Boys’ Suits at Gash Prices CASH PiilCES ALWAYS MEAN $6.00— $7.00— $8.00 The Best Boys Suit in the house goes at L O W PRICES Slits at Oosii Prices We have a very fine line of Blue Serges. The sale price runs from $ 8 . 5 0 t o $ 2 1 .O O If you want anything in this line, buy it now; for your suit might need a little alteration, and our Dressmaker is t i now several days behind on her suit work and will soon Cash Prices be “covered up’\ On our big line of new spring Some swell suits in We have some very swell Norfolk Suits in Tan and goods means VERY LOW prices. this line. Norfolks in Cash prices with us means Grey. Price $11.00 and up. Blue Serge that sell prices that will sell our big regularly at $6.50. stock of spring goods in a 3 Greys and tans selling hurry. We have dropped the regularly at $7.50 and $8.50. Regular Suits $1.50 and up. Have a style and finish that distinguish them Credit Business from other makes. Our credit business was about We have some very fine suits and coats one half of our Total Busi­ in this line, and we have cut the prices until ness. To hold all our fine they are lower than other stores ask for At Cash Prices. Any suit in the house at credit customers on a Cash cheap garments. Basis, we are offering them $ 20.00 prices that makes it very un­ Let us show them to you while we still profitable for them to trade have a good line of styles and sizes. The very latest in Spring fabrics and all styles, elsewhere. Norfolks, Box, Varsity, Stouts, Longs, Stubs. stock is too large for our store room. Many of them priced at $14.00, $16.00, $18.00 We Our must have a larger room or a smaller S4.95 Palmer Garment I s Schaffncr & Mari Suits Special Sale Ladies’ Waists stock. Either way means that we must reduce our stock a great deal before June 1. We believe our prices will do it. We are going to M A K E prices that will do it. The last two week’s sales double those of the same date last year. Men’s Spring Suits, $6.50 and up New Suits coming every week, but all marked at the new special cash prices. Are Y O U getting the full benefit of these Prices? We will reduce our stock l/2 before we put our prices back to the regular CASH price we must charge to make a fair profit. THE LOW PRICE CASH STORE FOR THIS WEEK Dallas Mercantile Co. w , ll * « owe , Mgr. henry •. mm I I, « 'll * » •> - All our fine line of Spring Waists at special prices this week. Just when you need them, we have made prices that will make quick sales. Remember the best bargains generally go first. the OUR ASSOCIATE EDITORS. All the County News Graphically Writ­ M H ■ 4 ill r» tt» ir M r. and M rs. A. W hitney w ere S a ­ lem v isito rs la s t S a tu rd ay . M rs. R ickson cam e up fro m P o rtlan d M r. and M rs. S.- H . B a rk e r, o f Sa- and is v isitin g w ith h e r d a u g h te r and em , d ro v e o u t to th e ir ra n c h Sunday. soninlaw , Kev. and Mrs. M arcey. M rs. R. H ollan d is v isitin g w ith h e r Mrs. W illiam E llis w as a D allas vis- d a u g h te r a t G asto n . ito r la s t w eek. M r. and M rs. Will C ra w fo rd visited T he L adies aid so ciety will hold th e ir w ith M rs. B essie S m ith a t U nionville re g u la r m a rk e t S a tu rd a y and in ten d al- Sunday. te n a tin g aid so ciety m e e tin g s w ith m a r­ P. L. C ra w fo rd w as u p fro m P o r t­ k e t d ay s h e re a fte r. land to sp en d S unday w ith his p a re n ts J . L. W heeler, w ho le f t h ere ab o u t and w ife, w ho is v isitin g h ere. a y e a r