y S maxim through all his life w a s “ Get the best!” It w a s not merely the desire of a rich m an; it w a s the wisdom of a suc­ cessful man. T h e best is a lw a y s the cheapest. T a k e the example of Ivory Soap. It costs half as much as fancy soaps, yet more than common yellow soaps. But in its results— in its economies of time, labor and fabric— in its pleasant effect on the skin, it is better than either and as cheap as any soap in the world. IV O R Y SOAP IS 99<*«S. PER C E N T. PURE. LETTER LIST. Misses Blanche and Mabel Ground Prof. A. F. C am p M l and family are visiting hi* wife’s | an nts at vNilbur. have rem-ned f.*om east of the moun tains to Monmouth. Kov. W . T. Matlock and wife have Dr. O. D. Ireland and wife are back a new born girl. Ho will preach us from Chicago, where he lias a post usual Sunday. lion in a dental school. There are no better, more desirable At San Jo*., California this week or cheaper goods than those carried 24.000,000,000 -pounds of prunes were Wagner Bros, h ive a firstcla** horse hv Mr. Dodson at the New Y ork Kac sold in a pool, shoer from San Francisco. Give him ket store in Wilson's block. Be sure a trial. He is all right. A. B Atkins, now of Cottage Grove, and see his stock. John Veitch who mended shoes and has been visiting fiis former home at j fed travelers so long at Grand Ronde, 1(¡dependence. As an all around blacksmith 1 V I is now established at Woods. Henry Campbell lias sold »o Mont­ Lynch has no superior. Prof. Wann and family have mov gomery A Milligan for $75 the lot ad­ joining on the south the home of Mrs. ed from Monmouth to Eugeue, where If you wish anything brought over L. B. Martin. lie will attend the university. frwm Salem, Stagedriver Fidler is the Mrq. Richardson has closed the res­ Mrs. Laura Miller, a daughter of man to see about it. Lark Hall, is visiting Dallas friends. taurant next to Campbell’s real estate Her husband, Jasper Miller is in A l­ office and moved hack to Rock creek. Prices greatly reduced on crash hat* aska hunting for gold. Elder Esson, who has been a popu­ crash skirts, dimities, organdies, and New and second hand threshers lar minister at Monmouth for several in fact all summer goods. VV’ e must have more room for our immense and engines of various kinds and new years, will snon go to charge of a Port stock now oil the way. The Bee Hive and second hand pumps on sale at j land church. Wagner Bros. shop. Go and exam- M ,, D . .. . . . - . Store, ine pumps. Martin Bros, have a hne lot of first | New fall goods are hejinning to ar | rive at tin* Bee Hive »tore. Novelties of every description can always I found there. F ’ ! class rustic ami flooring which they Thanks to those who so thoughtful- j will keep for the home trade instead Mrs Cliace keeps constantly stock­ ed up with a great variety of ladies ly send us report* of social and other J shipping any more. and childrens’ furnishing goods of all gathering* in all parts of the county. B. F. Smith, of Lewisville, cut 125 sizes and prices. See her stock of Our column* are always epen Jpr tons of clover hay and his neighbors, neighborhood news. novelties. F. M. Smith and W . W. Smith, each J. C. Uglow has about 500 pounds hail about 35 acres of it. of honey which he is selliug at two The prices of the footwear at the J. L. Freeland at 156 State street, Gayn^r shoo store are not too high oi pounds for a quarter for that in the Salem, is now manufacturing good too low, but just what they should be comb or three pounds of the strained hop baskets and solicits a call from to insure the proprietor a fair living article fur the same money. Polk county hop pickers. profit. Wood wanted hereon subscription: Mrs. Jane McCarty, of California, split oak or big fir stove wood or grub *** has been visiting her nieces, Mrs. A. Docksteader’s stable is doing the liv oak cord wood preferred. Please bring J. Richardson, of Buena Vista, and ery business o f the town beyond a it soon as possible. Who wants this Mrs. J. O. Davidson, at Parker. doubt, as his numerous rigs are con­ pa$er in exchange for wood. Prof. G. C. Countryman, of Dallas tinually on the go. Patronise him When you wish to either buy or college, was married in Ohio recently next time. sell any kind of stock or anything and will he here in time to resume