Polk County observer., December 23, 1904, Image 1

3OLK
OBSERVER
OUNTY
70L. XVII
DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, DECEHBER 23, 1904
NO. 4d
LOWER WATER TAX
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We Now Offer You
ur Clothing at a Bigger Cut
Than Ever Before.
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Our finest Clothing the Celebrated HART, SCHAFFNER &
MARX will go now at
20 PER CENT. DISCOUNT
instead of 15 per cent. A $15.00 Suit will cost you only $12.
OUR THIRD LOT OF CLOTHING will now go at
33 PER. CENT.
DISCOUNT
A $12.00 Suit in this will cost you only $8.00
ub Clothing Company
irKpatricK Building. Dallas, Oregon.
I WISH OUR CUSTOMERS A
CITY TAX LEVY IS 6 MILLS
Will Raise Sum Sufficient to Pay All
Running Expenses and Reduce
City Debt.
M
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Christmas
nd a
appy
New Year
5. C. DODSON & CO.
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1 ' -rprise to make a
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ould suggest that
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" carts to the scene
ly on the sound
. It would not be
r ny one teamster
vide a small fee
be paid for de-
livering the hose cart, at the scene of
the fire, the task to be performed by
t the expressman who first reaches the
; building. This service would not be
.expensive and would greatly facili
tate the department in reaching the
j fire. Besides, the members of the de
partment would not be exhausted to
the end that they would be handicap
ped in performing the hard work that
is requirecT of them at a fire, after
making a long run and hauling a
heavy hose cart after them."
The tax levy for general city pur
poses in Dallas has been fixed at 6
mills. This tax, together with the
revenue receiyed from licenses and
fines, is expected to pay all the run
ning expenses of the city for the next
year, and also to pay a warrant for
$432 issued in the purchase of tho new
fire apparatus. The levy is the same
as that of last year, and one mill less
than the levy of two years ago. The
city has been running on a6-milllevy
for the last two years, and during that
time, with the aid of licenses and fines,
has paid all running expenses, as well
as $500 on the City Hall debt. It has
also built and equipped a house for
the hose:carts at a cost of $149 ; paid
$297 on fire apparatus, and $64 for
extra fire hydrants. In addition to
the above purchases and improve
ments, this levy has also paid the cost
of the outlet sewer at the foot of Court
street amounting to $430, so that no
sewer bonds were necessary. This
makes a total of $1440 that has been
paid off by the council in the last two
years, aside from the regular running
expenses of the city. The tax to be
paid this year will be as follows : City,
6 mills ; water tax, 4 mills a total of
10$ mills, as against 11 mills for the
year 1904.
Married.
Mr. Claude M. Lewis and Miss
Lydia Aebi were married at the home
of Rev. W. L. Arnold, near Surer,
Wednesday morning, December 14.
Mr. Lewis is a well-known farmer
and stockbuyer of Lewisville, and the
bride is the accomplished daughter of
Mrs. Aebi, of Fairview. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. Arnold. Mr.
and Mrs. Lewis left on the 11 o'clock
train to visit friends at Harrisburg.
Levy Is 4 1-2 Mills As Against 5 1-4
Mills Last Year.
R. E. Pearce, from Polk county,
near Salem, is visiting his brother,
Deputy Sheriff Tine W. Pearce, in
McMinnville. Telephone register.
The tax levy for water purposes in
Dallas this year will be i mills. This
is a reuucuon or tnree-iourtns cr a
mill from the levy of last year. The
City Council, at its regular meeting
Monday night, listened to a report of
the Finance Committee setting forth
the fact that a levy of 4J mills would
raise the $750 required for the sinking
fund and also pay tho annual interest
on the water bonds, and the levy was
made in accordance with the recom
mendation of the committee.
Had it not been for the extension of
the Levens street main, a still greater
reduction could have made in this
year's water levy. This main will
supply water for the protection of the
Johnson Lumber Company sawmill
in North Dallas. Mr. Johnson is put
ting inhis mill and lumber yard, at
his own expense, a system of mains
and hydrants to cost not less than
$1000, and the city main will connect
with this system at the east end of the
yard, near the mill office. As this
sawmill is Dallas' most important in
dustry, and as insurance rates on the
mill are so high as to be prohibitive, the
council decided recently to contribute
to the expense of extending the city
main to the mill. Under this arrange
ment, Mr. Gates has agreed to furnish
water for all the mill company's
hydrants at a nominalfrate. With the
expenditure of $1000 by Mr. Johnson,
and the aid rendered by the city, the
Dallas sawmill will have fire pro
tection second to that of no mill in
Oregon. The $100 expended by the
city is to be applied as a part payment
on the purchase of a water plant at
the end of 20 years.
