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i L " V..- IIP"' fc) i""' 'itttfr 13 i 11 I. ill J A 119 It IT 5 I ' WW VOL. XVI. DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, JANUARY 15, 1904 IP i if , : . - i i 'Our First . AiMiM Sale 399 Its will be held at the HUB CLOTHING STORE through the month of Jan uary, 1904, during which we will give you a chance to get good, well-made-clothing at a large reduction. But be fore we go farther, we want to thank you and your friends for your liberal pat ronage. We have sold nearly twice the goods we expected to in the length of time we have been in business here. NOTE THE PRICES Any OVERCOAT in the house at 20 per cent discount. Any SUIT and all SHOES and FURNISHING: GOODS, except Slick ers and Overalls, at 15 per cent discount. Fleece-lined UNDERWEAR that sold at $1.00 suit will be duiing the sale 78cts. You should come in and see for yourself the Bargains we give you. R. JACOBSON & CO. G. W. HOLLISTER, Manager. THE NEW WALL PAPER. AND PAINT STORE A new and complete line of "Wall Paper, Paints, Oils and Glass. All sorts of Stains and Wood Finishes. Painters' and Paper Hangers' Supplies. Pictures, Mouldings, and Pictures framed to order. Painting, wood finishing, room decorating and sign lettering done. Satis faction guaranteed on all work. If you are thinking of doing any papering or painting See Us No charge for estimates on labor or material. HEATH & CORNES Mill Street Dallas, Oregon 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 on Southern Pacific Com pany's agent for particulars. Cured After Suffering 10 Years B. F. Hare, Supt. Miami Cycle & Mfg. Co. Middletown, O. suffered ten years with dyspepsia, He spent hundreds of dollars for medi cine and with doctors without re ceiving any permanent benefit. He says: "One night when feeling exceptionally bad I was about to throw down the evening paper when I saw an item in the paper regarding the merits of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. I concluded to try it and while I had no faith in it I felt better after the second dose Alter using two Dottles l am stronger and better than I have been in years, and I recommend Kodol Dyspepsia Cure to my friends and acquaintances suffering from stomach trouble." Sold by Belt & Cherrington. H. W. Bancroft and Zim Hin shaw, of Falls City, were Dallas visitors, Tuesday. Mrs. J. 1. lownsend came up from Oak Lodge Farm, Monday, and visited friends in Dallas. She says tbe fresh air and outdoor ex ercise on the farm are causing Mr. Townsend's health to improve steadily, which will be glad news to his many friends throughout the state. Mrs. Townsend returned to Perrydale Wednesday, accompanied by her mother, Mrs. Sarah Rich mond, who will visit tbe family for a few days. Played Out Dull Headache, Pains In various parts of tbe body Sinking at tbe Pit of the Stomach, Loss of Appetite, Feverlshness, Pimples or Sores are all positive evidences of Impure blood. No matter how 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 tk Cherrington, Dal las, Oreron. DTSPEPSIA CAN BE CCRED BT UJriEf Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets. One little Tablet will give Immediate relief or money refunded. Sold in handsome tin boxes at IS cents. Belt Cherrington, Dallas. Oregon. John Eramett visited relatives and friends here last week. Bruce Burnett was a Corvallis visitor, Tuesday. Club dance at Wagner hall to morrow (Saturday) night. Ralph Hall went to Portland Monday. County School Superintendent C. L. Starr was in town Monday and made the school a visit. The Coast Range Lumbering Company is fluming 50,000 feet of lumber per day. A new switch is being built into the yard of the Bryan-Lucas Lum ber Company. Frank Hubbard shipped a car load of wood from his place to town last week. The Bryan-Lucas Lumber Com pany has over 1,500,000 feet of lumber on its yard. Mrs. Martha Holman, of Dallas, is making her home in Falls City now. F. J. Chapman, of Dallas, was in town Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Lucas arrived home Tuesday morning from Salt Lake City, where they have been visiting relatives for the last three weeks. Mr. Lucas says he sold one million feet of lumber in Salt Lake City. Don't fail to see Knox, tbe character impersonator, at the M. E. Church next Monday night. i ... HULK COUNTY PROSPEROUS COLLEGE HAS NEW "GYM" Business Men Buy Building Lease It to Students for Five Years. and Oregon's champion basket-ball team will no longer be hampered in their practice and games by a small