* * * * * * * * * * fi * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Kidney Trouble Makes You Dissolution Sale SALE NOW ON R. Jacobson, the Pioneer Merchant of Yamhill County, after a successful ca­ reer of 40 years in the mercantile business, of which nearly 30 years has been spent in this county, has fully decided to retire and spend his remaining years with his family. Whether the business is to be continued by the junior mem­ ber of the firm or “ Sold Out” to outside parties, the Entire Stock has to be re­ duced to a limited amount. The merchandise, former treatment and prices, have installed a confidence in the people which cannot be shaken. To this end we offer prices which cannot be duplicated and which it is your duty to mvesti- ate. Checks on hanks and clearing-house certificates taken same as cash. lon’t wait until the last minute and expect to find a full assortment, as the stock will move out very rapidly. 6 * * * * * * * * $ 6 5 ,0 0 0 worth of First-class Merchandise * Is now offered to the public at prices unheard of before on the West Side R. J A C O B S O N & C O .. UNDER TH E BIG CLOCK. WITH A LAME BACK ? RETIRING AN G B IG DO YOU GET UP g Oregon £ * M # * * * * * * * * * * * * t t * * * :j: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Miserable. Almozt everybody who reads the news- papers to know of the wonderful cures made by Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp-Root, tnc vreat kidney, liver i bladder remedy, t Is the great medi- 1 triumph of the nine- i teenth century dis- , covered after years of , scientific research by i Dr. Kilmer, the emi­ nent kidney and blad­ der specialist, and is wonderfully successful in promptly curing lame back, kidney, bladder, uric acid trou­ bles and Bright's Disease, which is the worst form of kidney trouble. Dr. Kilmer’s S w a m p -R o o t is not rec­ ommended for everything but if you have kid­ ney, liver or bladder trouble it will be found Just the remedy you need. It has been tested in so many ways, in hospital work, in private practice, among the helpless too poor to pur­ chase relief and has proved so successful in every case that a special arrangement has i been made by which all readers of this paper who have not already tried it, may have a sample bottle sent free by mail, also a book telling more about Swamp-Root and how to find out if you have kidney or bladder trouble. I When writing mention reading this generous | offer in this paper and send your address to Dr. Kilmer & Co..Bing­ hamton, N. Y. The i regular fifty cent and Homo of flwamp-noot. ! dollar sizes are sold by all good druggists. Do not m ake any m istake, but re­ m em ber the nam e, S w a m p -R oot, Dr K ilm er’ s S w a m p -R oot, and the address in g h a m p ton , N. Y . on ev ery b ottle. M usical instrum ents at S ta frin ’s. _____________________________ ___________ Dr. 8 tar buck goes to Salem in the morning. T h e Item izer sin cerely h o p e , h im ! Kineet line o f toilet cases in the city j fon d ly believes th a t th ere w ill be n o at Htafrin’s. THE POLK COUNTY ITEMIZER. S ' Item izer, on e year in a d v a n c e .................................... W ith W eekly Oregonian or Sem i-w eekly Journal. W ith Oregon W o o d m a n ...................... .......................... 'PHONES: »” '1 Day in and day out there is that feeling of weakness that makes a burden of itself. Food does not strengthen. Sleep does not refresh. It is nard to do, hard to bear, what should be easy,—vitality is on the ebb, and the whole system suffers. For this condition take Hood’s Sarsaparilla It vitalizes the blood and gives vigor and tone to all the organs and functions. In usual liquid form or in chocolated tablets known as S a r s a t a b s . 