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VOL. XVI.
DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, DECEMBER 4, 1903
NO. 38.
FROM THE MISSISSIPPI
TO THE COLUMBIA
AND DOWN THE COLUMBIA TO
CHAPTER, III.
I can remember incidents, places
and things, but find that I cannot
locate them. In attempting to do
so, I may be three hundred miles
off. Where was Chimney Rock?
Somewhere on the plains.
The train had been moving west
ward across a level country, for
days it may have been, where no
tree was to be seen; but, looking
ahead, far in the distance, I saw a
bush, which, as we moved along,
continued to grow until the shades
of evening began to darken into
night and we went into camp. In
the morning about the first object
that attracted my attention was
that bush, which now appeared to
have grown to be quite a sapling.
By noon it had grown to be a tree,
and about sunset we were under its
branches, and, I think, went into
camp near it. It was a very large
pine tree, the round, straight trunk
towering up like a great column
and supporting a spreading top.
This was the "Lone Pine." For
several years after I could hear of
the ''Lone Pine" from immigrants
following our trail, but later was
told that it had been cut down or
firewood.
. Another object that attracted my
attention was Chimney Rock. It
was near the line of our march,
and we could see it for several days
before we passed near it. At first
we could see only a pinnacle afar
off, looking much like a chimney
flue or church steeple; but, as we
traveled on, ? upper red to be some-
whut.djfided into, two Q'' ih. ''
points a I f'ic-trp, o'.Uncja-La-'j
ing much higher tnan the others,
. Nearer, we could soe that the
chimney like pinnacles were on
the top of a mountain or high hill,
and that beyond and not far from
it was an irregular range of
mountains. I could not form an
opinion as to the height of this
chimney rock, but it seemed to me
to touch the sky. Some of the
young men visited the rock that
evening, and returned late at night.
They declared it was ten miles
away. Immigrants' afterwards told
me that Chimney Rock had con
unuea to crumble and tall away
from "year to year until it was about
all down, and that unique and far
famed landmark has about passed
away.
, I think it was in this part of the
country that we found the prairie
dog towns. -The prairie dogs seemed
to prefer city life, for we always
found them living in towns or
cities. The population of some of
these cities was as great as that of
Greater New York. The dog is
about the size of a young puppy.
As we would pass through or near
their towns, they would come out
of their holes and sit up straight
on their hindquarters, always near
their burrow, and utter something
like a yelp. On the slightest alarm,
" they would drop into their holes. I
saw owls sitting among them, and
it is said that dogs, owls and rattle
snakes lived together in the same
hole.
It seems that matches were not
in use when we crossed the plains,
and to get fire, at times, a man
would rub a cotton' rag in powder
and shoot it out of a musket, or
put it in the pan of a flint-lock gun
and then explode the powder in
the pan. A flint, steel and punk
were often used in starting a fire.
Many of the guns were flint-locks,
but some were called percussion
guns, with nipple and cap, and all
were muzzle loaders.
Antelopes and long-eared rabbits
were everywhere. Father had two
black dogs called greyhounds. They
were very fast runners, and could
soon pick up a rabbit, but when
they chased an antelopeit was quite
different. One day an antelope
had in some way been separated
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from the herd, and ran through
the train. One of the dogs pursued
the antelope, and the chase led
across a level plain. The black
dog, as he sped on with all his
might, looked like a crane flying
low along the ground. We were
all excited, for the dog was gaining
on the anlelope at every bound and
would, no doubt, soon overtake
him. The dog thought so too, for
when he was within a few yards of
the anlelope and expected in
another bound or two to sieze his
prey, hegave a yelp. But that yelp
seems to have been a fatal mistake,
for the antelope in less than one
minute after hearing the bark was
fifty yards away from the dog and
flying over the plain as if he had
been shot out of a gun. He would
actually pass over many yards be
fore we could see the dust rise be
hind him. The dog was so astound-,
ed that he stopped short, and, afte
gazing at the antelope for a minute,
no doubt amazed beyond expression,
turned about and sneaked back to
the train. They said that dog
would never chase an antelope
afterwards.
