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VOL. XVI.
DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, OCTOBER 16, 1903
NO. 31.
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JUDGE W. C. WJLLS DEAD
Body Was Brought From Crook
County to Dallas for Burial
Last Saturday
The remains of Judge W. C
Wills, who died at the home of his
son, Ed, in Crook county last
Wednesday, arrived in Dallas Satur
day, and were buried in the
I. 0. 0. F. cemetery Sunday after
noon. The funeral services were
held in the M. E. Church, and
were largely attended by old-time
friends and neighbors of the de
ceased. An impressive sermon was
preached by the pastor, Rev. James
Moore, and beautiful and appropri
ate musical numbers were rendered
by the choir. At the conclusion of
the services, the remains were taken
to the Oddfellows' cemetery and
were laid to rest by the members
of Jennings Lodge, No. 9, A. F. &
A. M. Judge Wills was a member
of this lodge while living in Dallas,
and at one time filled the office of
Worshipful Master. The pall
bearers were Judge N. L. Butler,
J. J. Williams, Charles McDonald,
A. B. Muir, D. S. McDonald and
Ed Biddle.
Judge Wills resided in Dallas be
fore moving to Crook county, and
for many years was associated with
J. M. Campbell in the furniture
and undertaking business. While
living here he married Miss Minerva
Waymire, a daughter of John Way
mire, a pioneer merchant of Polk
county. Mrs. Wills died shortly
after the family moved to Crook
county, and her remains were
brought to Dallas for burial. The
following notice of the death of
Judge Wills is taken from the
columns of the Prineville Journal:
"Ex-County Judge W. C. Wills
died Wednesday morning at 7
o'clock, at the home of his son, Ed
Wills, of Grizzly, aged 65 years.
Preceding his death was an illness
of only a little more than a day,
which makes the announcement of
his demise a particularly sad one
for his many friends and relatives
"Only a week ago the Judge
spent a couple of days in the city,
and while here seemed in his usual
health and in more than his usual
happy frame of mind.
"The deceased had been a resi
dent of Crook county for about 22
years, during which time he was
an important factor in the county's
political and business affairs. He
served one term as county judge,
and his administration stamped
bim as a man of marked ability,
He also served as a member of the
State Board of Equalization, before
the abandonment of that organiza
tion. During his 22 years residence
he was at all times more or less
actively engaged in the cattle busi
ness, and to his efforts perhaps
more than to those of any other
one man 'was due the betterment
of range and stock conditions, and
his work along this line will be far
reaching.
"Before coming to this county,
the deceased was a resident of
Dallas, Polk county, where was a
recognized leading citizen, having
served that community for a num
ber of years as the Justice of the
Peace.
"Shortly after settling in this
section, he lost his wife by death,
and he had made preparations for
his burial by her side in the Dallas
cemetery. Thursday morning his
remains were taken there by rel
atives, and the burial will be under
the auspices of the Masonic Order,
of which he was an honored
member.
"Thus it is that Crook's old
pioneers pass away. While the
deceased had his shortcomings, as
do all, his virtues were so many
that the former sank away in the
back ground, and Judge Wills'
death is a matter of universal re
gret. "He leaves three children to
mourn his loss: Mrs. L. H. Hamil
ton and Ed Wills, of Willow Creek,
and one son at Walla Walla."
The Sheridan brass band has re
organized for the winter's practice.
SICK HEADACHE AESOUJTELT and
penneneot'y cured by using MoM Tea.
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SAYS HE WAS SWINDLED
Dallas Man Answered Advertise'
ments of "Sign-Tacking" and
"Letter-Copying" Firms.
The following letter, dated at
Dallas, and signed "A Sucker,"
was printed in the Oregonian of
Friday last:
"To the Editor:
"I read in The Oregonian of
September 25, with considerable
interest the experience of Mrs. Effie
Brandt with letter copying firms.
