j Polk County Observer
I VOLXVH' COUNTY, OREGON, MARCH 31, 1905 NO. 3
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SEE THE HUB
The blanks to be used in taking the
state census have been sent out from
the Secretary of State's office to the
County Assessors in the various
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xir v ,1 St wuu"e ui vregon, ana ine enumera
,TC "ove me newest in all lines. NEW SPRINP tion hasalready been commenced in
Many of Oregons Important Industries
Are Not Named on Enumer
ation Blanks.
COOPS FOR 1905. No old stocK but all clean
new goods.
Our Clothing for men and boys is
unequaled in style, price and fit. Free, 1
a base ball and bat with every boy's suit. I
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Copyright 1905 by
Hart Schaffner & Marx
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J. G. VanOrsdel & Son
DEALERS IN-
timber and farm Eands and City Property.
PKOPRIETOE OF Dallas electric Eight Plant
Office on Court Street.
Dallas, Oregon.
Special
Alteration Sale
To make room for the improvements inside
before the bulk of our Spring Goods arrive,
we will sell at a great reduction until April
1st: Ladies' Tailor-made suits at 40 per cent
reduction; Ladies' Skirts at 20 per cent off;
all ladies', men's and children's Shoes at a
reduced price; Trunks, suit cases at 20 per
cent reduction.
9-4 Unbleached Sheeting
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H Bleached Sheeting
at
All 10c Muslin
at
Ladies' $3.00 Woolen
Waists ....
Ladies' $2.50 Woolen
Waists
Ladies' $2.00 Woolen
Waists
Men's Long Duck Boots
at
Men's Short Duck Boots
at
Men's 50c Underwear
at
All Woolen Blankets
at
19c
...22c
.....8c
$2.05
$1.85
All Sale Prices are for Cash Only
Sale commences at once and con
tinues until April 1st.
b. C. DOB
WILSON BLOCK, Dallas, Oregon,
$1.35
$4.50
$3.50
40c
20 Off
DEATH IN BANQUET HALL
vene or mccoy Merchant Expires
wniie Attending Social Session of
Odd Fellows' Lodge.
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SON CO.
for The Kitchen
itWlll pay you tQ look oyer
Kitchen Counter. You
jo not think of the many
ttle helps-perhaps do not
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fr- Our Kitchen Counter
! u save you much time and
j trouble at a small cost.
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Dallas, oeegon.
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BACS.
CIocKs!! CIocKs!!
Handsome Parlor Clocks.
I have a select line of clock3
which I have bought with great
care as to workmanship and time
qualities. Handsome parlor or
library clocks at very reasonable
prices.
EYES!
YOUR
EYES!
I have made a study of the eyes for
years and am a graduate Scientific
Optician. Many have been success
fully fitted with my glasses and are
today testimonials of my success.
Consultation free.
SOUVENIRS
I sell the Lewis & Clark Gold
Dollars and Teaspoons The spoons
are the regular size and both sou
venirs of the 1905 fair are unique
and handsome.
Fountain Pens, Silver Sets
and Novelties.
C. H. MORRIS
Jeweler and Optician
Main Street.' - DoBos, Oregon
The Amity Advance gives the follow
ing account of the sudden death of
Mrs. J. M. Hamilton at McCoy
Saturday, March 18 :
'J. A. Breeding, F. B. Ferguson,
E. W. Rea, P. P. Durant, T. E. White,
A. ti, w att and some other members
of the local lodge went to McCoy Sat
urday evening to attend an I. O. O. F,
session ai wnicn a number or new
members were to be initiated. A ban
quet prepared by the Rebekahs was to
be served at the conclusion of the cere
monies, but during the preparation of
this repast an incident occurred which
stopped all of the proceedings except
the regular lodge session and that was
concluded in the shortest time possible
ine incident wnicn marred the pro
ceedings was the sudden death of Mrs
Hamilton, the wife of a McCoy merch
ant,who as a member of the Rebekahs
was assisting in the preparation of the
spread. She had entered the banquet
hall apparently in the best of health,
but had been there only a short time
when she suddenly sank to the floor
and became unconscious. A doctor
was immediately sent for but the wom
an was dead when he arrived. He pro
nounced death due to heart failure.
