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Polk County has Soil Adaptable for all Purposes. Any Fruit Thrives Dallas will Build T w ice as M uch in 1912 as She Did Last Year M The P ip e r t h i t Qi\)es Y ou W h a ^ Y o u W&rvt -to VOL. xxxvn. ¿fit A JÄtJStJftt D A L L A S , O R E G O N , APRIL 18, 1912 2» New Shipment Ladles Tan Button Shoes $3.50 and $4.00, Latest Styles í <s U is is i? iS € € « if € « is if if We also have the White Buck m Shoes, so much in demand. At the present time the new Hi Boy Toe is a winner in white and tan. We are showing a beautiful line o f Ladies’ Waists and Ladies’ Shirts with military collar and tie to match. Price, $1.25. i C A M P B E L L ’S S T O R E Í D ALLAS, O R ECON Saturday - - Salem's Come in early Saturday and select your S U IT HAT, SHOES and FURNISHINGS IN Salem’s Largest Clothing Store With our large staff o f tailors we can finish up your suit and have it ready to put on in a very short time—while you wait. Remem- ber, we handle All Wool Clothing of the very highest grade, made in the newest styles for spring, and perfectly tailored. Prices From $12 to $30 Every Suit Fully Guaranteed It costs you nothing to go to and from the West Salem depot when you trade at our store. Get a FREE TRANSFER TICKET. Be sure to mention it when you are in. We have them for you. SALEM WOOLEN MILLS S A L E M S TO R E ORECON I YOUNG MEN ENTERTAIN. COUNCIL MFETING. l>ointment by the mayor o f an emergency committee, empower ed fully to act in case o f an em k ergency there this summer, and moved to that effect, suggesting H. G. Campbell as one o f the 3 3 Probably 100 guests were en The city council met in regular committee. Cosper ably second 3 tertained at the hospitable home session last Monday evening ed Mr. Fuller’s remarks, he hav 3 o f Mayor and Mrs. J. R. Craven with all the councilmen and offi ing had the same forethought Friday evening, the occasion cers present except City Engi* and foreseen the emergency. 3 last Ayres said he was optimistic in being a reception tendered to neer Morrison. 3 the young ladies section o f the Coad reported for the street this respect as to the city’s 3 Woman’ s club by the young men committee that they had looked growth, and said that he had 3 o f the city. up the street oiling proposition long thought that we should own 3 The invitation was tendered while in the city last week and the entire watershed to provide by the young men o f Dallas in had been guaranteed an oil that for future needs. Fenton said 3 return for the receptions tender would lay the dust and not track in conversation recently with Mr. 3 ed by the young ladies at a cost o f $75 a mile for a width Gates that he learned that Can 3 some them time previous, but they had o f six feet, and asked for furth yon Creek was not expected by to have the assistance o f the fair er time to figure out width o f him to long fully supply the needs in bringing the occasion to streets to be oiled and other de o f the city, and that he expected 3 sex before long to have to go to Ap the delightful success that it de tails. Granted. 3 veloped. The boys paid for the Fuller reported that the com plegate C r e e k a l s o . M r , 3 feed which was excellent in ev< mittee on septic tanks had visit Fuller presented to the city a ery way, and lent their aid by ed Newbergand Hillsboro. That neat blueprint he had drawn of their presence, to give enchant the one at Newberg was not a the watershed. Mr. Fuller’s mo ment to the occasion. The pa success, but would after certain tion was carried unanimously and Fuller, tronesses o f the occasion were changes were made. A t Hills the mayor appointed 3 the mesdames: J. Riley Craven, boro the one tank was working Campbell and Fenton as the em 3 Geo. L. Hawkins, D. P. Patter satisfactory and disposed o f the ergency committee. 3 son, and W. S. Loughary. who city’ s sewerage. He recom On motion of Coad adjourn 3 gave their time and attention to mended that the council as a ment was taken to the next Mon the details, and who presided whole visit State institutions and day night. 3 over ■ ■ -• • ♦- ---- . the affair with grace and see how they worked there. He dignity, adding greatly in mak estimated the cost at something ing it one o f the most enjoyable like $2500 to take care o f the Josephine Emily Notson was events o f the season. The house Washington and Clay street sew born in Illinois, July, 1836, mov was attractively decorated with ers. ed to Iowa in 1840, taking up her Oregon grape, ferns and other Campbell reported on the Jap j residence with her parents near wild flowers. The veranda looked restaurant odor and thought the j Fairfield. She was married to very inviting, being artistically sewer must be broken under the j H. C. Rowell on August 15,1852, decked with Japanese lanterns building. On motion o f Staats and the issue was an even dozen the health and police committee children, eleven o f whom survive and ferns. The time was pleasantly spent were instructed to take the nee- and were present at her funeral in music, games and social chat, cessary steps to abate it. at Sheridan last Sunday. They Coad reported that the street