Polk County itemizer., January 26, 1911, Image 2

PROTECTIVE MEETING.
and Louis Gerlinger were named
AN ARMORY.
as a committee to meet and hear
M
their proposition.
“Taxpayer” Gives Views on this
The Association Discusses M*ny
I It was the unanimous opinion
h a t we are hammering
Engrossing Subject.
Things for Town’s Benefit | o f the association that we should
bestir ourselves in the way of
icej own on v h a t
To the Editor: I read uiih much in-
A goodly attendance greeted having a commercial club, and
the article contained in the Polk
President Lougharv when he the secretary was instructed to toreHt
SEASONS
County Observer a few i«Hue«4 back con-
brought down the gavel at tiie l°°k U.P ^ e lists
o ., f the former I centing the const ruction .of an armory
-
goods
th e
lo w s w e
regular meeting o f the Dallas organization
for that p purpose
~
u rpose
ill Pull* county, an*l * hat Captain T o o n
had to say about it. Trior to reading
Protective association last Mon- the one that failed o f permanent this
article, I l i a d not thought much
ARE s t r i k i n g ARE REDUCING day evening, and before the ses-! organization,
about thin matter, but now, having read
sion was over a number of meas-
frank kerslake brought up it and having become interested in it,
ures for the good of the city had the matter o f an occupation tax 1 have taken paina to look into the
I been brought forward, discussed i sufficient to pay for our street pro|K>a;tiou aw advanced liy Captain
ami in my opinion, I »alias and
j and arrangements perfected for sprinkling and night watch, he | l'ooze,
‘olk county will lie veiy loolleh it they
claiming
that
such
would
be
more
! the securing o f them
do not take advantage ot tin* oppo rtu­
After the usual routine busi- ; economical to all concerned il nity t-> provide Dalla* and Polk county
with one ot theae magniticiei.t »struc­
I ness was transacted, a commit- ! Iiaid in to the city treasurer and ture*.
t *e, consisting o f Harry Gaynor, ! the council given supervision of j The law on the subject ¡ h plain. The
F*. A. Finseth and Frank Kers- these matters. Frank Kerslake, ! county and city or ine county or city
la :e, was appointed to inquire N. L. Guy and W. L. Tooze were i must rau*e one hall the e o w t o i t h e a r -
iiioi v , and the slate will advance the
.into the feasibility of certain re- appointed a committee to draft
t o j othei hall. (Jr one halt may he raised
1 port cards recommended by Sec- an ordinance and present it
| by voluntary contribution. The county
j retary Tooze for the use o f the the council.
| .iii<I city may appropriate the one hall
>r one quarter, aa the cane may tie,
' association.
!
iroin its general fund, and later levy a
A communication was received
» I
tax to cover the deficiency. This is the
Repair Nornnl BiiMings.
I from James Withycombe, of the ;
effect of the new law on the question
'V - 1
Agricultural college, offering to i As the funds for the Oregon lecently introduced iu the legislature
hi ing down a corps o f his staff State Normal School are avail­ by Uev. Adams, of Salem, 'ttds law
c o » v t i* s T
r f r a t I t f t v u •••«#«*c » c a > «»»*.
wi i probably pass, and if it does, we
and give instruction in horticult- able after February 1, prepara­ should
get Imay here iu Polk county at
i
ural
methods.
N.
L.
Guy
was
O'JR. WINTER .STOCK \ S r A S T
REDUCING BE­ appointed to select his assistants tions are being made for the once, and secure a part of this appro­
priation
before the same lias lieen en­
repair o f the main building. The
tirely exhausted by applications from
CAUSE THE PEOPLE OF TH U COMMUNITY KNOW on a committee for the purpose shingle roof will be removed and other
cities and counties in the state. At
o f arranging for the holding of a slate roof substituted. Many least four
other cities in the state have
THAT WHEN WE .SAY WE HAMMER PRICED, WE such a meeting and naming the of the rooms will be remodeled raised the necessary one half cost by
county
and
city appropriation, and
date.
