¥■4 C ^ u J t T h e P a p e r tha^t Q i^ e s Y ou W h a -t" Yo u W a n ^ T to R t a d Dallas bills more freight out and in than any town in Oregon, except Portland. 76 COLUMNS with Supplement The Best and Largest Paper in Polk County DALLAS, OREGON , VOL. x x x v i . COUNCIL MEETING. Is This Veiled Sarcasm? APRIL 6, 19 1J. MORE EXPLOITATION. The Dallas Itemizer objects to Ayrei Presides in Absence of the disgraceful actions which An Ohio Company to Drill for ft ft have taken place in Jap restaur­ Mayor Eakin. Oil and Gas in this Vicinity. ft ants in that city by booze-laden ft men and women playfully shying Called to order Monday even- ft ing in regular session, but owing beer bottles at each other, neces- Mr. ha ward Nicholas, of Mari- i to the election board occupying sitating the calling o f the police etta, Ohio, has been in this vi- Is no small item during a year, and it pays to buy the chambers, on motion o f Coad to quell the disturbance. O u rein ity for the last few days for dependable shoes when you don’t have to pay adjournment was taken to Tues- religious brother o f Polk county I the purpose of securing leases on exorbitant prices for them. day evening. 1 should not become unduly land in order to bore for oil and Met again Tuesday evening wrought up over such playful ■ natural gas. He represents an f t ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ — with all present except Council- jokes perpetrated by the budding Ohio company who have been at ® W e are selling shoes that satisfy the wearer; a trial man Hall. Mayor Eakin asked youths o f that home rule city, j the business all their lives, and to be excused and appointed It’ s all a part o f the game, any- , it is quite interesting to hear him will convince you that no better shoe values f t ” “ ‘ Ayres to take the chair. way, and the cruel minions o f relate his experiences in that were ever offered, the ft Councilman Stafrin reported the law should not be permitted line. They have bored hundreds * the cement conduit at Main and to interfere with the progress o f o f wells and it has never yet i Oak not sufficient to carry the good cheer and immoral revelry taken them over six weeks to go 9 race water, and recommended indulged in at Jap restaurants down over 2000 feet. As they ft that the corners be rounded. On with beer bottle emporiums an- have the experience and the best ft motion o f Fenton the marshal nexed. Save your tears, brother, o f modern machinery, they of ft was instructed to see that the for weightier affairs, and let the course have a great handicap in $ Complete stock o f Ladies’ and Children’s Oxfords. corner is cut and the improve- assassination o f maidenly virtue that way over local concerns who ment be continued 100 feet up continue. After all it’ s dollars have the experience to acquire & See those patent one strap Sandals Oak if it can be done at same and cents that count in this world and are not acquainted with the $ for the little folks. price per foot as former con- and what is the loss o f a bright best machinery to get quick re- _____ to |young girl or two compared to,suits. The company desire $ Without a doubt we are showing one of the best @ tract. ® Marshal instructed to notify the satisfaction o f the unholy lease about 1200 acres in this vi­ & lines of $3.50 Shoes on the market in men’s ® garage owners of the ordinance ¡desires o f wicked men!—Sheri­ cinity, and have about secured ft or ladies’. A big variety o f styles the required number, arrange­ ® regarding stovepipes through dan Sun. to select from, ments having been made this ® roofs. ft week for the holdings of J. G. Better Corns In Now. 0 Coad moved that Mrs. R. J. @ Howe be notified to construct a Photographer Cherrington will VanOrsdel, H. L. Fenton, the « @ walk on the south side o f her only be here a few months long­ Itemizer Realty concern, Vernon Yours for a satisfied shoe customer. ft ® | Mill street property. er before his permanent removal Smith, and others, making up ft @ | Stafrin reported the quarry as to Portland, and if you desire his nearly the amount desired. The ® in good condition, also crusher services in making photos that company are more impressed @ j and other machinery. will suit you in every way, you with the prospects for natural ® On motion o f Coad it was de- ■ had better come in early, before gas than anything else, and their | D A LL A S, ORE. © t i d e d to accept the assignment 1 , the rush which is sure to take leases provide that each person o f contract from the Dallas Ma- place just before his departure, leasing receives $100 for each well on their premises or one- cadam company as they request ft A 6 eighth of the oil. The work has to ed last meeting, tools at the District Ministerial Meeting. be commenced within a year on quarry to. be thrown in. lands leased. Mr. Nicholas was Claims allowed: The Salem District Ministerial called to the bedside o f his wife w w D.w*on, labor................. 