PolS County Observer
J. C. IIAYTEIt,
EDITOR AND PUBLISHER.
Publlnhed Weekly at One Dollar per Yeai.
Strictly in Advance.
DALLAS, OREGON, FBBRlMaT 5, 1904
The way to build up Dallas is to pat
ronize Dallas people.
The Independence correspondent
of the Oregonian hands out a
column of "dope" concerning the
political situation in Polk county
in Tuesday's issue of the big daily.
What the writer of the article
doesn't know about prespnt con
ditions would fill a large book.
Among the inaccuracies noted is
the statement that Seth Riggs i8
mentioned as a possible candidate
for County Commissioner, and one
would be led to believe by reading
the article that Mr. Riggs is a Re
publican. As Mr. Riggs' lime does
not expire until July, 1906, it is
hardly likely that he will be a
candidate at this time, and, even if
he were, his Democratic pro
clivities w ould not be calculated to
win any great strength for him in
the Republican convention. Neither
is it likely that the Republicans
will fall over themselves in an
effort to nominate Luther Ground,
the present free-silver Democratic
surveyor, who is also classed by
the Independence writer as a Re
publican. Other inaccuracies in
in the article in question could be
cited, would time and space per
mit, but the foregoing is sufficient
to show that the correspondent
didn't have any well-defined idea
of what he was talking about.
The time for filing petitions
under the Populistic initiative will
expire at 12 o'clock tonight.
Friends of proposed laws have had
all kinds of trouble in getting their
petitions in legal form, and it
seems probable that the. petition
for the submission of the direct
primary law will be the only one
that will have a sufficient number
of properly verified signatures. Of
all the impracticable foolishness
ever indulged in by the people of
Oregon, the adoption of the initia
tive easily stands at the head.
Polk county has 4,276 million
feet of red fir timber, and 178
million feet of red cedar. The cut
area is 3 square miles, and the
burned area 10 square miles. The
average stand of timber per acre of
timbered land is 22,900 feet, board
measure. If the county had no
other resources, the value of this
timber alono would insure her
future prosperity.
Enjoyable Concert.
The concert given by Mrs. Hallie
Farrish Hinges, of Salem, in the
Dallas M. E. Church on Tuesday eve
ning was the most enjoyable musical
event of the year. Mrs. HiDges was
In excellent voice, and her rendition
of "The Holy City," "My Rosary" and
a "Japanese Love Song" especially
delighted the audience. Each number
on the program was heartily applaud
ed, and the lady graciously responded
to encores. Mrs. Hinges' voice is as
clear and faultless as in the days of
her girlhood, when her singing won
for her the title of "The Oregou
Nig htlD gale." Miss Ertna Smith
played the accompaniments with rare
skill. A reading by Miss May Shelton
and a recltatiou by Dan Poling were
pleasing features of the program. The
concert was given under the auspices
of the Ladies' Aid Society.
Kay For Sale.
Good cheat and wheat hay for sale
by Abch Mver, Dallas, Oregon.
Pains in the Back
Ate 8yii)j:w)in8 of ;v wei.k, torpid or
st;i'niit condition of the kidneys or
liver, and are u warning it is extremely
hazardous to neglect, so important
u ft healthy action of these organs.
They are commonly attended by loss
cf energy, lack of courage, and some
times by gloomy foreboding and de
spondency. "I Lad palna in my baci, could not sleep
and when I Rot up In the morning felt
worse than the tilclit Ix'fore. I beean tak
ing Hood's Sarsuparillti and now I can
sleep and pet up feeling rested and able to
do my work. I attribute my cure entirely
to I nml ' r-iTvr!ii- " Mia. i. N. Pkrrt,
care 11. S. toj.i-laml, V'.V.v Koad, Ala.
Hood's Sarsaparilla
and Pills
Cnn kidney and liver troubles, relieve
tl Lack, ki build up U. whol tjuwu.
COURT HOUSE NOTES
PROBATE.