ago fo r K an sas, w as in tow n la s t w eek sh a k in g h ands w ith his num ­ ero u s frien d s h ere, who a re all g lad to PERRYDALE. see him back ag ain . Mr. W heeler will m ak e his hom e in Dallas fo r th e p re s­ G e o rg e H a c k e tt, o f M cM innville, e n t. Me is a citizen who will build up any co m m u n ity in w hich he lives, and cam e u p S a tu rd a y to w o rk fo r H o w ard Jones. F alls C ity hopes he will r e tu rn h ere to ( live. f M r. and M rs. H o w ard Jo n e s a re th e T he all n ig h t d an ce given by th e com ­ proud p a re n ts o f a b ab y g irl, bo rn th e lat t t e r p a r t o ----- f th e w eek . m ercial club I rid ay n ig h t w as a su ccess la and w as g re a tly en jo y ed by th e la rg e j M r. an d M rs. B ernie H offm an, o f n u m b er p resen t. ! C arlto n , w e re v isitin g re la tiv e s h ere : S a tu rd a y and S unday. Dodds a re hack. T he play g iv en by th e L, A. U . d r a ­ m atic club W ednesday sda n ig h t w as a d e­ cided success. T h e to ta l a m o u n t ta k e n in w as $30.20. J . W B utler, o f W illam in a, sto p p ed o v er a t his b r o th e r ’s, J . M. B u tler, F rid a y n ig h t, w hile e n ro u te hom e fro m C a rleto n , w h ere he had been fo r m ed i­ cal tr e a tm e n t. T he little A llen g irls from S h erid an v isited th e ir cou sin s, E m ily S h o rt an d N o rm a B e n n ett, o v er S unday. M r. R ie n a rt only p u t up a te m p o ra ry i h o u se and h a s m oved to K iugw ood. COUNCIL 1VÎEEÏING. M r. E ato n h as g rad ed th e s t r e e t and filled in aro u n d his house H e g a v e i t : Water Company Ordered to a co a t o f brow n p a in t w ith cream , Pipes on Improvement. trim m in g s. T h e n e ig h b o rs and frie n d s o f M rs. E llio tt w e n t w ith a fine lunch and sp e n t F rid a y a fte rn o o n w ith h er. T hey p u t h e r in a ro ck er and sh e s a t u p tw o h ours and en jo v ed it so m uch s h e has been p a ra ly z e d fo r n early tw o y ears. Relay The city council met in regu­ lar session last Monday evening with all present except Fenton, Mrs. D. D avidson and Mrs. J . G. Mc­ Ayres and Staats. In to sh v isited frien d s in S alem th is On motion of Coad the matter w eek. M rs. F. D u tto n sp e n t la s t w eek w ith S ophus H u su m has b o u g h t and m oved C ass R iggs w as a D allas v isito r on h e r f a th e r , who is ill a t his hom e e a s t ' of removing certain curbs on to th e N uckles p ro p e rty . I T u esd ay o f la s t w eek. Mr. and M rs. T ed Cooper a re sp e n d ­ o f th e asylum . Mill street was refered to the J R. L. CHAPMAN.... * ing th is w eek a t th e hom e o f his s is te r, Mr. and M rs. R. H. B rooks v isited M alcolm P e w th e re r has been q u ite 1 city attorney and street commit- M rs. C laren ce Irelan d , n e a r A irlie. M r. R ie n h a rt saw ed th e to p o u t o f a FUNERAL DIRECTOR in M arion c o u n ty .Saturday and Sunday. busy p u ttin g o u t f r u it tre e s and b e rry tr e e 75 f e e t high. I t w as 3 f e e t acro ss ! tee with power to act. and i p la n ts on his place n e a r C row ley s t a ­ M. S crafford, o f L u ck iam u te , t r a n s ­ J II. D avidson and fam ily a rriv e d w h ere he saw ed and 5 f e e t a t th e b u tt. Claims allowed: EMBALMER ac te d b u sin ess in th is c ity S a tu rd a y . tion. h e re from V an co u v er F rid a y and will Kingw ood com pany is m ak in g an o b se r­ I O FF IC E : C h a p e l am i P arlo r* . N. M ain *t. J C