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as M u c h in 1913
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T h e P & p er t h & t Q ities Y o u W h a f Y o u W a iv t to T^*ad
vol . xxxvm.
DALLAS, O R E G O N
M A R C H 13, 1913
N O . 10
nominations is to be withdrawn
modic, hurry up work, for a short
SUBSCRIPTION CONTEST.
DALLAS WINS.
A THIRD STORY.
Polkite Made Judge.
is next Wednesday, still the
term of years; when we should
right
is
reserved
to
declare
nomi
realize that working roads is as
Webster
Holmes, who has been
Ever since the initial announce
Iti Va’ue From a Federal Stand- Advocates Federal Aid in the permanent an undertaking as de
closed earlier should it The Fa«t Independence Team D -
appointed Circuit Judge for the
ment, in the last issue of the | nations
Hotel
New
Scott
to
Have
Forty
Addi
I
livering our mail, and that we Itemizer. of Polk County’s great-j be «deemed advisable. So any
point by Mr. Hunt.
| twefth judicial district of Ore
Making of Highway}.
tional Room« this Season.
feated Monday Night.
need to lay the foundation for a est Popularity Contest, nomina-1 whd are debating at all upon the
gon, is one of the leading attor
permanent continuation plan tions have been steadily coming J subject of entering the contest i
neys of Tillamook county, and
Editor Itemizer:
or
nominating
a
friend
should
Eola.
Ore.,
Mch.
8-13
that would be of great benefit a into this office. Already quite a
has practiced at the bar there
As I promised last week that
Landlord
Corson
informs
us
I century from now as well as to- list of the most favored of Polk j decide at once.
Last Monday night the Inde that J. W. Crider, the owner of for several years. He is a close
Editor Itemizer:
I would have something different
pendence basket ball team met the New Scott building, has ar friend of Governor West, who.
Vote«
Some time ago I noticed a ; day. At present parties seeking county’s fairest daughters, na
this week I must be getting
busy. The subject will be the letter published in the Itemizer private gain are gobbling the tive and adopted, are arrayed in Special attention is here called defeat at the hands of the Dallas chitects at work on the plans for made the appointment.
value of a one cent postage stamp from Senator Bourne, asking for mines of construction materials. the contest for those three valu-1 to the vote schedule, as printed high school team, at the armory an additional story for that
a public expression upon a num We should awaken to this fact able prizes. And with good rea- \ on another page of this issue, jn one of the fastest inter-schol- structure. In a recent letter by the fact that the hotel is full
from a Federal standpoint.
Looking over the postmaster’s ber of road questions; and as I I and demand public ownership of son are the young people of this This schedule is the largest one istic games ever seen in Dallas, Mr. Crider »ays he will be up as up nearly every night. To re
general report for the last fiscal have not noticed anything about | such material mines before they section becoming interested, for that will be in force at any time by a score of 23 to 15. The soon as the weather settles to lieve the strain at present Mr.
year I find that there was a sur others answering, I will express all pass into private hands, and the quality and quantity of priz-| during the entire contest. That game was fast all the way begin actual constriction on the Corson has leased the J. E.
plus or excess of $20,000,000, and my views and let others com | their value increase enormously es to be awarded on the 5th of meaps that at no other time through, but neither team had same. The matter of the annex Smith residence adjoining, in
! above present values. These next month, but about three during the contest will as many any the best of the roughing, on the west side is as yet unde which his family will reside, and
from different exchanges all ov mend or criticise.
First, I believe the Federal ! material resources should be weeks hence, is such as to make ¡votes be allowed on subscrip- i The special train from Indepen cided. and will be left until Mr. the other rooms be used as need
er the land comes the howl for a
one cent letter postage. I am government should aid in road ! available for road purposes a it possible for aqy girl or lady to ! tions as during this present vote dence arrived about 8:15, but the Crider comes up. The building arises.
an ardent advocate of letting the improvement, as liberally as it j century from now as well as to win a price should she really and ! offer. This offer will be in force team came over in the afternoon of a larger dining room will also
surplus accumulate and plitting does in waterway improvement. day, so let us have public owner truly wish to do so. A $150 dia- j up to and including Wednesday, and were already to play when be under consideration then. The
Who can sell a 1913 Model Ov
their crowd got there. The
it to work building public high Second, such funds if expended ship of the needed material re mond solitaire is going to make the 19th. After that date an _-uf
„ , lar-
. , putting on of a third story will j erland or R. C. H. car? Dalla*
sources
before
we
attempt
to
do
give Mr. Corson forty additional
ways throughout our land, as we directly uixin the roads, should
an exceeding beautiful prize for appreciable smaller vote sched-1 ^
sa.w a
Tho3. Catherwood, pro
,,il .»in
game was w there to see the rooms, and was made necessary i Garage,
in iks
the j ule
will be instituted. Tk;=
This of- school
km™ kottu
need them badly. Our congress be expended chiefly upon those actual construction work to any one of those who will be ir,
prietor.
