Polk County observer., May 05, 1905, Image 1

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VOL. XVIII
DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, HAY 5, 1905
NO, 8
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( everybody get ready to go to the great fair!
AND WE WILL HELP YOU TO GET READY
GREAT FAIR
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TAKE OATH OF OFFICE
ON SATURDAY-
MAY, 6th,
;WE WILL OPEN A
GREAT FAIR SALE
on all our Men's, Boys' and Children's Suits. Our prices at. this I
sale will be a great help to you as this is a money saving chance. I
WHEN YOU SEE IT IN OUR "AD" IT'S SO.
Our entire Stock of HIGH CLASS SUITS will be offered I
at greatly reduced prices All new Spring Styles New Patterns 1
.... t i c it i . ?
to tit an classes irom tne greatest makers known to the cloth
ing world.
MEN'S SUITS-from
$5.40 up
CHILDREN'S
knee pants
from
SUITS 3 to 12 years
2.10 up
8
BOY'S HIGH-GRADE
13 to 15 years, long
pants
MEN'S TWO-PIECE OUT-
ING SUITS from.
SUITS from
$4.45 up
4.85 up 1
Now is your chance and this is the place. Come and
let us show you real bargains.
THE HUB R. JACOBS
ON
CO.
DALLAS, ORE.
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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.
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MILL STREET,
DALLAS, OREGON
MEW 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,
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O. CAMPBELL
FARMS
W. V. FULLER
TIMBER
CAMPBELL & FULLER
t Timber Farm Lands. City Property
Loans and Insurance
We have the largest and best selected list of farms of any firm in
L jhe nty. including Hop lands, Fruit lands, Stock ranches grain
C and those adapted to diversified farming. We handle timber
I lands in tv.ii. t , ..: in Email or larcre tracts,
p TT f uwn ana jjincom couuuca, -
k Homestead Relinquishments for sale on timber or stock lands.
I De9s dances looked up and located for intending purchasers.
Dallas, Oregon
Busi-
WILL GIVE AWAY ROSES
Thousands of Oregon's Choicest
Flowers to be Presented to Fair
Visitors This Summer,
Thousands of Oregon's choicest
roses will be distributed among the
visitors to the Lewis and Clark Fair,
if the plans recently outlined by the
Portland Rose Society are successfully
carried out. The women of Portland
have asked their sisters throughout
the state to help them in this work,
and it is believed that this plan will
meet with general favor. The follow
ing letter, received by Mrs. Alice 13.
Townsend, of this city, just prior to
her departure for Spokane, fully out
lines the proposed movement. Mrs.
Townsend requests the Observer to
publish the communication, in order
that it may be brought to the attention
of the women of Dallas :
Portland, Or., April 19, '05.
Mrs. Alice E. Townsend,
Dallas, Oregon,
Dear Madam :
"At a recent meeting of the Portland
Rose Society, a plan was outlined and
adopted for maintaining an exhibit
of Oregon roses at the Lewis and
Clark Exposition. A corner of the
Forestry Building has been kindly
placed at the disposal of the Rose
Society, which they will undertake to
keep decorated with our choice roses,
and during the season of plenty, to
give out flowers to visitors. This will
take thousands of roses each day.
We desire our sister towns and cities
to share with us, not only in making
Portland the 'Rose City' but Oregon
the 'Rose State' as well.
"Clubs will be formed in all sections
of the city, and a systematic plan
devised to collect the flowers each day.
We heartily extend an invitation for
you to join us, and suggest that you
take up this matter with the rose
growers of your city, for the purpose
of exhibiting your roses, as well as
assisting us in the work.
"A committee of ladies will have
charge of decorating andentertaining
each day. It will be a new committee
each day, so that all may take part
in the work.and all clubs contributing
will be represented on this committee.
Kindly let us know soon of your ac
ceptance in this work, that details
may be worked out accordingly.
Each club or section will be given
due credit for their contributions."
E. B. McFARLAND, Sec.
Mrs. Geo. H. Lambekson,
Vice President
Ela v Fr SaIe'
ad onftT?8' mortgages, bill of sales
lfdeeds for sale here.
PRUSSIAN STOCK FOOD
PKUSSUSPOCLTBI FOOD
For sale by
S. M. RAY, Dallas, Oregon
New Officers Sworn la.