1(H) doses $1. A n u m b er of th e defenders of the nation al h on or, w h o was ho v o c ife ro u s in 189ft, are now try in g to keep o u t of jail o r get o u t. In 189ft with a |H'r capita, c ir c u la ­ tio n of $22 th e repu bli an org a n s in ­ sisted th a t th ere was p len ty of m on ey , the o n ly th in g la c k in g bein g “ c o n fi­ d e n c e .” W ith a i>er ca p ita c ir c u la ­ tion of $34 today th ey are in sistin g on an asset c u rren cy in order to p ro­ vide nv ney for em erg en cies. H ave th ey , th en , lost c o n fid e n c e ? — C o m o n ­ er. A t the grange m e e tin g n e x t S a tu r­ d a y will l#e taken u p th e m atter of h o ld in g a fa rm er'» in stitu te , su ch as was proposed by Mr. i.i a re­ c e n t issue o f the Brow n Item izer. T h ere is hardly an y q u estion bu t wliat the m a t­ ter will be favorably received by our gran g e m em bers, and a d ate set for OAKDALE. on account of John M ocom ber is cutting hiH father. w ood for th e h old in g. O ur progressive fa n n ers Look o u t for us at the basket ball are lesirious o f im b ib in g all the k n o w ­ gam e Friday night. ledge ab ou t the b etter c o n d u c t o f m a t­ Mr. Dickenson has bought and m oved ter* p ertain in g t o th eir v o ca tio n th at into Ihe Seifarth place. there is g o in g , and in no way is it to be so q u ick ly an d th o ro u g h ly acquired J. D. and J. W . R obinson and Cephas Nelson have bought the Stapleton place. Vick Bn*s., o f Falls City, have iMuight m e n tio n ­ considerable tim ber around here and ed . Men w h o are m a k in g fa rm in g a will locate their m ill on John Farley’ s con sta n t stu d y an d ex p e rim e n t will place in the spring. Everylxxly in this neighborhood is be present, if requested, and lie ready well pleased with Ed Plaster as road to im part th e k n ow ledg e they have supervisor and we are praying for the gained. N ot o n ly w ou ld lectu res from coun ty court to reappoint him . these parties prove ben eficial, bu t the W illis Sim onton is sorely afflict ed e x ch a n g e o f ideas a m o n g the farm ers with rheum atism . alon e w ould well repay for the h old in g Born, D ecem ber 11th, to the wife of o f a m eetin g. A t su ch a m eetin g we W m , Garner, a boy . h op e to see the ca n n e ry qu estion W e can always make good on any Itonsting tiie Item izer may do. b rou g h t up and plans form u lated. as at a m eetin g o f th e kind After Attack of Measles. Cold Storage Meat Market E lm er Darter, a y ou n g man of som e 18 years of age, passed away at the D A L L A S , OREGON hom e o f his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dar­ A ll kind s o f m eats, in clu d in g ter, in South Dallas last M onday, and fish and p o u ltry . S a tisfa c­ was laid to rest in the old cem etery yes­ tion v ilsra n teed . terday afternoon . A bout a m onth ag«»| the y ou n g man suffered an attack of measles, ami it d eveloped into quick | consu m ption , llis parents are recent arrivals in Oregon from O klohm na, h av­ ing this fall purchased a portion of the j Dallas, Oregon. Newton H arris place and erected a com ­ R .C . G R A V E N - Prerid« t fortable hom e there. Besid»*s his fnther ( W. G. V A SSA L L - - Ca«hIre m rkcto rs : and m other E lm er Darter leaves sever­ N. L. Butler, R. C. Craven, T >. L. Keyt al brothers ami sisters t o m ourn his tak­ M. M. Ellis, W . G . Vassall. ing off. He was a you n g man of excel- This hank is pleased to place at the | lent character, ami had m any friends disposal o f its custom ers the facilities i d uring his short residence in our midst, gained during many years of continnou* j who will feel his loss sorely. T he af service and grow th. i flicted family have the sym pathy of all our towns people in this their tim e of sorrow and sad l»ereavement. DALLAS CITY BANK GlowingHeat From Every Ounce ofFueL W h e n the m ercury d rop s out o l sight, and you just c a n 't keep the hou se w arm , y o u ’ ll it w on deriu lly convenien t to use a SUNNYSLOPF. PERFECTION Oil H eater Mr. John C am eron is verv ill at this i writing. Mr. W illiam Herren visited the conn- J tv seat, Tuesday. Lee Clarke and ('la u d the capital this week. (E q u ip p e d w i t h S m o k e le s s D e v ic e ) It’s very light— carry it about— heat