Polk County observer., September 18, 1903, Image 1

VOL. XVI.
DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, SEPTEMBER 18, 1903
NO, 27.
REDUCTION
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4 x SO ft., consisting; of . . ' .
DRY GOODS, SKIRTS, WAISTS, CLOAKS, DRESS GOODS, TRIMMINGS,
COTTON and WOOLEN GOODS of all kinds, RAIN GOODS, CLOTHING,
FURNISHINGS, HATS, SHOES, TRUNKS, GROCERIES, FEED, HARDWARE,
STOVES, FURNITURE, PAINTS, OILS, CEMENT, LIME and BRICK.
We propose, to tlo a Wholesale Business,
and 'will guarantee to furnish your Winter
supplies for less money than any other house
in tlie state We want your trade, anil nceii
your produce, and will make it to your inter
est to trade with us.
In consolidating our two stores, .'we , find ourselves overstocked in many
lines which we assure you will be sold without regard to former price, cost or
value. You will find Barrels of Bargains, which you must see to appreciate. '
Our past record of making good is a guar
antee that we do what we advertise.
Yours truly,
Bryan Lucas Lumber
Company
Palls City, Oregon
Oil Cloths and
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, 40o., in Oil Cloths. 50c, 65c, 75c. in Figured Linoleums.
$1.30 in a fine Inlaid Linoleum.
Everything in stock to furnish throughout.
Frank J. Chapman,
Telephone 133.
SPECIAL SALE OF
SHOES
Certain lines of first-class goods will be
sold at great reductions for the
next 30 days.
Now
We have placed on sale several special lines of $2.50
Shoes at $2.00. Also, Misses' and Children's Shoes
at reduced prices. All Shoes carried are made by
reliable firms. We are in business to stay, and re
spectfully solicit your patronage. ::::::
J. C. Gaynor, Dallas, Or.
FOR SALE
300 acres of land situated in south part of the county
for only $5.00 per acre. I am asking $10.00 per acre for
places worth no more than this one, and the owners think
they 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
a house, ham and quite a lot of fence. Probably 40 acres
could be farmed at any time, big fern land, lots of haeland
brush, a paradise for goats, lots of out range for cattle, two
miles to store and church. $500.00 cash, balance annual
payments.
I also have for sale 76 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. ' j
H. G CAMPBELL, Dallas, Or.
stocky covering
MILL STREET.
For Business
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three floors,
ANOTHER PIONEER GONE
Mrs. Nancy. Thompson Dies From
Effects of Paralytic Stroke.
Mrs. Nancy Thompson, widow of
the late Milton Thompson, died at her
home in this city, Monday, September
14, 1903, aged 76 years. She had been
enjoying fairly good health for a per
son of her advanced age, until some
time in the day Sunday, when she
suffered a severe stroke of paralysis.
She was alone in the house at the
time, but was able to reach her bed,
where her daughter Martha found her
a short time later. Medical aid was
summoned, but all efforts to arouse
her from the stupor into which she
had fallen were unavailing, and her
death followed a few hours later.
Mrs. Thompson was a daughter, of
Mr. and Mrs. "William B. Lewis, an
honored pioneer family of Polk
County, and was born in the state of
Missouri. She crossed the plains in
1852, and was married to Milton
Thompson in 1855. Her husband and
two sons preceded her to the spirit
world. Her surviving children are
Mrs. Jane Stinit, of Portland; Mrs.
Ida Woodward, Miss Martha Thomp
son and Vincent Thompson, of Dallas.
She was a half-sister of J. W. Lewis,
secretary of the Polk County Pioneer
Association.
She was a kind, Christian woman,
and enjoyed the respect of her
neighbors. Her children provided
well for her, and her declining years
were spent in peace and comfort. Her
death marks the passing of another
of Polk County's honored pioneer
women.
For Sale.
Rambler Bicycle, almost new; used
only one season. Also one Wash
burne guitar, good as new. Cheap
for cash. Enquire of
W. F. NICHOLS,
Dallas, Oregon.
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.
A Purgative Pleasure.
If you ever took DeWitt's Little
Early Risers for biliousness or consti
pation you know what a purgative
pleasure is. The famous little pills
cleanse the liver and rid the system of
all bile without producing unpleasant
effects. They do not gripe, sicken or
weaken, but give tone and strength to
the tissues apd organs involved.
