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VOL. XVI.
DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, JANUARY 22, 1904
NO. 45.
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On February 1, 1904
The Big Discount Sale closes at the
SI
We also have a big line of Blankets and Comforts
to go in th.s sale. Everything goes, except Over- .
alls and Slickers, at 15 per cent off. 20 per cent
off on Overcoats.
Remember, Only 8 More Days.
R. JACOBSON & CO.
G. W. HOLLISTER, Manager.
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ALBANY WAS EASY
Company G Basket-Bail Team Badly
Defeated by Dallas College
Champions.
Company G, of Albany, went down
to defeat before the Dallas college
basket-ball champions to the tune of
34 to 1 in a game played in the college
gymnasium last Saturday evening.
The O. N. G. team put up a fairly
good game, but were so badly out
classed by the college boys that the
contest was dull and uninteresting to
the spectators from start to 'finish.
Dallas threw goals at will, and had
the ball in their possession fully three
fourths of the time. The presence of
another team on the floor did not ap
pear to prevent them in the least from
handling the ball in any manner they
pleased. Albany threw no field goals,
and but one goal from the foul line.
Dallas scored 17 points in each half
of the game. The soldier boys are
gentlemanly players, and took their
defeat good naturedly. The teams
lined up as follows :
Dallas Position Company G
Teats Forward Rupert
Wilson " Dolan
Poling center McDaniel
Hoffman Guard Bilyeu
Ford, Gates " Ketchum
The preliminary game between the
Eickreall and Dallas athletic clubs
was the more interesting contest of the
two. The game was highly amusing
to the spectators, and the individual
members of each team came in for a
large share of good-natured "joshing"
at the hands of friends in the crowd.
What the game lacked in skill was
made up for by main strength and
awkwardness, and the interest of the
spectators was never allowed to cease
for a moment on account of a lack of
"something doing." Billy Rowell, of
Rickreall, acted as referee, and had
his eye with him at all times. His de
cisions throughout the game were
satisfactory to both teams. The final
score was 15 to 8. The teams lined up
as follows :
Dallas Position Eickreall
N. Guy, B. Guy Forward WT. Burch
Muscott " Lucas
Brown Center L. Burch
Williams Guard Koser
A. Ford " Southwick
Married in Dallas.
Henry W. Bancroft and Mrs. Electa
Richardson, both of Falls City, were
married at the home of Mr. and Sirs.
E. L. Ingalls, in this city, Tuesday
evening at 6 o'clock, Rev. W. T.
Wardle, pastor of the First Presby
terian Church officiating. After a
visit to Southern California, they will
make their home at Falls City.
Mrs. W. J. Guy was in Albany
Wednesday on her way home from a
visit in Dallas. Albany Herald.
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HUB CLOTHING STORE.
Have you availed yourself of the op
portunity of this sale? If not, you
have 8 more days to do so. We will
say this, that you never had a chance
like this before in Dallas to get good,
well-made Clothing and Overcoats at
any such prices as we are selling them.
WALL PAPER. AND
PAINT STORE iff
any papering or painting
TJs
on labor or material.
CORNES
Dallas, Oregon
HEAVY SALES OF HOPS
Twenty-Seven Cents Is Freely Offered
for Prime Quality.
The hop market reached boiling
point Saturday, and at times came
nearly boiling over, when 27 cents
was repeatedly offered and refused for
merely prime lots of hops, says the
Salem Statesman. Two poor lots,
which were not wanted at one time,
sold for the handsome sum of 25 cents
per pound. John Schindler sold his
lot of 00 bales for this price to Jos.
Harris, buyer for Benjamin Schwartz
& Sons, who also bought another lot
of over 100 bales. W. H. Egan sold 43
bales of medium hops to Krebs Bros,
for 25 cents per pound, and the Skiff
and Shields lot of 253 bales were
bought by B. O. Schucking & Co. for
25 cents. Thos. Holman sold his large
lot of 354 bales of prime hops for 27
cents per pound. J. Carmichael bought
the Moore lot of 100 bales from Mc
Minnville, paying for them 26J cents.
Sales were also made in other sec
tions of the state, and at prices report
ed to be above 27 cents.
Pearl Hedges, one of Independence's
popular young men, came over and
played slide trombone in the Dallas
orchestra at the band boys' ball,
Saturday night.
Was Always Very
Pale and Thin.
Nervous Prostration
Faint Spells.
Dr. Miles' Nervine Saved
My Life.
