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DALLAS OREGON JULY 21. 1910.
VOL. X XXV
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OVER FULLER’S DRUG STORE.
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Newport, Yaquina Bay
T h e O n ly B each in the P acific N orthw est
Where the pretty W ater Agates, Moss Agates, Moonstones,
Camelia ns, and R ock Oysters can be found.
OUTDOOR
SPORTS
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KIN D S.
Including H unting. Fishing, digging Rock Oysters. Bout-
ing, Surf B allin g, Riding, Autoing, Canoeing and Dancing.
Bure mountain water and the liest of final at low prices
Fresh Cralw, Clams, Oysters, Fish and Vegetables of all
kinds daily. ID E A L CAM PING G R O U N D », with strict
sanitary regulations, at nominal co-t.
OW ROUND-TRIP SEASON TIC H IIi
THREE-DAY SATURDAY TO MONDAY RATE
Irom
from S. P. points. P ortland to Cottage
G rove in clu sive, in clu d in g branch lin es;
also from all C. & E. stations A lban y and
west. G ood g o in g on Saturday o r Sun
d ay, and for return Sunday or M onday-
all points in Oregon,
W ashington, unci Idaho on
sale daily.
A Sunday Excursion Rate of
$1.50
from Albany, Corvallis and Philom ath, wi h corresponding low
rates
from points west, in effect all summer. Call on any S. P. or <\ & E.
Awent for full particulars ns to rates, train schedules, etc.; also for copy
of our beautifully illustrated booklet, “ Outings in Oregon,” or write to
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DALLAS, OREGON
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At the Whiteaker Well.
To prove that the new tariff
has not increased the cost o f
life’s necessities, standpatters
cite schedules in which the quot
ed prices o f manufactured arti
cles are the same as before the
Aldrich-Taft law was passed.
The absurdity of this attempt to
deceive consumers is manifest.
It is notorious that the textile
trust took heroic measures to
keep the price quotations normal
for this season by making light
er weight goods, and using poor
er material.
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example
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Recennlv a gentleman living
In view o f the continual good
roads discussion that is going on on the old Newton Woodward
in Dallas all the time, and in or place brought to Corneil Hughes
der that its readers may be ap a stone mortar that he had found
prised o f all that is new on the there, presumably in use by the
subject, the Itemizer from time Indians o f this section in the
to time presents what it learns years before the whites came in
on the subject from different and took poesession o f the terri-
sources. Conversing
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— . tory. A large hole, about two
tain Fiske the other day, we inches in diameter, has been
learn that the road builders o f carefully dug out o f the bottom
the east are at their wit’s end o f the mortar, making it useless
to build a road that will with- for the purposes for which the
stand the ravages o f the auto- Indian intended it. It is why
mobile. This is so all over the that this was done that we want
country. Be it dirt, gravel, ma-j to inquire about. Mr. Hughes
cadam or pavement, the speed- thinks it may he that when an
ing auto will pick it up behind ! Indian passed away his posses-
it wheels, and soon reduce the sions were thus rendered o f no
best o f looking roads to a con-1 further value, but is not certain
tinual line o f ruts. It is said that this is the true solution.
that on the great auto speed Does anyone know o f a reason
tracks o f the east it is necessary for it? The mortar is nicely
to entirely reconstruct the track carved witli and intricate design
after each race, as the fast mov on the outside, and may have be
ing autos will tear out the road longed to some titled member of
bed, sometimes to a depth o f six the tribes that lived in this re
inches. A t Fort Leaveworth, gion. It must have taken con
Kansas, the government has siderable time to make it out of
lately constructed a mile and a solid rock, and under ordinary
half o f road bed, that they be circumstances, too valuable to
lieve to have solved the problem, destroy.
as it has not as yet been dented
Social Time of Ladies’ Aid.