Hay ter, mds________ 4 85 Mr. Nelan, o f P o rtla n d , w as a caller spend th e su m m e r h ere, J . S. C ooper w as v atio n tre e o f it by building a fra m e P o rtla n d v isito r D A L L A 5 . OREGON: ” ” .............. «0 in th e neighborhood la s t S a tu rd a y . th is w eek. aro u n d it and s te p s to th e top. T hey B o th Phone* i i H j say you can see m any to w ns fro m it. Wood and Coal yards__ 2 25 Geo. S m ith, J r ., w as a Dallas caller Mr. and M rs. A. I,. S p e rlin g v isited » C all* P r o m p tly A n s w e r e d l)* y or N ig h t. BUENA VISTA. 7 85 T h u rsd ay o f la s t w eek in S alem la s t S a tu rd a y . M rs. S ilb au g h will sp e a k h e r e on G W Vaughn, labor____ 5 00 W ednesday a t th e school in th e evening. Lynch & Hoffee________ T he C row ley school closed la s t F r i­ •Mrs. W. H uff w as a g u e s t a t th e M rs. May N ichols, o f F alls C ity , v is­ 85 day w ith a b a s k e t d in n er and p ro g ram . hom e o f M rs W. P o rterfield a t h er M iss M a ttie K o ser and h e r f a th e r, ited a t th e hom e o f h e r p a re n ts, P ro f, M r E d w ard M arch, o t M arshfield, Observer, printing_____104 Mr. J . II. Van Z an d t and Mr. W alk­ Correspondents’ Contest. 3 ( 0 rriv e d hfcre S u n d ay e v e n in g and is th e W 0 W hall, ren t_____ er, o w n ers o f th e F alls C ity O rch ard W a lte r D om es and w ife, o f McCoy, and M rs. W. 1. R eynolds la s t w eek. C. H . F a rm e r v isited in Y am hill c o u n try hom e la s t w eek. Rt>flinnitifl A pril 1 th e Ite m iz e r he cou n ty th e la tte r p a r t o f la s t w eek. g u e s t o f M r. and M rs. Nicols and Lumber & lagging Co__ 4 20 la s t w e re v isitin g a t H. M c K e e ’s S unday. M isses K o ra B row ne an d L av illa tr a c t, w ere F a lls C ity v isito rs A, D. Cooke and w ife w ere busin ess B rocks. w eek looking o ver th e ir p ro p e rty . T hey Kan a four m o n th s c o rre sp o n d e n ts’ con­ D on’t f o rg e t th e b an d c o n c e rt a t th e C ooper w ere g u e s ts o f S alem frie n d s Smith & Ellison, light wrk 10 70 P rof. M uerm an and S upt. S e p m o u r v isito rs in In d ep en d en ce T h u rsd ay . e x p re ss th em selv es w ell pleased w ith ! C h ristia n c h u rch F rid a y ev en in g . te s t on th e Ha me lines as heretofore, e x ­ v isited th e ( row ley school on W ednes­ la s t w eek . A s tu d e n t by th e n am e o f F ra n c is Watt Ship, powder____ 149 50 i th e outlook, and say th a t p ro p e rty is G. A. W ells r e tu rn e d fro m D allas p reach ed h e re Sunday ev en in g . H e ce p t th e prizes will be in cash, in stead day o f la s t w eek. B. R ockw ell h a s re tu rn e d fro m a b us­ m oving along v ery well. T hese m en 50 R. L. C o n n er and w ife and M iss J e n ­ F rid ay . H is s is te r , M rs. S a ra h Collins, | ^aid he sp e n t th e first te n y e a rs o f his E W Matheney, labor__ 12 of o th e r articles, t h a t m ethod seem ing h a v e done m uch to develop th is section nie S itto n o f M cM innville, w ere P e rry - cam e o v er w ith him to sp en d a few ! life in D allas, Field Allen, labor_____ 1 2-5 C a n er T re n t, o f M cM innville, w as in iness tr ip to P o rtlan d . to su it b est all concerned. T h e m ost th e neighborhood S a tu rd a y buy in g d ay s w ith re la tiv e s. C. W. B u tle r has r e tu rn e d fro m a o f th e county and a re w o rth y o f ev ery I d ale c a lle rs Sunday a fte rn o o n . Judges and clerks........... 