There is great aatijjer in a run down con
dition. Overwork, mental strain, the cares
and worries of business and the home, all
have a deleterious effect upon the nerves,
which in their devitalized condition readily
fall prey to the attacks of disease. Aside
from the danger there is no condition at
tended by so many disagreeable symptoms;
such as loss of appetite, indigestion or nerv
ous dyspepsia, headache, tired feeling and
loss of ambition together with the agony of
sleepless nights spent in tossing restlessly
about, only to rise exhausted in the morning.
Dr. Miles' Nervine is a true nerve tonic
which, by strengthening the nerves, restores
health and appetite and brings sweet sleep.
Tor six years I suffered almost constantly
from a complication of troubles which culmi
nated in complete nervous prostration. I
had no appetite, I could not sleep, I suffered
from indigestion and nervousness. As is so
jften the case in nervous prostration I fre
mently had weak, faintine spells. Doctors
lid not help me. They said my blood was
lery poor, and I know my face was always
very pale. The very first bottle of Dr. Miles'
Nervine I took gave me noticeable relief and
I felt stron er fian I had m years. My
neihbrs in Puvallup, Wash, where I then
nved will testify to this. I also used some of
Dr. M;ies' Restorative Tonic and Anti-Pain
P lis. I b-lieve the Dr. Miles Remedies
savei my life." Mrs. J. C Benedict, Tuck
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PRIZE-WINNING ANGORAS
Remarkable Interest Shown by Qoat
Breeders at Dallas Show.
The fifth annual Angora Goat Show
closed last Friday night, after a two
days' exhibition. The interest dis
played by breeders was remarkable,
and the animals exhibited this year
were far superior to those shown at
former fairs. The poultry exhibit
wasalso much better than that of any
past year, and the display of sheep
and hogs was an attractive feature of
the show.
The goats were judged by John W.
Fulton, of Kansas City, Mo., secretary
of the American Angora Goat Breed
ers' Association. Mr. Fulton, previous
to his election as secretary, devoted
his entire time to the breeding of An
gora goats in Montana, and he still
has extensive interests in that state,
He is known far and wide as a suc
cessful goat breeder, and the mana
gers of the Dallas show feel that they
were most fortunate in securing his
consent to judge the stock and make
the awards.
Mr. Fulton was enthusiastic in his
praise of the Oregon goat, and when
asked his opinion of this exhibition as
compared with other exhibitions he
has visited in the last three or four
years, replied : '.'You may make my
answer as strong as you like, for I am
frank to say that this show, in the
aprgreerate. is the finest I have ever
visited. Of course, I have seen in
dividual imported specimens that are
finer than any here, but as an aggre
gation of anything like the same
number, this is the best I have ever
seen. The climatic conditions of
Western Oregon appear to be highly
favorable to the growth of fine mo
hair, "continued Mr. Fulton, "and I do
not believe that any place in America
outside the Willamette Valley can dis
play such a number of exceptionally
good goats as are here today. This is
a great mohair country ; the breeders
are progressive and up-to-date, and
Western Oregon is sure to become
known the world over as a country
producing mohair of the best grade."
AWAItn OF PRIZES.
Registered Angora Goats.
Bucks, born before March 15, 1903
U. S. Grant 1st; U. S. Grant 2d; A. C.
Staats, 3d.
Bucks, born after March 15. 1903
Wm. PMA.lt..lt J.UUUU11 u,
U. S. Grant 3d.
Bucks, 1 year old Wm. Riddell 1st ;
H. L. Fenton 2d ; C. Mitchell 3d.
Bucks, 2 years old W. A. Ayres 1st,
A. Yocum 2d, James Elliott 3d.
Bucks, 3 years old H. L. Fenton
lst;U. S. Grant 2d.
Bucks, 4 years old U. S. Grant 1st;
D. Peters 2d ; G. W. McBee 3d.
Doe kids, born before March 15, 19Q3
U. S. Grant, 1st, 2d, 3d.
Doe kids, born after March 15, 1903
Wm. Eiddell, 1st, 2d, 3d.
Does, 1 year old Wm. Biddell 1st;
D. J. Grant 2d ; U. S. Grant 3d.
Does, 2 year old Wm. Biddell 1st
and 2nd ; H. L. Fenton 3d.
Does, 4 years old Wm. Biddell 1st
and 2d, U. S. Grant 3d.
Best flock of four Wm. Bidden 1st;
U. S. Grant 2d.
Non-registered Angora Goats.