and the heating system and elec­
DO HAMMER PRICED DOWN ON LEGITIMATE,
cities are only waiting for the new
A communication from P. A. trical equipment improved. C. L. these
law to pass to (ile their application for
REGULAR MERCHANDISE, NOT ON .SHIPPED IN Flynn & Co., o f Portland, was Starr, secretary of the Board of an appropriation.
read, stating that in Polk county Regents for the Normal School,
I have at hand a paper handed.me by
we have the best o f clay beds f o r ; states that already over 500 ap- one of the membeis ol our home com­
“ JOB LOT.S."
pany of militia, this paper containing a
the manufacture o f first class plications have been received copy
of all hills to he introduced at this
EVERYBODY BU.SY INVOICING NOW, WE WILL tiles, drains, brick, etc., and ¡from those wishing to be in- session of the legislature touching the
evincing a desire to make a prop- j structors. Many o f these appli- miiilia, and also a cut of the new ar­
f in d . so m e g o o d b a r g a i n t o o f f e r y o u .
osition to our residents. It was cations have come from educa- mory recently dedicated at Albany, the
armory to be constructed under the
decided to request them to come tional leaders in the Eastern first
law of 1007, appropriating $40,U0U for
up and make a definite proposi- [ states. Out o f this number a the construction of armories. As 1 look
tion. W. L. Soehren, J. E. Sibley | faculty will be chosen.
at it, I cannot help but look forward to
RE S O L V E O
T
PR
D
/
IS LEFT OF OUR
-
B
OUR. STOCK.
B uster . s ^&R ow n .
m
DALLAS MERCANTILE CO.
say that this company is composed p rin -!
cipally ot the best, most manly and gen
llemenly young men in the city and
county. Because there might be tim e
or four bad persons in a church as mem­
bers of the same; would that be reason
to condemn the whole church, and ev­
eryone connected wnh it. The** occa­
sional acts of rowdyism will soon be
stamped out entirely; there is no doubt
ill the worltl about that. If you have a
box ot apples, and one or two of them
are s|w»iled. do you throw the whole tx»x
away? Instead of condemning the or­
ganization for a few acts of this kind,
w hy don’ t people realize that the organ­
ization as a w hole is not to blame, and
try to aid in removing such things and
in.iking a bigger and better organiza­
tion out of the company here. This can
tie done by encouraging respectable, de
cent, ami manly young lellows to join.
In time this will have its effect. The
had part will gradually be weeded out,
and the good will take the place of the
bud. So it is in everything. The offi­
cers of company 11, ami most of the en­
listed men, are taking an active interest
in their organization, and today Dallas
and Polk county has one of the largest
FROM
and best companies in the Oregon Na­
tional Guard. A little support from the
public, a little more interest on the pari
of the public, a willingness bv the par­
ents of boys— who should have this mil­
itary training—to permit their boys to
join tne organization, will soon advance
this company to a high state of efficiency
in things military, as well as morally
ami physically. If I had forty bo\s, 1
would insist upon each and every one of
them taking three years military train­
ing with a militia organization. Here
hoys are taught military discipline dur­
ing drill periods and w hile on encamp­
ment* ; ihey are taught how to shoot;
how to take care ot themselves iu h
physical w ay; how to lie neat and clean ;
and how to endure hardships. Outside
of drill periods and military encamp­
ments, members of the the militia are
citizens. The officers of the Oregon
National Guard have no control over
members except while they are ou ac­
tual duty, be it drill, encampment, or
or active duty.
Returning to the Armory proposition.
If the city of Dallas would appropriate
$5.000 and the county of Polk $5.000 for
(FACSIM ILE SHOW N ABOVE)
tiio construction of an Armory, the
state of Oregon would give $10,000, and
we would 4>uve this building in this
county. Wi h $20,000 we could buy the
land and construct an Armory as good
as the Albany Armory, with the excep­
tion of having an improved second floor,
which wonklu’ t really be necessary. It I
seems to me that all persons interested
in the up-building of Polk county and in
seeing Polk county progress would take
hold of this tiling and push it along.
