< f> /• m it t The Best and Largest Paper in Polk County V O L . X X X IV ■ D ALLAS A SNAP! Special lot of Lace Curtains Values up to $2.50 49 OREGON FREE LIBRARY rt ______ A PAIR S W E L L SHOES I J I ¿JH. Entertainment—Our School Building —The Devil Here Monday Night take it as a sufficient guarantee. Regarding fire escapes, the directors stanj; perfectly willing to install th em ,| Plans Being Perfected and all Re- Might Our Public School Build­ In fat. they had made tentative ar-| rangements to th at effect, but the party sponding Nobly ing Prove Fire Trap? with whom they were making arrange-' ments yet not returned. T h e1 All plans are well underwav for the We are showing a good line of Boys’ knee pant great benefit entertainm ent which is to Several times during the past few board do has not as favor the iron ladder, but our attention has been called by are rather stuck on a canvass ch u te/ suits the kind with two pair of pants to match. lie given Friday night of this week to days patrons to the possibility that our pub­ the Public library. This worthy Don’t forget that our shoe stock is complete, and aid which would land children safely and institution has been in a precarious lic school building is not as well pro­ on'terra firma. Taken ull in our prices are right. condition financially, lately, and this vided for in the m atter of escape from ! | speedily is being made now to carry fire as it might be. These gentlemen all, and after thorough inquiry into the We will save you money on your fall purchases I ! on great the effort ! m atter, the Itemizer sees no occasion work over the first cf the year, of Dress Goods, Furs, Ladies’ and Childrens’ i when more city money will probably l>e aver th at no fire escapes are provided, j for alarm . The primary grade is now I available. and th at the location of the furnaces Coats, Skirts, Shoes, Umbrellas and Underwerr. without a building until one is erected Everyone is responding most liberally under the main means of egress far th e a , and are not meeting for We invite your inspection. ' with donations to the dinner and it is nearly ; confidently believed that there will he might be productive of loss of life in school work. big crowds at both the dinner and the case of an actual fire. Since hearing j concert. these assertions the Itemir.er man has Company H’ t Smoker. The com m ittee on arranging the made it a point to interview the direct­ ; tables met Monday with Mrs. Casey, ors, and this is what he gathers as the Last Thursday evening the members j the chairman ; Mrs. Lott Brown, Mrs. ! Donahoe, Mrs. Mae Gaynor, Mrs. actual condition of affairs from their of Company H. gathered in the armory : Katun, Mrs. K irkpatrick, Mrs. Mark statem ents to him. The heaters are for a social meet—and they had it, and | Havter, Mrs. Kearth. are the members ocated nearly under the stairway gen­ then some. The first thing on the pro- I of this committee and they are going to erally DALLAS, OREGON used in going in md out of the grrm was a business meeting at which transform the bare armory and dining were audited, etc., and the Trent I room at the Woodman hall into a bower building. These heaters or furnaces hills hoys, of McMinnville company, and A. | of autum nal beauty. Delicious Boston were so placed when the building was W. Bennett, of W oodburn, adm itted on j baked beans and brown bread, salads, erected, and while the directors all ac­ transfer cards. The company is now I cold ham, roast beef, corn beef, apple, knowledge th at it would probably have afflicted with a plethora ot members. • mince and pumpkin pies, cakes of all | hut this will adjust itself as the days I kinds, doughnuts pickles, tea and been better had they been placed more l roll on. A supper of many good things coffee, make up the tem pting menu. remote, yet they apprehend no serious was then provided, and the hoys sat 1 Fully 200 people wil be served at once results from their location for several I i down discuss it. Judge Lieutenant bv 20 or more of Dallas’ fair young reasons. In the first place they have a Brown to acted as toastmaster, and re­ ladies, as the uncomfortable waiting and were made to the subjects pre­ crowding of last year will not be repeat­ janitor hired whose duty it is to attend sponses ‘T H E S C H O O L OF Q U A L I T Y ’ by a num ber of the members. ed. Dinner will he served from 5:30 to to them , and it is expressly stipulated ! sented Butler resjionded to Hard Work 8 o’clock. 50 cents for adults and 25 th at he shall he on duty and looking at L. 1). Cam}) Tenth and Morrison, Portland, Oregon A. P. Armstrong, LL.lt., Principal cents Stanley; Boots Kersey told for children will be charged. You Should Salute the Cook ; Dr. C,W e occupy two floors 65 by 100 feet, have a $ 20,000 equipment, At 8:30 the following excellent pro­ after them continuously during school Why Bollman of Running to Catch the Train gram will he given upstairs, to which a hours. Next the ceiling of the b se­ at em ploy a large faculty, give individual instruction, receive more calls general Centralia, and J. C. l Tglow vividly admission fee of 25 cents will be men t over the furnaces has been cov 1 portrayed a num ber of interesting ex­ for office help than we can meet. Our school admittedly leads all charged The program is made up of ered with sheet iron so as it would periences during his m ilitary life in local talent with the exception of Miss Others in quality o f instruction. It pays to attend such an institution. Delta W atson, who comes from Port­ hardly he possible for sparks to attack the Islands. This was followed by a 4 ,Said a Business Man: “ Keep hammering away