Buck kids born before March 15,
1903 J. B. Teal 1st.
Buck kids, born after March 15,
1903 Hall & Osborn 1st; I. G. McBee
2d.
Bucks, 1 year oldS. E. Guthrie 1st.
Bucks, 2 years old L. A. Guthrie
1st.
Bucks, 3 years old G. W. McBee
1st.
Doe kids, born before March 15,
1903 J. E. Martin 1st ; G. W. McBee
2d.
Doe kids, born after March 15, 1903
Eola Hop & Livestock Company
1st; W. J. Farley 2d; S. E. Guthrie 3d.
Does, 1 year old G. W. McBee 1st ;
Eola Hop & Livestock Company 2d ;
L. A. Guthrie 3d.
Does, 2 years old N. Woodward 1st ;
G. W. McBee 2d ; J. B. Teal & Son 3d.
Does, 4 years old L. M. Humphrey
1st ; G. W. McBee 2d ; James Elliott 3d.
Sweepstakes, registered buck (any
age) Wm. Biddell 1st; U. S. Grant
2d; Wm. Biddell 3d.
Sweepstakes, doe (any age) U. S.
Grant 1st; Wm. Biddell 2d and 3d.
Non-registered, sweepstakes, buck
(any age) J. B. Teal & Son 1st; S. E.
Guthrie 2d ; L. A. Guthrie 3d.
Doe (any age) Eola Hop & Live
stock Company 1st; G. W. McBee 2d ;
J. E. Martin 3d.
Best flock of four (unregistered) G.
W. McBee 1st.
Three best does, 1 yeaf" old or over
(registered) a gold medal by Wm.
Brown & Company, of Salem, was
awarded to Wm. Biddell. This medal
is solid gold and is valued at about
$100. It is a very beautiful souvenir,
handsomely engraved, viz: "From
Wm. Brown & Co. to the owner of the
three best does."
SHEEP
Registered.
Cotawold ram (aged) W. D. Gilliam
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1st; buck lamb, Wm. Riddell, 1st; ewe
lamb, Wm. Riddell 1st. j
Grade Cotswold Buck lamb, W. D,
Gilliam 1st; yearling ee, W. D. Gil
liam, 1st ; ewe lamb, W. D. Gilliam 1st
and 2d.
Lincolns (registered) Yearling ewe,
Hawley & Son 1st and 2d ; ewe lamb,
Hawley & Son 1st, 2d and 3d.
SWINE
Berkshire (registered)-F. A. Koser.
Rickreall, Black Diamond 63123 1st;
Maggie May 61285 1st. i
Poland China (registered) Thos. W.
Brunk received awards as follows :
Orngie 1st; Brunk's Marie 2d ; Topsy
Dollie 2d ; Satin 1st ; Silk 2d ; Bracelet
1st; Necklace 2d; Ohio Lady 1st;
Lamplighter 2d.
An auction was called at 3 o'clock
the last day of the show, resulting in
the transfer of eight Angoras, selling
from $10 to $45 per head. There was
plenty of bidding, but few goats for
sale.
Mr. G. Johnson Jr. of Orting, Wash
ington, was in attendance during the
entire show and purchased about forty
head of choice Angorasj for breeders
in central Washington:, where the
raising o"f Angoras Is; being intro
duced. I
Installed at Perrvdale.
Saturday night was .in important
occasion for the Workcnen lodges at
Ferrydale, in Polk eon my. A party
consisting of S. A. ?.l jL'adden, Dr.
Hunter. II. E. Shnrn aiutf E. G. Marsh
drove over from Salem kt perform the
ceremonies of installing the newly
elected officers of the lodge, and took
with them the storeopticop and views,
for putting on the work fin a proper
manner. A party went from Portland
to install the new officers' of the De
gree of Honor, and thdj ceremonies
were followed by a good social time,
with plenty of good thingf to eat, such
as can only be found in tyie country.
Salem Statesman. - i
Moved to Idaho.
E. L. Van pelt and family, who have
been living in Falls City ,for the last
10 years, left Monday for, their new
home in Idaho. Mr. VanPelt has
taken a homestead near Nampa, and
will have for neighbors : Fred Ray
mond and John Cohvcll, who went to
that country from Falls City several
months ago. The land aro-nul Nam pa
la bichlv nrmlii"-''"? when SlTlarafN'l,
and luO-acre claims with wucor in tue
vicinity of Mr. VanPelt's homestead
are selling at prices ranging from
$10,000 to $16,000.
