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DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, APRIL 21, 1905
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How Do You Look to Others
IF YOU ARE NOT SATISFIED
WITH YOUR CLOTHES AND
THE WAY THEY LOOK SEE
"THE HUB"
Copyright 1905 by
Hart Schaffner & Marx
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We can fit you and fit you right and so you
look right.
Our Spring and Summer Clothing, Hats,
Shoes, and Outing Suits are here ready for
you.
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uooas, .Notions, Underwear, Etc.
Our Goods are all marked in plain figures, $
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Business Session of City Council
Followed by Pleasant Social
Session.
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OUR MOTTO
Your Money's Worth
or Your Money Back.
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HEATH & CORNES
THE WALL PAPER and PAINT MEN.
Have the only exclusive wall
paper and paint store in Polk
County.
The New Spring Stock is arriving,
and comprises all the latest novel
ties in interior decoration.
Let them figure with you on your
Spring work. It will pay you.
MILL STREET,
DALLAS, OREGON
IMPORT GOLDEN PHEASANTS
NEW ARRIVALS
THIS WEEK Ladies' Collar
and .Cuff Sets, and Collars
10c to 75c
See our new arrivals in Men's
Shirts. Very Nobby.
We have a new line of Ladies'
Shirt Waists at prices to suit
everybody.
S. C. DODSON CO.
WILSON BLOCK,
Dallas, Oregon,
New Game Bird Said tc Surpass
Denny Pheasant in Brilliancy
of Color.
A pen of Golden pheasants imported
from Toronto, Canada, arrived in
Corvallia by express Thursday. From
the standpoint of beauty, in compar
ison with them, the Denny pheasant
must take a back seat. The male of
the Golden pheasant is one of the
handsomest specimens of bird ever
seen in these parts. Its general color
is a beautiful bronze, with large
golden rings about the neck. In the
top of che head are silver plumes or
tufts that greatly heighten the
general effect of the bright plumage.
The tail is similar but more beauti
ful than is the superb tail of the
Denny pheasant. The females do not
differ much in appearance from the
Denny pheasant of which there are
such numbers in the Willamette val
ley. The birds are native to Southern
China, and have been imported into
various parts of the United States.
They are said to be hardy, and claim
is that they should do well if liberated
in the Willimatte valley.
The pen of birds referred to was im
ported by a poultrymen syndicate
consisting of F. L. Miller, Robert
Johnson, Gene Simpson and J. M.
Porter. There is one male and four
females in the pen. The first cost of
the birds was $10, or laid down in
Corvallis, $30. Gene Simpson has care
of them. Corvallis Times.
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Timber g Farm Lands, City Property S
Loans and Insurance
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m3 and those nriwi a;!(,a inn. We handle timber
lanrl, i i iy unci oiuu itiuo'
Wuasin Pr.lt Di . .. . ii . lor tracts.
Homo "wn ana .Lincoln counties, in swan u
d0 !t d Eelinquishments for sale on timber or stock lands. Busi-
dnce8 looked up and located for intending purchasers.
Dallas, Oregon
WALNUT TREESiPRUSSIAN STOCK FOOD
nut Trees, write to
a SONS,
Carlton, Oregon
i tr,r.-us Pttle
latest and best rood ior u--,
Sheep and Hogs.
PRUSSIAN POULTRY FOOD
For sale by
S. M. RAY, Dallas, Oregon
Hop Market Is Dull.
Although the local hop market is
dull and apparently featureless, there
appears to be a strong undercurrent
of interest which is approaching the
stage of intensity and is liable to crop
out on the surface any day with grati
fying results from the growers and
bulls point of view. Rumors of offers
of from 23 to 25 cents are being circu
lated and, in every instance reported,
they have been refused. Consequently
the situation today is the same as two
months ago-"nothin' doin'." The
growers are holding out tenaciously
j and assert that they have no intention
! of receding from their assumed atti
' tnde of firmness for at least thirty
days yet Private advices from across
the Atlantic state that prices hsve ad
vanced 4 and 5 cents per pound in
England and Germany, with prospects
of a still further rise.
Judges Take Turn About.
Judge William Galloway is holding
court in Tillamook county this week.