any cold room. Turn the wick high or low— no (Unger— no tmokr— no smell. Easily cared lor and gives nine hours ol cozy comlorl at one lilting ol brass lont. Finished nickel and japan. Every heater warranted. The Z&xyöLa. mp mt It g It I i Made el Kran, nkkri, ni Every 1 r the Ray* Lamp a Mr. Herman W tinder and wife visited Mr. R. M Bosley, Sunday. Mr. John H oker, of Sinslaw, is visit­ ing Mr* Sullivan and fam ily. Mis« Je«*ie W ells, of Portland, has been visiting Miss M aggie Herren. Mr. George Sullivan and fam ily vis- | ited Mrs. Clarke and fa m ily , Sunday. Mr W allace T uttle and w ife, of In d e ­ pendence, visited Mr. W m . Herren and j fam ily Sunday. Oil Ow ing to unexpected calls hy adver- tiser* this wi*ek after ou r supplem ent was printed, we are not giving as m uch ! local new s as usual ami w ill have to leave the prim s offered fo* the chicken i show until next week. j S T A N D A R D O IL COM PANY y *— w w 'l lire Marriage Licenses. Earl Crook and Pearl C alkins. HOLIDAYS TO CLOSE. A G overnor Cham berlain has definitely announced that the holidays will close this week, unless som eth ing now en tir­ ely nnforseen com es u p to cause their extension. On next M onday the cou n ty court house will again be a place of un-1 wonted activity, T he work which has been piling up on the coun ty offlei i I h . . . . , , ... , , during the period of rest will have to be j attended to on the ju m p , in order to catch up with the volum e o f delayed court business at an early a date as pos­ sible. The coun ty court will meet in adjourned session on M onday in order to audit and allow the num erous bills that have piled up since the 18th of <>c- i tober, and again allow th e c o u n ty ’s of- I fleers to draw their stipends, for w hich all of them will he duly thankful P ro­ bate court business has also piled up to a considerable extent, and Judge Coad will find his tim e fully occupied for a tim e at least in getting the various matters again straightened out and or- \ der of business proceeding as before. { The Circuit Court. NORTH DALLAS. FRANK GLOVER lind E Builey et ux to W illiam Branch- flower, SO a cre, in t 6 1 , r 4 w ♦ 1760 Margaret V tlayter to Peter W all 10 acre«, t 7 s, r 5 w .................... 201 I Clara W agner Reiil ami hil to F W agner, lot in Dallas 1 Etta Hall and hd to G eorgia H Chapm an, land in Dallas ........ 1 S R Kennedy et ux to M I Knight 30 acres, t 7 s, r 5 w ............ 2700 J M Dongan to Asher C oovert et als lot in D allas............................ 110 A S h u lt/ et ux to Moses M aneton lots in Dallas ............................ $ :too J M Dongan to H M Laurence lots in D a l l a s ........................................ 450 Allen O Dubree et ux to J L W h e elereta l, 5 6 acres 1 8 s , r 6 w Clerk Sm ith yesterday heard from Judge Burnett outlinin g the status of af- fairs in that court and offering a solu - tion. Som e tim e ago G overn or C ham - th e m etrop olis caused all th e trou ble, Barnhart has a bad boil on bis , r , i hand, ami is laid off from cutting meat, bcrlain announced to the judges and and if an v m ore failures happen, it others interested that the holidays w ould • it . .. U ncle Frank C ollins is now at Grants continue during last week. He had h 11" he these co n ce rn s. There ]-„„ h kuvh he is sleeping like when proclaim ed M onday, Tuesday and W ed- w s really n o n ecessity for the h o li. he was a boy. nesday as holidays, but ow in g to the days, hut P ortla n d gam bler* d elu d ed j Moss W alker, the popular chef at the press of other business forgot to make Thursday, Friday and Saturday also o u r g ov ern or in to the l»elief th a t there \ Hotel W alker, Falls City, was down Tuesday evening for a gam e of hearts— ! holidays and this has caused som e serious com plications to arise. The was, and be looked at it from th e ir , at the club. iue ‘ in D ecem ber had adjourned courts due v iew p oin t, B yerlev’« bow lin g alley opened yes ter- j to the first day after the holidays