The Horse.
"Here's to that bundle of sentiment
and nerves, with the heart of a woman,
the eye of a gazelle, the courage of a
gladiator, the docility of a slave, the
proud carriage of a king and the
blind obedience of a soldier ; the com
panion of the desert plain, that turns
the moist furrows in the Spring in
order that all the world may have
abundant harvest; that furnishes the
sport of kings; that with blazing
eye and distended nostrils fearlessly
leads our greatest generals through
carnage and renown; whose blood
forms one of the ingredients that go
to make the ink In which all history
is written, and who, finally, in black
trappings, pulls the humblest of us
to the newly sodded threshold of
eternity." Rider and Driver.
Odd Fellows Install Officers.
Friendship Lodge, No. 6, I. O. O. F.,
installed its newly-elected officers as
follows, last Saturday evening, Dis
trict Deputy Grand Master George
Tice, of Falls City, acting as install
ing officer :
Horace A. Webster, N. G.
R. R. Hill, V. G.
W. A. Ayres, Rec. and Fin. Sec.
C. Stafrin, Treas.
J. L. Castle, Warden.
F. H. Morrison, Cond.
A. Haldeman, I. G.
N. L. Guy, O. G.
F. J. Coad, R. S. N. G.
J. E. Sibley, L. S. N. G.
C. B. Teats, R. S. V. G.
L. F. Daly, L. S. V. G.
T. B. Rowell, R. S. S.
H. B. Cosper, L. S. S.
A. W. Teats, Chap.
Whitney Pays The Difference.
The printers in the State Printing
Office are now hard at work upon the
43d Oregon Supreme Court report.
This is the first time in many years
that the reports have been set up by
hand composition, as it has been cus
tomary with Mr. Whitney's pre
decessors to have them set by machine.
This deviation from the precedents
meets the approval of the typograph
ical unions, as it give3 more men
employment and is more satisfactory
all around. The hand composition
work is more expensive by about $250
or $300 to the volume, but thi3 amount
Mr. Whitney pays out of his own
pocket, and gives the printers the
benefit The Legislature has regu
lated the amount which shall be paid
for each volume of the reports which
is printed, and it makes no difference
to the state, so far as the expense is
concerned, how they are set up.
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Take Laxative Eronio Cullae T&tlet.
All druggist refund th money If It
fails to cure. E. W. Grove's signature
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MAY USE CRUSHED ROCK
J. S. Talbott Submits Proposition to
Furnish Rock for City Streets.
J. S. Talbott appeared beforo the
city council Monday evening and sub
mitted a proposition to furnish crushed
rock to the city in any quantity de
sired for uso in street building. He
proposes to supply this material in
three different sizes, at a cost to the
city of $1 a yard, the rock to be of first
class quality for street purposes. The
crusher is to be located near the city,
and the rock to be delivered inside the
city limits. After a brief discussion,
the proposition was referred to the
street committee for further investiga
tion. It is not understood that the
city is asked to bind itself to purchase
any stated amount of crushed rock
each month or year, but rather a
question of whether the streets shall
hereafter be made of rock instead of
gravel, whenever any improvement is
ordered.
The members of the council re
sponding to roll-call were Cosper,
Boals, Simonton, Muscott and Shaw ;
absent, Belt and Muir.
Claims against the city were ordered
paid as follows :
A. L. Stow, hauling gravel $1.50
F. J. Chapman, mdse 2.25
W. F. Muscott, cartage 3.25
Insurance on City Hall, 3 years. 60. 00
M. D. Ellis, electric lights 123.75
Mark Embree, labor. 2.50
A petition for an arc light at the
S. P. -crossing near the Howe prune
drier was referred to the street com
mittee, with instructions to report at
the next meeting of the board.
The Mayor returned the ordinance
licensing bicycles with his disap
proval. The ordinance was again
submitted to a vote, and the veto was
sustained, the councilmen voting as
follows: Aye, Simonton, Boals; no,
Muscott, Shaw, Cosper; absent, Belt,
Muir.
The council decided to order new
sidewalks built in front of certain lots
belonging to M. M. Ellis and Walter
Coy in Ward No. 1, and the ordinance
committee was instructed to prepare a
resolution covering tho improvement.
Consideration of the ordinance
changing tho Marshal's salary wan
indefinitely postponed. ..