came to Oregon in the early one feature o f the evening which was well received beinga reading committee had hired Mr. Sam- 60ties, and have principally re- by Miss Fellows. mo n t o a c t as city engineer on sided within the vicinity of Sher- street construction at a salary of dan, with the exception o f a few $125 a month. years in_ Dallas in the early Fenton reported VanSkike’s 89ties. The children are Mrs. Saturday afternoon the local high school baseball team opened curb line over the water main Clara Pettyjohn, Mrs. Hattie the season in grand style by de and the matter was placed in the Mondenhall, Lee Rowell and feating the fast Salem team, by hands of the fire and water com Gene Rowell, of Sheridan, Mrs. Nelia Trullinger, o f Hillsboro, a score of 3 to 2. The game mittee with power to act. Fenton reported that he had Mrs. Kate Maulding. o f Rose- was very fast, neither team scor ing for three innings. In the made arrangements with Ed burg, Miss Joan Rowell, o f Spo third Cadle started off with a two Plaster for plenty o f teams on kane, Ross Rowell, o f Touchet, base hit. Heistand came through Cleanup Day to haul the garbage Wash., Clay Rowell, o f Willa- ^nina, Willis Rowell, o f Dallas, with a home run which ended away. A warranty deed from J. J. Chas. Rowell, o f Park City, Mon the scoring for the inning. Sa lem came back and scored two McBee et al was read deeding to tana. Tom Notson, o f Dallas, is a runs in the fourth, that ended the city a certain strip o f land the scoring until the sixth, when for street purposes at the south brother o f the deceased, and an Barham singled, was sacrificed end o f Church street. On motion aunt by marriage of Mrs. A. V. oy Matheny and scored on Her o f Coad the same was laid on the R. Snyder, Mrs. C. G. Coad, zog’ s single. In their part of table until deeds from other par Mrs. V. P. Fiske, and o f Mrs. M. M. Ellis. the ninth Salem succeded in get ties interested was received. A resolution was read author Mrs. Rowell united with the ting two men on with one down, but by a grounder and Barham izing the street committee to go Methodists at 11 years o f age, ingloriously striking out the last ahead with the street improve being baptized by the renowned Peter Cartwright, and has ever man lost their chance. The fea ment for 1912. An ordinance providing for a lived a consistent and happy tures o f the game were the hit ting of Hiestand, who got a home paid fire department o f two com Christian life. Rev. Kuhlman run, two-base hit and a single, panies o f 20 members each, to officiated at the burial service, and the pitching of Barham, who receive a compensation o f $2 a and a large crowd were present held the Salem team to 4 hits month, was read second time and to pay their last respects to one and struck out 12 men. The passed and signed by the mayor. whom they had known, honored Claims allowed: and loved for so many years of work o f Carl,Fenton who officia ted as umpire would have been Combination M fg Co______ 40.00 life in their midst. Hamond M fg C o__________ 2.00 Mrs. Henry Byerley, o f Ball- nard to beat. -------■ ■ m------- On motion o f Ayres the water ston, was a sister o f Mrs. Rowell. company was ordered to fix a broken water main in the Mulli At Dallas too, they have a few gan alley back o f the main block. For the first time in our history o f that class o f men in public of Bids now coming on Mr. Fen Dallas was Tuesday morning for fice who believe, or pretend to ton moved that the one bid on three quarters o f an hour visiteo believe, that the public business is o f little or no concern to the wood now in be rejected, and on by a candidate for the presiden motion o f Staats the matter was cy o f the United States in the public in general, and that the left in the hands o f the street person o f Senator Robert M. La- records o f such busines when committee with power to act. follet, U. S. senator from Wis posted in some inconspicious place Curb bids: consin. The public schools were or locked behind some door, are John Olin, a fo o t____________ 32c dismissed in the morning to give made sufficiently public for the Soehren & Anderson a foot._34c all a chance to hear him talk. good o f the dear people. They Hogan & Hubbard___________ 354 Stops at Independence and Mon are against newspaper advertis Fenton moved the bid o f John mouth delayed his arrival until ing because that will cost some thing and it is o f too little value Olin be accepted, provided he 11:14, when he arrived in W. V. to the people to spend any of give bond that it will stand good Fuller’ s auto. A bad cold prohi bited his speaking in the open their money in letting them know for one year. Passed. The bids on sewer work now air as had been planned, and what has been done by their pub lic servants. O f course men came up for consideration, and about half the crowd were able with arveye to economy can see the auditor read a carefully com to get in the court house where only the few pennies he has sav plied and tabulated statement of for half an hour he gave a very ed his constituents when he the many bids presented at the creditable speech, after an intro posts, or causes