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VOl YVII
DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, FEBRUARY 3, 1905
NO. 47
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the test, for we carry the UTZ & DUNN'S
LADIKS' FINE SHOES, GEO.E. KEITH'S
MEN'S FINE SHOES, BUCKINGHAM &
HECHT'S GOOD HEAVY SHOES, and
KEPNER, SCOTT'S MISSES and CHIL
DREN SHOES.
rhese four lines can't be beat
for fit and wear. Give us a call.
Delicts Boot and Shoe Store
MRS. J. C. GAYNOR, Proprietor.
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ANNOUNCEMENT!!?
Workmen will in a few days begin the work
of remodeling our store and thus make it
ready for the new stock of Dry Goods,
expect to open this department about
25th or sooner. You must not miss
opportunity to buy new and up-to-date
goods, but wait until we open it then
and inspect this splendid line.
welcome, come in any time.
R. JACOBSON $ CO.
KIRKPATRICK BUILDING, DALLAS, ORE.
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ORE'S YOUR CHANCE!
Our entire stock of Wall Paper will be sold from now on until there
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ACTUAL REDUCTION OF 20 PER CENT
sides selling side-wall, ceiling and border at the same price per bolt
UR WAI.L, PAPER CUT is occasioned by the arrival
a choice new lot which will be opened in a short time. Remember,
i frame pictures and carry tacks, cloth, window shades, curtain
lea, paints, oils arid glass. Prices right.
I have two practically new drop-head Singer Sewing Machines,
ided in as part payment for the White machines, which are the
ue as new. You can buy them for $25 or $30 cash, or on the install-intplan.
D. DANIEL, - Dallas, Oregon
Once Resident of Oregon.
Since his election to the United
States Senate, it appearing that he was
not very well known to the general
public before, a great deal has been
isaid and learned of Samuel.H. Piles,
j of Seattle. It was stated in a discus
I sion between some prominent men of
Salem, Sunday afternoon, that Mr.
Piles secured his start in this state,
and therefore, the people of Oregon
should feel more than an ordinary in
terest in him. It is said that Mr. Piles
first obtained employment in a log
ging camp in this state and after
wards worked in a lumber yard.
From here he went to Washington
and ha3 been climbing the ladder
step by step until he has attained his
present honorable position before the
public mind. Salem Statesman.
McMahon Loses Suit.
Attorney L. H. McMahon lost his
suit against C. W. James, Superin
tendent of the Penitentiary, in Judge
Galloway's court Saturday. This suit
contained exactly the same charges as
were presented to the Legislature last
week. The trial judge holds that it is
the duty of the District Attorney and
the Attorney-General to prosecute any
suit in which the state is a party and
that a private individual cannot bring
an action in his own name to enjoin a
public official in the performance of
any act, unless that act would burden
the plaintiff by excessive taxation, or
the OBSERVER i cause him other special injury ; and it
not appear that
suit suffered
the plaintiff in
such injury.
! Attorney McMahon will appeal the I
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the Supreme Court
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MRS. SARAH WATERS DEAD
Oldest Woman in Polk County and
Pioneer of 1853 Expires,
Aged 92 Years. .
Mrs. Sarah Waters died at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. William McD.
Turner, near Airlie, Thursday, Janu
ary 26, aged 92 years and 8 days.
She was born in Green county,
Pennsylvania, January 18, 1813, and,
at the age of five years, moved with
her parents to Perry county, Ohio,
where she grew to womanhood. She
married E. B. Waters, March 13, 183G
The family crossed the plains to Ore
gon with ox teams in 1853, being six
months on the trip. They settled in
the southern part of Polk county and
remained there until 1859, when they
moved to Klickitat county, Wash
ington. Six years later they returned
to Oregon and bought a ranch on
Pedee creek. Mr. Waters died in
Dallas about 25 years ago, since
which time Mrs. Waters has made her
home with her daughter, Mrs. Turner.
She was the mother of five children,
all of whom survive her. They are :
William Waters, of Gilliam county ;
John Waters, of Lewisville; Sarah
Price, of Pedee ; Mrs. W. M. Turner,
of Airlie, and Mrs. Martha Holman,
of Dallas.
