All huabaniU will he reminded at
intervals for the next four
I years that it was Mrs. Taft who per
1 .muded her husband to give up his
ambition for the supreme court and
and go after the presidency. This
election to bo followed presently by
Barrie’s play, “ What Every Woman
Ought to Know,” should keep mere
women in a very abject attitude for a
■..............** ^ con tolerable period.
t h e polk county item izer .
Admitted to the second class of m ail m atter.
THURSDAY, NOV. 19, 1908.
V. P. FISKE.
Item izer, one year in advance
........
W ith Weekly Oregonian or Semi-weekly J o u rn a l............. l 00
W ith Oregon W oodman ........................................................... > 75
S U B S C R IP T IO N
•PHONES:
( OlBr>,
257
" t 'l 'I 'l Residence, 113
MITTITAI
1 Office,
ML 1 I A L ( Resilience, 1401
Patronize One Another for the U pbuilding o f Town and C ounty.
i frequent
Governor Johnson, of Minnesota,
looks like a rising sun. A Democrat
who can carry his state three times in
succession in the face of a normal
republican majority of 100,000 is
marked for a man of destiny. Per
haps he will lie the Moses that will
leal the agricultural constituencies
of the Northwest out of the wilder
ness of prolectionistic and trust—
breeding republicanism in which they
have been blindly wandering for
four years. In any event, Governor
Johnson is well worth keeping an
eye on.
The friends of thfs paper will please or. Both purposes are essential fac-
hsnd us in news items when they are tors in the success of all business or-
fresh. We prefer not to publish a gani/.ations which are before the pub-
birth after the child is weaned, a mar- lie with the intention of remaining
rigge after the honeymoon is over, or . there. This is business developenicnt
the death of a man after his widow is —necessary business developement.
married again.
| 1» does not pay to remain always in
the field without working up new ter-
T b e lif e of all commercial enterpris- ritory and without at the same time
Interest in the joint meeting of the
es leads in the expansion of business working over any; nor does it pay to State Horticultural Society and the
into new fields on the one baud and work up new territory to maintain Northwest Fruit Grower’s Association
the careful and continuous raking ov and increase the amount of business is universal throughout this part of
er the fields already open on the oth- in fields already open.
the United States and British Colum-
, bia. The state association hold a con
vention in Portland Tuesday, Decem
ber 1st—this is followed by two days’
meeting of the Northwest Association.
Convention and exhibit will occupy
! two floors of the Woodman Hall,
Eleventh and Alder streets. A night
session will be he’d in the convention
room on Tuesday, and a reception will
be tendered to the delegates to both
conventions on Thursday evening,
Es-
«& ¿ li/
December 3rd, by
the Portland
Commercial Club from 8 to 11
You can quickly kcal and keep
o’clock. The prizes for this show are
cozy the draug!.tv hall or cold room—
very much the most valuable ever of
no mailer V
the weather conditions
fered and an enormous attendance is
are— and il you only knew how much
anticipated.
real comiort you can have from a
Where the
Door
PERFECTION
OH Heater
(Equipped with Smokeless Device)
you wouldn't he without one another hour. Turn the wick as high
or as low as you please— there’s no dangei— no smoke— no smell
— just direct intense heal— thal’s because ol llic smokeless device.
Beautifully linishcd in nickel and japan— orna
mental anywhere. The brass font holds 4 ouarls. giv-
ing heat lor 9 hours. It is light in weight— easily
carried from room to room. Every heater warranted.
J ^
The
steady light— ideal to read or
Made of brass— nickel plated, latest im
proved central drall burner. Every lamp warranted.
II your dealer docs not carry Perfection Oil Heater
and Rayo Lamp write our nearest agency.
study by.
s
!.
S T A N D A R D O il. C O M P A N V
(Incorporated)
!
