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OUNTY t i DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, JUNE 23, 1905 NO, 15 ORSFPVFP N FREE!! 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 trade with us. Come in and let us explain how we do it it will be a saving to you. Yours for business in Dry Goods, Clothing', Shoes, Furnishings, Etc., Etc, Etc. STOUFFER ELECTED AUDITOR Ulno 1.1 . . mira uailot-Oscar Hayter i-iiipwyea as Legal Adviser to Council for Another Year. R. JACOl 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 noYelr tes n interior decoraon,. Iet vhem figure with you op your Spring work Jt will pay you. STREET, DALLAS, OREGON I SPECIAL SALE ! Saturday, June 24 i Ladies' 35c fancy Hose 25c ladies' 25c fancy Hose 19c Men's $1.50 Shirts $1.25 Vs$1.25 Shirts.... '. $1.00 From 3 to 4 O'clock Only io yards of I I Calico for 4$ cents. ! j LIMIT 10 YARDS TO EACH CUSTOMER 3. C. DODSON CO. j Wilson BlocK, Dallas, Oregon, j 8: CAMPBELL W. V. FULLER TAEM8 TIMBEB 1 CAMPBELL & FULLER Timber 1 Farm Lands, City Property Loans and Insurance We have the largest and best selected list of farms of any firm in r nty, including Hop lands, Fruit lands, Stook ranches, grain ,"?s and those adapted to diversified farming. We handle timber U 5n polk, Benton and Lincoln counties, in small or large tracts, Bme?tead Relinquishments for sale on timber or stock lands. Busi 8 chan3 looked up and located for intending purchasers. Dallas, Oregon K Famous WASHINGTON CREAM d in ay quantity desired at . jracy Staats- ' ectionery Store Cool DrinKs for . Ect Weather... ww' Dallas, Oregon HAVE YOU SEEN . . OUR NEW . . .. Japanese Goods For beautiful designs and rich coloring they have no equal. Meiser (Eb Meiser, DALLAS, OREGON. The vacancy in the office of Auditor and Police J udge of Dallas, caused by the resignation of H. G. Campbell, was filled by the election of Dan p Stouffer at the meeting of the City Council, Monday evening. Mr. Stouf fer was elected by a majority of one vote over Hardy Holman, receiving me HUDDOrt Of ( niinoilmnn n.nar, - ' i..J,vu oais ana Shaw. Mr. Holman was me cnoice of Councilmen Coad, Ayres and Stafrin. Oscar Hayter was re-employed as City Attorney for a term of one year, his salary being uAeu ai wio per quarter. The meeting was called to order at 7 :30 o'clock, with Mayor Biddle in the chair. Present, Councilmen Belt, Coad, Ayres, Boals, Stafrin and Cosper; absent, Shaw. The matter of investing the money in the water-works sinking fund came up for consideration, and after a lengthy discussion it was decided to purchase one of the outstanding water bonds, if the same can be obtained upon reasonable terms. The sinking fund wa3 established two years aero, and now contains $1500 principal and a neat amount of accumulated interest. It is the desire of the council to call in one of the $1000 bonds, and to in vest the remaining fund on good security until next Spring, when, with the new taxes, enough money will be available to take up another bond The council instructed the Finance Committee to buy a bond, if satisfac tory arrangement can be made with me noiaer; otnerwse, to seek some safe investment, for the money now idle in the sinking fund. The bill of $95 for painting the City Hall and the electrio light bill for the month of May were ordered paid. A resolution authorizing the Mayor and Auditor to re-employ Oscar Hay ter as attorney for the city for a period of one year was passed by unanimous vote. Under the terms of the contract, Mr. Hayter will be re quired to prepare ordinances and act as legal adviser to the city officers, for which services he will receive a com pensation of $100 a year. An ordinance regulating the con struction of parking strips was read second time and passed. The ordi nance provides that all parking strips laid out hereafter shall be subject to the following regulations : On all 80- foot streets, the curb or outer edge of the parking strip shall be 30 feet from the center line of the street ; on 66-foot streets, 25 feet from the center of the street: and on 60-foot streets, 22 feet from the center of the street. This rule will insure a uniform curb line on all streets, whether the fences and sidewalks are on the property line, or otherwise. The ordinance to license meat peddlers again came up for con sideration and provoked a lengthy discussion. Sentiment against the ordinance in its present form was stroncr. and it was referred to the Ordinance Committee for revision. The resignation of H. G. Campbell a Auditor and Police Judge was called from the table, at Mr. Camp- hfill'H reouest. and was accepted. The council then proceeded to elect his successor. Ayres placed the name of TTardv Holman in nomination, and Belt offered the name of D. P. Stouffer. tvib hallot resulted in a tie. The Mayor did not cast the deciding vote, but ordered a second ballot to be taken, Again a tie resulted, and on motion of Cosper, the Marshal was instructed to hring in the absent councilman, lur. Shaw, who was at his place of busi ness, responded to the summons and a third ballot was ordered. The dead lock was broken in this ballot, Stouf fer being elected by a vote of 4 to 3. The Ordinance Committee was in structed to prepare an amendment to the saloon ordinance, raising the license from $400 to $600 a year. The next regular meeting of the council will be held ou Monday, J uly 3. HOP SALE CAUSES SENSATION Pincus & Son, the Tacoma Bulls, Un load Their 1904 Holdings Through Portland Representative. CHILDREN ENJOY PICNIC DLtuT Early Risers Th famous little pin Harry Day Is Promoted. H. L. Day, colonel in the Uniform Rank, Woodmen of the World, has re ceived his appointment from Head Consul 1. 