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OLK COUN
VOL. XVIII
DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, JUNE 9, 1905
Observer
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FREE!!
TicKets to the World's Fair from
Dallas to Portland.
No lottery. No scheme.
A straight business deal.
Free to all our 'customers and their friends who
i trade with us. Come in and let us explain how we
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jo it it will be a saving to you.
Yours for business in
Dry Goods, Clothing, Shoes, Furnishings,
Etc., Etc., Etc.
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THE HUB
SON CO.
DALLAS, ORE.
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 novels
ties in interior decoration,
ket them figure with you on your
Spring work It will pay you.
MILL STREET, DALLAS, OREGON
SPECIAL SALE
SATURDAY, June 10.
RIBBONS
RIBBONS
No. 7 Ribbon, white, and, colors, per yd. 5c
No. 9 '.' ' ' 6jC
0. :(3 ' ( M " 9c
No. 40 ' t( " " ( lie
No. 40 Beg. 25c value per yd..: 19c
These Ribbons have just arrived, and will
be placed on sale at these prices
ONE DAY ONLY.
S. C. DODSON
co.
Wilson BlocK
Dallas, Oregon,
fc 8. CAMPBEI,!, W. V. FULLER
FARMS " TIMBER
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CAMPBELL & FULLER
? umber ? Farm Lands. City Property
Loans and Insurance
We havft tha i01nn4. j nf forma nf jinv firm in
it ioigcai auu dc1CJlcva now vi v j
wunty, including Hop lands, Fruit lane
arms and those adapted to diversified farmin
lands in pr.iv Tt JT. , ...
wunty, including Hod lands. Fruit lands. Stock ranches, grain
We handle iimoei
u Polk, Benton and Lincoln counties, in small or large tracts,
f it juwu ttUU Aj I LI CU1LI COUIiUtJS, 1U Dmoii v. 0 '
bestead Relinquishments for sale on timber or stock lands. Busi-
cnances looked up and located for ir tending purchasers.
DaNac Otvorni
,., Famous
WASHINGTON
ICECREAM
: M in any quantity de6ired
at
r Tracy Staats'
ectionery Store
f cl DrinKs for
, ? Hot Weather...
41:1 St Dallas, Oregon
Dishes at Cost
We are closing out two of our
Johnson Bros' Semi-porcelain
patterns to make room for
others now on the road. If
you need a dinner set, or only
a few pieces, we will supply
them at cost price.
Meiser Meiser,
DALLAS. OREGON.
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DALLAS DAY AT THE FAIR 1 1 r1- ,i
ALL THE TRAIL FOR $7
Lewis and Clark Fair Visitors May
See 35 Shows for That
Small Amount.
Seven dollars will enable the visitor
w wie Lewis and Clark Exposition to
see every concession on the Trail, the
amusement moroughfare of the Cen
ton n ! .i I ti. n,
.7' Al -ouis it cost in the
neighborhood of $30.00 to see the
Tike" with its seventv shows m-
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. wnicn were not worth the
price of admission. The Trnii nff,
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tiaity-nve or the finest attractions
ever included in an exposition.
1UB most expensive concession on
iB j. i an is tne Carnival of Venice, a
aiiauuiar production designed bv
King of the Ballet." Uni nccv
iUD pm. or ai m 99 nn
mis uraaction is 50 cents, and after
seeing the show the fee will be pro.
uuuucea reasonable. Five hundred
persons participate on the stage. The
scene is laid in Venice and bv moans
of some very fine scenic offerings the
musion is raitnrully carried out, even
to the canals of that Italian citv. The
cuuais are or real water. The Carnival
or Venice is a terpsichorean extrava
ganza of the highest order.
weaving tne (Jarnival of Venice, the
visitor meanders over to the Homer
JJavenport Farm. Paying twentv-flve
cents ne enters and beholds the fore
most cartoonist of the world comfort.
ably seated on a rustic bench before a
crudely built log house. Surrounding
the illustrious penman are hundreds
of blooded fowls, several specimens of
noises of Arabian blood, and
magnincent Hambletonian. Daven
port will be found affable, uibane and
democratic, and if the visitor is of the
ngnt sort the cartoonist muy offer
him a modqst sketch as a memento.