"Last Winter I saw an ad of like
character and my health being
poor I thought here was a chance
to make a little fortune, as I am
quick with a pen. I received a
circular, etc., word for word as did
Mrs. Brant, although from a firm
in the East. I sent my money and
upon receipt of instructions, found
I had got to swindle somebody else
before I got my 20 cents.
"I wrote the firm saying unless
my money was promptly returned
I would expose them through the
press, and they returned the cash
and wrote me I was one of the
smart kind and didn't know a good
thing when offered me.
"All the cheap 'story papers are
filled with ads of a like character,
and 99 per cent of them are frauds.
There is another ad, running in a
great many papers, I would warn
people against, which reads like
this: Wanted Men everywhere;
good pay; to distribute circulars,
adv. matter, tack signs, etc. No
canvassing.
"Not being satisfied with my
letter copying experience I wrote a
Chicago firm, who answered me
that upon receipt of $2 they would
enroll me upon their staff of
workers, send me a life certificate,
and supply me with all the work I
could do. I thought this was a fair
deal. I sent my money and re
ceived a beautiful certificate, etc.
They further wrote me that to give
the business a business-like look it
was really necessary to have their
printed stationery and letters of
introduction to business firms, and
I was foolish enough to send $6 for
the stationery, which I received
promptly. Result: I have not
received one cent's worth of work
from any source, and I think the
less one has to do with such ads
the better.
"A SUCKER.
BUSINESS IS GROWING
Cressy & Paddock Will Put Up
$20,000 Store Building at South
Bend, Washington.
The Pacific Mercantile Company,
of which W. P. Cressy is manager
and E. E. Paddock is secretary
and treasurer, is preparing to build
a $20,000 6tore building at South
Bend, Wash. The company has
recently been re-organized, and the
president is J. W. Kleeb, a wealthy
sawmill man and leading citizen
of South Bend. The Willapa Har
bor Pilot says:
"The estimated cost of the build
ing is in the neighborhood of
$20,000 and as both the interior
and exterior finishings are to be
ornate and of modern design, it
will be a structure that would do
credit to a much larger city than
South Bend now is.
"The officers of the company are:
W. Kleeb, president; W. P.
Cressy, vice president and manager;
E. E. Paddock, secretary and
treasurer. Mr. Kleeb and Mr.
Cressy are well known residents of
South Bend and are among our
most enterprising, progressive and
public spirited citizens as well as
successful business men. Mr. Pad
dock is personally known here only
from his brief and infrequent visits
to this place, but his reputation as
a successful business man of Inde
pendence, Oregon, recommends him
to the confidence of our peoplef
who will be glad to know that he
is about to close out his large busi
ness at Independence and take up
his residence in this city.
"South Bend is indeed to be con
gratulated on its good fortune in
securing the erection of this fine
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building in the very center of the
business portion of the town. The
credit for the final success of this
undertaking is due almost entirely
to Mr. Cressy, who has been inde
fatigable in his efforts and has
worked against and overcome what,
.at times, seemed insurmountable
obstacles and, now that all diffi
culties are removed and success is a
certainty, there are few better satis
fied men in town."
Mrs. J. H. Dunn visited friends
in Portland this week.
Attorney Oscar Hayter made a
business trip to Portland during
the week.
R. D. Cooper and John Kirk
land, of Independence, were Dallas
visitors, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Vassall have
moved from Falls City to Ames,
Clackamas county.
J. W. Day, an attorney of St..
Helens, Oregon, was in Dallas on a
business visit, Friday.
The Sheridan public school open
ed last Monday morning with an
attendance of 111 pupils.
Mrs. S. H. Stanton, of Mon
mouth, has taken charge of the
fourth grade in the Ontario public
school.
Jesse Wheeler, a Grande Ronde
Indian, while out hunting last
Thursday, accidently shot himself
in the palm of the hand. The
hand had to be amputated.
A. T. Bain recently caught a
young sturgeon about two and a
half feet long. Sturgeons are not very
numerous in Nestucca bay, but
occasionally a small one is caught.