1. Boak, of the Pacific juris diction, as state organizer for the order in Oregon. For some time there have been three organizers in Oregon, one for Portland and the east side of the Willamette River, one for the west side of the river, and one for Eastern Oregon. By the recent ap pointment the state is combined into one district, and Colonel Day is placed in charge. He is one of the best known Woodmen of the World in Oregon, and has had long experience in almost every branch of the order, so he is well qualified for the work in hand. Notice to Stockholders. Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Dallas City Bank will be new at the Bank parlors on Saturday, July is 1905. atone o'clock p. m., iui purpose of electing officers and trans acting such further business as may come before the meeting. W. G. VASSALL, Cashier. .Ihe announcement that Isaac Pincus & Sons, the heavy hopdealers of Tacoma, had sold their holdings of 1U04 hops caused a sensation in the local market, Monday. The first news of this selling came from Tatoma sources, u is saia tnat jf incus was selling his hops through his Portland representative, and that practically every bale had already been disposed of on the quiet Later information was confirmed by various Portland dealers. Pincus has been the main stay of the bull movement in the 1904 market. His has been the loudest voice raised in an effort to cause the grower to hold, and the fact that he has sold while every grower and most of the dealers believed he was holding, caused the market to sag suddenly and the result is likely to prove disas trous to the present market. ' It is said that Isaac Pincus & Sons held about $40,000 of hops, and by the deal which has just been closed the firm is estimated to have lost in the vicinity of $15,000. These hops were purchased on the open market when prices were fighting their liveliest to get up to 35c, and a large amount of the goods was purchased around 31 32c per pound. In this connection Pincus & Sons were situated some what different from the holding grow er, for the amount of hops held by the big bull firm cost them the very top values, while the growers' interest cost but the cost of growing and bal ing, probably about 8o per pound. Every opportunity to bull the market was eagerly snapped at by the Tacoma firm in an effort to hold themselves up, as well as help the grower who still had supplies on hand. The selling by Pincus leaves but one big lot in the market that owned by Krebs Bros. According to late reports from Salem, Conrad Kreba is quoted as saying that he is still hold ing and advises the Oregon grower to hold likewise. The selling by Pincus, however, took the biggest prop out of the market for the 1904 crop. Port land Journal. Annual Outing of Public School Teachers and Children at Rlckreall Largely Attended. DR. M'CALLON CHOSEN Popular Physician Is Elected to Sue. ceed William Grant as Director of Dallas School District. vr. is. t. Mcuauon was elected a member of the Board of Directors of the Dallas public school at the annual school meeting held in the City Hall, Monday afternoon. The Doctor was cnosen ay a unanimous vote, no can didates appearing in opposition to him. H. G. Campbell was unani mously re-elected for clerk. The attendance of voters was light, not more than thirty being present. The annual report of Clerk Camp bell shows the Dallas school district to be in a flourishing condition. The finances are in good shape, and the enrollment of children in the district shows a marked increase over that of last year. The school building is well equipped with furniture, and the library contains several hundred vol luraes of carefully-selected books. Before adjourning the meeting, the voters extended a hearty vote of thanks to William Grant, the retiring Director, for his faithful services. Mr. Grant has worked earnestly and efficiently for the upbuilding of the school, and has had the satisfaction of seeing his efforts crowned with suc cess. His successor, Dr. McCallon, takes an active interest in educational affairs, and his election is highly satisfactory to the people of the district He is enthusiastic in any work he undertakes, and it is the general be lief that he will prove a competent official in his new capacity. Reunion at Willamette. The alumni reunion of Willamette University took place Wednesday even ing at the chapel, and about 75 partici pated in the banquet C. B. Moores acted as toastmaster, and addresses were made by Hon. H. H. Gilfrey, of Washington, D. C. ; S. O. Royal, of Cincinnati, and Mrs. Margaret Caples Paget of Portland. Judge Butler, of Dallas, presidod at the literary pro gram. A great many persons re sponded to toasts, and a general good time was enjoyed. Salem Journal. Miss Pauline Snyder, after spending several months with her sisters and brothers in Oregon, Is at home again, having arrived on the Jefferson. Wrangell, Alaska, SentineL liumo SCOTTS LMCU10N won't make Oae!