Guardianship of minor heirs of
James F. Taylor, deceased sixth ac
count filed and approved, and
guardian discharged.
Guardianship of Henrietta Robert
son, insane annual report approved.
Estate of Henry F. Williams, de
ceasedfinal account set for hearing
March 7, 1904,'at 1 o'clock p. m.
Estato of Adella Michell, report of
sale of real property filed.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Frank Zlpsy et ux to P S Green
wood, lot 3, block 11,'Conkey's second
add to Dallas, $75.
F W Nurnberger to W H and S B
Walker, 39.73 acres, t 8 s, r 4 w, $850.
F W Nurnberger to D L Hedges,
89.68 acres, 1 8 s, r 4 w, $950.
Investors M S Co. Ltd to D L
Hedges, 89.68 acres, 1 8 s, r 4 w, $450.
D L Hedges et ux to E G Davidson
and P L Hedges, und one-fourth int.
each in 89.68 acres, 1 8 s, r 4 w, $1.
G W Gardner et al to W J Stow, lot
9, block O, Falls City, $420.
Dallas City Bank to W A Middle
ton. 40 acres, 1 7 s, r 5 w, $450.
M L Thompson et al to W H Moyer,
lots 7 and 8, block K, Falls City, $65
I H Bobbins to Sarah A Conlee,
tract in Independence, $150.
Gus Bassett to P S Greenwood, lot 4,
block 11, Conkey's add to Dallas, $115.
A M Bryant to B I Carey, lots in
Falls City cemetery, $10.
MC Hubbard et al to B I Carey,
8.61 acres, 1 8 8, r 6 w, $30.
B I Carey to Ora L Carey, 10 acres,
t 8 s, r 6 w, $1.
Emma Thomas and hdtoJRYoung
et ux, 63.56 acres, t 7 s, r 3 w, $3000.
John M Farley et ux to Mrs N A
Ayres, lots 2 and 3, block 19, Ellis'
add to Dallas, $110.
W I Leonard et ux to John Mc
Collum et ux, 81.91 acres, t 6 s, r 6 w,
$2000.
COMMISSIONER'S COURT.
Bond of William Ridgeway, Justioe
of the Peace of District No. 1, approved.
Sheriff given credit for erroneous
assessments.
Ordered that Sam Phillips be ap
pointed road supervisor in District No.
4, to succeed W. H. Elliott resigned.
Bids for wood for the courthouse were
opened and found to be as follows:
Hugh Smith, oak grub $2.40; second
growth fir, $10; Christianson and
Humphrey, oak grub, $2.74; Austell
McCarter, old flr, $2.99. Contract
awarded to Hugh Smith.
J. D. Slagle appointed road super
visor of District No.14, to succeed C.L.
Hawley, resigned.
A. R. Boll appointed road supervis
or in District No, 12 the supervisor
having moved out of district.
CLAIMS ALLOWED
Irwin-Hodson Co., stationery. . .$ 4 00
J R Shepard. justice court 24 50
D W Sears, tax rebate 2 15
W H Holmes, circuit court 14 25
Enterprise, pub tax stile 33 60
Glass & Prudhoinme, supplies.. 24 00
B Wilson, justice court 48 95
Vaughn & Weaver, plumbing. . 3 50
Woodman Co., rent 2 00
M D Ellis, courthouse acct 27 40
F E Myer, salary 78 00
Tracy Staats, same 65 00
C L Starr, same 83 33
WF Nichols, same 65 00
E V Dalton, same 62 50
Milo Woods, same 40 00
J T Ford, tax rebate 25 14
C E Huntley, pauper acct 33 50
F S Wilson, samo 18 00
D G Meador, samo 11 00
0 D Calbreath, same 6 00
U S Loughary, clerk's office 140 53
A Loughary, same 66 25
Mrs Tetherow, pauper acct ... 9 50
WF Nichols, tax coll 25 00
Observer, printing 16 70
J T Ford, sheriff's offlco 147 07
IraYocom, road acct 48 75
J A Tate, same 33 00
Johuson Lumber Co., same 36 33
J H Mulkey, same 60 50
TB Huntley, same 70 00
H Holman, justice court 5 00
Itemizer, printing 7 00
L Ground, road acct 20 00
Wanted.
