.polft County leaver
Blank notea for sale here.
Garden hose at Vaughn & Weaver's,
on Mill street.
Take your prescriptions to the Wil
son drug store.
H. G. Campbell, agent McMlnnville
Insurance Co.
Try some of those sweet pickles and
olives at Eiqo s.
Mrs. Chas. F. Belt visited In Salem
several days this week.
W. J. wmtc, 01 uanston, was a
county seat visitor, Tuesday.
The Obsebveb office wants the print
ing you are particular about.
Old-fashioned molasses taffy at
Williams' confectionery store.
Ladies, it Is no trouble to make
Riogs
"JLwrifh flrnanrlft flnnp
;:7L. Lobdell, of Eugene, will
iUieh at the Christian church Sun-
" V Once you eat our cakes and home
made bread, you will have no other.
lliaas.
B. Jacobson, of San Francisco,
arrived iu Dallas on a business visit,
Monday.
Shoes: New lot just in. At whole
sale cost while they last. Pollock's
Cash Store. ;
Thomas Boyd, a former Dallas boy,
is the new Southern Pacific agent at
Jefferson.
Cass Eiggs, a prosperous farmer of
McCoy precinct, transacted business
in Dallas, Tuesday.
Dan Toling visited at the home of
his uncle, Rev. D. V. Poling, in The
Dalles over Sunday.
Rev. J. M. Green will preach at
Liberty schoolhouse next Sunday
afternoon at 3 o clock.
Walter Lyon, editor and publisher
of the Independence Enterprise, was a
Dallas visitor, Sunday.
Caught in the act: Pollock has
been caught selling shoes at cut prices.
He will bear watching.
Frank Fawk, candidate for Repre
sentative on the Democratic ticket,
was in Dallas, Tuesday.
Walter Roy has the Dallas agency
for Aldon's celebrated chocolate
creams. None finer made.
If you once buy Aldon's chocolates,
you will buy no other. Agency at
Walter Roy's confectionery store.
Helen D. Harford, state president
of the W. C. T. U., will lecture in the
Baptist church this evening, at 8
o'clock.
A. C. McKinnon, for many years a
leading farmer of Polk county, and
now residing at Amity, was in Dallas
a few days this week.
Mrs. Ella J. Metzger, secretary of
the Board of Trustees of the I. O. O. F.
Home of Oregon, attended a meeting
of the Board in Portland, Saturday.
County Clerk U. S. Loughary issued
license to wed to A. C. Moore and Rose
Clodfelter, both of Independence,
Friday.
The County Commissioners' Court
adjourned yesterday afternoon. The
term was quiet, little business other
than paying bills being transacted.
Worthy Bock is over from Salem on
a visit.
J. R. Marks was a Portland visitor,
Saturday.
J. A. Gibson, of Willamina, was in
Dallas yesterday.
Call and see the bath room fixtures
at Vaughn & Weaver's on Mill street.
We have a complete line, and will do
your work as it should be done.
Dr. H. L. Toney, dentist ; graduate
of Ann Arbor, Michigan. Office up
stairs TJglow building. Hours 8 to 12
and 1 to 5. Examinations free. Phono
45.
lhe Highland school, four miles
south of Independence, closed last
Friday, with two graduates from the
eighth grade, Lois Osborn and Ernest
Peterson.
Letters remaining uncalled for in
the Falls City postofflce for the month
ending April 30: Joseph Emmerson
and Hans P. Gellstad. M. L Thomp
son, Postmaster.
Miss Edna Parrish, reader and im
personator, will give an entertainment
in Dayton tonight, under the auspic
es of the Ladies' Aid Society of the
Evangeficarchu'rch.'' '
W. J. Atchison is moving the Club
saloon to the Klinger building on the
west side of Main street. Marks &
Dunn will move their confectionery
store to the building vacated by Mr.
Atchison.
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Paulson, of
Porter, Minnesota, arrived in Dallas
this week to visit their daughter, Mrs.
P. A. Finseth. This is their first visit
to Oregon, and they are delighted
with the elimate.
James Elliott, who owns a large
orchard of apples, prunes, pears and
cherries on the hills south of town,
says the recent frost did no damage
to his trees. His prospects for a heavy
crop of fruit this year are excellent.
