polft Count? bserver
All kinds of cake at Biggs'.
Raffia for basket work at Mrs,
Metzger's.
Dr. H. L. Toney visited in McMinn
ville over Sunday.
Wood cutters wanted. Apply to J. E,
Bobbins, Dallas, Ore.
Good morning! Have you drank
Santos coffee? Biggs.
John E. Smith made a business trip
to Crawfordsville, Linn county, this
week.
Born, January 14, 1904, to Mr. and
Mrs. F. J. Morrison, of Rock Creek, a
daughter.
J. C. Cockerham, a substantial
farmer of Butler, was a county seat
visitor, Monday.
C. N. McArthur, manager of the
Molson farm at Derry, was a Dallas
visitor last Friday.
Lost, a table-cloth, between Walter
Williams' store and residence. Finder
will please return to store.
Travis McDevitt, of Corvallis. visit
ed his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
McDevitt, in Dallas, Sunday.'
Blue Andalusian chickens no better
in Oregon four roosters for sale ; also
eggs. Zim Hinshaw, Falls City, Or.
H. E. Loiinsbury, traveling " pass
enger agent of the Southern Pacific
Company, was in Dallas a few hours,
Wednesday.
Dr. C. O. Poling will preach at the
Elkins schoolhouse next , Sunday
morning at 10:30 o'clock, and at Fair
view at 3 p. m.
William Corley, one of the owners
of the Thurston Lumber Company's
sawmill at Crawfordsville, was a
Dallas visitor this week.
Dr. H. L. Toney, dentist; graduate
of Ann Arbor, Michigan. Office up
stairs Uglow building. Hours 8 to 12
and 1 to 5. Examinations free. Phone
45.
Invitations are out for the wedding
of Mr. Louis Gerlinger, Jr., and Miss
Blanche Maye Robinson, which is to
take place in St. Mark's Episcopal
Church, in Portland, on Wednesday,
February 10.
Harry E. Wagoner, a former editor
and publisher of the Independence
Enterprise, was in Dallas, Monday.
Since leaving Independence, Mr.
Wagoner has been engaged in the
wholesale candy business in Portland.
One of the Angora does shipped by
H. L. Fenton to John W. Fulton at
Helena, Montana, last week, was bred
by D. J. Grant, of Falls City. This
fine animal was awarded second prize
in the yearling class at the recent
Dallas goat show.
Mrs. Julia Connoway, who has been
visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel Coad, left this week for San
Francisco. After a few months' stay
at the home of her married daughter
in the Bay City, she will go to St.
Louis, Mo., to visit her aged mother
and attend the Exposition.
George E. Cutler will open a real
estate office in Dallas about February
I. He is puttins up an office building
on the small vacant lot north of the
postoffice. W. E. Lacey, the dealer in
timber land, will occupy the new
building with Mr. Cutler.
Read all the new ads.
Twenty-five per cent discount on all
China for 10 days. Riggs.
Floyd Daly arrived home from Los
Angeles this week.
The Obseeveb job office wants the
printing you are particular about.
W. H. Keid is building a neat
cottage just east of the public school
Frank Myer, of Salem, visited his
sister, Mrs. Frank Brown, this week,
Mrs. T. J. Warren, of McMinnville,
is a guest at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. C. G. Coad.
F. K. Hubbard has sold his truck
and transfer business in Falls City to
W. J. Sto.we, of Dallas.
W. R. Pfennig sold his residence
property on Court street to Elmer
Reynolds this week for $950.
Ernest Hanson, who has been
seriously ill with typhoid fever at his
home in North Dallas, is 6lowly im
proving,
The old, unsightly yard fences con
tinue to come down, and the improve'
ment in the appearance of tne town is
great.
All goat men who desire to join the
1904 mohair pool are requested to send
their names to Secretary H. L. Fenton
without delay.
George Denman, the popular school
superintendent of Benton county, was
a guest of Superintendent C. L. Starr
last Saturday.
Lee Ellis, a Southern Pacific loco
motive engineer, came up from Rose
burg this week and visited his mother,
Mrs. Julia Ellis.
The first basket-ball game played
by the Intercollegiate League of the
state is to be played at Monmouth
this-eveninpr between Monmouth and
McMinnville.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Gilbert went to
Corvallis, Wednesday, to attend the
wedding of their sister, Miss Winni
fred Gilbert, to Dr. Wisecarver, of
McMinnville.
New telephones have been added to
the Dallas exchange this week as
follows: Mrs. Metzger's and Mrs.
Chace'a store; Dr. H. L. Toney's
dental office, Mrs. H. H. Chace's resi
dence; J. R. Marks' residence and
Lott Brown's residence.
The "square meal" social at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Biddle,
Wednesday evening, was well attend
ed and a neat sum of money was
netted for the Lady Professorship
treasury. Everybody got a square
meal at a cost of only 10 cents.
