THE POLK COUNTY ITEMIZER.
Leoter Y oung...................100 . . . . $1 0 0 i
L ester Y o u n g .
School was out Tuesday which made '
many children very happy,
A d m i tt e d t o t h e s e c o n d c la s s o f m a i l m a t t e r .
THURSDAY, J U N E
CHILDRENS’ COLUMN
9, 1910
Mr». G Staiger a n d eon, G u y , w en t \
to Portland Saturday.
V. P. FISKE.
Telephone rent has been rained 25
cent».
Itemixcr, one year in advance .............................................. (1 60
,
.
SUBSCRIPTION-I With Weekly Oregonian or Semi-weekly Journal ............ ¿ 0 0
I dear h. I olim i, of lortlmid,
With Oregon W oodman........................................................... 175 U*lUa vlaitor Wednesday.
R. B. Wiggins, of Chicago, came to
Dallas to visit friends Thursday.
Office
:
Office,
11
G. W. Kemp, of San Francisco, came
m utual
Residence ,1401
No. 4J01g Main St.
to Dallas to visit friends Thursday.
’ PHONES:
Patronize One Another for the Upbuildino ot Town and County.
C. F. Schultz, of Salem, was here on
business Thursday.
John Lynn went to Salem Friday.
An Oregon shingle m ill in T illa­
m ook county worked 33 days on one
COUNCIL MEETING.
W. E. Gilbert, of Falls City,
Dallas visitor Thursday.
was a
$ 10,0
SACRIFICE SALE NOW
m ài
SHORE'S DEPARTMENT STORE,
DALLAS. OREGON.
Wholesale prices prevailing throughout on Dress Goods,
Silks, White Goods, Linens, Crashes, Towels, Bed
Spreads, Quilts, Men’s and Boys’ Clothing,
Hats and Millinery.
A. Goldsmith, of this city, who has j
m am m oth cedar log, cutting from it j p 0M Winslow Elected as City En been away, came hack to Dullas Thurs­
141,000 shingles. This is almost tin- I
.
day.
Much Other Business.
lielievable to people not familiar with
8*®®
U. S. G. Miller, of New berg, was a
the Pacific coast, where big trees and
The city council met in regular session Dallas visitor Thursday.
vast timber resources are accepted last Monday evening, with all the offi­
,1. R. Wheeler, of Amity, was a Dallas
cers present except Alderman Hall, who visitor Thursday.
quite as a matter of course.
wan slightly indisposed.
Mr, M. Robertson, of McMinnville,
Kirkpatrick, as chairman of the street
In 1890, under Cleveland, the total
committee, reported as follows: That was seen on our streets Thursday.
annual appropriation for the expenses Mr. Taylor had been hired to make the
Mrs. Hutchison and Miss Zylpha
You make a mistake in sending away for one dollar’s worth of goods. Buy here
of the national governm ent was $340- preliminary surveys for the summer s Brown went to Black Rock Saturday.
and save big money.
000, or $fi lor every man, woman and street improvement, and the committee
Mr. Clifford Hutchison went to Port-1
thought best for the city to have a reg­
child. In 1900 our expenses had in­ ular engineer who could he ready at all land Saturday.
creased to $600,000,000, or $8 for ev- times to attend to the city’s wants fn
There was a baby horn to Mrs. Ethel
man, woman and ollild. T h is that lin e; that the new stand has been Hadley last week.
built at the city park for a cost of abot t
congress threatens to sjiend $17,000,- $150; that it had been agreed with Mr.
Mrs. Ramsey went to Portland Wed­
000 in excess of last year’s appropria­ I Coulter to water the street intersections nesday.
| for $12 a month. The report was adopt­
Mrs. M. B. Young went to Portland
tion.
ed, and Ross Winslow elected as city Wednesday to visit her children and
.
...
,
.i engineer.
‘ attend the Rose Festival.
The exposure of Ballinger s secret
The auditor was instructed to give no-
E. McDougal, who has been visiting
Popular Educator Chosen
relations with George W . Perkins of tice by publication to the property ow n-
, .. .«
,v p ,
• i| lu|,111.
nets regarding the proposed street im- relatives in Iowa for a few months, has i F ofessor F. S. Crowley has been
,1 .1 . Morgan
‘
'
provement work on the estimate of cost returned to Dallas.
elected principal of he Independence I
ters, has started reports that the use- • provided by Mr. Taylor, which was as
N. E. Green, of Corvallis, was in Dal­ high school and principal of the city
fullness of the present secretary of the follows: For the 50-f<x>fc improvement, las Saturday on business.
schools. Frof. Crowley has taught sev­
. . .
a front fo o t; for the 58-foot, $2.11;
Rev. Farnhain, of this city, went to eral years in the schools of Folk county,
interior to even the land grabbers has j f o f the jjo-foot, $2.18, and for the 54-foot,
-F O R T H E -
three years of which he was principal of
been destroyed. It is anticipated that $2, the cost of curbing being put at 35 Oakland Sunday.
the school here, lie has many friends
There
was
a
surprise
party
given
in
here who are pleasei at his election and
“
a com prom ise the in vestigating.
