the polk c o u n ty item izer .
A d m itte d to th e second rlns>
oí mull
T hty Don't Speak Now.
“You love long ram bles In the coun
try?” asked tbo girl In the white
sw eater.
"Yes, Indeed," responded the young
man In the green h at w ith tlie purple
band and butkled shoes. “W hen I go
out In the eouutry all n a tu re seems to
smile.”
"G racious! I don’t blam e her. it 1»
a wonder she doesn't laugh outright.”
—New York Herald.
m a tte r.
THURSDAY, IAN. 7, 1909.
V. P. FISKE.
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M U TU AI ( Residence ,1401
Patronize One A nother for the U nbuilding o f Toten and C.unify.
Congress ¡a g e ttin g ready to prac-
You h n''e more to do w ith m utin y
it ii happy and pro*peroim new year tice to get ready to adjourn.
th a n anybody elm;. L et your first
T here will he Itig Stick doings
resolve l>e th a t d u rin g 1309 you will
the
Outlook offi after M arch 1th
add one new citizen to the population
of Oregon.
N ext th in g Hull .! will pack V ene
use and tak e it
zuela
in her su it
1908 will go down in history as the
home.
greatest year Oregon ever enloyed,
and the num erous New Y ear and
D ynam ite is not Die only th in g th a t
holiday editions of th e new spapers ° f has been exploding over th e P anam a
the sta te will carry th e story of this canal.
progress to thousands of eastern (*o
Lodge, m eetings th is week have
pie.
been som ething of a failure, th e m em
W hile form er prohibition candidate bers preferring to stay by th e ir fire
Ohafin is engaged in his loyal task of side rattier th a n face th e hard walk
cleaning out the W hite House cellar, up town.
it m ight be well for him to inspect
W e wonder if Mr. T aft as president
the foundations and see if they are
strong enough to bear the. added will he able to call th e tu rn on vice,
strain th a t will come upon them business im m orality and general had
after March 4.
citizenship in s t m any and varied
term s as has his honored predecessor.
T he apples of th e Pacific N o rth
west are th e subject of an extended
M any of th e farm er lads aie having
article in a recent issue of the S a tu r
g re at sport ju st now h u n tin g jack
day Evening Post. T his a ttra c tiv e
rabbits in th e snow, and th ey are kill
presentation of the fruit industry to
ing them off in large num bers.
about five m illions of people is a rec
ognition m uch appreciated by Oregon
D uring the blizzards reported from
and W ashington.
various sections of the co u n try , the
The K aiser will c o n tin u e to reign
K rause he lias agreed n o t to govern.
H is m ajesty is credited w ith the
philosopical rem ark th a t if you are
going to lie an em peror you m ust
dress th e p art and you m u st not play
the part for all it's w orth. B u t he
will not hereafter work th e p a rt for
all it is worth.
hospitable clim ate
of Oregon
is
especially appreciated by dwellers in
the Beaver state.
T he se ttin g o u t of new orchards is j
going on in th is section w ith renewed |
vigor, and it will not be long u n til all
onr hit's and dales arc b ringing in a j
vast revenue to th eir owners. All '
the nurserym en report large sales of j
T he P ortland C om m ercial club has ' stock, and the well known firm of
introduce a novel feature th a t should ; Brooks Bros., of C arlton, have done
lie adopted by every co m m unity in such a business th is fall th a t they
Oregon. It is the ap p o in tm en t of n h a v e bou g h t land near Perrydnle for |
newcom er's special com m ittee and ( th e puopose of establishing a branch
th a t com inittc held its first m eeting I nursery. Soon m ost everyone will
Saturday, o u tlin in g a plan to b e c a r l>e ow ner of a few acres of incom e
ril d on th ro u g h o u t the e n tire year hearing trees to help o u t th e ir other
w hich will resu lt in giving egeli and financial receipts.
every newcom er th e “glad h a n d .''
The council Monday n ig h t in pas
sing ail ordinance p ro h ib itin g the fu
tu re building of those u n sig h tly and
practically useless wooden curbs, took
a step forward in the c ity 's upbuilding
on which they should he greatly c o n
gratulated. Any city th a t discards such
m akeshifts, m arks a p o in t in her o n
ward progress. To Council litan Uglow
m ust be conceded the honor for the
introduction of the o rd in an c e,an d the
council stood by him nearly to a m an.