FLLS CITY, Or., May 3-The
new councilmen and other city officials
took their seats Monday night The
two men who tied for election for
councilman declined an appointment
and the council appointed A. J. Syron
to serve for two years. A pleasant
surprise was effected by the ladies,
who invited all outgoing, hold-over
and incoming officers to a fine spread
xv-ioninffhall of the Falls
City hotel, which, by curtesy of
(Messrs. Cbaddock & Chappell, had
I been lent for the purpose. A resolu
! tion was passed thankingour thought
! ful sisters for their bounty, and beg-'ein-r
them often to astonish us in a
j Similar manner. Ralph Hall, a most
j.. ritizen. is now our mar-
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Newiy-Elected City Officers Are Now
in Charge Dallas' Business
Affairs.
Mayor Edward Biddle.
Councilman-at-large H. B. Cosper.
Auditor H. G. Campbell.
COUNCILMEN.
First ward H. Boals, Conrad Staf rin
Second ward O. E. Shaw, W. A.
Ayres.
Third ward-C. F. Belt, F. J. Coad,
The newly elected city officers took
the oath of office at Monday evening's
session of the council, and are now in
charge of municipal affairs. No
election of Marshal, Street Commis
sioner, Treasurer and City Attorney
was held at this meeting, and the old
officers will continue In office until
their successors are elected and
qualified.
The session was called to order by
Mayor Hayter, and roll-call disclosed
the fact that all the city officers were
present. After approving the minutes
of the meeting of April 17 and hearing
the reports of all standing committees,
the business of the session was turned
over to the new council.
The retiring Mayor, in surrendering
the chair to his successor, addressed
the council at some length, reviewing
the work of the last two years, and
giving such information concerning
the condition of the city's affairs as
he thought would be of interest to the
new members of the board. The new
Mayor was then escorted to the chair,
and routine business was resumed.
The quarterly report of the City
Treasurer was read, and was referred
to the finance committee. The report
shows a cash balance on hand in the
general fund of $1524.51, and a
balance in the water fund of $1106.67.
The Auditor's quarterly report was
read and referred. The receipts of
this office in the way of licenses, hall
rent and fines for the three months
reached the handsome total of $557.35.
The Marshal's report shows a total
of 27 arrests during the year, which is
9 less than the total for the preceding
year.
An ordinance regulating the width
of parking strips was introduced and
read first time.
An ordinance to license meat
peddlers was introduced by request,
and was read first time. The
ordinance contemplates placing a
icense upon farmers peddling meat
in the city, and Is similar in its pro
visions to about a dozen meat ordi
nances that have been killed by
Dallas councils in the last ten years.
A traveling representative of the
Anderson system of fire apparatus
was present and explained the merits
of his goods. No action looking to a
purchase was made by the council.
The next meeting of the board will
be held on Monday, May 15.
DALLAS LOSES BOTH GAMES
Plucky Collegians Are Outplayed by
Willamette University and Salem
High School.
Sells Confectionery Store.
W. H. Roy has sold his cigar and
confectionery store in this city to
Tracy Staats, of Lewisville. The new
proprietor took charge of the business,
Monday. Mr. Roy will hereafter de
vote his entire attention to his hop
yard near Buena Vista. Mr. Staats,
the new proprietor, is one of Polk
county's best known young men. He
taught in the public schools of the
county for several years, and was
Deputy Sheriff during Sheriff Ford's
first term. He has many friends in
Dallas, and will make a success of
his business.
A traveling agent for fire appara
tus gave a practical demonstration of
the workings of a patent spray nozzle,
front of the courthouse square,
Monday afternoan. The nozzle is de
signed for use inside of buildings or
forfighting fire at close range, and is a
very ingenious contrivance. A large
crowd of people witnessed the test
IT'S
shal. and friends
please accept this intimation.
from a distance will
B.
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Emulsion
When you go to a drug store
and ask for Scott's tmuision
you Know wnit you warn; mo
man knows you ought to have
it- Don't be surprised, though,
if you are offered something
slse. Wines, cordials, extracts,
etc., of cod Rver oil are plenti
ful but don't imagine you are
getting cod liver oil when you
take them. Every year for thirty
years we've been increasing
the sales of Scott's Emulsion.
Why? Because It has always
been better than any substitute
for it.
Sand for free sample
SCOTT & BOWNE. Chemlt
0-413 Pearl Street, New Yor
ECc. end $1.00. AlldrvgjVJ
I he Dallas College baseball team
went down to defeat In both games
played in Salem last week, although
making a good showing in each con
test. The Salem Statesman gives the
following excellent account of the
games :
"What looked very much like defeat
for the Willamette university baseball
team in the early part of Friday's
contest with the Dallas college team.
was converted into a squelching
victory by the locals later on, who fell
in love with the delivery of the visit
ing pitcher's benders and pounded
out a win by a score of 8 to 2.