In her early girlhood she joined the
Presbyterian church, and remained a
faithful member through her long
and useful life. Mrs. Waters was a
good woman and had the respect and
esteem of all who knew her. The
burial took place in the Dallas ceme
tery, Saturday.
Petition Not Granted.
The County Commissioners' Court
held a called term in Dallas on Satur
day afternoon to hear petitions for
and remonstrances against a change
in the boundaries of Road District
No. 3, (Salt Lake precinct). A large
number of farmers interested in the
proposed change were present. The
court, after hearing a decidedly
spirited discussion on the part of the
petitioners and remonstrators, decided
to make no change in the district at
the present time and the petition was
not granted.
Steam Laundry in Operation,
The Dallas steam laundry
opened its doors for business
starts out with a good patronage.
has
and
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machinery is of the very latest im
proved make, and Manager Hartley
says that the work turned out will be
strictly first-class. Everett Gwinn
will drive the delivery wagon. Dallas
has long needed a steam laundry, and
will no longer be obliged to send this
work to Portland, Salem, Corvallis or
other neighboring towns. The laundry
is located in the old gymnasium
building near the Main street wagon
bridge.
Campaign for Forty.
A campaign for forty members is
on in the Independence Woodmen
lodge. At Wednesday night's meet
ing, fifteen candidates were voted on.
The soliciting committee, which com
prises every member of the lodge, is
sanguine of getting the number. On
the big initiation night it is the in
tention to have the Dallas and Mon
mouth lodges and a lodge from Port
land present Independence Enter
prise. Bl3E0:fEIljffi
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A WESTERN WORLD'S FAIR
Lewis and Clark Exposition Nearing
Completion How It Looks Four
Months Before Opening Day.
By FRANK L. MERRICK.
PORTLAND. Or., Jan. 31 Work on
the grounds and buildings of the
Lewis and Clark Exposition, which
will be held in Portland, Oregon, this
summer, opening June 1 and closing
October 15, is progressing rapidly.
Eight exhibit buildings have been
completed and the installation of ex
hibits begun, while the remaining
structures are nearing the stage where
the finishing touches will be applied.
The mild Oregon winter has permitted
the work to progress without an inter
ruption, and when the President
presses the button on opening day
everything will be ready and waiting
something unusual "in expositions.
Not only are the buildings far ad
vanced, but the landscape picture also.
The grass is green and roses bloom in
open air all the year round in Port
land. Thousand of rose bushes have
been set out on the lawns and terraces
and these kept fresh by the winter
rains Oregon knows no frost-bites or
sun-strokes are awaiting the spring
sunshine to bring forth a riot of color.
The Lewis and Clark Exposition
although not so large as other exposi
tions, will be a world's fair in every
sense, reflecting the progress of all
participating nations.and particularly
of Western America. It will be quite
unlike it predecessors in that it will
combine with its broad scope the idea
of compactness without crowding in
the laying out of the grounds and the
housing of the exhibits. There will
be no dreariness of architecture to
tire the eye, no miles of aisles to weary
the limbs. All will be perfection, or
at least the nearest approach thereto
ever achieved by an exposition.
The Centennial, which is the first
international exposition ever held
under the patronage of the United
States Government west of the Rocky
Mountains, will celebrate the lOOtk
anniversary of the exploration of the
Oregon Country by an expedition
commanded by Captains Meriwether
Lewis and William Clark.and planrtei
by President Jefferson. The sentiment
which inspires the people of the Pacific
Northwest in the preparation of this
exposition is one in which every
American must share. The result of
this expedition, the acquisition of the
great Oregon Country by right of dis
covery, extended our frontier to tne
Pacific Ocean, adding a vast and rich
territory to our domain. It was one
of the direct causes of the acquisition
of California, and the subsequent
acquisitions of Alaska, Hawaii.Guam
and the Philippines are related to it,
The beauty of the exposition site and
the superb view to be had from it,
coupled with the artistic grace of the
buildings in the style of the Spanish
Renaissance, will be an agreeable sur
prise to all visitors. Nestling at the
base of the foothills of the Cascade
Range, on the gentle slopes and
terraces overlooking the Willamette
river, with an unobstructed view of 05
miles which embraces the snow capped
peaks of Mt. Hood and Mt. St. Helens,
the site presents a picture entirely
original in exposition building.