I cannot now locate the great
sage plains,'as we called them, but
they were vast in extent and not
well watered. In crossing them at
times we traveled till late at night
to reach, water, and a few times we
had to camp without water. These
plains were thickly set with sage
brush and greaaewood, generally
growing about waist high to a man,
and, as we hn l no wagon road to
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:', through this -.Vi.ru Wry.' " TV was
hard service for the teams in the
lead, so the strongest teams were
put in the van, but these were
changed every day. Part of the
time we followed a trail for pack
animals and horsemen.
After traveling a long way over a
vast level country, almost without
timber, we saw broken country far
away in me direction we were
traveling, and I heard it remarked
that somewhere in those hills was
the Sweetwater river. When we
came to the river, we found it to be
a small stream flowing gently over
yellow sands and not deep fording.
It seems to me that where we
crossed this river,' hill slopes not
steep came down near to the river
on the left hand, and the water was
flowing to the right. The color
name of the next river that comes
to mind interested me somewhat,
and I was anxious to see it. The
name was Green river but when
we came to it, the water was of a
white, crystal clearness.
The Soda Springs seem to come
next in the order of my recollection.
We camped near these springs, and
about a quarter of a mile from a
river a rapid stream about the
width of Green river. Fremont,
with his party, spread his large
tent near our encampment. There
was a soda spring between the
camps, and Fremonts men were
having a high time drinking soda
water. They were so noisy that I
have suspected that they had some
beverage stronger than soda water
mixed with the water from the!
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spring, rremont nad a cannon a
six-pounder made of shining brass.
It was resting on a low carriage,
and stood between our camp and
Fremont's, near the soda spring.
Fremont was a fine looking .young
man, in fact, all of his party were
well-dressed, jolly fellows. I don't
remember seeing them at any place
other than this soda spring.
While at this camp, some of our
party visited the river and found
near the bank of the stream a
spouting spring. Like all geysers,
it threw up water convulsively.
This spring would heave up about
every three or four minutes. The
mouth of the, spring was at the top
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of a rim-like formation, about eight
inches from the common level.
This rim was composed of a de
posit from the water. The mouth
was nearly a foot across, and nearly
or quite round, and puffs of steam
issued from it. Eight or ten feet
from the mouth was a hole in the
ground, four or five inches across,
and whenever the spring went into
convulsions and began throwing
up, gusts of hot steam and spray
would issue from this hole with a
noise like that from the escape pipe
of a boiler. This hole was evidently
connected with the spring, and the
boys regarded it with much interest.
Some tried to keep it from puffing
by closing it with sods and gra.38.
but", whenever the spasm came, the
caulking would be thrown out
One young man placed his woo!
hat over the hole and held it there
with his hands and knees planted
firmly on the brim. This, he sup
posed, would be a "corker;" but,
when the puff came, the hat crown
stretched for a moment and then
burstea at the top. lhis spring
was called Steamboat Spring it
puffed like a steamboat.
At ort Hall we were in camp
probably a day or two. Captain
Grant was in command at the fort
It was a Hudson Bay trading post,
and a resort for trappers, mountain
men, Indians of the Shoshone or
Snake tribes, and other Indians.
The fort was built of sun-dried
bricks, (adobe). The walls were
solid on the outside, except for
portholes and a gate or two. There
was a square court inside, and the
houses opened upon the four sides
of this square.
With mother and other folks,
visited the people in the fort, and
found women and children living
there. They were very kind and
sociable. I think the women living
there were Indians or mixed bloods
Thcj- notz rrctty rtioecssirjS'nrfld
other garments of deer and antelope
skin, tanned and dressed. The
garments were ornamented with
needlework, beads, and porcupine
quills of different colors. Between
the visitors and these women and
children conversation was very
difficult; but, by the use of signs
and a few words, all parties man'
aged to make themselves agreeable,
There had been no wagons be
yond this fort, and I think it was
the opinion of the people here that
it would not be practicable to take
them further that we had better
leave the wagons and resort to pack
animals but the emigrants, after
thorough consideration, determined
to move on as they had come.
( Continued Next Week )
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Lawton, of
Sheridan, visited friends in Dallas,
Sunday.
Miss Jessie Bratton, who was
employed as head trimmer in Mrs.
Chace's millinery store during the
Fall season, left Monday for her
home in Baker City.
Of Apprehension of
Sudden Death.
Twenty Years of
Heart Disease.
Dr. Miles' Heart
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It has positively no equal in that regard.