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should pass a U. S. road law and roads that are a main market and great extent. As to the basis of race And the $75 diamond sol-1 fer will be in force for one week g .A im 1 6 ^or„^.onors- Referee
apportioning
a
federal
appropri-
taire
and
the
8olid
Kold
watch
and
again
in
turn
be
succeeded
I
Called
k
®
R.
F.
D.
road
combined.
But
it
the states fall in line, each and
oa
team was
every county also, and build a seems to me that it would be ation among the states, asked are also going to make very ac- by another still smaller vote offer if
J At the last of the contest but
f^ A , ru1^
bufl
system of roads that would count better to confine first federal and some scientific educational ex- ceptab,e awards.
pert,
but
at
first
thought
it
seems
FO R THE
for wealth and beauty. It has state aid, to the acquiring and
Now,
young
ladies,
if
you
are
one-half
as
many
votes
will
be
L
^
•
?nceT
(
^
Ket
Boydston
been proven at the Good Road conserving the public ownership to me that it should be upon a contemplating being one of the allowed on subscriptions as at ¡succeeded'
60
throwing a field
congress held in Tacoma this last of those natural resources from basis of population, road mileage, winners when the final count is the present.time,
1 basket. a The in whole
of the first
fall that the bad roads are cost which the needed surfacing ma taxable valuation and possibly made, if you expect to see your
The Prize*.
half was not very close at any
ing the people of the United terials must come, and making some other problems combined, name heading the list when the
but every point that the
States over $(>0.000.000 in good it available for public use, to not or at least a part of them. In three valuable prizes are award Two valuable diamond solitair time,
home
team got was earned. The
conclusion,
I
will
say
there
are
es,
worth
$150
and
$75
respect-
only
the
present
but
also
future
ed,
namely
three
weeks
hence.
American dollars. The judge
O F THE
played desperately and
who presided showed conclusive generations. If such materials two classes clamoring for good you should come early to th^ I ively. which are to be given as teams
fought
every
inch
with
all
their
roads,
who
are
situated
to
make
appreciation that sticktoitive-1 first prize and second prize in
ly to my mind that in five years were made available at all seas
. dv Ponsj,,f., n. wnrJ the Itemizer Popularity Contest strength. The first half ended
time, if he were given the sixty ons of the year at slight cost, or the most active appeal for their nps„ and
with tne Daljas boys leading by
millions, he could build three better still, free to any county, Plans, ; yet should receive the 1Swhat counts L d w hat i"s g<Sng are purchased through J. H. the
score of 13 to 5. After 10
and they To bring~youlo“‘The ' finish" as a Shepard Dallas and Polk Coun-
highways from sea border to district or individual that would ast consideration
minutes of rest the teams again .
sea border and five from the Ca transport and put it upon the are the automobile tourist class, wjnner The one who takes ad-' ty s popular and reliable jeweler, took
the floor to play it out. This;
nadian line to the Mexican line public roads, without any re and those clamoring for too much j vantage of every opportunity as These stones are both guaran- half was
much rougher than the
MARCH 15, THE
and have $16,000,000 left for his strictions whatever, as to any higher red tape bossism, over it presents itself, who starts out teed by Mr Shepard, not only first
but
the
referee did not seem
construction
work.
actual
retail
value.
particular
road,
1
consider,
it
|
to
make
every
day
show
a
steady
?s
t0
tneir
rakeoff. Some will say. Why
Yours Truly
increase in her total vote count, but as to their size, color and m- to be able to stop the fouling, i
does it cost so much to maintain would be the best thing that
In the foul throwing the Dallas
GEO. C. MITTY. ; her chances of winning are far heI,?nt h'iih quality.
bad roads? I will explain that could possibly be done to stimu
1 greater than are the changes of i The solid gold 15-jewel Elgin boys had the best of it, the In-
time is money wasted, energy late public spirit, and thereby
i the spasmodic worker. So,don’t watch, which is to be awarded dependence men not throwing
means money, crippled automo increase results from any funds
Chicken Pie Supper.
