Pcllc Comity Observer
J. C. IIAYTER,
EDITOR A:NX IJUHLISIIKR
Published Weekly at $1.50 per
Strictly in Advuiice.
Yen I.
DALLAS, OREGON", March 4, 1304
The way to build up Dallas is to pat
ronize Dallas people.'
CHOICE 0E A SENATOR.
As the time for holding the
Republican primaries draws near,
interest in politics begins to grow
warm. The number of candi
dates in the field at the present
time for the various offices, and
especially the offices of minor im
portance, is surprisingly small, but
it is not unreasonable to presume
that this paucity of aspirants for
political honors will rapidly dis
appear as convention clay ap
proaches. .There- has never been
anv coirmlaint of a scarcity of
candidates in a Republican con
vention in Polk county, and it is
not likely that the conditions this
vear will prove any exception to
those that have prevailed heretofore.
The chief interest in the approach
ing campaign will be centered in
the selection of a State Senator, for
the reason that the successful
candidate in the June election will
have a voice in choosing a United
States Senator two years hence.
Polk county is safely Republican
on a normal count, and there is no
reason to doubt that the Republican
candidate for this important office
will be elected by a neat majority.
It is generally conceded that the
candidate this year will be a Dallas
man. Republicans all over Polk
county, with one accord, declare
that Dallas is entitled to the
Senatorial candidate. This generous
concession is made voluntarily,
and for this reason isdoubly appre
ciated by the Republicans of Dallas.
No demand has ever been made by
Dallas for this office; in fact, it has
not been even asked for, but comes
cdtheiy as a lrue-wiil offering, ll
is urged by Republicans in outside
precincts that Dallas furnishes
nearly one-fourth of the Republican
vote of the county, and that this
voto has been a powerful factor in
carrying the Republican ticket to
victory in past years. As a token
of recognition and good will, Re
publicans in every outside precinct
in the county, as by a common
impulse, urge that a Dallas man
should be nominated for State
Senator. All that is asked in this
connection is that the Republicans
of Dallas decide upon a candidate
and, when this candidate is chosen,
a loyal and hearty support is
pledged.
mi. s-
i no wubekvkk is sale in saying
that the name that will bo offered
by the Republicans of Dallas is
that of E. C. Kirkpatriek. Of this
choice of an overwhelming majority
of our people, there is not the
slightest question or doubt. Mr.
Kirkpatriek has announced his
candidacy for this office, and will
use every honorable means to secure
the nomination. In this laudable
ambition, he will have the support
of a solid delegation from each of
the three precincts in Dallas, and
the result of the vote in the primary
election will be such as to leave no
doubt in the mind of any delegate
to the convention that he is Dallas'
choice for Stale Senator.
Occasionally, a stray word is
heard here and there that Mr.
Kirkpatriek will have opposition
in Dallas, and that U. S. Loughary,
the present County Clerk, is pre
paring to make the race for Senator.
No one familiar with the situation
will believe for an instant that such
is the case. Mr. Loughary has
been twice honored by the Repub
licans of Polk county, and in both
instances Mr. Kirkpatrick's friends
were Mr. Loughary's friends. Mr.
Loughary had no stronger friend
and supporter than Mr. Kirk
patriek himself, and if the former
gentleman had any intention of
seeking the senatorial nomination
he would be the fust to announce
that fact to Mr. Kirkpatriek. Mr.
Loughary knows that Mr. Kirk
patriek is a candidate, and will
never allow his name to be used in
any manner that will injure Mr.
Kirkpatrick's chances in the least,
if he has no intention of making
the race himself. The Observer
makes this assertion without the
least hesitation, and every man in
Polk county who knows Scott
Loughary will agree that we are
correct.
The Observer is inclined to be
lieve that the little handful of
Republicans who are opposing
Mr. Kirkpatriek are using Mr
Loughary's name in this connec
tion in order to further their own
plans. Just what they expect to
gain by this course is not clear. If
their motive is to try to draw from
Mr. Kirkpatrick's strength in the
hope of stampeding the convention
to some undesirable candidate at
the last moment, they may as well
abandon the attempt at once. o
man who is afraid to come out into
the open ground need cherish any
hope of securing the Republican
nomination this year. The party
is in earnest in its effort to nomi
nate a ticket in a clean and
straightforward manner, and will
not tolerate any sharp practice or
underhanded work by those who
dare not make an open fight.
As we stated at the outset, Dallas
will present to the convention a
candidate for State Senator, and
that candidate will be K. C. Kirk
patiick. Tho offer of the outside
precincts to accept Dallas' candidate
is made in good faith, and that Mr.