by the many autos running out
o f Kansas City. The road is
At the hospitable home of
built as ordinary macadam, ex Judge and Mrs. Hardy Holman
cept that the top layer is ground on last Friday afternoon the
extra fine, and continually oiled Ladies’ Aid society o f the Pres
and rolled as it is put on. This byterian church, to the number
seems in some way to keep the o f about 20, gathered for the
wheels from picking it up. The purpose o f having a good social
expense o f this experiment by time among themselves, and all
the government was some $60,- the ladies present assure us that
000, but they used extra care, they surely had the time o f their
and their engineers consumed all lives in that direction. Each one
i he time needed in the making. o f them brought a cake to help
We cannot see why several wet out in the eating line, and the
tings o f oil would not be a good Judge took down a freezer o f ice
thing for our macadam streets, cream, than which there is noth
as they are put down, and ing dearer to the feminie stom
imagine that the cost need not ach. and all regaled themselves
be such an awful one as might with that delicacy until they had
be thought.
enough for once. Other nice
things to eat were there in pro
EDITION EXHAUSTED.
fusion, and the afternoon was
spent in a way long to be re
A western bookseller wrote to membered by all participating.
a house in Chicago asking that a Those present were: Mrs. Har
dozen copies o f Canon Farrar’s dy Holman, Mrs. W. H. Boals,
“ Seekers A fter God’ ’ be shipped Mrs. H. M. Lawrence, Mrs.
to him at once. Within two days Wallcott, o f Iowa, Mrs. J. C.
he received this reply by tele Gay nor, Mrs. C. G. Goad, Mrs.
W. Pillar, Mrs. A. B. Muir, Mrs.
graph:
"N o seekers after God in Kurtz, Mrs. A1 Teals, Mrs. Wil
Chicago or New York. Try lis Simonton, Mrs. Harry Wood,
Philadelphia. ” — E v e r y b o d y ’s Mrs. E. Parrish, Mrs. H. B, Gos
per, Miss Vera Gosper,
Magazine.
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While on board the steamer
Roanoke, off Cape Mears, on the
night of July 1, T. F. Laurin and
Will Madison, o f Astoria, on
their way home from Reno, i
wrote their names on a card be
longing to the former and placed
it in a bottle, which they sealed
and threw overboard, with no
’ Hea of ever hearing from it |
again. Saturday evening, how-,
ever, Mr. Laurin received a let- j
ter written in a delicate feminine
hand and reading as follows:
“ July 13, your card herein en-|
closed, was picked up by me
yesterday on the beach o f the
Country Club, near Point Reyes.
Found sealed in a bottle.’ ’
The letter also contained the
visiting card o f Mrs. Nathaniel
Wickliffe Muir, o f Bardstown,
Kentucky, with the address
where she is visiting in San
Francisco.
Mr. Madison and Mr. Laurin
have sent Mrs. Muir a joint note
thanking her for the attention.—
Oregonian.
Harriett Davis .
Alfreda Garner
Vina Disbrow..
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STOCK REDUCING SALE
— Gigantic Price Reduction on all Summer Goods—
All this seasons merchandise must go regardless of
former prices to make room for new fall goods. We
are making prices th at will give quick action. We
are down at first cost, and in some instances below.
You will also find that our merchandise in every line
is of a dependable kind; the kind that gives satisfac
tion.
M ens’ Summer Suits at a Sacrifice
S tock R e d u c in g Sale o f Fine W a s h
Material
Amoakcaz Gingham at .......................... 10 CtS yard
CHILDRENS’ COLUMN.
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All Wool Suits, this seasons styles, splendid patterns
$20 all wool suits a t............................................... $13.85
$25 all wool suits a t.............................................. $16.85
S c o t c h Zephyr C ingham s
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32 inch wide. 25c quality a t ........................... 15c
A lfr e d a G a rn e r
W. M. Wynn has been up from Port
land on business connected with the
Penn Mutual Life Insurance company.
yard
Boys Suit Special
Boys Wash 8uits ...................................................... 95c
Boys $5 to $6.50 Suits .................................... $ 3 .8 5
Boys $7 and $8 Suits........................ ............................ $ 8
P o n g e e Silks
in Fancy and Diagunal effect», Regular 50c quality at-
..... .................................................3 5 c yard
II. II. Stark, J. Johnson, G. L. Davis»
F. M. Saver, Hoy Hirach, H. G*
Adams, IV. P. Gannett, I). T. Smith, I I •
M. Pritchard, E. E‘ Jones, J. E. Dock*
steader, W. II. Lerchen, II. C. Murphy,
A. Williams, R. Johnson, W. M. Glov
er, N. A. Nelson, E. F. Craws and C. PL
Collins of Portland, have been visitors
here this week.