The fluttering, palpitation and heart pains
readily disappear before its magic influence;
the shortness of breath, the frightful smother
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ment; the pulse beats become strong and
regular, the circulation is improved so that
the veins are charged with healthy, pure,
life giving blood carrying strength and
health to every nerve and muscle and re
placing the dead tissue with solid flesh.
"For eighteen years I suffered from heart
trouble. The least excitement caused se
vere fluttering and palpitation and at night
smothering spells would frequently cause me
to sit up in bed for breath. Beside the fre-
auent physical pains I was constantly in an
ot apprenension lest it migni onng
my sudden end. I began taking Dr.
Miles' Heart Cure and experienced almost
immediate rtlief from my former disagree
able symptoms. I believe that my cure is
permanent because I have not had occasion
to use the Heart Cure for six or seven years,
which time has elapsed since I quit taking
the Heart Cure. As a household remedy 1
icep Dr. Miles' Anti-Pain Pills in the house
all the time. I consider the Dr. Miles Rem
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to be and I trust that you may five many
Tears for the sake of humanity." R. T.
Iewitt, Chehalis, Wash.
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BASKET BALL SEASON HERE
Pallas College Team Has Arranged
Games With Portland, Tacoma,
Seattle and Other North
west Cities.
The opening game of the basket
ball season will be played in the
College gymnasium next Friday
evening, December 11. Previous
to the game, a gymnastic exhibition
will be given by the various classes.
The program will consist of a
march by 16 young ladies, class
drill by boys, vaulting, high div
ing, potato races and club swing
ing. The line-up of the teams and
the admission , price will be made
public in our next iesue.
The prospects for basket-ball
this year are bright. The Dallas
College team was one of the very
best in the state last year, and as
all of the old players are back in
school again, there is no reason
why this year's team should not
make a strong showing. The team
gained recognition; from all the
leading colleges and athletic associ
ations by their excellent record last
year, and will bej found playing
with none but the' leading teams
of the Northwest this season.
Manager VanOrsdel is now arrang
ing for a trip North, and finds no
difficulty in securing games with
the best teams in the large cities.
According to the schedule as
arranged at present, the Dallas
team will go to Portland on
Christmas day and. play the Port
land All-Stars in the evening.
They will then go North to Seattle,
playing at Chehalis, Centralia and
Tacoma enroute. Returning to
Vancouver about the first of the
year, they will try conclusions with
the United States army team, and
then return to Portland for a game
with the Multnomah Athletic Club.
On the home iIo.ii.wap? will be
pUty! w-ma t?.-. Hiuau AlMnars.
Oregon Agricultural College, Wil
lamelte University and McMinn
ville College. The team may also
take a trip South, playing at Cor
vallis, Albany and Eugene.
Every member of the team
is
working hard, and will show up in
fine condition for the opening game
in Portland, Christmas night
With the return of Will Hoffman
from Pendleton, the members of
last year's team are all in schoo
again, and trom this time on
regular practice will be kept up.
The people of Dallas are en
thusiastic patrons of all kinds of
clean athletic sports, and the
basket-ball boys will receive the
same loyal support and encourage
ment that was accorded them last
year, when they played some of the
strongest teams in the state to
standstill.
City council meeting next Mon
day evening.
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Kirkpatrick
went to Portland, Tuesday.
Deputy County Clerk W. F.
Nichols was a Portland visitor,
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Dunn re
turned home baturday evening
from a visit with relatives in Port
land.
Mrs. J. C. Morrison and children
came over from Independence and
visited at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Campbell,
Sunday.
Mrs. Sarah Richmond, who has
been visiting her daughter, Mrs.
J. H. Townsend at Oak Lodge iarm,
near Perrydale, returned home Fri
day. Mrs. Townsend accompanied
her mother to Dallas and spent
the day visiting friends.
Joseph Guthrie, who was caught
between two logs and painfully
bruised, while working in the
Coast Range sawmill near Falls
City last Summer, has brought
suit against the company for
$20,000 damages. He alleges in
his complaint that the accident was
caused by a defect in the machinery
and the carelessness of the over-
mi . .
seer, ine action is orougni in
Judge Burnett's department of the
Circuit Court.
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MERRY TIME IN STORE
Epworth League Bazaar Will Open
With Oood Program Next
Thursday Evening.
The young people of the Epworth
League will open their bazcar in
the City Hall next Thursday eve
ning. A good program is being
prepared, and a merry time is
promised. The bazaar will be open
to the public all day Friday, and
will close with a program Friday
evening. An admission fee of 10
cents will be charged.
