T h e P& per t h a t QiUes Y o u W h a f Y o u lA r& rv t -to R f& d
VOL. XXXIX.
“NO FLIES ON DALLAS”
Children Find Very Few Flies— List of Candi
dates--- Arbitration Committee Reports
Special Contest Offer Closes April 22 at 9 P. M.
Turn in Your Subscriptions---Miss Scott
of Dallas Leads
FIF TY THOUSAND
Extra
Votes for Ten
Subscriptions.
Yearly
* * * * * * * * *
T H E PRIZES
L o ttie Coon. S u m m it.................... 4,000
E liz a b e th W in t, B a lls to n ............. 5,040
R u th S im p so n , A ir lie .................... 8,640
■ live V. ils on, A ir lie ............................1000
A lice B u rch , R lc k r e a l! .................. 5,040
A n n a R id d erà, S u v e r .....................15,400
V e rd a W illiam so n , R i c k r e a l l ... 2,440
A F L Y L E S S TO W N .
Sm all N um ber of th e Insects
W ere Killed by Y outhful
S w atters.
T he principal th in g is to h u s
tle fo r supbscriptions. It does
not m a tte r how m any a re o u t
a fte r su bscribers, b u t it does
m a tte r
to
each
candidate
w h eth er th ey land th a t no n
su b scrib er who h as already
been canvassed by an o th er. You
can n o t g et every one, b u t by
careful and aggressive solicita
tion you can g et th e m ost of
them .
Keeping everlastingly
a t it will spell success. T he
q u itte r never g ets anyw here
w orth while. E very new su b
scrib er fo r one y ear co unts you
3000 votes, and it also co unts
on th e special offer now ru n
ning.
____________
DALLAS. OREGON. APRIL 16. 1914
ceive th ro u g h th e m a n u fa c tu re
and sale of fu rn itu re. T hey
m ade a m ission table fo r th e
bank, a bookcase and cab in et
for one of th e physicians, and
th ey now have an order fo r an
ice chest and a cabinet fo r a
d en tist and a w riting table and
set of chairs for one of th e
hotels. 1 be quality of th e w ork
tu rn ed o u t by the stu d en ts is
of such su p erior quality th a t
th e dem and h as increased u n til
th ey are now unable to fill all of
th e orders for th e ir p ro d u cts
w hich com e to them . T he m an -
ital train in g w ork is being done
under the direction of P rincipal
H. E. B arn h art.
] AR B ITR A TIO N C O M M IT T E E
Report Abel Uglow as Entitled
to $1500 for Sew er Site.
______
The arultratio(l com m ittee
selected to fix the value of the
| property belonging to Abel
ygiow, a t the east end of W ash-
ington street, o r ra th e r betw een
it alld C ourt 8treet> and desired
by
city as grounds for a
septic ta n k and sew er outlet, ■
repoited the result of th e ir f in d -,
¡ugs to the council Tuesday,
The com m ittee consisted of
Judge J. B. Teal, of Falls City,
appointed by the council, E. C.
K irkpatrick, nam ed by Mr. Ug
low, and Isaac Yoakum , agreed
HOME MADE EATS.
upon by the two o th e r m em bers
of the board of arb itratio n .
Ladies of W om an's Club to Give
The grounds desired consist
a B anquet Next W ednesday.
of an acre of Mr. Uglow's hop
yard, and a lot n ear H arry
Elsew here will be noticed th e B utz’s fru it dryer, 120x60 feet
m enu of a b an quet to be given in size. The com m ittee figured
next W ednesday evening a t th e the lot w orth $500, th e acre of
arm o ry by th e D allas W om an’s hop land $600, and m ade the
Club. Besides th e social p a rt price due Mr. Uglow $1500, they
of th e afTair, th e m ain object is thinking him entitled to $400 as
an organized effort for th e use dam ages to his adjoining prop
and sale of O regon-m ade goods erty by reason of having a septic
of all descriptions, to th e ex tan k and outlet in such close
clusion of th e im ported article. proximity.
W hat Oregon needs m ore th an
The Item izer does not concur
an y o th e r one th in g is to con with th eir findings and believes
sum e h er own products and not th a t m ore is being paid th an
be continually sending ea st for should be. Five hundred dol
th in g s th a t can ju st as well be lars for a lot so far o u t is too
raised here.
T he W om an’s m uch, and we believe th a t Mr.