Over 400 suits in stock for your selection.
and Btyles
36 inch Voile
In plain colors of Ore y, Cream and Black, regular 50c
grade a t........................................................ 3 5 c yard
in tailored effects and other styles. Splendid values
Summer Parasols
J. A. Bigguny, of San Francisco, was
a business visitor here tills week.
♦1.50 and $1.75 kind now......................................... 9 5 c
♦2 to $3.75 kind, n ow ...................................
$145
Miss Harriett Davis returned home
from Falls Citv Saturday.
$1.45
1.75
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j $2 Pongee Shirts a t .............
$2.50 Fancy Pongee shirts at.
| $3 F'ancv Surah at .................
$3 50 Jap Silk Shirts .............
H arriett D a v is
Mr. and Mrs. T. Mitchell went to
Black Rock to peel hark for the tannery.
All sises
High Crade Negligee Shirts at a
Créât Reduction
Ladies Shirt W a is ts SI.25
G. F. King, of Black Rock, was here
on business Tuesday,
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Tan S h oes are M oving
IOO Pairs of Mens Oxfords
Must move. We are going to close out all Ladies’
Misses and Childrens’ Tan shoes aud Slippers re
gardless of cost
W. L. Douglas make in Tans, Patent Leather and
Gun Metal, regular $3.50 and $4 shoes ....... $ 2 .8 5
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Morris returned
home from Salem this week.
Mr. B. E. Remaley, from Pennsylva
nia, who has been in Dallas for the last
six months, and then went to Idaho to
work, while working on a building the
scaffold gave way which caused him to
fall and break his collar hone and shoul
der in three planes, smashing a finger
and thumb. He is now in the hospital
there.
THE BEE HIVE STORE
Wilmer Wells was a Falls City visitor
Wednesday.
A Reliable Place to Trade
J. Roneo was a Peedee visitor over
Sunday.
We were down at the Whiteak
er oil well Monday and found
Mr. and Mrs. C. Sellers have return
Head Driller Zeigler and his as ed from Silver Lake.
sistant, Mr. McGinnis, getting
I)r. I). I). Young has returned from
the well in shape for further Portland.
boring just as fast as it is possi
Mrs. Fiddeman and daughter, of Al
ble to do so. There were then bany, were visiting here Sunday.
three more joints o f pipe, about
Mr. Wind man and family have mov
60 feet, to be put in hefo -e the ed to Dallas.
water will be cased off a n d boring i Mrs Henry stump and son returned
resumed. It is a te lious opera-. from Albany Sunday,
tjon, this repairing the damage j Mr. R|)(J Mrs. Stanley have m oredto
done by th© unfortunate break- the W. Sellers house on Stump street,
ing o f thecasing, yet Mr. Zeigler
Mr Hn(1 Ml.„ Armond Guthrie have
is JUSt as confident o f finding Oil gone to the mountains for a few davs.
as ever, and hopes to be ready t o ! Mr
XIrH SlIiart ,iav„ tnov„ , into
begin boring before many days,,,ne of the Brown iion»e» on stump
haveelapsed. We watched the «treet.
of d u m p in g
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POLK BOY USES BO H LE.
the Government is Making Why Indians Make a Hole in the Will Madison Gets in Touch With
Fair Correspondent.
Good Roads in Farfamcd Kansas.
Mortars They Use for Kneading.