Dallas m erchants nil report the
holiday trade as far exceeding expor
tatio n s. More C h ristm a s goods were
purchased th a n ever before in its h is
tory, and they were of th e U’st too.
People here are year by year in
vesting in costlier »tuff for th a t sea
son th an ever before in th e tow n's
history. All m erchants in th e dirt'or-
e n t lines m ention th a t as a noticea
ble fact. All of w hich tends to show
th a t our people are m aking more
money th an heretofore, or th ey would
not be able, to so invest. Such fairly
indicates the trend of tim es t > a con
tinued prosperity.
O ur town is still open to stiggi s,
tions for » distinctive nam e, to lie
placed on the stationery of the Dallas
D evelopm ent league. W hile th e sug
gestion of Miss N unn last week was
well received, yet it was f u in l im
practicable to adopt if. as th ere is a
(Histoffiec by th a t nam e over on tlit*
C entral X E astern railroad, and its
use would lead to errors in address.
W h at Dallas w ants is som ething en-
tsrely applicable, o u t of the com m on
ru t of nam es already adopted, and
t h a t will effectively advertise some of
her leading products or industries.
Can you you not th in k of som ething
t h a t will do th at?
A
G e t t i n g Gid dy .
Confectionery
John—01 tell ’ec, Maria, we did It In
style. We ’ad a fly from the station.
M aria—Goo’ gracious, John! Ye don’
mean to say you bin In one o' the
w unnerful nasty ol* alryplunny thinks
like ye w as tellin’ me on?—T atler.
T h a t is w h a t
W e have.
R ealism .
Stage M anager—1 wish we could
work In a fow m ore realistic touches In
this woodland scene. Now, how would
It be to have some one growl like a
bear?
Author—The very thing! We'll call
In the critics!—H arper's Weekly.
|
We h a v e everything
■; constantly on hand that
% is generally kept in the
:• best confectionery and
| cigar stores in the land.
% < >ur goods are the best,
% and our prices are right,
i Come and see us.
A m bition.
"H ere's an Invitation to the wed
ding of A lexander Ham ilton Jones to
Mary Jane Wiggs. Gracious, I w inder
what Jones Is m arrying her for?”
“ Probably Just to sec Ills name spell
ed out In full.”—Catholic Standard ar.:l
ä Johnson Bros. I
North Main Street
DALLAS
Games Played by the Oregons up
to This Date.
Vancouver 6.
Dec 1 1 —Oregons 43;
Win lock 4.
Dec 16—Oregons 34;
Seattle 16.
Dec K6—Oregons .34;
1 Ha- 17 —Oregons 42;
Rosslyn 17.
Dec 18 —Oregons 67;
Ellenslmrg 3.
Spokane 14.
Dec I-.' —Oregons 55;
Dee 21 — Oregons 22,
Anaconda 16.
Billings H.
Dec 24 —Oregons 57;
Dec 25-—Oregons 50;
Billings 15.
Billings 15.
Dec 29 —Oregons 39;
Dickenson 10.
D.T 29 —Oregons 60;
1 Ha- 31 -Oregons 36;
Jamestown 15.
Jan 1 —Oregons 29, Minneapolis 29.
Jan. 2 --Oregons 33; Minneapolis 16.
Jan. 3—Oregons 14:
Stillw ater 2.1,
.........
W hy the O regonian and Telegram Jan. 4 > 0 game.
Jan. 5 - -Oregons 36; J amestown 15.
will continue to slAnder the fair nam e Ja n . 6 ()regona—27 ;
Red Wing 9
of our Oregon basket l>all team by a s
GAMES AHEAD
sertin g th a t they lost a gam e of basket Jan t
—Oregon vs. 1 44 Crosse, Wis.
hall a t M inneapolis, we are unable to Jan. 8-9 —Oregons vs Portage. Wis
Jan . 11 14—Oregons vs Ncenali, Wis
fathom .