Of the gross area of the site, 180
acres are on the mainland and u
acres form a peninsula extending out
into Guild's Lake, a fresh water body
220 acres in extent and the largest
mere ever enclosed within an exposi
tion fence, which is separated from
the Willamette river by a narrow strip
of land. The exposition grounds are
made up of hill and dale, and in one
portion a natural park of trees and
shrubs affords an opportunity for
landscape work of a most attractive
character. In the arrangement of the
buildings thorough consideration has
been given to the convenience of
a rich and beautiful architectural
effect. The main group of exhibit
palaces consisting of eight structures
occupies the ground bordering on the
lake, and forms nearly a straight line,
with their short sides facing the water,
Around these structures, on the outer
edge, cluster the state, territorial and
other minor pavilions. The Admin
istration building, in which the execu
tive offices of the Fair are located,
stands at one end of the ornate
colonnade entrance, the main gate
way to the grounds.
On the peninsula in the center of
Guild's Lake i3 located the United
States Government display. Here an
imposing Government building with
two towers each 2G0 feet high, is in
course of construction. Besides the
main building there are several minor
structures, among them being the
Forestry, Fisheries and Irrigation
pavilions and the Life Saving Station.
All the main exposition structures
are in the style of the Spanish Renais
sance except in the Forestry building,
which is a true American type, being
constructed of huge logs in their vir
gin state, thus exemplifying in its
composition the timber resources of
the river region. The structure is 200
feet in length by 102 feet in width and
it3 extreme high is 70 feet In its con
struction two miles of five and six
Cures Coldsi Prevents Fwatawi!
foot fir loss, eight miles of poles and
tons of shakes and cedar shingles
were used.
The central features of the Exposi
tion are Columbia Court and Lake
view Terrace. These two spots have
been made the object of elaborate
embellishment. The former is situ
ated between the Agriculture and the
European Exhibits buildings and con
sists of two wide avenues, between
which are spacious sunken,, gardens.
Lakeview Terrace is located on the
sloping ground leading down to the
Lake and here is the Grand Stairway,
flanked on either side with flower beds
and beautiful lawns.
The "lrail" which is the gaiety
boulevard of the Centennial, corre
sponding to the Pike at St. Louis and
the midways of other expositions, has
an entirely original environment for
this feature of a world's fair. It is
situated upon an ornate bridge which
spans the lake and connects the main
land with the peninsula. With the
unrivaled water facilities thus offered,
much attention will be directed to
concessions for aquatic features.
The railroads have made exception
ally low rates to Portland for the
Western World's Fair and many
people in the East and Middle West
are expected to take advantage of
them to see the great Pacific North
west. .
TO END RANGE WAR
Representative Stelner's Bill Passes
House by Unanimous. Vote.
For several years the people of East
ern Oregon have in an indifferent and
unconcerned way feebly attempted to
put a stop to the range war which is
now raging as fierce as ever. Disin
terested interests have interposed to
no avail. As a last resort the fight
has been carried to the Legislature
where Representative Steiner has
introduced two bills of great impor
tance to the inhabitants and ranchers
of the range sections of Oregon. Stein
er so far has been as successful as
could be desired, as one of his bills
to remedy the existing conditions
passed the House of Representatives
Monday afternoon without one dis
senting vote.
This bill, if passed, would authorize
the Governor to appoint special officers
to act under his directions. The duty
of these special officers would be to
ferret out and capture the violators of
the laws who so far have managed to
escape and baffle the local authorities.
In the range sections of the state,
sheep have been slaughtered, hay
stacks burned and horses killed as a
result of the ever-existing enmity
between the cattle men and the sheep
owners. The perpetrators have rarely
been apprehended and a conviction is
almost unkown. Special officers de
tailed on the work would not be inter
ested or connected with either of the
opposing factions and would probably
prove very effective. Salem States
man. Legal Blanks for sale here.
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MID-YEAR COMMENCEMENT
Fourteen Students Will Graduate
From Oregon State Normal
School Next Week.