everlastingly on thorough land. the woodwork. Again, even if the free smoker and a good social tin e un­ Rico Bros stairway, after these precautions should til it was rather late. work. It will win out in the end.” Said all Educator: “The quality of instruc­ Piano dnet Alphus Boyd tion given in your school makes it the stan d ard of its kind in the Northwest.1’ Reading Miss Delta Watson catch fire, the children from the upper “ They tell us th at they are the enemy Vocal solo C.Open all the year. Students admitted at any time. Catalogue free. Piano solo Roscoe Ballantyne story do not have to use the front way, of the trusts,’’ said Senator Gore, “ hut solo Mr Ghormley hut have other means of going out. I want to tell you that, with all the R eferences: A ny bank, any newspaper, any business man in Portland. Vocal Alphus Boyd Reading hut not least, the school building mighty power of the adm inistration; - Miss Watson is Last, Vocal solo the arm y and navy; with the su- - Mrs Sears amply provided with water protec­ with Piano solo preqie court solidly republican ; having tion, and the children aie • v . *«. • Miss Watson Vocal solo ! of both branches of the house ! and th at of the stable at $4,000. Mr. Vocal solo Change of Ownership. Mr Ghormley qiient drills in its use. In case of alarm cont» with that celebrated ‘big stick,’ hite will lie employed at the rink for Piano duet Monday Frank Korslake and \V. .1. i 1 a W tim Rice Bros the building has been many times en­ and they have killed just one trust—our I e at least. The rink will open for M’hite made a trade of their Dalian the season’s run this evening and a in God.” (cheers.) And I w a n t! tirely emptied in less than a minute. trust property by which Mr. Kerslake l>e- , large crowd will no doubt avail them ­ say to you, friends, that, speaking! coinea sole owner of the popular am use­ selves of this first chance to skate for! F. J. Coad visited Portland Monday. The directors, McCallon, Coad and to just for myself, I don’t approve of the! m ent palace and Mr. YVnite takes the I many months. Loughary, deem these ample safe­ removal of that phrase from our coins,! Prunes are said not to be ripening as li\v rv stable property on Main street. as usual this year, hut no cause can guards for any emergency that might the removing of our trust in God, anv | B >th pmj*erties were heretofore held by De W itt’s Little Early Risers, the fast be advanced for the delay. Some of arise, and as every one of them have more than I favor the elimination of them jointly. In the settlem ent the I famous little liver pills. Sold by Con- our growers have had to stop their dry­ children attending school, we can hut Jesus C hrist from our religion.” j valuation of the rink was put at $(>,000 « rad Stafrin. (cheers.) ers for the fruit to ripen. $L NO. 36. O C T O B E R 1, 1903 UBRARY BENEFIT. m l® IS THERE DANGER? ell&Hollister & 4.00 &3.50 S3.00 The reputation of a shoe is the concensus of opinion of all who have actually tried it. Sometimes shoe reputation is valuable. The reputation of the “Queen Quality” Shoe for example is one of the most valuable assets in the entire shoe trade of this country to-day. Hundreds of thousands of women buy “Queen Quality” Shoes every year simply because they know they can rely on their reputation. The only ordinary thing about them is the price. $3.00, $3.50, $4.00 W e have the Sole Agency for these famous shoes. W e want to show you the new fashions which are now ready. | wam m m rw **” Sold b y The Bee Hive Store, Dallas H *-* **#-#O H M *** î SQUARE AIR-TIGHT DID YOU EVER HEAR OF ONE BEFORE? OUR G R E A T Will continue until our stock is reduced to suit our room. Everything marked in plain figures! We have a great many bargains to offer you in high grade furniture and implements When buying furniture insist on having the Oregon Manufactory Company’s make. You can easily tell. It has a better finish and workmanship than most furniture, and is sold for less because there is no high freight to pay from the east. tW W W W W W W W W W W V W W W W W M W W W W W W W M W H W A F irm ^ Fcum/af/o/j NewE It’s pure paint every atom o f it The body is made of genunine planished iron and is protected by a cast lining, the front section of which is so formed that the draft admitted by the screw damper is carried downward nearly to the stove bottom. The door opening is very large and is provided with a smoke curtain. There is a check damper under the pipe collar to be used in keeping fire at night. Heavy cast ribs to hold a layer of ashes. We will be pleased to show you the many good points of this wonderful heater. The reputations of thousands of good punters all over this country has been firmly bui’t on the foundation of New Era Paint, because ¿heir work was so excellent that it defied com /tin t or criticism. New Era Paint is made from the highest grade of materials, and its quality is established by years ' practical tests. “I Ask for color card, showing latest fashionable shades and JC proofs of New Era quality. M ade by Acm« White Lead & Color Works, Detroit. Mich. NEW TRIUMPH GANG PLOWS It combines perfectly the four great essentials in a gang plow: First, it is strong and durable in construction; second, it does absolutely perfect work; third, it is extremely light of draft; fourth, it is easy for the opera­ tor to handle. The wheels cairy the entire weight; not only the weight of the driver, but also the weight of frame, furrows, turned and landside pressure are all carried on the wheels. That is the reason it is the high­ est draft gang plow. That is one of the reasons that it is so popular. No one accuse the New Triumph of