Jor tb„
o[
honor of Nola Roy at the home ot Mrs, are assured by experience that the
com m ittee will not only whitewash j $4t000 worth of bonds, as recently au- Bullock. Those present were, Blanche school board at Independence has acted
Ballinger, but will enamel him as thom ed by vote, was read second time Mason, Janet Chipman, Neda Burch, wisely. A new high school is being
0
i«n,i
■ r,da.oH
P H . and the auditor instructed Blanche Matheny. Nola Roy, Vena Bul­ erected in our neighbor city and Mr.
white as the lady of spotless town, to advertise for bids.
lock, Leona Mason, Edith Chipman, Crowley will begin with anew equip­
The park strip ordinance was repealed, Lester Young, Theodore Berg, Howard ment.— Falls City News.
and that in acknowledgem ent of this
so that in future as improvements come Mason, Harold Stouffer, Vey Coffin,
courtesy lie will hand in his resigna­
up, the council will not be hampered by Walter and Harry Bullock. They all
GET CONTRACT.
tion.
anv restrictions as to the width.
had a very nice time.
The following bills were allowed :
The
roads
between
Monmouth
and
Republicans appear reluctant to Chas Gregory, fees.......................... 26 55 Dallas are being graded.
-O N THE—
Dallas Firms Secures Heating at
Chas Tate, labor............................. 24 MO
concern themselves much about gov­ F J Coad, supplies........................... 2 75
Miss Mona Simpson went to Salem
Falls City School
ernment expenditures in rcl tion to City hose
...................................680 00 Monday.
the cost of living. But one thing is R B Winslow, salary......... ........ 15 00
Rev. Wellings, of Dayton, came to
Frank Kersey, labor........................ 2 25
The firm of Guy Bros. Hardware A
certain. Governm ent does not pick Stowe <& Sons, livery............
2 00 this city Monday to visit M. B. Young. Plumbing of this city secured in com pe­
(Lines in Oregon)
up these hundreds of millions of dol­ Electric lights.................................... 162 00
tition with Portland firms the installa­
\V L Soehren, supplies.................. 4 40
ONE OR MORE NORMALS?
tion of the heating system of the pub­
lars in the street. This money comes A P Plaster, hauling ......................16 25
lic schools of Falls City. The contract
out of som ebody’s pocket. Unlike city Salem, Falls City & Western......... 65 75
calls for the installing of a Torrid zone
Dungan
&
Holman,
numberinp.
.80
25
furnace for the heating of the building. |
Judge
Burnett
Says
a
Good
Word
and state governm ents, the national
( ten IIinshaw, labor ....................... 11 25
governm ent has hut one way of rais­ C E Totten, labor............................. 3 Of)
for the School at Monmouth.
The eighth grade of the Dallas Public 1
ing revenue to meet expenses, and Dallas Lumber Co ....................... 12 00
school will hold their graduation exer- i
Craven
Bros.,
supplies....................
8
50
cises at the Woodman Hall, Monday !
that is by taxing things eaten, worn
Judge George H. Burnett, o f evening, June 13, 1910 at 8.30 p. m. ; S A L E ^ D A T E S : From Roseburg and ail stations north there­
T A Odom, salary ......................... 56 00
or used by the people, lien ee it is Jerry O’ Brien, labor........... ........... 6 00 Salem, now serving temporarily There will no admission charged and all j
of, including all branches, June 6th, 3th and 10th. From
that
increased
cost
of
living F II Morrison, salary...................... 11 00 in the circuit court for Multnom­ are cordially invited to attend.
Polk County Itemiser ................... 30 28
all stations south of Roseburg June 6th and 8th. FinalR c-
is marching hand in hand with in­ W L Tooze, salaty......................... 20 00 ah county, is much interested in
creased Republican extravagance.
D J Riley, labor............................... 27 28 the campaign being made under
turn Limit June dth.
Polk County Observer...................... 41 50 the initiative to restore Mon­
Dallas
garage,
trip
to
Corvallis.
.
.
12
00
A few m onths ago the all-wise Port­
mouth to its former status as a
Willamette Valley Lumber C o ... 51 20
For further particulars as to rates, etc., apply to any S. P .
land newspapers proclaimed Postmas­ Johnny Ashhangh, labor.............. 34 75 state normal school with a fixed
Agent, or to
Judge Burnett
ter John C. Y oung an incom petent Birk A Shaw, hauling..................... 4 00 appropriation.
