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T h * L a rg e s t and B e s t Pa pe r in Polfj Çourvtÿ r unit PO LK C O U N T Y N E E D S ^ I More Canneries j ^ More Small Fruit Raisers J DALLAS W ILL S T A R T 1914 With a 510.00J Hospital. ^ Î , T h e P a p e r -thavt Qi\?es Y o u W h a - T Y o u \A/an-t to Tlt& d DALLAS. OREGON. MARCH 12. 1914 VOL. XXXIX. “WATCH FOR IT” W R ITE R S G E T BUSY. NO. 15 P R E C IN C T S C H A N G E D . Eighth Grade Pupils Offered $5 Boundaries of Many Voting tor Advertising Matter. Places Have Been Altered. Som e tim e ago th e Item izer Do you know in w hat precinct ottered a cash prize oi $5 to th e you live? M any voters of the eigm h grade stu d e n t in Polk county, p articularly those of county sending up th e b est j Dallas, have been surprised w riteup of any in d u stry of th e when they w ent to reg ister to j county. F or som e reaso n th ere : find th a t they w ere now living w as only one reply, co n sequent- in a different precinct th a n they ly th ere w as no co n test and no j did last year, although th ey had aw ard m ade. We a re desirous not moved. T he explanation is oi g ettin g all this in to rn iatio n th a t at the Decem ber term of we can and now renew the offer, the county court, a change was to close w ith the issue of M arch made in the boundaries ot m any , 26th. Your letters will be pub of the precincts of the county, lished and we w ant them to go Those affected are Jackson, j into detail to why som e one has Spring Valley,Eola, W est Rick- I m ade a success of any given reall, W est L uckiainute, Salt thing. No m a tte r w h at th in g is, Creek, E ast Rickreall, W est so th a t it has proved a financial Salem, B rush College, E ast success and tends to th e devel L uckiam ute and all of th e pre opm ent of o u r county. W rite on cincts of of Dallas, Independ one side of the paper and have ence, M onm outh and Falls City. W IL L P U R C H A S E S I T E . G R E A T E S T O F I T S KIND. H ITC H IN G POSTS NEEDED. In Dallas th ere are now nine your lette r in by M arch 24th. precincts instead of four as here Itemizer Has Secured Success Farmers Say if Not Provided Fair Association Votes to Buy Do Not Have to Swear. tofore. To en u m erate all of ful Contest Man to Manage Koweu T ract tor ru rrn an em Will 1 ransfer Trade to It will be u n n ecessary for road th e changes in detail would oc- Its New Campaign. Location. Other Localities. supervisors, or o th ers, to ac upy too m uch space, b u t fol know ledge th e payroll o r any lowing is a description of the C om m encing next week, th e A bond issue to purchase the A num ber of o u r farm er Item izer will s ta r t a subscrip friends ai e up in arm s regarding Roweli tra c t of 16 acres w est oi o th e r county form s before a new Dallas precincts: tion co n test w hich it hopes to restrictio n s put upon them by u a ila s lo r a perm an en t site lo r no tary public w here it is found First Dallas— B eginning a t a m ak e th e g re a te st of its kind o u r city a u th o rities regarding th e Polk county fair, w as de im practical to do so, according point where the *4 line in te r to word w hich has been received ever held in Oregon. At the th e stan d in g of th eir vehicles cided on by th e board of d irect sects the section line betw een close of th e co n test th e fo rtu on our stre e ts and th e Item izer ors of th e F air A ssociation a t a by D istrict A ttorney Upjohn sections 20 and 21 in tw p 7, irom th e s ta te D epartm ent of n ate w inners in th e race will be w as visited by a representative m eeting held in the county thence w est to th e tow nship line presented w ith th e m ost h an d of a considerable farm ing sec co u rt room S atu rd ay aitern o o n . Insurance. T his m a tte r w as betw een sections 19 and 24, in taken up personally in Salem by som e presen ts ever given aw ay tion th e o th e r day, who req u est T he m a tte r will be subm itted to tow nship 7. th ence along said by an y new spaper in Polk C oun ed us to p u t th is m a tte r up to th e voters of th e city a t th e tim e the district atto rn ey w ith sta te tow nship line to th e q u a rte r sec Insu ran ce C om m issioner F e r ty. tion line of sectio n l3 , tw p 7, o u r people. T his gentlem an of th e special election to a u th o r We a re n o t prepared to sta te sta te d th a t th e people of his ize bonds to build a septic tan k guson, a fte r num erous pro tests thence w est along th e q u a rte r w ere received by th e county a t th is tim e ju st w h a t th e p riz com m unity had effected an o r system , a resolution to th a t section line of said section to es will be. but th e ir ag g reg ate ganization to secu re hitching u n ect having been introduced court from road