H. Hirschberg, Dr. O. D. Butler
and George Brunk attended the
big meeting of the Mystic Shrine
in Ashland, Saturday night. Fifty
candidates were initiated into the
order.
Mrs. Clarissa Wood, widow of
the late Sol Wood, attended the
funeral of Judge W. C. Wills in
Dallas, Sunday. Since the death
of her husband, Mrs. Woods has
been living in Walla Walla.
Andrew J. Wise, mention of
whose death was made in these
columns last week, was born in
New York on July 25, 1828. At
the age of 19 years he drove an ox
team across the plains for his
brother-in-law, Jesse Walling, ar
riving in Spring Valley, near Zena,
Polk County, in the Fall of 1847.
With the exception of a few years
in Illinois, his residence in Oregon
has been continuous ever since.
He went to the gold fields of Cali
fornia in 1849. A few years later
he returned to Illinois and in 1859
was married to Miss Nancy J. Mc
Grew, who survives him, with three
children, Mrs. A. W. Plankington,
residing on a farm near Falls City;
J. M. Wise, a son, in business at
Boise, Idaho, and Mrs. D. L. Keyt,
whose husband is in business at
Perrydale.
Soldiers Subject to
Aches and Pains.
Have My Share
Find Relief in
Dr. Miles' Anti-Pain Pills
and Nervine.
"I can cheerfully recommend Dr. Miles'
Anti-Pain Pills as first-class in every respect
They have done wonders for me. I was a
soldier in the late war and am subject to and
have my share of the aches and pains from
the hardship that usually falls to the lot of
the soldiers who saw service. Anti-Pain Pills
never fail to relieve the rheumatic twinges,
headache or other pains. A number of old
comrades in this vicinity who have used Dr.
Miles' Restorative Tonic, Nervine and Nerve
and Liver Pills speak highly of their virtues
in every respect My health is greatly im
proved, thanks to your Restorative Nervine,
with the exception of an old wound which
troubles me somewhat" Timothy J.
Lynch, 4th Regt Maryland Vol. Inft, The
Dalles, Oregon.
Rheumatic twinges, headache, and the
pains of a disordered stomach are frequent
reminders of the strain and hardships of an
army campaign. In all such-cases the nerves
are affected too seriously to right themselves,
and prompt treatment is necessary. The best
treatment consists of Dr. Miles' Restorative
Nervine, which restores vitality to the nerves
and helps them to throw off various dis rders
which bring about pain and suffering. There
is nothing so fxii for the stomach and bow
els as Dr. MUes' Nerve and Liver Pills. They
act directly upon the nerves of the digestive
organs, speedily restoring them to normal
activity.
AU druggists sell and guarantee first bot
tle Dr. M lies' Remedies. Send for free book
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Old
GOOD WORK FOR VALLEY
Harriman Immigration Bureau Is
Sending Us Thousands of
Desirable Settlers.
Evening Telegram.
W. E. Coman, of the Southern
Pacific, and G. M. McKinney, of
the Harriman Immigration Bureau,
returned this week from a trip
through the Willamette Valley for
the purpose of procuring informa
tion on thegrowth and development
of the section and getting matter
for the future publication of the
system. - '
Mr. McKinney is well pleased
with the manner in which the sec
tion has been growing. He says
that there is not a vacant place in
the whole section, and the people
are in a most prosperous condition.
The last year has been the biggest
in the history of the territory, and
the Roseburg land office has had
the best year since its establish
ment. The amount of business
done is greater than that of any
other land office in the country.
The register told Mr. McKinney
that at least seven-tenths of those
who took up land were from the
East and had come there during
the low rate period. " Many farms
have been sold in the Valley.
Several of the men have come there
with families and gone out into the
country on their own account and
purchased farms. -The past year
has been the greatest in the history
of the Valley, and it is expected to
duplicate it during the coming sea
son. The bureau will send out a
great deal of literature and continue
on the missionary work to educate
the Easterners of the greatness of
the Northwest.
