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Oregon Historical Socictv ' 1 VOL. XVI. DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, MARCH 4, 1904 NO. 51. New Spring Models that will be Highly Popular and Styles that are controlled by us Have you seen the new Spring Styles in Shirts at an early date we will announce the arrival of the New Top Coat Suits and Shoes which are of the latest styles, only the best quali ties here and styles that can't help but suit the best of dressers and we feel we can please you with the price. THE HUB CLOTHING STORE R. JACOBSON &. CO. G. W. HOLLISTER, Manager. UGLOW BLOCK DALLAS, ORE. THE NEW 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 See No charge for estimates HEATH & Mill Street You Can Get Your If You Buy Your Groceries of Loughary and Company THE VERY BEST of NEW GOODS ARRIVING BY EVERY FREIGHT. Their prices are right and All Goods are Guaranteed LOUGHARY PHONE NO. 44 LET CONTRACT FOR POLES Construction of Dallas and Falls City Telephone Line Will Begin in a Few Days. The owners' meeting of the Falls City, Dallas & Lewisville Telephone Company was held in Falls City last Saturday, at which time subscriptions were taken and poles contracted for. The construction of the line will be in the hands of the following committee : F. K. Hubbard, chairman ; Frank Butler, secretary and treasurer ; H. L. Fenton, J. M. Staats, A. B. Brown, C. C. Gardner and J. J. Leveck. The time of receiving entries on the lower scale was extended to Friday, March 4, when the committee will meet in Falls City at 10 o'clock a. m. The Dallas stockholders in the Falls City line are : Dallas City Bank, Hon. J. E. Sibley, Loughary & Ellis, Matthews & Madison, T. A. Biggs, Ellis & Keyt, Kirkpatriek& Williams, F. J. Coad, Ed Biddle and H. L. Fenton. Deep Snow on Mountains. Owing to the recent snows in the mountains west of North Yamhill, the Tillamook stage has had considerable difficulty in crossing the mountains, having to make a new trail each time it crosses. The snow on the summit is said to be eight feet deep, but the stage is again carrying passengers. Sheridan Sun. ACKER'S DYSPEPSIA TABLETS art sold on a positive guarantee. Cures heart burn, raising of the food, distress after eating or any form of dyspepsia, Oae little tablet gives immediate relief. 21 eta. and 60 cts. Belt & Cherrtngton Dallas. Oragoo Hats Clothes f. any papering or painting Us on labor or material. CORNES Dallas, Oregon Money's Worth 0 & ELLIS, DALLAS, OREGON. Narrowly Escaped Drowning. An item from Independence in Mon day's Telegram says J. C. Morrison, foreman of Horst Brothers' hop yards in the Willamette River bottom, narrowly escaped drowning a few days ago. In trying to cross the Island slough, both Mr. Morrison and the horse he was riding were swept down the stream for a considerable distance, and were finally washed against a barbed wire fence. After a long struggle, both reached the bank in safety, but in an almost exhausted condition. Death of Mrs. Calbreath. Mrs. Margaret A. Calbreath, mother of C. D. and David Calbreath, of In dependence, died at the home of C. D. Calbreath on Tuesday evening, Febru ary 22. Mrs. Calbreath was a little over 71 years of age at the time of her death. She was born in Virginia, January 17, 1833, from which state she removed to Missouri, and in 1851 married T. H. Calbreath. She lived in Missouri until the death of her husband in 1882. Besides the children living in Independence, she left one other child, Mrs. Collins, now a resi dent of Missouri. The funeral services were conducted at the Presbyterian church by Rev. Dr. Thompson, and the remains were interred in the Odd Fellows' cemetery at Independence. Mrs. Calbreath was a kind and generous old lady, and was highly esteemed by her friends and acquaint ances. SICK HEADACHE ABSOLUTELY and permanently cured by using Mokl Tea. A pleasant herb drink. Cures constipation and Indigestion, makes you eat. sleep, work and happy. Satisfaction guaranteed or money back. 25 eta. and 60 eta. Belt Charrtngton. Dallas. Oregon. - THE WAR PRIMER. Causd of War Between Russia and Japan Summed Up In a Few Words. What is the trouble in the Far East? Japan is trying to keep Russia out of Korea. What is Korea and where is it situ ated? Korea is an autocracy under Japa nese influence, about as large as Kansas, with a population estimated at between 8,000,000 and 16,000,000. The empire occupies a peninsula just south of Siberia, jutting out into the Pacific ocean between the Yellow sea and the Sea of Japan, and reaching within less than 100 miles of the southern end of Japan. Is Korea a rich country? Not especially. It is a purely agri cultural land and the methods of cultivation are primitive. A few gold mines are operated and there are sup posed to be deposits of copper, iron and coal. Why, then, does Russia want Korea? Chiefly because of its position Korea is an extension of Manchuria, which practically belongs to Russia, In the natural development of con tiguous territory Russian merchants have crossed the boundary into Korea and Russian interests accumulating there under a weak government naturally look to the czar for pn tection. Why is Korea of stategic value