( U Q hump bc k straight, neither will it make I short kg long, out n kms sore Done A and heal diseased bone and is among tne lew genuine una ui ra iy m ri rickets and bone consumpuo. Send for frrc sample SCOTT bOWhit, Cbrmwtt, 409-415 Pearl Street, Nw York. Fully one thousand school children attended the annual school picnic at Rickreall last Saturday. Hundreds of older people were also present, mak ing the attendance the largest ever seen on an occasion of this kind id Polk oounty. County graduating exercises were a new and novel feature, and added greatly to the pleasure of the da3 Over one hundred eighth grade graduates received their diplo mas, the presentation being made by State Superintendent J. H. Ackerman Professor B. F. Mulkey, president of the Ashland State Normal School, delivered the address to the graduates. rroressor Mulkey is never more happy in his remarks than upon an occasion of this kind, and his excel lent talk to the young people was one that they will long remember. The graduates were presented by County Superintendent C. L. Starr in a neat five-minute speech. Music was fur nished by the Buena Vista Band. The morning exercises were held in the Burch grove, long noted as one of the coolest and most pleasant retreats in the county. With the arrival of the noon hour., lunch-baskets were brought out and the merry "pick nickers" spent a delightful hour in eating and resting in the shade of the spreading maples on the river's bank. The afternoon was given over to ball games and other athletic sports, and the day's festivities were closed by a social dance in the Rickreall Hall in the evening. Many voung DeoDle were present from all parts of the county, and dancing was indulged in until midnight. No one ever heard of a dull picnic at Rickreall, and the one given Sat urday was up to the usual standard of excellence. Queer Accident to Animal. Dr. D. D. Keeler, veterinary sur geon, yesterday performed an opera tion upon ahorse belonging to Mr. E. Bell, of Oak Grove, as a result of which he extracted a piece of board from the animal's chest which meas ured six inches in length by two and one half inches in breadth and one inch thick. The block of wood, was buried deep in the horse's breast. Mr. Bell says he does not know how it ever got there, unless the horse, which has been running to pasture for some time, plunged into the end of a fence board and broke the piece off. The horse seems to be none the worse for his ex perience, except for a slight soreness and lameness, which will be overcome in a few weeks. Tuesday'sStatesman. Hopmen Demand Thirty Cents. A meeting of Washington County hopgrowers was held in Hillsboro, Saturday, to consider an offer for the 1904 crop. It was voted not to accept the quotation, and the prospective buyers were notified that no offer of less than 30 cents would be given any consideration. Practically all of the hops unsold are in the hands of growers who can afford to hold, and there is no inclination to part with holdings unless at the price above named, and it is improbable that they would even sell at 30 cents. 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 should call and see ray 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 HA DDI Q JEWELER, end r. II. IItvtvlZ? OPTICIAN NEAR POST OFFICE ON MAIN STREET, DALLAS, OREGON MAKES MANY SPEECHES President Qoode, of the Lewis and Clark Exposition, Is Greatly Overworked Man. Loganberry King. A. M. LaFoliette of Mission Bottom, near Gervais, is the loganberry king of Oregon. Mr. LaFoliette has nine acres planted to the berries, and they are said to be a sight that is worth the trip to see. Mr. LaFoliette says the loganberry is the coming berry in this market. It is a direct, cross be tween a red raspberry and a wild blackberry, and tastes better than either. Out of the nine acres owned by Mr. LaFoliette, he will have a crop of 4,000 crates this season. Besides this, about 1,000 crates were lost by the late frosts. The Salem Statesman's corres pondent in Portland writes his paper as follows : "It is said by those who know that President Goode is sitting up nights looking for new words in the dictionary. The poor man has been compelled to deliver an address of welcome every day since the fair opened, to somebody, something or other, with the pleasant prospect of delivering one or two per day, till next October, and he i3 said to be on the verge of a collapse in an effort to say something original. Not only has he had to deliver his addresses, but he had to listen to from one to twenty speeches a day in reply, all written and delivered with the sole and com mendable purpose of pointing out to Mr. Goode and the community what the Lewis . and Clark Exposition typifies. 