Men to cut cordwood near town,
also have a house to rent.
TJ. S. GRANT.
BRIGHT'S DISEASE.
The largest sum ever paid for a pre
scription, changed hands in San Fran
cisco, August SO, 1901. The transfer in
volved in coin and stock fl 12,500.00 and
was paid by a party of business men for
a specific for Bright's Disease and Dia
letes, hitherto incurable diseases.
They commenced the serious Investi
gation of the specific Nov. 15, 1900.
They interviewed scores of the cured
and tried it out on its merits by putting
over three dozen cases on th treatment
and watching them. They also got phy
sicians to name chronic, incurable cases,
and administered it w ith the physicians
for judges. Up to Aug. 25, eighty-seven
per cent of the test cases were either
well or progressing favorably.
There being but thirteen per cent of
failures, the parties were satisfied and
closed the transaction. The proceedings
of the investigating committee and the
cliniefti reports of the test cases were
published and will be mailed free on ap
lii'Htion. Ailrirven Jon J. Fclton
Company, 4'A) Montgomery St., San
Kraneisco, Cul.
'.aitol Dyspepsia Cro
, Eljssts what you eat
There was a cry in
the streets. People
rushed from their
doors and strained
their eyes on the
struggling balloonist
fighting for life.
Even the poor, pant
ing sufferer in the
sick rootti was for-
tyotfan nrViilAtli. fntll-
ily gazed breathless at this strange
tragedy of the air. Then they went back
to the sick room to tell of the terrible
struggle for life they had just witnessed.
It did not occur to them that under their
very eyes a more terrible, more pathetic
struggle was going on daily.
There cau be nothing more pitiful
than the struggle the consumptive
makes against disease. The greatest
help in this struggle is gained by the
use of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery. It cures obstinate coughs, weak
and bleeding lungs, emaciation, and
other ailments which if neglected or
unskillfully treated find a fatal termina
tion in consumption.
In 1898 one of my daughters was suffering on
account of a severe cough, hectic fever, wasting
of flesh and other ayniptoins of diseased lungs,"
writes Rev. Joseph H. KespeTman, of Barium
Springs, Iredell Co., N. C. "I promptly gave
her Dr. R. V. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
with gratifying success, and she now enjoa
eicellent health. This being true, I hereby
heartily endorse your medicines."
Accept no substitute for "Golden Med
ical Discovery." There is nothing " just
as good " for diseases of the stomach,
Wocd end lungs.
Dr. l'i"tce's Phasant Pellets assist th
ac ion oi the "Discovery."
FINE ART EXHIBIT
Horace K. Turner's Pictures Will
Be Shown for Benefit of
Dallas Public School.
The Dallas public school has se
cured Horace K. Turner's famous
collection of pictures for exhibition in
Dallas, February 21-27. The pro
ceeds go toward providing artistic
decoration for our pubiicschool build
ing. This exhibition was given for
over 500 schools in the United States
last year, but in no town of less
than 5000 inhabitants.
Through the help of Superintendent
Traver, of Salem, we get the same ex
hibit that was given in Salem in Jan
uary, from which $600 was realized.
The people of Dallas will now have
an opportunity to see 150 pictures
photographs from the world's great
masterpieces. In connection with the
exhibit, we will also have two pro
grams from the public school.
V. I. REYNOLDS,
Principal.
Household Goods For Sale.
As I will leave Dallas in a few
weeks, I offer all of my household
goods for sale at a bargain.
W. F. Nichols.
Have You Registered.
Until the books are closed in May,
the Obseuveu will print the total num
ber of voters registered in the several
precincts each week. Iu the following
table, the first column shows the num
ber of the procinct ; the second column
the name of the precinct; the third
column, the total number of voters
registered iu 1902, and the fourth
column, the number of voters who
have registered to date.