The faculty and students of the Ore
gon State Normal School, at Mon
mouth, are busily engaged in making
preparations for the mid-year com
mencement exercises to be held Febru
ary 4-7. Fourteen students will be
graduated from he school, and an
excellent four days' program will le
given. The commencement calendar
is as follows ;
Saturday, February 4 Junior re
ception, 8 to 11 p. m.
Sunday, February 5 Class sermon
by Dr. Edgar P. Hill, of Portland, at.
10 ;30 a. m.
Monday.February G Final semester
assembly, 9 a. m, ; exams jubilee, 2 :30
p. m. ; class day, 8 p. m.
Tuesday February 7 Indoor ath
letic sports, 2:30 p. m. ; graduation
exercises, 8 p. m. ; class address by
State Senator R. A. Booth, of Lane
county.
The members of the graduating
class are: Anna Grimsley Allen, of
Bakersfield, California; Bella M.
Baird, of North Yamhill; J. 'Dean
Butler, Fred S. Crowley, Alta E.
Savage, Eva G. Savage, of Salem ; A.
Gertrude Eddy, of Portland ; Louise
G. George, of St. Helens ; Velma V.
Ground, Clara E. Ireland, of Mon
mouth; William Moffit, of Newport:
Mary C. Quick, of Coquille; Bertha
Reese, of McCoy, and Eva F. Wash.of
Dallas.
INJURIES PROVE FATAL
Edwin C. Stone Assaulted
by Un
Hotel known Person in Abbey
at Newport.
Edwin C. Stone, manager of the
Corvallis & Eastern Railroad, and one
of the best known railroad men in
Oregon, died Monday morning from
injuries inflicted by an unknown
assailant in his hotel room at Newport
early Sunday morning and from
burns received in a fire set by the
mysterious thug. The purpose of the
assault is supposed to have been
robbery. Mr. Stone did not regain
conscioushess to give any clew or give
details of the crime that has resulted
so sadly. He was nemi-conscious
twice, and before leaving Newport
asked Hon. J. K, Weatherford, who
was with him on the Newport visit, if
he "had found out who got away with
him."
A. B. Hammond, the president of
the road, has appointed T. H. Curtis
temporary manager to succeed Mr.
Stone.
Will Represent Monmouth.
The local tryout for the state ora
torical contest was held Friday night
in the assembly rooms of the State
Normal School. The first place was
won by Juneu Hurley,-or indepen
dence, with Miss Alice Goddard, of
Astoria, second. The subject of Mr.
Hurley's oration was "Universal
Peace," and he treated the matter in a
clear and concise way. His delivery
was easy, and much is expected of him
in the contest at Newberg. President
Ressler presented the .winner with a
gold medal, which will be a regular
feature hereafter of each local tryout.
Accused of Swindling.
W. A. Moore, of Portland, was
arrested in Dallas by Sheriff Ford,
Friday night, on a charge of obtain
ing money under false pretenses, pre
ferred against him in Multnomah
county. It Is alleged that Moore sold
a cigar store to one Charles Scott, and
that he swindled the purchaser in the
transaction. Moore is a smooth, good
looking fellow, and appears to be
about 30 years of age. He had been
in Dallas only a few hours when
arrested by the Sheriff. He was taken
back to Portland by Acting Detective
Vaughn, Saturday morning.
Another Silly Report.
A report has been circulated to the
effect that Dallas children were enter
ing school here and that this week
there was a child from Dallas taken
with scarlet fever at the school. Such
reports have been proven absolutely
false. The public may rest assured
that every precaution will be taken by
those in authority to prevent the
disease from entering the school.
Furthermore the patrons of the school
may feel assured that the good people
of Dallas have the interest of the
school here in mind as well as their
own and would not even tnink or
doing such a thing. Independence
Enterprise.
About forty friends of Captain P. F.
Clark, of Zena, gathered at his home
last Friday and helped him celebrate
the seventy-sixth anniversary of his
birthday. The women of the party
had prepared a fine feast for the occa
sion, and the afternoon was given
over to songs, speeches and congratu
lations. Captain Clark is enjoying
excellent health, considering his ad
vanced years, and his friends on
leaving expressed the hope that he
might live to see many happy returns
of the day.
Notice to Families In Which Scarlet
Fever Has Occurred.
