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The Best and Largest Paper in Polk County
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VOL. X X X I V
NO. 52.
DALLAS OREGON JANUARY 21 1909,
NEW SENATOR
CONTINUED
Owing to the inclemency of the weather we
have decided to continue our Clearance Sale
until
SATURDAY, JANUARY 30,1909
Popular Vote Upheld by Legislature
—Death o f Oldest Polk Countyite.
JUDGE BUTLER DEAD.
Oldest Polk County Pioneer and
Legislative Member.
Ira F. M. Butler died at his
home at Monmouth last Satur­
day, being at the time o f his
death 96 years, 7 months and 26
We do this in order to give outside residents
days old. He was bom in Ken­
an opportunity to buy goods at Clearance Sale
tucky in 1812, when his father
was a private in the last war
prices. Our prices are a saving to you on
with England. At the age o f 17
he removed to Illinois with his
good firstclass merchandise.
parents, where he remained un­
til he came to Oregon in 1853.
Yours Truly,
He served as a private in the
Black Hawk war under his fath­
er, who was a commanding offi­
cer. During his residence in Il­
linois he served a term as sher­
iff and was also clerk o f the cir­
cuit court for a period o f seven
years under Stephen A. Douglas.
In 1835 he was married to Mary
United States Senator
Ann Davidson, o f Kentucky,
with whom he crossed the plains GEO. E. CHAMBERLAIN
in 1853. Upon his arrival in
Oregon he located in Polk coun­ an entryman, at any time after
ty. His home town being Mon­ filing his original application,may
mouth, Illinois, he was one of sell or contract to sell his entry,
the most influential factors in and be entirely within his legal
naming the town o f Monmouth. right. The government conten­
He served as a member o f the tion to the contrary having been
legislature for three terms in twice held void by the highest
which he was speaker o f the court in the land, it is to be pre­
house in 1857-8; he was county sumed that new tactics will here­
judge from 1878 till 1852.
after be pursued by prosecuting
In his home town on his birth­ officers o f the government.
day he was annually remember­
ed by a host o f friends, who
e t
would spend the day in visits of
cheer and good will. In his dai­
ly life he represented the best
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type o f the pioneer; always mind­
ful o f the welfare o f his neigh­
S p r a y y o u r T r e e s w it h
bors and fellow-citizens. His
The city council met in regular
every effort was to give aid and
help to those in need and al­ session last Monday evening with
so to conserve the interests of all the officials present except
Manufactured by GIDEON ST O L Z CO.» Salem, Oregon
Councilman Cosper. The assess­
his county and state.
He leaves three children, his ment for the new sewers being
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$100 F O R F E IT IF N O T S T R IC T L Y PURE
® w ife and five children having under consideration quite an au­
passed away before him. The dience o f interested spectators
For Sale F. O. B. Dallas or Salem by
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children surviving are Miss Mag­ were present. By the way, if
gie Butler and Miss Allie Butler, this interest in city matters is to
R A Y & CO., Dallas, Oregon, or at
o f Monmouth, and S. A. D. But­ become a usual thing, and it will
D A L LA S SO D A W O R K S , Dallas, Oregon i ler, o f Napa, California.
as the city developes, the coun-
cilmen will have to provide them­
We
have
have
been
honored
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with Judge Butler’s friendship selves with a larger meeting
For the last t h r e e
for the last 25 years. He was a place.
Homer B. Slope,
courteous old-time gentleman, of nights the council c h a m b e r
is visiting friends here.
which there are no better, and has been crowded with taxpay­
Mr. B. M. Guv went down to Port­
his word was as good as his bond. ers, and a number were compell­
land Monday to attend the annual busi-
The following is the report of the public
His was the true and noble spir­ ed to stand. I f the city cooler
schools
of
Polk
County
for
the
school
month
ness meeting and bonqiMt o f tin* bold«
ending December 24th 1908.
were located elsewhere, sufficient
ware men o f the state of Oregon.
Number of schools in session....................... 62 it, practically exemplified in ev­
room could be created to do for
Boys Girls Total eryday life.
Kind
and
generous
Number of pupils remaining
last month......................... 1314 1165 2479 to a fault, he carried out the a few years more.
Number of pupils registered
On motion o f Coad the auditor
new during month.............
31
8
39 principles o f the golden rule in
Number of pupils registered
all his dealings with his fellow- was instructed to collect forth
during month that have
men, and every day set an exam­ with from three parties yet de­
been registered in some oth­
er sch ool............................
