Pel-gouty Observer
J. C. HAYTER,
KDITOH AND PUBLISHER
Published Weekly at One Dollar per
Strictly in Advunce.
Yeai
DALLAS, OREGON, AUGUST 7, 1903
The way to build up Dallas is to pat
ronize Dallas people.
THE PROSPERITY WAVE
Seldom does the second half of a
calendar year open with such
promise for the country as does
that which begins this morning
In New York City in the next few
days $147,000,000 will be distrib
uted in dividends and interest by
the big corporations centering
there. A considerable addition wil
be made to this total by Boston
Philadelphia, Chicago, St. Louis
and the other big centers. That
$147,000,000 which New York is to
disburse is by far the largest sum
which has been distributed at the
" beginning of a half year. The
amount which was given out at the
opening of January,' six months
ago, was $138,000,000, which broke
all records along to that time. It
is presumed that the exhibits made
bv other business centers will also
surpass all previous records by
them. All this, however, has been
expected, and its occurrence does
not attract any special attention
In all departments of business
activity the record is high. The
railroads of the country which re
ported for June showed a gain in
gross earnings amounting to a little
over 10 per cent in excess of their
income in the same time in 1U02.
The record was equally flattering
for the greater part of the half
year. Every month has shown a
gain over the corresponding time
in 1902. It must be remembered
that this gain of 10 per cent for the
railroads in June over the same
time in 1902- means an immense
expansion, for the same roads in
June last year made a gain over
1091 and 1900. The government's
record, too, for the half year is good,
the surplus for the entire fiscal
year which ended yesterday being
in the neighborhood of $51,000,000.
The output of gold thus far in 1903
is so large that a gain for the entire
year over the big figures ot lw2 is
' confidently looked for. Bank clear
ings also, despite the great decline
in speculation as compared with a
year ago, keep up to-very high hg
urea. In all the important depart
ments of activity there is a notable
expansion. The reports of gams in
every department of business come
as a pleasing supplement to the
records of Hood disaster which
were frequent a few weeks ago.
Crop reports on the whole, are
favorable and these will have an
important influence over the busi
ness situation in the second half of
the year. Gold has been going out
of the country in considerable vol
ume in the first half of 1903, but
nobody took notice of it at the
time, or cared anything about it.
The treasury's gold hoard is at the
highest notch ever reached, and
the tendency, in general, is up
ward. The wheat yield of 1903 will
be the largest in the history of the
country except in one year, and
some of the authories are figuring
that that big record will be beaten
Corn, in spite of the lateness of the
season, promises well. Oats, rye
and hay, though below the highest
record, have each made a good
yield. Moreover, the commercial
failures will be smaller, in the ag
gregate losses, than they were in
1902. More business is being done
at this time than was done last
year, and it is being done under
better conditions. In the region
commercially tributary to St. Louis
the exhibit has been especially good
lor the half year. An indication
of the expansion in that locality
Arkansas, Oklahoma, the Indian
Territory and 1 exas can be seen
by the figures of railroad construc
tion, which are ahead of those of
the States of the rest of the coun
try, as they also were a year ago.
The half a year which has just
ended was the beet which the coun
try has seen in an industrial way
and the six months which open to
!ay promise to improve on that
record. at. Louis Globe-Democrat,
The big Itingling circus will be In
Salem on Wednesday, August 26.
We use only the very best material
in our pastry and cakes, lliggs'
bakery.
Catarrh
la constitutional disease.
It originates in scrofulous condliion c
the blood and depends on that condition.
It often causes beadarhe and dizitnes
?mp;tlrt the taste, smell and hearing,
.'eels the vocal organs, disturbs the stomal'
It is always radically and pernuii.' r1
rured by the blood-purifylnj;, clui.iv
:.nj tonic action of
Hood's Scrsaparilk
This preat medicine has wrought the tuos
wonderful cures ot all diseases depeudiut
on scrofula or the scrofulous habit.
Governor Chamberlain's action
in commuting the sentence of
William P. Peacock from death to
life imprisonment is gratifying to a
large number of people who have
followed the case from the time
when public attention was first
attracted to the condition of the
unfortunate cripple. The opinion
of the physicians called upon by
the Governor, stating unanimously
that Peacock was insane and irres
ponsible at the time of killing
Alexander S. Kerr, leaves no .ques
tion as to the propriety of the
Governor's action. The Governor,
people, and newspapers generally
have wisely distinguished this case
from that of the frequent "insanity
dodge," and have recognized Pea
cock's case as one properly calling
for executive clemency.