These appropriations spoken of, if made
by general tax, would amount to but |
a
very littlg to each taxpayer. No one
would notice it. It is an opportunity
ff C ocoa, Chocolate,
to get something good in Polk county
Products,
that we should not overlook ; nor should C offee,
we delay iu arranging for it until the
appropriation by the state is exhausted
by other cities and counties with a more
progressive and up to-date people than
we have here. I love my city and really a
county, ond I believe it to be composed
of some of the most progressive people
in the state; I don’ t want to have to ad­
mit any thing contrary to this belief.
I can’t see w hy Dallas and Polk county
should let a city like Woodburn, not as
l irge as Dallas, and without hardly a
uullars payroll, depending almost solely
upon the fur in ing country around it for
its support, get the start of them in a |
matter of this kind. Woodburn has
made arrangements to get a $20,000 A r­
mory, the city giving $5,000, the comity
of Marion $5,000, and the state $10,000.
I^et the influential citizens of this city
and county get together and boost for
Storekeeper
be
this thing. Let us erect a monument to
Polk county’s progessive spirit; let us glad to get
Notes,
have a building here that can be used
for public purposes, for large conven­ as he makes an Extra Profit
tions and other gatherings of the peo­
ple; a building that Polk county will on every sale made in
point to with pride.
w ay\
You may want to know why I happen
to be so familiar with this proposition.
The answer is simple, I have taken
the pains to study it in detail. I have
JJ>ent considerable time with Captain
Tooze, and have learned much from
him ; a great deal I have learned from
observation. I attended regular drill of
Company H last Thursday evening.
There were many ladies there, inas­
much as the Circle ladies held a meet­
ing after drill. I want to say that 1
was, and 1 know most of the ladies pre­
sent were also— most favorably impress­
ed with the showing the boys made. I
feel provoked with myself for not hav­
ing gone before. Hereafter I intend to
go often. It made me feel proud that 1
lived in a city aud county that could
produce as manly and well-appearing a
body of young men as I saw there that
evening. The people of Dallas should
go aud see the boys drill. I assure yon
that it is interesting. Company II is
not a Dallas institution by any means.
On its rolls are men living in Dallas,
Monmouth, Independence, Falls City,
Uickreall, and the country surrounding
Dallas. It is a county organization.
Thanking for the space given me in
your excellent paper, I am respectfully
vours,
AN INTERESTED TA X PA Y E R .
»< 0 e
J
TO ALL
Standard
Manufacturers
who have decided
to sp en d their
advertising m oney
with you, by pack­
ing I. 0. U. NOTES
with all their pack­
ages.
the day when Polk county will he able
to claim a building of like kind. It is
a magnificent structure, and one any
city might well feel proud of, if the cut
of it that 1 have at hand is a correct
and true cut of it, and 1 am assured that
it is by persons who know. I wish that
every person in Polk county could see
lids building, or the cut of it printed
upon the paper l have at hand, la m
informed that copies of this paper may
be had at Conrad Stafrin’s drug stoie
in 1) lias by anyone interested in the
matter.
Personally I want to see Polk county
secure one of these structures. 1 have
no pecuniary interest in the matter, but
am interested solely because I want to
see Dallas and Polk county progress. 1
want to see more modern improvements
here. Though 1 would not he financial­
ly benefited at all by the construction ol
such a building here, 1 would be willing
to donate the sum ol $50, besides my
proportion of any tax levied for the pur­
pose-. A building of this kind located
m Polk county wdl give Polk county a
suitable budding for the holding of con­
ventions and other large public gather­
ings. As remurkrd by the editor of the
Observer in a most well written editor­
ial some time ago, this would provide a
place for the holding of farmers’ meet­
ings, telephone conventions, political
meetings, teachers’ institutes, goat ex­
hibitions. poultry shows, and for all the
other public shows and exhibitions giv-
« n by tiie people of Polk county with a
suitable building for the holding of state
conventions of different kinds. These
meetings, etc., could be held in this ar­
mory building without cost. Such a
building would be supported and main­
tained by the militia company stationed
here, the militia company also paying
to the state each year a certain amount
of its allowance for rent.