were day, and is doing a land office business. | stopped, and not know ing that last A ll prospects now lead on e to the | It is located in the building adjoining j Thursday was such failed to be present | and convene court. T his failure annul- belief th a t our p ou ltry show to be the grocery store of Sim onton it Scott. Dr. Starbuck perform ed i:«i an operation wjiouniui, i ed . the Decem ber term and laid all bus- held im m ed ia tely fo llo w in g C hristm as on Mrs. L V. R on d ell, of North I » ilia« m0B8 over unti the M ay term . .1 udge will be on e of the liest e x h ib itio n s of j last W ednesday. The operation was J Burnett offers this solution, that he call fine sfioek ever, held in th e valley. Tly* j entirely successful and Mrs. Jtundell is 1 a special term of both departm ents to convene on January 20th, and this will c o m m itte e is w ork in g d ay and n ig h t j now im proving. in all prohality be done. It involves, to m ake it su ch , and are r e c e iv in g . Miss Jessie W iseman left on T he Fly- | how ever, the nam ing o f e\er case for , er tl.is afternoon for Seattle, where she I which the special term is called, and en co u ra g e m e n t from o e r y p ossible j w ill C'liri.tmaH hi » ! have a family the clerk will today furnish the judge sou rce, in m any in stan ces from qu ar- reunion with her four sisters, som e of ; a transcript of all cases in w hich papers ters where it was n o t at all expected. whom she has not m et for many years, have been regularly filed on the docket. ■ ■■■— I so that Mr Burnett may be properly In a fin an cial way th ey have also advised. T he call for the jurors on the d-m e m u ch better than th ey th o u g h t 16th will now be of no use. This lapse of the govern or’ s has also caused trou­ p ossible, and th a t s o m e tim e vexatiou s ble with the equalization board, as no p roblem is now e n tir e ly elim in ated assessments can now be altered. No blame can hardly be laid at an yone’s from th eir cares, so gen erou s have door in the m atter, hut it will prove a l>een th e d o n a tio n * from th e business grievous tangle in many instances for m en an d tlm -e interested . It will be unravelm ent. Judge Butler thinks it will probably work out for the good of a g ood t h in g for th e ad v an cem en t of all. how ever, as it m ay result in the Your grocer returns your money if you don't the c h ic k e n in d u stry in Polk co u n ty . abolishm ent of our old fogy way of h old ­ like Schilliug'K la s t : we pay him T h e sto ck on e x h ib itio n w ill all he ing a term o f circuit cou rt every six m onths and give a circuit judge for e v ­ tirstclas*, and th ere will I k * hits of it. ery coun ty with m onthly sessions and a T h ere will he a large crow d in tow n consequent expvd item ent o f business B. F. JONES in said courts. We are f ir behind o t h ­ to see th e big e x h ib it o f e x tr a h a n d ­ er states in this m atter and it should som e fowls. Attorney-at-Law have been thusly arranged long ago. IN D K P E N D E N G E , OH. P robate work a specialty. ELMER DARTER DIES. Succumbs to Consumption Do You Know T h a t b r e a d is li k e ly to a b s o r b d is e a s e germ s w h e n s h ip p e d in a b a g ­ g a g e e a r a lo n g w ith o t h ­ e r comm >n b a g g a g e ? T h a t th e Star Bakery ¡aits ou t s o m e o f th e beit bake- stuffi to be o b ta in e d a n y ­ w h e r e ill th e W illa m e t t e V al le v ? T h a t #1 sp en t in y o u r h o m e to w n is worth more to you th a n $ 3 sen t o u t ? T h ree o f th e m a n y r e a s o n s w h v s h o u ld d e ­ m a n d th e Dallas product w h e n b u y in g b a k e s tu ffs . STAR BAKERY. D. T. BROWNE, Prop Mrs. G rim es and son, of E ugene, are visiting her, sister, Mrs. A lvin Brown. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. TEA N ew Y o r k is too far from Japan; San Fran­ cisco is nearer. Mr. Peterson is in poor health. Our school is closed measles, Since Our L ast Issue. state were ail righ t from th e start of C hester Siefarth, of Falls C ity, is here this trou ble. A few w ild ca t b nks in repairing the M utual teleph one wires. 