I t seems th a t sueh great Jan. 12- 13—Oregons vs . Fnndulac, \\ is.
papers would tie willing a t least to I Since the Oregons \ laved St ill wat er,
give the facts, even if they cannot I as told about elsewhere bv our corres- j
pondent, they have played two games
brag of the fam ous record th a t our with the Redwings being victorious in
basket hall team is m aking against both by good scores, and m aking 15
th e handicaps of higher a ltitu d e games won, one lost and one tie. They
won last night in one of the roughest
terrible cold weather, and long n ig h t ] games of the season from| the Red
by a score of 27 to 9. The te m
Wings
rides after playing Tiafd games even-
perature was á»0 degrees below zero
evening. H ardly any óf th is team there, hut had no bad effects on the
had ever been o u t of Oregon before Oregonians.
-—
♦ • ♦
a n d born and raised us they have been |
Dr.
ami
Mrs.
II.
!.. Toney are now
in th e W illam ette Valley, w ith it«
Portland residents.
c o n tin u a l m ild w eather, they s r 0 '
The rivers are b «ginning to boom.
m ak in g a record t h a t we D allasitcs Look out for a flood.
• re proud of
As we go to press we learn of the
death of an infant child of Mr. and Mrs.
Fiske, the Beat P rinter.
Phillips.
took the Emulsion I had no
appetite; was weak; had
lost nearly fifty pounds of
flesh, and now I eat well
and am gaining every day.
I find Scott's Emulsion to
be very easily digested and
a good food for all weak
p e o p le .” F LORENCE
BLEEKER, No. 1 Myrtle
Avenue, Bridgeton, N. J.
This is only one of thousands of
cases where
Scott’s
Emulsion
has given an appetite. It’s so
easily digested that it doesn’t tax
the digestive organs and they rest;
yet the body is wonderfully nour
ished and built up. The digestion
is improved—then ordinary fo o d
is sufficient.
Growing b o y s a n d g irls, w h o n ee d
s o much f o o d to k e e p th e m w ell
a n d s tr o n g , a n d a lso g ro w in g ,
s h o u ld b e g iv e n a b o ttle o f S c o t t ’ s
E m u l s io n ev e ry few weeks.
It
d o e s w o n d e rs f o r th e m . It pre
v e n ts th e ir g e ttin g ru n d o w n and
s p in d ly . N o th in g d o e s them so
m uch good.
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P O R T L A N D , - O R EC O N
PORTLAND HOTEL
ARRIVALS
F rid a y :
C. Rowell, Falls City.
C. F. Snelling, Dallas.
Mrs Snelling, Dallas.
Mrs. J. L. Calloway, Independence.
MIND STRUCTURES.
Mr. Mack e, Rickreall.
Mrs. Mackie, Rickreall.
A lth o u g h w e c a n n o t la y a b ric k
Mrs. P. Finseth, Dallas.
O r Ju g g le w ith a m aul,
S till p a la c e * w e m a y c o n s tr u c t
S a tu rd ay :
O r p ris o n * g rim m u l ta ll
Van Dornsife, Independence.
A m i m a k e o u r re s id e n c e th e r e in
Mrs. Dornsife, Independence.
laved train to Minneapolis, 334 miles
U n f e tt e r e d o r co n fin ed
Geo.
Morton, Dallas.
away.
A c c o rd in g a s w e m o ld a n d fo rm
C.
B. W illiams, Dallas.
Arriving in tim e for supper, they ate
T h e s e b u ild in g s o f th e m ind.
J. Bush, Falls City.
and donned their war tugs to meet one of
H ig h in th e regioiiB o f th o a i r
M ary C. McClay, Monmouth.
th e best team s in a great basket ball
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city, the worst court seen th u s far.
S unday:
W ith s p le n d id p ro s p e c ts a ll a ro u n d ,
The faults of the court begin a t the
Lexie Stratum , Monmouth.
A n d o th e r b u ild in g s p o ts .
floor and extend to the baskets, inclu
W. F. Nitschke, Dallas.
T h o u g li on th e m c a s t le s w e c o n s tr u c t
sively. The walls supporting
the
A. Dellinger, Dallas.
O r p a la c e s o f m irth .
zallery take a liberal slice of territory
W e h a v e to s ta y b elow a n d liv e
Jay F. Powell, M onmouth.
off each corner of an already small
I n th o s e w e b u ild on e a rth .
Ed Dunn, Dallas.
court, resulting in a floor having eight
Mrs. Dunn, Dallas.