The funeral took place at McCoy Tues
day, interment taking place at Bethel
cemetery."
DEATH ENDS SUFFERING
Commv Brown Succumbs to Attack
of Appendicitis at His Home
in Dallas.
Commy Brown, one of Dallas' best
known and highly respected young
men, died at the home of his grand
father, Hon. W. C. Brown, in Dallas,
Thursday evening, March 23, 1905
acred 21 vears. His death was caused
by appendicitis.
Commy was a worthy young man,
and his death is deeply mourned by
his relatives and friends. The funeral
was held on Saturday and was largely
attended. The remains were laid to
rest in the family cemetery on the
the Brown homestead, two miles north
of Dallas.
Farmer Severely Injured.
While driving along the railroad
track on Trade street, near Willamette
University, J. A. Hewitt, a well-known
farmer of Polk county, met with a
serious and painful accident. His
horse became frightened by a freight
train, shied, and turned the buggy
sharply around, so that the wheel be
came jammed. The sudden turn threw
Mr Hewitt out of tne rig in sucu a
manner as to break his left leg and
Mn in several places, i 'UJU'
man was at once removed to
T7i,Q Sanitarium, where
A lUlcu
wounds could be properly cared for.
Salem Journal.
some portions of the state. Two
blanks will be used. One for the
enumeration of inhabitants and mili
tary enrollment, and the other for an
enumeration of the industrial pro
uucis oi eacn countv. The census
will be taken by election precincts.
The first Dlank contains spaces for
enumeration as follows:
1. Name.
House number.
Street.
Color or race.
Age.
Liable to military duty.
Married or unmarried.
Legal voter.
Males, 21 years and upwards
males, under 21 years and over 10
years ; males, under 10 years.
10. Females, 18 years and upwards;
females, under 18 years and over 10
years ; females, under 10 years.
11. Occupation, trade or profession
of each person 10 years of age or over.
12. Place of birth of each person
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS.
The second blank pertains to in
dustrial products, and contains spaces
for enumeration and classification as
follows : '
1. Hame of person, firm, partner
ship or corporation.
2. . Location of principal office and
place of business.
3. Number of acres under cultiva
tion.
4. Number . of bushels of wheat
raised during preceding year.
5. Number of bushels of oats raised.
6. Number of bushels of barley
and rye.
7. Number of bushels of corn.
8. Number of bushels of potatoes.
9. Number of bushels of apples.
10. Number of tons of hay.
11. Number of pounds of tobacco.
12. Number of pounds of wool.
13. Number of pounds of butter and
cheese.
14. Number of horses.
15. Number of mules.
16. Number of cattle.,
17. Number of sheep.
18. Number of hogs.
19. Number of ounces of gold dust.
20. Number of barrels of salmon.
21. Number of bushels of oysters.
22. Number of feet of lumber.
It will be seen by an examination of
the foregoing list that no provision is
made for the enumeration of some of
Oregon's most important industries
and resources.
Where is the hop industry for
instance? With this important pro
duct omitted, Polk, Marion and Yam
hill, Benton, Linn, Clackamas and
Lane, and other rich and prosperous
counties of Western Oregon, will
make a poor showing indeed.
It may be important to know just
how many barrels of salmon are put
up down in Clatsop county, but that is
no reason why the blank should not
have been made a little larger and
space provided for the Angora goat
and mohair industry
It will be interesting to find out how
many baskets of oysters and pails of
clams are produced by tie coast count
ies each each year, but the valley
counties would have raised no partic
ular objections had some attention
been paid to Italian prunes,
Tobacco is a good weed, and lots of
people use it. But Oretron does not
pretend to be a tobacco-producing
state, and a good many people will be
inc lined to the notion that this
"necessary of life" could have been
omitted from the census blank in
order to make room for the poultry
industry. The busy hen does not add
quite as much to the wealth of Oregon
each year as does the hop vine, but
she comes precious near it. The chick
en industry is of more importance
than the tobacco industry at least,
and should not have been omitted from
the census enumeration.