The $750 principal raised by the new
levy will be placed in the sinking fund
as soon as it is received, and will be
loaned at the first opportunity, and
the city will then have $1500 drawing
interest to help off-set the interest
which has to be paid on the water
bonds. Of the $750 raised last vear.
$500 is now drawing interest at 5 per
cent, and $250 at 6 per cent. As the
water bonds draw only 4 per cent, it
will be seen at a glance that by add
ing $750 to the sinking fund each
year, the amount of interest received
by the city will, before many years,
leave the amount to be raised by tax
ation so small as to be of no particular
cousequence to any taxpayer.
Another course that maybe pursued
by the counoil, if it so de&ires, is to
place this interest back in the sink
ing fund to be loaned, thus compound
ing the interest. By following this
latter method, it will be possible for
the city to realize the entire amount of
the debt six or eight years before the
bonds fall due. This would cut off
the water tax entirely, for the reason
that the city would have money on
hand sufficient to pay off all the bonds,
and the interest on this sum each year
would more than off-set the interest
on the bonds for the remainder of the
time until they become due.
The bonded indebtedness of the city
is in good shape, and, if it is handled
properly, the burden of taxation will
grow lighter and lighter each year.
Cities in Oregon that have provided
sinking funds against their bonded
indebtedness, and have handled these
funds in a business-like manner, are
all in good shape financially. On the
other hand, the cities that have taken
no thought as to how their debts shall
be paid, are all struggling along
under a burden of taxation. Im
portant public improvements cost
money, and as all progressive towns
find it necessary to make such im
provements, the only wise course to
pursue is to handle the indebtedness
thus created in such a manner as to
make its payment fall as lightly as
possible upon the taxpayers.
Tho Dallas water tax is lighter this
year than it was last year, although
the amount of taxable property in the
city, as returned by the assessor, is
not appreciably greater. The tax
next year should be lighter than it is
this year, and it should continue to
grow less and less each year until the
entire debt is paid. If it does not con
tinue to decrease, it will be because
the city officers are not doing their
whole duty. The Observer desires to
impress this fact firmly in the mind
of every taxpayer in Dallas, so that it
will be remembered. Your water tax
should never again be as high as it
was the first year, and it should de
crease with each succeeding year. The
sinking fund was created to help take
the burden off your shoulders, and it
will do it, if properly handled.
We deal with this matter at length
at this time because it is of great im
portance to every citizen of Dallas.
The handling of this fund alone
should be an incentive to every tax
payer to see that the interest in city
affairs is not allowed to slumber, and
that none but level-beaded, progres
sive business men are chosen for city
offices. Do not permit the selection of
capable men to go by default at the
coming city election, but put in men
to succeed the retiring officers who
will assist the hold-over councilmen
in handling the water fund in such a
manner astomakeareductioninyour
taxes every year.
Your Wife, Mother or Sister
Will greatly appreciate an elegant piece of furniture, for
Christmas and her smile of appreciation will amply repay
you for the small outlay required to procure one.
Mockers, both wood and reed,
Sideboards, IStitfcts,
Princess Dressers, Center Tables,
Carpet Sweepers, JLacc Curtains,
Ittigs, Etc.,
are only a few of the many things that are appropriate for
gift giving.
Why not buy something useful every day in the year
and that will always be a pleasure and constantly remind
the recipient of the giver.
You are cordially invited to
call and "look around." : :
We are still
framing pict
ures. Bring
your orders
in early.
Franh J. Chapman
COMPLETE
HOUSEFURNISHE R.
We have a
nice display
of both fram
ed and un
framed pic -ures.
All Goods Stored and Delivered When Desired.
WILD TRIBES AT FAIR
Native Filipino Villages Will Show
Manners' and Customs of the
Islanders.
Native villages will be a feature of
the Philippine display at the Lewis
and Clark Exposition, and they will
embrace a more comprehensive show
ing of the manners and customs of
the wild tribes of tho Islands than did
those at St. Louis.
The villages will be inhabited by
about three hundred natives repre
senting several different tribes. There
will be the dog-eating Igorrotes, the
fighting Moros, the Negritos, who are
the real aborigines of the Islands, and
the gentle, civilized Visayans. The
natives will arrive at the Exposition
some tinio in April and will build
their own houses out of bamboo and
nipa. The villages will be located on
the Government peninsula In the
center of Guild's Lake. The Moros
will build their houses on poles over
the water as they do at homo, while
the Igorrotes and Negritos will build
squatty little huts in the wooded por
tion of the peninsula. The Visayans
will be located on the Trail where they
will conduct a native theater.
The natives who were at tha St.
Louis Exposition ' are now on their
way back to tho Philippines, having
left Seattle, December 13, on the Iyo
Maru, a Japanese vessel. They are
returning home with the intention of
telling the people of their tribe of the
wonders of America, and many are
also looking forward to their return to
Portland next Spring. Antonia, chief
of tho Bontoc Igorrotes, visited Port
land recently with Dr. T. K. Hunt,
who collected and had charge of the
exhibit at St. Louis. As Antonia will
return to the Lewis and Clark Exposi
tion, he desired to look over the
grounds, so that he could tell the peo
ple where they were coming next year.