and crowded gymnasium. Fifteen citizens of Dallas have pur chased the old woolen mill building and grounds adjoining the Dallas College campus, and have leased the two upper stories to the college athletic association for a period of five years, with the option of the Bchool buying the entire property at any time during the term of lease. This building is a large, well-built structure, three stories high, with each floor 110x70 feet. Carpenters are now at work on the second floor, making a regula tion-sized basket-ball court, and are cutting out the third floor, so as to make a gallery for the court. The remainder of -the two upper floors will be fitted upas a gym nasium, and when completed it will be one of the best in the state. The Dallas College basket-ball players are the present champions of Oregon, if "not the Pacific Coast, as the recent games lost to Tacoma and Seattle were played on courts containing obstructions and were not regulation in size. With the new court now building any game played will stand won or lost for the championship. The new build ing will seat from 800 to 1000 people. The new owners of the building have elected Dr. C. C. Poling to manage the property under the direction of a majority of the stock holders. The lower floor will be used for public meetings and ex mentions the same as in the past The building was purchased from the Dallas City Bank by R. E Williams, JI, L. . Fenton, Oscar Development Along All Line of In dustry in the Year Just Past. Ihe following article, setting forth the progress and developmen of Polk County during the year 1903, was printed in the New Year Edition of the Morning Oregonian ine article was contributed by Uscar liayter. "J udging from material evidences it is.no exaggeration to say that the year 1903 has been tho moat prosperous and most progressive period in the history of Polk County. "Probably the most important development of the vear was the construction of the Salem, Falls City & Western Railroad, which was put in operation on June 1 In the southwestern part of Polk County, and in the nearby Siletz region, in Lincoln County, stands the finest body of fir timber in Oregon. The new railroad reaches from the Southern j Pacific line at Dallas to the eastern edge of this timber, and can easily be extended as the demand for lumber requires. The thiee sawmill? at FaJs City and vicinity have qeen greatly in creased since the jadvent of the Just One Minute. One Minute Cough Cure gives relief in one minute, because it kills the microbe which tickles the mucous membrane, causing the cough, and at the same time clears the phlegm, draws out the inflam mation and heals and soothes the affected parts. One Minute Cough Cure strengthens the lungs, wards off pneumonia and is a harmless and ne;er failing cure inall curable cases of Coughs, Colds and Croup. One Minute Cough Cure is pleasant to take, harmless and good alike for young and old. Sold by Belt & Cherrington. SICK HEADACHE! ABSOLUTELY and permanently cured by using Mold Tea. A pleasant herb drink. Cures constipation and Indigestion, makes you eat. sleep, work and happy. Satisfaction guaranteed or money back. IS cts. and W eta. Belt St Cherrington. Pallas. Oregon. Walter Williams, J. C. Hayter, H. H. Dunkelberger, W. R. Pfen nig, U. S. Loughary, D.M.Metzger C. T. Whittlesey, N. L. Guy, A. A Winter and C. E. Shaw. ur. u. u. ronng will preach in the Bridgeport church Friday, Sat urday and Sunday nights, and at Lewisville Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Mrs. Nancy J. Iliff died suddenly at Independence, Sunday afternoon at 4:30, of heart failure, aged 60 years. JJour grown children and a husband survive her. The family came to Polk county about a year ago from Illinois. The Observer's new type has been sLipped from San Francisco and should arrive here in time to be used in printing next week's paper. This type is of a late and handsome face, and, being smaller than the type now in use on the outside pages, will enable us to print a greater amount of news than at present. Years Of Suffering From Heart Disease. I Would Not be Alive Today But For Dr. Miles' Heart Cure. Do not neclect the warning symptoms of a weak heart. Palpitation, imotherin? spells. swelling of feet or ankles, pain in and around heart; oftentimes anections 01 tbe stomach, lungs, liver, bladder, kidneys, etc, arise from heart weakness. A weak heart must be helped. It cannot stop to rest. It must be strengthened and regulated. The blood must be enriched, the heart nerves