45 00 M rs. A lb e rts le f t M onday ev en in g en co u rag em en t. I cow s. re g u la r am i m ost new sy c o rre sp o n d e n t v isit in M cM innville. W. A. K e y t and fam ily , o f M cM inn­ A resolution was introduced Dr. H e w itt w as called T h u rsd ay from a f t e r sp e n d in g six m o n th s w ith h e r A t th e last re g u la r m e etin g o f th e ville, w e re v isitin g h e re S un d ay . d u rin g th a t tim e will receive $10, th e Rev. J W. O sborn and M rs. S eth : d a u g h te r, M rs. A r th u r R ex. and passed transferring $1000 In d ep en d en ce to th e S ey m o u r place. Odd F ello w s’ lodge G. D. T re a t an 1 L. second $.r>, th e th ird $2.50 a n d th e n ex t i W h ite v isited a t th e hom e o f R . J . W il-| T h o m as M errick and fam ily , o f Mill B ishop Fouke, o f th e E v an g elical M rs. Bailey a rriv e d hom e la s t w eek ! from the general fund to the 1 B. M u rray w ere elected d e le g a te s to j C re e k , old tim e re sid e n ts o f th is neigh- MONMOUTH NO. 2 tw o $1 each. T h e c o n test will close liam son Sunday. a tte n d th e G ran d L odge session o f th e ; borhood, w e re v isitin g frie n d s h ere ch u rch , o f Illinois, p reach ed a fine s e r ­ a f te r sp e n d in g th e w in te r in th e e a s t 1913 street fund. Will IJdell, o f A m ity, w as in th e J u ly 31 and he im m ed iately follow­ v isitin g re la tiv e s. m on h e re T h u rsd a y ev en in g . ; o rd e r to he held a t M edford in May. I Sunday. The ordinance providing for ed by a n o th e r of four m o n th s d u ra tio n neighborhood Sunday tr y in g his new ‘ F ib e rt P e te rso n has p u rch ase d a new M rs. M cClain le f t T u esd ay fo r C a rl- S u p t. K u n tz, o f S alem H igh school, hard surfacing was read secon d T he m any frien d s o f S. H . T eth ero w F ord autom obile. Mrs. S te v e B raley and d a u g h te r o m m en cin g on th a t d a te . tw in -cy lin d e r In d ian m otorcycle. ton to be w ith h e r d a u g h te r, M rs. spoke to th e te a c h e r s ’ and p a r e n ts ’ club time and passed. a re w ell pleased to see th a t he is able w ere sh o p p in g in D allas F rid a y . M. F. W hite w en t to P o rtlan d la s t K au , fo r som e tim e . on T h u rsd ay ev en in g . S upt. S ey m o u r Fenton reported that the com­ F a rm e rs h e re a r e in th e m id st o f th e to be o u t of doors and aro u n d ag ain . M onday. M rs. A. M. W ern er and son, Ben, p la n tin g season. .Mrs. J . M. P r a th e r re tu rn e d to h e r and w ife and M r- ■'le >'era w ere alao via- mittee on jail cells had found a L ast w eek Mr. B edient and J , G rif­ PEEDEE. M isses E th e l and A dda V an N o rtw ick h.irne in C o rv allis .Monday a f t e r a sh o rt ,to r a - 2 cell 10x6-0-G for $232 and re­ G eorge Baun is g ra d in g th e ro ad s to fin, while fa llin g tim b er, had th e m is­ and H o m er i o s te r and w ife, w ere v is­ v isit w ith re la tiv e s. fo rtu n e to dro p a tr e e on a cow* belo n g ­ W e a re so rry to r e p o rt th a t M r. D. commended the purchase of the con sid erab le e x te n t w est o f tow n. EOLA ito rs h ere from D allas S u n d ay . ing to J a k e T eal. T he cow w as killed K. B ran n o n is v ery ill a t his hom e, b u t M rs. M arie O ’B rien and ch ild ren vis­ M rs. F a n n ie H o lm an cam e o v er from M any fro m h ere a tte n d e d th e circus and Mr. B edient and Griffin a t once M isses H azel Bailey and A niee A gee, D allas M onday. a t la s t r e p