HIDING HIGH PRICES
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this country a cheaper grade
0 f water and gathered upsome of | mountains for a few day*
I cotton stockings at the old pne- j th
., san(]3 that were fioating 1
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E. Gwinn in visiting in Dallas,
es. The net result, o f course is j
th surface. Although but a
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Mrs, 1'ercival and mother, Mrs. Hyer-
that the consumer must purchase noyjce . th oj, busines3, it took
le.y, went to Portland Friday to attend
more frequently, because shoddy ' but the sense o f 8me„ t0 flrmly the camp meeting.
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goods wear out quickly.
establish in oqr minds that they
George Baun is on the sick lint
Obviously, the aggregate cost
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contained oil.
Mm. Bullock has moved into the Iloia- *
of life’s necessities grows steadi-
ington house in Southwest Dalian.
i ly as articles bought deteriorate
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An Old Receipt.
Mrs. Coffee was visiting her sister,
[ in quality.
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T.
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Odom.
Uncle Dave Guthrie asked us
This method o f hiding high
Mrs. II. If. Meckley is still improving. f
i prices has been boldly justified the other day if we would recog
by eastern trust officials as legiti- nize our own signature if it was
August Shrader returned from Salem rtf
over 20 years o f age, and then Saturday.
i mate business.
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pulled a receipt on us that show-
Lester Wells was a Falls Citv visitor rtf
LETTER LIST.
e i that on July 1. 1884, he had W edneaday,
paid $1.25 for his subscription to J. Lynn was a Peedee visitor Satur *
The following list o f letters the Itemizer from January 1, day and Sunday.
were advertised in the Dallas 1884 to July 1, 1884. At that
postoffice Tuesday:
V in a D is b r o w
time the Itemizer was the only
J. C. Camno.
paper in the county and the sub J. S. East came to Dallas from Port-1 i
Mrs. Dora Campbell.
scription price was $2.50 a year. land and is ill with typhoid fever at the
hospital.
Miss Leona Cannon.
Mr. F. V. Frith.
A Pretty Good Field.
Mr. and Mrs. Hoehren went to the
Mr. Robert Goodell.
Otto Byerley tells us that he is Howe peach orchard to camp.
Mrs. L. S, Garrison.
Mrs. Nancy Brown and daughter have
getting to be quite a fanner.
to the Howe peach orchard to
Miss Jennie Harper— 2.
From six acres on his farm dtwn gone
camp.
Ray Haucard.
the Salem road he lately cut 20
Mias Echo Ellis has returned from a
’ Mr. Charlie Johnson.
ton o f cheat hay, which he con visit
at Black Rock.
Mr, W. V. Latham.
siders a pretty good yield. He
Miss
Johnston and Mrs. Billings
Mr. A. A. Lavntz,
had some oats this year that was returned ( ’ora
from Yoncoila last week.
Mrs. M. A. Martin. (5).
six feet and four inches in
Miss Ester McDonald.
I. M Ellis is expecting her sla
height, with heads 16 inches ter, Mrs.
Mrs. Griffith, from California, this
H. A. Millhouse.
long. Can onyone beat either of week.
Mr. Wilbur Merram.
these yields?
Eugene [k>an in taking view pictures
Mr. James H. Moore— 2.
in town.
Mr. Chas. Newcomb (8).
Tallest Man in County.
Ed Day returned from Lebanon last
Mr. Chas. A. Newort.
The Itemizer’s prize offered at week.
Mrs. H. A. Patton.
the Rickreall picnic for the tall-
Mrs. Comstock returned home last
Miss Bethel Patton.
west man present was awarded to w:eek bringing her mother, Mrs. Liven-
Wm. Payne.
grxsl,
w ho took u hemorrhage early Sat*
J. F. Smith, o f Monmouth. We
Mr. C. D. Preston.
have just been notified of his be unlay morning
C. G. COAD,
ing the winner, and he will now-
I. Snyder went out to his farm seven
Postmaster.
get the Itemizer and Harper’s miles northwest of Italian to care for
I hia grain crop Ust week.
M. HayUr. dentist, Wilson building magazine one year free.
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