W ith this issue of the Itemizer we
present to our readers a 24-page mag-
i azine section, which will be sent free
\ with the Itemizer each month for the
jyear. It will contain bright and in
teresting serial stories, short, snappy
I sketches from real life, stories for the
| home, the children, women’s interests,
a most complete pattern department
and embroidery section, stories from
foreign life, and many other interest
ing subjects. We do not charge our
subscribers extra for this magnificient
I story paper and assure them th a t not
only the Magazine section and the
Comic section will ho continued all
the year, hut that the liest inter
ests of the county will.continue to be
1 observed in the paper proper, and
that the Itemizer will continue to be
the most sought for paper in the coun
ty throughout the coining year as it
has tieen in the past.
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FIFT EEN D A Y S A L E
15 % Off on Steel Ranges
20% Off on Cast Cooks
Just think we offer you a six - hole steel
with High Closet and Reservoir for #32,
with a 15 per cent, discount, making it cost you
Only $27 20. Where can you do so well?
We also are going to give to every customer
that buys a stove, whether it he a Heater, Range
or Cook stove, a $1.50, 14 oz. n i c k l e - p l a t e d
COPPER TEAKETTLE for 93 cents.
range
15% Discount on all Heaters
with a paper lined Stove
Board throwed in. di
We have heating stoves to suit your price.
Come and look them over.
We have cut our prices on the above goods and
we are going to offer in connection with them
something for you to cut with, which are:
S c isso r s, nil s iz e s , 2 5 per c en t. off.
B utcher K n iv es, 2 5 per cen t. off.
Razors and Pocket K n iv es, 3.1 1-3 off.
Plea*e note our WINDOW Display of CUTTING GOODS
Remember F IF T E E N DAYS ONLY, com
mencing Nov. 13th and ending Nov. 28th
In order to get the goods at the price named, they must be bought at the
time specified, so make this opportunity yours and buy now.
R. M. W AD E & CO.
w.
F. c r a v b n , Mgr.
INDEPENDENCE, OREGON
I AN
ANOTHER
UNDER THE BIG CLOCK.
We carry ROYAL BREAD Fresh every day
What Our County Officials Have Done
Since Our Last Issue.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
IIow many American women in
lonely homes to-day long for this
blessing to come into their lives, and
to be able to utter these words, but
because of some organic derange
ment this happiness is denied them.
Every woman interested in this
subject should know that prepara
tion for healthy maternity is
accomplished by the use of
LYDIA E.PINKHAM’S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND
Airs. Maggie Gilmer, of West
Union, S. G.,writes to Mrs. I’inkham:
“ I w as g re a tly run-dow n In h e alth
from a w eakness peculiar to my sex,
when L ydia E. P inkham ’ s Vegetable
Compound w as recommended to me. It
n o t only restored me to perfect health,
b u t to my delig h t I am a m other,”
Mrs..Josephine Ilall, of B ardstow n,
Ky., w rites:
“ I w as a very g re at sufferer from
female troubles, and my physician failed
to help me. L ydia E. I’lnkham ’s Vege
tab le Compound n o t only restored me
to perfect health, b u t I am now a proud
m other.”
FA CTS FOR SICK WOMEN.
For thirty years Lydia E. Pink-
ham’s Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousands of
women who have l>een troubled with
displacements, inflammation, ulcera
tion, fibroid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, baekoche, that hear
ing-down feeling, flatulency, indiges-
t ion,dizziness or nervous prostration.
Why don’t you try it?
M rs . P in k lm m in v ite s a ll sick
w o m e n to w r ite h e r fo r advi< e.
S h e lia s g u id e d th o u s a n d s to
h e a l t h . A d d re s s , L y n n , M ass.
Mary .1 H arris to Newton (i Har-
ri*, 20 acres, t 8 a. r 5 w ............. $
Georue W Bowles to J O YanOra-
del, lots in Dallas .....................
M argaretta Wild to G W Gosser,
lots in W est ¡Salem.....................
J If Shepard et ux to John A
W right, lots in Z e n a ..................
J l Talbott e t ux to W alter
W illiams, lot in Falls City . . .
J A Lynch et ux to It E Williams
70 acres, t 8 s, r5 w .....................
W .V Measlier to Edgar H artley,
lots iu Independence...................
Edward G erlinger et ux to Adrain
McCalman, 15 acres, t 8 s, r 6 w
It L Murphy and hd to Alluvial
Land company, 16.5 acres. t 9 s,
r 4 w ......................................... . . .