LARGE SURPLUS ON HAND
City Treasurer's Report Shows Dallas
Finances to be In Prosperous
Condition.
That the finances of the city of
Dallas are being well handled and
managed is shown by the fact that the
cash balance In the treasury for the
year ending July 31 is larger than at
any like time in the last ten or fifteen
years, or probably In the history of
the town. The report of City Treasurer
W. G. Vassall, submitted to the coun
cil Monday evening, shows that the
amount on hand August 1, after pay
ing all outstanding warrants, was
over $1500. The balance has been
growing steadily for the past two
years, notwithstanding the fact that a
large amount of money has been spent
for improvements during that time.
Councilman A. B. Mulr's plan Mon
day evening to set aside $500 of this
surplus toward the payment of the
City Hall debt of $2500 met the ap
proval of every member of the board,
and it is probable that this amount
will be loaned to help offstaud the
Interest on the Hall bonds. It is be
lieved by the council that if a sinking
fund is created now the annual inter
est paid by the city will be materially
reduced, and that there will be ample
funds on hand to pay off the bonds
when the same fall due three years
hence.
Mayor Hayter presided over the
session of the - council, which lasted
until 10:30 o'clock. The councilmen
present were Bolt, Cosper, Muir and
Fuller; absent, Williams, Shaw and
Boals.
The quarterly reports of the Mar
shal. Auditor and Treasurer were
read and referred to the Finance Com
mittee. The receipts for the quarter
in all three offices were heavy.
Claims against the city were allowed
as follows :
M. D. Coulter, sprinkling streots $6.00
C. A. Black, hauling gravel 6.40
j; J. Williams, salary 13.85
J. E, Richter, labor 2.25
Wm. Kersey, labor 1.50
J. M. Grant, salary and fees 36.00
M. D. Ellis, electric lights 129.15
An ordinance to amend the saloon
license ordinance was read first time.
This amendment provides that all
licenses shall be paid for a poriod of
six months instead of three months as
at present, and that the penalty for
violating certain provisions of the
ordinance, such as soiling liquor to
minors, or permitting minors to fre
quent a saloon, shall be iucreased to
a forfeiture of license.
Councilman Mulr brought up the!
matter of setting aside $500 of the
general fund of the city to the City
Hall fund, and on motion of Council
man Cosper the finance committee
was instructod to ascertain the rate of
interest that can bo had for this sum
for a period of three years.
An ordinance providing for the con
struction of a new sidewalk on the
south and west sido of the M. E.
Church property was ordered drawn.
The Auditor was instructed to notify
E. 11. Tuttlo, D. J. Itiley, M. E.
Church South, Adventist Church and
Mrs. Mary Savage that the coun
cil will sit August 17, at 7 :30 o'clock
to hear and determine objections and
remonstrances to the building of cer
tain sidowalk adjoining their respec
tive promises.
The Street Commissioner was order
ed to notify the trustees of the
Christian Church to repair the walks
around the church property by re
placing all broken planks.
The next meeting of the council
will be hold Monday, August 17.
WILL 00 TO WASHINGTON
E. S. Piper Elected a Delegate to
Railway Mall Clerks' Convention.
E. S. Piper, mail agout on the
Dallas-Portland passenger train, has
been elected a delegate to the 28th
annual convention of the U. S. Kail
way Mail Service Mutual Benefit
Association, to bo held in Washington,
D. C, on September 15.
The election is one of considerable
importance, when the fact is taken in
to consideration that the district from
which Mr. Piper is elected embraces
all the territory in the United States
west of the Rocky mountains, and
also Alaska and the Hawaiian
Islands. There are only two delegates
from this district Mr. Piper and a
gentleman from Los Angeles.
Mr. and Mr. riper will leave for
Washington early in September, and,
after the adjournment of the con
vention, will make an extended tour
of the Eastern States.
Xu-To-Vm for nrty Cents.
Guaranteed tobacco babit cnr. makes weak
moo uv. Mod pur, too U. JUi druggist
fflSRM
El.
Marriage is very largely an accident.
T h mud fli mpn nr women set UD a
standard of manly or womanly excellence
and choose by it. in most cat peopie
become engaged as the result of pro
pinquity rather than because of any deep
rooted preference.
And so it often
happens that the
wife enters uj?an
the obligations of
maternity just as
thoughtlessly as
she entered on the
marriage relation,
because no one
has warned her
of the dangers she
faces. ,
Thousands of
women become
invalids for lack
of knowledge of
themselves. It is
to this large body
of women that Dr.