strengthened and tbe circulation improved bv tbe preat heart and blood tonic. Dr. Miles' Heart Cure. There is positively nothing to equal tiiis wonderful medicine in its beneficial influence upon hearts weakened from any cause. I am very crateful for what Dr. Miles Heart Cure has done for me, as I am confi dent I would not be alive today had I not l 1 - l : . i c. I - . i.i it it r ncu oi us wonucnui virtues ana iaKen u before it was too late. I had been a sufferer from valvular heart disease for many years, in fact ever since I was a little pirl and for three years before I began using Heart Cure I was in very bad shape. I could not sleep on my left side at all and would frequently nave the most dreadlul smothering spells. At times my left side would swell up. I had pain in my head all the time from which I uttered greatly, frothing 1 took did me any good until X used eleven bottles of Dr. Allies i lean v,ure wnicn removed ail wese railroad, and have added materially to the prosperity of that part of the county. The large sawmill of the Johnson Lumbar Company at Dallas has also been greatly im proved and enlarged during the year, and in March the Inde pendence, of Independence, began the operation of a mill of 10,000 feet per day capacity at that place. A number of smaller mills in the mountains and foothills have been constantly employe in 'supplying a local demand for .' r lumber, and two new sawmill0,' in addition 'to tbo two 'already in operation, are engaged in the. 'wi.tctviro of oak "The tendency of the times is to diversified farming. . Hopyards, dairy farms and fruit orchards abound, and farmers living in tbe hill lands find the raisingof Angora goats especially profitable. The Polk County Annual Goat Show has been held regularly since 1899 at Dallas, and its displays are among the best in the United States. For many years the goat breeders have pooled their mohair and sold it at public auction, and the price realized last year, 38 5-8 cents per pound is the highest ever paid for a pool of the county pro duct. When it is known that $17,645 was realized from the 1903 clip from 15,000 goats, and that 208,000 pounds of wool was pooled and sold at 17 3-8 cents per pound, some idea of tbe importance of the sheep and goat industry of the county may be gained. "roiK uounty is iortunate in having a good number of enter prising breeders of fine stock, and livestock husbandry is rapidly growing in importance. The num ber of horses assessed increased from 3669 in 1902 to 4181 in 1903; the number of cattle from 6511 to 8357; the number of sheep and goats from 36,721 to 40,664, and the number of swine from 4383 to 526. In connection with stock- raising and dairying, a much arger area is devoted to the growth of rape vetch, and clover, and new stock barns and silos are to he found in all parts of the county. "Improvements generally are to be observed on all larms. lbe average price received tor wheat was 75 cents per bushel, and hops brought from 18 to 25 cents per pound. These prices afford a good profit to the grower, and the re sultant prosperity is reflected in better farm machinery and fences, newly painted and newly erected buildings, and an increased price in land. OSCAR HAYTER. Dallas, Dec. 19. CRESCENT QUARTET COMING Knox-Kantner Concert Company Will Appear In Dallas Next Mon day Night. nd strong." Mrs. H. C Cruse, San Fran- distressing symptoms and made me feel well Cisco, Cai. e Dr. Miles' Remedies, bend fur free book n Nervous and Heart Diseases. Address Dr. allies Medical Co, Elkhart, Ind. The Knox-Kantner Concert Com pany will give one of their inimitable musical and literary entertainments in theM. E. Church in this city next Monday evening, under the auspices of the College Club. A program of unusual merit is promised, and the attendance will doubtless be large. Knox and Kantner are no strangers in Dallas, and their management of the com pany is a sufficient guarantee that the entertainment will be strictly first-class. Knox, who heads the list of per formers, is as funny as in the days when, as a member of the famous Meneley Quartet, he amused the people from the Atlantic to the acific and from the Lakes to tbe Gulf.