Kirkpatriek will be nominated in
the convention there is not the
slightest doubt. The Republican
party in Polk county will make no
and the people of Polk county will
make no mistake when they elect
U
:w c&csis.
T!:c o1l tin-Dry that consumption was
Iv.'if -. is utterly discredited by modern
tn.'.-.cril science. -Llie perms ot con
sumption must be received from with
out. These prerms arc every where.
Tin-v ;i;- coiislMiUlv being received and
Tpr7vrT"''s cast ont by the
,.-' x-vij healthy system.
,. - i " it is the narrow
-21 ""J" chested whose in-
'h.X , 9 lierttatice is wc-ak-
vvT -1 .v f jut nrev to consumn.
tion because they
are too weak of
lung to resist and
throw off disease.
Doctor ' Tierce's
Golden Medical
Discovery makes
weak lung's
strong. It cures
' i obstinate (ken-
?!5Sf?U. 3 seated coughs,
'''iSaSt-ii-' 3 bleeding lune.s,
m LiJ weakness, emacia
tion and other conditions wmcn it neg
lected or unskilfully treated Cud a fatal
termination in consumption.
$3,000 FO!?FEIT will be paid by
t'".e World's Dispensary Medical Asso
ciation, Proprietors, Buffalo, N. Y., if
the y cannot show the original signature
of the individual volunteering the testi
monial below, and also of the writers of
every testimonial among the thousands
which they are constantly publishing,
thus proving their genuineness.
"In the spring of 1900 I was taken with
hemorrhage of the lung, a became very
we;ik aml'sliort of breath, lout flesh and liad no
apmtite," writes Mr. K. I,. Kohinett. of Xerxes,
I t nil. "I was persuaded t" trv Dr. Pierce s
('.olden Medical Discovery. The first few Uatlcs
wc'ned to do nie but little good. Tlio'.ttdit I
would soon be a victim ol" thai dreaded disease,
consumption. Had almost given up in despair
wlH'it my friends persuaded me to give your
' Golden 'Medical Discovery ' a fair trial. I com
menced its use. 1 weigh 160 pounds now. nod
when I commenced I only weighed 140 pounds,
If anv one doubts this' statement I will be
pleased to answer any inquiry."
Accept no substitute for "Golden Med
ici'. Discovery." Nothing is "just as good."
I'ierce's Pleasant 1'cHets cleanse the
tiiggvU system from impurities.
POLK COUNTY EDITION
Rural Spirit Devotes Special Number
to Best County in
Oregon.
Peculiar
To
Itself
in -wnai it is ana w nat it docs con
taining tho best blood-purifying,
alterative and tonic substances and
effecting the most radical and per
manent cures of all humors and all
eruptions, relieving weak, tired,
languid feelings, and building up
the whole system is true only of
Hood's Sarsaparilla
No other medicine acts like it ;
no other medicine has done so
much real, substantial good, no
other medicine has restored health
and strength at so little cost.
"I was troubled with nerofula and cume
near losing my eyesight. For four mon'hj I
ei.uM not see to do anything. After taking
two I of. leg of Hood' Karsai&rilla 1 eould et
to walk, and when 1 had ttken eight bottles 1
could . a well ever." 6vsis A. iUtss
Tos. Withers. N. C.
Hood's Sarsaparilla promises to
Cwro and hteps trt promise.
urn.
The candidate whom Dallas will
offer to the convention is a man
who will represent Polk county
with dignity anfl honor; a man who
has made a success of his own
affairs, and a man who will care
fully guard the interests of the
people at all times and under all
circumstances; a ready talker, a
skilled debater, and one of the
ablest parliamentarians in the
state of Oregon; a man who is true
to his party and true to his friends;
a man in whose make-up, ingrati
tude or selfishness has no part.
These are a few of the qualifications
of E C. Kirkpatriek the man
whom the Republicans will nomi
ntte for the ollice of State Senator
on the 9th day of April next with
out a dissenting voice.
HERE IS ENTERPRISE
Farmers 011 Falls City Canyon RoaJ
Will Build Telephone Line to
Dallas.
FALLS CITY, March 1 .(To the
Editor.) The ranchers living on tho
canyon road between here and Dallas
do not propose to sit idly by and see
the good things of this life pass with
out enjoying some of them. Tin y
propose to build a telephone line from
hero direct to Dallas, tins lino to
follow the canyon road. The distance
is only 7J miles, and the line will ac
commodate about no rural sub
scribers, besides the subscribers of
Falls City ami Dallas. This line will
accommodate more people to tho mile
than any other lino in the state, and
consequently will be the cheapest.