Maria Bradley to Perry O M artin,
lot in D allas...................................
Carl Sellers e t ux to E arl V Bar
ham , lot in D a lla s ......................
Mary Angi to Charles II Maginnis
160 acres, t 7 s, r 8 w ...............
Charles II Magginnis to W N
Jones, 160 acres t 7 s. r 8 w . . . .
M E M asterson et ux to It 1)
Cooner, 156 acres, t 8 s, r 4 w.
W ealthy Mitchell to Indepen
dence National Bank, land in
Independence . . . . • .....................
Nettie E Bohannon et al to Inde
pendence National Bank, land
in Independence............... ...........
W V Simon et ux to W N Simon
and E F Brown, 203 acres, t 7 s,
r 4 w ................................................
H L Crider et ux to John W Rob
inson, 40 acres, t 8 s, r 6 w ........
G W Priest et ux to E L Parrish,
19.76 acres, t 7 s, r 5 w ...............
C S C raton to Adan Yost, 319
acres, t 9 s, r 5 w .........................
IN EASTERN OREGON
2700
two
Polk Countyite* Now Residents of
the Burns Vicinity.
300
S p ec ia l
Grape Nut, per package
10c
Holly Cream, per Dozen -
$1.10
J u st A rrived
White Figs, per pound
-
-
-
l*>c
Apricots, new pack
.
.
.
25c
New Almonds, per pound
-
-
-
20c
and Royal Club Corn, Cut Stringless Beans,
Sifted Sugar Peas, Early Green Sifted Peas.
ROYAL CLUB PINE APPLE
Wages in H arney county have not in
creased since the election as the laborer
125 expected, lie is still receiving $1 a day,
while everything we buy has increased !
1 25 per cent.
Archie McGowan, son of George Me- j
2800 (Gowan, w ho once ran a store in Dallas,
is now our leading real estate agent, and
4000 has built up a prosperous business in
1 ± * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * + * * * * * 4
tl\ja county.
10
J. M. Dalton, who owns one of the
leading stores of this county, has com
menced receiving goods for the winter
330 and spring trade.
H enry Dalton is cashier in the H ar
4000 ney County N ational Bank.
Do you need wood? In p re
There was a gold mine discovered
paring to place your order
115 near H arney City recently, and when
tiers rem em ber th at I am
developed will be a great help lo this
able to furnish you all kinds
1 country, as the ore is very rich assay
of slab wood from e ith e r of
ing, $4,000 to $5,000 per ton. There is
the Dallas sawm ills, a t the
2440 good prospects of a quartz m ill being
best possible rates, Send in
erected there in the spring.
3500
your orders by e ith e r phone.
Fred Clinghan and his m other have
M utual 1196; Bell 443.
hom esteads in W arm Spring Valiev, and
Fred is getting to be quite a farm er
5500
R. J. M cKinnon, who lived in Dallas
several years ago, is now proprietor of a
hotel here.
J. H. Loggan, who used to live at
Dallas, is now postm aster a t H arney
City.
■ s 4 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * \ M > * 4 *
13000
Clyde and Van Em bree have 320 acres
of land, and they have got the sage
450 brush cleared off of 200 acres, which was
done in two days with fire. Burning is
4000 th e most practical way of getting land
cleared of sage brush. Several in the
5000 valley, who have worked with grubbing
machines, have not m et w ith good
success.
Probate Court.
DALLAS, OREGON
Hon. Frank Davey, who has been sick
E v e ry th in g in co n fectio n - §
E state of Rebecca Sm ith, deceased—
with
typhoid
tever
the
past
six
weeks,
All
k
in d , of m eats.
hearing of final account continued to
ery a n d tro p ic a l fru its j
T hursday, November 19th, at 1 o ’clock is now able to be around again. He is
Pure lard.
editor
of
the
News
and
is
receiver
in
the
p. m.
F ish and p o u ltry Fridays and
U. S. land office here.
_
S a tu rd ay s.