1 # so Meeting will hold its annual ses- in Seattle Monday, but has left ‘ " sion in Dallas Tuesday and Wed­ j A J Topper, arrests Mr. J. G. VanOrsdel fully em­ | A P Starr, hauling . nesday. April 25 and 26, 1911. powered to draw up any more .1 I) Bevens, w o rk ... All pastors o f this district o f the 1 20 | A R Gilsen, work . leases that may be desired. That ! h E Poh.l, mattress ................... 2 00 Methodist church are expected to the eyes of eastern capitalists are i Oregon Power C o ........................... 161 50 be present and likely visitors | Itemizer, printing....................... .27 00 from other parts o f the Oregon being turned to immense possi­ bilities for exploitation in this W L Tooze, »alary .................... 20 00 Conference. The sessions are Craven Bms., supplies ............... 5 00 country is becoming more evi­ always open to the public and a Soehreti Warehouse Co., conduit 148 00 dent every day, and it will not Willamette Valley Lumber C o .. 36 50 cordial welcome will be accorded be long untii the securing o f cap­ T A Odom, salary ........................ 67 35 all who come. All the meetings T A Odom, Rock sidewalk............ 31 50 will be in the Methodist church. ital for needed development of Chfts Gregory, s a la r y ................. 39 60 our hidden resources will be an I F Yoakum, sewer .................... 19 00 easy matter. These people ask Great Drop in Baking Powder. (Referred) n o assistance in the matter of Guy Bros., sewer........................... 2 55 Yesterday morning an entire sinking wells. All they ask is (Referred) Hearing opened for remon­ upper section o f shelving in the lease, and they will do the strances to macadam improve­ Black's grocery, on which was rest, not stopping until they sre ment on Jefferson street, and on piled baking powder and other fully satisfied that oil or gas is motion of Coad proper notice was canned goods, fell down, and the not to be found. ordered given to property own- result was quite a mess. Hugh Black was underneath, with no ARMORY A GO. ers. Fenton moved a committee of way to get out, and it was most three, Fenton, Coad and Stafrin, lucky he did not get a hard lick County Court Yesterday Appro­ be appointed to act regarding on the cranium. By scrooching, priates the Last $3,750. park strips on Mill and Jefferson he managed to nearly avoid the drop. streets. A number o f representative A resolution was introduced Fire at the Methodist Church. citizens met with the county and passed appropriating $3750 court yesterday afternoon to out o f the general fund for the Just prior to services last Sun­ urge upon its members the ben­ erection o f an armory. day morning the firebell and siren An ordinance prohibiting boxes rang out the alarm and the fire efits that would accrue to all in restaurants was read first boys soon had their hose trained county residents were an appro­ priation of $3750 made to assist j time. on the Methodist church, where An ordinance providing for spark 3 fretr. the heater had se’ in building a $I5,00J armory ! the building o f certain new side- tne roof on fire, With plenty o f here, the state having guaran­ teed half o f the amount, and the i walks was read and passed. water and good work it was soon Bids for the construction of extinguished, and the damage is city a like sum with the court. the. Howard, Hibbard and Sears only nominal, requiring half a The matter was ably presented by W. L. Tooze and secon led by walks were opened as follows: bunch o f shingles and new paper J. D. Bevens was the only bid- where the old was spoiled by Mayor-elect J. R. Craven. J. C. ! der at 21 cents a linear foot. Bid water. Monday evening the de­ Hayter, Wilson Ayres and oth­ ¡rejected and marshal instructed partment was called out about ers. The Judge then put the luestion up to the commission­ to put in the walks. 7:30 for a burning flue, but did ers, and it did not take them Ayres suggested several things ^ h‘ave“ to run far. long to decide in its favor. The such as keeping children off the strongest point made was that a park strips; cutting of thistles, V hat They All Say. special election to gain the sen­ etc., on crosswalks; enforcement o f dog ordinance. Riverside, Calif., Mar. 29, ’ l l timent o f the people o f Polk would cost nearly as much as the Fenton deprecated the use o f a Dear Sir: padlock on city cooler, fearing Please find enclosed postoffice appropriation asked, and cause loss o f life in case of fire. order for $1.50, for wh'ch send unnecessary delay. Work will J. G. McBee appeared and in­ to our address the Itemizer the be begun in the near future. formed the council that he had coming year. We cannot get A LITTLE*TWISTED. deeded to the city more land than along without your paper. he intended on Birch street, and Respectfully yours, he was requested to get his land VERA