S to n e w a lls do n o t a p ris o n m a k e ,
or nine sides instead of four, which is a
Jos.
Crowther, Dallas.
S a id o n e w h o k n e w a lot,
wonderful disadvantage to a team new j
A n d iro n b a r s a r e n o t a c a g e
M onday;
to the floor, while one of the baskets |
I f w e In s is t t h e y ’re n o t.
O. D. Butler, Independence.
was solidly attached to the wall, the
A n d , on th e o th e r c a llo u s e d h a n d ,
R. E. W illiams, Dallas.
A m a n s io n g r a n d m a y be
o ther loosely attached to a sm all p lat
E. M Y’oung, Independence.
A p r is o n u n to o n e w ith in
form.
Mrs. J. C. Morrison, Independence.
U n le s s th e m in d is fre e .
The Holcombs are a fast bunch and
W 111 . Boots, Monmouth.
on the sm all court every man plays for
T h e h o m e is w h a t w e m a k e th e s a m e .
T uesday:
the basket, often dribbling to a mean
T h o u g li h u m b le , p o o r a n d low
J . 8. Cooper, Independence.
position, or until be sees a m an free to
O r h ig h a n d g lid e d to th e d o m e
Captain W right, Falls City.
A n d u p in H a u g h ty ro w ,
pass to.
Mrs. W right, Falls City.
I n v illa g e o r m e tro p o lis.
The game was a lively one from start
YV. II. Becker, Falls City.
I n m a n s io n o r In flat,
to finish. During the early p art of the
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game th e Holcombs had an advantage I
D id you e v e r th i n k o f t h a t ?
M
rs..W atson, Butler.
of th ree points, but some careful and j
Wednesday
fast work on th e p a rt of the Oregons
Win. Faull, Dallas.
finished the first half of he game 19 to | /iE KNEW ABOUT
Mrs. Faull, Dallas.
13 to the good for the Oregons. Fenton
And
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W
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Miss Cooper, Independence.
opened th e second half by scoring a
terested
In
tho
Cas
e.
E.
H. Hosner, Monmouth.
goal.
Then came the fortunate period for 1 The sudden m anner In which the
the home team , which by a num ber of team th a t w as coming down the road
splendid throw s quickly increased their halted was enough to show th a t the
AT LEAST 28 MILLS.
400
score.
W ith the score about even, the
last 10 m inutes was a terrific struggle j driver w as surprised at som ething. He
which ended in a score of 29 for each took his h a t off and waved It nt a man
who w as w orking In the field, a t the Will be the Amount of Taxes for
team .
The score was announced by the I sam e tim e calling a t the top of his
Dallas This Year.
Holcombs’ scorer as 29 to 28 in favor of | voice:
his team . After the team s had retired
“ S-a-a-y, t-h-c-r-e!”
Last year the citizens of Dallas had to
to th eir rooms, it was found he had
“W hat do you want?** asked the man
either purposely or carelessly failed to who was working as ho cam e and pay a tax cf 22 and 5-10th mills on their
give the Oregons credit for a point
property. This year they will not get
which they had made. This fact point leaned"over the fence w ithout letting
off with less th an 28 mills, and it may
ed out, could not be disputed by the 1 : 0 of the IIno3 over his team.
“ D idn't you hefir ’bout it?”
De more. The county court has not yet
Holcombs, but they did refuse to cor
rect the error and the correct score re
“ ’Bout w hat?”
m ade th eir levy, but they assured us
mained a tie, notw ithstanding, the
“ It’s goln’ on.”
this m orning th a t the state, county,
local papers and M inneapolis people 1 “ W hat's goln’ on?”
rejoiced over a supposed to bo victory. ' “L and sakes! T here’s a man fu r ye! school and road tax would not fall short
of 15 mills, which with the city tax of 10*
The score: Field goals, W iseman
(forward) 4, G raham (forward) 1, G ra y . I Ye'll be sayin’ next yer uncle didn’t mills and the 3 mill city school tax
ill th a t m entions ye
(center) 1, Arundel (guard)l, Meeker; dla un leave a
(guard) 1, R. Michelson (guard) 2, Reed ter have a hull lot o’ money if the oth brings the am ount to 28 mills for 1909..