^ov, is
.» hut 3 jut of 13 tries, while Boyd-.
:
try to do so much in one day! as third prize in the contest,
that
might
be
expended.
If
such
biles, skinned up and killed hor
The ladies of the Methodist ' Take life easy and do a little ev- also purchased from Mr. Shep- ston did the best he ever did get-
ses, and last but not least, the materials were made available in
H A V E P L A C E D IN E F F E C T A R O U N D T R IP R A T E F R O M
i n e o out
u t o of f eleven tries
strain and worry on the human bunkers, so that it would not re church will give a Saint Patrick’s eryday, and by following that ard.pnd thesam eguaranteesas ting n nine
being. Now, in the first place, quire much shoveling work to j Day chicken pie supper on Tues method you will find that you | are made with reference to the ™ e scoring for Dallas was
Airlie, Monmouth, Independence, Dallas, Falls City, Black Rock and
the United States is a large cor load a wagon, most farmers are j day, March 18, from 5 to 8 p. m. have a very eniovable time diamond rings will also hold Woods 3, Boydston 4. For In-;
all points on the S. F. C. & W. and Independence & Monmouth Ry., of
throughout
the
contest
and
\
good
with
the
watch.
They
are
dependence.
Reeves
3
Mix
1.
in
the
Oyster
and
Chop
House
interested
and
public
spirited
|
poration or bank that collects
tolls on our mail and other mer enough to do a great deal of im restaurant, in the Uglow build when it is all over you will have all priced very low and their ab- Williams 1, and See ey 1. Bovd-
chandise and the little postage provement in front of their own ing across the street from the something nice and valuable to solute values are guaranteed, not ston threw nine fouls out of 11
stamp can do the trick, for every places, for very little if any char Methodist church. A charge of to cauM you to remember that only by the Itemizer but by Mr. tries and Independence only got
boy and girl who can write a let ges to the public, especially if 50 cents will be made for adults, the Itemizer appreciated your Shepard as well, and Polk coun- « out of Id tries,
ty
knows that Mr. Shepard’s This gives the two teams one
>
-« __
ter adds to our fund for good mud holes are so situated that and 25 cents for children under efforts.
M . .
! word can be relied upon absolute- game apiece so the tie will be !
roads. Oh, consistency thou art they are a daily aggravation all j 12 years. Come and bring your
Nominations.
¡y where the question of values played off this Saturday night!
a jtwal. How many men who winter, in going from the houses friends. The Methodist ladies
Ticketa on sale March 15th and for return March 15th or lfith.
at McMinnville. The five which j
are supposed to be intelligent and to the barn, or to the field work, j have a good reputation for mak As only a limited number will1 in jewelry is at issue,
ing
these
kind
of
pies.
As
it
is
now,
when
he
is
in
an
wins
the
game
will
have
the
j
be
allowed
to
compete
in
the
progressive are howling for a
The ladies of the Presbyterian state title. The people that
further information call on nearest Agent of the S. F. C & W. or
contest, any who are contem church
cheaper postage and letting good anxious mood to get rid of such
will give a supper in the want to see this game will have ! I. For A M.
or write
plating
entering
the
contest
or
roads go to the bow wows, and mud holes with ample time to
Mr. and Mrs. Ah Coe lost their
basement
of
the
church,
March
a chance to go to McMinnville on '
they fight a tax special or other spare, the materials are not avail little 4-months-old child by death. nominating some friend to com
the special train which will go
wise like he was afraid of losing able, and when the materials are
pete for the prices offered 28.
Who sells good lubricating oil through Dallas Saturday night j John M. Scott, Gen. Pa*». Agent, Portland, Oregon
Who has $2000 worth of auto should attend to the matter at
his life. I am in the good road available, the mud holes have
movement and I am right here dried up and the farmers are tires and supplies for sale? Thos. once. While the day on which for 50 cents per gallon? Thos. from Independence, both crowds
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the 1000 free votes allowed on Catherwood.
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on Terrace Cottage home and very busy, and are not so much Catherwood.
will meet all opponents in an concerned about the roads as
honest debate on the matter. they are about crop affairs. Much ;
Come right along, brother, and effective work has been done
if you can down me, I’ll give you voluntarily in the past and will i
be in the future. But much1
credit for it.