- Knox has been stvled the a " "Prince of Impersonators." The tour of the company, since its organization last Fall, has been highly successful, and the young men have been greeted by crowded houses in everv town thev have V J visited. A few of the press notices are given herewith: "By far the best singing ever heard in Boise." Evening Capital News. "Never failed to win tremendous applause." Portland Oregonian. "It beats all tbe circuses and minstrels and comedies we have ever witnessed "The Dalles Chronicle. "Mr. Knox was a marvel and elicited the continued applause of his audience." Salem Statesman. "Theft rendition of 'Massa in de Cold, Cold Ground' was worth go ing miles to hear." Walla Walla Journal. "The finest entertainment we COURT HOUSE NOTES COMMISSIONERS COURT In the matter of the proposed chaDge in boundaries or School District No. 31 ordered that action of Boundary uoara at December, 1903, term rescinded, owing to defective de scriptjpn in petition. lvoBiguaiiun oi j. w. Jiutier as J ustice of the Peace for District No. accepted, and Wm. Ridgeway appoint ed to nil the unexpired term. County Clerk authorized to adver tise for 40 cords large fir and 40 cords oak grub wood ; bids to be opened at February term. Ordered that County Coroner be ap pointed County Health Officer until the further order of the court. R. L. Taylor, state organizer for the Knights of Maccabees, is in Dallas this week in the interest of the order. ACKER'S DYSPEPSIA TABLETS-are sold on a positive grjarantw". Cures heart burn, raising; of the food, distress after eating; or any form of dyspepsia. Oae Little tablet gives immediate relief. 23 eta. and 60 cts. Belt Cherrlnrton Dallas. Oregon. Penrose, of Whitman College. "Pleased the public better than any other attraction we have had," is the testimony of the Faculty Committee of the Washington Agricultural College. Remember, at the M. E. Church, next Monday evening. Admission, 35 and 25 cents. Reserved seats on sale at Belt & Cberrington's drug store. The sixteenth annual state con vention of the Oregon Christian Endeavor Union will be held in Pendleton from February 19 to 22. It is expected that over 200 dele gates will be present. BSsm iiiiiiiV The walking sick, what a crowd of them there are : Persons who are thin and weak but not sick enough to go to bed. "Chronic cases" that's what the doctors call them, which in common English means long sickness. To stop the continued loss of flesh they need Scott's Emulsion. For the feeling of weakness they need bcott s Emulsion. It makes new flesh and gives new life to the weak system. Scott's Emulsion gets thin and weak persons out of the rut. It makes new. rich blood, strengthens the nerves ana gives appetite for ordinary food. Scott's Emulsion can be taken as long as sickness lasts and do good all the time. There's new strength and flesh in every dose. We will be glad to send you a few doses free. Be sure that this picture la the form of a label it on the wrapper of every bonis of tmuUion you buy. SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists, 409 Pearl St., N. Y. 50c and $1 1 til drv!tt. TAX LEVY In the matter of the tax levy for i90d ordered that the levy be as follows : County and state 19.5 mills School s Road is Total, 26 mills ROAD SUPERVISORS In the matter of the appointment of Koad Supervisors for 1904 ordered that the following persons be appoint ed: Douglas Samuel Pettyjohn. Jackson Jacob Buhler. Salt Lake G. S. Nelson. Spring Valley W. H. Elliott. Eola Reason Brunk. Kickreall W. E. Goodell. South Independence Dave Staple ton. South Monmouth M. Mulkey. Buena Vista Jasper Rhodes. Suver H. Maxfield. Luekiamute W. E. Williams. Bridgeport Anan Myer. East Dallas James Boydston. McCoy C. L. Hawley. South Dallas John Farley. North Independence Newton Jones North Dallas J. M. Sears. Eock Creek F. J. Morrison. North Monmouth J. II. Mulkey. 'Falls City-J. C. Talbott. Ordered that T.. B. Huntley be ap pointed Eoad Master for the ensuing term. JUDGES AND CLERKS OF ELECTION J udges and clerks of election were IDougTaaZtrim 1' LaUy, C JHuesey WE old nrnwiE el M "W. J rc Absolutely Puro. THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE 3p NM Dickey, judges; Willis Howell, Dave Meador, O C Scroggiu, clerks. Jackson N F Gregg, Geo Ball, J A Baxter, judges ; Carl Graves, Henry Butler, Alfred Campbell, clerks, Salt Lake G N Townsend, Milt Jones, D. L. Keyt, judges; Herbert Elliott, Otis Byerly, C L Gilson, clerks. Spring Valley, George Bayne, T J Jennings, W J Crawford, judges Sam Phillips, Wayne Henry, Linn Purvine, clerks. Eola J W McDowell, L D Gibson, H. B. Brophy, judges; T W Wann, G C Mitty, B I Ferguson, clerks. Kickreall M F White, J W Lewis, Sam Orr, judges; Frank Gibson, T S Burch, George Wait, clerks, South Independence A Huston, D P Stapleton, I H Ingram, judges; Clar ence Wagoner, Verd Hill, W H Craven, clerks. South