Clubs of th e s ta te have tak en Uglow would find the w ater
th e m a tte r up a t th e initiative from the septic ta n k m ore ben
of sta te m a n u fa c tu rers and job eficial to the balance of his hop-
bers and intend by ban q u ets yard than a detrim ent. In oth ar
and publicity to ed ucate o u r j cities the m an is th o u g h t very
people along th a t line.
lucky who can get land so situ
One of th e g u ests at the b a n ated as to receive the ta n k and
quet will be Mrs. Edith T ozier sew er _____
refuse, | _ and from such
W eathered, a fluent sneaker, lands com es the finest vege-
and she will present the m a tte r | tables in the m arkets,
in a m uch b e tte r Hght th an we
can. T hose w ho m iss a tten d in g
CA ND ID ATES NUMEROUS.
th e banquet will re g re t it as
iNn® s -for Public Office Closed
inform ation will be gained of
in & ounty W ednesday Night.
practical benefit, besides th e en-
ioym ent of a spread th a t c <
The tim e for candidates to
not be eouailed anyw here o r by
any s ta te in th e union.
file th e ir d e d a i ations of candi
dacy to r public office in the
NOT TAXABLE.
county closed W ednesday even
ing a t 5 o ’clock. Below we
A ttorney G eneral Rules T h a t print a com plete list of those
C ontested K. K. Lands Should
who a re seking public favor:
not be Assessed.
F o r C o u n ty T re a s u r e r — F re d J. H ol
Flies a re a scarcity in Dallas
and th e ir m ark et value is high
G rand Prize.
—so m ething m ore th a n a cent
$200.00 in Gold.
apiece. At least th a t is th e
ra te a t w hich the Item izer pur
chased a q u an tity of th e little
District Prizes
in sects Tuesday.
(One fo r E ach D istrict)
Only five school children p a r
Two $80 D iam ond R ings
* Tw o $25 M erchandise O rders *
ticipated in the sw attin g co ntest
w hich th is paper in au g u rated
*
Tw o LaV alliers o r
*
last w eek, and th e com bined
*
Gold W atches
*
n um ber of “carcasses” tu rn ed
in by th ese five w as less th an
in o rd e r to give th e c o n te st
1200. All com plained th a t flies
a n ts in th e te rrito ry outside th e
w ere scarce and hard to find, al
city th e sam e a m o u n t of tim e to
th o u g h each had m ade a dili
w ork for th e e x tra votes as th e
gen t search for them and p er
girls in th e city, th e m a n a g e
m itted none to escape w hich
m en t will accep t all su b scrip
cam e w ithin th e ir reach.
tio n s m ailed before 9 o ’clock
Lillie H osch, 11 years old, re
G range Meets a t Oak Grove.
W ednesday night, April 22,1914,
siding a t 215 Ash street, and a t
W
ednesday,
April
8th,
the
b u t th e envelope o r pack ag e in
tending th e 6th grade a t the
w hich th e subscrip tio n s a re P olk C ounty P o m ona G range high school building,w as aw ard
se n t m u st b e a r th e p o stm a rk of m et in re g u la r session a t th e ed th e first prize of $5.00 and is
th e d ate an d h o u r m ailed, to Oak Grove hall, ; w ith about accordingly th e cham pion “fly
g e th e r w ith th e p o stm a ste r’s thirty-five m em ebrs from th e s w a tte r” of Dallas. H er record
n am e an d date, w ritten on th e various g ran g es of th e co unty of “dead and w ounded” totalled
in atte n d an ce. T he m orning 431. Lieb Riggs, 14 y ears old
outside of th e envelope.
T he rem ainin g days of th e w as devoted to th e general o r son of B arton Z. Riggs, secured
g re a t v o te-g ettin g offer will end d er of business, rep o rts of th e second prize, a seaso n ’s
w ith a w hirl, and if you expect g ran g e, com m ittees, etc. At base ball pass. His c o n trib u
to win you m u st w ork an d w ork noon a bounteous lunch w as tion w as 287. All th e o th er
hard. M ake every day, h o u r served by th e ladies of the Oak c o n te sta n ts fell below th e 100
an d m in u te count. W ork as Grove g range. T he aftern o o n m ark.
m an. re p u b lic a n ; H. ('h a s . D unsm ore,
re p u b lic a n ; Jo h n s o n E. R ic h te r, d em
you never w orked before, w ork w as given over to literary work.
T his speaks well for th e sa n
T
he
two
le
tte
rs
printed
below
o
w ith a d eterm in atio n to win A n u m b er of re citatio n s and ita ry conditions of Dallas, for relative to tn e O. & C. railroad c ra t.