hi* else a few lines in this paper will duties at the opening of the school in *% Wiseman’s hardware store is a good greatly assist you and wont cost much. September. place to get everything in that line Try it and you may he convinced of Cemetery work of all kinds done by Try him once and you will he sure to the value of printer's ink. G L. Hawkins at the Independence gcrback there. Try his paints and Some oil experts have been exam- marble works. He gives ns reference oils. ning and figuring on leasing the the scores for whom he has done work »rms of J M. Burford, W. H. Beseck-1 ¡ n ||jjg countv r and others at the northern foot of John E. Smith is a jimdVnidy when The bridge at the hop houses this it comes to the proper care of a horse’s Mt. Pisgali with a view to bo dug for >il. If an ocean of that product is side of Eola has been replaced by a hoof. found right under us won’t, we swim. higher and better grade and the road through Eula-was never before in such Chase Bros. & V,ick have bought the good condition. Be sure and see the stock of furni­ ture carried by Frank Kerslake before Wagner steam wood saw ami expect you buy elsewhere. He has new arti­ to cut tip at least 1,000 cords of wood 1 Miss Ona H ill, of Morristown, Ten- cles constantly arriving. His prices arouud Dallas. They have already nessee, enroute home from the Ep awed about 300 cords, the price being worth League convention at San cannot be beat. 40 cents for once or 50 cents for twice ! Francisco is visiting her uncle, L. C. awing. Hill, at Bridgeport. SA LEM SLAB8. A Day of Enjoym ent. Through the kindness of Mrs. Pearl These letter« remain uncalled for in 8hgw and Miss Bertha Collins tlx* the Duilti« postotfiee for the week end­ members of the Dallas Shakespeare ing July 29th and parties calling club were invited to accept their ho* for them will please state that they pitality last Monday at their camp on have been advertised: the right bank of the Lacreole some W m Crooks, three miles west of town. A ll the D W Freeman, necessary arrangements having been Miss Maud Hamer, previously made the lady members of Mrs H 8 Loticln, the club started for the scene of Miss Nina Mack, pleasure at 6 a. m. About 7 :30 they George F. Ross. reached the beautiful camping place, having walked the entire distance. C. G. C oad , postmaster. They amu»ed themselves in various ways until the noon hour, when the L um b er. Montgomery & Mulligan are now gentlemen niemb« rs of the club, who prepared to furnish any kind of him were less fond of walking, came driv- her on short- notice. Saw and planing iug up and joined them and helped to mills three fourth miles west of Falls devour a very wholesome dinner. A f­ City, with branch office and yard at ter which the gentlemen returned to A irlie in charge of W. .1. Turnidge. ♦own to their duties there »luring the Our lumber is seasoned and trimmed | afternoon, whil the ladies remained and it pays to buy dry lumber. Plans and wandered through the wood*, and estimates furnished free. W rite fished, swung in hammocks or soaked for further information.— John Mont­ their feet in the cold waters of the La­ gomery. general manager. Wm. Mul­ creole. A t about 6 p. m. the gentle­ men of the party returned to the ligan, yard manager. camp and took part in another de­ i m p r o v e m e n t s at t h e Fair. lightful meal wlib'h Mrs. Shaw and The State Board of Agriculture are Miss Collins had so carefully prepared. making some wonderful improvements Supper being over a short call was v t the state fair ground«, and old made at the camps of Frank Stiles timers will hardly recognize the place and Alonzo Brown, who with their when they attend Oregon’* greatest. ! families are breathing the pure moun- fair this fail. 1 he old pavilion i» tain air for a few weeks. Teams had The new freight room at the depot i The August Cosmopolitan i( of un­ Because of its convenient location being enlarged to double i's size, and 1 n0w ariived from town and the pleas- and the good service rendered there is under roof and next week the old usual interest. There is a great varie­ after the best exhibits ever seen in the j ure seeking prrty were driven to their Schramm's feed stable next to Mie tructnre will lie moved up to its ty of matter of a high quality. For state sre