o rt w as a little b e tte r w e same at once. On motion of ite d N ed F re rs last Sunday. in D allas T u esd ay . m ade good by g iv in g .lake a n o th e r cow o f M cM innville, sp e n t S unday a t the 1 Coad the recorder was instructed a re g la d to say . Mrs. D oherty and children v isited her Burnie F re e r w e n t to A irh e last S at- re la tiv e s, th e F erg u so n s, la s t S unday. M rs. .Mary N ash and child, w ho h av e i to order the same at once. This A pile o f new rails is now a t th e in­ T h ese m en are certain ly e n title d to hom e o f ir a W hite. been g u e s ts o f th e N ash hom e fo r a u lay w ith his cream . c red it fo r th e ir kindly and C h ristian act M o ninouth-D allas is a type of cell found by the M r. an d M rs. E. lin es v isite d h e r sis­ few d ay s, le ft fo r D allas T u esd ay . McTIMMONDS VALLEY. F red H askell and fam ily have m oved te rse c tio n o f th e in m ak in g gtnxl a loss so quickly and Miss E ’sie Bush w i n 1 to M onm outh to th e house v ac a te d by F itz p a tric k . tra c k s. te r in P o rtla n d o v er S unday. J committee at Cottage Grove fairly . la s t w eek and re tu rn e d S a tu rd a y . Miss Leonilla S m ith and M iss F ra n ­ A fare w ell recep tio n w as given M rs. M rs. S iish au g h will g iv e a te m p e r ­ cis Donaldson w e re elected d e le g a te s M r. P earso n and fam ily h ave m oved H en ry C am ero n , w ife and son, G uy, while on their southern Oregon Ren W om er w en t to li.dei*endence into th e P a tte rs o n house on th e hill and J . H. H aw ley W ednesday n ig h t a t th** an ce le c tu re a t th e C h ristia n ch u rch on fro m th e E v an g elical S. S. to a tte n d h av e m oved in w ith F ra n k McGee. trip, and is about one-half the la s t M onday. C h ristia n ch u rch . F rid a y ev en in g , May 2. will w ork for Mr. Will P a tte rso n . ZENA-SPKIJJ VALLEY th e s t a te S unday school co n v en tio n held j prices heretofore received. Thi3 J e n n ie F u q u a v isited V ern a O s tra n d ­ C lifford I u rb a n k w e n t to A irlie last 1 he c a te rp illa r tra c tio n en g in e of E w en J e n n in g s has r e n te d th e W eb­ in O reg o n C ity th is w eek. saving alone much more than N M itty had a horse cut q u ite badly e r T u esd ay . M onday. on th e leg by som e old loose barb ed Riddell B ros, has been plow ing on th e paid for the trip. Jo h n Cook re tu rn e d S a tu rd a y fro m a s te r fa rm , th re e m iles so u th o f Rick- “ r a .J • J1- l oy receiv ed th e sad new s | E v , C o rn e r an d G lennie T u rn e r v isit- big fa rm th is w eek. M isset F ern A lsip am i E lsie B ush and w ire. i v isit w ith his s is te r a t N ew p o rt. \\ bile reall and will ta k e p ossession a f t e r h a r ­ o f th e d e a th o f h e r s is te r in W iscons n ed S h iv e ly 's one day la s t w eek . On motion of Coad the auditor v est. b ro th e r, W ilb er, is w o rk in g fo r .Mr. la s t w eek. J . W. L iv in g sto n , principal o f M. II. o u t on a h u n tin g tr ip he killed five bob Som e road su rv e y o rs w ere in tow n was instructed to give proper N ew ton in th e hop yard. | c a ts , as w ell as o th e r gam e. M rs D ella Bronson v isited h e r sis te r, Mrs W’a r th e n and ch ild ren r e tu rn e d S v isited in P o rtla n d th e la s t o f th e la s t w eek finding o u t a b o u t c u ttin g M isses C a rrie and L eah N ash w ere M rs. H a s tin g s F rid ay . notice by advertisement of the G ordon P ow