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DALLAS W ILL S T A R T
1914
With a 510.00J Hospital.
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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
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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
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Furnishers
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DALLAS,
ORE.