Some handsome contributions were
made to the cemetery" sidewalk fund
yesterday, among them being that of
George Johnson, manager of the
Johnson Lumber Company, who
quoted the very lowest market price
on the lumber and then offered to give
50 cents on each thousand feet used.
A complete list of contributors will be
published next week.
The Dallas Athletic Club basket
ball team will play a game with the
Rickreall team at Rickreall tomorrow
night. The Rickreall boys have never
been beaten on their own floor, and
the Rock Crushers will try to do the
trick for them. The Dallas players
will probably line up as follows : Guy
and Muscott, forwards; Ford and
Shaw, guards; Brown, center.
UGLY CHARGE AGAINST ST0LL
Alleged Mormon Is Confined In the
County Jail Awaiting Action
of Circuit Court.
George Stoll, a former baker of In
dependence and Dallas, was arrested
in Portland this week on a charge of
unlawful cohabitation with a woman
whom he represented to be his wife,
and with whom he lived for eight
years. He was brought to Polk county
by Constable J. H. Moran, and was
given a preliminary Hearing before
Justice B. Wilson in Independence,
Tuesday afternoon. At the close of
the examination, he was bound over
to the Circuit Court, his bond being
fixed at $750.
Stoll was employed in Riggs' bakery
in Dallas for a time, and for a year
or more has been engaged: in tne
bakery and restaurant business in
Independence. A short time ago his
wife and 3-year-old son were sent
away, presumably to Pocatello, Idaho,
and Stoll closed his restaurant and
went to Portland. Shortly after his
arrival in the metropolis, he took
Miss Elizabeth O. Phillips to Van
couver and was there married to her,
Miss Phillips is 18 years old, and was
employed as a waitress in Stoll's
restaurant in Independence. A few
days ago she returned to Inde
pendence and told of her marriage
Indignant at the alleged duplicity of
his son-in-law, the trirl's father at
once filed an information against
Stoll for unlawful cohabitation.
Testimony was brought out at the
preliminary hearing to the effect that
Stoll and the woman whom he repre
sented to be his wife have been living
together about eight years. They
came to Independence two years ago,
bought a house, and lived together as
husband and wife.
Stoll is said to be a Mormon. Arch
Parker testified Tuesday that Mrs,
Stoll No. 1 once told him that she was
married to Stoll in a Mormon church,
but she did not say where. The prose
cution will attempt to prove that even
if such a ceremony was performed it
was not legal.
Stoll has so far been unable to se
cure bondsmen, and is occupying a
cell in the county jail.
ANOTHER LOCAL EXCHANGE
Mutual Telephone Company Will
Establish Central Office at
Wilson Drug Store.
MACHINERY IS ORDERED
Dallas Ice Factory Will
ation by May
Be In Oper-
1.
The machinery for the Dallas ice
factory and cold storage plant was
ordered from Bell & Wilduian, of
Portland, this week. J. J. Fidler, who
will own and operate the factory, in
forms us that he will begin the work
of remodeling the old Pioneer barn at
once, and will have the building
ready for the machinery when it
arrives. The factory will begin oper
ations about May 1.
Mr. Fidler has purchased a 10-ton
refrigerating plant, and tne ice
factory will have a daily capacity of
three tons. The plant includes a 40-
horse-power boiler and a 20-horse-
power engine. All the machinery
ordered is of the latest make, and will
be strictly first-class throughout.
The mutual telephone companies are
out for business, and have decided to
establish a local exchange in Dallas
to compete with the Pacific States
Telephone Company. The central
office will iu ail Utobii'uilily be loenfo
in the Wilson drugstore. The pro
motersof the exchange announce that
the object of the movement is to a
commodate all citizens of Dallas who
desire direct telephone communication
with the mutual lines in Polk and
Yamhill counties.
W. J. White, of Ballston, was in
Dallas the first of the week and had
no trouble in selling a sufficient
amount of stock to enable the company
to purchase a suitable switch-board
for the Dallas office. The shares are
placed at one dollar each, and over
100 shares were sold. When the sys
tem becomes firmly established, the
local shareholders are to turn in their
stock to the mutual companies and
receive their money back.
The stockholders will meet in the
parlors of the Dallas City Bank to
morrow (Saturday) afternoon, at 1
o'clock to organize for the manage'
ment of the local switch-board busi
ness, ana to transact any other
business that may come before the
meeting.
FALLS CITY LINE.