The motor excursion to Falls City
last Sunday was not largely patron
ized, only enough people going to fill
one coach. The trip was enjoyable,
however, and a pleasant day was
spent in Polk county's growing
lumber town.
Having sold the Dallas electric light
plant to J. G. VanOrsdel, I desire to
express my thanks to the people of
Dallas for their liberal patronage
during the time I was connected with
the business, and to bespeak for my
uccessor a continuation of the same.
M. D. Ellis.
J. G. VanOrsdel received a letter,
Wednesday, informing him of the
death of W. C. McClure, from heart
failure, in Vienna, Austria, April 24.
Mr. McClure, whose home was in
Saginaw, Mich., was one of the
heaviest owners of timber lands in the
West, his holdings in Polk county
alone amounting to nearly 10,000
acres.
H. B. Hartzler D. D. of Harrisb;.rj?,
Pennsylvania, Senior Bishop of the
United Evancelical Church, is now
making a tour of the Oregon Confer
ence and will reach Dallas on Friday,
May 13. He will preach at Bridgeport
on the 12th at 8 p. m. The Bishop will
remain in Dallas a few days visiting
the college and looking after the
church work in general. His preach
ing services will be announced in next
week's paper. j
Couucilman C. E. Shaw was a Port
land visitor, Saturday.
The Observer's new office building
is nearing completion.
Mr. and Mrs. George Hagood have
moved to their farm just south of
town.
Workmen from Portland are set
ting up the machinery for the Dallas
ice factory.
The Perrydale school will give a
musical entertainment on the evening
of May 13. Ice cream and other re
freshments will be served.
The Democratic Central Committee
met in Dallas, Tuesday, and re-elected
J. W. Kirkland chairman for the
coming two years,
The Young Women's Christian
Association of Dallas College will
give a basket social and entertain
ment at Bridgeport, Wednesday, May
11.
Mayor J. S. Cooper, of Independence,
Republican nominee for Joint Repre
sentative from Polk and Lincoln
counties, was a. Pallas visitor, Wed
nesday.' . ' "
The school teachers of Polk County
Will give their annual picnic at Rick
reall, on May 21 The pedagogues
alwaysgi.va thif bslr picnic of -the sea
son", dnd '.Supt. Starr says that this
picnic will eclipse all former efforts.
Mrs. Lu Magruder passed through
Dallas, Tuesday, on her way to the
mountain home of Mr. and Mrs. John
Teal, where she will visit for a few
weeks. She has almost entirely re
covered from her recent severe illness.
Frank J. Chapman, who has been
seriously afflicted with rheumatism,
left for a three weeks' stay at the Hot
Lake Sanatorium, in Union county,
Tuesday. His brother, Lynn, will
have charge of the furniture store
during his absence.
The 4 Georges Company will give a
grand musical entertainment in
Dallas next Friday night. This
attraction has been greeted by crowd
ed houses everywhere this season, and
guarantees a first-class musical and
comedy program.
D. J. Riley came up from Linnton
on a business visit last Saturday. He
says the big sawmill at Linnton,
owned bv the company of which he is
a member, is running on full time
and turning out a large amount of
lumber. The Linnton mill is one of
the best of its kind in Oregon.
Dr. E. R. Todd, physician and sur
geon, late of Oregon City, has opened
an office in the Uglow building in
Dallas. Dr. Todd comes well recom
mended, and practiced for several
months in Salem, in the office of Dr.
Frank Smith, who was a partner of
Dr. Steiner in Lakeview before mov
ing to the Capitol City.
Posters are out announcing the field
mrt ill- !!
meet between jucimnnvme unegu
and Dallas College at the campus in
this city tomorrow afternoon. There
are a large number of entries in each
of the fifteen events, and an enjoyable
afternoon's sport is promised. The
Dallas boys are working faithfully
nndr the direction of their trainer,
Bruce Burnett, of Corvallis, and ex
pect to make a good showing against
their sturdy opponents from Old Yam
hill.
W. L. DOUGLAS
$3.50 SHOE
You have all heard of this celebrated line of shoes.
This reliable line is sold only to one dealer in a town
in fact we are the only house in Polk County that
handles this line.
The W. L. Douglas Shoe Co. have no difficulty in
living up to their extraordinary claim
e Best Shoe in the World"
We are here with the goods and we ask you to insist upon getting the best.