to rtussiar For two reasons: First, Russian vessels must make a long detour around Korea to pass from Vladi vostok, Siberia, to Port Arthur, the Russian harbor in Manchuria. In this journey they must traverse a narrow strait between Korea and a Japanese island, comparable to Gibr altar. To insure free passage, Russia seeks to control the end of the Korean peninsula. Second, when Russia bo- gins its anticipated absorption of China it would be inconvenienced if a hostile power should have a military base on the northeastern coast of Asia, Therefore, it desires to annex Korea Why does Japan object to the itussian annexation oi liorea? Because Japan is overcrowded, with a population twelve times as dense as that of the United: Statesrandif "seeks an outlet for its emigrants on the mainland. The island has hoped, too, to make Korea a base of an attempt to extend Japanese influence throughout China. Furthermore, it now conducts nine-tenths of Korea's commerce and owns Korea's two rail ways. And, finally, Japan holds its own independence would be menaced were Russia to gain the harbor at the end of the Korean peninsula almost within cannon range of the Japanese island fortress of Tsushima. Does Japan want to annex Korea? No. It is satisfied to maintain Korea's sovereignty with the expecta tion that its natural advantages of situation will give it the lion's share of Korea's trade. When did the trouble between Japan ana itussia Degin r It began in 1895 when by war Japan had forced China to recognize Korea's independence and to grant to Japan the southern end of Manchuria, Russia forced Japan to give up Man churia, seized the surrendered terri tory and secured a timber cutting con cession in the Yalu valley in Korea. What brought on the present crisis? Last year Russia advanced the claim that the timber concession ex tends to the valleys of all rivers tribu tary to the Yalu and that it gives the Russians the right to build railways and to monopolize the port of Yon gampho at the Yalu's mouth. Did Russia announce its intention to annex Korea? It did not. But Japan took the ground that its procedure meant virtual annexation and so issued a protest. Kansas City Star. Cantata "Queen Esther." The sacred cantata, "Queen Esther," will be given by local talent in the near future for the benefit of Dallas College. The chorus has already been formed, and rehearsals are being held weekly. The principals have not yet been selected, but there is no lack of good material from which to make a choice, as all the prorniueut musical people of the city have kindly volun teered their services. An elaborate production of the cantata will be given. The costumes will be furnish ed by Prof. Newton, who recently arrived in Portland from the East. Prof. Newton is directing the training of the chorus, and the young people all speak of his work in terms of the highest praise. The date of the pro duction will be announced soon. Misses Fannie and Jessie Dempsey, who were thrown out of employment by the burning of the Sellwood woolen mills, have returned to their home in Dallas. TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money If it fails to cur. E. W. Grave's atgnatura la on eavcb box. xSe. Lost Their Meat. Henry Voth and Henry Gertz, two Salt Creek farmers, butchered a calf Tuesday morning, and in the after noon loaded the carcass into a wagon and started to town with the intention of selling the meat to a local market, When they reached a point near the Dr. Fink farm, the hind wheels of the wagon dropped into a mudhole, and the calf slipped out of the wagon into the road. The farmers drove on to town in total ignorance of their loss. When they arrived at the meat market and discovered that the dead animal was missing, their astonish' ment knew no bounds. They imme diately began telephoning to farm houses along the road, with the result that tho meat was soon found and brought into town by a neighbor. The two farmers came in for, much good- natured joshing from their friends, but both keenly enjoyed the joke. Defeated in Portland. The Monmouth basket-ball team played in hard luck in Portland. The All-Stars defeated the Normal boys by a score of 25 to 18, and the score in the game with Multnoman was 12 to 7 in favor of the club team. The Mon mouth team will probaW disband after the game with Newfterg. r, A WONDERFUL BUSINESS Is the Lord & Thomas' Advertising Agency the Head of Which Retired February 1st. Possibly there is no line of industry in the United States that has grown in such proportion ,in recent years as that of general advertising, which in eludes publicity in newspapers and magazines and outdoor display ad vertising, and through its tremendous force the entire basis of modern mer chandising has been revolutionized, The Chicago papers of the current week devote much space and time to the wonderful growth of the advertis ing business as a whole and that of Lord & Thomas in particular, owing to the retirement of D. M. Lord, the senior member of the firm, who leaves active business life with a rich com petence. ' , To give some idea to the public of the growth of advertising as a whole, it-might,. !",. Bt,niad--ibsi:if,a tu" jicaxe. the business of Lord & Thomas alone has increased one million dollars in the billing, and in the one month of January in 1904 this house has booked $750,000.00 in advertising contracts from the following concerns, whose names are household words in the United States : Anheuser-Busch Brew ing Ass'n. St. Louis; Siegel Cooper Company, New York ; Woolson Spice Company (Lion Coffee) Toledo, Ohio; Hamilton -Brown Shoe Company, St. Louis, Mo. ; Sterling Remedy Com pany (Casearets), Chicago and New York; The Woman's Magazine, St. Louis, Mo. ; Armour & Co., Chicago ; Michigan Stove Co., Detroit and Chicago; Union Pacific Railroad Co., Omaha ; Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul Ry., Chicago; Rock Island R. R. System. "When the butter won.' come put a penny in C. churn," is an old time dair proverb. It often seems work though no one has cv told why. When mothers are worriec' because the children do ncl gain strength and flesh ve say give them Scott's Emu) sion. It is like the penny in the milk because it works and because there is something astonishing about it. Scott's Emulsion is simply a milk ot pure coa liver on with some hypophosphites especially prepared for delicate stomachs. Children take to it naturally because they like the taste and the remedy takes just as naturally to the children be cause it is so perfectly adapted to their wants. For all weak and pale and thin children Scott's Emulsion is the most satisfactory treat ment. We will send you the penny, . e., a sample free. Be tort that this picture ia the form of a label is on the wrapper of every bottle of EmuKioi) you buy. SCOTT & BOW NO, Chemists, 409 Pear! St., N. Y. 90c.aodf1.00; aD. druggists. 11 ml t OFFICIAL INVITATION Dallas Board of Trade Is Asked to Make Special Exhibit at 1905 Fair. An official invitation has been ex tended to the City of Dallas to make a special exhibit at the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition. The full text of the invitation is given below. It is not likely that Dallas will undertake a special exhibit, for the reason that a county exhibit has been requested by the Exposition managers, and the local Board of Trade is already lend ing its assistance to tho preparation of a display for all of Polk county. Mr. Reed's letter to the Board is as follows : "An official invitation is hereby ex tended to the Dallas Board of Trade to make a special exhibit either in its own behalf or in connection with some other body, municipal or other wise, at the Lewis and Clark Cen tennial Exposition to be held in Port land in 1905. It is the purpose of the Exposition to encourage comprehen sive exhibits by counties, and by chambers of commerce, boards of trade and other commercial organiza tions. Fov exhibits of this character, illustrating the resources, industries and progress of communities, the following regulations have been pro vided ; "First: The preparing and install ing of exhibits by counties or organi zations will be loft to the counties or organizations in whose name or under whose authority the exhibits are made. Counties or organizations may erect separate buildings, or may install their exhibits in the State building of the State in which the County or organization is located. Space will be provided on the Exposition grounds for all buildings erected by counties and organizations and no charge will be made therefor. Plans and specifi cations for such buildings shall be submitted to the Director-General for his approval. "Second: All collective exhibits made by counties and trade organiza tions will be permitted to participate in the general competition ; that is, be both collective and competitive. "I desire to enlist your co-operation and support in this movement, and reaectiveiy"aige early consideration of this invitation so that, if favorable action be taken, we may allot the necessary space and give you ample time to proceed with preparations for your exhibit. Whatever may be the decision upon our invitation, I am satisfied we can shape our plans so as to harmonize all efforts to the end that your exhibit may be highly creditable, not only to your progressive com munity and State, but to tho Exposition as well. "We feel confident that the arrange ment we propose will offer to counties an exceptional opportunity of demon strating their potentialities at the Lewis and Clark Exposition of 1905, and that tho result of exhibits made in this way will be very beneficial to all. Very respectfully, HENRY E. REED, Director of Exploitation. Favors Shearing Machines. Tho use of shearing machines for taking the fleece from goats is steadily growing in popularity. It will bo ob served that in Polk County, Oregon, the price for shearing by machine is a little higher than for shearing by hand. The difference will be repaid several times by the additional amount of hair obtained by tho use of tho machines and by the smaller number of injuries inflicted upon the goats. One point in favor of the machines is that a man who has had no experience in shearing with either machine or shears can do a much better job from the start with a machine than with shears. Rural Northwest. "Byll" and "Jym." The young men of a small town in Illinois are credited with an