arranged there will he ample I homes, all feeling that such occt.sions ■*teel bridge is most generously pa­ north end and will soon be transform­ summer reading a more entertaining room left for an auditoritm, a thing help to make life worth li ing. The | tronized by Polk’s people. ed into a more convenient and more journal cannot be found. t hat has been needed for a long time, members of the party were P r o f. D. M . i omfortable place and then the new Fred Rohde, near McCoy, lias in A bran new up to date cie inmry build- j Metzger vnd wife. Ed Shaw a d wife, , de tracks will be laid hml the whole : connection with his dairy a separator ing is being erected; also there the | Mrs. Chace, Mr*. Morrison, Mrs Wea If you go elsewhere than to the Cro- plant put in shipshape. I that separates 600 pounds of milk per best diary display ever made in the Ver, Pauline Williams, M vjasey, ni?e gallery for your pictures you will rtite will certainly he seen. T h e mu* Bertha Colli Mr, A. . H ill from Chicago has ,l0" r ftl,d ca,) make as good butler aa R. E. William s and have made the mistake of your life. chinery hall is being enlarged, new Tracy Staats. bought through theagapc.v of Henry p r«d n c«l by any creamery. cat»le stalls, sheep pens, hog stys, and Campbell thirty eight seres of the obi , , . , . , , Be sure and send your washing no­ George Tillolson farm belonging to John Stout sucoeMor to Landon A horse stables are being built. A cozy F e w e r County B ridges. where else than to the steam laundry farm cottage, hay barn, and new side­ Lemuel Tillotson for $1.000. Mr 1 “ T " 1 ,,n 8ale™’ , °\ n °D Judge Sibley and the county com­ walks are also on the list of improve­ missioners having 'decided that it on Liberty street. Any of the Polk H ill will build on the north side of 8,," r ny k ■»•lb door., county stages will carry it there fr^e ments, and nothing will he left un­ would be real economy to replace am the road where it turns south near °,r lumber-, F ., r , t . c * “ the creek hop baskets always on hand at low done to accommodate the exhibitor many as possible of the worn out of charge. | prices. and entertain the visitor at the state small bridges with fills and culve ts. J. L. Stockton, recently from Inde- „ . . . fair this fall. The Salem soap works are selling a pendence, has just opened a large and have already lessened the length of Horses wanted A first class team, bridgea about 600 feet at a cost of $ 1 a spray that is guaranteed to settle the choice assortment of drygoods, shoe. 1 ’VHK,,Jn an,i hl4r» e"". *»»"> t * young, T o Cure a C old in O ne Day foot. In moat cases they use second hash of the hug*, worms or lice now Take lax itive bromo quinine tablets. class sewer pipe for culverts, it costing gejting away with your garden, fry and clothing next d oo r'to the post- "oun“ ' V ’16’ P*rfecl,y gentle, and to office in .Salem. The store is Hmong ,w7,*h abo“ i 1'30* P °u,,d» W ith A ll druggists refund the money if it about the same as lumber and being some of it. the largest and finest in tho city and ' ' " l particular* address, J. C. Fletch- fails to cure. Signature of E. W. far more permanent. Where sewer is crammed full of new goods. Mr. er' sutler, Oregon. Grove on each box. 25 cents. pipes will not be large enough to car­ I f you want clothing suitable for Stockton will gladly welcome all Polk Otir hotels are constantly filled with ry o ff the volume of wAter, they will P l e a s a n t Day's Outing. tliift hot weather you can find it in all con n tyit.es. transient, guests and strangers may have concrete a.*clies made. Such im Last Sunday morning J. J. Wise­ provements will lust forever and he the latest weaves ami fabrics, shades Not many farmers are seen in town he seen on a'l sides looking around man and wife, A. B. Muir ami wife, much cheapest in the long run. Such and colorings at the great clothing <*s- •hese days, all of them being on the with a view to locating. Our mer­ Ed. Biddle and wife. Mrs H. H. cluing** have been made in the Falls tahlishment for men and bov* run by jump at home gathering and garner­ chants are having a good trsde and Chace, Miss Jessie Wiseman and Mi.tn City can von road, on the Guthrie Johnson A Co. at the capital city. The ing their crop*. Many stf our town times are comparatively