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About Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 4, 1903)
r Ipolfi Count? bscrvc The Presbytery of the Willamette will meet in Independence, October 6, Rev. W. T. Wardle, pastor of the Presbyterian Church, was a Portland visitor this week. Communion services will be held at the Piesbyterian Church next Sunday morning. W. T. Waedle, Pastor, Henry Howe, a prominent business man of Whatcom, Wash., arrived in Dallas on a business visit this week, Elegant designs and patterns in tableware at Meiser & Meiser's. The handsomest line of China dishes ever brought to Dallas. Professor T." A. Hayes, formerly principal of the Independence public school, has been elected superin tendent of the Albany schools. Mr. Seth, who has built a neat dwelling house on the lot south of Amos Holman's property, moved his family here from Dayton this week, Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Kimball, of Salem, are camping in Dallas, down near the prune dryer, and will remain here until the crop from Mr. Kimball's big orchard north of town is taken care of. ' . J. It. Hubbard s Handsome new cottage on Eailroad street is nearing completion. "It will be occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Hubbard, who will move down from Suver some time in the Fall. T. A. Riggs now has charge of both warehouses in Dallas, and desires to announce that he will receive hops on storage. Hop growers will do well to see him at once, as both houses will be crowded this year. The giants from the athletic field will meet at Portland during the big Fall Carnival, September 14 to 26 in clusive, and lovers of athletic events will 'have an opportunity to see the big fellows contest for prizes. The latest victim of a gopher-gun accident is W. P. Ireland, a prominent farmer of Monmouth. His hand was badly - mangled, but will not be permanently injured. The Ireland family ' has been peculiarly un fortunate with guns, two of the sons having lost a hand, each by shotgun accidents. - Dr. J. F. Fried rich, who has been practicing dentistry in Dallas for the past two years, left this week for Astoria, where he will follow his pro fession. The Doctor is a skillful dentist, and a clever gentleman as well, and his many friends here will wish him abundant success in his new location. The Board of Equalization for Polk County will be in session in the office of County Clerk Loughary all of next -week. II you. hava any..-kickcQmlns . on your assessment, this will be the proper time and place to register It. The members of the Board are County Judge J. E. Sibley, Assessor Frank Myer and County Clerk U. S. Loughary. . .( Mrs Ina Smith, of Lyle, Wash., is visiting her parents in Dallas. Bee the Dallas & Falls City rail road s new time card in another column of this paper. President E. D. Res&lor, of the State Normal School at Monmouth, attended the teachers' institute at Hood River, Boyd Mendenhall left Monday morn ing for. Astoria, where he goes to accept a position in a store. Sheridan Sun. George Howe, local agent of the Southern Pacific Company at Sheri dan, is visiting his father, Zach Howe, in Seattle. The Newberg creamery paid out in checks something over $1000 for butter fat, at 25 cents per pound, in July, says the Graphic. Mrs. urace nan, a clever news paper correspondent of Buena Vista, has been called to the editorial staff of the Corvallis Gazette. , jur. and Mrs. j. w. under and son, Walter, who have been visiting rela tives in Dallas for the past month, left for their home in San Jose, Cali fornia, Saturday. Will Bryant, who has been spending the Summer at the home of his mother in Falls City, left this week for Moro, Sherman county, where he will again take charge of the public school.. By taking three races straight, the Reliance clearly proves her superior ity over Sir Thomas Lipton's Sham rock III, and keeps the cup on this side of the Atlantic. Mrs. H. V. Gates and daughter, Helen, who have been camping with Mr. Gates at Canyon Creek, left for their home in Hillsboro, Saturday Mr. Gates went to Eastern Oregon on a business trip, Monday, but will re turn to Dallas the first of next week and remain here until the water-works are completed. Miss Bertha Collins' new millinery stock is arriving, and the streets hats are being placed on display. The regular Fall opening will not be held until later in the season, probablv after the close of hop-picking. Miss Collins is fortunate in securing the services of a trimmer who has had many years of experience in the largest millinery establishments of San Francisco and Portland, and many delightful surprises in the latest creations of the art are in store for the ladies who call on the opening day. U. S. Grant returned home from Hot Lake, Union county, Tuesday. He says that Mrs. Grant is improving in health right along, and that there is now scarcely a trace of the rheuma tism left which made her an invalid for over a year. The baths and medi cal treatment administered at the Sanatanum have jiad. .a jpotent effect in her case, and hundreds of other sufferers have been benefited by the curative properties of the water. The head physician at the Sanatarium is Dr. Thomas Phy, a former Polk county boy. ' Dr. and Mrs. E. J. Howard visited friends in Salem, Sunday. Mrs. Edgar J. Bryan went to Falls City, Monday, to remain for several days. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Dunn and Dee Dunn arrived home from Newport, Saturday, Hon. T. J. Hayter left on Monday for a week's visit to Seattle and other Sound points. W. L. Jackson, school superinten dent of Linn county, was a Dallas visitor, Monday. Miss Lutie Neal, of McMinnville, is a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Shultz. Simon Bittner, a former student of Dallas College, was up from Portland on a visit this week. Jiiamcnootawa nas propnesied a hard winter. Get a heater from Guy Bros., and be comfortable. Messrs G. G. Bingham and A. O. Condit, prominent attorneys of Salem, transacted business in the Polk county court, Tuesday. Portland's big Fall Carnival, Sep tember 14 to 26 inclusive, is given this year under the auspices of the Mult nomah Amateur Athletic Club. Chas. E. Dant, the well-known timber buyer, formerly of Lansing, Michigan, but now living in Port land, was in Dallas the first of the week. Everv dav will be a special day at Portland's big Fall Carnival, Septem ber 14 to 26 inclusive, and it is safe to say that it will be largely attended from this section. The W. W. Johnson Lumber Com pany began the work of enlarging the log pond at the Dallas sawmill this week. A largo force of men and teams is employed, and dirt is being moved at a rapid rate. Oscar L. Carter, of Dayton, has purchased the C. C. Poling residence property in the Ellis addition, and will move his family to Dallas in the near future. Mr. Carter will probably en caere in business of some kind in this city. The Southern .Faclnc company is putting its traek on Church street in excellent shape. All the old ties are being removed, and the weeds growing between the rails and at the sides of the track are being cleared out and burned. Section Foreman Heinrich informs us that he has instructions to continue the work until the line is thoroughly improved from one end of town to the other. Portland's laurels are in danger. Her prestige as a web-foot metropolis The Dallas Flouring Mill quotes wheat at 76 cents. Mrs. unaries uarter, or Kenwood, is visiting relatives in Dallas. Most of the threshing crews will finish the season's run this week. L. E. Braley, the well-known bridge contractor, was iu froin BueU yester day. The new building on Mill street, to be occupied by F. J. Chapman's carpet department, is nearing completion Miss Edna Raymond, who has been visiting at the home, of her uncle, T. B. Hill, returned to her home in Portland, Monday. " Miss Hallie Reynolds, of McMinn ville, visitod at .the home of her parents, Prof, and Mrs. W. I. Reynolds, over Sunday. Charles McDevitt returned from his mines in the Cascade mountains this week. He expresses Jhituself as well pleased with the progress being made in the development work. J. C. Shultz and Charles H. Mc- Manus have purchased the Bureau saloon in Ashland. They took charge of the property last week. Mr. Shultz will move his family .to Ashland the latter part of this month. Service on Rural Mail Route No. 1, leading from Dallas into the Smith- field country, began Tuesday. . The carrier, John Shaw, leaves Dallas at 12 :30 p. m., and finishes his trip of 20 miles at about 6 o'clock in theevening. Mrs. H. E. Kozer and sister, Mrs. Annie Ayers, returned this week from San Francisco, where they attended the Grand Army reunion. After the close bf the reunion, they visited many points of interest in the Golden State. The ladies enjoyed a delightful trip. ' Harry Seymour closed a highly suc cessful term of school at Hebo, Tilla mook county, last week. School Superintendent C. L. Starr, of Polk county, delivered the principal ad- dress at the closing exercises, which" were largely attended, Mr. Seymour will teach at Falls City this winter. Miss May Pollock, who has been spending her Summer vacation at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Pollock, in this city, left Satur day for Pueblo, Colorado. Miss Pollock is a teacher of oratory and expression in one of the prominent educational institutions in that city. Her mother accompanied her as far as Portland. Hop picking was begun in a num ber of yards Wednesday, and by to morrow the harvest will be general in Polk county. The weather, while a little too warm for the comfort of the pickers, is ideal for the growers, and TEN THOUSAND FOR SHOW Multnomah Boys Spending This Sum on Portland's Big Fall Carnival. Ten thousand dollars is the sura be ing expended by the Multnomah Am ateur Athletic Club on Portland's big Fall Carnival, September 14 to 26 in clusive, and it is safe to say that the biggest and best show of the kind ever given on the Pacific coast will be that in September. Low rates have hfen granted by the railroads and the attendance no doubt will be very large. The boys have decided to make every day a special day and this will