Monmouth Joseph Craven, Evan Evans, S C Denny, judges; V O Boots, J B V Butler, A J Shipley, clerks. Buena Vista James Prather, Peter Kurre Jr., Richard McCarter, judges ; A N McLaughlin, W S McLano, Dow Baldwin, clerks, Suver J T James, W W Collins, M N Suver, judges; J J Thurston, O II DeArrnond, C E McLane, clerks. Luekiamute R A Hastings, Frank Gilliam, F M Smith, judges; Jesse Yost, E W Staats, Goorgo Bronson, clerks, Bridgeport C C Gardner. J B Smith, W E Burns, judges; James Yoakum, Anan Myer, Ed narmon, clerks. East Dallas J D Smith, James Boydston, James Howe, judges; H G Campbell, Ralph Hill, F H Morrison, clerks, McCoy A M Holmes, G L Kelty, G A Shields, judges; C L Hawley, James Ball, J D Slagle, clerks South Dallas Sol Blessing, Amos Holman, Charles Black, judges; H B Cosper, Walter Williams, Thomas Butler, clerks. North Independence D L Hedges, Joseph Hubbard, P M Kirkland, judges; O W Irvine, D A Hodge, Willard Craven, clerks. North Dallas A B Muir, F J Coad, Joseph Black, judges; R. L. Chap man, Lee Crider, Ralph Butler, clerks. Rock Creek Clarence Aikman, Joe Edgar, Jack Morrison, judges ; W J Keeney, Frank Morrison, Ralph Hen ry, clerks. North Monmouth J H Mulkey, J Powell, Henry Butler, judges; E H Hosner, E H Craven, C Lorence, clerks. Falls City D J Grant, Frank But ler, George Siefarth, judges: Ralph Ford, Ira Mehrling, W R Hinshaw, clerks. CLAIMS ALLOWED C G Coad, stationery $ 21 80 EXPERIENCE 13 THE BEST teacher. Use Acker's English Remedy In any case of coughs, cold or croup. Should It fall to give Immediate relief money re funded. 2S cts. and 60 cts. Beit & Cher rlnston, Dallas, Oregon. Wilson Drug Company, same, l 00 Gooch Bros., supplies 93 E M Smith, tax rebate 4 96 Vaughn & Weaver, plumbing. 3 25 O L Starr, salary and expense. 134 03 US Loughary, same 14114 J T Ford, same 150 39 Mrs M A Tetherow, pauper acct 9 50 D G Meador, same 11 00 AS Locke, same 950 M D Ellis, electric lights. . ..... 26 00 Irwln-Hodson Co., supplies 79 90 O W Pagett, justice court 3 00 J HMoran, same 2 60 B Wilson, same 1555 A Loughary, coll taxes. . 36 25 Tracy Staats, salary 65 00 F E Myer, same 81 40 Mrs F E Myer, same 54 00 W F Nichols, same 65 00 E V Dalton, same 62 50 Milo Woods, same 40 00 G G Brown, coll taxes 2 20 W F Nichols, same 15 00 G Muller, bridge acct 5 50 O E Huntley, pauper acct 30 00 H L Fenton, goat association . . 20 00 Observer, ' printing e 50 Wra Ellis, tax rebate 10 40 W C Brown, same 1 50 T Ford, tax certificate 98 Glass & Prudhom me, supplies. 144 60 J E. Sibley, salary 66 65 J B Teal, same 14 so Seth Riggs, same 13 60 Rlckreall Hall, election acct. . . 5 00 Western Clay Co $19 95 W Musoott 50 J E Robertson , . 2 00 Bryan-Lucas Lumber Co 1 87 R M Wade & Co 19 35 HMaxflold 42 00 Pedee Lumber Company HO 15 Rowell Bros 8 45 R Brunk 134 00 Thomas Strain 45 00 H B Brophy et al 45 27 W W Johnson Lumber Co 24 79 R Rowell 8 75 Ben Windsor 7 71 WJGray... 160 J D Slagle '. 50 00 J M Farley .. ..140 00 James Boydston 12 60 J A Hannum 63 75 Ira Mehrling 30 00 A Simpkins 74 50 WE Goodell 12 50 John Middleton .100 00 N F Gregg 70 00 DP Stapleton . 50 70 J N Jones , 73 75 C It Farmer 4 00 TB Huntley 63 00 Wm Faull 3 00 BILL OF SALE Carey F Martin to Elmer West, tho "White Front" livery barn in Dallas, 800. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Charles Rheude to C F Henke, 10 acres, 1 7 s, r 6 w, 100. Elizabeth Whealdon and hd to E F Aebl, 135 acres, 1 7 s, r 5 w, $3000. Emil F Aebl et ux to Elizabeth Whealdon, 58.66 acres, t 6 s, r 6 w, $1400. Frank Butler et ux to C W Matthews and D A Madison, 8 acres, 1 8 s, r 6 w, $400. W T Miller to W CMcClure, 40 acres, 1 9 s, r 8 w, $240. M M Ellis, assignee, to Silas Rhodes 127.37 acres, t 8 s, r 5 w, f900. M M Ellis, assignee, to Silas Rhodes tract In 1 8 s, r 5 w, $75. M V Allen and hd to C L Rogers, lots 1, 4, 5 and 8, block 4, Sallng's add to Ballston, $600. J B Teller to A M Holmes, 71.49 acres, 1 7 s, r 4 w, $1500. DECLARATION OF INTENTION Carl Gerllnger, native of Germany ; William Garbutt, native of Canada. PROBATE. Estate of Ferdinand Williams, de ceasedbond filed and approved. Estate of Wm McMillan, deceased- will admitted to probate: Margaret McMillan and John Dickinson ap pointed administrators with will annexed ; bond fixed at $18,000. Estate of Isaac Mattison, deceased will admitted to probate : E L Ketchum appointed executor without bonds. TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggist refund the money If It falls to cure. K W. Grove's aigm&turo U oa each box. Ho.