Across the way from Davenport's is
tne Klondike mining exhibit. This
concession is pre-eminent from an
educational standpoint and offers the
visitor a truthful portrayal of mining
methods in vogue in the gold fields of
Alaska. The building that houses the
show is designed inside in panorama
ellect and a full-sized placer mine is
found in operation. Clean-ups of real
gold worth $10,000 are made every
nour. ihe admission is -25 cents.
Following the Trail the visitor enters
the streets of Cairo, paying a fee of
fifteen cents. He is now in the midst
of all that is Egyptian. Strangely
garbed people are seen on all sides,
now a diminutive donkey belabored
by a boy in flowing robe dashes past,
or a monstrous camel loaded with
human freight lumbers through the
street. Ferocious looking warriors
dance about in mook combat. The
shrieking strains of curidus Oriental
instruments are wafted from the
theatre on the soft Oregon ozone. For
twenty-five cents the visitor gains
entrance to this foreign show house
and spends a pleasant half hour view
ing the antics of a strange people.
A wonderful show is located almost
opposite the streets of Cairo, the
Infant Incubators. There is no gaiety
about this concession. It represents
the most astonishing achievement of
modern science, the nurturing of the
human being by artificial means. In
the pleasing little building housing
this attraction are several ingeniously
constructed incubators containing
real live infants. Visitors are allowed
to gaze at them through plate glass,
and apparently the tots are content to
remain in their snug homes. The
adimssion to the infant incubators is
twenty-five-eents.
And so on down the Trail the visitor
may meander. A great many of the
shows offer admissions as low as ten
cents. The visitor finds foolish shows
and serious shows, or he may devote
hia timo to instructive shows. No
matter how hard he "hits the Trail,"
he cannot spend more than seven dol
lars, which will admit him to thirty-
Atto oHrnntinns. unless he chooses to
take in a show more than once. The
entire list of concessions, witn tneir
prices of admission, follows :
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Gay Paree, 25 cents ; uoncen xiau,
.25; Infant Incubators, .2a; Cascade
Gardens. .25 ; White Swan, .10; J apan-
ese village and theater, .25; Diving
Elks, .25 ; New York Animal snow, ,
Haunted Swing, .25 ; btreets or cairo,
.15; Theatre, .25; Donkey Ride, .25;
Camel Ride, .30; Carnival or enice,
.50 ; Land of Slidnight Sun, .2a ; leiie
vue .25; Davenport Farm, .25;Sistine
Madonna, .10; Trip to Niagara Falls,
25 -Galveston Flood, .25; California
Radium Exhibit, .10; Burns Cottage,
10; Shooting gallery, .10; Mirror
Maze .10; "White Slave or Glimpse of
the Harem. .10 ; Grand Siberian Rail-
23 ; and Blue (jrotto, :io.
MOVE FOR PEACE
Plan to Submit Differences Between
Sheridan Mutual Companies
to Arbitration.
Large Crowd Enjoys a Day of Sight.
seeing and Pleasure at the
Great Exposition.
at a, meeting or tne aoutn snertdan Monday was Dallas, Dayton and
Switchboard Company, held at the Newberor dav
scroggin school house south of Sheri- Fair, and the thriving towns along
dan Friday, May 19, the following the line of the Yamhill division
preamble and resolutions were adopted started the observance of the special
vy a unanimous vote : Oregon cities' days by sending ten
preamble. coach loads of people to Portland.
Whereas, there now exist in Sheri- Each of the three towns was creditably
dan, Oregon, two mutual switchboard represented, considering the early
companies, and season at the Fair, and the red ribbon
Whereas, We believe the interests of or Dallas and the white ribbon of
the people of Sheridan and vicinity Newberg and Dayton were everywhere
would be greatly benefited by the in evidence on the grounds duringthe
combining of these two mutual switch- aay
board companies, and -The visitors were given a hearty
Whereas. We helievfif;ht Hi(Tflr. weloome y the Fair management.
ences now existing between these two The offlcial reception was held on the
mutual switchboard companies can ulOB" veranaa 01 ine regoa Duiid-
be adjusted by a board of arbitration; ,ng' wnere lresiJent Goode, of the
therefore bo it imposition, and President Myers, of
Resolved. That we. th Sm,th RhoH. tne Oregon State Commission, de-
dan Switchboard Cmnnanv roimsteri uvered tne addresses of welcome.