Ordinances t, uiuvtid tU TiniMU-e
ordinance at.il ;,bo tlotf oi'dUuiuo? vary
Cosper, BeH and Muir were appoint-:
ed as a speciiil committee to investi
gate the matter of swerngo on coi-tntu
streets and blocks, and were instructed
to report as soon as practical.
The next meeting of tho council will
be held Monday, February 1.
May Build Sawmill.
The Independence correspondent of
the Portland Journal says a move
ment is on foot to organize a stock
company to operate a sawmill in Inde
pendence. The matter is not public as
yet, and the location of the site is not
known. The mill will be built by
local parties and cut about 30,000 feet
of lumber per day. It is understood
the logs will be brought by rail from
Falls City.
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WAS MORTALLY WOUNDED
Isaac Hughes Died at His Home Near
Falls City Friday Night.
Isaac R. Hughes died at his home
near Falls City at 10 o'clock last Fri
day night. His death was caused by
a gunshot wound inflicted by the
accidental discharge of a 40-65 Win
Chester rifle. The accident occurred
on the old Hughes place a few miles
southwest of Oakdale.
While working at the house with
his brother, Pearl, and B. J. Harring
ton, he took his rifle and went out to
shoot a hawk, He fired twice, and a
few minutes after the second report of
the gun the men heard him call for
help. They went to his assistance and
found him lying face downward on
the ground, about 200 yards from the
house. In his right side was a gap
ing bullet wound, and he was bleed
ing profusely. His companions
carried him into the house and im
mediately summoned medical aid
from Falls City and Dallas.
When tho doctors arrived, an ex
amination of tho wound was made,
and it was found that the bullet had
entered his right side just below the
first rib. Two ribs were broken, and
the upier portion of tho liver and the
lower part of the right lung were torn
away and the ball had passed out
near the spine.
From a statement made by the un
fortunate young man to Mr. Harring
ton a short time after the awful acci
dent occurred, it appears, that the
discharge of the gun was purely
accidental. He was standing on a
slippery log when ho attempted to
shoot, and the first time he pulled the
trigger the hammer failed to work.
He began a hasty examination of the
weapon to ascertain the cause of the
trouble, and while so engaged his feet
slipped off the log and he fell to the
ground. In his fall, the gun was dis
charged and tho bullet penetrated his
right side. Realizing that he was
badly hurt, he fired the gun a second
time in tho- hope of attracting the
attention of his companions at the
house. He then struggled to his feet
and started toward the house, but was
soon overcome by tho loss of blood
ii nd ilie deadly pain of the wound and
again fell to the ground, where ho was
found a tew minute later.
of Mo .lone, of this oily, IK.ffaa
iiboiit 12 years- old, and was soon to
Ij-iv-i- b'"'it murried to an ctimnbl
young lady living in his neighbor
hood. His tragic death has cast a
gloom over the community in which
ho resided, and his aged parents are
prostrated with grief. The burial
services were conducted at the Odd
Fellows' cemetery near Falls City,
Sunday afternoon, by Rev. J. M.
Green, of Dallas, and were largely
attended by friends and neighbors of
tho bereaved family.
McElmurry Was a Pioneer.
In the death of Isaac McElmurry,
whose burial took place in tho Odd
Fellows' cemetery south of Inde
pendence a few days ago, Oregon lost
an honorable pioneer and citizen. Mr.
McElmurry was born iu Wayne
county, Missouri, January 2, 1827, and
died January C, 1894. In 1847, he was
married to Miss Rebecca Jones, a resi
dent of the State of Arkansas. De
ceased served four years in tho Con
federate army, acting as dispatch
carrier under both Price and Marma
duke. With his family he came to
Oregon in 18CJ and first made- his
homo on the Luekiamute, and moving
later to a place near Independence.
After living at Wells, Oregon, he
moved to Linn county, where hescnt
the remainder of his life. He leaves
a widow and tho following-named
children: S. H. McElmurry, Mrs.
Parthena Compton, Mrs. Allie Kurre,
Mrs. Mary S. Alexander, all of Inde
pendence; Mrs. Nancy Cauthorn and
H. W. McElmurry.
Gymnasium Nearing Completion.
The basket-ball court iu the College
gymnasium is nearing completion
and will be ready for use in the game
between Dallus College and the Ore
gon Agricultural College team one
week from tonight. Carpenters have
been busy all week putting in strong
timbers to support tho roof of the
building. The work is under the di
rection of A. Shultz, who superintend
ed the construction of the building
several years ago. A fine new floor
has been laid, and wiring for the
electric lights is now under way. The
gymnasium will have a seating
capacity of about COO, and will be one
of the most comfortable and con
veniently arranged buildings in Oregon-Advertised
Letters.