Guy Bros., supplies......................... 22 02 said yesterday:
and made a noise that smelled to Ge­
“ It goes without saying that
henna. This was because Y oung was
the state will maintain the public
HAPPY EVENT.
a Bourne appointee. Today Y oung is
school system. The question is,
General Passenger Agent Portland, Oregon.
dead and the Portland press acknowl­
shall it be allowed to stagnate or
edge that he has made an exception­ Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Harris Celebrate degenerate, shall we revert to
ally efficient postmaster. All acknowl­
50th Wedding Anniversary.
the old-time type o f school mast­
edge that lie had ability and was a
er, whose sole equipment was
first rate man. A few months ago the
Last Sunday was the 50th anniversary the three ’Rs’ and the poweress
public was persuaded to believe that of the marriage of Mr. ami Mrs. T. J. to whip the big boys, or shall we
Harris, and to commemorate this hap­
Young was really worse than Harry py event a large number of friends gath­ have trained teachers and keep
Thaw, Harry Orchard and that gang. ered at their residence in this city to abreast o f the times in progress
and improvement? The state
in Groceries as well as anything else
The O regonian’s attitude toward Pin- participate in the good time of a golden
wedding and to extend to the resected may with profit in more ways
cliot is not less vicious and eyen more and venerable couple their congratula­
than one train its teachers, not
tions and best wishes for their future
unwarranted— Corvallis Times.
happiness. Between 70 and 80 persons in the sense o f instructing them
Hush brother or you will get cut off were present and the wedding feast was in an occupation pursued solely
the exchange list.
served on the lawn, and the happy for private gain, but with the
couple again pledged their troth to one end in view that they directly
“ The W orld, it is said, is always another as they had done in days ot serve the public and that the
South of the Court House, Dallas
looking for men who are not for sale; yore. Quite a number of presents were public has a right to secure the
presented to Mr. and Mrs. Harris.
men who are honest, sound from cen ­
T. J. Harris was born in Boon county, best service.
Hence public sen­
ter te circumference, true to the core; Missouri, in 1834. He spent his young­ timent
is favorable to some
er days in learning the carpenter trade
men whose consciences are as steady In 1850 he left his Missouri home and normal school.
As to which one or what ones
as the needle to the pole; men who started with a company of cattle men
will Btand for the right if the heavens across the continent, his object being to o f such schools are to be chosen,
join a brother in Oregon. The caravan
totter and the earth reels, men who to which he belonged contained about ■if any, the issue is before the
i people and will probably be solv­
Can tell the truth and look the world tWO head of livestock, and part of his
A T Y O U R G R O C E R ’S
duties was to bent the cattle on their ed in a way that will most likely SOATLABD
F l OCBINO MILL« OO., l'OBTLAJIU, Ü M K O O »
and the dsvil right in the eye; men
long trip to California. They were divorce the question from the
W e are putting up some Hams and Bacon that have
that neither brag nor run; men that alnuit six months making the trip. politics and logrolling.
neither flag nor flinch, men w ho can They had two light skirmishes with the
Considering
its
accessibility
Indians, hut the party arrived at its
that sweet, delicious flavor
A lso everything that
have courage without shouting to it: destination without the loss of a life from all parts of the state, its
in y o u r p a n t r y , fin d o u t w h a t y o u n e e d ,
men in whom the courage of everlast­ from any cause The following yeat traditions and surroundings as a
goes to make a first class Meat Market
t h e n c o m e to t h e
ing life runs still and deep and strong; Mr. Harris arrive«! at the home of his school town and the fact that the
brother in l’olk county, Oregon, where
men who know their message and tell he became acquainted with Mrs. Harris, state has already invested there
it; men who know their places and w ho was a sister-in-law of his brother, a large amount of money, more
and they were married on May 29, 1860. than in any other normal school,
fill them ; men who know their own
Miss Mary K. Smith was horn in 1845 and that, too, in permanent brick
hiinineas and attend to it, men who in Holt county, Missouri. At the age
Ju.vt o p e n e d o n M ill s t r e e t , in t h e U g lo w
of
18 months her people -tarted for Ore­ buildings, it is fair to presume,
b io k . a n d w e w ill f ill y o u r o r d e r a t
will not lie, shirk nor dodge; men who
gon, braving the perils of a most hazard­ without disparagement to any
m o n e y - s a v in g p ric e s
are not too lazy to work, not too proud ous journey before their arrival in Folk other school, that motives of
to he poor; men who are w illing to eat countv, Oregon. Her father took up ; economy as well as the desire to
Try us
what they have earned and wear what some land under the Donation Claims improve public education, will
Act, 80 acres of which comprise a part
they have paid for; men who are not of the present site of the Monmouth induce the tax-paying voter to SIMPSON’S CASH CON­
afraid to say no with emphasis, and normal. Mr. Smith donated the land give his preference to Monmouth
CRETE GROCERY
for educational purposes. During the
who are not afraid to say: I ca n ’t early years of their married life Mr. if he wants only one normal
M U T U A L P H O N E 147 *
school.
afford it.