be something of an innovation in the way of a carnival. Born, Tuesday, September 1, to Mr. and Mrs. Webb Lewis, of McCoy, a daughter. , Will Starr, who is sick of typhoid fever, is reported to be getting alo'ng as well as could be expected, but is very weak from the effects of the disease. The condition of little Ru dolph Poling, who also has the fever, remains unchanged. Jim Dumps exulted, "Wo do not, On Summer days so close and hot, Build up a fire and stew and steam! A dish of Force,' a bowl of cream, Is just the food to fit our whim, Aad keeps us cool," laughed " Sunny Jim." t DTTCTMtJCC inrATO BUSINESS LOCALS. t))f)H)e)) L. D. Brown, Public Stenographer. With J. N. Hart. Heath & Milligan Best Prepared Paint at T. A. Riggs.' Fine line of table delicacies at Dunn Grocery Company's store. Everything new in the grocery line at Dunn Grocery Company's store, xjt. riayter, uentist. urnco over Wilson's Drug Store. Dallas, Oregon. One of the best horse-shoers in the state will be found working at Wagner Bros.' shop. Give him a trial and be convinced. has received a severe blow and if the there is every prospect that the crop figures of District Forecaster Beals will be saved in excellent condition. are to be believed, and there seems to Fifty cents a box is paid for picking, be no gainsaying, we will soon be in and no complaint has been heard as the semi-arid belt. According, to. the I to a scarcity of help. .. Siawuieufcuiiueioruiufjiuttiuuuuiuiims a, j, jumoaii win oegin drying issued yesterday by the local weather prunes next Tuesday, and the other station the rainfall for the year ending big evaporators in and around Dallas September 1, 1903, was 46.83 inches, 70 inches below the yearly average since 1870. Oregonian. TP h6 W IT ee fiive Store Announces new arrivals in all the latest Novelties in DRESS GOODS, SILKS and FANCY VELVETS for Waistings. New arrivals in OXFORD WAISTINGS heavy weight for Fall. New, arrivals in WALKING SKIRTS, satisfaction for fit, finish and style. The kind that will give you No other line can equal ours. MEN'S SUITS and OVERCOATS are here, with double the assortment to select from. We surely can please you. You should call and see our new line of FLANNELETTES and FANCY COTTON EIDER-DOWNS. We consider this line the prettiest cotton fabric on the market. A full line of BUTTERICK PATTERNS always on hand-Get the best. The 4 4 Bee Dallas, Oregon ive" Store will begin operations within the next ten days or two weeks. The warm, dry weather is causing the fruit to ripen rapidly, and drying will com mence this year a little earlier than usual. Polk County has a large prune crop this year, and the fruit is of uniform size and excellent quality. Dr. and Mrs. R. D. Harris, of Sid ney, Nebraska, visited at the home of Dr. and Mrs. W. S. Cary this week. Mrs. Harris is a sister of Dr. Cary. Dr. Harris is a prominent physician of his home town, and is also Receiver of the United States ' Land Office. Prior to coming to Dallas, they spent several weeks at the Hot Lake Sana tarium, in Union county, Oregon, for the benefit of the Doctor's health. which has been somewhat impaired in late years. Dr. and Mrs. Harris left for home, Tuesday. Mayor J. M. Stark, of Independence, was in Dallas a few hours, Tuesday afternoon. He reports that his new hotel is well filled with guests at all times. The new hcfstelry, which was but recently completed, bids fair to outrival in popularity the old Palace, which was destroyed by fire a few months ago. The house has been elegantly furnished throughout, and everything has been arranged with an eye to comfort and up-to-date accom modation of the traveling public. Mr. Stark, who is an old hotel man and who keeps himself well informed as to the general condition of the business in which he is engaged, says that the hotel business in Oregon was never so good as at present. Not only is this true of Portland, but it is the condition prevailing in every country town in the state. The intake of the Dallas water works conduit on Canyon Creek, now nearing completion, is a substantial piece of work. It is built in such a manner as to withstand the effects of winter freshets, and will last for ages to come. The water will be taken from underneath the bed of the stream by filtration through a bed of sand and gravel, which will render it free from leaves and trash at all seasons of the year. Over one-half mile of ditch is completed, and good progress is being made, considering the char acter of the soil at the upper end of the route. Much rock was encoun tered in Big Canyon, and the work of excavating wa3 necessarily rendered slow, but the worst of the task is now over, and the gang will move towards Dallas at a lively rate. The progress of the work has been hampered some what by a scarcity of laborers, but now that the threshing season is over, it is believed that no difficulty will be experienced in securing men. Ship ments of pipe and other material will begin to arrive in a few days. Prunes Wanted. i win commence receiving prunes for drying next Tuesday and will pay the highest market price for