2, Fenton 2, Shaw 4, Morton 2. Savory e r fellers don’t succeed In breakin’ it.” This is not as high as a num ber of th e
1 , fouls, Gray 9 out of 14, Reed 5 out of
other goahead towns in this valley, and
“Cpurso I knowed th at.’”
15, points aw arded to Oregon 2.
“An* tho case come up fur trial this will have to be borne w ithout corn plaint.
morn in’.”
Oregons 33, Co. B. Minneapolis .33.
“ I knowed th a t too.”
The Oregons opened the new year by
Mission.
“T hen why w asn’t ye up to the
adm inistering a good drubbing to one of
The ApostaliC Faith Assembly holds
the strongest team s in Minneapolis. courthouse tftkin’ a n ’ Interest inter P
regular services at the hall opposite tlie
The T ribune among other tilings made sam e ez the re st on ’em did?”
north of court house, on Mill street,
the following com m ent on the struggle:
“W aal, ye see, this here’s a busy every Tuesday and Friday evening a t
The Dallas, Ore., cham pions went season w ith me. If I hedn’t■».nothin’
after Frank Reed’s Company 1» team at else te r do I wouldn’t mind droppin’ 7 :30. Sunday school a t 10 o'clock Sun
day m orning, regular preaching sevice
th e National G uard Armory last night
and romped to a .33 to 16 victory with In an* henrln* ’em nrgy back a n ’ forth. following at 11 o’clock, and also a t 7 :30
B ut I dunno’s I care much which o’ in the evening. All are w elcom e.—
com parative ease.
“ Team work of a calibre never before tl\e. .lawyers gits the money.”—D etroit E rnest Hanson, pastor.
seen in Minneapolis was th e cudgel with
which th e invaders slew the soldiers.
The play of the first few m inutes clearly
coin ted tlie result of the contest, for the
visitors were too shifty for the locals to
follow. Desperate though the efforts of
tlie Company 15 men to cover their op
Foolish question! Yet some people act as if a medicine
ponents, they could not stop the inces
sant trials for baskets.”
could
take the place of a doctor! The best medicine in
“ Deering put up a good game against
the world cannot do this. Have a family doctor, consult
Shaw, who was a sta r against the Hol
combs. Shaw was too tall for the form
him frequently, trust him fully. If we did not believe
er university captain, though, and he
doctors endorsed Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral for coughs and
put the ball wherever he wanted on ev
ery toss-up. Reed, the little forward of
colds, we would not offer it to you.
your doctor.
the Oregons got seven baskets. Fenton
No alcohol in this COUgh medicine. J. C.Ayer Co ., Lowell, Mass.
was a big factor again in the team work
and fed the ball to Reed incessantly for
If we did not believe doctors endorsed Ayer’s Fills for constipation, biliousness, sick-
clear shots at the n e t.”
Field goals, Reed 7, Fenton .3, E.Shaw headache, wc would not offer them to you. Ask your own doctor about this.
2, Brown (guard) 13, Clarke (forward) 1
Deering (center) l,M cE!m eel (guard) 1.
Foul baskets: Reed 7. Deering 4. Points
awarded to Oregons, 2
What Our County Officials Have Done
Since Our Last Issue.
W h e n o n p a r a d e th e p e o p le th i n k
H e Is a m illio n a ire .
B u t th in g s lo o k d if f e re n t in h is ro o m .
C o u ld th e y b u t see h im th e y e.
—B a ltim o r e A m e ric a n .
Model
Humor and Philosophy
By DUNCAN M. SMITH
No Wonder.
M other (viciously scrubbing her
small boy's face w ith soap and water)
—Johnny, didn’t t tell you never to
blacken your face w ith burnt cork
again? Here I have been scrubbing
half an hour, and It won’t come off.
Boy (between Rulp»)—I—uch ain’t
T h is w o m a n s a y s t h a t Nick your little boy—ueh! I's Mose, de col
w o m e n sh o u ld n o t f a il to tr y
l .y d i a K. lM n k h a iii's V e g e ta b le ored lady's b o y .-Ju d g e.
C o m p o u n d a s s h e d id .
T h r e e F li g h t * H ig h .