G uardianship of Alma Ham ilton et
A. S. Swain is proprietor of an arti-
al, m inors—bond, inventory and a p zian well drilling machine, and he has
Highest market price
praisem ent filed and approved.
m et w ith great success this year with
paid for fat stock.
E state of .Albert W. Fowler, deceased with the m achine.
The Item izer has improved more than *
—final discharge entered.
N o rth M ain S treet
E state of Isaac Stevens, deceased— any other paper in Folk county in the
bond filed and ap p ro v ed ; letters issued last three years, and from the advertis
DALLAS
and Frank Quenel, Fabian Quenel and ing carried in its columns, goes to show
Daniel Robinson appointed appraisers. th at the business men and people ap *• * * * * * * # # * * * # # * # # * * * * * * * * *
paper.
E state of Am asa J . Crosiar, deceased preciate a firstclass CLYDE
EM BREE.
—final discharge entered.
E state of Andrew J. Purvine, deceas
Mrs. N. L. Butler is visiting her
ed--petition for sale of personal
daughter, Mrs. A lbert M artin, in Ju n c
property filed and approved.
In re estate of Jo h n C. W hite, deceas tion City.
ed—M iranda W hite, widow, appointed
adm inistratrix, w ith bond of $200. Bond
PRO G RA M
filed and approved. J. E. Allen, J. W.
T hursday a n d Friday:
Edgar and Beth L. W hite made ap p rais
ers.
—PIC T U R E S—
W hen siimmei has passed in
In re estate of John Campbell, Jr,
these northern states,the sun
deceased—final account approved and
1. Richard III — A Shakespearean
say
take
Cod
Liver
Oil—
they
is only mild under the bright
distribution ordered.
blue skies of Southern Cali
Tragedy.
u n d o u b te d ly m ean S c o tt’s
In re estate of Win. G. H enry, deceas
fornia. This is one of n atu re’s
2. M instrel M ishaps— (Lew Doek-
Emulsion.
ed—final account filed and set for hear
h a p p y provisions—eternal
ing December 26th.
stcadcr, the Ebony Kin;!, late for
sum m er for those who can
It would be just as sensible
not endure a more severe
rehersal.)
for them to prescribe Quinine
clim ate.
Marriage Licenses.
—SONGS—
in its crude form as to pre
California has been called
Nothing doing. For the first time, at
the “ Mecca of the w inter
scribe Cod Liver Oil in its
1. “ Love’s Old Sweet AVay.”
least, for m any moons, we fail to find
to u rist.” Its hotels ami stop
on the records w here any couple have
natural state. In
2. “ W hen the H arvest Moon
ping places are as varied as
announced their intention of getting
those of all well regulated
Shining on the River.
spliced.
cities. Visitors can always
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M atinee Saturday Afternoon.
find suitable accommodations
congenial companions, and
JURY LIST.
P rogram changed Tuesday T h u rs
varied, pleasing recreations.
day and Saturday,
A dm ission
-
-
10 cents
The following jurors have been drawn
to serve at th e December term of circuit
W. N. BROWN, Proprietor
court, Judge B u rn ett presiding, and
which convenes on Monday, December
the oil is emulsified and made ¡ V
7th.
Will be glad to supply some
easy to take—easy to digest
F. H. Pepper, Dallas.
very attractive literatu re d e
and easy to be absorbed in to
S. T. Sm ith, Dallas.
scribing in detail the m any de
W. A. Sloan, Ballston.
th e b o d y —an d is th e m o st
lights of w inter in California.
e l ec tr ic
p a l a c e
J . S. Cooper, Independence.
Very low round trip excursion
natural and useful fatty food to
G. A. Wells, Parker.
tickets are on sale to California.
R II.E Y m.O CK
feed and nourish the wasted
A lbert Domes, McCoy.
The rate from DALLAS to
R. Brunk, Salem No. 2.
PROGRAM
body
that
is
known
in
medicine
Los Angeles and retu rn is
E. W. Staats, Airlie.
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
today.
Geo. Ball, Ballston.
$ 5 8 .0 0
Rov Byerley, Airlie.