F o r C o u n ty S u rv e y o r— E d w a id J.
one of th e prizes. Up to th e songs w ere rendered. B rothers w here th e re is no filth, th ere lanus a re self-explanatory. In j H im
es, d e m o c ra t: F re d M. S u v er,
H
uffm
an
and
Davis,
of
Union
p resen t tim e all c a n d id a te s’
will be no flies.
view ot the opinion oi th e A t d e m o c ra t; C. R. C anfield, re p u b lic a n :
county
w
ere
p
resen
t
and
gave
fo rd B. T a y lo r, d e m o c ra t; A. L.
ch an ces a re equal. No can d i
to rn ey G eneral, A ssessor M eyer S R and
ain es, re p u b lic a n .
d ate has enough votes in re som e in terestin g experiences
B erry-B urelbach.
will
not
assess
th
ese
lands
tnis
F
o
r
S h e riff— Jo h n W . O rr, rep u b ll
serve to a ssu re h e r of one of th e a s o rganizers. A n u m b er of
At the hom e of th e bride’s year, th u s saving th e county can; J. H e n ry Saver.v, d e m o c ra t W. J.
resolutions
w
ere
adopted,
chief
prizes. If you th in k you have
p arents, n e a r Perrydale, a t 12 several hundred dollars in costs whlte> d e m o c ra t, J. F. M o rriso n , dem -
and are willing to ta k e a chance ly along the line of good roads. o ’clock Sunday, April 12th,
ot extending and carry in g the c™}or commts.Kmer-C W. B eck ett,
on w inning, all rig h t, b u t if you A resolution w as adopted to th e | Miss M arguerite B urelback and sam
e 011 tile tax rolls, a d v e r t i S - re p u b lic a n ;J o h n S im p k in s, d e m o c ra t;
lose by a few votes, d o n ’t blam e effect th a t th e g ra n g e w as j Mr. Fred B erry w ere united in ing as delinquent, etc. Should G. A: M cC ullock, re p u b lic a n ; G eorge
stro
n
g
ly
opposed
to
bonding.
anybody b u t yourself.
th e holy bonds of m atrim ony. tne United S ta te s suprem e court C lanfleld. d e m o c ra t.
F o r C le rk — A sa B. RoblnBon, J r.,
D on’t lose hope in th e c o n te st In th e evening a n u m b er of new j Ju stic e H ardy H olm an, of Dal late r decide in lav o r of the rail
because som e one h as a few m em ebrs w ere in stru cted in las, officiated, using th e plain road com pany, u n d er th e s ta t d e m o c ra t; E. M. S m ith , rep u b lican .
th o u san d votes m ore th a n you. th e m ysteries of th e fifth de ring cerem ony. T hey w ere a t ute the assesso r can go back re p F u o b r lic C a n o . ro n e r— R obt. L. C h ap m an ,
b u t s ta rt in to w ork w ith ren ew gree. T he next re g u la r m eet- ! tended by Miss Eva B urelback five years, it necessary, and a s
F o r J u s tic e o f th e P e a c e — D allas
d is tr ic t, H. H o lm an , r e p u b lic a n ; F ra n k
ed energy, w ith th e d e te rm in a ing will be held a t oM no grange, and Albert Burelback, sister sess th e land.
M.
B eth el, re p u b lic a n . E o la d is tric t,
tion of w inning out. Give th e Lewisville, th e second W ednes and b ro th e r of th e bride. Mrs.
Dallas, Or., April 9, 1914.
F. L. W ood, re p u b lic a n . F a lls C ity
o th e r can d id ates th e fight of day in July. A special m eeting B erry is th e eldest d a u g h te r of A. M. C raw ford,
d is tr ic t, H. G. S tra y e r, re p u b lican .
th e ir lives— let th em know you is called fo r M onm outh the Mrs. G eorge W ohlford and
F o r C o n s ta b le — D allas d is tr ic t, Jeff.
Salem , Or.
D. B ev en s, d e m o c ra t; J o h n S. Ash-
a re in th e co n test to win. T he second W ednesday in May.
spent her whole life in P ortland
D ear S ir:— P lease advise m e ! haugli, re p u b lic a n . E o la d is tr ic t, Ja s.
low est can d id ate in th e race
until two years ago, when her a s to w h eth er th e G ran t lands Im lah , re p u b lic a n . F a lls C ity d is tric t,
could easily clim b to th e top— a
I T IS W HISPERED.
p aren ts m oved to n ear P erry - of th e O. & C. R ailroad Com G. M cM urpliy, re p u b lic a n .
few yearly sub scrip tio n s will
F o r C irc u it J u d g e -W e b ste r H olm es,
T h a t w e m ay expect seven dale. She is well and favorably pany in Polk co u n ty will be su b d e m o c ra t; H a r ry H. B e l t re p u b lic a n ;
give h er a good lead. T h e re is
known
as
a
young
lady
of
good
ject
to
assessm
en
t
fo
r
the
y
e
a
r
I
G.