Thursday evening's program will
be. presented in the form of a re
ception given by two prominent
citizens in the year 1923 to their
associates of '1903. A number of
distinguished guests will be present
and contribute to the evening's
entertainment. The audience will
be pleased to learn of the ex
periences and successes of their old
friends of 1903. In addition to
these enjoyable features, the hosts
will 6how several life-size paintings
by celebrated artists. The program
for Friday evening will be published
next week.
Persons who are making articles
to be sold at the bazaar are request
ed to leave them at H. M. Pollock's
store, on Mill street, not later than
Tuesday, December 8.
LOOK OUT FOR HIM
Clever Swindler Is Cashing '
'Raised'
Part
Money Orders In This
of the Country.
A swindler, whose scheme is to
raise the figures in money orders
and then cash them is operating in
this section of the country. His
plan is to enter a store or other
business house late in the evening,
and, after making a small purchase,
offer the bogus money order in
jay menif expecting oAah-iutiyn
When asked for identification, he
displays letters addressed to him
self. In every instance the figures
in the money order turn out to
have been raised, but by the time
it is presented at the postoffice, the
swindler is far away. Postmaster
Coad has received from the depart
ment a circular bearing the likeness
of the young' man, and warning
people not to be taken in by him
Business men should be on the
lookout for this performer.
Don't miss the programs at the
Epworth League bazaar next Thurs
day and Friday evenings.
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weed flourishing best in weak
lungs. Like other weeds it's
easily destroyed while young ;
when old, sometimes im
possible. Strengthen the lungs as you
would weak land and the
weeds will disappear.
The best lung fertilizer is
Scott's Emulsion. Salt pork
is good too, but it is very hard
to digest.
The time to treat consump
tion is when you begin trying
to hide it from yourself.
Others see it, you won't.
Don't wait until you can't
deceive yourself any longer.
Begin with the first thought
to take Scott's Emulsion. If
it isn't really consumption so
much the better; you will soon
forget it and be better for the
treatment. If it is consump
tion you can't expect to be
cured at once, but if you will
begin in time and will be
rigidly regular m your treat
ment you will win.
Scott's Emulsion, fresh air,
rest all you can, eat all you
can, tnats tne treatment ana
that's the best treatment
We will send you
a little of the Emul
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ton that this picture ia
th form of a label is on Iht
wrapper of every bouls d
Kmukkm 70a buy.
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DATES HAVE BEEN FIXED
Annual Angora Goat Show and Sale
Will Be Held In Dallas, Jan
uary H and 15.
The Fifth Annual Angora Goat
Show and Sale for the State of Ore
gon win be neid in uailas on
Thursday and Friday, January 14
and 15, 1904. The committee
arrangements, U. S. Grant, H.
of
Fenton and W, A. Ayres, met Sat
urday and decided upon these dates
for the show. Plans for the exhibit
were discussed, and the committee
has already begun its work and
will spare no effort to make the
coming show bigger and better than
any that has been held heretofore
II. L. Fenton, secretary of the
committee, is in Portland this
week, to ascertain what can be a&
complished in the way of securing
reduced transportation rates from
the railroad and express companies
on animals shipped to Dallas for
exhibit, and also to secure,
possible, reduced posseneer rates
during the show. The transporta
tion companies all made libera
concessions last year, and it is be
lieved that there will be no trouble
in securing reduced rates for the
coming show.
George McBee, president of the
Polk County Mohair Association
says that the success of the show in
past years has been largely due to
the earnest work of the three men
who again compose the committee
on arrangements, and he is en
thusiastic in the prediction that
the coming show will be a winner
in every sense of the word.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P.Starr returned
from a visit to Portland, Sunday
Miss Elsie Canfield, of last year's
graduating class, and who is now a
teacher at the Dallas college, haB
bosn visitinff friends here. Cor
'vaiila linns.
The committee appointed to
measure the distance from Dallas
to the I. O. O. F. cemetery and pre
pare an estimate of the cost of a
sidewalk has completed its work
and will report to the general com
mittee at a meeting to be held in
the . Council Chamber, Monday
evening, December 14. The distance
from the west end of Ash street to
the cemetery is 3600 feet, and while
the estimate of the cost of the walk
will not be made public until after
the meeting of the committee, it is
generally believed that the im
provement can be made for about
$225.