easy. Kate Shreve drove by the way of Dix­ road, at Simpnn’* on the Luckiam ot* prices are as low as they possibly can people have arranged to go out «nil Clias. vtcDonald, an old resident of ie, McCoy, Perrydale and B&lUton to be, consistent with the conducting of earn (nine honest |ieiiniea in connec­ and near Eola. Dallas, and Mrs. Mary Arvidaon of the delightful ph nic ground at the a safe, conservative business. Look ---- ---------- tion with the harvest, (¿uite a num­ PrnvHlenca, Rhode Island, were mar Y am h ill river bridge and there enjoy­ at their stock. T ic k e ts for th e Excursion ber of ladies will aiekand And em­ ried at the haine of his sister, Mrs. T. ed a fine dinner cooked at home the To Portland Saturday will We obtaina­ ■ 1 ■ -0 ployment in tli ,t connection. J. Harchet. in this city yesterday even­ -day before. In the afternoon they re­ ble until the departure of the train at Everything for both sexes and all turned via Salt creek and at grange 6:10 that morning. Have you seen A gentlemen from California who ing by Rev. A. I. Goodfriend and will hall met Dr. Carey, Conrad Stafrin, the beautiful souvenir badges? The ages to wear can he found at the Rao* has kindred and friends buried in our live on his farm near town. Rev. A. I. Goodfriend and son, Philo, souvenirs will he the fine«; ever sent ket store kept by Mr. Barnes, who en­ cemeteries, visitnl them the other J. F. Groves and John Munson have en route to the doctor's timber claim. out from a printer’* press. Take a deavors to satisfy every want of his l»y and expressed surprise at finding been spraying their bops but 1. F. many customers. I t being about supper time they join- day ofi and go down. You can make them so poorly improved. It is true Yoakum says be has found po vermin teams and had a most appetising it up at some other time and will nev ihs* the homes of of our deml ought in his yards to tackle. Nearly all hop lunch. They were much pleased with er regiel it. H . W . Barr ha« make a careful stu­ 'o be kept in better condition, but yards look quite promising. Many the appearance of things through the dy of the eye and has all the very In what should he every body’s business ; families will lake their aeaaou’i outing country gone over. j camping and picking bops. O r eg o n Crops. te*t appliance. I f your eye* are weak seems to be nobody’s business. ---------- ■■ ■- Hay baling is in active progress or troubling you in any way it would Try Orafn~Of Try Grain-O! Jaa. Howe and aon are back from The o'her dsy the delivery wagon Ask your grocer to show you a and a g»*»d crop of hay lias been se­ be well to consult him. horse of T A. Riggs «cured and an outing at Ocean Park. They saw package of Grain-O, the new food cured. The second crop of alfalfa is started np the street without any dri a great dead aea lion and were on the drink that takes the place of coffee. growing nicely. Pasture* are failing Not very far from the W illam ette ver. That scared W . E. Goodell’a wrick of the vessel that went ashore The children mav drink it without in­ and range stock are losing flesh. The hotel at 232 Commercial street i* buggy horse standing in front ol there last winter with half a million jury as well as the adult. A ll who try wheat crop promise* good yields in all ! where Hnrnessmaker Shaffer has m *v ■ Irown’a store ar.d it ton took a spin feet of lumber. There were not ,nnny it, like it. Grain-O has that rich seal sections and thw quality is above the The ~ Riggs animal braiight | campers but they met a string of ed to. His leather is first class ami ill alonr brown of Mocha or Java, but it is average. In Umatilla county tl)p up at the Bee Hive corner without 1 teams going in as they came out. lie guarantees his work. made from pure grains, and the most damage done by late fronts is not a* much damage, blit Mr. (loodell’a bug­ delicate stomach receives it without great as was fir*t reported, and it i* Depositories for the new school Probate court and county court next gy was badly broken. distress. ^ the price of coffee. 