W. H. Howell, of Houston, Tex. says :
"No better pill can be used than Little
Early Risers for constipation, sick
headache, etc." - Sold by Belt &
Cherrington.
SICK HEADACHE ABSOLUTELY and
permanently cured by using Jlokl Tea.
A pleasant herb drink. Cures constipation
and Indigestion, make you eat, Bleep,
work and nappy. Satisfaction guaranteed
or money back. S5 eta. and ct Belt
Caerrinjtoa, D&llaa, Oregon.
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pom Counts Server
Claude Lynch was a Portland visitor
over Sunday.
Do you need a trunk or a telesoope?
Then see Dodson's line of them.
The Independence National Bank
declared a dividend of 5 per cent on
Septembers.
J. B. Thompson, of Dallas, will
preach at Oakdale schoolhouse next
Sunday morning at 11 o'clock.
Dr. C. C. Poling, President of Dallas
College will preach next Sunday at
Lewisville, at 11 a. m. ; at Montgomery,
at 3 p. m., and at Bridgeport, at 8 p. m.
Paul Belt has again entered Bishop
Scott Academy as a student, and will
continue his work in free-hand draw
ing, for which he has great natural
talent.
Miss Opa.1 Hall, who has been visit
ing her parents, Mr. and Mrs, L. Hall,
of Monmouth, returned to .Portland
Thursday. She will teach again this
winter in the Portland schools. In
dependence Enterprise, y
"W. J. Atchison and Wm. McIIardy,
of the Club saloon, were brought be
fore Police Judge Stouffer, Tuesday
morning,, on a charge of allowing
women in . their place of business.
They pleaded guilty, and were fined
$25 each. ' "
Conductor Thomas Burkbeimer, of
the Dallas-Portland passenger train,
is enjoying his annual vacation at
Klamath Hot Springs, in Siskiyou
county, California. His place on the
train is being filled by Conductor
Joseph Crocker.
George Coad, agent for the Dallas
& Falls City railroad at Falls City,
has almost completely recovered from
his late attack of typhoid fever, and is
able to be out again. The many
friends of the young nianrwill be
pleased to learn of his recovery.
On Monday, September 14, there
were advertised letters in the DallaB
postoffice for Miss May Kelly, Master
Francis Adams, Fred Brauning, C. J.
Morris, C. R. Morrison, Joseph A..
MoCrary, Richard O. Kelley, James
H. Putnam, William W. Post and P,
Skieni. C. G. Coad, Postmaster. " '
Prof. C. T. Whittlesey, of the chair
of Latin and Greek in Dallas College,
returned home this week from
Southern Oregon, where he spent the
Summer in the interest of the school.
He is well pleased with the outlook for
a large attendance of students and a
successful year of work at the college.
Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Rice, of Bloom-
ington, 111., arrived in Monmouth,
Thursday. Mr. Rice will have charge
of the training school at the State
Normal School, and is now looking
over the work. He expresses himself
as well pleased with the plan of con
ducting the training department and
the details of the school management.
The engagement of Miss Irene Haz-
zard, of San Diego, Cal., to Mr. George
T. Gerlinger, of Portland, is announced
in Sunday'sOregonian. MissHazzard
is a student of the University of Cali
fornia, being a senior in the college
of social science. The date of
the wedding has not yet been an
nounced, but it is presumed will take
place some time this Fall.
Mrs. Jessie L. Cannon, who was in
jail in Dallas several months ago on
a charge of adultery, has brought
suit for a divorce from her husband,
Simon Cannon, in the Circuit Court
for Multnomah County. Among other
allegations in her complaint, she
charges her husband with having
caused her arrest in Polk County on
a false accusation of infidelity.
After Mental Exer
tion No Rest.
Nervou s , I rritable
and Wretched.
Dr. Miles Nervine Saved
My Life.
There is little joy in living when the dis
ordered nerves prevent sleep and rest; when
one wakes from a restless night more tired
than the night before; when one is forced to
drag through the round of daily duties with
out energy, ambition or interest. This con
dition is due to a derangement of the nerves
which may be speedily regulated and
strengthened by I)r, Miles' Restorative
Nervine. This remarkable medicine has a
wonderful record of cures. Supplying as it
does the exact element needed for the res
toration of the nerve force and vitality, its
good effects are felt after the first few doses.