M. RAMSEY. “ Ctizen” Attributes Result of By applying two coat« of W RIGHT’S CONDENSED SMOKE definitely surveyed and then the I directly to the meat with a brush after the meat ha« gone through the salt. It will be thoroughly smoked, will have a Electioa Other than Observer. city would do their part. Squash Pie for Sunday Dinner. delicious flavor and will keep solid and sweet and free from Insects through the entire summer. Cosper recommended the clear­ Last Sunday W. W. Bird in­ Editor Itemizer: ing up o f the city park, and the Please allow me a few more marshal was instructed to attend vited his sons, Roy and Charles, ______ ___ Jls a liquid smoke and contains nothing except what Is obtained accompanied by their families, words in the leading paper of to it. by burning hickory wood. It Is put up in square quart bottles only, each with a over for Sunday dinner, the Polk county, and then I hope to metal cap. NEVER SOLD IN BULK. A bottle will smoke a barrel of meat lbs.). For sale by a/il druggists at 76c. Every bottle guaranteed. Ask He Might Have Earned a Vole. piece de resistance being an be done with the question for- i W 280 rugglst for FREE BOOK, “ The New Way.” Be sure to get the genuine RIGHT’S CONDENSED SMOKE. Made only by abundance o f squash pie, nearly ever. ** ------ My additional remarks are Little Johnnie stood gazing sol­ an unheard o f thing at this time called forth by an editorial in T H E I . H . W R IC H T C O ., L t d ., K a n s a s C ity, M o . emnly on the decrepid form o f an old countryman. Noticing the o f the year. The squash was a Tuesday’ s Observer attributing new improved Hubbard, and was the wonderful success o f the C O N R A D S TA FR IN , D A L L A S . boy’s attention the old man as savory as if just plucked from Progressive ticket at the polls asked: “ Well, what is it, son?” the vines. What’ s the matter Monday as an endorsement of “ Say,” the inquisitive young­ certain o f our councilmen for re- Missionary Society Meetiof. PROGRAM OF SERVICES ster asked, "did the politicians with Polk county? N e x t election. While this statement kiss you when you was a baby?” The Woman’s Foreign Mission- r,,- Married at Parsonage. is no doubt true to some extent, Of Methodist Episcopal church, Success Magazine.” ] ary Society o f the Methodist Lcrom Sunday, April 9, 1911. Saturday evening at the Meth­ yet that was not the reason that church o f Salem District meets 9:45 a. m., Sunday School. LETTER LIST. odist parsonage. Rev. Geo. F. brought out the immense vote o f 11:00 a. m.. Sermon by pastor; at Oregon City April 12-14, and Hopkins said the words that our good citizenship, men who in the Woman’s Home Missionary topic, “ Gethsemane.” The following letters were left made one flesh o f Henry M. many instances leave the gov­ Society o f this district meets at uncalled for in the Dallas post- 2:30 p. m., Junior League. Hanzen and Miss Mable Hazle­ ernment o f our city to other Newberg April 19-20. These or­ office Tuesday: 7:00 p. m., Epworth League. ton. The bride hails from the hands, and also those “ hordes o f ganizations carry on work, to­ 8:00 p. m.. Sermon by the pas­ Mrs A H Beiry. Independence \icinity, and the laboring men who left their work gether with like workers in the tor; topic, “ Who Loved M e.” Mr F P Bodinson. young couple will make their to visit the polls.” The one and sufficient reason was that our Please note change in time o f foreign fields, in the world wide Mrs Nora Booth (2). home at Salem. best people did not care to see evening services beginning with range o f Methodist missions, a 3 Mr Charles Burchfort well as for the newer parts o f the interests o f the town turned Sunday one half h ojr later than Miss Emma Chittwood (2). Report Your Fleeces. over to unprogressive men, who the winter hours. Preaching at the United States being settled Mr Rufus Fish. 8 p. m. Interesting services and and among foreign speaking peo­ All mohair growers contem­ were running as the heads of Mr Gus Fredrick. everybody welcome. Come and ples coming to our country. plating entering the big pool will the ticket, men who were con­ Mr Ralph Holman. worship with us. please report the number of tinually against public improve­ Mr Frank Rembold. Thursday evening prayer and fleeces they will have either to ment in every way, shspe or Mrs Melvin Wade. Secretary H. L. Fenton or at the form. There you have it in a bible study each week. Julius Resenzki (Foreign.). Dallas Mercantile store without nutshell, and it is the truth. FOR FLETCHER’S C. G. Coad, GEO. F. HOPKINS, CITIZEN. delay. AT J Postmaster. Pastor. s TOUR SHOE BILL i Styles, Quality and Prices are right • C A M P B E L L ’S STORE Deere Bike Buggy G EAR-New Red, Fine Lina Striping. WHEELS -7-8 inch Hard Rubber, or I inch Cushion. S E A T -T w in Auto and Triple Auto. SHAFTS A-Grade Hickory, Full Leathered. 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