supervisors and the section line betw een sections oth ers as to the g reat difficulty value will m o u n t into th e h u n sheds and posts in Dallas, and if a t a special m eeting of th e city 13 and 14, then ce n o rth to the and expense undergone in be so u th east corner of section 11, dreds of dollars and each and such could n o t be secured they council M onday evening. ing com pelled to acknow ledge every one will be som ething the would tra n s fe r th eir m ark etin g thence w est to th e so u th e a st T he d ate of th is y e a r’s fair w inner can use and display w ith to som e o th e r tow n. T heir has not yet been determ ined, de county payroll form s before no corner of section 9, th ence south taries public. pride fo r y ears to com e. Every point is well taken, as it is a pending on th e d ates of adjoin to the sou th east c o m e r of sec T he last legislature passed a prize will be well w orth w o rk hardship for any farm er who ing county lairs. tion 17,thence w est to th e so u th law prescribing th a t th e S tate ing for. west corner of section 14, twp com es to Dallas for a few h o u rs’ it had previously been settled Insurance C om m issioner, a fte r 7, thence n o rth about 1*4 miles T he co n test wil be conducted business to be compelled to Ja n u a ry 1, 1914, should esta b in a strictly fair an d im partial bring som e one with him to hold th a t Rev. E dgar W. Miles should to the cen ter of Mill creek, m an n er th e ones w ho do the his team and drive it aro u n d to again be secretary and general lish a uniform system of a c thence following up Mill creek to counting for the counties of the m an ag er oi the la ir this year. best w ork, will receive th e priz different stan d in g points, o r to tte. In form s laid down u n where the sam e in tersects the The president and secretary es. T h e object of th e co n test is put it aw ay in a feed shed. Dal der this a c t by the sta te In su r tow nship line betw een tow n to g et th e Item izer into every las should n o t desire to drive were em pow ered to employ Mrs. ships? and 8, th en ce so u th to hom e in P olk C ounty. This will aw ay trad e, b u t ra th e r to, by F. A. Wolf, of r'alls City, as col ance com m issioner acknow l the so u th w est corn er of section edgem ents before no taries are lector of exhibits. n o t be a popularity or b eauty convenience offered, bring m ore 18» thence w est 6 miles to the contest, b u t one th a t will tak e of it here. A repeal of th e pres An appropriation of $550 w as included w hen a claim is m ade w est boundary of Polk county or p resen tatio n 'to the w ork to win th e prizes. Any en t fool dog ordinance and the m ade Ft. C. Seym our, county a t th e so u th w est c o m e r of sec young lady a resid en t of Polk p u ttin g on one of a license on sup erin ten d en t of schools, for county court. It w as found in tion 19, tw p 7, then ce 3 miles to C ounty will be eligible to e n ter canines would soon create a I prem ium s oi th e school d e p a rt m any instances, especially in the so u th w est c o m e r of said isolated districts, th a t this re g th e co n test an d try for one of sufficient fund to build a shed m ent of th e fair. ulation w orked a severe h ar- tow nship, th ence east 5 miles, th e prizes. T he following com m itteem en thence so u th l*/2 miles, thence th a t would house o u r farm ers’ ship. T he Item izer does not believe team s w ithout cost. T his is a and com m itteew om en were se cast 1 m ile.thence n o rth y2 mile, A ssurance is carried in a let thence east 8 miles to the so u th in doing th in g s by halves. So m a tte r th a t should be attended lected : w hen it resolved to hold a su b to a t once by th e com m ercial Spring Valley, Zena, Lincoln, te r to th e district a tto rn e y th a t west co rn er of section 4. tw p 8, scription contest, it w as w ith the club o r city fath ers. Lone S ta r— Miss C arrie Dahm a form of certification by the intersectin g th e LaCreole river, road supervisor or o th e r county resolution th a t no c o n test would th ence following th e m eander- T his fa rm e rs’ organization is and Ralph Shepard. be sta rte d until th e best contest also stro n g ly arraig n ed ag ainst B rush College,M ountain View, official will be sufficient in place ings of said stream to a point on of th e acknow ledgem ent and m an could be found. H e has w h at th ey designate as “tin Popcorn— Mrs. Fred Ewing, A. the south line of Mill stre e t in seal of the n o tary w hen it would been secured. He is R. P. R ich m oney” being used by o u r m er R. Southw ick. th e city of Dallas, if th e sam e ardson and he will be in Dallas chants, and say th a t if its use W est Salem , Eola— Mrs. R.W. be Im practical to secure the a c w ere