— P I C T U R E S —
Nothing can be found to take
A. J. M artin, Dallas.
Lim
it
six
m onths, allowing
Til? Hr*i t of O’Yama
its place. If you are run-down
George Conkey, Independence.
stop-overs in either direction.
Who is It
A. W. Fletcher, Buell.
you should take it.
Sim ilar excursions rates are
T. R. C riok, Riekreall.
Galvanic Flui I—Fun with Electri
in effect to all California points.
Send this advertisement, together with name
W. E. Burns, M onm outh.
city.
of paper in which it appears, your address and
I I . Rose, Independence.
four cents to cover postage, and we will send
—S O N G S —
For full inform ation, sleeping c ar reserva
Van B. Sears, Ballston.
you a "Complete Handy Atlas of the World."
Just a Little Rocking Chair and
tions and tickets call on. telegraph or write
G. A. Purvine, Salem.
SCOTT & BOWNE, 409 Pearl S t, New York
John A. Wolfe, Perrydale.
You
1. N. WOODS, Agent.
DALLAS
J . L. M urdock, Monmouth.
Katie Dear
*G. B. Zum w alt, Dallas.
NEW G R O C E R Y
J. D. Slagle, McCoy.
Admission 10 cents; Children un
J. H. Foster, Dallas.
der 10 years old 5 cents.
W M . M c M U R R A Y , Cen.
We have opened a new. fresh
R. A. P ra th er, Buena Vista.
and clean stock of groceries un
Jam es A twater, Airlie.
Pass. A ge n t
Matinee
Wednesdays
and
Satur
der the Item izer office, an 1 next
Adolph Aebie, Suver.
days from 2:30 to 5
PORTLAND, - ORECON
door to th e First National bank
A. B. A they, McCoy.
J. M. Dickey, Sheridan.
You can be assured of the best
W. V. A cocks, Parker.
of goods and courteous treatm ent
Wallace Yates, Ballston.
Geo. E. C utler, Dallas.
Y our patronage is respectfully
solicited.
CRIDER'S
GROCERY
WOOD FOR SALE
Oysters
Served in
Any Style
Nicest
Parlor
In Town
( AUGUST BOWMAN j
Lunch of Any
Kind
At all
Hours
S E A R S & H O LM A N
Meat Market
1
I Johnson Bros. |
Now is the time
to visit
VAUDETTE
W om an m ay sonic tim e win the
rig h t to vote, b u t she will never cease
to bide th in g s u n d e r th e bed tick.
If P re sid e n t R oosevelt decides to
w rite “ th e g re at A m erican play ” which
w ealthy m alefactor will be choose for
th e v illiau ?
W hen T eddy, th e T errible, gets ew
th e job, th e O utlook will know w hat
to do w ith th e people who co n trib u te
n a tu re fakes.
S u n d a y ’s O regonian devote* about
a c olum n of its valuable editorial
space in answ er to our query of last
week as to w h eth er its e ditor in chief
was after a c ab in et position or still
had designs on th e senntorship. Mr.
S c o tt’s m ain reply was, after his usual
vilification of th e c o u n try newspaper
m an a n d all incidentally connected
w ith him , th e people for instance, was
th a t he places his present position far
above a n y such an a m bition as we
nam ed. W e are glad th a t H arvey
holds new spaper labor in high esteem ,
b u t it seem s to us th a t he used a bout
th a t sam e language only a few days
prior to th e lim e when he cam e o u t
openly for the te u a to rsh ip th a t he
now derides.
T h e Item ize r is in favor of th e in
sta lla tio n of m eters for our irrigation
system , I t is th e fair and ju st way
of doin g business betw een the ow ner
a n d th e consum er, provided, of course,
t h a t th e m eters do th e ir duty, and
th e cost is not p u t a t too high a tig-
ure. T he m eter system will prevent
w aste beyond question, and p re su m
ably g u a ra n te e us an a b u n d a n t water
supply for all lire purposes. T h a t is
th e first consideration to be kept in
m ind. W e never w ant a n o th e r such
experience as th a t of last sum m er,
w hen th e city on two different occa
sions was e n tirely a t th e m ercy of any
lire t h a t m ig h t have sta rte d . Such a.
co n d itio n m u st never occur again un
der a n y considerations. O ur citizens
will n o t stan d for it. If from waste,
let us h i ve m e te rs and stop it, if from
waste, let us have m eters and stop it;
| if from o th er causes, le t th em be
I rem edied a t once. We are ta k in g no
chances w ith o u r property— that is
n o t w hat we voted w ater works for,
- but to have protection, good and con
s ta n t. We had supposed that our
present w ater supply was good and
ample for years to come. That was
the understanding at the time of its
installation, but now it seems other-
I wise, and that the supposed water
supply is not even good enough for
■ our present population, which will
> probably double in the next five years.