Antonia was much pleased with the
Exposition and the Rose City, and
will exert his Influence in Dr. Hunt's
behalf, in the collection of the natives.
When Dr. Hunt was arranging for
the 8t Loui9 exhibit, he was handi
capped by the fact that the Igorrotes
had never been more than ten miles
away from home, and knew practically
nothing of the outside world. They
had no idea where they were going,
how they would get there or whether
they would ever return. But, never
theless, some of them put explicit con
fidence in Dr. Hunt, who had lived
with them for a year and who had
always been their friend. Naturally
there were some of the warriors of the
tribe, fighting men of six feet in stat
ure, who refused to make the trip.
But the glowing accounts of the safely
returned travelers will create a desire
in the rest of the people to visit
America, and Dr. Hunt can tako his
pick of the best types of men and
women on the Islands.
Besides the wild tribes, the Govern
ment will detail 100 Filipino Scouts
for duty at the Exposition. The Scouts
are made up of representatives of the
higher class Filipinos and are a part
of the regular army. A band of native
musicians will probably accompany
the company.
Presbyterian Church Notice.
Christmas sermon next Sunday
morning by the Pastor. Christmas
exercises of the Sunday School on
Sunday evening at 7 :30 o'clock.
SEED
TIME
73e experienced farmer
has learned that some
grains require far differ
ent soil than others;
some crops need differ
enthandling than others.
He knows that a great
deal depends upon right
planting at the right
lime, and that the soil
must be kept enriched.
No use of complaining
in summer about a mis
take made in the spring.
Decide before the seed
is planted.
Tge best time to reme
dy wasting conditions in
the human body is be
fore the evil is too deep
rooted. At the first evi
dence of loss of flesh
Scott's Emulsion
should be taken imme
diately. There is noth
ing that will repair
wasted tissue more
quickly or replace lost
flesh more abundantly
than Scott's Emulsion.
It nourishes and builds
up the body when ordi
nary foods absolutely
fail.
Wt tvia send 30a a SMtnpIe free.
Be cure that thin
picture in the form
of a label is on the
wrapper of every
bottle of Emulsion
jrou buy.
SCOTTC&
BOWNE
CHEMISTS
409 Pearl Street
NEW YORK
50c. an4 t ;
ail druggie is
DALLAS WINS GAME
Albany Basket-Bail Team Defeated
by Score of 25 to 7.
Outplayed at every point, the basket
ball team of Company O, Oregon
National Guard of Albany, went down
to an overwhelming defeat before tho
swift team of the Dallas Athletic Club
at the College gymnasium in this city
last Friday evening. The soldier boys
wore no match for their skilled
opponents, and the game was too one
sided to be of much interest to the
spectators. No field goals were thrown
by Albany in the first half, and it
looked for a time as if the visitors
would have to content themselves with
the points made from the foul line ;
but as the game was ncaring an end,
the ball was dropped by a Dallas
man, and an Albany player was
quick to sieze the advantage and
throw a field basket. Marks was
easily tho star player for the visitors,
and it was his good work that saved
his team from a worse defeat than it
received. The final score was 25 to 7
in favor of Dallas.
The game demonstrated the fact that
tho Dallas Athletic Club has material
for a first-class basket-ball team. The
boys handle the ball quickly and
accurately, are excellent in team work,
and are good Lasket-throwers. With
a little practice, they will be able to
hold their own with the best college
teams in tho state.
Tho Albany boys won the admiration
of the crowd by their clean playing
and gentlemanly deportment At no
time did they resort to trickery or
underhanded work to win their points,
and the remark was heard on all Bides
at the close of tho game that a more
gentlemanly lot of players had never
appeared on the Dallas floor. The
Albany basket-ball boys are a credit
to their company and their town.
The line-up was as follows :
Albany Position Dallas
Marks Forward Ford, Southwick
Coates ' T. Teats
Nelson Center Burch
Schultz Guard Myer, Southwick
Cleek " Ford, Myer
Officials : Referee, Bert Teats ; um
pire, Shaw ; timekeeper, Walter Ford.
The teacher was giving a talk on
government She began with a few
remarks on the office of president and
to further interest the children asked
the little boys if they would like to be
president of the United States. All in-"
the affirmative were to raise their
hands. Up went the hands of all save
one small urchin with red hair. In
stead of elevatin? his fist, he bored it
into his eyes and wept violently. The
teacher was much concerned and
pressed to know his trouble." Wouldn't
you like to be president?" she asked.
"I can't; I'm a democrat," came the
heart-broken response. Ex.