All Styles including Patent
beathet and Ortfords
"Th
$3.5i
Call oi communicate urith us
regarding good shoes.
AY
The
Bee
Hive
Store
DALLAS, OREGON.
The Dallas electric light company
will soon have an up-town office and
supply depot west of the Wilson
block.
The goat raisers of Polk county
realized $18,309 for the sale of . the
1904 pool. The pool contained S4.031
pounds of hair.
The silverware mentioned In last
week's paper has arrived. I have a
very nice stock to choose from. Come
iu aud see me. A. H. Harris.
Dr. M. L. Thompson, of Falls City,
came to Dallas, Wednesday, to meet
his father and brother, who have
come from Michigan to-visit him.
George H. Fitzgibbon, traveling
representative of Fisher, Thorsen Co.,
and manager of the Drummers' Over
land Transportation Co., is in the city.
The city council will meet next Mon
day night to open bids for the con
struction of the Court and Mill street
sewers. W. L. Soehren has been ap
pointed as City Engineer to supervise
the construction work.
uouniy uiern u, . .Loughary is
sending put election notices to the
judges of each ..election precinct.
These notices aro to be posted by the
judges calling attention to the general
election to be held June 6,. 1904, from
8 a. m. to 7 p. m.
The following agents of the Wool
growers' Association have been
authorized to receive wool for the
pool. S. M. Daniel, at Monmouth;
E. E. Paddock, at Independence;
D. L. Keyt, at Perrydale; J. J
Hill and J. K. Sears, at McCoy.
The Observer points with pride to
its advertising columns, more inches
of paid matter being carried now than
ever before in the paper's history.
The business men of Dallas are firm
believers in the use of printer's ink,
and as a result all are prospering and
the town is growing.
John Castle has purchased the
Ullrey. feed store on Main street. In
addition to carrying a large stock of
flour aud feed, he will buy hides,
wool, pelts, tallow, etc. Mr. Castle is
an experienced business man, and is
sure to build up a large trade in his
line. Watch for his announcements
next week.
Mrs. D. P. Stouffer mourns the loss
of the valuable tulips which adorned
the front yard of her home and de
lighted the eyes of every passer-by.
A band of school girls entered the
yard Saturday night and carried
away all the beautiful blossoms,
crushing and breaking many of the
plants in their haste to secure the
flowers and escape without being seen.
Such wanton acts, are inexcusable,
even in children, and these girls need
nothing so badly as a g(jod, old-
fashioned application of mother's
slipper, thickly laid onto the proper
portion of their anatomy.
It will pay every woolgrower in
Polk county to place his wool in the
pool, as experience has( taught that
better prices are realizeut-b pooling
than in selling in anyv other way.
The mohair growers receive two cents
above the best market price for their
pool this year. Sacks are furnished
free, and the only expense is the Asso
ciation's charge of one-half cent per
pound for handling the pool. ,You
can deliver to your nearest agent.
Please report to him as soon as con
venient the number of fleeces you will
have. I am ready to buy wool from
any grower who wishes to sell, but
advise all to join the pool. H. L.
Fenton, Secretary.
"QUEEN ESTHER' TONIGHT
TO BORE FOR OIL AND SALT
Strong Company Formed to Begin
Development Work In Polk
County.
Articles of incorporation of the Polk
County Salt, Gas and Oil Company
were filed this week. The incorporators
are H. Hirschberg, President of the
Independence NationalBank ; Charles
E. Ludd, of the Merchants National
Bank of Portland; A. L. Mills, Presi
dent of the First National Bank of
Portland ; D. W. Sears, capitalist of
Independence, and Judge J. E. Sibleyi
of Dallas. The capital stock of the
corporation is $iuo,0uu, divided into
shares of one dollar each. The pur
pose of the Company is to manu
facture salt, and bore for oil aud gas.
We have been unable to get any
definite information in regard to the
plans of the Company, as all of the
parties are reticent, but we have
learned from what we believe to bo a
reliable source that when Hirschberg
sunk the well on the Whiteaker place
a year ago a small flow of both gas
and oil was struck and the well is at
present filled with strong salt water,
and, it is probable tliat the new Com
pany intends to put down a new well,
using the old for salt water. It Is
supposed that work will be pushed us
fast as possible, the Company having
leases on a large amount of territory,
and, if successful, it will muke a boom
in the affairs of Polk county hitherto
undreamed of.