excellent idea by the Detroit Free Pro 's. Follow ing tho lead of "Nellye," "Maymie," "Lyllyan," and "Adah," they are signing their names "Byll," "Jym" and "Franque," and are cutting a social swath in consequence. There is no reason why the girls should be allowed to monopolize all the "y" in the world, and Portland's curled darlings might as well be Bobbe, Jamyes, Dicque and Sahm right away. Oregonian. Stock Wintering Well. J.C.Fletcher, writing from Titiier, Tillamook county, to renew his sub scription to the Observer, says : "I am wintering about 75 head of cattle, which are looking well. Have plenty of hay, grain and roots of different kinds. Green feed is beginning to grow Our toll road to Salmon River is an assured thing, and there is quite a rush for homesteads." EXPERIENCE 13 THE BEST teacher. Use Acker's English Remedy In any case of coughs, cold or croup. Should It fail to give immediate relief money re funded 26 cts. and GO eta Belt A Cher-ring-to n. Dallas. Oregon. College League Disbands. The Collegiate Athletic League of Oregon will bo disbanded. At a meet ing of the executive committee of the league in Monmouth Friday night this was agreed upon. The league, which was organized three years ago to advance athletics in the smaller colleges of the state consists of Albany. McMinnville and Pacific Colleges and Oregon State Normal School. Dallas College was originally a member, but withdrew from the league last year. The aunual field meet which has been held annually at McMinnville.will not be held this year. From the attitude of the various representatives it looks as though concerted control of athletics would be relegated to the past, each school making its own games and regulations. A Monmouth corres pondent of a Portland paper says: "The league has been run from its start in a way that would make political ward bosses turn green with envy and there is no mourning among those who love clean sport at its death." Pomona Grange Meeting. A regular meetiue: of Pomona Grange of Polk County will be held in Monmouth on Wednesday, March 9. All members in good standing are in vited to be present. WOMEN AS VOTERS Are Not Slow to Learn the Tricks In Politics Invented by Their Husbands and Brothers. It is developed that the frauds which gave Representative Shafroth of Colo rado the seat he has so honorably re signed were largely perpetrated by women, who have the suffrage in that state, says the New York American. This revelation will be discouraging to those who contend that the en franchisement of women throughout the union would necessarily purify our politics. The contention rests on the assumption that women are in all ways the moral superior of men. It is a fact, deplorable but un deniable, that there are bad women as well as good women, and that tho bad ones, when they are admitted to political activity, carry their badness with them. They have shown what they are capable of in the way of crookedness in Colorado, and it, is not be fnguUu'k-rt'tUO u'.uiaiC Vol" or Utah was overwhelmingly Mormon, though polygamy is the last thing one would expect women to support tit the polls. Should woman suffrage become general peculiar effects might at first be looked for. A disposition to morally uplift society by interfering with masculine freedom through legisla tion against men's social amusements and convivial habits would bo mani fested, but political division on sex lines would bo short lived. Intelligent and good women would soon come to act with intelligent and good men in public affairs, and the other kind of women would as naturally come to act with the other kind of men. Female suffrage would multiply the electorate by two, but it is doubtful if in the long run it would profoundly influenco legislation in its larger aspects, however great its surface effect upon our political manners might be. There is of course, unholy joy among the cynical over the Colorado frauds. But it needs to be kept in mind by the exultant males who point their finger of scorn at the ticket tinkering, repeating and ballot-box stuffing females of Denver that the latter invented none of these tricks. They learned them from tho men. After Mental Exer tion No Rest. Nervous, Irritable and Wretched. Dr. Miles Nervine Saved My Life. There is little joy in living when the dis ordered nerves prevent sleep and rest; when one wakes from a restless night more tired than the night before; when one is forced to drag through the round of daily duties with out energy, ambition or interest This con dition is due to a derantrement of the nerves which mav be speedily regulated and strengthened by I)r. Miles' Restorative Nervine. This remarkable medicine has a wonderful record of cures. Supplying as it does the exact element needed for the res toration of the nerve force and vitality, its good effects are felt after the first few doses. "I have used your remedies myself and in my family for t'ic past seven years and it is not too mm h to say that they saved my life. The tired feeling I used to have after giving a few music lessons has left me entirely and instead of ivm? in bed three or four hours trying to get sletp and then getting up and walking the Cu r until morning, 1 can