On January 18, 1904, there were let
ters remaining uncalled for in the
Dallas postofiice for Miss Aurora
Dickey, Mrs. Joanna Stewart, Miss
Eva Vincent, Frank Ward and Gus
tavo Reiche, Esq. C. G. Coad, Post
master. EXPERIENCE 13 THE BEST teacher.
Use Acker's English Remedy In snjr
ese o( coughs, coil or croup. Should It
fail to -iv Immediate relief money re
funded 25 cts. arid 0 eta. Beit & Cher
rlnstoo. Dallas. Oregon.
WE OLD RELIABLE
Absolute!? Puro
THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE
IN DEFENSE OF THE GOAT
His Place in Rural Economy to be
Firmly Established.
The goat is supposed to be a joke.
He is herded with the mugwumps. He
is always called Billy. Tho maiden
namo of his spouso is Nanny. Hi3
son is a kid until maturity.
The goat is ordinarily written down
as most immoral. He has tho reputa
tion of lightly regarding all the com
mandments. If he paid any attention
whatever to Bellinger and Cotton's
code it would be in the way of masti
cation. Billy and Nanny and their offspring
are charged with many offenses.
They are accused of coveting their
neighbors goods, and going farther.
Shade trees, vegetation of every de
scription, groceries, and even tho
dump heaps, are included in tho ordi
nary classification of a goat's diet.
His whiskers are treated with dis
respect. His eye is never regarded
with admiration. His thoughts seem
always to be the thoughts of the wick-
ed, and his tastes tho tastes of tho
obscene.
From the goat's custom of walking
in dangerous ways, part of his rakish
reputation is gained.
Citizens of free and easy manners
and convivial habits are familiarly
referred to by their intimates in each
W:-.tat:- m "te"! ld fua." Tin- sat.
"lie has boon tlw butt of piuagraj'.ii
ers from the year one.
His part iu lodge work is inonii
arduous.
Now come tho live stock men to
rescue this noble animal from a life
of shame.
Fields take tho placo of brush
wastes. The desert blooms as a rcso.
Civilization roars her head where
desolation reigned before. Who did
it? The goat. What is this fine,
fleecy stuff from which elegant fabrics
are manufactured? Mohair. What is
mohair? What tho barber keeps after
he meets the goat.
Now, tho goat gets his picture in the
farm journals, and his place in rural
economy is to bo firmly established.
Tho goat promises to butt in quite
gonerally. -Albany Herald.
Pioneer of 1854.
Gabriel Walling died of heart
disease at the home of his son, in
Portland, hist Friday, aged (57 years.
He was one of Oregon's earliest and
most resected settlers, and was well
known throughout the Willamette
Valley.' Mr. Walling was a son of
Mr. and Mrs. John Walling, deceased,
and was born in Illinois in 18HG. Fivo
sons and one daughter survive him.
The funeral services were held in tho
Amity M. E. Church on Sunday morn
ing, January 17.
Mrs. T. A. Riggs, of Dallas, is visit
ing at the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. W. Rowell. Albany
Herald.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Foulkes, of
Portland, attended the funeral of
Isaac Hughes, Jr., at Falls City,
Sunday.
Mrs. Ella Metzger, secretary of the
Odd Fellows' Home trustees, stopped
off here Saturday on her way home
from attending a meeting of the board
in Portland. MeMinnvillo Reporter.
Fred J. Oberer, proprietor of the
Charter Oak Sawmill at Lewisville,
was in Dallas on a business visit, Fri
day. He has had many years ex
perience in cutting hardwood lumber,
and is making the Charter Oak mill
one of the lending and successful
manufacturing institutions of Polk
county.
Played Out.
Dull Headache, Pains In various parts
of the body Sinking at the Pit of ths
Stomach. Loss of Appetite, FeverlEhness,
Pimples or Sores are all positive evidences
of Impure blood. No matter how it be
came so. it must be purified in ordr te
obtain good health. Acker's Blood EUxlr
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 & Cberrtngton, Dal
las, Oreron.
DYSPEPSIA CAN BE CXTRED BT usisg
Acker's Dyspepsia Teblets. One little
Tablet will ptv Immediate relief or money
refunded. Sold in handsome tin boies
at IS cent. Belt Cherringtoo, Dai.aa.
Oregon.