It is proposed to give the public
schools of Falls City, Oakdale and
Dallas f ivo switching privileges ; also,
the county courthouse. By this means,
the parents can communicate with the
teacher or pupils at all times, and it
will be convenient for tho School
Superintendent, as it will save him
travel and expense many times. The
farmers will bo able to talk to the
officials in the county courthouse, and
much time and trouble will be saved
to all. It is believed that this will be
the most generous and popular lino
in tho state.
This is a new enterprise, but the
citizens are very enthusiastic uud will
have tho line iu operation by July 4.
It is to be a mutual line, and every
subscriber will own his own t hone.
srnscniBF.n.
Try Oiim.kvh: leg.d blanks.
The Rural Spirit, published in Port
land, Oregon, and one of the leading
agricultural papers in the West,
issued an interesting and complete
illustrated edition of Polk county and
her resources last week. It is a neat
and well arranged publication from
tho large picture of tho Tollc county
courthouse on tho first page to the
smallest advertisement on the last
page. The write-up is headed "Tho
Bk.e Ribbon County at the Oregon
State Fair, 1903." The demand for
the paper has been so great from resi
dents of Polk county, real estate men,
immigration bureaus in Portland, and
the Southern Pacific railroad com
pany, that tho publishers are consid
ering the advisablity of getting out a
second edition. Tho paper says of
Polk county editorially :
"The Rural Spirit presents its read
ers this week with a special illustrated
write-up of Polk county. This county
is situated in the center of the Wil-
Li.ii. He yrnmd" lias gained a na
tional reputation thtough the enter
prise of its goat, sheep, hog, hop and
fruit raisers, and is in the wake for
further fame as a dairy section, for
which it is well adapted. Nature bus
been lavish in her good things to the
enterprising citizens of this county,
and they are making good uso of the
same. No county in tho state has
gained more new settlers within the
past year than Polk, and they are
more than satisfied with their new
homes. Tho hop industry is one of its
leading income producers, followed
closely by lumber, mohair, wool and
other general products of the farm.
Several enterprising farmers are en
gaged in breeding flue stock, and
Polk will take a place in the list of
dairy counties cro long. There is
nothing that a homo seeker needs
which is not found in this county,
(tood traveling facilities, schools, and
educational institutions, pure moun
tain water, excellent soil and all the
advantages of modern civilization,
with a prudent county management
which has kept taxation down far be
low the average of other counties iu
the state.
"While the write-up is well illustrat
ed it is not over-drawn, as it would be
difficult to do so when tho subject is
Polk county. It has been tho home
of many of Oregou's builders and
her present generation keeps the pace
which was set by the sturdy pioneers"
F. A. Lucas, presideut of the Bryan
Lucas Lumber Company, of Falls
City, was in Dallas, Wednesday. He
says the snow is threo feet deep at
their mill in tho mountains, but log
ging operations are being carried on
as usual.
BRIGHT'S DISEASE.
The largest sum ever paid for a pre
scription, changed hands in San Fran
ciseo, August 30, 1001. The transfer in
volved in coin und stock $112,500.00 ami
was paid by a party of business men for
a specific for Prighl's Disease and Dia
betes, hitherto incurable diseases.
They commenced the serious investi
Uiition uf the specific Nov. 15, 1900.
They interviewed scores of the cured
and tried it out on its uierits by pnttiuir
over three dozen cases on the treatment
and w at clii ng them. They also cot phy
sicians to name chronic, incurable eases,
and administered it with tho physieia.is
for judges Up t. Aug. 25, eighty-seven
per cent of the test cases were either
well or progression favorably.
There liehijt but thirteen per cent of
failure, the parties were satisfied and
closed the transaction. The pioeeodins
of the investirutinsr committee and the
elinieal reports of the trst cases were
pnMi'hed and i!l i e inai'c-il lit e on up j
plie.-ttii:i Ao.lrei-s John J. Fri.ros
I'.mriM", l.M I-)!i!s;(niery M., Ml
KlMliei-eo. Pill.
COURT HOUSE NOTES
REAL ESTATETRANSFERS.
E C Ilorst et ux to O II Thompson,
1035.75 acres, t 8 8, r 4 w, $10.
L A Horst et al to E C Ilorst, one
half interest in lands of Horst Bros,
in Polk and Marion counties, $ 10.
J C Adams to Margaret V Hayter,
lot 2, block 12, Conkey's 2nd add to
Dallas, $700.
Hattie J Town send to A O Brown,
455 acres, 1 7 s, r i w, $9000.
Mary E Brickor to M M Ellis, 135
acres, 1 7 s, r 5 w, $1.