ell w e n t to S alem last dow n th e hills in fro n t o f F e rg u so n ’s week M arjo rie and E va S to n e, o f P o rtlan d , hom e > a tu rd a y from a tw o weeKS s ta y in K ugene la s t w eek. estimated cost on hard surfac­ in ro rtla n d . and T h a c k e r's. S a tu rd a y . R alph F u q u a is w o rk in g fo r F ra n k a re h ere v isitin g th e ir fa th e r. T he m ach in ery in th e c a n n e ry has M r. and M rs. C lau d K u rre , o f H op- M cGee. ing nine blocks, that the same been sold to th e F o re st G ro v e F r u it­ T h e re is a d an ce a t th e P eed ee hall Will C raw fo rd w as called to M r. I L aw re n ce B ro th e rto n , o f Flugene, d ale. w ere g u e s ts o f .Mr. and M rs. C leve will not exceed $3.500. g r o w e r's A ssociation and sh ipped th e re . R o y ’s Monday n ig h t to a tte n d to a sick s p e n t a few d ay s o f la s t w eek w ith his P r a th e r Sunday. S u sie S u lliv an h as b een on cousins, th e l>. L. K e y t fam ily. On motion of Coad the council com e. list fo r a few d ay s. M a rg a re t M cCoskey w as a v isito r in h orse. M rs. L eo n ard , m o th e r o f S o o tt L eo n ­ decided to adjourn to May 2nd P o rtlan d th e w e e k ’s end. V ern a O s tra n d e r v isited a rd , arriv e d S a tu rd a y fro m h e r hom e in Mr and Mrs. Lorin W alling and baby Lew is- when they did adjourn. vllie school W ed n esd ay . arriv ed a t Lincoln W ednesday ev en in g , to spend som e tim e h ere. BALLSTON. On motion of Coad the water h iv in g had tn e m isfo rtu n e to lose all M arion W a te rs w e n t to Falls R alp h H all lo st a v alu ab le h o rse S u n ­ th e ir household goods and clo th in g by ! company was ordered notified to F rid ay . day m orning. fire a t G ates. T he P re sb y te ria n M is-' [.eona A gee v isited frie n d s in P o r t­ replace and lower their pipes on sio n ary society m et F rid ay to sew fo r land S a tu rd a y an d S unday. M rs. S tillb a rh , a W . C. T. U. «|>eak the streets contemplated for im­ th em , and th e B ap tist so ciety a re in- j .. c „ ... . , .. er. o f S e a ttle , will be h eard h e re Sun Gold stick pin with carnelian I M rs K B W oodley and d a u g h te r, A, y e v en .n g a t th e M. K. ch u rch . ten d in g to do so in th e n ear fu tu re . set lost last Sunday evening. provement. M rs. O. F.. F o ch t, w e re M cM innville liisser brought up the matter M rs. M ary Itevens is v isitin g in D al-! Leave at this Office, v isito rs > a tu ru a y . of a better fire alarm system, las th is w eek. ______________ ( M rs. W . H. M orris Bob Ankeny sold 225 bales of and stated a complete system P o rtlan d . hops Tuesday. could be put in for some $300. Dr. D. L. Foster spent Sunday He mentioned the last fire when „ _ ~ 1 with friend? in Dallas. The doc- one hose cart ran to one end of Mr. Q u an ten ce h as th e fra m e u p fo r t o r s a y s t n a t D a [;a s a R r o W ] rR town and the other cart to an­ a line six room bungalow n e a r th e d e- . ,, ® pot. town—and then, that isn t all— | other. No action was taken. u* *» , j . , .— .. there appears to be some spec- te n t house in r iv e r irarden beside l 1 e t . attraction at Dallas for the ten up by Our Brainy Rustlers. ■Bond» W. Mra. A. E. Jo h n so n and son, E lm er, le ft fo r M ontana to ta k e u p a hom e- ste ad i* » - vWU-d Mrs. It. Jo h n so n and M rs. \V. P erciv al s p e n t S a tu rd a y in S alem , A sa Robinson, o f D allas, sp e n t S u n ­ day in th is city .