same. S. P. KIMBALL, Dallas, Oregon. x Fine Goats For Sale. Thirty head of goats for sale ; half billies and half nannies. Also, one registered buck and two high-grade bucks. These fine animals are all that I have left remaining unsold, and parties contemplating buying should call at once. DAVID PETERS, Dallas, R. F. D. No. 1. Engine For Sale. Good boiler and engine on the same base, for sale at Wagner Bros. Suit able for prune drying. Th Re&dy-to-Serve Creal not a blood heater. ' J Ideal SummM Foe. u 'Force ' Is an ideal Bummer food be cause it contains elements for nourishing every organ of the body, is easily digested, creates what we know Is vigor, and at the same time does not make a river of lire out of the blood. Percy G. Stanton." W 13 If yjL i mot JJfuin "Hmayj I IS SPECIAL SALE OF SHOES Certain lines of first-class goods will be sold at great reductions for the -next 30 days. Now For Business We have placed Shoes at S2.00. at reduced prices. All reliable firms.. We are in business to ptay ppectfully solicit your patronage. : : : ; ; J. C. Gaynor, Dallas, Or. on gale several special lines of $2.50 Also, Misses' and Children's Shoes Shoes carried are made by and re- House to Rent. 4 Eight-room. Uoueojo. gQodjrc.paix.I with barn, for rent. J. N. HART, Dallas, Oregon Barn to Rent. Good barn to rent for storage purposes only. DR. MARK HAYTER, Dallas, Oregon. Goats For Sate. Twenty or thirty head of Angora goats for sale. M. D. ELLIS, Dallas, Oregon. Shakes Wanted. Wanted, 6000 shakes. I. H. WHEALDON, Dallas Oregon. OAOTOIIIA. Bean tie' A W ' IW,TS Boitt f Sheep To Let. Three hundred head extra sheep to let on shares. Apply to , W. E. CLARK, Rickreall, Oregon good For Sale or Service. Thoroughbred Poland China boar for sale or service ; sired by the noted "Supreme Chief;" dam, "Black Bess II." JAMES ELLIOTT, Dallas, Oregon. Old dun Wanted. Twenty odd years ago, Henry Brown forgot and left In a house in Mon mouth, from which he was moving, a Kentucky rifle. This rifle was brought across the plains by Orus Brown in 1843 ; was carried back to Missouri by him in 1845, and was brought back to Oregon when he came as captain of the immigrant train in 1840. Can anyone give information as to the rifle's present whereabouts? Notice of the Meeting of the Board of Equalization. Notice is hereby given that on Mon day, the 14th day of September, 1903, the Board of Equalization will attend at the office of the County Clerk of Polk County, Oregon, and publicly examine the assessment roll and cor rect all errors in valuation, description or qualities of lands, lots, or other property, and it shall be the duty of persons interested to appear at the time and place appointed, and if it shall appear to such Board of Equali zation that there are any lands, lots, or other property assessed twice, or in the name of a person or persons not the owner thereof, or assessed under or beyond Its actual value, or any lands, lots, or other property not assessed, said Board shall make the proper corrections. Dated at Dallas, Oregon, this 21st day of August, 1903. F. E. MYER, Assessor for Polk County. FOR SALE) 300 acres of land situated in south part of the county for only $5.00 per acre, l am asking $10.00 per acre for places worth no more than this one, and the owners think the' are offering them cheap enough, and they are. This is one of those snaps that the lucky fellow always gets, and you don't hear of it until it is sold. Place has some kind of tt-lww-b&vH-ami jit -&4ot- (Wca Probably .4.0. acres. could be farmed at any time, big fern land, lots of hazel and brush, a paradise for goat, lots of out range for cattle, two miles to store and church. $")00.(H cash, balance annual payments. I also have for sale 70 acres just taken on mortgage, that is worth $25.00 per acre, will take $20.00 per acre If you can pay $300.00 or more in cash, will make terms to suit you on balance. It is within two miles of City. H. G CAMPBELL, Dallas, Or. FULLER & LAOEY Inyes and 'Sellers of TIMBER LANDS iia Inrgc or small tvsu'l.s. Dallas, Oregon Correspondence Solicited TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablet All drug-gists refund the money If It fall to cure. E. W. Grove's signature la on each box. 25c. Oil Cloths Linoleums We have just received another large shipment of Floor Oil Cloths and Linoleums from the largest factory of its kind in the world. A complete assortment of grades and patterns now in stock. PRICES. 30c, 35c, 40c, in Oil Cloths. 50c, 65c, 75c. in Figured Linoleums. 11.30 in a fine Inlaid Linoleum. Everything in stock to furnish throughout. , Frank J. Chapman, Telephone 133. MILL STREET. P. H. MUSCOTT '"CIGARS and TOBACCO Dealer ALL THE LEADING BRANDS OF FOREIGN and DOMESTIC CIGARS AGENT FOR Salem Steam Laundry Salem Dyeing and Cleaning Works 4MW I Uglow lias, Oregon. Stop tha Cough nd worV off tHa Cold. Laxatlv Bromo-Qulnlne Tablets cure a cold In one day. No Cure, No Pay. Prlc II cecta, The Beit Prescription for Malaria Chills vA Fever Is NtM of r-" Taotelmts Chill Tonic. It Is eimp'.y Iron and quinine In a tasteless form. No cura. No pay. Price 50c. ,1 -