No. Precinct 1902 1904
1 Douglas 125 . . ..12
2 Jackson 107. .41
3 SaltLako 70 1
4 Spring Valley 78 1
5 Eola 126. .7 8
6 Eickreall 118 11
7 South Independence. .137 2
8 South Monmouth 115 7
9 Buona Vista . . 99 0
10 Stiver 41 2
11 Luckiamute. .' 176 18
12 Bridgeport . 73 9
13 East Dallas 203 29
14 McCoy 89 30
15 South Dallas 155 50
16 North Independence. .206 2
17 North Dallas 154 19
18 Kock Creek 23 4
20 North Monmouth 102...... 1
21 Falls City 139 97
Total 2336 ....144
REAL ESTATE
Portland residence to trade for a
good farm in the valley ; worth $ 2000.
What have you to offer in exchange?
Steam cleaning and dyeing works
in Portland to trade for valley farm
worth $1000. W hat have you to offer?
Wanted a first-class dairying farm
of 100 acres or thereabouts immedi
ately. If you have a good ouo for
sale reasonable I have a buyer.
I want immediately about 10 acres
of land that has already been arranged
for chickens. Where is it and whats
your price?
I have a nice little 10 acre fruit
farm for sale at $800. It is in Italian
and Petite Prunes.
I have 10 acres of lands with build
ings, and 2 acres in fruit, 2 acres in
clover, balance in ats. For sale at
$800.
What have you to trade. I have
some line properties that parties will
trade with you for.
I have a store building in Eastern
Oregon, that Is worth $-.(X0. I will
trade this for a farm worth $5500 and
pay the difference or a property of less
value, and pay the difference.
FOR FART1CI-LAHS ADDRESS
G. A. HURLEY
REAL ESTATE OFFICE
Indeper.di.nc8, - - Oregon
CIcds! Dyspepsia Curo
Cgest uhat you eat
II
BUSINESS LOCALS.
Go to Wilson Drug Company for
books and school supplies.
L. D. Brown, Notary Public; type
writing. With J. N. Hart.
Dr. Hayter, Dentist. Office over
Wilson's Drug Store. Dallas, Oregon.
One of the best horse-shoers in the
state will be found working at Wagner
Bros.' shop. Give him a trial and be
convinced.
Pioneer Employment Company fur
nishes all kinds pt help on short
notice free to employers. 215 Mor
rison St., Portland, Or.
Go and see those fine bath tubs,
sinks and lavatories at Wagner Bros.
A first-class plumber is in their em
ploy, and will satisfactorily do your
work.
WANTED Trustworthy lady or
gentleman to manage business in this
County and adjoining territory for
house of solid financial standing. $20
straight cash salary and expenses
paid each Monday "direct from head
quarters. Expense money advanced ;
position permanent. Address Mana
ger, 605, Monon Bldg., Chicago.
Cow and Calf for Sale.
Fresh cow and calf for sale. Inquire
of A. J. Peterson.
For Exchange.
A good residence in Los Angeles;
fine location, value $4000; will rent
for $30 per month. Will exchange
for improved farm of about same
value.
J. G. SIMPSON,
2660 N. Sichel St.,
Los Angeles, Cal.
Wood Wanted.
Sealed bids will be received by the
undersigned till 12 M. February 13,
for 48 cords of body fir wood; said
wood to be delivered not later than
September 1, 1904, and 40 cords to be
ricked in basement of State Normal
building. Right reserved to reject
any or all bids.
J. B. V. BUTLEE,
Sec. Regents.
Stallion For Service.
The imported English Shire stallion
"Dunsmore Prince 3011, (7146),"owned
by Geo. H. Bronson, of Lewisville,
will make the season of 1904 at Dallas
and in . the vicinity of Bridgeport,
Lewisville and Airlio. Posters later.
Notice to Advertisers.