At a meeting held in Falls City on
Wednesday afternoon, it was decided
to build an independent line to Dallas,
the central office to be at Falls Citv
The expense of building this line is to
be shared equally by those taking in
struments. The meeting was well
attended, a large delegation of Dallas
business men being present. Mr
W. J. Dancy, agent of the Pacific
States Telephone Company, was
present and submitted a proposition
to give Falls City free switching
privileges with Dallas, provided Bell
telephones were installed, but the offer
was not received with favor, the people
of Falls City giving preference to an
independent system. Construction of
the line will begin at once. The
specifications call for poles 24 feet
lonp, not less than eight inches in
diameter, set three feet in the ground,
1G0 feet apart. No. 12 wire will be
used. F. K. Hubbard is chairman of
the Falls City committee, and Frank
Butler is secretary.
TO DEVELOP WESTERN POLK
L.
Gerlinger Will Encourage Saw.
mills to Locate Along His
Line of Railroad.
Try our Home-made bread. Rigg's
bakery.
xtfa Soecia
Ifor
One Week 0
NEXT WEEK Pgf J 6 QNE WEEK ONLY
Your choice of Adler's Famous
Tailor-made Overcoats, at $8.50, in Blacks, Fancy
Tweeds, Cheviots, Etc. All late styles, 44 to 48
inches long. Every garment warranted. Worth
from $12.50 to $16.00. Best bargain ever offered in
this or any other town. One week only at
$8.50
Extra Special
ILadics' Flannel Waists at 82. 50.
Your choice of our best waists in the house in Black,
White, Pink, Blue and Red; $3.00, $3.50, $4.00, Cf0 Q
$4.50 and $5.00 lines. Special, one week only, at ... V
Boys' Suits
Your choice of any $3.50- $4.00
Suits in the house during this week at $2.50. Spe
cial, one week only
Your choice of all our $5.00 and
$5.50 Boys' Suits, for one week only, at
$2.50
$3.50
THE BEE HIVE STORE
The January number of the Oregon
Timberman contains a full page of
half-tone iief"rRfjadvertising the new
railroaci 'Win p f vvj? y',..' and Falls
City. Amoug the . illustrations are
excellent likenesses of President
Gerlinger and his sons, Georgo and
Louis; pictures of the new depot at
Falls City, the bridge across Luckia
niute river, the Bryan-Lucas planing
mill and mountain scenery west of
Falls City. In an article descriptive
of the road, the Timberman says :
"The Salem, Falls City & Western
Railway Company is now operating
about twelve miles of railroad between
Dallas on the Southern Pacific R. R.,
and Falls City, the present Western
terminus. Falls City is located at the
foothills of the Coast Range, and has
grown to be quite a town, having now
two sawmills in operation. There are
seven hundred million feet of timber
tributary to this point, on the Little
Luckiamute river and by extending
the railroad a few miles, six billion
feet can be made accessible. This
district affords a good opportunity for
securing a large body of timber and
mill sites, with available rail facilities.
The company is now operating two
trains daily between Dallas and Falls
City, and will encourage manu
facturers to investigate the resources
tributary to its road. Information
can be had regarding this district by
addressing the Salem, Falls City &
Western Railway Company, at Dallas,
Oregon."
CLOSING
OUT
3
On
tmgf
account of the store room I am now occupying having been
rented for other purposes, and being unable to secure a
suitable location in Dallas, I will close out my entire stocK
of Jewelry, Silverware, Optical Goods, ClocKs, Etc.,
AT COST AND BELOW COST
My lines are complete and strictly first-class quality. Solid Gold
and Gold-filled in the Jewelry line; standard makes in Sil
verware, Cut Glass, Fountain Pens, Etc. Elgin, Waltham,
Hampden and other standard makes in Watches.
I can give prices of but a few articles here:
Men's size 7-jewel Elgin or Waltham movements, $4.25; 15-jewel,
$5.75; 17-jewel, $7.75.
Twenty-year Cases from $3.75 up.
Ladies' Watches in gold-filled cases from $7.00 up.
1847 Rogers Knives and Forks, $3.20 per set.
Eight-day Mantel Clocks, $2.00.
Fountain Pens from 50 cents up.
' Everything Else at Same Rate
SHOW CASES, WALL CASES, CABINETS and SAFE FOR SALE.
Remember Everything Goes
PFENNIG
Jeweler and Optician
Wilson Block Dallas, Oregon
Jails Cm Botes
Teachers' Examinations.
Notice is hereby given that the
county superintendent of Polk County
will hold the regular examination of
applicants for state and county papers
at Dallas, Oregon, as follows :
FOR STATE PAPERS.
Commencing Wednesday, February
10, at nine o'clock a. m., and con
tinuing until Saturday, February 13,
at four o'clock p. m.
Wednesday Penmanship, history,
spelling, algebra, reading, school law.
Thursday Written arithmetic, the
ory of teaching, grammar, book-keep
ing, physics, civil government.
Friday Physiology, creoRraphv.
mental arithmetic, composition, physi
cal geography.
Saturday iiotany, plane geometry.
general history, Lngiish literature,
psychology.
FOE COUNTY PAPERS.