Board), recommend that a board of These wei'e responded to by Mayors Ed
arbitration be selected as follows : Riddle, of Dallas ; Jesse Edwards, of
First-That the South Sheridan ewDerg. ani - Harris, represent
Switchboard Company (Olmsted Ing luayor J. u. JNkmols, of Dayton
Board) appoint two disinterested par
ties.
Second That the North Sheridan
Switchboard Company (Cane Board)
appoint two distinterested parties.
inira inese rour men snail aD-
Mayor Biddle spoke briefly, but to
the point, thanking the officials for
their courtesies to the visitors, and
telling of the prosperity and ad
vantages enjoyed by the people of the
thriving town of Dallas. He expressed
WATCHES, JEWELRY, FOUNTAIN PENS
GOLD AND SILVER SOUVENIRS
If you expect to buy anything in Watches,
Jewelry or Gold and Silver Souvenirs or
Fountain Pens, you shuuldcall and see my
new .goods before you buy. I am offering
some very fine goods at prices that are
very reasonable. My Souvenir Goods and
Fountain Pens are exceedingly fine. I
was never better prepared than now to at
tend to the repairing department Satis
faction positively guaranteed at all times.
A. H. HARRIS .cian
NEAR POST OFFICE ON MAIN STREET, DALLAS, OREGON
WILL ENLARGE PLANT
New Electric Light Comnanv Will
Spend Several Thousand Dollars
for Additional Machinery.
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point a fifth disinterested party, and uopfi luac many PeoP10 m8bt V181t
these five men thus selected shall sit waiias aurlaS summer and see
as a board of arbitration with full for themselves what splendid oppor
nower to ndw th Hiffaran, tunities are offered to homeseekers
now existing between the aforesaid ana 1Qvestni in Polk county,
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companies, and also wif.h full wr uuo "'usicai program was rur-
to devise plans for the consolidation nished h? the Administration Band,
of these two switnhhoanl nnnmnnW and Mr8- Charles Wilson favored the
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11 accord a nP.A wiMl tha ronnframnnfa UUl5Ui;t WHU U VOUUI SOIO. Alter IU6
w itwu !VUllVIUVUUt lit
of these resolutions hAtinnfter Dt exercises, rue women neia a reception
forth, and the plans thus devised bv ln the 0reSon building, which had
this hoarrl nf orhUrntmn choii v, oeen placed at tne disposal of the
equally binding udou both of the visitors for the day.
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aforesaid companies iU U1 '""""""i. tne excursionists
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fBv disintor-Aatnri rortioa m .o scaiKjieu inrougn tne grounds and
that the men who are selected on this viewea me DuuaiD63 aud exMbits.
board of arbitration shall not now JNext 10 tne loUc and amtiill county
nor ever have hAfin flnnnniuiiv i.,w. di9Plays. Government exhibit
ested in teleohone affairs in RhArirlan claimed the greatest amount of inter
but we demand that these r,artioS est,and the building was crowded with
shall be men who are prominent in
mutual telephone affairs,
Fourth the newly formed telephone
switchboard company shall be known
as the. Sheridan Mutual Telephone
Switchboard Company
The basis of arbitration shall be as
follows ;
First That each of the above
sightseers throughout the afternoon,
Returning across the Bridge of
Nations, many of the visitors spent a
merry hour in taking In the attrac
tions along the Trail.
The weather was deliciously cool
and pleasant, and the first visit to the
great Exposition was greatly enjoyed
by all. The excursion tickets sold by
named switchboard companies shall the raiIroad company were good for
be entitled to only one representative seven davs- aud manv Dallaa P00Ple
appear before the' above-named rcu,mucu m iOIimuu w l,tKe a ",ore
leisurely view oi me numerous ex
hibits than could be gained in a singleJ
day s visit. No accidents occurred
during the day, and the train arrived
home at 10 o'clock at night, bearing a
tired, but happy, crowd of excursionists.
the switch-
from their
way,
Senator Loughary, of Polk county
is spending the week in Hood River
with his sisters, Mrs. J. L. Hershner,
and Mrs. O. A. Wolverton. As the
Senator is an ardent disciple of Isaac
Walton, he is spending part of the
week whipping some of the streams of
Hood River for the festive trout. Dur
ing the recent session of the Oregon
legislature Senator Loughary was one
of the most earnest workers for the
formation of Cascade eounty.-Hood
River Glacier.
rOLEYSnOItET'Ml
to
board of arbitration.