Pierce's Favorite
PrBBir1ntial1
comes as a priceless boon, because it
cures womanly ills.
"Favorite Prescription" establishes
regularity, dries weakening drains, heals
inflammation and ulceration and cures
female weakness. It makes weak women
strong, sick women well.
"After my finit child was born," writes Mrs.
Jordan Stout, of Fawcettgap, Frederick Co., Vo..
my health was very poor for a long time, and
last winter I was so bad with pain down in back
1 could hardly move without great suffering.
My husband got me a bottle of Dr. Pierce's Fa
vorite Prescription and a vial of his ' Pleasant
I'ellets.' which I used as directed. In four days
I was greatly relieved, and now, after using the
medicine Hire? months. I seem to be entirely
well. I can't see why it is that there are so
many suffering women when there is such an
casv war to be cured. I know your medicuies
are'the best in the world."
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets the fa
vorite family laxative. One 'Pellet a
laxative, two ' Pellets ' a cathartic dose.
COURT HOUSE NOTES
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Alex Courter et ux to C E Dill et ux,
tract in Block M, lot 3, Falls City, $75.
Corabel E White to Elizabeth P
Starbuck, 220 acres, 1 7 s, r 3 w, $250.
I. cy and I Claggett to G A Sperl
incr. east one-half lots 5 and 6, block
1, Hill's Independence, $600.
George Claggett et ux to G A Sperl
ing, tract in lots 5 and 6, block 1,
Hill's Independence, $600.
3 G VanOrsdel et ux to W C Mc-
Clure, 160 acres, 1 8 s, r 7 w, $1.
H W Bancroft et ux to W C McClure,
160 acres, t 8 s, r 7 w, $2500.
Lucy L Whiteaker to Asa B Taylor,
tracts in Hill's Independence, $1.
Elbert A Mann et ux to J W Hod
son, 240 acres, 1 6 s, r 4 w, $3000.
W O Hembree et ux to W N Boots,
part of lot 4, block 11, Monmouth,
$250.
U S Grant et ux to Thomas Elliott,
20 by 72 feet, block 14, Dallas, $30.
Wm Elliott et ux to Thomas Elliott,
lot C, block 14, Miller'srLaCreole Hd
add to Dallas, $5.
Thomas Elliott et ux to 3 W Crider,
20 by 72 feet, block 14, Dallas ; also,
lot C, block 14, Miller's LaCreole Hd
add to Dallas, $500.
D P Stouffer et ux to H V Gates,
north one-half lots B and C, block 9,
Miller's LaCreole Hd add to Dallas,
$150.
N I Patterson to J W Crider, 5.50
acres, 1 7 s, r 6 w, $50.
J J and F O Kau to H H and C L
McSherry, 160 acres, 1 9 s, r 6 w, $1000.
O & C R It Co to Louis Gerlinger,
80 acres, t 8 s, r 7 w, $300.
Lucy L Whiteaker, administratrix,
to Asa B Taylor, tracts in Hill's Inde
pendence, $1200.
Salem Improvement Company to
C K Bentley, lots 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10,
block B, West Salem, $190.
COMMISSIONERS' COURT.
In the matter of appointing road
supervisors it is ordered that all per
sons now acting in the capacity of
road supervisors bo appointed to fill
such positions until the January
term, 1904, and that the Road Master
now acting hold his position until
such time, and that new bonds be
given.
Bids for the repair of the Flannery
bridge were received as follows :
C F Royal & Son . .$215.00
L E Braley 198.00
Ira Mehrling 164.00
The bid o.f Ira Mehrling was accept
ed. CLAIMS ALLOWED
A W Docksteador, road acct. . .$ 39 60
RBrunk, same 8 00
WE Martin, same 30 33
Williams & Gosser, same 3 75
J B Nunn, juryman. 2 80
Glass & Prudhomme, supplies. 84 83
T J Butler, courthouse acct. ... 4 00
Mrs F M Collins, circuit court. 29 55
A D Pettyjohn, bridge acct. . . . 1 25
Western Clay Co., supplies. . . . 19 20
L E Braley, bridge acct 198 00
C F Royal & Son, same 620 00
Fred Hebding, mdse. . .' 7 50
M D Ellis, electric lights 15 00
W F Nichols, salary 65 00
E V Dalton, same 62 60
Milo Woods, same 40 00
CL Starr, same 83 33
D G Meador, pauper acct 8 00
Mrs M A Brown, same 2 50
Guy Bros., mdse.. 515
C G Coad, postaere 21 20
Enterprise, publishing 1 00
Craven & Sons, supplies 2 21
F S Wilson, pauper acct 6 00
Mrs M A Tetherow. same 7 00
J T Ford, salary and expense.. 138 23
U S Loughary, same 146 44
Ivie Bros, road acct. . 4 05
Pedec Lumber Co., same 40 33
L Ground, salary 1160
F E Myer, same 81 00
Mrs F E Myer, same 67 50
DYSPEPSIA CAN BE CURED BT uln
Acker's Dysgepsi Tblets. One 1UU
Tablet will glvi Immediate relief or money
refunded. Sold In handsome tin boxes
at 13 cents. Belt Che'irtngton. Dallas,
Oregon.