1 was talking to a man on the street
here yesterday regarding this proposi­
tion, and he made this contention:
Why should we erect such a building
here just for the use of one company of
militia? We could get along w ithout
this militia company. I wouldn’ t care
if the com puny here was disbanded. It
is composed of a bunch of rowdies an y­
way. When I left this man, besides
being thoroughly disgusted with him
and his ideas, I saw why it was that
progress was retarded; why it was that
improvements were kept back ; places
w hich could be cities with a little con­
certed effort on tiie part of its citizens,
were kept in the village class. It was
simply the presence of too many men
like this one I talked with. As long as
huc I i men have any influence in the man­
aging of city or county affairs, just so
long w ill the city ahd county remain in
a reactionary condition, instead of
progressive condition.
It is true that we have but one com ­
pany of militia in this county, and if we
were to construct this armory just for
the use of tliis one company, I might
agree that it ’ would be a little extra
gent. Hut such is not the case. It will
be constructed for the use of the public
on all occasions w hen the public needs
to use it. We could get along w ithout
your newspaper; without a high school
building; without u fine stone court
house; without improved streets, and What
with board sidewalks, or even hard dirt
sidewalks. We would all probably live
just as long. Hut what would we amount
to without these things. Of course a
militia company is not a necessity in
this city during times of peace, but it is oil field o f great extent underlies:
a good thing. There must be militia Polk county, every test yet made
companies somewhere. In time of need going to prove that such is a
it will be the militia that will bear the
brunt of the buttles to lie fought. Such fact. The question is, how soon
has been the history of the past, and so will it be opened up in commer-
will be the history oi the future. Dallas ,cial quantity. The Itemizer is
and Polk county should not be lacking willing to receive your guesses
in patriotism, and in its willingness and
anxiety to contribute its share in well on the subject, and to pay the
trained men for service in the defense of person who comes closest to this I
our country in time of need. Each longed for time in subscriptions j
3 W est 29th Street
community should furnish at least one to this paper.
Write the datei
company of well trained men in time of
NLW YORK
you
think
oil
will
come
spouting;
need. This is the object ot the Nation
al Guard, the great Citizen soldier or­ out, on a postal and send it in to
N. V.
ganisation. The National Guard is no us. The person who comes clos- j
longer subject to ridicule and contempt est will receive the Itemizer five
(* * * ♦ * * * ♦ * * * * • ♦ » »* » * * < »« ♦ •
by citizens of this country. It is no
»
longer an organization of "tin soldiers." years free o f charge, the n e x t;
It is now the great defensive power up­ closest four years, and so on
Ï
on which this government must rely in down to one year, five prizes be­
Î
time of need. This is shown by the in­ ing offered.
Do not guess too
«
terest the government is taking in the
*
close.
Nations! Guard organizations, equip­
ping them, training them and making
IV yon need wood? In pre­
them more efficient. It is my conten-
^ ben given as soon as the croup?
paring to place yonr order
tion that a company of militia is a fine ; cough appea.s Chamberlain’ s Cough
iters remember that I am
thing for Dallas and Polk county; in 1 Keme.lv will ward off an attack of croup
aide to furnish you all kinds
something that we shook! be proud o f ;
*>re**Jl all danger and cans* of
of alab wood from either of
something we should encourage and j **»*tety. Thousands of mothers use it
the Dallas sawmills, at the
support; something we should do our I Micceaarally. Sold by all good dealers.
best possible rates, .Hemi in
best to build up.
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yonr orders by either phone.
Again, there may be a few members
Notice
Mutual 1106 , Bell 443.
of the company here that might possi­
Brown A Biol, the real estate dealers, 1' [
bly he guilty, «tccasionall?, of rowdyism,
and of conduct not becoming a soldier h .v e moved into the Klinger tmilding,
or citizen. Hut because there may be a 330. Main street. List your farming
few such persons in this organization, property with oa, and rite property too,
is that any reason why the whole organ­ ami we will get ton the buyers. We
ization should he condemned? Is that have two 10-acre tract* and fire .Vncre
any reason why one should say the tracts close in that are snap*. We rent
yonr house free of charge. List them
whole thing was had? I want to
with us.