M i s. A . G re g o ry , o f ¿355 L aw re n c e
The city child w a i describing to her
St., D eliver, Col., w r ite s to M rs.
friends a very tall tree she had seen In
1’in k h a m :
" I w as prnrtieally an invalid for six the country.
“Oh, It was aw ful big,” she said.
years, on aeeount of female troubles.
“ Well, how big?” they asked.
1 underw ent an operation by the
doctor’s advice, b u t in a few m onths I
“Three flights,” cam e th® answ er.—
w as worse th an before. A friend ad- New York Press.
vi-ed l.ydia E. Pinkham 's Vegetable
Compound and it restored me to perfect
T h e F i r s t S lo w On*.
health, such as 1 have nut enjoyed in
H e uttered a Joyous cry.
m any years. Any wom an suffering as
“And I am really and truly the first
1 did w ith backache, bearing-dow n
pains, and periodic pains,should not fail man you ever kissed?”
to use L ydia E. Pinkham ’s Vegetable
“Yes, Clarence,” the beautiful girl
Compound,”
rejoined, her red lip curling slightly.
others all took the initiative.**—
F A C TS F O R S IC K W O M E N . “The
F o r t h i r t y y e a rs L y d ia E. I ’ink- Pittsburg Post.
h a n i’s V e g e ta b le C o m p o u n d , m ad e
If T h e y O n ly K n e w .
fro m ro o ts a n d h e rb s, lia s Iteen th e
s ta n d a r d re m e d y fo r fem ale ills,
a n d h a s p o sitiv e ly c u re d th o u s a n d s of
w o m e n w h o h a v e b e e n tro u b le d w ith
d is p la c e m e n ts , in fla m m a tio n , u lc e ra
tio n , fib ro id tu m o rs , irre g u la ritie s ,
p e rio d ic p a in s, b a ck a ch e , t h a t liear-
in g -d o w n fe elin g , fla tu le n c y , in d ig e s
tio n ,d iz z in e ss o r n e rv o u s p ro s tra tio n .
W h y d o n ’t y o u t r y it ?
M rs . IM n U h n m i n v i t e s a ll s ic k
w o m e n t o w r i t e h e r f o r a d v ic e .
S h e h a s g u i d e d t h o u s a n d s t<
h e a lth . A d d re s s , L y n n , M ass.
Appropos of a n um ber of trees lately
I p u t o u t and to he set, th e Item izer
would caution th e growers th a t an
i orchard is like any o th e r line of husi-
I ness, it m ust he a tte n d ed to to prove
profitable. You c a n n o t set o u t the
trees a n d expect them to tak e e are o f
%
them selves. T hey will need careful %
and cons a n t a tte n tio n in order to he
th rifty and bear fru it th a t will com-
com pete w ith th e e x cellen t a rticle "v:
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Is not a n o th e r business in th e world
th a t needs such p a in sta k in g care as
The Dallas Suit and Cloak house are
moving into th eir new quarters ji t t
does th e grow ing of good fruit.
vacated bv the Racket store. Mr.
liam sey will uot leave for some time
O ur correspondence c o n te st is m ov yet.
ing nicely along. All tlie c o n te st
The railroad is up against it too, this
ant** have to do is to be faithful to kind of w eather and the hands are hay
ing no picnic getting their trains through
th eir weekly obligation, and two of on tim e. This m orning, while the
the leaders are certain of a nice prize freight was backing up in the yard
to reward them for th e ir endeavors. here, the caboose went off the rails and
they had a tim e getting it on again.
We are proud of our correspondence The Flyer did not get up from Portland
page, and every day h ear gratifying until 1 :30—two hours and a half late.
rem arks concerning it. O ur associate
editors are surely doing th e ir best to
assist in m aking good th e Ite m iz e r’s
“ I have taken S co tt’s
claim th a t it is th e biggest and best
Emulsion for six weeks
paper in Polk county. We w ant ev
and have found it a won
ery locality represented, and there are
derful remedy. Before I
a few more places y et o u t in th e cold.
OUR VICTORIOUS TEAM
UNDER THE BIG CLOCK.
P r o b a te C o u rt.
E state of A. F. Stoner, deceased—re
port of sale of personal property a p
proved ; final account set for hearing
Saturday, January 30th. a t 10 a. in.
E state of Lyle Ball, a m inor—guar
dian authorized to sell real property at
private sale.