SELL BUSINESS PROPERTY
W. C. Brown and E. C. Kirkpatrlck
Purchase Valuable Lots on
Mill Street.
Two sales of business property on
Mill street were made this week, E. C.
Kirkpatrick buying the Cornelius
Hughes lot north of the courthouse,
and J. J. Wiseman selling to W. C.
Brown the ground and building now
occupied by Guy Brothers' hardware
store. Good prices were realized in
each instance, Mr. Wiseman receiving
$2500, and Mr. Hughes $1000.
Mr. Kirkpatrick's object in buying
the Hughes property was to obtain
ground for a rear entrance to his new
brick store building on Main street
and also for an outlet to the proposed
Mill street sewer. He will repair and
paint the frame building now on the
lot and will rent it until such time
as he decides to replace it with a brick
business building. Mr. Wiseman will
probably use a part or all of the
money received from the sale of his
business property in the construction
of dwelling houses.
CHANGE OF OWNERS
J. Q. VanOrsdel Buys Dallas Electric
Light Plant of M. D. Ellis.
Beautiful Sacred Cantata Will Be
Given by Local Talent at College
Gymnasium.
The sacred cantata, "Queen Esther,"
will be presented by local talent at the
College Gymnasium tonight and to
morrow night. The cantata is given
for the benefit of the college, and is
under the direction of Mr. A. H. New
ton, of Portland. The principals and
chorus have all worked hard at re
hearsals, and a smooth, finished pro
duction is promised. One hundred
voices will be heard in the choruses,
and the costumes are new and beauti
ful. Prof. C. W. Kantner, of the mus
ical department of Dallas College, has
kindly consented to act as accom
panist. The general admission price
is 35 cents. Eeserved seats may be
had at the Wilson drug store for 50
cents. Ample seating capacity has
been provided for all who may attend.
Proposals For Sewer Work.
Sealed proposals will be received at the oflice
of the Auditor and Police Judge of the City of
Dallas, Oregon, until May 9, l'jol, at 7:30 o'clocK
p.m. for the construction of a sewer in Court
btreet from Hayter street to the County road at
the east end of Court slree' ; a sewer in Mill
street from Hayter street east to Lyle street and
south on Lyle street to intersect above mention
ed sewer on Court street ; and an outlet sewer
from toe east end of the above mentioned Court
street sewer at the County road, northeasterly
to the LaCreole river, in the manner provided
by Ordinance No. 50, subject to the provisions
of the Charter and Ordinances of the City of
Dallas, and the estimate of the City Engineer,
on file.
Kids must be strictly in accordance with the
blanks, which will be furnished on application
at the oflice of the Auditor and Police Judge.
Contract must be entered Into within 10 days
after notice of acceptance of bid.
And suid sewers must be completed on or be
fore 'JO days from the date of the signing of the
contract by the parties thereto.
No proposals or bids will be considered unless
accompanied bv a certilied check paysble to
the order of the Mayor of the City of Dallas,
certified by a responsible bank for an amount
equal to 5 per cent of the agxregate proposal.
The right to reject any and all bids is hereby
reserved.
Done by order of the City Council of the City
of Dallat, made April 21, 1904.
DAN P. STOUFFER,
Auditor and Police Judge of
the City of Dallas, Oregon.
April 22, 1904.
Sfi flfl Pays for the OBSERVER
U U and the Weekly Oregonlan
y j one year. In order to take
advantage of this Ljeral
offer, your subscription to the Obskbvkb
most be paid np to date. Now is the
time to nrwrih
DcWltt's R2S Salve
Fop Piles. Burns, Sores.
A business deal of importance was
consummated Saturday, when J. G.
VanOrsdel purchased of M. D. Ellis
the Dallas electric light plant, to
gether with all the real property,
buildings, franchises and contracts
belonging to the business. The pur
chaser took charge of the property on
May 1.
Mr. VanOrsdel says it is his inten
tion to enlarge the plant and improve
the service as soon as the necessary
machinery can be obtained. The in
candescent dynamo now in use is
greatly overloaded, and one of the
early additions to the plant will be a
new 600-light machine. Some neces
sary changes and improvements in
the engine and boiler room will be
made at once.