O. H o lm an , re p u b lic a n .
n o t a can d id ate entered in the rain y S undays— m aybe.
T h at o u r rock c ru sh e r will lie qualities and pleasing disposi 1914. Owing to the decision of j
co n test b u t who h as a few
tion.. The groom is a stra n g e r Ju d g e W olverton I ain un d e
Surprise Party.
friends w ho would be only too idle th is y ear for th e first tim e here, b u t is said to be of pleas cided as to w h at to do in th e j
. In h o n o r of Mrs. Lulu Botorff,
in
its
history.
glad to help h e r win one of th e
T h a t th e m an w ith th e hoe is ing personality. Mr. and Mrs. m a tte r. A w aiting an early re who will leave soon for h er new
prizes. All th ey are w aiting for
hom e in W alla W alla Wn,, the
out. b u t close observation gen Berry left Monday on the a fte r ply, I am ,
is th e asking.
noon train for th e ir fu tu re
Y ours truly,
choir of th e M ethodist church
Since th e an n o u n c e m e n t of erally proves th a t he is th e old hom e in P ortland.
F. E. MEVER,
tendered h e r a reception last
th e c a n d id a te s’ in th e Item izer’s w om an.
C ounty A ssessor.
Fridav evening, following choir
T h a t a certain little g an g of
c o n te st th e re h a s been a m erry
Death of M. G. Green.
practice. Mrs. Botorff has for
ch ase for sub scrib ers and vote republico-dem s a re going to run
Salem , Or., April 14, 1914.
Malvin
G. Green died a t his j
several vears been soprano so
th
e
politics
of
th
is
co
u
n
ty
o
r
coupons by th e various can d i
hom e, a mile and a half so u th F. E. Meyer, C ounty A ssessor,
loist at (’ra c e M. E. ch u rch here,
d ates.
E verything indicates bust them selves trying.
Dallas, Or.
and she will be g reatly missed
T h a t th is th in g of talking w est of D allas S atu rd ay even
th a t it is going to be one of th e
D ear S ir:— R eplying to yours
m ost in te re stin g an d closely ab o u t w h at should be done to ing, April t l t h , a fte r an illness of th e 9th in sta n t, I beg to a d bv the choir and congregation,
of
only
a
few
days
w
ith
pneu
as she h as been a reg u lar a t
m
ake
th
e
com
m
unity
m
ore
co n tested cam paigns ever m ade
vise you th a t th e lands gran ted
in Oregon, n o t excepting som e p ro sperous does n o t get one m onia. He leaves a wife and to th e O regon and California ten d an t since com ing here.
T hose presen t w ere Mrs. Bot
of th e political b attles of fo rm er anyw here. T he th in g to do is one sm all son. Mr. Green w as
Com pany w ere declar-1 orff. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Zeller.
days w hen m en, both g re a t and to do it. As H ubbard says: bom in H orseheads, N. Y., in Railroad
“W here th e didder is th e re are Septem ber, 1859. Services were ed by Judge W olverton to be Mrs. McNicol, Mrs. W. L. Tooze,
n e a r-g re at, w ere in th e field.
held a t th e hom e T uesday a fte r forfeited on th e ground of non- ] Jr.. Misses E dna M orrison, |
H ow ever, th is co n test differs th e diddings.”
noon, conducted by Rev. Vine, com pliance with th e term s of Buena Fiske. R oxana Fiske,
from th e old political g am es in
of D ayton. Burial w as in th e th e g ra n t. T his case h as been Ada L ongnecker, Arline Ben- |
Colonel Bob in Dallas.
th a t th e b a ttle is free from p er
appealed to th e United S ta te s nett, F ran ces Dempsev. Goldie
Colonel “Bob” Miller, one of I. O. O. F. cem etery.
sonal strife and anim osity. T he
circuit co urt of appeals and Vaughn. M essrs .J C. Uglow.
young ladies w ho a re a fte r th a t th e five candidates fo r th e dem
pending the decision of this Ed. Dunn. B. A. Downey, Claire
M anual T raining Pays.