7
11
18 ple, which if followed by all, linquent on street assessment.
Pe-ru-na— Pe-ru-na.
Number of pupils that have
The ordinance c o m m i t t e e
been re-aumitted d u r i n g
would make o f this earth a heav­
month that have been drop­
»
He ranked high in through Chairman Ellis, report­
ped .....................................
.56
51
107 en indeed.
Total number registered dur­
ed favorably on numbering of
ing year.........................
1408
123.5 2643 the councils o f the democratic
Number of pupils dropped
party, and in his earlier life was our houses and putting up street
during the mouth............ 124
111 235
a prime factor in the upbuilding signs, and on motion o f Coad the
Number of pupils remaining
at rloaa of month................ 1284 1121 2408 o f the county.
Thus passes the report was adopted and the city
Number of pupils on register
since beginning ot year not
only surviving member o f our attorney instructed to draft an
registered in any o t h e r
May he rest ordinance providing for such.
acnool.............
1404 1242 2646 early legislatures.
Number of pupils on register
The proposition has been made
in peace.
that have l»een registered in
to the city by Dungan & Hol­
some other school............
29
29
58
Number of pupils over 4 and
man, and their plan as proposed
. under 6 ............................... -12
11
23
Number of pupils over 6 and
was recommended, i. e., to di­
under 9 ................................. 3*4 327
709
vide the city in three parts, mak­
Number of pupils over 9 and
under 12............................... 374 341
715
ing Dallas to lie west o f Uglow
Number of pupils over 12 and
under 14 .............................. 269 256
625
street and south o f Academy,
Number of pupils over 14 and
all north o f Academy to be
onde? 20 .............................. 367 307
674
For the second time the United kno,w " “ North Dallas and that
Total............................... 1404 1242 2646
Number of days taught during month.. 17.5 States supreme court has inter- east of Uglow street to be known
Whole number of days attendance........ 42566
The street sign«
Whole number of days absence*.............. 2422 preted the timber and stone act, as East Dallas.
Whole number of times late....................
526
MR. WM. A. PRESSER.
and for the second time render­ are to be put in at a cost o f 35
Number of pupils neither absent nor
cents each, and the blocks al­
tardy...................................................... 1209
r . w i l l i a m a . p u e s s e r , 1722
Average-number pupils belonging ........ 2570 ed a decision adverse to the con­ lowed 30 numbers.
T h ird A y e., M o lin e , 111., w rites:
Average daily attendance......................
2432 tention o f the government. These
94.6
The auditor was instructed to
“ I havo been su ffe rin g from catarrh Per cent, of attendance ..........................
almost identical in
Number of visits by parents...................
211 decisions,
In the head for the past tw o m onths Number of visits by members of school
advertise for bids for the build­
I
terms,
and
entirely
identical
in
board............................ ’.......................
52
and tried inn um erable so-called reme­
The following schools were placed on the roll effect, strike at the most vital ing o f a number of new sidewalks
dies w ith ou t avail. N o on e know s how of honor for attendance, haring made a per
parts o f many o f the land fraud not yet laid by the owners.
I h a re suffered, n ot o n ly from the d is­ cent, of 95 or more.
Clainin allowed:
B ridgeport, Lewisville, Ballston, Salt cases that have been tried, or O Hajrter, salary....................
ease itself, but from m ortification w hen
» 20.00
C reek, Parker«, M onm outh, Scroggins, still remain to be tried in the Cleartinx crosswalk** of snow
U.fto
In com pan y o f frien d s o r strangers.
G ooseneck, Cock ran. Kickreall, Oak federal courts o f various western Dallas Water C o ....................
107.15
<4I havo used tw o bottles o f your m ed­ P oint, Elkins, Independence. Buell,
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. .....
icin e for a short tim e o n ly , arid it Spring V alley, P opcorn, H arm ony, U p ­ states, and the law, as defined' 1Z3ÎX ,,roJ; »gpplie*.
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effected a complete medical cure, afld per Salt Creek (100 |>er cen t), N orth by the supreme court, renders W I, Koeliren, expanders..
14.WO
w h at is better y e t, the disease has not Dallas, Etna, Sunnyslope,
G uthrie, lawful acts, which up to this
L iberty, Falls C ity, Cherry G rove, time, have been held by the De-
returned.