Judge Galloway and Judge Burnett
have made an arrangement whereby
they take turn about going to Tilla
mook, one taking the Fall term and
holding court in both departments,
and the other taking the Spring terra
..j.inTtiiora? in both the law
and equity branches. Thus last Fall
Judge Burnett held court in Tillamook
j couDty disposing of every case on the
docket, and Judge uanoway
lieved from making the long and
toilsome trip across the mountains;
n. the lact named troes and Judge
Burnett is saved a hard trip.
p.iank notes, mortgages, bill of sale3 j
and quit claim deeds for sale here.
lhe officers of the city of Dallas
were given the surprise of their lives
Monday evening, when, at the close
of the council session, ten women
carrying lunch baskets and a pail of
steaming coffee marched into the
council chamber and without any
ceremony began spreading a feast of
dainty eatables on the long table
around which the officers gather
when transacting the city's business.
The party was made up of the wives
of the officials, and the surprise had
been so carefully planned that not
one of the recipients had gained the
slightest knowledge of the pleasant
treat in store. The fair invaders had
been watching the movements of the
council from the windows of the
Hawkins home near the City Hall,
and the meeting had no sooner
adjourned than the merry party were
hurrying across the street and into
the council chamber. Ono or two
officers who had left the meeting early
and gone to their homes were sum
moned by telephone, and in a few
minutes all were present again.
Skilled hands soon had the hampers
unpacked and the table piled high
with choice eatables. Sandwiches,
salads, pickles, olives, cakes, fruit,
and all the good things that go to
make up a lunch were provided in
abundance, and a pleasant hour was
spent in partaking of the excellent
treat. The affair was delightfully in
formal throughout, and a good, old
fashioned social time was enjoyed.
Each of the officers made a brief
speech expressing appreciation of the
pleasant surprise, and just before
leaving the hall their gratitude was
emphasized by a rising vote of thanks.
Those planning the surprise were:
Mrs. H. B. Cosper. Mrs. Charles F.
Belt, Mrs. A. B. Muir, Mrs. Willis
Simonton, Mrs. H. Boals, Mrs. H. L.
Toney, Mrs. F. H. Muscott, Mrs. D. P.
Stouffer, Mrs. J. M. Grant, Mrs. J. J.
Williams and Miss Emma Dempsey.
SCHOOLS IN PHILIPPINES
Introduction Will Be Made at Lewis
and Clark Exposition In Port,
land This Year.
Percentage of Attendance Does Not
Compare With That of Schools In
the United States.
ASINGAN, PAN., P. I., Mar. 4-(To
the Editor.) I submit the folic wing
report of the Asingan school for the
month of February :
Schools established, January 31.. 7
Schools established in February . . 2
Total for year 9
Pupils enrolled, current month. . .1858
Per cent of attendance 89
Native teachers employed 17
Number visits to barrios 18
School will close March 31 for the
summer vacation, and will open again
June 12.
The average per cent of attendance
in this province is about 80. These
figures look very bad as compared
with the reports of public schools in
Oregon, but the transient population
here is the cause of the small per cent
of attendance.
It seems that the transient people
have relatives in many different
towns, and spend their time visiting
one town and then another. The
children are sent to school in each
town, though they attend but one
month. Sickness has caused about 6
per cent of the pupils to be absent. It
is a peculiar kind of fever and chills,
something like malaria and ague. In
the Central school, the daily attend
ance is about 100, and the day never
passes at tnis season inai some
children are not excused on account
of sickness.
If you will kindly allow space for
this report, it may give your readers
some idea of school work In the
Philippine Islands.
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The East needs an introduction to
the Middle West. Both the East and
the Middle West need an introduction
to the Far West. That introduction is
going to be made, both formally and
informally you may take your choice
this year, and the Lewis and Clark
Exposition at Portland, Oregon, will
be the introducer. This Exposition,
which will open June 1, will be useful
in many ways, but in no way will it
be more useful to Americans than in
making the far-divided sections of
this great country acquainted with
each other. What does the man who
lives in Augusta on the Kennebeck,
for instance, know about the man
whose home is at Salem on the
Willamette? And the Walla Walla
Washingtonian what is his concepj
tion of the Washingtonian whose
residence is in the District of
Columbia? Between SanFrancisco and
New York stretch 3,000 miles of terri
tory, and the middle does not know
the ends, nor do the ends have proper
acquaintance with each other.