$200 in gold, th e diam ond rings o cratic nom ination for governor
court, th e lands in question Snyder, M erril B arbur, A. L. '
T
he
m
anual
train
in
g
work
of
o
f
O
regon,
w
as
in
D
allas
Friday
an d o th e r prizes a re th e m er
would not be su b ject to ta x a Ixm gnecker, Rev. E dgar W
riest and b e st n atu red coterie m eeting th e voters. Mr. Miller th e Falls City high school is \ tion.
a sse rts th a t he will poll a heavy proving quite profitable to the
Miles, Rev. G. H. B en n ett and
im aginable.
Yours very truly,
vote in M ultnom ah co u n ty and i d istrict, a s well as to th e boys
W. R. Howe.
A. >!. CRAWFORD.
s i l l run well in o th e r sections o* j w ho are ta k in g the course.
District No. 1.
J. L. Blodgett sta te s th a t the
T his is show n by a rep o rt m ade .
th
e
sta
te
.
“
I
have
lived
in
six
A ttorney G eneral.
Name
Votes
article published recen tly in a
Naida Scott, Dallas...................... 24.660 counties in th e s ta te ,” said Mr. to S uperin ten d en t of Public In-
Salem paper th a t th e new brie!:
D istributing Taxes.
Ada I.on(meeker, Dallas. ...........2;.'»## Miller, "and believe m y wide stm e tio n C hurchill by A ssistant
Arlene Bennett. Dallas............... 9.140 personal acq u a in ta n ce will as- I S ta te S up erin ten d en t F ran k K.
C ounty
T re a su re r
T racy block going up on Main street
Miss Annie Anderson. D a lla s... 1.000 1 stst m e in th e cam paign. I ran Welles, w ho recently m ade an S ta a ts is n u ttin g considerable was ow ned by J o h n rm e c k
District No. 2.
Lenna Keyt, Perrydale................19.940 I fo r con g ress in 1890. am a fo r official visit to th is school. Falls m oney in circulation th ese da vs. was erroneous. Mr. Blodgett
I.nlu Qulvey, Independence.. . . 10..* 10 m er m em ber of th e low er hotisc City is a lum bering tow n and On one dav last week he dis is the ow ner of th e new building
Ruth Dennett, Crowley.............. *,760 of th e O regon legislature, w as th e high school boys seem to trib u ted th ro u g h th e e o u r ’
and Mr. F raeck h a s th e building
Phlna Anderson. Ballston.......... 3.940 1 re g iste r of th e U. S. land office ta k e n atu ra lly to wood work. su p erin ten d en t. $ 32 . 0 bn of th 1 cr .tract. Mr. B lodgett will oc
Ida M. Strong, Monmouth.......... 9.640
T he cupy the low er floor with a
Leonella Smith. Buena V ista ... 7.140 fo r fo u r years, ran for a tto rn e y A lthough th e ir original equip com m on school fund.
e’en e ra 1 in 1902. am an ex-pres m ent consisted of only a few sam e day Mr. S ta a ts also mailed shooting gallery and tobacco
Lena Snyder, Buena Vista..........0.00
Opal Wallace. Black Rock.......... 7.SS0 ident of th e O regon P ioneer As- i hand tools, th ey have m ade 11 j out d rafts for *23 363.18 of store, to replace th e one recent
Dorothy Portwood. Monmouth. 5.120 s e d a tio n and fo r seven years 1 w ork benches and are c o n sta n t- , special school district funds, ly destroyed by fire, and the
Prances Donaldson. Ruena Vista 7.150
Genera Crrderman. Buena Vista 4,00 w as president of th e G radstone lv adding to th e ir equipm ent and $ 9 , 624.66 of special city second sto ry will be fitted up
for office room s.
w ith th e m oney w hich th ey re- , levies.
Bryl Roblnaon. Independence. 4,040 C h a u ta q u a.”
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NO. 20
Davis & Horn
"The Reliable Homefumishers”
Linoleums, Carpets and Rugs
Prices Always Right
Special Prices on Matting Rugs
9 x 12
9x9
at
at
$ 3 .5 0
$2.50
Computing Scales
The very latest make at a bargain
Stoves and Ranges
Turn in your old stove on a new up-to-date
Range, we guaratee every one.
«
Back of the store
Watering Trough on corner WASH1NGTCM
and MAIN.
Restroom in the Store.
YOU ARE WELCOME
Duntly Polish Mops, I qt. Polish $1.7!
Duntly Vacuum Cleaner - - - - $7.5(
We will not say how long this price on th<
Duntley Cleaner will last.
Remember:-we Buy Sell and Ex
change Everything in the Furni
ture line and many other things.
Call in and look around.
j
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Home
Fumicherà
Phone 20
DALLAS,
ORE.