Commencing Wednesday, February
10, at nine o'clock a. m., and con
tinuing until Friday, February 12, at
four o'clock p. m.
first, heeonct ana inird Urade
Certificates.
Wednesday Penmanship, history,
orthography, reading.
inursday written arithmetic, the
ory of teaching, grammar, physiology.
nday Oeography, mental arith
metic, school law, civil government.
PB1MART CERTIFICATES.
Wednesday Penmanship, orthog
raphy, reading, arithmetic.
lhursday Art or questioning, the
ory of teaching, methods, physiology.
U. Jj. bi AUK,
County School Superintendent.
O. E. Leet was a Portland visitor
this week.
E. II. Watkins returned from
Cathlamet, Wash., Tuesday.
Beraember the club dance at Wag
ner Hall tonight, (Friday.)
Bruce Burnett returned Tuesday
from a business trip to Corvallis.
The band boys are preparingto give
a dance some time in February.
John Hyde, of Philomath, visited at
the home of E. G. White, Tuesday.
F. W. Robinson received a fine
Hereford calf from the East, Saturday.
Miss Delia Waters visited at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Pugh this
week.
Miss Edna Simonton, of Rickreall,
is a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
. J. Bryan.
Miss Bertha Frink has returned
from Dallas where she was employed
in the Gail hotel.
The sawmills were shut down a few
lays last week on account of the heavy
fall of snow, but are running again.
K. of P. charms, pins and buttons
ue to arrive in about one week.
Watch for them. C. J. Pcgh, Jeweler.
The Coast Range Lumbering
Company have shipped all their
horses to Cathlamet, wash., and are
doing their logging by steam power.
A party started out Tuesday morn
ing to survey a wagon road from
Simpson's camp on the Big Luckia
mute to the Rock Creek road near the
Bancroft place.
Services at the Christian Church
have been largely attended. Baptis
mal services were held Tuesday by
Revs. Lister and A. H. Dodd. Six
teen people were baptised.
A teachers' meeting was held in the
schoolhousolast Saturday. About 25
teachers from different parts of the
county were present. A special train
was run from Dallas in the morning
to accommodate the visitors.
C. Thrasher, a deputy of the Modern
Woodmen, Is having good success
soliciting members here. C. E. Dill j
was elected woitny Adviser at tne
last meeting of the camp. All mem
bers are requested to attend a special
business meeting tomorrow night.
Delayed Shipment
of Morris Chairs
Owing to delay, an Eastern factory shipment of Morris
Chairs that were intended for Holiday trade but '".
did not arrive until January 10th, .
And will sell them at a discount of Ten Per Cent.
Chairs all have spring seats, polished quartered oak frames and extra
heavy velour and corduroy cushions.
YOU ARE INVITED TO CALL AND SEE THEM
LARGEST STOCK ON THE WEST SIDE
CHAPMAN'S
Telephone 133- MILL STREET.
1HS F0I1 19 Wl
at Roy's Confectionery Store
BEEF, CHICKEN AND CLAM TEA SERVED AT ALL HOURS.
ALL LEADING BRANDS OF CJGAKS AND TOBACCO
SALEM STAGE OFFICE and AGENT FOR SALEM LAUNDRY.
Walter loy, ugiow Bummg, Dallas, Opc.
fcdcl Dyspepsia Gsiro
C. H. McManus has returned to
Dallas from Ashland.
S. P. Kimball, of Salem, was a
Dallas visitor, Tuesday.
Dr. C. C. Poling and son, Charles,
were Portland visitors, Tuesday.
Sew trs of Oinf rat nts for Catarrh that
contain Mercury,
as mercury will sorely destroy the tense of
smell and completely derange the whole system
wacn enuring it tjrourjh the mucous surfaces.
Each articles should never be used except on
prescriptions from reputable physicians, as the
damage they will do is ten fold to the good yon
can possibly derive from them. Hall's Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney U Co.,
Toledo. O., contains no mercury, and is taken
internallv. sot in directly upon the blood and
mucous s'urfac of ine system. Ju buyiw? Hall's
Catarrh Cure be sure you (ret the genuine. It is
taken internally and s made in Toledo, Ohio,
bv F. J. Cheney A Co, Testimonials free.
- Bold by DruitKiMa, price 75c. pr buttle,
liaii's Family Pi. Is are the best.
Ike's
to ii Enqf Pi!
THE FAMOUS
Walll-Over" Shoe
It is impossible to
produce a normal
foot which we can
not accurately fit
in this shoe. : : :
The quality cannot bo excell
ed, and the price is within
the reach of all.
Dallas Boot and Sboe Store
MRS. J. C. GAYNOR, Proprietor.
H. G. CAMPBELL
FA ISM JLAMDS
LOANS, INSURANCE
Dallas, Oregon
MILL 8TREET
NORTH OF COURTHOUSE
Cisssts what you eat