E state of Isaac Dyck, deceased—in-
ventorv and appraisem ent
tiled ami
approved.
R E A L E ST A T E T R A N S F E R S .
Nolan R Sm ith to F E Sm ith ^
interest in 105 acres, t 7 and 8
s, r 5 w ............................................ $
1
C A Sm ith to Bertha G Sm ith, %
interest in 10J acres, t 7 and 8 s,
r 5 w .......................................
1
Bertha G Sm ith to F E Sm ith, Vgi
interest in 100 acres, t 7 and 8 s,
r 5 w ......... ......................................
1
Verella P Lung to J Brooks, et al
101 acres, t 0 s, r 5 w .................
5
Preston Lung to J Brooks e t al,
101 acres, t 0 s, r 5 w .................. 4,250
J Brooks et ux to Preston Lung,
101 acres, t 6 8, r 5 w ................. 2,000
V B Sears et ux to M attie L Sm ith
156)4 Berea, t 6 s, r 6 w ............. 5,464
A B Muir and L R Livermore, e x
ecutors to Carrie G rant, lot in
D allas............................................
J A McLean to Mary E Ship, lots
in W est S alem ............................... 1000
J G VanOrsdel et ux to B ernard
McCamish, lot in D allas...........
140
Charles P Darling to C F and So
phie Vick, land in t 8 8, r 6 w . .
500
K arl Torgenson to U nited States
16 acres In 1 6 e, r 7 w .............
130
Charles E Heyn to U nited States,
60 acres, t 6 s, r 8 w .....................
487
Van B Sears e t ux to M attie L
Sm ith, 156 acres in t 6 s, r 5 w. 5464
E lizabeth Stoner et al to T M Ray
lots in D allas.................................
1
Susan McKinney to School Dis
trict Num ber 8, 2 acres, in t ü s,
r 6 W ...............................................
1
Lee Sm ith to B ertha Barrie Sm ith
block in D allas..............................
1
H E Law to Anglo-American Se
curities company, 40 acres, t 8
s, r 6 w .............................................
10
M argaret L Fox and hd to Seth
Riggs, 100 acres in t 7 s, r 4 w . . 5009
R L El wood et ux to S G Sheets,
15 acres in t 7 s, r 3 w ........... .. 2500
W E W illiam s to School D istrict
N um ber 16, land in A irlie...........
100
W E Williams to M artha Simpson
land in Airlie .............................
100
W illiam Failli et ux to Jasp er M
and Jam es R Craven, land in
D a lla s .............................................
1
Dora M Everette and hd to
Thomas L Strob, 320 acres in t
6 s, r 7 w ......................................... 3200
M a rria g e L icen ses.
A. F. Mackie and Blanche I. Goodwin.
John P.Newfeldt and Helena Remple.
P a te n ts .
U. S. to W. E. W illiam s.
C o m m issio n e rs’ C o u rt.
In the m atter of the petition for
change of boundaries of school districts
Nos. 8 and 10 ; ordered th a t the prayer
of the petitioners be granted. Same ac
tion taken in school districts 10 and 30.
Petition of G. W. M cLaughlin to de-
vide district 16; granted.
Ordered th a t the sum of $.394.90 be
transfered from the general fund to the
school library fund.
In the m atter of the petition of Har-
land W heeler to change road and tender
deed for new road; ordered th a t deed be
accepted, but old road rem ain open until
new one is ready.
In the m atter of th e road petition of
J. II. Moser et al for establishing county
road ; ordered th a t J. M. Farley, Evan
Evans and the county surveyor m eet at
the beginning point of said proposed
road on Jan u ary 21st to view and locate
said road and re p o rtâ t February term .
'rite annual report of the sheriff as tax
collector for 1907 presented and approved.
The county treasurer presents the fol
lowing w arrants and vouchers paid and
cancelled :
County road w a rra n ts............. $ 379.25
Special school.............................
30.38
County school o rd e rs................
91.1
Called w arrant fu n d s................
1409.00
I n te r e s t.......................................
22.34
A r e D o c to rs A n y G o o d ?
Ask
Oregon 14 Stillw ater 29.
