PoIR County Observer
J. C. HAYTEIt,
EDITOR AND PUBLISHER.
Published Weekly at 1.50 per
Strictly in Advance.
Ver.
DALLAS, OREGON, JULY 14, 1905
The way to build up Dallas is to pat
ronize Dallas people.
Dallas ia without electric lights
while the extensive improvements and
repairs are being made at the power
station. It is a strange thing to pee
the streets of Dallas in darkness this
beingone of the fewOregon towDsthat
has never dispensed with its street
lights for a single night since the
lighting plant was installed. For
nearly twenty years, through good
times and bad times, the lights have
been kept burning every night, and it
is a notable fact that no town of like
size in Oregon has as many street
lights us are to be found ia Dallas.
It is surprising to note the effect of
the temporary shut-down upon the
bubiness life of the town. When the
streets are brilliantly lighted at night,
the business district is a scene of
gayety and animation, and the stores,
shops and sidewalks are crowded with
people until a late hour. Merchants
enjoy a lively trade, and the town puts
on a city appearance. Especially is
this so during the spring and summer
months. Since Monday of this week,
conditions have all changed. Now,
business is practically suspended at
dark, and the streets are lonely and
deserted early in the evening. Mer
chants find it difficult to carry on their
business by the light of smoky coal
oil lamps, and few make the attempt.
The town Is dead after 8:30 o'clock
each evening, and no one tries to
revive it Next week the lighting
plant will resume operations and
business will at once drop back Into
its normal condition. Everybody will
accept the change as a matter of
course, and the temporary inconven
ience we are experiencing at present
will immediately be forgotten. AH of
which leads us to the thought that we
have become so accustomed to the many
conveniences and comforts of modern
civilization that we do fully not appre
ciate their value until we are deprived
of them. We have our electric lights,
telephones, newspapers, fust trains,
quick mail service, and countless other
conveniences that make life pleasant
and enjoyable, and we scarcely give
one of them a passing thought of
appreciation until something happens
to deprives us or its use. xnon we
wonder how we ever got along without
it.
to be any choice announced soon.
Before leaving Washington for his
summer vacation, Secretary Hitchcock
intimated that no appointment would
be made until after the conclusion of
the land fraud trials in Portland, but
stated that a decision might be reached
at any time. Senator Fulton an
nounces that he has recommended
George L. Hawkins, of Dallas, for the
place, but Secretary Hitchcock is said
to favor J. M. Lawrence, of Bend.
B. L. Eddy has been agreed upon for
register, but he will not be appointed
until the receiver is chosen. The
Roseburg land office has been closed
since the dismissal of Booth and
Bridges.
Saturday was the hottest day of the
year, the mercury going up to 100
degrees late in the afternoon. The
heat was somewhat oppressive, owing
to the absence of a sea breeze, but
business went on as usual, and men
working in the fields and hop-yards
suffered no particular discomfort.
After sunset the air became cool and
the heat of the day was forgotten.
Sunday was much cooler, and the
weather this week has been bracing
anu pleasant. Oregon has a hot day
occasionally in midsummer, but the
heat is not of the killing sort, and
sunstrokes and prostrations are .unknown.
Here's good sense from the Newberg
Graphic: "If representative people of
some parts of Yamhill county would
spend more time in trying to help
make the county exhibit at the fair
first-class and less time in offering
criticisms on the exhibit and the
management, much more good would
come of it." A similar suggestion to
a few knockers in Polk county would
not be out of place, and it is hereby
offered.
Editor Hofer of the Capital Journal
says : Now that Sacajawea has been
"monumentalized" let us give the
saddle-colored "bird woman" a rest,
remembering that there are other
women alive who are birds.
Misses Edna and Delia Simonton,
of Rickreall, visited friends In Dallas
yesterday.
Mayor Biddle and R. L. Chapman
went to Dundee on a business visit,
Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Kisser and Mr. and
Mrs. Janzen have been rusticating at
NestUcca beach.
MAKES HEALTHY GROWTH
Assessor's Census Report Give Dal
las Population of 1529 Inside
City Limits.