M M Ellis to Lewis Parrish, 75.24
acres, t 7 s, r 5 w, $3750.
Silas E Rhodes et al to John Haekett
et al, tracts in t 7 s, r 3 w, $4080.
Johanna O'Brien to Charles O'Brien,
204.04 acres, t 8 s, r 4 w, $G132.
Johanna O'Brien to Anna and
Georgo O'Brien, 310 acres, 1 8 s, r 4 w,
$18,000.
J S Michell to D J Grant, lots in
Falls City, $1.
Ira L Losey et al to Sarah Miller,
lots 29 and 30, block M, West Salem,
$400.
J Dornsife to Minnio Hubbard, lot
5, block 14, Hill's Independence, $1.
W L Gilson et ux to M M Ellis, 99.20
acres, t 8 s, r 5 w, $2250.
D and Sarah Shepherd to Salem,
Falls City & Western Ry Co., tract in
t 8 s, r 6 w, $25.
M L Thompson et ux to John F
Thomas, lots 13 and 14, block R, Falls
City, $75.
Polk County Bank to John F
Thomas, lots 5 and 0, block R, Falls
City, $40.
N II Wilcox et ux to Mrs Melvin
Green, 53.98 acres, t 7 s, r 5 w, $850.
II W Murphy el ux to C and L
Krcbs, G40 acres, t 9 s, r 4 w, $32,000.
Gaston D Bannister to O M Stan
ford, 12.50 acres, t 8 s, r 4 w, $10.
A B Muir et al to A M Shelton, 40
acres, t 7 s, r 6 w, $100.
James M Mitchell et ux to William
Wright, 17.05 acres, T L Burbank die
$200.
United States to Daniel Bundle, 1G0
acres, t 7 s, r 8 w, patent.
United States to Robert Murphy, 1G0
acres, t 7 s, r 8 w, patent.
United States to Lewis C Rockwood,
205.25 acres, t 7 s, r 8 w, patent.
Campbell Bros to L U Josse, tract
in Independence, $1575.
David Frazer et ux to Millie East
ham, 5 acres, lot 5, Fair Oaks, $200.
PROBATE.
Estate of I. II. Robbins, deceased
will admitted to probate; Sarah A.
Conleo appointed executrix without
bonds; T. J. Fryer, J. G. Barber and
W. J. Iliff appointed appraisers.
Estate of G. A. Wells, deceased
semi-annual a'ceount tiled.
Estate of Adella Michell, deceased
final account set for hearing April 2,
at 10 o'clock a. in.
Estate of Henry Sturges, deceased
will admitted to probate; Sylvia A.
Sturges appointed executrix without
bonds; J. A. Kremis, W. G. McDowell
and W. W. McDowell appointed ap
praisers. Estate, of I. IT. Robbins, deceased
inventory and appraisement filed and
approved.
COMMISSIONERS COURT
In the matter of a private change in
tho Dallas and Lewisville county road
ordered that when tho proposed road
is placed in as good condition as tho
old road, the change be made.
CLAIMS ALLOWED
C G Coad, postage $ 21 20
Mrs V Bed well, pauper acct 8 00
Mrs M A Tetherow, same 9 50
Ethel Graves, coll tax 2 00
W H Miller, road acct 3 50
W S Cary, ex insane 5 00
H 11 irsehberg, road acct 10 00
Mrs U S Loughary, clerks office 4G 25
Enterprise, printing 15 90
Wilson Drug Company, mdse. 11 25
W F K ichols, salary . ." G5 00
C II Farmer, road acct 7 75
Irwin-Hodson Co., supplies 2 50
D G Meador, pauper acct 8 00
(! O Burgess, road acct 2 4G
M D Ellis, electric lights 25 00
U H Loughary, salary, etc 138 34
II B Cosper, coll taxes 107 50
Tracy Staats, salary Go 00
C W Black, com court 1 50
F E Myer, salary 75 00
E V Dalton, same G2 50
Bolt & Cherrington, mdse 1G 25
C E Huntlev, pauper acct 34 25
Milo Woods, salary 40 00
Mrs F II Morrison, teachers ex 15 00
CC Poling, same 18 00
C L Starr, salary 87 08
lleason Brunk, road acct 32 00
J T Ford, salary and expense. . 1G8 29
O 1) (-albreath, pauper acct ..
J H Robbins, indigent soldier
T B Huntley, road" acct.
Glass & Prudhomme, supplies
Oiiskrvf.r, printing
1 E Sibley, salary, . . .
U R Riggs, road acct
Seth Riggs, salary
J B Teal, salary
Frederick Levin
CUSTOM
SHOEHAKER
All Kinds of
Leather and Rubber
Goods repaired sub
stantially and at
reasonable rates.