Second That both of
boards must be moved
present locations.
Third-That a suitable place shall
be rented by the newly formed switch
board company in which one of the
switchboards shall be placed and all
lines of both the present switchboard
ompanies shall be run to the newly
installed switchboard
Fourth That the newly installed
board shall be in a place which Is in
dependent of any other business.
Fifth That a suitable operator be
employed to operate the board. Be it
further
Resolved That we have a copy of
these resolutions presented to the
officers of the McMinnville Mutual
Telephone Switchboard Company, and
that we ask them to aid us in present
ing this proposition to the North
Sheridan (Cane Board) Switchboard
Company.
Lite.
The poet's exclamation : "OLife! I
feel thee bounding in my veins," is a
joyous one. Persons that can rarely
or never make it, in honesty to them
selves, are among the most un
fortunate. They do not live, but
exist ; for to live implies more than to
be. To live is to be well and strong
to arise feeling equal to the ordinary
duties of the day, and to retire not
overcome by them to feel life bound
ing in the veins. A medicine that has
made thousands of people, men and
women, well and strong, has accom
plished a great work, bestowing the
richest blessings, and that medicine
is Hood's Sarsaparilla. The weak,
run-down, or debilitated, rrom any
cause, should not fail to take it It
builds up the whole system, changes
existence into life, and makes life
more abounding. We are glad to say
these words in its favor to the readers
of our columns.
COMBINE TWO OFFICES
The Dallas electric light plant
passed into the hands of its new
owners, S. B. Thompson and sons, of
Portland, the first of the month, Mr.
VauOrsdel retiring from the business.
Mr. Thompson was in Dallas early in
the week, looking over the plant, with
a viewot adding new machinery and
increasing its capacity. The plant is
owned by S. B. Thompson and his two
sons, C. P. and D. A. Thompson, aud
will be operated . under the name of
the Dallas Electric Light Company.
It is the intention of the company to
enlarge the plant at once. An order
has been placed for a large new
engine and boiler, which will be in
stalled as soon as the necessary brick
and cement work can be done by Con
tractor John Olin. Mr. Thompson
says that the new engine will supply
all the power needed for years to come,
and that he will soon be ln shape to
furnish lights to all persons desiring
them, with ample guarantee of a flrst
class service.
Mr. Thompson says it is his purpose
to enlarge the plant to suit all present
requirements, and to add new
machinery as rapidly us the business
will justify the increase. He Is well
pleased with his investment, and
promises to spare no efforts to give
the city a first-class lighting service.
He la a pleasant, courteous gentleman,
and, during his short visit, made a
most favorable impression upon the
business men who had the pleasure
of meeting him.
NEW MILL FOR FALLS CITY
Falls City Lumber Company Will
Build on Site of the Burned
Watklns Sawmill.
George T. Gerlinger, vice-president
of the Dallas and Falls City railroad,
arrived home Monday evening from
Portland, where he placed orders for
the machinery for a new sawmill to
be located in the timber west of Falls
City. The mill will be erected on the
site of the Watkins mill, recently
burned, aud will have a daily capacity
of 00,000 feet. The machinery is all of
the latest improved make, and the
mill will be strictly first-class in every
respect. Work on the mill buildings
will begin at once.
Georgo T. Gerlinger, who is to be
the manager of the new concern, is
an experienced sawmill man, and
thoroughly understands the business
ln Its every detail. The management
of the mill will be in good hands, and
the promoters of the enterprise are
confident that the venture will prove
successful. The new mill will add
greatly to Falls City's prosperity, and
the old-time business activity will
soon be restored in that enterprising
town.
City Marshal Will Hereafter Perform
Duties of Street Commissioner
in Dallas.
J. L. Castle, the well known Dallas
stock buyer, spent Wednesday night
In Amity, accompanied by his little
stepson. Amity Advance.
Disease t&Xes no summer
vacation.
If you need flesh and
strength use
Scott's Emulsion
9 summer as in winter.
Send far free nrspU.
SCOTT & BOWSE, ChcrraU,
ill drjsr:-iS.
New York.