Round trip tickets between Dallas
and Portland are now sold on Sat
urday or Sunday for $2.50. The
ticket? are limited to return oti or
before the following Monday.
In an advertisement by a rail
way company of Borne uncalled for
goods the letter "1" had dropped
from the word "lawful," and it
read: "People to whom these
packages are directed are requested
to come forward and pay the awful
charges on the same."
Aletha Darling and Jessie Whit
all escaped from the receiving home
of the Boys' and Girls' Aid Society,
in Portland, early Monday morn
ing, by climbing down the chute
used for sending soiled linen to the
laundry. The Darling girl was
sent to the home from Polk county
two years ago.
On October 12, 1903, there were
advertised letters in the Dallas
postoffice for Mrs. Mary Abbott,
Mrs. L. C. Parmele, Mrs. Josie
Syron, Miss Grace Gay, Rev. Booth
(2), Frank Brooks, A. R. Conner,
Eddie Eaton, E. J. Ellison, Hiram
Gorge, James Piatt, Jos. , S. White
and Thomas Russell. C. G. Coad,
Postmaster.
The muster rolls of Washington
and Oregon volunteers who partici
pated in suppressing the Indian
insurrection in 1855-7 have been
brought to light. The rolls, along
with a number of other valuable
documents dating back as far as
1853, were found among a lot of old
rubbish stored in the State Armory
at Olympia. The existence of some
of the papers was unknown or for
gotten, while some were known to
exist but had been lost for ten
years.
Government engineers have just
about finished this season's work
on the Upper Willamette River,
and this week will probably see
their operations ended, The most
important improvement this season
has been the revetment below Inde
pendence, of which 8omeo 1300 feet
has been constructed. The revet
ment is to be 2000 feet long and it
is intended to prevent erosion of
the present bank of the river below
Independence and to keep the rfver
from running off into a new course.
Between Independence and the
mouth of YamhiU River the engi
neers have made the usual repairs
and betterments.
You Know What You Are Ttktng
When you take Grove' Tasteless Chill
Tonic because the formula Is plainly
printed on every bottle, showing that
it Is simply Iron and Quinine In a taste-
ROY-SOUTHWICK WEDDING
Young Couple Will Make Their Home
on a Farm Near Inde
pendence. RICKREALL, Or., October 12
Mr. Charles Roy, of Dallas, and
Miss Helen Southwick were united
in marriage at the home of the
bride's mother, Mrs. J. Southwick,
in Rickreall, Sunday, October 11,
1903, Rev. A. A. Winter officiating.
The wedding took place at 12
o'clock, and only near relatives and
a few intimate friends witnessed
theceremony. Miss AngelineSouth
wick played the wedding march.
The bride was arrayed in grey and
white, and carried a boquet of white
carnations. The parlor was beauti
fully decorated in green and white,
while pink and white flowers and
green vines embellished th dining
room, where an elegant lunch was
served.
Those present were: Mrs. J.
Southwick, Mr. and Mrs. Mc
Dowell, Misses Minnie, Dora and
Ella Roy, Grace Burch, Sybil
McDowell, Angeline Southwick,
Messrs. Claude Richardson, Perry
McDowell and Blaine Southwick.
The bride and groom were both
raised in Polk county, and their
many friends wish' them a long and
happy life. They go at once to
make their new home near Inde
pendence. THE BODY RECOVERED
Man Drowned in Soap Creek Friday
Was O. W. Dunsmuir, of Salem.
Albuny Herald.
The body of Orson W. Dunsmuir,
of Salem, who was drowned in
Soap Creek Friday afternoon, was
found Saturday forenoon on the
opposite side of the creek from
where he had driven into the stream.
The tracks plainly showed where
Mr. Dunsmuir had driven into the
creek, presumably to water his
horse, and the bank being steep,
the horse and cart had slipped into
deep water. The cart turned over
and the horse was drowned. Mr.
Dunsmuir, after being thrown from
the cart, had evidently struggled
to get out and had almost reached
the bank when he sank. He had
on a heavy rain coat and rubber
boots and was probably weighed
down so that he was unable to
swim.