'One and all, from Vice-President Fairbanks down, have carefully and painstakingly followed the footsteps of the explorers across the continent never failing to pay tribute to their Indian woman guide.and to see in their ourney an opportunity for brilliant flights of oratory In which they paid glowing tributes to the west, and finished mightily pleased with them selves and their originality. One and all, they have said the same thing. Westward the star of empire takes its course,' has been their Inspiration, and, boiled down, that well-worn motto about says all that they have said. "They have told us of the trials and tribulations of our pioneers, described the country as they found it, compared to what we have today, praised Captains Lewis and Clark, praised the west and westerners and western products, praised the exposition and the exposition officials and the city of Portland and. finished with a superb effort in predicting what glorious things are yet to be ours. It was rather nice at first, for we all like praise, but after we had heard a dozen or so wo wearied, and now leave it to President Goode to listen to. And we're wondering how long he will stand it." CROPS ARE THRIVING All Indications Point to Big of drain In Oregon. Yield Indications for a record-breaking grain yield in Oregon, and the whole Northwest, this year continue to be most favorable. The grain is heading out splendidly and the heads are well filled. It is lust a little too earlv to make estimates of the probable yield. The crop might be affected so much during the next two weeks that present estimates would be far from right, but if this critical time Is passed safely, grain experts will then be able to get a reliable lino on the probable yield. The acreage of wheat In the Northwest is 5 to 10 per cent greater than that of last year, and the increase in percentage of the oats acreage is even larger. From the rate at which it is matur ing now it is expected that harvesting will be about two weeks earlier this year than last. This means that harvesting will begin early in July in the Inland Empire, and in the latter part of July or early in August in the Willamette Valley. Oregon Suburban Auto Co. Automobile car leaves Willamette Hotel for Independence daily at 7 a. m. and 3:30 p. m. Returning leaves Independence at 8:30 and 5 p, m. Connects nt Independence with motor for Monmouth, Dallas and all points on West Side. M. P. BALDWIN, Mgr. FOR FIRST-CLASS WORK GO TO cil man John E. Smith's Old Stand General Blacksmithing The estimated cost of the proposed plant to bring Rock Creek water to Corvallis for domestic use and fire purposes is $74,000. The system pro vides for forty fire hydrants. At present, there are only nine hydrants in Corvallis. Prof. C. W, Kantner, head of the music department of Pacific College, has just informed the Graphic that he has decided definitely to go to Europe this fall to noend a. taw vpara In study and advanced work. Newberg ! Graphic. Tke spirit of civic improvement is in the air, and more changes for the better have been made in Dallas this year than ever before. Business buildings and dwelling houses have been brightened in appearance by new coats of paint; door yards have been graded and seeded to lawn-grass and clover ; old, unsightly yard fences have been torn down ; new sidewalks have been built, and park strips adorn the streets in front of many homes. The business streets are kpt free of dust by sprinkling, and the town presents a cool and Inviting ap pearance. Every stranger that visits Dallas has a good word to say for our well improved, well lighted, well kept town. Masonic Building at Portland. A splendid building has been erected for entertainment purposes at the Lewis and Clark Exposition by the Masonic order. The structure is located on Lewis and Clark boulevard, and faces the Oriental Exhibit palace and the Forestry building. The Masonic building is finished with green burlap walls, Flemish oak wainscot, and handsome carpets of a pleasing shade of green. Lounging rooms and apartments where sick persons may be given attention are located upon the second floor. The lower floor is devoted to large reception rooms. During the Exposition period, the building will be the scene of many brilliant functions held under the auspices of the Masons and the ladies' auxiliary order of the Eastern Star. and Iron Work. Horse Shoeing a Specialty. I have had 28 years experi ence In this work, and con give you a first-class Job. CAL IIUTT0N, Dallas, Ore. Che Imported Pcrcberon Stallion "TAFIA" owned by the Polk County Percheron Horse Association, will make the season of 1905 as follows : Farmer's Feed Shed, Dallas MONDAY, TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY . DicKinson's Livery Stable Independence THURSDAY, FRIDAY and SATURDAY. TERMS f 25 to insure, due when mare is known to bo with foul, or parted with. Care will be taken to prevent accidents, but will bo responsible for none. A. H. HOLMAN, MANAGER. 3 1 A SECRET! T1,c rit;l,ct of,puro IJJ cream; the juceof ripe, fresh fruits; highest grade flavorings and pure crystal sugar carefully blended and frozen to a creamy smoothness by skilled workmen. This is the only "secret" of the sale of ; ; ; j It is absolutely pure contains no secret powders or 'fillers." This "Ice Cream of Quality" is received J fresh every day by J WALTER' WILLIAMS 5 SWETLAND'S ICE CREAM MAIN STREET, DALLAS ORE. Fre Sowvemr When visiting Portland, call at 'SWETLAND'S" 273 Morrison St., and present this ad. You will receive FREE an attractive souvenir for the table.