to be posted, on last meeting and published in duction by Rev. Chester Gates. some barn door, stump or tele last week’ s issue. The bid of phone pole, a public document. Dennis & Christiansen, o f Port Freight Agent Ben Werner He never lets his mind wander land, was accepted, on motion of yesterday took it into his head to j far enough from its narrow, Staats, the price being $6,475. On motion o f Fenton the office make a comparison of the local '■ beaten track to realize that few people ever read a document so o f city engineer was declared freight business o f our mer-j chants as compared with the i posted, and consequently a very vacant. On motion o f Cosper the street same time last year. He found j imperfect idea o f its importance reaches the people as a whole. It committee was authorized to en that last year our merchants I is becoming more and more un- ter into a contract with F. H. were having shipped in some 10,- ¡derstood in all enlightened com Morrison to superintend the sew 000 to 15,000 pounds o f freight, and for this year it has amount munities that the only kind of er work. On motion o f Campbell the ed to from 18,000 to 2 0 , 0 0 0 publicity that actually makes public is newspaper publicity, mayor and auditor were instruct ¡>ounds o f freight daily. This and that the few dollars paid out ed to sign and enter into con basis was also figured to secure in town, city or county for that tracts with the persons securing more help in the freight house. There are now five men at work purpose is money well expended, the work specified before. On motion o f Staats the audi there, but another one is badly ; and is not as some o f our wise acres would like to impress upon tor was instructed to return all needed, and if it was not for the the public conscience, a useless certified checks to the unsuccess help o f our local truck drivers, | _ he handling o f freight would be waste o f public funds.—Amity ful bidders. Councilman Fuller took the seriously hahdicapped. One! (AT Standard. floor ana and sai said his labors were often wonders where all this __— — ■ — i ; noor ; soon to cease on the council, but freight goes to, but it comes into In a recent issue Br’ er Fisk*, befo™ he left he desired to sound Dallas and is consumed, calling o f the the Itemizer reads a lec- a note o f warnln* regarding our for more and more as each day tíre to Dallas people regarding ^ L ^ T h T t t h o ,S t the alleged untidiness o f the hack j? ^ ,f n ' . tantiv ¡'n ieooardv yards and alleys. The question intake e ^ t a n t ly in jroj^rdy Christian Science services in what was Fiske doing in the by reason o f fi c e a n o t h e r caus- es. and recommended at some the Adventist church Sunday, back alleys?—Observer. dav the purchase qf the entire 10:30 a. m. The public is invited. Subject o f Lesson Sermon, Get your mohair sacks at Cri- water shed o f Canyon Creek. He “ Doctrine o f Atonement.” | advocated for the present the ap- der’ s store. ¿fit A A¿fil¿fit)fil¿fit¿A' A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A « ¡Youag Ladies Section the Guests John Olio Gets Curbs— Dennis Christiansen Sewers. at Craven Residence. I I Obituary. Dallas High Wins. Surely Splendid Advertising. Lafollct Visits Dallas. A Freight Showing. Hemizer Advertisements Always Prove Profitable The Seat of Honor Is n»turally given to the honore«! guest. That is why “ Oregon’s Bent'1 Flour occupies such a high place in the houses of people m ho want and will ha-e the best. Try a sack of “ Oregon's Best” Flour today and it will hereafter occnpy a welcome place in your household Better and lugger bakings will be ita passports to your good will. Made in Dallas by SW EEN E Y BROS. i n v m v n -------------------- -----------------------i Hunting Brother Fo*ter. Cbristian Science Service* NO. - 15 iy fv n We Announce a Complete Assortment of Spring and Summer Novelties.. It is an established fact that this store always shows the Latest and Best Merchandise; that we believe in Trade- Marked Goods of absolute dependability, always worth 100 cents on the dollar. i I We are headquarters for Wash Fabrics. All the Late Novelties in Tissues, Organdies, Galatias, Percales, Etc. We are prepared for a big run on Flaxon Fabric this season. The material is very attractive. Also a good assortment of Piques, Pop lins and Pongee. Our line of Fancy Trimmings, All Over Laces and Embroideries cannot be equalled in this vicinity. Some very beautiful designs just in. Niagara Silk Gloves in all shades, 16 but ton lengths, guaranteed to give satisfaction, price $1.25 and $1.50 A new line o f House Dresses, a little dif ferent from the ordinary kind; style, fit and price within the reach o f all. $1.50 to $3. Stylish Shoes for Summer Our entire line o f Ladies Shoes for the season now here. The famous Queen Qual ity, the most popular $3.50 and $4 shoe ever sold. The sale o f separate Coats and Tailored Suits has materially increased with the arrival of more moderate weather. Our stock, how ever, is still in good order for choice gar ments. See our “ LaVogue” garments. The new models are sure to interest you. The BEE HIVE STORE 4 j 4 I *«■ - - » 4 n 1