Mr. Dunsmuir, who was a well
known stock buyer, was on his way
to his home in Salem from a
trip to the Alsea Valley when
the unfortunate accident occurred.
He was expected to arrive
home Friday evening. His body
was brought to Albany Saturday
evening and was sent to Salem
Sunday morning.
A coroner's jury, convened at
the scene of the drowning by
Coroner Wm. S. Carey, of Polk
county, reported that Mr. Duns
muir had come to his death by
accidental drowning.
Alvah Lineback and Miss Rida
Chamberlain were, married at the
home of Eld. A. H. Dodd in Falls
City last Sunday. They will re
side in Portland.
Soft and crooked bones mean
bad feeding. Call the disease
rickets if you want to. The
growing child must eat the
right food for growth. Bones
must have bone food, blood
must have blood food and so
on through the list.
Scott's Emulsion is the right
treatment for soft bones in
children. Littledoses everyday
give the stiffness and shape
that healthy bones should have.
Bow legs become straighter,
loose joints grow stronger and
firmne.cs comes to the soft
heads.
Wrong food caused the
trouble. Rightfood will cure it.
In thousands of cases Scott's
Emulsion has proven to be the
right food for soft bones in
childhood.
Send for free sample.
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FOOD
LEWIS & CLARK FAIR
St. Louis Globe-Democrat Urges
Liberal Appropriation for Ore
gon's Big Exposition.
St Louis Globe-Democrat.
Congress, in the approaching
session, will be asked to make an
appropriation of $2,125,000 in aid
of the Lewis and Clark Centennial
Exposition, which is to be held in
Portland, Oregon, in the Summer
of 1905. The board of directors of
that enterprise have just decided
on this. Bills for this purpose will
be introduced in both branches of
Congress by members of the Oregon
delegation simultaneously at the
opening 'of the session.
This is an eminently worthy
enterprise and Congress undoubt
edly will favor it. Lewis and
Clark were the first Americans to
cross the continent. They carried
to the country the first knowledge
which it obtained of the interior of
the vast tract which Jefferson had
just added to the domain of the
Nation. Previous to the journey
of these intrepid explorers up the
Missouri, across the Rocky Mount
ains and down the Columbia to the
Pacific the region west of the
westerly line of the present State
of Missouri was as unknown as was
central Africa in the days of Mun
go Park. The journals of the two
heads of the expedition and of
some of their subordinates, pub
lished not long after their return
to civilization, formed a notably
great contribution to the world's
knowledge in the field of geography.
Missouri has a special interest in
the Lewis and Clark Exposition,
and every one of its representatives
in each branch of Congress will
vote for the appropriation which is
to be asked. St. Louis was ihr
starting point and the finish of the
tour. One of the leaders of the ex
pedition, Clark, resided in St. Louis
for many years afterward. At his
death he was the oldest of the dis
tinguished Missourians. Benton
and Linn, of Missouri, were the
most active and powerful of the
friends which Oregon had in the
days just previous to the with
drawal of England, when Oregon
was in especial need of friends to
champion her claims against the
apathy and the ignorance which
would discourage colonization and
leave her in British hands. A
majority of the early reBi'denis of
Oregon and Washington were citi
zens of Missouri. The Lewis and
Clark Centennial Exposition will
have enthusiastic support from all
of Missouri's newspapers and mem
bers of Congress.
A Cure For Dyspepsia.
I had Dyspepsia in its worst
form and felt miserable most all
the time. Did not enjoy eating
until after I used Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure which has completely cured
me. Mrs. W. W. Saylor, Hilliard,
Pa. No appetite, loss of strength,
nervousness, headache, constipa
tion, bad breath, sour risings, in
digestion, dyspepsia and all stomach
troubles are quickly cured by the
use of.Kodol. Kodol represents the
natural juices ofdigestion combined
with the greatest known tonic and
reconstructive properties. It puri
fies, cleanses and sweetens the
stomach. Sold by Belt & Cherrington
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar J. Bryan
were down from Falls City, Tues
day. Cbas. Belt, druggist and ex
postmaster, of Dallas, was a carnival
visitor this week. McMinnviile
Telephone-Register.