The city council has abolished the
office of Street Commissioner, and in
future the City Marshal will perform
the duties of that office. This plan
was decided upon at the special meet
ing of tne board Friday evening,
when Marshal J. M. Grant was em
ployed to do tbe work heretofore per
formed by J. J. Williams. The Mar
shal will receive tne same compensa
tion as has been allowed to the
Commissioner, viz., $2 per day for
time actually employed at street work.
The compensation of the Street Com
missioner has not been large, ranging
from $10 to 120 a month, but taken in
connection with the Marshal's salary
of $3Q a month and fees for serving
papers, making arrests, etc., will
amount to a fair salary for the amount
of work performed.
All members or tne board were
present at the meeting Friday evening,
The quarterly financial reports of the
Auditor and Treasurer were approved
and placed on file. Councilman Boa Is
placed the name of W. G. Vassall In
nomination for the office of City
Treasurer, and under suspension of
the rules, the Auditor was instructed
to cast the vote of tbe council for the
nominee. J. M. Grant was re-elected
City Marshal by a unanimous vote.
Councilman F. J. Coad, chairman
of the street committee, recommended
that the board cover over the mill race
on Oak street be rebuilt, buttbe motion
was unfavorably received. Council
man Belt recommended that one of
tbe hose carts be moved from the City
Hall to the business district, but no
definite action was taken on his
recommendation.
Horsemen, Attention!
The Imported German Coach stal
lion "Alban" will make the wason of
1903 at Farmers' Feed Shed in Dallas,
Polk county. Terms $10, f 15 and f 20.
IlrBBAED & McDAKIEL,
Dallas, Oregon.
Legal blanks for 6ale here.
siTu?- Early Cbcra
Woodmen Honor Their Dead.
Over one hundred members of
Dallas Camp, No. 209, Woodmen of
the World, braved the inclement
weather Sunday afternoon and
marched to the Odd Fellows' cemetery,
where the monument at the grave of
their deceased neighbor, Charles
Farley, was unveiled with appropriate
ceremonies. The ritualistic services
were followed by a beautiful address
by Rev. James Moore, pastor of the
Dallas M. E. Church. After the cere
monies were concluded, the graves of
other deceased members were deco
rated. Woodmen buried in the Dallas
cemetery are W. J. Starr and C. R.
Farley, of Dallas camp; Addison
Boyd, of Monmouth camp, and Ed
Hutchin, of Salem camp. A com
mittee from Dallas camp went to the
Brown cemetery, north of town, Sun
day morning and decorated the grave
of the late Neighbor James H.
Townsend with a profusion of choice
flowers.
'Young Kockwood."
The fine trotting stallion, "Young
Rockwood," will be at Black's barn
In Dallas every Friday and Satur
day. Remainder of week on W. C.
Brown farm north of Dallas. Terms,
110.
CLARENCE BROWN,
Dallas, Oregon.
PRUSSIAN STOCK FOOD
latest and best food for Horses, Cattle
bueep and Hogs.
PRUSSIAN POULTRY FOOD
For sale by
S. M. RAY, Dallas, Oregon
FOR FIRST-CLASS WORK GO TO
cm man
John E. Smith's Old Stand
General Blacksmithing
and Iron Work.
Horse Shoeing a Specialty.
I have had 28 years experi
ence ln this work, and can
give you a first-class job.
CAL BUTTON, Dallas, Ore.
the Imported Percbercn Stallion
"TAFIA"
owned by the Polk County Percheron
Horse Association, will make the
season of l'J()5 as follows :
Farmer's Feed Shed, Dallas
MONDAY, TUESDAY
and WEDNESDAY .'.
DicKinson's Livery Stable
Independence
THURSDAY, FRIDAY and
SATURDAY.
TERMS $25 to insure, due when mare
is known to be with foal, or parted with.
Care will betaken to prevent accidents,
but will be responsible for none.
A. II. HOLM AN,
MANAGER
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ANYBODY CAN MAKE ICE CREAM
But to make Good Ice Cream is a very
different matter. Do a little experiment
ing by trying the other makes and com
pare with
SWETLAND'S
For perfection of flavor and rich creamy
smoothness this Ice Cream has long been
famous. "We invite one trial we know
what the verdict will be.
WALTER WILLIAMS
DALLAS ORE.
When visiting Portland, don't fail to call at "SWETLAND'S"
J 273 Morrison St, one of Portland's finest s tores, and the best vlzee
In the city for a lunch.
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