"I have used yonr remedies myself and in
my family for the past seven years and it is
not too much to say that they saved my life.
The tired feeling I used to have after giving
a few music lessons has left me entirely and
instead of lying in bed three or four hours
trying to get sleep and then getting up and
waikine the floor until mominsr. 1 can now
go to bed and s eep eight, ten and twelve
hours without any trouble. W hen I think of
my former nervous, wretched, irritable state
1 want to tell everyone what Dr. Miles
Nervine has done for me. 1 can do as much
work now in a day as 1 used to take a week
to accomplish. I think Dr. M lies' . Nervine
s the t-st remedy for nervousness and gen
eral debility on earth," L. J. EDWARDS,
rrot. ot inusic, rxealon, idiio. ,
All ftritnrr'tctc ell and ffHaranrj first lint-.
Ue Dr. Mites' Remedies. Send for free book
on Nervous and Heart Diseases. Address
Dr. MUes Medical Co, Elkhart, lwL .
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New skirts, fascinators, tams, etc.,
at Dodson's this week.
Fine line of Hair Switches at Mrs.
Chaco's millinery store.
Who has a fine line of umbrellas?
Why, Dodson, of course.
A good broom at 19 cents, Saturday,
one day only. Pollock's Cash Store.
Cotton and woolen blankets have
just arrived at Dodson's. Excellent
values.
Try those full cream Hand Caramels
at Brown & Shaw's confectionery. The-
most delicious confection made.
Don't buy your boy's school suit un
til you see Dodson's line of them. To
arrive last of this week, or first of
next.
Do you want a rubber address
Stamp? Ask Meiser & Meiser for
prices. Estimates on any design
cheerfully furnished.
New kA Brown & Shaw's today : Pea
nut Butter Dips, Genuine Turkish
Nougat (strawberry and vanilla
flavor), Log Cabin Creams and Hand
Caramels.
Mrs. H. H. Chaco announces her
opening of Fall millinery to take
place tomorrow, (Saturday). The
ladies are cordially invited to call and
inspect the new styles.
A careful reading of the advertise
ments of Dallas merchants in this
issue of the Observer will undoubtedly
enable you to save a neat sum of
money in purchasing your Fall sup
plies. To make room for the large stock
of millinery we have this season, we
will sell our entire stock of under
wear (summer and winter), corsets
and hosiery at cost. You will find
some rare bargains here. Mrs. H. H.
Chace. .
Ralph Butler, brother of Mrs.
Lafayette Conn, who has been visiting
in this city all Summer, has returned
to his home in Dallas. Ralph made
many friends while here, and the
young men will be glad to see him
back in Lakeview again. Lakeview
Examiner. ,
Hattie Covert, the bright little
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Covert,
who live on Boise farm west of town,
has an excellent contribution entitled
"A History of Dallas" in the current
number of the Oregon Teachers'
Monthly. It is well written, and re
flects great credit upon its author,
who is only eleven years old.
'Af genuine Tennessee persimmon
tree is growing in a thrifty manner
in Ashland, Oregon, and will bear a
large quantity of fruit this year, says
the Tribune. The tree is about the size
of an apple tree of ten years' growth.
The fruit on this tree was first dis
covered and tasted by a curious
urchin who was rewarded by lips
puckered ready for whistling the
balance of the day.
The remains of Mrs. O. E. Leet, who
died at Falls City, were taken to
Salem, Sunday morning, and from
that place were shipped to Sherman
county for burial. They were accom
panied by the bereaved husband.
Mrs. Leet had many friends in Dallas,
and the news of her death came as a
surprise to all. The Observer hopes
to be able to give a more extended
notice of her death in its next issue.
Much land is changing hands in
Pioneer settlement, West of Dallas,
this Fall. Wilbert Linten, an enter
prising farmer recently from Michi
gan, now owns and occupies the
Kuhnke place; G. Weiderkehr has
moved his family to Independence,
the farm on which he resided having
been purchased by J. M. Walter, an
Eastern man. William Bird has
rented the Hallock hop yard for the
next year.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam C. Scanlon, of
Portland, visited at the home of Mrs.
Scanlon's parents, Mr. and Mrs, T. B.