"True to their usual custom the locals
broke away poorly, and didn't get
going until the third inning, when
they ran up four tallies.going into the
lead, and holding their own comfort
ably to the finish. The game was
interesting throughout. This, in spite
of some heinous exhibitions of lack of
knowledge in the very fundamentals
of the game that will have to be cor
rected if Willamette ever hones to
make a showing against real timber.
Some fast fielding was done on both
sides, and for the size and age of the
visitors they played a fast game of
ball. The pitching of young Myer
was really better than it looks on
paper. He has some splendid shoots
and miles of steam. Jerman pitched
better ball than he has before this sea
son. He did not fan as many men as
his diminuitive opponent but he kept
the opposing batters busy. The fielding
behind him was much better than the
support given Myer.
"Neither side crossed the plate in
the opening session. In the second a
double by Reynolds, Sibley's single
and Craven's out, gave the visitors
their first and only score until the
ninth inning. The locals didn't score
until the third inning. In the closing
session, Dallas got another run home
on a single by Craven, a bum throw
of Jerman to catch him dozing at
first, and Rader's punk throw to first
on a missed third strike."
Innings 123456789
Willamette 00400 1 30 x 8
Dallas 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
HIOH SCHOOL GAME.
"The high school team plucked a
brand from the burning yesterday
afternoon on the Willamette university
campus and won out, where it had
almost lost, from the Dallas college
ball team by the close score of 3 to 2.
It was a fast game from start to finish
and but two poor plays were made to
mar its genuine beauty. Both of these
were responsible for the runs of the
contesting teams, and but forthem the
teams might be playing yet, so evenly
matched were they.
"The visiting team played much
faster ball than it did in its game
against Willamette on Friday. There
was considerable more ginger in their
work and they made the local lads
extend themselves to win. High
school was there with the goods
throughout the session and took
advantage of every situation to place
itself in the lead.
"The pitching of King was a revela
tion to the visitors, who could do little
with his benders. He kept the hits
way down, allowing only five singles,
and no two came in a single inning.
A wild throw to the plate with men on
bases cost him a shut-out game.
Myer of the visitors worked effect
ively throughout the nine inniDgs in
spite of the fact that he had pitched
the day preceding. He was touched
up for eight singles by the high
schools, and was a bit wild. A wild
pitch in the sixth Inning with three
men on bases cohim the game, the
the three men coining home on the
play."
Innings 123456789
High School 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3
Dallas 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 02
Will Call Grand Jury.
G. A. Hurley, deputy prosecuting
attorney for Polk county, was a busi
ness visitor in Dallas, Monday. He
informs us that District Attorney Mc
Nary will ask for a grand jury at the
session of Circuit Court next week.
Mr. McNary, since entering upon the
duties of his office, has called a grand
jury in every county where court has
been held, and he will probably con
tinue this policy in every county In
the district at least once a year. No
grand jury has been called in Polk
county for several years.
Injury Causes Death.
Mrs. William Savage, who was
taken from Monmouth to the Salem
hospital for the removal of an abscess,
died Friday morning. She was a
resident of Walla Walla, Wash., and
was visiting in Monmouth when she
suffered an Injury from a fall, bring
ing on complications from which she
never recovered. Mrs. Savage was 74
years old, and was the wife of William
Savage, a former nightwatchman In
the State Capitol building in Salem.
She leaves a husband and six
children.
lylETSirciIEPrATl
tsrts Frsvteta Pewwla
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 watcli too.
Watches, Clocks, Silverware and Silver Novelties
in great varieties. Come in and see
JEWELER, and
OPTICIAN
NEAR POST OFFICE ON MAIN STREET, DALLAS, OREGON
A. H. HARRIS
WOOL BRINGS 25 1-2 CENTS
Growers Meet to Form Pool, But
Are Offered Good Price
and Sell.
The wool growers of Polk county
met in Brown's Hall in Dallas last
Saturday afternoon for the purpose
of closing a pool of the 1905 clip, but
decided to proceed no further with the
combine after receiving an offer from
H. L. Fenton, of Dallas, to take the
entire clip at 25 cents a pound. The
price was entirely satisfactory to
every grower present, and it was at
once decided that there was no use of
forming a pool when such a profitable
figure could be obtained without any
trouble or expense to the farmers.
The sheep men of Polk county are
highly elated over the handsome price
received for their product, and the
meeting broke up with the best of
feeling prevailing. The price Is the
best that has been paid in Western
Oregon for many years.