»174.12
Total
M
ountain
View,
Rock
Creek,
Highland,
“ I can m ost em p h a tica lly recom m end
partment
o
f
Justice
and
the
De-
The
building
of
the
J.
E.
and
Mistletoe.
Peruna to all sufferers from this dia-
Main
The follow ing schools were place«! on partment o f the Interior t o ‘ be Smith cement walk on
M fe .”
the roll of honor for having had no unlawful, and contrary to the street being up for objections.
Read This Experience.
tard)*s during the m ou th :
provisions o f the timber and [ Mrs. J. E. Smith appeared be­
Sm ithfield, Bridgeport, V filler View,
|fr. A- Thprop*on.
R,
If
fore the council and showed sev-
Rickreall.
U p per
Halt stone a ct
|d irtel, O hio, w r ite s : ••When I began G ooeeneck.
In the Oregon timber landjeral good reasons why the build-
Etna, C oncord,
you r treatm ent my ey es w ere inflam ed, ( ’ reek, E nterprise,
Creek, H ighland, M istletoe.
cases in Idaho, Colorado and ing o f the same should be post-
pose was stopped u p h a lf o f the time, R ock
The attendance for the m onth of De­ California and elsewhere, the poned until spring.
and was sore and sc a b b y . I cou ld not
The hearing
cem ber was uot as good as for the
rest at n ig h t o n a ccou n t o f continual
m onths preoceding, and I wish that all government contended that a was continued,
hawking end spitting.
Next on the docket was the
| teachers, parents, school officers and timber entryman was not per-
“ I had trk»d several rem edies and was | children would try and bring the atten- mittod to sell, transfer or agree hearing o f objections to the sew-
about to g iv e up, bu t th o u g h t I w ould j ance hack to the 95 percent that we are to sell, transfer or otherwise dis- er assessment levy.
The com­
: trying to maintain
try Peruna.
This report should have been pub­ pose o f his entry at any time b e -, raittees for the several sewer dis-
“ A fter I had taken ab ou t one-third o f
long and
a bottle I noticed a d ifferen ce. I am lished the last week in D ecem ber, but tween the filing o f his initial ap- tricts have worked
several teachers were very slow in send­ plication, and the completion o f faithfully in going over all the
now completely cured, after suffering
ing in the reports and som e through the his final proof.
The supreme properties benefited, getting cor-
w ith catarrh for eighteen years.
pleasures o f the holidays, forgot that
MI th in k If thoee w h o are afflicted
discriptions,
finding the
there were reports to be mailed and so court, first in the case o f Con- rect
With catarrh w ou ld try Peruna they
gressman Williamson, and only a present ownerships, and figuring
my report has been delayed.
w ou ld never regret It.”
H . C . H KYM OUR.
few days ago m the Colorado valuations, also the cost o f each
HchoorsnperfntendAnt o ! Polk county. land cases, specifically holds that i lot and parcel, distributing as
M a n -a -lin an Ideal Laxative.
BUILDERS, A TTE N TIO N !
In connection with our lumber and shingle trade, we
are now handling lime, plaster, cement, brick and
sand. Lowest possible prices on all building material
THE CHAS. K. SPAULDING LOGGING COMPANY
COUNCIL M I ING.
Water Works Proposition to be Put
Up to the People.
Dependable Brand LIME and SULPHUR Solution T
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SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT’S
REPORT.
C A T A R R H IN H E A D .
M
D eW IT T ’ S KIDNEY AND BLADDER. PILLS FOR.
BACKACHE
j equally and justly as they could
possibly do it. It has been a
I Tong, laborious job, and the per-
I son who thinks there is any fun
in it had his eyes opened at the
I session Monday evening a little
I as to their labors. The resolu-
| tion governing the matter was
¡introduced last night, but the
[ amounts due from each property
¡owner had not been included,
although Mr. Ellis had them all
-figured out. The addition of
these, before the resolution was
adopted was in itself quite a job,
lasting from 8:40 until 11 o ’ clock,
when the resolution was adopted
as read. Judge Sibley entered a
formal objection on behalf o f a
number o f Clay street property
owners, claiming that it should
have been done by superficial
area instead of that of property
valuation, and Messers D. J. Riley
and Frank Kerslake also entered
objections to the amount charged
against their property, claiming
it to be excessive. The resolu­
tion was then adopted, Uglow
voting no.