BROWS' A BIRD,
that know most
the young
F23
330 Main Street. . CameCoMa C reapand V W fcptagCo^fc.J ^
the
I
What This Means
TO
YOU
Every time you purchase
package
and other
you will find packed with it
an I. O. U. NOTE, which is
check signed by the
Manufacturer. With these
I. O .. U. NOTES you can
purchase
Whatever You Desire
FROM
Y o u r-S to re - Keeper
(In Your Own Town)
PORTAGE, WIS.
N ATIO N AL
Your
will
thesel.O.U.
VS.
A W ORD
T O
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, JAN. 26 &
21
IN THE SKATING RINK
N O W O N E O F T H E B E S T C O U R T S IN T H E S T A T E
Last year at the great tournament held in Chicago, Portage won the
National Championship without losing a game.
Before beginning their
present tour, they cleaned up Winconsin and have since won 31 out o f 35
games.
Dallas will be represented by one o f the fastest teams she ever put on
the court. “ Pebo” Shaw will be in his old place, Rice, Ballantyne, Gates
and Herndon forwards, Boydston and E. Shaw guards.
This is your first opportunity to see a National Champion ball team.
Don’t miss it.
By far the most expensive team ever brought
Dallas and a slight
in admission will be made.
{o
increase
GERERAL ADMISSION 35c.
RESERVED SEATS (the best ever) 50c
Tickets on sale at the Fuller Pharm acv.
Effective Spraying
be
Bean Magic
Spray Pumps
Effective s p r a y i n g means
and
till the advent o f the Bean
Magics a high pressure could not
be maintained with a hand pump
for any length o f time,on account
o f the b o d y - r a c k i n g effort
needed to operate it. The Bean
patent spring divides the work
between the two strokes o f the
handle and works against only
one-half the pressure shown on
the gauge and saves exactly
one-third the labor.
High Pressure Spraying
We have the», pump» ia
stock u d will he ple,»ed t .
•hew them. We d u e ! rec-
I them too etroagly.
Craven Bros.
DALLAS
j SHINGLE
I BUNGALOW 1
Se /en rooms and recep­
tion hall, big woodshed
under same roof, fine
large porch viewing the
city, good, never failing
well and windmill pump.
Three acres of ground
(13 blocks from court
house), 2 acres fenced
with 72 in. Page poultry
fence. Good p o u l t r y
houses. Good one-man
| poultry and berry farm. |
this * P R IC E , $ 3 ,5 0 0 f
C H AM PIO N S
TWO GAMES
Greater productiveness o f trees
—larger, cleaner, and finer fruit
—more money. Isn 't that fruit
grow ers' reasoning? Nothing
will contribute to this end more
than effective spraying.
And
can best
attained with
Came called at 8:30
Watch for the
I.O.U . ARROW
FOR AN OIL GUESS.
Will Be the Date of Discov­
ery in Polk County?
Object of selling, must
get closer to my place
o f business.
Call and see us for terms.
Itemizer Realty Concern
;j Dallas Flouring Mills ;;
S w e e n e y B ros . P r o p s .
O re g o n ’s B e s t
The famous flour put
out by our Mills is what
its name implies. All
you have to do is to
test it to prove this as­
sertion.
j; Kept
by
all Grocers
ny
I. 0. U. COM PANY
WOOD fOR SALE
sa?
ol
men who
company here, and will
Chamberlain s Cough Remedy
OF A L L KINDS
THE BEST MADE
Being particularly free of
blemishes, for sale at our
mill yard and at Perry-
rydale. Particular atten­
tion paid to the local trade
GOOD LUMBER FAIR PRICES
j
SALT CREEK
i LUMBER CO.
AUGUST BOWMAN I
I
compote
1-2 Million
Feet of Lumber
C A S TO R IA
For Infants and Children.
ib i Kind You Havo Always Bought
B ean the
Signature of
L ts ,