now go to bed and s eep eight, ten and twelve hours without any trouble. hen I think of my former nervous, wretched, irritable state I want to tell everyone what Dr. Miles' Nervine has done for me. I can do as much work now in a day as 1 used to take a week to accomplish. I think Dr. Miles' Nervine s the bi st remedy tor nervousness ana gen eral debility on earth." L. D. EDWARDS, Prof, of Music, Preston, Idaho. All druggists sell and guarantee first bot tle Dr. Miles' Remedies. Send fur free book 00 Nervous and Heart Diseases. Address Dr. Miles Medical Co, Elkhart, lad. ! ire QUEER NOTION OF DECENCY Sheridan Man Takes Up His Pen In Defense of Telephone "Rub ber Necks." Some people have queer notions of what constitutes decency and trood breeding. No better proof of this statement is needed than the perusal of the following article, which ap peared recently in the columns of tho Pacific Homestead. The writer pro fessos to see no harm in prying into other people's affairs, and even goes so far as to boldly defend that most heartily despised of all individuals the eavesdropper. His communication is as follows : Sheridan, Ore., Jan. 30, 1904. Ed. Pacific Homestead: What a grand invention is the rural telephone to be sure, and how much valuable time it saves to the farmers and business men by enabling thorn to easily and quickly communicate with each other as to what they have to sell or buy' or what they want to borrow of each other, or any matter of interest. When the rural '"phonos" are first put up in farmers homes, among the rules given the inmates about operat ing it, is this : "When you want to use tho phone to speak to any one, first take the receiver down and listen if anyone is talking, and, if so, wait until they say good-bye, and then you can ring for whom you want." Now, suppose Mr. A. or some of the family want to speak to someone, and they do listen as per instructions, and they find the line In use, they must wait and listen till there is a chance for them or they will not know ; and suppose also that B, C, and D, also are listening for the same reason. Tho first talker hears the clicking of receivers and begins to talk about "rubber nocks along the line," and "wonder why some people are so interested in other folks' affairs." Or suppose a busy housewife is anxious to speak to a friend and takes down tho receiver to know if the line is in use and she hears a coarse voice say "Hang up the receiver you d- d rubber neck." Or suppose one or several are listening and waiting for a chanco to use the line and they hear some women gossiping or passing vulgar jokes and airing their free use of common slang, ...who in to blame? X1J llU liuXx.blo nj-vivi'JW tliio' vXi-'- it iS those who betray their lack of good training and lack of common decency who are to blame and not those who listen. The rural telephone is a public means of communication and neonle have a eood richt to listen . (.. (. ! and hear what is going on around them, People have a richt to travel the streets and country roads and those in tno houses along the way have a per fect richt to look at them as thev nass by, and there is no good sense in call ing uiem "ruboer necks lor it. reo plo should behave decently going along tho road and talkers over the Dhono should talk decentlv. Mav we hear no more about "rubber necks." Justice. Noted Pacer Dead. Hon. Emory M. Low's pacer, "Doo Sperry" dropped dead from heart disease while being jogged up and down the speedway at Brockton, Mass., a few days ago. The horse was foaled in Portland, Oregon, in 188',), his sire being "Altamont," with a record of 2:2Gj. After racing successfully in tho Northwest, he was taken East in 1894 by Monroo Salisbury and put on the Grand Circuit. There out of nino races ho won five, and twice in second place. In a six-heat race at Fort Wayne, Ind., which ho won in a field of 12, ho made his best record of 2 :09. Among his prizes aro included a $3000 purse at Chicago and a $2000 purse at Terro Haute. Shortly after this the animal went lame, ending his career as a racer. The New Version. (W. J. Lftmpton In New York Bun.) A soldier of the Russians Lav japanned at Tschrtzvjskitwitch, There was lack of woman's nursing And other comforts which Might add to his last moments And sn.ooth the final way ; Rut a comrade stood beside him To hear what he might say. The japanned Russian faltered As he took that comrade s hand, And said : "I never more shall see My own, my native land ; Take a message and a token To some distant friends of mine. For I was born at Smnlxzrskgqrxzskl Fair Smnlxzrskgqrxzskl on the Irkztrvzklmnov." Played Out. Dull Headache. Pains In various part of the body Sinking at the Pit of the Stomach, Loss of Appetite. Feverlshneat, Pimplea or Sores are all positive evidences of impure blood. No matter how It be came so. It must be purified in order to obtain food health. Acker's Blood Ellxli 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 & Cherrlngton, Dal las. Oree-on. DYSPEPSIA CAN BE CURED BT nalng Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets. One little Tablet will give Immediate relief or money refunded. cold in handsome tin boxes at 25 cents. Belt Cherrlngton, Dallas, Oregon.