11 M U T U A I,! ( Residence, 1401 Patronize One, Another for the Upbuilding of Town and County. General Debility in Is- in P olk cou n ty . W it h th e e x c e l- , T aylor Dunn has been down with a . . . . . bad attack o f la grippe, tion o f c o u r t busine s. o u r c o u n ty i i « i „ • ‘ A b Byerlev has a cousin visiting him , has d o n e business the s m e as ever. M r. N o il, M osler, o f Indiana. O ur banks have been full of m onev ,, ,r . . . . . . . Oscar Taylor says to take out his ad |1 50 and depositors have ev id en ced no de- an on e insertion sold his hogs. . 2 (Hi I sire for th eir savin gs. In fact m ost of Mrs. G. 1'. M cG regor,after a n e x te n d - . 1 75 th e c o u n tr y hanks th r o u g h o u t th e ed visit east, has returned hom e, V . P . F IS K E . Office, 257 R esidence, 113 bargains h olid ays are b rou g h t to a close on the Fine gift books, hi hies and album s f u- 14th W e ere certa in there will not Christm as at Stafrin’s. TH URSDAY, DEC. 12, 1907. S U B SC R IP T IO N Ilnrry n or a g ita tion in th e m on ey Stafrin Itrug G o’s for m arts o f O regon when th e hankers’ Christinas goods, Admitted to the second elans of mail matter. Nursing baby? W hat Our County Officials Have Done L ittle E lm er Hayes is on the sick list. L eone and Ed. Brown heavv cold*. •ick with Mr. and Mrs. H enry W right m oved into their new hom e. have Mrs* O. H . C obh has been very with neuralgia o f the stom ach . sick \V. H. C onlee is now a proud g ran d ­ father. His daughter, M rs. Mattie A r m ­ strong, has a son. Mrs. Ira R undle, w ho has been seri­ ously sick, is m uch lietter. A trained I nurse from Salem , is caring for her. Flovd and Lloyd R undle, Irene and Loren W ilson, Lillian, C harley, Beryle and J oh n n ie Hanson have the measles PORTLAND HOTEL ARRIVALS. * Thurwlay : C. H. Davis, Dallas. J. M. Scars, Dallas. J. E. M artin, Dallas. J. K elly, M cC oy. F rid a y : J. S. O n »per, Independence. R. E. Butler, Dallas. S atu rd ay : Frank H ayden. Falls C ity. J. S. Bohannon, Independence. L. W alker, Independence. F. W alker, Independence. Sunday: J. M Hillard, Independence. G . L. M urph y, Falls C ity. M on d a y : G. 1*. M acG regor, Dallas. T need av: W . F. Nichols, Falla C ity . 11. D. W hitm an. M on m ou th . W K. W alker, Dallas. W c d n esd a v : C. O. T rim m s and wife. D allas. Will Not be «'Candidate. | I 1 • i i i Some form of nourishment that will be easily taken up by mother’s system Miss M yra, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Luca's, of R ickreail, has been very ill with appendicitis. is needed. A. K. Oilar has gone to live at W ald- p ort, where his fath er-indaw , F. M. Splaw n, now resides. T he Falls C ity railroad’s big coach is now in the repair shop, and passengers are riding in freight cabooses “between Dallas and that tow n. T he coach is be­ ing repainted, re-varnished, re-uphol- stered, and tin* steam fittings have been taken out, reducing its weight about 3000 pounds. It will be a beauty when finished, ami it is e x a c t e d on the run again in about tw o weeks. W e are now getting our crosswalks cleaned for the price of a m an’s board. On a charge o f vagrancy one John Flan­ agan was up before Judge Brown, M on­ day, and was given half an hour to leave tow n, hut he decided to stay and work the streets. H e is slightly dem ented on religious m atters. Later— His working on the streets was a false alarm , as he utterly refused to perform such menial labor. He was exam ined before Judge Coad W ednesday m orning, but lie con vineed the court o f his sanity and was allow ed to go. Sufficient pressure was ‘ I'6" ^ro.u f ht , ° . bear “ l ™ him by our city officials as to cause Mr. H obo to oth er fields for free board and lod g ­ ing. Mia* Jessie D isbrow is seriously ill with pneum onia a* an afterclap o f measles. Mother and baby are wonderfully helped hy its use. «!