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Watches
Clocks
Jewelry
Optical Goods
Kodaks & Photo Supplies
All Goods Fully Guaranteed
Prices lowest consistent
with quality
PFENNIG
JEWELER & OPTICIAN
Wilson Block, Dallas
A Huston, same 65 00
AW Fink, same............... 75 00
Observer, printing.. 7 90
Ira Mehrling, road acct 12 00
WEMartin, same 26 08
C E Huntley, pauper acct 17 50
T 3 Fryer, same 25 00
J A Tate, road acct...:... 29 75
L D Daniel, painting 108 60
OF Royal & Son, road acct.... 105 00
V O Boots, insurance 96 00
T B Huntley, road acct 583 06
GAR Post, indiorant soldiers. . 20 00
HLVeasie, road acct 2 07
R R Riggs, same... 63 25
Obituary.
Mrs. Eliza M. Critchlow died at the
home of her son David Critchlow, in
Dallas Thursday, July 23, 1903. Her
maiden name was Eliza Galbrcath,
and she was born in Freeport, Pa.,
April 26, 1816. She lived 18 years in
Indiana, 5 years in Kansas, and
year in California. The family came
from Kansas to Oregon in 1877. She
was married to Joseph Critchlow on
April 6, 1837. This union was biased
with six sons and two daughters. The
husband, one son and two daughters
preceded her to the grave. The sur
viving children are: ' Robert Critch
low, of Baker City, Oregon ; Benjamin
Critchlow, of San Jose, California;
Samuel Critchlow, of Cottage Grove,
Oregon ; William Critchlow, of Airlie,
Oreeron. and David Critchlow, of
Dallas, Oregon. Mrs. Critchlow was
converted to the Christian faith at the
age of 18 years, and united with the
Baptist church. She remained a stead
fast Christian to the day of her death,
her faith and joy in the Lord being
the means of great grace not only to
herself, but to those who cared for and
visited her. The funeral services
were conducted by Rev. A. A. Winter,
and Interment took place in the Smith
cemetery near Lewisville.
Card of Thanks.
Having sold our meat market to
Messrs. Jones & Hout, we take this
method of thanking our customers,
one and all, for the generous patron
age accorded to us, and to bespeak for
our successors a continuance of the
same liberal treatment
Very truly,
John Castle,
C. E. Shaw.
BRIGHT'S DISEASE.
The largest sum ever paid for a pre
scription, changed hands in San Fran
cisco, August SO, 1901. The transfer in
volved in coin and stock $112,500.00 and
was paid by a party of business men for
a specific for Bright's Disease and Dia
betes, hitherto incurable diseases.
They commenced the serious investi
gation of the specific Nov. 15, 1900.
They interviewed scores of the cured
and tried it out on its merits by putting
over three dozen cases on th treatment
and watching them. They also got phy
sicians to name chronic, incurable cases,
and administered it with the physicians
for judges. Up to Aug. 25, eighty-seyen
per cent of the test cases were either
well or progressing favorably.
There being but thirteen per cent of
failures, the parties were satisfied and
closed the transaction. The proceedings
of the investigating committee and the
clinical reports of the test cases were
published and will be mailed free on ap
plication. Address John J. Fulton
Company, 420 Montgomery St., San
Francisco, Cal.
Dyspepsia Curo
Digests what you eat
This preparation contains all of th
digestants and digests all kinds of
food. It gives Instant relief and never
tails to cure. It allows you to eat all
the food you want. The mostsensitlw
stomachs can take it. By Its use many
thousands of dyspeptics bave been
cured after everything else failed. It
prevents format ion or pad on im siom
ach, relieving all distress aftr eating;
Dieting unnecessary. Pleasant to take.