Harris worked at the carpenter trade in
But the whole question, to
Folk county. In the year 1868 they
went to California, where he worked at have one or none or many, is be­
Mrs. Riggs in Fire.
his trade for a year, and in 1869 thev fore the people and they must
moved to Southern Oregon. They lived
decide for themselves.’ ’“ Ore­
W. W. Rowell, formerly of in
Southern Oregon 12 years, Mr. Har­
this city, now proprietor o f Ho­ ris engaging in the ranching business gonian.
tel Elwell, at the corner o f Alder «luring that time. In 1882 they moved
Fooled the Boys.
and Seventh, Portland, met with back t«> Polk county, an«l in 1887 came
Tillamook county, taking up their
THE BEST
a serious loss last night in the to
L.
D.
Daniels
on a recent visit
residence in the Sandlake country,
burning o f the hotel. The fire a here they remained until about five to Portland brought back a Car-
started in some excelsior in the years ago, when they moved to this city. dilac with him, and has been
Mr. Harris lias two brothers and one having all the troubles o f an
basement and spread rapidly, be­
living in the state of Washington,
ing well under way when discov­ sister
ami Mrs. 1 (arris has three sisters and auto fiend since that time, but
ered. Some heroic escapes are one brother living is Southern Oregon. the worst was yesterday evening
Eight children were horn to them, when he took a party o f young
reported. Mrs. T. A. Riggs,
daughter o f Mr. Rowell, was in four sons and three «laughters still liv­ ladies out for a joy ride, and
ing The sons a re: Overton, of Sand-
the third floor with her baby and lake; William, of Tillamook ; Stonewall something got the matter, neces­
aunt, Mrs. Gherke, and descend- J..
_ «>f Myrtle Creek ; T. Jefferson Jr., of sitating phoning to Arthur Starr
The best in the history of Albany. Great, Grand, Gor­
ed a ladder with the baby unaid-1 Till»in«»k. The ifmi«hf«V* are" Mr» to come and haul them in with
S H O E S -E x t r a S pecials All this W eek
SHORE’S DEPARTMENT STORE
J
D ALLAS, OR EGON
SPECIAL RATES
Special
Sales
A T TH E
Dallas Mercantile Co.
Silk Petticoats $ 3 .3 8
You can’t afford to miss them
K im onas
Short cool ones worth 50c, 75c to $1.50
For 3 2 cents
Long K im onas
Worth from $1 to $2 to close for
6 8 cents
Portland Rose Festival
JU N E 6th T O 1 1th
Southern Pacific Company
One and One-third Fare from all
Points in Oregon
W M . M cM U R R A Y
GOOD SERVICE COUNTS
We Have the Clerks and the Goods!
SIMON TON & SCOTT
UNION MEAT CO.
TAK E A PEEP
N6W Grocery K J-
S T O U F F E R , Prop., Dallas
JU L Y 4th
Who Keeps Albany,Ore
ICE CREAM
CELEBRATION
J_ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _
ed. Mrs. Gherke was carried! K,*t0 ""•‘'r*,,o(
down by the fireman. Albany
Democrat.
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NEW SUBSCRIBERS THIS WEEK.
J. M. Kill«. Pall««.
II. M. B ylW by A Co , Uliiraao.
Mr». J. M. Bennett, ltlrkre.il.
Mr». Nannie his express wagon. Before the
«•«■ driver got there, Dick got her
going again, and came home un­
_____ . . . _____
Warren Dess lias been laid up fora der his own steam, disappointing
the boys who wanted to make a
him**
few remarks when they saw him
Workmen have been engaged for some and his crowd hauled in.
*.?"'*
days now in the excavation for the ce­
ment building being erected by Mr. C.
L. Crider on his lots on North Main
Sheriff Grant waa out beyond Sheri­ street. This bniMing will be a credit to
dan on official busineai yenierday in W. his enterprise and sufficiently laige to
accommodate his growing business.
J. White’« auto.
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We have lm«l a sailor boy on our
street* this week, it being H allie Mc-
IVuiakl, who is on the battleship Wash
ington, an«l got a furlough to visit hia
parents here.
i
J. A. LYNCH
at the north end of Main
street
geous.
Albany will outdo herself.
Fireworks, Races,
Brass bands, Baseball, Balloon Ascension, Orations, and
everything else that belongs in the program.
Come to Albany July 4th