£» ALL DRUGGISTS: 50c. AND $1.00 The dance at the W oodm an hall last Saturday evening by S tock w cll’s orch es­ tra was quite well attended and greatly enjoyed. T he m usic provided is ex cep ­ tionally good, and the next dance will have a m uch larger attendance. T he Lady M accabees elected the fo l­ low ing officers at their last regular m eeting on last Tuesdav : Lady C o m ­ m ander, E. A . V an O rsdel; lieutenant, Ella T h om p son ; record keeper, Eva H ayter; Finance, B lanche E akin ; chap ­ lain, Eliza Black ; sargeant, Rose F idlor; mistress at arm s, M cda H olm an ; picket, H esther F is k e ; T he old wagon shop at the foot of Main street has been torn dow n. Mr. Hughes will hereafter use the old organ factory, after m oving and m aking addi­ tions to it. G. N. Cherrington has on e o f the showiest drug stores in the v a lle y T he irlass show cases have lately been fitted inside w ith Bunghole 8-candle power incandescents. They are located inside on the up|>er outside rim, with reflectors to throw the light dow n on the goods to be displayed, and there are three of them to a ease. They certain­ ly do the work well and are a great im ­ provem ent. FO R This GOOD GOODS List Today! Musical Gifts are best for music lovers. Look through list below—surely nothing would give as great pleas­ ure to wife, daughter, son —to all the fam ily—or to friend, if they are music­ ally inclined. Check any of the instruments or ar­ ticles which you think would be appropriate for holiday presentation, or in which you are yourself in­ terested, and we will send you, by return mail, de­ scriptive catalogue, full in­ formation and lowest pric­ es. Use Coupon Below for Name and Address P h n os— M ore than 40 of the the w orld’ s m ost famous m akes— G rands and U p­ rights. Pianolas Pi no1 a Pianos E nable anyone to play in the m ost artistic m an­ ner. Organs A ll styles, pipe and parlor | Orehestrrilas Bring the m usic o f the full orchestra to your own hom e. Talking Machines All the best makes. Violins A splendid line — A T— RIGHT PRICES D L K EY T LERRYDAL-E’ 0^£°î! I will cut prices on all goods sold for the next 30 days. Special cut on Gold-headed Canes, Umbrellas and Diamonds. I have one o f the largest and best selected stocks on the West Side, so you will do better to call early and get the pick. Yours for business, C. H. M O R R IS D a lla s , O re g o n >■•■•■•& •■• ■•& •■•! Music Cabinets For sheet m usic, talking m achine record*, etc. T alking Machine Record« Don’t Eilers Piano House: Please send me full in­ formation, prices, etc., re­ garding items checked in list above Name ................................ Address ............................. If the gift comes from Eilers— ‘ T h e House of Highest Quality” —it will be right from every stand­ point. EASY PAYMENTS. The famous Eilers guar­ antee-m oney back if you are not satislied—and low­ est cost. Pacific Coast Musical In­ struments Headquarters 3 5 3 WASHINGTON S T . Comer o f Park PORTLAND, OREGON. * : : * Cut Prices Piano Scarfs. Pianola Music. •* iti Piano Stools, Benches A ll styles, all wongnecker is dow n w ith lum bago. S D. Steffv save one insertion o f an ad in the Item iier sold hi* sheep. S c o t t 's E m u ls io n contains the greatest possible amount o f nourish­ ment in easily digested form. Send Bain. rain. rain. hi* par­ Her system is called upon to supply nourishment for two. Miss C laudia Coad visited her aunt, M rs. J. B. S tu m p ^ in M onm outh over Sunday. President R»>o*evelt announced last night that he would not l»e a cand id ate again u n d e r any circum stan ce«. Glen Butler was out to visit ents this week. It’s a heavy strain on mother. Kick Because you pay high pric­ es for your mill feed, poul­ try supplies, etc., its your own fault. You can save two dollars on every ton of feed you buy of me. I handle the best country shorts and bran on the market. Get prices, com­ pare with others and be convinced. A word to the wise is sufficient. I. It. MOORE Ihe Dallas Feed Store ■ O