The blank in its present form is
little better than a failure, and a very
poor industrial showing will be made
by the Western Oregon counties if it is
used,
Popular Pastor of Evangelical Church
Will Preach Farewell hermon
Sunday Night.
Rev. A. A. Winter will end his four
years' term as pastor of the United
Evangelical church next Sunday,
his time limit in uauas will expire
on that day, and he will be assigned
to another pastorate by the annual
conference at the meeting in Salem on
April 6.
Rev. Winter will preach a funeral
sermon Sunday morning in memory
of little Vera Hasbrook, who died
at the home of her mother,
Mrs. Cal Hutton, during the
scarlet fever contagion last winter.
Owing to the nature of the child's last
illness, no funeral services were held
before her burial, and it is in fulfill
mentof a promise made to the relatives
that Mr. Winter is to preach the
funeral sermon before he leaves
Dallas. In the evening he will preach
his farewell sermon, choosing for his
subject "The Irretrievable Past and
the All-Possible Present." A masterly
discourse may ce expected, and a
large attendance is assured.
After the adjournment of conference,
Rev. Winter will return to Dallas and
attend the dedication of the new
church building on Sunday, April 16,
at which service Bishop W. F. Heil, of
Highland Park, 111., will preach. He
will then pack his household goods
and leave with his family for his new
field of labor.
Rev. Winter is an able preacher
and a man of rare culture and social
qualities, and has made many warm
friends during his four years' stay in
Dallas. He has demonstrated his
business ability in his position as
Financial Agent of Dallas College
and in his work in connection with
the construction of the beautiful new
church building now owned by his
congregation in this city, His de
parture to other fields will be greatly
regretted by the people of Dallas.
the
his
The Maccabees of Lincoln gave a
smoker in their hall Saturday evening.
Many members and invited friends
were in attendance, and a fine social
time was enjoyed. The Lincoln tent
is rapidly increasing in
membership.
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Cures ColdM PrtreirU fWBoala
Messrs. W. W. Percival and E. M.
Young, of Independence, were busi
ness visitors in Dallas, Monday. Mr.
Percival is a member of the city coun
cil in Independence, and is an earnest
advocate of a good sewerage system
for hi3 home town. He believes that
a system similar to the one installed
in Dallas last year can be put in at
Independence at a reasonable cost,and
that the town can no longer afford to
be without such an important improve
ment Mr. Percival visitel the office
of Auditor Ptouffer and spent an hour
in familiarizing himself with the
method employed by the Dallas coun
cil in carrying out the work here
last summer. He feels confident that
a similar system can be built in Inde
pendence, and that the people will
authorize the council to proceed with
the work without further delay.
Died at Hood River.
Mrs. Ralph Shelley died at her home
in Hood River valley last week. She
is survived by her, husband and two
children. Ralph Shelley is the oldest
son of Roswell -Shelley, a former lead
inar merchant of Independence, Polk
ounty. After the death of his mother
in 1891, he joined his father in Sitka,
Alaska, and was in the Government
service for several years. Two years
ago he formed a partnership with his
father in a general merchandise store
at Odell, in the Hood River valley
His wife was a most estimable woman
and her death has caused much sad
ness among her neighbors and
friends.
W. 0. W. Convention at Los Angeles
The Southern Pacific Company will
sell on April 12, 13, and 14, round trip
tickets to Los Angeles, at greatly re
duced rates, account Convention of
Woodmen of the World and Women
of Woodcraft, to be held at Los Angeles
April 18,1905. Call on nearest Southern
Pacific agent for rates and full
particulars.
PERFECT SIGHT
IS ONE OF THE GREATEST
BLESSINGS ON EARTH.
If your eyes bother you, remember that Harris's
place is where you get entire satisfaction in glasses.