However.jthat is a thing of the past.
The thing now is to husband our sup-
j ply. We have the best water in Ore-
[ I Aon, with no exception, The famous
| Hull Run cannot compart' with it.
Bring on the meters, that is, provid
ing the report of the committee coin
cides with those of the owner of the
r plant, and the shortage of water is
j found to be as represented.
C a lif o r n ia
Doctors
Scott’s
Emulsion
Honor to Dallas Man.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO.
I. L CASTLE’S CASH GROCERY
A t the annual m eeting of the sta te
bar association in Portland yesterday
our Oscar Hay ter was so c ia lly honor
ed by being elected as first vice-presi
dent of said association and also being
M USCO TT A S T A R R , P R O P R IE T O R S
m ade chairm an of th e executive com
All kinds of hauling a t reasonable
m ittee. This is a great honor to Dallas,
rates. Phone orders prom ptly a t
ns being conferred on one of her native
tended to. H eadquarters a t Web
sons, ami better it is but fit recognition
ste
r’s confectionery.
of the standing he holds in the sta te at
large among his fellow barristers. We Phones: Bell 264, Mutuil 254
all know his worth here, but failed to
Barn Phone Mutual 245
appreciate the fact th a t it was so
thoroughly recognized elsewhere. He
has our earnest congratulations on th e
honor bestowed, w hich we, who so well
know of liisj painstaking care in all d e
tail w ork, fell confident he will fill with
credit and honor to himself and the
GIVEN AWAY IN P R E M I U M S
place of his nativity.
City Express & Transfer Co.
$ 25.00
D ecem ber
MARKET REPORT.
KKPORTKD W EE K LY BY U. 8 . LOCOf?ARY.
W heat, a bushel, $1.
B ran, a ton, $30.
Shorts, a to n , $33.
Oats, a bushel, 35 cents.
Flour, a b arrel, $4.75.
Flour, a sack, $1 26.
Corn m eal, $2 60 a ewt.
Potatoes, a bushel, 75.
B utter, a pound, 2 5 cents.
Lard, a pound, 15 cents.
B a c o n , shies a pound, 16 cents.
H am s, a pound, 15 to 20 cents.
Shoulders, a pound, 12la c en ts.’
Eggs, a dozen, 40 rents.
Thickens, a dozen, $3 (<i $5.
Pried fruits, a pound, G 16 cents.
Beets, a pound, 2 cents.
T urnips, a pound, 2 cents,
Cabbage, a pound. 3 cent*.
O nions, a ¿ound, 3 cents.
Beans, a pound, 5 '8 @ 8 cents.
Corn m eal, a pound, 4 cents
H ay, a too, $8 <j) $12.
24,
1908
In C ase o f A c cid e n t—
You should have • bottle of pure.old
whiskey in the house. '
One you can rely upon.
That you know is right.
Such a one is CYRUS NOBLE; for the
first time in 44 years now sold direct to you.
We will give to our Cus
tomers prizes as follows:
One 42 Piece Set Haviland China.
Ransom Pattern,
value 15.00
One large Jointed Doll, “
7.50
One Jardienere.
“
2.50
These Premiums are now
on display in our window.
For further particulars call
at the CORNER GROCERY and
we will tell you all about it
E. B C Y D & S O N
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No danger of refilled bottles when you buy
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No danger of some cheap worthless substi
tute being palmed off on you.
We have been the distributers of this famous
brand, selling wholesale only, for 44 years.
Pure—old—honest whiskey aged in wood.
Every bottle guaranteed.
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