A gentleman from Silverton called
on one of the staff of the Statesman
yesterday and in discussing adver
tising stated an instance of how
continuous, consistent and per
sistent advertising tells. Two men
were sitting in this visitor's office.
One asked the other where a certain
store was. The reply was, "Just
two blocks from Barr's." "Well,
who is Barr?" "Oh, Barr is the
jeweler whose name is in the paper
everyday. Everybody knows about
him. Get off the car at Barr's
store and you can find any place
then." Crude and homely remarks
they may be, but they go to show
this keeping your name before the
public has its results. It seems
that Barr keeping his name to the
front and having a daily talk to
the Statesman readers is bearing
fruit. Salem Statesman.
Five thousand newsboys were fed
at a Thanksgiving dinner given by
Isaac Woolf, a Chicago philan
thropist. Each year has increased
the number of boys at the Thanks
giving dinner given by Mr. Woolf,
and this season, for the 21st of the
feasts, the First Regiment Armory
was engaged. It was here that
3000 visitors had almost as much
pleasure as the boys, while again
and again the long tables were
filled and emptied. When the
newsboys plates were emptipd they
were filled again, and when they
had eaten all they could, their
pockets were filled with fruit. At
the door they were welcomed, and
when they were through they were
told if they could eat any more
they could come in again. The
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boys were served at 20 long tables,
seating 1000 persons. Mr. Woolf
gives the annual dinner in memory
of his own early boyhood life as a
newsboy in London and in observ
ance of a vow he made at that time.
The last dinner cost $6000, and the
supplies included 520 turkeys, 250
large bunches of bananas and
wagonloads of baked goods.
PUBLIC SCHOOL NOTES
Pupils Made Liberal Thanksgiving
Donation to Boys' andQirls'
Aid Society.
This month finds all grades hard
at work, the unfamiliarity between
teacher and pupil having worn off.
Whole number of pupils on
register, 299 j new pupils this month,
16; times tardy, 2; number of
visitors, 24.
A 6mall but well planned exhibit
will represent the Dallas public
school at the St. Louis Fair. It
consists principally of compositions
on the natural industries and
manufactories of Dallas and vicin-
ity. '
iiksglviijg H'at uii iiUoiy
celebrated by a thanksgiving offer
ing to be sent to the Boys' and
Girls' Aid Society at Portland.
The children took great interest in
gathering up outgrown clothing,
oes, books, fruit, or anything
that would help some needy child.
Eight dollars in cash, 104 quarts of
fruit, 15 glasses of jelly, 2 bushels
of apples, 2 bushels of potatoes and
many other useful articles were the
result.
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
Digests all'classes of food, tones
and strengthens the stomach and
digestive organs. Cures Dyspepsia,
Indigestion, Stomach Troubles and
makes rich red blood, health and
strength. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
rebuilds wornout tissues, purifies,
strengthens and sweetens the stom
ach. Gov. G. W. Atkinson, of W.
Va. says: "I have used a number
of bottles of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
and have found it to be a very
effective and, indeed, a powerful
remedy for stomach ailments. I
recommend it to my friends." Sold
by Belt & Cherrington.
One Hundred Dollars a Box
is the value II. A. Tisdale, Sum
merton, S. C. places on DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve. He says: "I
had the piles for 20 years. I tried
many doctors and medicines, but
all failed except DeWitt's Witch
Iazel Salve. It cured me." It is
a combination of the healing prop
erties of Witch Hazel with anti
septics and emollients; relieves and
permanently cures blind, bleeding,
itching and protruding piles, sores,
cuts, bruises, eczema, salt rheum
and all skin diseases. Sold by
Belt & Cherrington.
Played Out .
Dull Headache. Pains In various parts
of the body Sinking- at the Pit of ths
Stomach, Loss of Appetite, Feverishness.
Pimples or Sores are all positive evidences
of Impure blood. No matter bow it 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, t) al
ias, Oregon.
DYSPEPSIA CAN BE CURED BT using
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refunded. Sold In handsome tin boxes
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Orsron
You Know What You Ars Taking
When you take Grove's Tasteless Cblll
Tonic because the forrovila ! plainly
printed on every bottle, showing that
It is simply Iron ind Quinine la taste
less form. No Cure, No Fay. E9c
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