The Observer will hereafter charge
10 cents per line for all advertisements
printed in the local news column of
the paper. Local advertisements
under the classified heading "Busi
ness Locals" will be charged at the
rate of 5 cents per line. r patrons
will please take notice of this change
in rates.
First-Class Horse Shoeing.
Having secured the services of Mr.
Cal Hutton, I am now prepared to do
first-class horse shoeing and plow
work, as well as carriage work in
general. O. H. Cobb.
Wood Wanted.
The Dallas and Falls City railroad
company wishes to contract for 500 to
1000 cords of oak or fir cordwood, load
ed on board cars along its line. For
further information, apply to
L. Gerlinger, Jr.,
Dallas, Oregon.
Notice to Voters.
Notaries Public throughout the
county, in the several voting pre
cincts, have been supplied with regis
tration blanks, and registration of
voters will begin January 4, 1904.
Register early and avoid extra ex
pense to the county.
U. S. LOUGHARY,
County Clerk.
Good Farm at a Bargain.
286-acre farm, 4 miles from Dallas;
50 acres in cultivation ; 10 acres in
hops ; good hop house ; plenty of fruit ;
well watered by living water; several
springs on place ; good pastures, and
plenty of timber; one mile from Rail
road; house, barn and outbuildings.
A nice home, and a great bargain at
$15 per acre. Call on, or address
W. A. AYRES,
Dallas, Oregon.
a. ii. usitowR
DEALER IS
LIVESTOCK
Buys and ship Hogs, Mutton and
Stock Sheep. Highest market price
paid at all times. Address,
R. f. d. so. 1,
D VLLAS, OREGON
A Cure for Eczema.
My baby had eczema so bad that its
h ad was a solid mass of scabs and its
hair all came out. I tried many remedies
but none seemed to do any permanent
Kood until I used IVWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve. The eczema is cured, the scabs
are gone and the little one's ecalo is per
fectly clean and healthy, and its hair is
growing beautifully acain. I cannot
give too much praise to DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve Frank Farmer, Bluff City,
Ky. In buying Witch Hazel Salve look
out for counterfeits. DeWitt's is the
origin d an.l the only one containing
pure Witch Haz I. Tin- name E. C. De
Witt A C. in pvcry liox. Sold by
Belt & Chei riiigton.
'lode! Dyspasia Gzro
cr-ssts u:.zt jc j est.
Frederick Levin
CUSTOM
SHOEHAKER
All Kinds of
Leather and Rubber
Goods repaired sub
stantially and at
reasonable rates.
West of Wilson Block, Dallas, Ore.
BU J- IIH
DEALER IN
LADIES and
CHILDRENS FURNISH
ING GOODS.
The largest and best stock of
Materials for Fancy Work
in the city.
COLLINS BUILDING
Dallas, Oregon
PAGE STANDARD WOVE
Wire Fence
IHIIH PACE Hill
Double-Strength, High Carbon
Spring Steel Wire.
I furnish the tools and help put up
the fence without extra charge.
10-Bar, 40-inch Fence, 40 cents
per rod.
NO OTHER FENCE COMPANY WILL DO THIS.
Call or Write To Me for Catalogue
and Prices.
f J. S. CraiU,
Agent, Dallas, Oregon
Weak
Hearts
Are due to Indigestion. Ninety-nine of even
one hundred people who have heart trouble
can remember when it was simple Indiges
tion. It Is a scientific fact that all cases ol
heart disease, not organic, are not only
traceable to, but re the direct result of Indi
gestion. All food taken Into the stomach
which fails of perfect digestion ferments and
swells the stomach, puffing it up against the
heart. This interferes with the action of
the heart, and In the course of time that
delicate but vital organ becomes diseased.
Mr. D. Kauble. of Nevada, O., sirs : I had stomach
trouble and was in a bad atats as I had heart trouble
with It. 1 took Kodol Dyspepsia Cure for about tout
months and it cured me.
Kodol Digests What You Eat
and relieves the stomach of all nervous
train and the heart of all pressure.