Yours truly
more public spirited work would j
JAS. E. HUNT.
become available, and could be
developed into an individual and
NEW SUBSCRIBERS THIS WEEK. community rivalry, if the sur
facing materials were available,
without cost, when the mud holes
Auguest Quersdorf, Indepen- were in action. The increased j
lence.
improvement of the roads, i
AND
FOR
L. M. Chapin, Falls City.
through the development of such
Rosco Ballantyne, Santa Moni- a public spirit, would be of mi
;a, Cal.
nor importance compared with
Sam Hayes, Dallas.
the character gain, from such j
Jas. Weeks, Albany. N. Y.
public spiritedness to our citizen
J .R. Warren, Elk City, Okla. ship. The work of making sur
John J. Wood, Neligh, Nev.
facing materials available, and
A. H. Honde, Marysville, Wn. deepening navigable streams
G. H. Wohlfard, Dallas.
should be combined as much as
O. DeHaven & Son, Rickreall. possible. Another work that
Mary E. Gilson, Dallas.
shoul«. be done through federal
F. A. Buller. Springfield, S. D. and state aid, is making concrete
H. J. Flagg, Dallas.
drainage pipe and blocks for
L. H. Conner, Dallas.
small bridges, using prison labor
J. B. Regier, Dallas.
as much as possible for such
Mary M. Watson, Dallas.
work, and federal troops as
Nat. Sproul, Spokane.
guards, when necessary, in order
to reduce the cost. Upon such a
plan there would and could not
Smallpox at Independence.
be a specified proportioning of
Three cases of smallpox have the cost of road construction,
leveloped during the past week maintenance or improvement. In
n that city, but it is believed fact it would be more upon a ba
hat the epidemic will be check sis of a certain part of the work
'd with the attention the physi- to be wholly done by each divi
'ians are giving the disease. sion of government, which I con
> . Calvin S. White, state health sider the most simple and prac
C opyright H a rt Schaffner 8c
>ffieer. has made a thorough in* tical way. Neither could there
restigation of the prevailing di-; be any just grounds for com
tease, and advised all parents to plaint between different commu
aednate their children.
He nities, if such materials were
laid also that unsanitary condi. made available in all practical
:ions existed in the school there, ; and feasible places, and upon
vhich should be remedied at the same terms to every commu
nity. I do not think that the
mce.—Journal.
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federal government should have
Greys—Tans— Browns
anything to do with supervising
All Styles
Got the First Through Ticket«,
construction or maintenance of
The
new
Norfork Suits
The Best that
Mrs. Ada Strong, of Salem, local roads. Such supervision
purchased the first ticket for a ahould be left to the authorities
Regulars and Stouts
Money can Buy
rip over the recently completed within the state, and especially
Priced
sit
to
locally
concerned
authority
as
ri tge of the Salem. Falls City
White Buck—Tan—
fe Western raiboad across the much as possible. Too much di
$ 8.00 $ 9.00 $ 10.00 $ 12.00
i’ iilamette River.
Jonathan vided authority causes too much
Patent—Gun Metal
Rourne. who is not related to the wrangling, and too distant au
The Best Suits, at the
United States Senator in any thority is not interested enough
WILL R. HOWE, Mgr.
Shoes—Oxfords—Pumps
price, ever offered to our
nanner, sold her the ticket. He locally. In considering road
New 4-strnp Sandals
as acted as ticket agent for the problems, it seems to me that
customers.
5. p. at this point for the past most people are studying in a
-fine years, and was given the too short sighted narrow minded
lonor of selling the first ticket way, and generally suggest plans
with the idea of doing some spas
>ver the new line.
A POL TAGE STAMP.
M1TTY ON ROADS.
F O R M A L C E L E B R A T IO N
SALEM BRIDGE OPENING
SALEM FALLS CITY & WESTERN
ONE AND ONE THIRD FARE
SPRING SUITS
Men and Boys
SPRING SUITS
GOATS
You take no chances when you We have the famous
buy a G u a r a n t e e d
Palmer Garments
Hart Schaffner & M irx Suit
at prices within the reach of all.
Big Shipment
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We ask you to compare them .
with any other suits shown at the
same price or even those th at cost
several dollars more.
Medium Price
Suits
Spring Suits
Received this week.
A lot of those Manish Serges are
here. If you want a Blue Serge
Suit, don’t fail to see these new
serges.
For the Boys are here.
Many new ideas in Norfolk Suits
Also the Spring line of Buster and Fancy Coats in the new Ratine
Brown Shoes. Gun Metal and Tan Fabrics.
Dallas Mercantile Co.
American Lady
Shoes