15c. now expected that an average crop week. lionks recently adopted are to be es­ and 25 ct* per package. Sold by all will be secured in that section. Coin The prune crop around Dallas will tablished in this county at Dallas, In ­ and potatoes are being seriously in* grocers. Miss Dena Reynolds is clerking at be the largest and heel ever harvested dependence, Monmouth, Airlie, Balls ---- ---- j tired by the dry weather. Hops are the bakerv. ' The drying capacity is being inereas- ! ton, Buena Vista. McCoy, Perrydale, A FtAh Dinner. doing nicely, some lice reported and - -d to meet the occasion and as a re­ : Lewisville and Falls City. The old I/Ut Friday George Bronson, ac­ much spraying is being done The county teacher*’ examination Sugar sult of experience our fruit ni'-n will hooks nertofore used in the school, companied by his cousin. Louis Bron­ beet» in Union county and onions in will begin August 14th. lie more capable than ever of hand- i mar lie exchanged for new ones at son and Elmer Bird, of Stiistin, Calia- Washington county are making oplen- Perry Caldwell 1, in Kings Valley ! ling their output. Every drying ; those places. fornia, fished up and down the Luck- did advancement. Italian or Pollen* plant in the community will be run iaroute until they had captured over berg prune* promise to make a fair setting up harvesting machinery. "M y baby was terribly sick with the to its full capacity. Great piles of diarrhoea,” »ays J H. Doak. of W il­ 100 beautiful trout. Sunday morning crop. Early peaches and apples are Two extra coaches came up Wednes­ wood are stacked up around them and liams, Oregon. ' W e were unable to Judge Sibley and wife, Attorney Ea- rijie. day for the Woodman excursionists ' ’ he appliances are being overhauled cure him with the doctor’s assistance, kin and wife, Dr. Havter and wife, tomorrow. « j for September usage. S t o p « th e C ou g h Mrs. 1. N. Wood, Mrs. Lacey, Miesee and aa a last resort we tried Chamber­ Alice and Carrie Weir, of Walla W al­ And work* o ff the cold. Laxative bro- Those intending pay their snh Some five years ago Mr. Osborne, lain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea la, Miss Mrtlwine Bronson, of Califor­ moquinine tablet* cure a cold in one scriplion in wood * please bring it who lives at the southern edjte of remedy. 1 a n happy to say it gave nia, Mi** Rowell, of Albany, Mis* E m ­ day. No cure, no pay. Price, 25 soon aa they. town, killed a wild goose and found immediate relief and a complete cure. ma Dempsey, Miss Med a Holman, Ar- cent*. For sale by A. K. Wilaon. Rev. Thompson Gilliam and wile two large grains of wheat in its craw mand Riggs, Travie McDevitt and El­ went ont to the home of Ida nephew, He planted them and replanted ’.lie ’ Through the months of June and ton Connaway, met them at a shady product until now he has acres of July our baby was teething and took a W . L. Bristow. 8. W . Donghtv and Doug Gilliam, yesterday, for a viait. streamside nook on the Adam Brown »■ Ane looking grain as you ever saw running off of the bowel, and sick­ place, where they all ale fish to their Edward Smith are to appraise the Ma­ Several oar loads of peacb plum* The heada are quite long and the ness of the stomach,” says O. P. M. heart* content and had a way up *>me tilda Cook eatale at Monmouth. have been shipped from Salem to Da grama quite large, the yield being per Holiday, of Demiug, Indiana. “ His generally. Mis* Althea H ill, of Crotton, kota and Colorado, and they have or haps one third more than oriinarv bowels would move from tire ta eight turned home Tuesday from a visit to ders for pear* from all that region wlieat. He has no name fo r it butbe times a day. I bad a bottle of Cham­ her .VI is* Dora Brad lev California peaches and melons are liw ee it to be a proapective big thing. berlain’s Colic, Cholera ami Diarrhoea Evarvtliing is exceedingly dull now in mir merke*. Some vegetables remedy in the house and gave him I T O n X A . Thin Signatare I« on trrerj box o f the genuin* around the court house theee days, the ami frnit may be found s ta ll otir gr • four drops in a teaspoonful of water y w f ill m K w in as d V ria n Km a n o ' w fg ■SE * « ■ and lie got better at once.” Sold by Laxative Bromo-Qtiinine Tabi*. harvesting engrossing the thoughts eery store* but there is not an over and attention of everybody. I supply. A. K. Wilson. The Gilbert bank failure case is still in the courts at Aalem with uo pros­ pect of ati early settlement. JINGLES AND JESTS. Kverytliing in the buil