Bottles only. $ t .00 Size holding 25 tiroes the trial
size, which sens for 60c.
Prepared by E. O. DeWITT CO., OHIOAQOt
BKLT & CHERK1NGTON
iff 1 BP P8 for the OBSERVER
I I and the Weekly Oregonian
LUll I y one year. In order to take
advantage of this liberal
offer, your subscription to the Observer
trust be paid up to date. Now is the
time t,o enbserihe.
Salem, Falls City & West
ern Railway Co.
TIME-TABLE, Eflectlve November 23.
Daily except Sunday,
West-Bound: A.M. P.M.
Lv. DALLAS 7:45 1:20
Teats' Siding 8:00 1:36
Gilliams 8:03 1:39
Bridgeport 8:10 1:45
Ar. FALLS CITY r 8:20 1:55
East-Bound: A.M. P.M.
Lv. FALLS CITY 9:20 4: 00
Bridgeport 9:30 4:10
Gilliams 9:36 4:17
Teats' Siding 9:39 4:20
Ar. DALLAS 9:55 4:45
Trains Stop on Signal only.
L. GERLINGER, Jr..
General Manager.
j Mm Sawing
MACHINE
THE ONE MAN SAW.
Runs Easy no back-ach
folds up like a pocket knife,
and is easily carried.
SAWS DOWN TREES.
Everyone who has wood to
saw should have one.
WRITE FOR CATALOGUE AND PRICES.
Al. D. TEATS
AGENT, DALLAS, OR,
Grove's Tasteless Cliill Tonic
lies stcoi thg test 25 yecrs. Avcrc-3 Annl Salss over Oss esA a Half I.HHIca
fccitlcs. Docs thb rcccrd cf merit c;cd to yea? Uo Cere, No Pay. 5Cc
Eftdosed with every fcoftle b Ten Cent pctag9 of Crow's Pack Root. Liver fr.
TIE have closed one of the most satisfactory month's
business it has ever been our pleasure to ex
perience. We have not made a cent, but we have sent
more happy people out of our store than ever went
out in Oregon during the same length of time, and the
nice part of it is, they are all coming back again.
Now for Business in Earnest
Our Spring stock is beginning to arrive, and we
will show the finest'Spring Stock of Goods that will
be seen in Oregon this year outside of Portland.
The whole business comes from Missouri instead
of New York this year. We bought our goods in
Missouri better goods, more stitches to the inch, and
longer yards. We will have them all in during
the month.
ELLIS
Phone 246.
J. Q. Van Orsdel
Notary Public
J. Q. Van Orsdel & Son
DEALERS IN
farms, Stock Ranclic$, timber and$ and City Property
We offer a great bargain in a 200-acre farm,
1 miles from Dallas; good improvements; fine land.
Price $8000. This is a first-class farm.
$ ROOM 1, (upstairs) Wilson Building,
WAGNER"
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CARRY A COMPLETE LINE OF
Single Shovel Plows, Double Shovel Plows, Wing Shovel
PIowb, Five-Tooth Cultivators, Disc Cultivators, Peg Tooth
Harrows, Spring Tooth Harrows, Disc Harrows, reversible
with Extension Head. :::::::::::::
All kinds of Plows, Harrows, Cultivators and everything needed to
cultivate a hopyard or orchard.
COR. OAK and MAIN STREETS. -
CENTRAL MARKET
Knox & Murrell, Prop'rs.
FRESH AND 5ALT MEATS
of All Kinds.
Fish, Game and Chickens
ICE FOR SALE.
Farmers will find it to their advantage to
bring us their Poultry and Eggs, as we pay
the highest cash price for same at all times.
EAST SIDE OF HAIN STREET
Dallas, Oregon.
Yours Truly,
a KEYT
flain Street
John P. Van Orsdel
Surveying, Logging Roads. Dams
and Flumes Specialty
Dallas, Ore.
BROS.
DALLAS, OREGON. f