No charge for consultation and examination. I only
charge where glasses are furnished.
WATCHES AT A BARGAIN
In order to make a general house cleaning I am
offering a few Second-Hand Gold and Silverine
Watches, that I have taken in trade, at a way down
price. This is your chance to get a watch for very
little money and a fairly good watch too.
Watches, Clocks, Silverware and Silver Novelties
in great varieties. Come in and see '
A. H. HARRIS JEWELERoFr,ciAN
GREAT IS GOAT INDUSTRY
Mohair Clip in Oregon Will Aggregate
Nearly 400,000 Pounds This
Year.
For Thin
&lbies
Fat is of great account
to a baby ; that is why
babies are fat. If your
baby is scrawny, Scott's
Emulsion is what he
wants. The healthy baby
stores as fat what it does
not need immediately for
bone and muscle. Fat
babies are happy ; they do
not cry ; they are rich
their fat is laid up for
time of need. They are
hamrv because tnev are
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comfortable. The fat sur
rounds tneir little nerves
and cushions them. When
they are scrawny those
nerves are hurt at every
ungentle touch. They
delight in Scott s Emul
sion. It is as sweet as
wholesome to them.
Send for frm sample.
Be lure that this picture In
ht form of label la on tk
wrapper of every bottle of
Emulsion you buy.
Scott Boivne
Chemists
409'4IS Parl Jtrrt
Jtum Yark
50c. and 1 1 -00
Ail DrujglaU
The great mohair harvest of the
state is over and it is estimated that
the clip this year will aggregate from
350,000 to 375,000 pounds, which is a
slight increase over the crop of last
year. The market, too, for this high
grade and much-demanded product
has opened up well and 30 cents a
pound is being paid at the present
time, which is considered a high
average price, rvys the Salem States
man.
This is another of the many products
in which the state of Oregon excels,
the Oregon mohair being classed as
the very best on the market and it
commands the highest prices. It is
chiefly a Willamette valley product as
it is raised almost exclusively in Polk,
Yamhill, Marion, Washington, Linn,
Benton, Lane and Douglas counties.
There are a few small and scattering
herds of goats in Eastern Oregon, but
the attention of the stock men there is
devoted, principally to raising sheep
and cattle rather than goats.
This is an industry which does not
increase very rapidly, not so much as
in the case of sheep because the goat
is not as hardy an animal, especially
when young, as the kids require great
care and attention in raising until
they arrive at a certain ago when they
are more hardy than sheep. The goat
industry is perhaps one of the least
expensive of any in the state, there
fore making the profit all the greater.
The greater portion of the expense in
raising goats is in the taking care of
the kids, as they are very delicate
when extremely young. About 75 per
cent of the kids that are born are
raised to maturity.
The market is strong and with a
slight upward tendency. The usual
annual pool of the mohair has been
formed by the Polk and Yamhill
county Mohair Growers' Associations,
the aggregate holdings ot these two
pools amounting to about 100,000
pounds, which is about the same as
that cf last year. This pool will be
placed on the market at Dallas on
April 1. They are always successful
as the growers usually receive from S
to 4 and 5 cents above the market price,
AND STILL THEY COME
Another Mutual Telephone Line Will
Be Built Into Dallas from
Oakdale Neighborhood.
Dallas, already the center of a net
work of mutual telephone lines, is to
be the terminal of the Oakdale mutual
line. The new company is entirely
independent of the Oakdale and Lib
erty line, and will accommodate the
farmers living along the hill road
between Dallas and the Oakdale
schoolhouse. Instruments have been
ordered from the East, and the com
pany expect3 to have its line in work
ing order inside of the next 30 days.
The organization was effected at the
home of O. -E. Dennis last Friday
night, with ten charter members. The
officers of the new company are : O. E.
Dennis, president; T. J. Butler, secre
tary and treasurer; Ed Plaster, M. D
Hubbard and John Robinson, board
of managers.