The price to be paid to the growers
is really better than 25 cents, for the
reason that sacks will be furnished
free of charge. If the growers were
obliged to furnish sacks, the expense
would amount to at least a quarter ot
a cent on each pound of wool. As the
wool included in tho salo will amount
to at least 100,000 pounds, it will be
seen that a neat Item o expense is
saved by the growers on sacks alone.
Shearing is well under way in all
parts of the county, and the farmers
have begun hauling their wool to the
warehouses. Mr. Fenton will be kept
busy receiving the clip for the next
two or three weeks. He will be at
Dallas on Saturday, at Airlie on
Wednesday, and at McCoy on Friday
of each week. Receiving days for
Sheridan and Ballston will be an
nounced later.
Mr. Fenton says that, iii view of tha
fact that certain buyers are now scout
ing around among the farmers and
offering prices better than 25 cents
for small scattering lots, he Is ready
to meet any bona fide offer that may
be made for wool in Polk county. He
calls attention to the fact that no
offers above 23 or 24 cents could be
obtained before the pool was formed,
and to the further tact that these
prices were uot offered until after he
hud guaranteed a price of 24 cents to
every grower who would join the pool.
He says that he is ready to advance
money to growers who have not yet
delivered their wool, In such sums as
they may require.
The growers generally are standing
by the Association and are delivering
their wool, as they are firmly of tho
opinion that not more than 21 or 22
cents would have been realized for
this year's clip, hod it not been for
the formation of the pool, and for the
further reason that they consider 25
cents a handsome price for their pro
duct.
Tiie officers of the Polk County
Woolgrowers' Association, who, by
the way, are also tho officers of the
Polk County Mohair Association,
have issued a call for a meeting on
Saturday, May 13, as follows:
The Polk County Mohair Associa
tion is hereby called to meet in
Brown's Hall, in Dallas, on Saturday,
May 13, for the purpose of electing
officers and transacting such other
business as may properly come before
the meeting. The members of the
Polk County Woolgrowers' Associa
tion will hold a business session im
mediately after the adjournment of
tho mohair meeting."
G, W. McBEE,
H. L. Fenton, President.
Secretary.
IS BURIED AT BETHEL
Body ot Lieutenant Ryder Davis,
Who Died in the Philippines,
Brought Home.
The funeral of Lieutenant Ryder
Davis, whose death occurred in the
Philippine Islands December 13 of
last year, took place at McCoy, Thurs
day, from the home of his mother,
Mrs. John Finn. Interment was in
Bethel cemetery.
Lieutenant Ryder was a brother of
Captain Milton F. Davis of the Fourth
United States cavalry and head of the
military school at Fort Worth, Texas.
Captain Davis is a graduate of the
military academy at West Point. His
brother, Lieutenant Ryder Davis, was
born in Minnesota, February 1, 1874,
and on July 13, 1898 enlisted with
Company A, Second Mississippi volun
teers, and after a two years' service
was honorably discharged from the
army. On December 5 he enlisted in
the regular army and received ap
pointment as lieutenant.
Deceased's body was brought to this
country on the transport Sheridan,
which brought the Fourteenth United
States infantry baek to this country
last week.
Deceased was a brother of Miss
Myrtle Davis, a teacher in the Salem
public schools.
IS ORDAINED PASTOR
John B. Thompson Passes Satisfac
tory Examination Before
Baptist Council.
DALLAS, OR., May 3-(To the
Editor.) On Saturday evening, at 8
o'clock, in compliance with the request
of the First Baptist Church of Dallas,
a council composed of Eldeis G. W.
Capps, R. Y. Blalock, W. K. Turner
and Deacons Gooch and Holm an con
vened in the church, and after a
thorough examination on Christian
experience, call to the ministry, and
Bible doctrine, set apart to tho full
work of the ministry Pastor-elect J. B.
Thompson by laying on the hands of
the presbytery and prayer. Elder
Turner delivered the ordination
prayer ; Elder Blalock, the charge to
the pastor, and Elder Capps the charge
to the church. The hand of fellowship
and recognition was then given by
both presbytery and church. The
benediction was pronounced by Elder
Thompson. Thus ended a joyful ser
vice. Elder Thompson is In the hearts
of his people, and is a man from
whose labors as an ambassador for
Christ we expect good results.
G. W. C.
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HARNESS
HARNESS
Our New Spring Harness
Stock b Now Complete.
WE HAVE THE GOODS,
THE WORKMEN, AND OUR
PRICES ARE RIGHT.
KURRE & DUNHAM
Independence,
DON'T LEAVE POLK CO.
FOR YOUR HARNESS GOODS J
UNTIL SEEING US. J
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