Williarns, at Airlie, last week. On
their way home, they stopped off in
Dallas and spent a day with Mr. and
Mrs. F. E. Myer. "Sammy" is as
jolly and companionable as in the
days when he used to run an engine
through Dallas on the old narrow
guage railroad, and his many friends
were delighted to meet him again. He
is now in the employ of the Southern
Pacific Company as nightwatchman
at the Jefferson street depot.
According to figures printed in a
well-knon advertisers' journal the
monthly advertising rates per pace of
a few leading magazines are as
follows: Ainslee's, $175: Keview or
Reviews, $200 : Century, $250 , Cosmo
politan, $448; Harpers, $250; Leslie's
$280 ; McClure's, $384 ; Munsey's, $500;
Pearson's.. $200; Scribners, $250:
Strand, $300; Smart Set, $200. The
Ladies' Home Journal charges $6 per
agate line, or a rate of about $84 per
inch. Many large Eastern firms carry
regular ads in all of the magazines
named above, as well as in hundreds
of others, to say nothing of the money
spent with the daily and weekly news
papers in all parts of the United
States and Canada. And they don't
do it "just to help the paper," either.
EXPERIENCE IS THE BEST tcher.
Use Acker's) English Remedy In any
ease of coughs, cold or croup. Should It
fall to rive Immediate relief money re
funded. 25 eta. and W eta Belt 4 Cher
ring ton, -Dallas, Oregon,
DALLAS WAS WISE
People Were Not Influenced by Argu
ments In Favor of Pumping Station.
Monday's Oregonian.
Plans and specifications for a
gravity system of water supply for
the town of MeMinnville are being
prepared by W. B. Chase, formerly
City Engineer of Portland. McMinn
ville's water supply has been obtained
by pumping from the Yamhill river,
a few miles above the town, but the
citizens desire to emulate Portland
and procure water from a mountain
stream at a point above all sources of
contamination. Mr. Chase has been
up to MeMinnville several times look
ing over the situation, and has found
that by going up Baker Creek, a
distance of about nine miles a bounti
ful supply of water, equal to that of
Bull Run, can be secured, at an
elevation of bout 400 feet, which will
furnish a pressure adequate for fire
protection. The estimated cost of
bringing this water into the city is be
tween $60,000 and $70,000. The citizens
will have to vote on the question of
issuing bonds for the amount re
quired, and if it is decided to do this,
MeMinnville will have before long as
fine a supply of water as can be de
sired. Other towns in the Willamette
are considering the matter of Intro
ducing a gravity system of water
supply.
For neck ribbons, go to Mrs. Chace
the Milliner.
F. A. Stiles was a Portland visitor
the first of the week.
J. P. Telling and Village School
Shoes are best. At Dodson's.
See Dodson's $1.75 and $2.00 shoes
for ladies. -They can't be beaten.
Rooms for rent, furnished or un
furnished. Inquire at Pollock's Cash
Store. -
Miss Sadie Lynn, of Salt Creek, will
begin teaching school at Pioneer
on October 1.
JVIessrs. F. C. Raymond and C. L.
Hopkins, of Falls City,' were Dallas
visitors, Monday.
The Radcliffe shoe at Dodson's is
good value at $2.50. Four different
styles to choose from.
Mrs. L. F. Conn, of Lakeview, is
visiting at the home of her parents,
Judge and Mrs. N. L. Butler.
Mrs. Henrietta Ellis and grand
daughter, Miss Mabel Smith, aro
visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
M.M.Ellis. ,
Rev. James Moore will preach in
the Pioneer schoolhouse next Sunday
afternoon at 3 o'clock; also on the
following Sunday. '
Henry Olmsted, of Gooseneck, is
building a dwelling house on Ills lot
on Levens street, west of Charles
Farley's property.
City Auditor Dan P. Stouffer is
building a warehouse on the lot south
of the waterworks building, and will
haul the prunes from his Ballstou
orchard and store them hete.
New type and printers who know
how to use it are at your service when
you place your orders for printing at
the Observes office. We want the
work you are particular about.
Rev. and Mrs. C. G. LeMasters, of
Cottonwood, Cal., are visiting relatives
in Amity. Rev. LeMasters will be
remembered by Dallas people as a
former pastor of the Christian church.
Mrs. U. S. Grant, who has been
spending the Summer at Hot Lake, in
Union county, is expected to return
home this week. Nearly every trace
of her rheumatism has disappeared,
and she is in better health than for
many years past.