It is expected that a large number
of people will put In electric lights as
soon as the new machinery is installed.
Mr. VanOsdel will devote his personal
attention to the management of the
plant and business, and will doubtless
give the city a first-class light service.
Married In Portland.
II. G. Campbell and Miss Carrie
Siefarth were married in Portland,
Wednesday, May 4. Mr. Campbell is
a prominent real estate dealer of this
city, and is favorably known in the
business and social world. His bride
is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A.
Siefarth, of Oakdale. Mr. and Mrs.
Campbell will reside in Dallas.
BRIGHT'S DISEASE.
The largest sum ever paid for a pre
scription, changed hands in San Fran
cisco, AuguHt 30, 1901. The transfer in
volved in coin and stock $112,600.00 and
was paid by a party of business men lor
a specific for Brit'ht's Disease and Dia
betes, 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 the treatment
and watching them. They also got phy
sicians to name chronic, incurable cases,
and administered it with 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
clinical reports of the test cases were
published and will oe mailed free on ap
plication. Address Johx J. Fulton
Company, 420 Montgomery bt., ban
Francisco, Cal.
$100 Toward $100.
Th readers of tiii piper will be nleised to
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learn tnui. mtn; m - - " " " . , "
that science has been able to care in a.l it
stages, ana mas is tuiru. u v.iim
Cure is the only positive cure known to the med
ical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional
disease, requires a constitutional treatment.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
Girecuy upon mo uw ujuvuu. n . w.
tlie system, thereby fljs'roving the foundation
by building up the constitution and aasssting
o much faith in its curative powers, that they
ofler One Hundred Dollars for any case that it
fails to cure. Bend for list of testimonials.
Address, F. J. CHENEY A CO., Toledo.Q.
gf Boli' TVnuri". TSe-
Hall's Family Fills are the best.
Largest Stock of
H
oiise i unusnin&s
ON THE WEST SIDE.
CHAPMAN'S
Telephone 133.
MILL STREET.
J
O. H. COBB
O. W. COBB
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u. n. cunt ec suin
MANUFACTURERS AND REPAIRERS OF 0
IDagons, Carriages, Buggies and farm machinery
fiorse Shoeing and Plow UJcrk a Specialty.
We have one of the best Shoers in the State.
New and second-hand rigs to sell or trade
Phone Farm 329.
North Dallas, Oregon
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at Roy's Confectionery Store
BEEF, CHICKEN AND CLAM TEA SERVED AT ALL HOUES.
ALL LEADING BRANDS OF CIGARS AND TOBACCO
SALEM STAGE OFFICE and AGENT FOR SALEM LAUNDRY.
Walter loy, uguw Bunding, Dallas, Ope.
N. HUGHES
MANUFACTURER & REPAIR ICR OF
WAGONS, CARRIAGES AND BUGGIES.
Thanks the public for 15 years' patronage,
and 'solicits your present orders.
Shop Near the Wagon Bridge Dallas, Oregon
ust . Arrive;
At the Dallas Boot
and Shoe Store a full
line of Men's .....
'Walk-Over' Shoes
also a full line of Ladies', Misses'
and Children's Shoes and Slippers
"ST. CECILIA" SHOES FOR LADIES. LADIES'
AND MEN'S PATENT LEATHER SHOES.
DALLAS BOOT AND SHOE STORE
MRS. J. C. GAYNOR, Proprietor.
Repairing Neatly and Promptly Done.
H. G. CAMPBELL
FAKI LANDS
LOANS, INSURANCE
MILL 8TREET,
NORTH OF COURTHOUSE
Dalre,s Oregon
GREAT FIRE SALE!!
Sale first, fire afterwards. In anticipation of
having to move out whilo we have a new
Brick Building erected, we desire to reduce
our stock as much as posible. Beginning
Saturday, May 7
We will sell at a greatly reduced price all of our t.
large stock of Furniture, Carpets, Matting, Linoleums,
Oil Cloths, Baby Carriages, (Jo-Carts, Tents, Stoves,
Tin and Granite Ware.
Be Sure and attend This Sale
KERSLAKE'S FURNITURE
STORE.
PHONE MAIN 63. MAIN STREET
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