extended w est, thence east know ledgem ent before such no on th e south line of Mill street T uesday. Mr. R ichardson has is n o t discontinued th ey will Hogg and T hom as H olm an. conducted c o n tests th ro u g h o u t m ark et th e ir produce w here Rickreall, Greenwood, Oak tary. to w here it in tersects th e sec th e n o rth w est and is acknow l cash can be obtained. Grove, Crowley— Mrs. E. M. tion line betw een sections 33 S I L E T Z ON MAP. edged a s th e best co n test m an Young and F. A. Koser. and 32, twp. 7, th en ce north in th e entire west. Bethel, McCoy— Mrs. C. L. John Osterman, of Taft, Out for along said section line to the T W E N T Y - S I X Y E A R S AGO. H aving investigated Mr. R ich Hawley and G. L. R ichards. place of beginning. Representative in Congress. ardson thoroughly, and found Perrydale, B roadm ead— Miss Second Dallas— B eginning a t him full w eight in every p articu Taken From the Files of the Nellie Keyt and F. E. Lynn. a point w here th e q u a rte r sec The Item izer has received lar, th e Item izer arran g ed w ith Smithfield, Polk Station, O r Itemizer Saturday, March tion line in terects the section and will tu rn it over entirely to chard View— Mrs. T. A. Dunn som e petitions from John O ster line betw een sections 20 and 21, 12, 1888. m an, of T aft, Oregon, located a t him w hen he arrives. T he prizes and W. J. G am er. the m outh of the Siletz river, tw p 7, thence ea st to th e cen ter will be purchased im m ediate S alt Creek, O rchards, Upper duly au th en ticated by S ecretary of section 23, th ence so u th on ta T he C apital E vening Jo u rn al ly, and will be announced by Mr. S alt Creek— Mrs. Villwock and of S ta te Olcott, announcing th a t q u a rte r section line to its in te r R ichardson in his in tro d u cto ry w as sta rte d a t Salem . Ralph Savery. the said O sterm an w as a candi section with LaCreole river, sta te m e n t. T he Item izer know s S traw b erries w ere in full Ballston, E nterprise. Red d ate in th e next prim aries for • hence up said river to Its in w h at he plans to give th e fo r bloom in th e foothills n e a r S h er Prairie— Mrs. O. E. F ocht aud rep resen tativ e in congress on tersectio n with th e south line of tu n a te w inners as com pensa idan. G eorge Newbill. Mill stre e t in th e city of Dallas, tion for th e hard w ork they Buell, Gooseneck, H arm ony— the dem ocratic ticket. We have as if it extended east, thence J. D. S m ith had ju st retu rn ed m u st do before becom ing w in from an extended to u r of W ash Mrs. E. V. D Paul and T hom as not the pleasure of the acq u ain w est along the so u th line of Mill tan ce of the gentlem an who has ners, but prefers to let Mr. R ich ington. Merrick. com e out, b u t wish him success stre e t to the section line be ardson tell you so him self. T he Butler, Fern, Valley Junction, Dr. M ason had as his guest tw een sections 32 and 33, twp 7, Item izer know s th a t w ith Mr. and old university friend- Rev. R ogue Kiver— Mabel W allace In his venture, especially in a th en ce north to the place of be desire to fu rth e r place the far- R ichardson a t th e head and w ith Woody. and Percy Lady. ginning. fam ed Siletz on th e m ap. th e whole Item izer organization Pioneer - Mrs. G eorge C urtis [ G eorge Good had sold his drug T hird D allas—B eginning at a to back him up, th e co n test is a and O. N. H arrington Boyer Authority for Railroad. voint on th e south line of Mill business a t Salem to H. F. Gib foreordained success and will son, his clerk. Independence, Oak Point— Again the p alpitant air is be th e g re a te st ever. Mr. R ich Mrs. Jas. Cooper and Rev. Cluis. | shaken with the ru m o rs of rail s tre e t w here it in tersects the section line betw een sections 32 U. S. G ran t had throw n up his Dunsm ore. ard so n will m ake his an n o u n ce road work to begin within 30 m en t next week. B e tte r w atch job on th e n arro w guag e and B uena Vista, Hopvllle. In g h - ' days. S tatem en ts to th is effect an d 33. tw p 7, th ence w est to gone to California. for it. land, P a rk e r— Mrs. W inoa f<eon j were m ade by John B oyer as he th e I^aCreole river, th en ce up said river to w here the sam e in Dr. M ark H ay ter w as p ractic ard and W. I. Reynolds. Home Credit Work Popular. ing d en tistry a t L ebanon and | Suver. Fairview, Valley View ! passed th ro u g h here th e first of te rse c ts the section line betw een the week, and he fu rth e r stated sections 31 and 32, tw p 7, T he hom e credit system is do doing a fine business. — Mrs. K rutz and Fred Slum p. th a t he and his wife had signed th en ce so uth along said section ing m uch to u n ite th e school M onm outh. C ochrane. E lk in s .! B om , on S aturday, M arch 3d, line ____ to a _____ point _____| on th e _________ north side and hom e, according to rep o rts to Mr. and Mrs. Jam es Cooper, Sunnyslope— Mrs. E C. S ta a ts up a deed to land fo r statio n ___ purposes on his place at Bear j of W ashington street If th e sam e com ing from p atro n s and te a c h of Independence, a son. and John Riddle. ers of th e B uena V ista school. Airlie, W’ard, Lewisville— L*s. Camp. T he statem en t w as cor- i w ere extended w est, th en ce east C ass Riggs w as elected d irect F o r th e p a st tw o y ears th e plan Claire S ta a ts and J. O. S ta a ts. < robated by a stra n g e r who cam e ion said north line of W ashlng- has been tried in th is school and o r and S eth Riggs clerk of the G uthrie, M istletoe, Antioch, in th e first of the week and was j ton stre e t to w here it in tersects around. A nother in c i-! th e section line betw een sec th e resu lts have been gratifying. Crowley school district. B ridgeport— Mrs. C C. G ardner looking dent th a t indicates how the tio n s 32 and 33. th ence n o rth to N ot only do the stu d e n ts do b et- j Uncle L indsay R obbins had and Dug. Gilliam. te r w ork a t hom e, b u t they a re m oved from E ast P o rtland to I Peedee. M ontgom ery M cTim- j wind blows is th e fact th a t a th e place of beginning. b ringing up th e ir school w ork one of his houses n e a r th e depot I m ond’s Valley, Fir Grove, C her ra n c h e r out on Salm on river a n F orth Dallas— Beginning a t a nounces th at he has been offer here. to a h ig h er stan d ard . ry Grove. Maple G rove—Mrs. ed $38.000 fo r his ran ch and point on th e south line of Mill Below is given a list of th e ten stre e t w h e re it in te rse c ts the M arshal John G rant shot a Eva R itner and Dug. Love. pow er site by th e W est Coast h ig h est w ith th e n u m b er of larg e c o u g ar on th e Lyle place Falls City, O akhurst, Black peonle. R um or has it th a t the section line betw een sections 32 credits earned d uring th e pre- along th e LaCreole, alm ost in R ock— Mra. Jessie Moyer and J. j and 33. then ce ea st along said road will branch n e a r Bentley, so u th line of Mill street to La ceeding m onth, of th o se enrolled Dallas. S. S. Powell. one branch going to Tillam ook Creole river, th en ce down said in th e high school d e p a rtm e n t:j A. G. R oberts, of Crowley, su s O akdale, L iberty— Mrs. O. R aym ond F rost, 5740; John tained a broken collar bone in a E. Dennis and J. S. M aco m b er.' via the little N estucca, and the river to the q u a rte r section line o th e r going down th e Salmon Lacy, 5695; Nola Roy, 5575: runaw ay. while driving to Dallas and N orth Dallas— Mrs. river and on to New port. The of section 35.then ce south along C lara Schneider, 4325; Orville Salem . said line to th e cen te r of the J. R. Craven and F. J. Coad. w ork as announced will begin c o u n ty road leading from Dal* Wells. 3435: Alfred Lov, 3350; G eorge S. Downing w as a p - ' a t Sheridan and pass through las to Independence, thence Clifford Wells. 3025; Leonilla pointed by G overnor Pennoyer Sm ith. 2395: R ay G round, 2340; as su p erin ten d en t of th e O regon , While enjoying th e balm y this city, following th e Yamhill w esterly along th e cen ter line of spring a ir in th e ir auto* S unday river to a point near Bentley.— said road to th e south line of Guy P eterso n . 2105. penitentiary. aftern o o n . C harles Nail and a n W illam lna Times. W ashington street, th en ce w est G overnor Pen oyer refused o th e r m otorist ‘'side-sw iped'' T he opening d ate of th e s ta te along the n o rth line of W ashing T he Sem i-W eekly P ortland to offer a rew ard for th e a rre st each o th e r n ear Rickreall. R e fa ir of Oregon th is fall will be ton stre e t to Its intersection Jo u rn al and th e Item izer one of th e m urd erers of th e C hina sult : Both m achines are in the S ep tem b er 28th. w ith th e section line betw een year for only $1.75. m en a ’ M onm outh. “hospital.” No one w as h u rt. (C ontinued on th e Supplement» Davis & Horn Next W eek the Itemizer Will Announce the “ T h e Reliable Homefurnishers” Biggest, Fairest and Best Subscription Contest Ever Held in Polk County. White Rotary Sewing Machines, new and second hand, one of the best Machines on the market today. Second hand machines, all kinds, $2 and up The Line th at has stood the test over a half-century and still leads. Ask your Mother or Grand mother about the Bridge & Beach Stoves. They have kept the pace. This Range sells for $ 50.00 Davenports and Couches th at will please you and at prices th at are reasonable. Come in and figure with us. We will take your old furniture in exchange for new We Buy, Sell and Exchange The Reliable Home Furnishers Davis & Horn Phone 20 DALLAS, ORE.