The Observer hopes to see the
farmers of the Bridgeport neighbor
hood provided with free mail delivery
before the Winter season begins. The
establishment of this route would
prove a great convenience, and there
are enough people living along the
line to justify the Government in
granting the same. Let the matter
be taken up with our Senators and
Representatives in Congress at once,
and much good may come of the
effort.
Dallas Camp, No. 209, Woodmen of
the World, lost its first member by
death when William J. Starr passed
away at his home in this city last Fri
day. In the Carnival parade last
June, the Woodman banner bearing
the inscription "Dallas Camp nine
years old 200 members no deaths"
attracted much attention, the record
being equalled by no Gimp in the
Pacific Jurisdiction. The deceased
member carried insurance to the
amount of $1000.
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Funeral of William J. Starr Was
Attended by Large Crowd Sun
day Afternoon.
The funeral services over the re
mains of the late William J. Stan
were held at the family residence in
this city Sunday afternoon at 2:00
o'clock. The exercises were brief, but
impressive, and were largely attend
ed, friends of the deceased young man
being present from all parts of Polk
County. The services were conducted
by Rev. A. A. Winter, pastor of the
United Evangelical Church. Over
100 members of Dallas Camp, No. 209,
Woodmen of the World, of which de
ceased was a member, attended the
funeral in a body.
At the close of the services, the re
mains were taken to the Odd Fellows'
cemetery for burial. The funeral pro
cession was one of the largest ever
seen in Polk county, reaching to a
length of over half a mile. The
cortege was headed by the Woodman
drill team in full uniform, undereom
mand of Capt. V. P. Fiske, and 100
members of the order marching two
abreast. The pall-bearers, Tracy
Staats, Oscar nayter, Fred B. West,
Harry Seymour, J. C. Hayter and
Ralph Hill, marched at either side of
the hearse. Arriving at the cemetery,
the remains were gently laid to rest
according to the beautiful ritual of
the order. The floral offerings were
many and beautiful. Following the
custom of the Woodmen of the World,
each member deposited a handful of
flowers upon the casket, and when the
grave was filled the mouud was com
pletely covered with handsome floral
pieces, among them being a large
wreath from the Camp and a pillow
from the members of Mistletoe Circle,
No. 33, Women of Woodcraft.
William J. Starr, the youngest son ,
of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Starr, was born
in MeMinnville, Oregon, December 12,
1880. In the Spring of 1884, the family
moved to Dallas, where they resided
one year. ' Then they moved to a farm
near Falls City, where they made
their home until early in the Fall of
1900, when they returned to Dallas.
Will was educated in the public
schools at Bridgeport and Falls City,
and in LaCreole Academy at Dallas.
He was a bright student, and, after
completing his course of study, found
no difficulty in obtaining a county
teachers' certificate. He taught his
first term of school in Upper Salt
Creek district, and afterwards had
charge of the school in North Dallas.
His last term was taught at Oak
Grove. He was remarkably success
ful as a teacher, and gave excellent
satisfaction to the patrons of each
district where he was employed. Early
in the present year, he decided to learn
the printer's trade, with the intention
of becoming a newspaper man, and
had just completed his arrangements
to enter the mechanical department of
the Observer office for a three years'
apprenticeship when overtaken by
bis last illness.
In his death, Dallas has lost one of
its best young men. He was manly
and upright in his every act, and was
respected by all who k new him. People
were attracted to him by his cheerful,
sunny disposition, and, appreciating
his qualities of sterling manhood, be
came his steadfast friends. He was a
young man of generousjimpulses, and
was never more happy than when he
found himself in a position where he
could do a kind act or grant some re
quested favor. In the districts where
he taught school, he was loved by the
children and respected by the parents,
and here in his home town he enjoyed
the friendship and good-will of all
people, irrespective of class or age.
Beeides his aged paiects, he leaves
one Bister, Miss Nannie Starr, and
three brothers, C. L. Starr, School
Superintendent of Polk County ; H. E.
Starr and Arthur Starr, of Falls City.
C. H. Chapman has returned home
from an outing at Hot Lake.
DYSPEPSIA CAN BE CURED BT us'.r-f
Acker's Iyspppla Tebits. On llttla
Tablet will give Immediate relief or money
refunded. Sold In handsome tin boxes
at XS cents. Belt Cherrington, PaKM,
Oregon.
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