In order to prevent further spread of
the disease you are hereby notified
to observe the following instructions:
All children or adults who have re
covered from Scarlet Fever must be
kept strictly isolated from the general
public for a period of six weeks.
No child or adult from an infected
house shall attend school, church or
any place of public assembly until a
month has elapsed after recovery of
patient and thorough disinfection of
the premises.
After recovery the patient must have
two thorough disinfectant hatha from
head to foot, scalp and body being
well scrubbed with soap and water,
and bathed with a solution of carbolic
acid in water, 1 part of the acid to 50 of
water. The second bath m ust be taken
at expiration of 6th week.
Bed-clothes, linen and clothing re
moved from patient must be boiled two
hours in a solution of Sulphate of Zinc
4 ounces, common salt 2 ounces,
water one gallon.
All infected rooms are a source of
danger to the occupants, and must bo
thoroughly disinfected as follows : If
case has been severe the walls should
be scrubbed and painted or white
washed, or if papered, the wall-paper
must be renewed and wood-work
painted. In ordinary mild cases the
walls, ceiling and wood-work and all
furniture in the room must be wiped
with damp cloths wrung out of a solu
tion of Corrosive Sublimate (1 to 2000)
or rubbed down very carefully with
bread. Wood-work must be washed
with same solution and floor if bare,
scrubbed with it.
Carpets, bedding and hangings and
all articles that can be boiled, must
be boiled, and carpets thoroughly
sprinkled with a solution of Corrosive
Sublimate in water(l to 1000.)
After carrying out these instructions
the entire house and contents must
be thoroughly fumigated with Sul
phur or the Formaldehyde lamp.
W. S. GARY,
County Health Officer.
Fire-Proof Jails.
The municipal corporations of the
state of Oregon will have to erect fire
proof jails in the future, If the Senate
and the Governor second the bill to
that effect passed by the House Mon
day afternoon. Dobbin, of Wallowa
county, is the originator of the bill.
In giving his reasons why the bill
should pass, Mr. Dobbin stated that
there had been several instances
where prisoners had been severely
and fatally burned through the firing
of jails they were confined in. He
cited a case in Baker county where
five prisoners, one a witness, had all
boon burned to death before aid could
reach tham. If this bill becomes a
law it will not work a hardship on the
municipalities as they are not required
t tear down the wooden structures
now used. However, should they de
cide to erect a new building, it would
have to be fire-proof in every particu
lar. The bill, when finally submitted
for passage, received a unanimous
vote.
Obituary.
After a brave fight for life, little
Stanley Matheny, youngest son of Mr.
and Mrs. E. W. Matheny, passed away
January 24, 1905. All that could bo
done was done to save the life of the
little sufferer, but the icy hand of
death could not be stayed, and he is
now sweetly resting in the arms of
the blessed Savior. In their deep
grief, the family have the assurance
that "it is well with their loved one."
Human sympathy is powerless, how
ever, in a time like this, and far more
potent to soften the pangs of grief is
the blessed assurance that the parting
which has taken place is only for
time, and that the boundless realms
of etornity hold in store a joyful and
inseparable reunion. Stanley Ken
neth Matheny was born In Clay county,
Nebraska, February 24, 1901.
CARD OF THANKS.
We sincerely thank those who as
sisted, and those who so kindly sent
flowers.
Mr. axd Mrs, E. W. Mathesy
asd Family.
Money In Onions.
J. W. Gaunt, a farmer residing
about four miles from North Yamhill,
is reported to have sold 27,000 pounds
of onions last week at an average
price of $2.10 per hundred. The
onions were grown on less than two
acres of ground and the yield is said
to have been less than half the usual
crop. This would appearto be anothsr
argument in favor of diversified farm
ing in this locality. Just think cf the
opportunities where less tnan two
acres of land will produce $5G7 worth
of onions, and only half a crop at
that! Amity Advance.
New Fence at Reservoii
The temporary wooden tence around
the water reservoir on Kraber hill
has been replaced by a substantial
wire rence, nrmiy ancnorea to iron
posts, and provided with an iron gate,
kept securely locked at all times. The
fence will prevent children from play
intr around the reservoir, and will
keep out dogs and all other animals.
The new ft-nce is seven fcx-t high, and
presents a sightly appearance.
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