W ith the fifteenth game came the first
defeat of the “ Oregons” on their long
tour. C ontrary to the wav the score I
reads the game was no test of the rela-1
tive strength of the opposing team s
whatever, th a t is, if the strength of a
team as shown on a court where foot
ing is reasonably sure th u s enabling
quick floor work, which is one of the
great and scientific qualities of a really)
firstclass game of basketball.
The Stillw ater team , adm irably ad ap t
ed itself to conditions, has a slick-floor,
style of play,'w hich, on a court against
a team unfam iliar with unpolished
floors only, makes it seemingly invin-
vincible. They sta rt off as if they
evpected to play ball for half a day in
stead of 40 m inutes and are, com para
T o t a l ....................................... $2071..18 tively speaking, fairly sure footed on
T reasurer credited with above am ount. this slickest of floors while th eir oppo
The Commissioner» are now busy on nents are or were practically helpless.
supervisor» report» which they have to They made some good goal shots, the
(jet through today, after which th e new openings for which nearly invariably
oner will lie appointed, the jury list came because of the inability of the
draw n, the tax levy made and o th er im Oregonians to move or even stand still.
portant bnsineas necessary to the be The score at the end of the first half
ginning of the year transacted.
stood 11 to 7 in favor of the home team .
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Between halves tlie Oregons, know
ing defeat was certain unless they could
ALL ABOUT THE GAMES.
rind some m eans of sticking the floor,
pulled off their shoes and stockings ami
went it barefooted, but to no avail, and
Claud Shaw Tells Us why the Ore they tried to grin and take medicine,
feeling the strength of the two team s
gons W ere Defeated at Stillwater. I hnd
been put to no fair test, and losing
under th e conditions no disgrace.
The points came th u s: Field goals,
Oregons 60; Dickenson, N. Dakota 10
W ith the exception of having a floor Crowley (forward) 1, McDonald (for
ward)
2, Holen (center) 3, Meaner
like ice the court at Dickenson is the fi
nest we have seen. This one short com (guard) 1, McGuire (guard) 3; Reed 2;
ing of the court was productive of m any foul baskets, Reed 10 out of 17, McDon
am using antics in which ‘’Colonel” ald none in one try. Crow lev 8 out of 14,
points aw arded to Stillw ater 1.
Teats was a particular star.
As th e score indicates, the Dickenson
Mrs. C. Kisser, after spending several j
team was fairly outclassed in all th e fine
points of the game, the team play and m onths w ith her daughter, Dena, in \
goal shooting of the victors being steady the east, has returned home.
at all tim es.
Stowe Bros, are reaping a harvest, j
The points were made as follows
iving sleigh rides up and down our |
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Field goals, Kunz (forward) one, Dodd I Main street a t so m uch per hour,
(forw ard) one, Campbell (center) one,
Schotsh (guard) two, Teats five, Reed ;
twelve, Fenton twelve. Foul goals, j
WEATHER F0RCA3T.
Reed two out of five tries.
Oregons 35; Jam estow n, N. Dakota 15. |
At Jam estow n another slick court was j
m et with but it was sm all and especially
narrow which kept th e players much
closer together and made the difficulty I
of startin g and stopping m nch less con
spicuous.
The team is m edium in height, strong
ami active and play a game som ewhat
different from tlie usual Oregon style,
particularly in the forward playing of
guards ami vice versa. T hen clear un
obstructed shots a t goal
came i n '
“ hunches” rather few and far best ween
while clear shots cam e to the crowd in a !
painfully regular fashion and usually j
m eant an additional two points.
The score book tells the following:
story: Field goals, Rlewett (forward)
one. N. Severn (center) two, Reed one,
Fenton five, Shaw six. Morton th ree ;
fouls, M. Severn eight out of seventeen
tries, Reed six out of twelve, awarded to 1
Jam estow n one.
Oregons 29; Holcombs. M inn., 29.
The last dav of the year tire Oregons |
arose in the young hours of the m orning .
1 only to aw ait about four hours foi a de- 1
The Forced Sale at
W. H. Roy & Co’s.
is moving the stock very rapidly
and if you want to have the ben
efit of a complete stock to select
from we would advise that you
come early.
Just a few
spent in
you th at
goods at
moments of your time
the store will convince
we are actually selling
cost and below.
W. H. ROY & CO.
D A LLA S ,
ORECON
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