West of Wilson Block, Dallas, Ore.
mi 1 iffli
DEALER IN
LADIES and
CH1LDRENS FURNISH
ING GOODS.
The largest and best stock of
Materials for Fancy Work
in the city.
COL INS BUILDING
Dallas, Oregon
PAGE STANDARD WOVE
Wire Fence
5T"T
dipt
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 Ale for Catalogue
and Prices.
Agent, Dallas, Oregon
WeaR
Are due to Indigestion. Ninety-nine of every
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 falls of perfect digestion ferments and
swells the stomach, puffing it up against the
heart. This Interferes with the action ol
the heart, and In the course of time thai
delicate but vital organ becomes diseased.
Mr. D. Kauble, of Nevada. O., says: I had stomach
troubla and was In a bad stata as I had heart troublt
With it. I took Kodol Dyspepsia Cure for about foul
mourns ana it curea me.
Kodol Digests What You Eat
and relieves the stomach of all nervous
strain and the heart of all pressure.
Bottles only. $1.00 Slzs holdlne 2'A times the trial
size, which sells for SOc.
Prepared by E. O. DeWITT OO., CHIOAQa
BELT & CHERRINGTON
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ofler, your subscription to the Observkb
must lie paid up to date. Now ia the
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Salem, Falls City & West
ern Railway Co.
T1MK-TABLE, Etl'uetive November 23.
Daily except Sunday.
West Bound: A.M. P.M.
l.v. DALLAS 7:45 1:20
reals' Siding 8:00 1:36
liilliams 8:03 1:39
Hridaeport 8:10 l:Jo
Ar. FALLS CITY 8:20 1:65
Last-Bound: A.M. P.M.
Lv. FALLS CITY 9:2U 4: 00
Bridgeport 9:30 4:10
Oilliaras 9:30 4:1 7
Teats' Siding 9:39 4:20
Ar. DALLAS 9:55 4:45
Trains Slop on Signal only.
L. UERLINGER, Jr..
General Manager.
rE 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.
O
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.
Yours Truly,
ELLIS
Phone 246.
&KEYT
flain Street
0 J. a. Van Orsdel
N Notary Public
John P. Van Orsdel
Surveying, Logging Roads, Dams
and Flumes a Specialty
J. G. VanOrsden & Son
-DEALERS IX-
New Clothing More.
Abel Uglow, of this city, and his
son, John C. Uglow, of South Bend,
Wash., will open a clothing store iu
the Vglow buildiiii on Mill street in
the near future. A complete stock of
clothing and men's furnishing goods
will be carried. John Uglow, who
will probably have charge of the
stock, is at present in tho employ of a
large mercantile firm in South Bend,
and has had much valuable ex
perience in handling clothing and
furnishings. Tho new lirm will put
iu a first-class stock of uew goods.
Elodcl Dyspepsia Cure Elodol Dyspepsia Curo
CigecU what you eat. Digest what you eat
A. 11. ESESWft'
I'KM.FR IS
LIVESTOCK
I'uv; an 1 -i ii s ib'w". Mutton itn.l
St..'k l;rt p. market priit-
(: I t al. ti-i t . v!'!i
ToMitifi Sawing
MACHINE
THE ONE MAN SAW.
Runs Easy no back-ache
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. TEAT5
AGENT, DALLAS, OR.
farms, Stock Ranclw, timber Eand$ and City Property
We offer a great bargain in a 200-acre farm,
lj miles from Dallas; good improvements; fine land.
Price $8000. This is a first-class farm.
ROOM 1, (upstairs) Wilson Building, Dallas, Ore.
WAGNER BROS.
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CARRY A COMPLETE LINE OF
Single Shovel Plows, Double Shovel Plows, Wing Shovel
Plows, 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.
SI COR. OAK and MAIN STREETS. LIALLAO, UKtUUl.
( i 1 kS' iS y k- ' IS-' l& a, l ' vy 15 1' & w 1 ig, ii u if -
CENTRAL MARKET
Knox & Murrell, Prop'rs.
FRESH AND SALT MEATS
of All Kinds.
Fish, Game and Chickens
ICE FOR SALE.
Farmers will find it to their advantage to
bring us their Poultry
the highest cash price for same at all times.
and Eggs, as we pay
EAST SIDE OF HAIN STREET
Dallas, Oregon.
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic
H Dottles. Does this record of merit appeal to you ? No Cere, No Pay. 50c
1 vLL.is.
UUEu J.V
Enclosed with every kottlo b Tea Ceot package of Crove's Black Root Liver Pills.
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