The Exposition at Portland will
bring together both ends and the
middle and make them mutually ac
quainted. The East ought to know
more about the West than the West
knows about the East, for Easterners
travel in the West more than West
erners travel in the East ; but some
how these touring Easterners do not
seem to diffuse their knowledge of the
West when they return home. Or per
haps the home-staying Easterners re
fuse to believe what their travelwise
neighbors tell them of the West, be
cause some of those tales are tallish,
so to speak, and appear unbelievable
to the eye of the conservative
Easterner.
On the other hand, the East has
gained a mighty misconception of the
West by placing credence in tales en
tirely too tall for the proper stature of
truth and veracity. The "wild and
wooly" West is the only West which
much of the East wots of. The tamed
and tranquil West they refuse to be
lieve in, and they entertain also, in
some quarters, a notion that the West
is incapable of complete civilization.
The Exposition at Portland will do
much toward giving the East a proper
attitude of appreciation toward the
West. The thousands of Easterners
who will take advantage of the re
duced railroad rates and attend the
Exposition, see the western country
and its people, study conditions and
take note of achievements, will return
home with minds cleared of very much
haziness that has beclouded them by
reason of the acceptance of fictional
caricatures as gospel fact. They will
find all along the Pacific coast a civili
zation far advanced splendid cities
with skyscrapers, church spires, public
libraries, universities of learning and
telephones !
It is related that a Boston woman
who visited St. Louis last year was
amazed to learn that the telephone
was in general use throughout that
city. What will be her astonishment
to find in Portland not only the tele
phone that talks, but the telephone
that sees? At the Lewis and Clark
Exposition a device whereby one talk
ing through a telephone may see the
reflected teatures of the person at the
other end of the line, will be exhibited
in practical operation for the first
time in public, and strange to state-
it is the invention of a Portland man.
The East and the West will become
acquainted at Portland. This will
clear up many misconceptions on each
side and will serve the stronger to
cement the several sections of our
land.
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 jewelero,cian
DALLAS MAN WINS
Chester dates Receives First Prize
at State Prohibition Oratorical
Contest.
Chester P. Gates, representing
Dallas College, won the state prohi
bition oratorical contest at McMinn
ville, Friday night, defeating con
testants from McMinnville, Albany,
Philomath, Oregon Agricultural and
Pacific colleges. Miss Alice Wicklund,
of O. A. C, took second place and
Miss Myrtle Calavan, of McMinnville
College, third.
The subject of the winner's oration
was "My Nation's Hope." Thespeaker
predicted that the young men of the
present day will be the conquerors of
the liquor traffic. He believes that
the hope of the Nation lies in the
effective completion of the attempted
reform, and that signs of the times
are systematically forwarding the
cause of temperance. The oration was
given in an earnest and forceful
manner, holding the closest attention
of the large audience throughout its
delivery.
The honor of first place in state con
tests has ween won twice by Dallas
College, and the students and friends
of the institution are much gratified
by the excellent showing made. The
contest two years ago was won by
Dan A. Poling, who afterwards won
second place in the contest between
Oregon, Washington and California.
Chester Gates, the winner of this
year's contest, is a popular student of
the college, and is a member of the
senior class. He has entered the
ministry, and, at the close of the
school year, will take charge of the
United Evangelical church at Brooks,
Oregon.
F. NICHOLS.
If a Cow gave
Butter
mankind would have to
nvent milk. Milk Is Na
ture's emulsion butter
put in shape for diges
tion. Cod liver on is ex
tremely nourishing, but
it has to be emulsified
before we can digest it.
Scott's Emulsion
combines the best oil
with the valuable hypo-
Dhosphites so that it is
easy to digest and does
far more good than the
oil alone could. That
makes Scott's Emulsion
the most strengthening,
nourishing food - medi
cine in the world.
Send for free sarr.pl.
SCOTT & BOWNE. Chem!t
409-415 Pearl Street New York
50c. and $I.OO. All drugff!t
Sales of Mohair Pools.
The following are the figures at
which the Polk county pool has sold
each year since the pool was first
formed :
1897 .....21 5-8 cents
1898 30 1-2 cents
1899 33 1-3 cents
1900 29 cents
1901 22 cents
1902 25 cents
1903 38 5-8 cents
1901 34 cents
1905 32 1-2 cents
This makes the average price to date
29.6 cents, so that the price this year,
although below that of last year and
the year before, is nearly three cents
above the average for nine years. The
Yamhill county pool was sold last
year at 33 cents.