St can't help
Jtil u$ you jSvu
loured only by E.O. PfWjtt ACo., I blcao
ae H. buttie contains Wua Uitt Wo. sua,
BELT & CHEKRINGTON,
Slate Hormal School
MONMOUTH, OREGON
Training Sehool for Ter chers' courses ar
ranged especially for training teachers for
all brunches of the profession. Most approv
ed methods for graded and ungraded work
taught in actual district school. The demand
for graduates of this school far exceeds the
supply. The Training Department, which
consists of a nine-grude public school of
about 250 pupils, Is well equipped In all its
branches, including music, drawing and
physical training. The Normal course is the
bent and qniekeiit wav to a Bute certiticate.
Fall terra opens September '1. For cata
logue or information, address
E. D.
V. BUTLER,
Secretary
EESSLER,
President
or J. B.
FOUR
Bargains
FIRST:
General Merchandise Store to
trade for a first-claes, up-to-date
farfn, worth $15,000 or up.
Will give or take difference.
SECOND:
160 acre farm, well improved,
and located on the coast, to
trade for a valley farm. Will
give or take difference.
THIRD:
3 good farms to rent, one cash
rent, others grain rent.
FOURTH:
Good farm for sale at $15 per
acre. .
FOR PARTICULARS ADDRESS
Cooper & Hurley
REAL E8TATE O FFIOE
Independence, - -
IF
a woman is in love,
That's Her Business.
If a man is in love,
That's His Business. .
But if they are both in love,
and want a wedding ring,
That's My Business!
C. II. MORRIS,
JEWELER and
...... OPTICIAN
Hon. H. V. Gates came up from
Hillsboro, Tuesday, and has a force
of men unloading a shipment of
water pipe and other water-works
material on his lot south of the depot.
He has the ground staked off for a
workshop, and carpenters will begin
work on the building in a few days.
The big shipments of pipe will begin
to arrive next week, and from that
time on construction of the water
works will be rushed at a lively rate.
inrs mm
OAFS'
Biggest Bars
In Town For
A Nickel..
You can't afford
to buy elsewhere
Main St., Dallas, Ore.
Harness ad
SADDLES.
I have just received a Fine New Stock
of Harness and Saddles and invite you
to call and examine them as to style,
workmanship and price. I have the
finest line of saddles ever shown in Polk
county. They are strictly "down-to-date"
in every respect.
HORSE BLANKETS
A big assortment prices according to
qualify all fitted with "Double Sur
cingles," a new feature which every
horseman will readily appreciate. Come
and Bee them.
HARXESS OIL, Best Grade,
WHIPS and ROBES.
Frank A. Stiles
MAIN ST.. DALLAS, ORE.
m$ ttom tm test 25 years, wenrro Annual talcs over oss gZ a Half tlZLca
t ctU:s. Does tiis record cf cent cpeal to you ? Uq Cere, Uo Pay, 50c
E&dosed wk& every Settle is Tea Cent, ptckez of Crow's Clock Koot, Liver PIs.
I
Shirt Waists,
Ladies' Meek wear,
Slimmer Iress 4oods
and the like are going to be sold and out of the way
befor
Do you want your
share of these?
A
EIEIBE
That prices cut no figure.
In a ease like this it is not
34 cents and up.
We are going
to sell them
ELLIS &. KEYT
Main
DALLAS
yANORSDEi,
DEAIiEHS IN.
IReal
YOU WILL FIND IT TO
YOUR ADVANTAGE TO LI8T YOUR
PROPERTY WITH US.
ROOM 1, (upstairs) Wilson Building, Dallas, Ore.
WAQNER BROS.
CARRY A COMPLETE LINE OF
Single Shovel Plow?, Double Shovel Plows, Wing Shovel
Plow?, Five-Tooth Cultivators, Disc Cultivators, Peg Tooth
Harrows, Spring Tooth Harrows, Disc Harrows, reversible
with Extension Head. :::::::::::::
All kinds of Plows, Harrows, Cultivators and everything needed to
cultivate a hopyard or orchard.
COR. OAK and MAIN STREETS.
CENTRAL MARKET
Haldeman & Murrell, Prop'rs. .
FRESH AND SALT MEATS
of All Kinds.
Fish, Game and Chickens
ICE FOR SALE.
Farmers will find it to their advantage to
bring us their Poultry and Eggs, as we pay
the highest cash price for same at all times.
EAST SIDE OF
Dallas,
Grove's Tasteless CiiiH Tonic
GOO
erne cioui
Street
OREGON
Hayes & Co.
Estate
FARMS, STOCK RANCHES,
TIMBER LANDS and CITY PROPERTY.
UL,L,AO, VJKCUV71.
HAIN STREET
Oregon.