The homes accommodated by the
new line are those of A. Siefarth, Reese
Robbins, John Robinson, J. S. Ma
comber, O. E. Dennis, E. Kimball,
T. J. Butler, N. S. Smith, Ed Plaster,
M. D. Hubbard, and the town homes
of Mrs. M. E. Hallock and Mrs. C.
Garwood.
PLAYED EXCITING GAME
Minor Teams from Dallas College and
Normal School Meet on Basket
ball Court.
Effects Permanent Organization.
The Willamette Valley Development
League has effected permanent organ!
zatlon, with the following officers :
President, Colonel E. Hofer, of
Salem.
Secretary, Walter Lyon, of Inde
pendence.
Treasurer, Walter L. Tooze, of
Woodburn.
Committee on constitution and by
lawsFrank Davey, of Salem ; J. C.
Hayter, of Dallas; F. P. Nutting, of
Albany; E. W. Haines, of Forest
Grove ; G. A. Hurley, of Independence.
Want Rural Mail Route.
E. C. McTimmonds, a well-known
farmer of the Luckiamute country,
was Id Dallas, Tuesday. He says
that the people of his neighborhood
are working for a rural mail delivery
route out of Airlie, with good prospects
of success. The route will run north
to the Joe Brown farm, thence to the
old Bert Simpson place, and back to
Airlie by way of King's Valley. Such
a service would accommodate a large
number of farmers, who are now
obliged to go a long distance for their
mail.
Preliminary Notice.
The Presbytery of Willamette, repre
senting thirty-two churches, will con
vene in the Presbyterian church In
Dallas on Tuesday evening, April 11.
The session will open with a sermon
by Rev. II. N. Mount, pastor of the
Presbyterian church of Eugene. The
Ladies' Presbyterial Society will be in
session at the same time, me run
program will appear In next week's
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rOIEYSCGIIETTffi
for MUtrt 0oft, eurw A
A pick-up team from Dallas College
was defeated at basketball by a Normal
team in Monmouth last Friday eve
ning. A fine exhibition of fast play
ing was given, and plenty of exoito
ment was furnished for the spectators.
The Monmouth correspondent of the
Independence West Side says :
"Talk about fast work in basket
ball, well! We certainly had an ex
hibition of it in the Normal gym
nasium Friday night. A team from
Dallas College played a team from the
Normahand it was as pretty a game
as has ever been pulled off on the local
floor. Either team could give cards
and spades to many of the college
teams that have appeared here and
still skin 'em by a city block. Ex
cellent team work and fancy goal
throwing by both teams kept the fair
sized crowd of spectators on tip toe
with excitement. The first half ended
with the Normals leading by a score
of 14-7, and the final score was 27-21,
the Normals having the long end of
it. Tony Teats, of Dallas, acted as
referee and Fred Sloan, as umpire."
Investigate State Land Frauds.
District Attorney John H. McNary
has decided to take up the alleged
fraudulent transactions in state school
lands at the next term of the circuit
court which meets early in April, and
will ask the court to appoint a grand
jury to probe the laDd matters. The
investigation, which will be backed by
the state land department and the
governor, will be most thorough and
if any frauds are found the guilty par
ties will be vigorously prosecuted. It
is said that the methods of S. A. D.
Puter and his associates will be
thoroughly investigated.
Buys Fine Hog.
Hon. D. L. Keyt, of Perrydale, has
purchased from Hood Farm, Lowell,
Mass., a Berkshire boar which will be
a valuable addition to his herd. The
animal was sired by Hood Farm
Stratton Duke, and his dam is Hood
Farm Highclere Countes3 8. The
Hood Farm Berkshires won 87 prizes
at the fairs last fall and there has
been a very large demand for stock of
this breeding.
Senator Fulton Home.
United States Senator Charles W.
Fulton reached Portland Friday, and
will go to his home in Astoria, to re
main for the summer. He is well
pleased with the amount of appropri
ations received from congress for the
state of Oregon. He scouts tha idea
of his being concerned in the land
fraud cases.
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