An ordinance to regulate
plumbing was read first time.
Alderman Ellis started to move
that certain amendments be
made to the charter by the legis­
lature, when the city attorney
informed us that we were taking
the wrong procedure. It seems
that since Brother Uren got in
his iniative proposition the legis­
lature cannot have any more say
in the granting or amending of
city charters, and that the only
changes that can be made must
be by the people interested at a
general election, when the pro­
posed amendments become a part
o f the ballot, and are voted for
or against. This leaves the mat­
ter o f making o f the city a separ­
ate road district and the voting
o f bonds a matter to be settled
by the voters at the next city
election on the first Monday in
April. In order to get a concen­
sus of the peoples’ desires in the
matter the city council will hold
an adjourned meeting next Mon­
day evening at the court house
for the purpose of feeling the
public pulse. If it is then found
desirable, the necessary steps will
be taken for voting on the ques­
tions.
By inadvertancesome property
owners having been left out of
the former sewer assessment no­
tice, the auditor was instructed
to publish notice to them.
Mr. W. A. Ayres appeared be­
fore the council and entered an
objection to the proposed erec­
tion o f a powder house in the vi­
cinity of his residence. After
some debate on this question, El­
lis moved that the city attorney
be instructed to draft an ordi­
nance prohibiting the keeping of
dynamite within the city limits
at all, and the limiting o f the
amount o f gunpowder carried to
25 pounds.
MAY SELL TIMBER
birth T and ^ deaths .
Supreme Court Decides Law Does
Not Affect Settlers.
A Recapitulation of What Happen­
ed Thutly for 1908.
County Health Officer W. S
Carey has kindly furnished us
with the following official figures
of the births and deaths in Polk
county, as taken from his official
records: During the last year
there were 186 births in Polk
county, 82 o f them being males,
and
104 females, this being
about the usual ratio o f prepon­
derance o f females over males. a
The month of December was
credited with the largest number
o f female births, there being 15, | *
ar.d in July the males came to
the front in the greatest num-1 jVi
her, there being 15. July had
the largest number o f births, ■.*>
male and female, there being 24 hp
babies to first see the light. W
October was the lowest month /•;
for new arrivals, only 10 little
fellows putting in appearance.
During 1908 there were 85 £3
deaths. 44 o f them being males. In
and 41 females. There were
two male suicides, but no fe-
males, both of them snuffing out
the candle o f life by the carbolic
acid route. There were five ac- ‘A
cidental deaths, one being from ' “
drowning and the others from
injuries received while logging.
There were 42 cases o f contag­
ious diseases reported to the
health officer and properly quar
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S o ld . T oy C O X T H ..A J D
Weak
Kidneys,
Lame Back
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tnd
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Inflammation of the Bladdwp
A WEEK'S TRIAL 25c
S T . Ä . I F ’ I ^ I X T . XDaOIa.a, O r e f o n
22nd Annual Clearance Sale
— AT—
R. JACOBSON & C O ’S.
Sale to begin Saturday, January 2 ,1 9 0 9 .
Notwithstanding that the year o f 1908 has been the
biggest year in the history of this store, we are determin­
ed to close out the remainder o f our fall and winter stock
at prices which will pay you to buy your year’s supply.
During this sale nothing in our large stock will be reserv­
ed ; prices are reduced from 10 per cent to 50 per cent.
Call early while the stock is complete.
Store will be closed from Thursday at 5 p. m. until Sat­
urday at 9 a. m. to arrange and mark down the stock.
Thanking the public K ir their patronage during the
past year and soliciting a continuance o f the same, we
wish each and everyone a happy and prosperous New Year.
D. M. NAYBERGER,
Former partner and Successor to
R. JACOEjSON & C O .
M c M i n n v i l l e , O r e g o n .
m m
When in need of a
GOOD PLUMBER
and Good Plumbing Goods,
Remember Us.
We have decided to quote you prices on first-
class goods and first-class work that will be lower
than others ask for cheap goods and inexperienced
work.
Remember it will not be long until we have an
ordinance specifying the way Plumbing Work shall
be done. Then if your work is done by a poor work­
man, it will have to be torn out and put in new.
We know how it should be done RIGHT.
Some people want to be Plumbers, because the
wages are higher.
A good workman is worth good money. Think
it over, but better decide to have it done once, right,
than several times wrong. Its Cheaper.
Guy Bros. & Dalton
Hardware and Furniture