J. M. Campbell will go toPalouse,
Wash., next week, to visit his
sister, Mrs. W. C. Kennedy. He
nil! also visit Milo Hubbard and
family, in Pullman, before return
ing home.
R. S. Conner, who has been in
Washington on business is lying
very sick at a hospital in Spokane,
with but slight chances of recovery.
His ailment is dilation of the heart.
His family, who live in San Jose,
Cal., will soon be at his bedside.
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All drurriats refund the money If It
fails to cur. E. W. Grove's signatur
la a aca box. He.
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REDUCED RAILROAD FARES
Cheap Sunday Rates Between Port
land and Willamette Valley Points.
Low round trip rates have been
placed in effect between Portland
and Willamette Valley points, in
either direction. Tickets will be
sold Saturdays and Sundays, and
limited to return on or before the
following Monday. Rate from
Dallas, $2.50.
Call an Southern Pacific Com
pany's agent for particulars.
The Salve That Heals
without leaving a scar is De Witt's.
The name Witch Hazel is applied
to many salves, but De Witt's Witch
Hazel Salve is the only Witch
Hazel Salve made that contains
the pure unadulterated witch hazel.
If any other Witch Hazel is offered
you it is a counterfeit. E. C De
Witt invented Witch Hazel Salve
and De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve
is the best salve in the world for
cuts, burns, bruises, tetter, or
blind, bleeding, itching and pro
truding piles. Sold by Belt &
Cherrington.
VACANCIES ON FAIR BOARD
VV. H. Wehrung and J. H. Settlemeier
Have Handed in Their Resignations.
Governor Chanberlain is receiv
recommendations of residents of
this state for places on the State
Board of Agriculture to succeed
W. II. Wehrung and J, H. Settle
meier, who have resigned. As the
resignations do not take effect un
til January 1, there is no probability
of their successors being appointed
at once. Wehrung's term of office
will expire in March, 1907, and his
successor will be appointed for that
period. The term of J. H. Settle
meier will end in March, 1906.
The other members of the board
are: George Chandler, of Baker
City, '04; G.A. Westgate, of Albany,
'05, and Jasper Wilkins, of Coburg,
'07.
Mr. Wehrung was president of
the board of Agriculture during the
entire four years of his incumbency.
This position is filled by a vote of
the board, so it is not certain that
his successor will fill that office.
The president of the State Board of
Agriculture is by virtue of his office
a member of the Domestic Animal
Commission. The members of the
board draw no salaries, but receive
the amount of their expenses while
attending to business connected
with the State Fair. Oregonian.
Fifty-three thousand acres of
land in Benton, Polk and Lincoln
counties were sold by the Sheriff of
Benton county Saturday afternoon.
The property was bid in at $95,000
by Lawyer E. E. Wilson, repre
senting the Coast Land& Livestock
Company. The defendant in the
proceeding is the Oregon Pacific
Colonization Company, of Minne
apolis, and the judgment under
mortgage foreclosure is for $101,600.
Played Out.
Dull Headache, Fains In various parts
of the body. Sinking it the Pit of th
Stomach, Loss of Appetite, Feverlahness,
Pimples or Sores are all positive evidences
of impure blood. No matter how tt be
came so, it must be purified In order to
obtain good health. Acker's Blood Elixir
has never failed to cure Scrofulous or
Syphilitic poisons or any other blood
diseases. It is certainly a wonderful
remedy and we sell every bottle on a posi
tive, guarantee. Belt & Cherrington, Dal
las, Oregon.
DYSPEPSIA CAN BE CURED BT uir,
Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets. Ons llitls
Tablet will give immediate relief or mony
refunded Sold in handsome tin base
at cents. Belt Cherrington, DaUas,
Oregoa.