Special Train From Falls City.
A epecial train will be run over the
Dallas and Falls City railroad on
Sunday, May 7, to accommodate peo
ple desirmg to go to Portland on the
Conductors' Excursion. The train
will leave Falls City at 6 :15 a. m., re
turning from Dallas after the arrival
of the train from Portland in the eve
ning. Fare for the round trip between
Dallas aDd Falls City, 50 cents.
Tickets on sale at depot.
Legal Blanks for sale at this office.
ronTSianiEYCors
C. E. Shaw Elected Councilman.
C. E. Shaw was elected councilman
for the Second Ward by the city
council, Monday evening, to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of
Dr. H. L. Toney, who is moving to
the Third Ward. Mr. Shaw will take
his seat Monday, May 1. No other
business was transacted at Monday
night's session further than paying a
number of small bills and opening
bids for the painting of the City Hall.
Five bid3 were offered by local firms,
ranging in amount from $95 to $140.
Tho matter of awarding the contract
was referred to a special committee
consisting of Councilir.en Loals, Muir
and Belt. This committee was author
ized to consider the bids and award
the contract. The council now has
all business in shape to turn over to
the newly-elected board on Monday,
May 1.
STRONG REAL ESTATE FIRM
H. Q. Campbell and W. V. Fuller, of
Dallas, Have Formed Co
partnership. H. G. Campbell, for many years a
loading real estate dealer of Polk
county, and W. V. Fuller, a prominent
timber man, have formed a co-partnership
under the firm name of Campbell
& Fuller, and will continue to handle
real estate of all kinds. In addition
to their land business, Messrs. Camp
bell & Fuller will write insurance,
loan money, and look up business
chances for intending purchasers.
The new firm is considered, strong
in its line, each member being an ex
pert in his particular branch of the
business. Mr. Campbell has handled
farm and city property In Polk county
for many years, and is probably a
better judge of the value and quality
of land than any other man in the
county. Mr. Fuller is an experienced
timber man, and knows practically
every foot or timber land in Polk,
Bonton and Lincoln counties. He has
a wide acquaintance among the lum
bermen of Michigan, Wisconsin and
Minnesota, having been engaged in
the sawmill business in th latter state
for many years. The new firm are
out for business In earnest, and will
spare no effort in bringing to Polk
county its legitimate share of home
seekers during the coining summer.
A Very Active Official.
A petition is being circulated by the
pupils of the Salem high school, ask
ing Mr. F. A. Wiggins to stand as a
candidate for school director at .the
election to be held next June. The
boys frankly admit that the petition
was drawn up by City Superintendent
Traver, and that it is being circulated
at this early day to head off any other
candidate that might come up. A
dozen of the petitions are said to bo
out, and the little men are actively en
gaged in soliciting their friends to
sign. Salem Journal.
Presbyterian Church Notice.
Next Sunday morning, a sermon
appropriate to Easter will be preached.
Special music will bo furnished, and
a reception of members will bo held.
In the evening, there will be Easter
services by the Sunday school under
the direction of the Superintendent,
Mrs. H. E. Kozer.
W. T. WARDLE, Pastor.
Polk County School Exhibit.
The exhibit prepared by the school
children of Polk county for the Lewis
and Clark Fair has been sent to Port
land to be placed with the state edu
cational exhibit. The local committee
on arrangements, consisting of Miss
Loretta Smith, Arle Hampton and
H. C. Seymour, spent a busy day in
Superintendent Starr's office last
Saturday preparing the exhibit for
shipment. Each school will bo credited
with its share of the work, but the
display will be mode as a unit. The
exhibit is highly creditable, and It is
believed that it will compare favorably
with that of any other county in the
state.
Easter Setvlces at Salt Creek.
Appropriate Easter services will be
held in the Salt Creek schoolhouse
next Sunday morning and afternoon.
Rev. G. L. Lobdell will preach, and
an excellent program has been pre
pared for each service. Everybody is
invited to bring lunch baskets and
e n joy the day.
HARNESS MEN
FOR HARNESS
Our New Spring Harness
Stock is Now Complete.
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WE HAVE THE GOODS,
THE WORKMEN, AND OUR
PRICES ARE RIGHT.
DON'T LEAVE POLK CO.
FOR YOUR HARNESS GOODS
UNTIL SEEING US.
KURRE & DUNHAM
Independence, j ' Oregon