Dallas is making a steady and
healthy growth. This fact is shown by
comparison of the census enumeration
of County Assessor C. S. Graves just
completed and the count made by the
Observes one year ago. The Observer
made a careful house-to-house count
and found the number of people liv
ing inside the city limits to be 1449.
Assessor tiraves goes over the same
ground one year later and finds the
number to be 1029. The people living
in the immediate suburbs, outside the
city limits, were not counted by the
Assessor, save in the county precinct
enumeration. Basing an estimate on
the Observer's count of a year ago,
there are no less than 100 people liv
ing within one-half mile of the city
limits. Taking the figures of the
Assessor as a basis, and without any
attempt at padding, it may be safely
said that Dallas has a population of
1625 people.
Independence, the next largest town
in the county, has a population of
1214 inside the city limits, according
to Assessor Graves's count. We have
no information at hand as to the
number of suburban residents at
Independence, but it is safe to assume
that the number is about the same as
at Dallas. This would give ou r neigh
bor town a population exceeding 1300,
Taking the same amount of subur
ban territory at Dallas and Indepen
dence, it will be found that each town
has increased its population by 400
people since the last federal census
was taken a very creditable and
healthy Bhowing.
MRS. HUGH MUIR IS DEAD
Former Resident of Salem Passes
Away at Her home in Ontario,
Canada.
Hillsboro is to have a modern
theater, with a largo stage and a seat
ing capacity of 700. The building will
be erected by a syndicate of local busi
ness, men headed by A. C. Shuto, the
banker. Such a structure is badly
needed in Dallas for theatrical perform
ances, conventions, and other public
gatherings. The auditorium in the City
Hal! providos the only place of public
amusement at prcsont, and is entirely
inadequate to the needs of the town.
The hall has a seating capacity of less
than 300, and the stage Is little better
than no stage at all. The building
was built nearly twenty years ago,
wheu Dallas was a village of 500 or
600 Inhabitants, and it is a well-re-uioinbered
fact that even In that early
day the first entertainment given in
the hall drew a crowd that 11 Mod the
building to overflowing. No change
has ever been made in the building,
and Dallas, a town of nearly 2000 In
habitants, is still using the same
stuffy, little hall. Tho structure Is
amply large for city purposes, and
will doubtless bo so used for mauy
years to come. But a chango in the
size of tho public hall is not praticable,
and would cost as much, or more,
than a now building. Consequently,
no money ehould be wasted by tho city
in an attempt to remodel the present
structure. What the town needs is a
large, comfortable hall, with a large
stage and all tho modern accessories,
suitable for amusement purposes and
for holding public meetings, county
conventions, teachers' Institutes and
other gatherings such as are natural
ly hold in a county seat town. The
Observer does not believe that such a
building in a town of this size would
be a source of groat profit to its
owners, but does believe that it
would pay interest on a reason
able amount of money iuvested.
Considered from the standpoint of a
public enterprise and a need conveni
ence, such a building would be a groat
thing for Dallas.
No action has been taken in the
appointment of h receiver for the land
ofllce at Roseburg, nor is there likely
Scrofula
Jew are entirely frw-from It,
It may develop so slowly as to cause
ilttle if any disturbance duriug Uie whole
p jriod of childhood.
It may tben producs Irregularity of the
Stomach and bowels, dyspepsia, catarrh,
and marked tendency to consumption
N-fore manifestos Itself In much cutaneous
eruption or glandular swelling.
It la best to be sure that you are quite
fn rroru It, and for its complete eradia
tion you can rely on
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Z5 fcwt cl 2 EfcUdaes tor all baoon.
Our townsman, A. B. Muir, this
week received the the sad news of the
death of his aged mother Mrs. Hugh
Muir, which occurred in Paris,Ontario,
Canada, on Sunday, July 2. Mrs.
Muir was a resident of Salem, Oregon,
for many years, and had many friends
in that city and Dallas. The follow
ing notice of her death is taken from
the Paris Star-Transcript;
"On Sunday morning last, Mrs.
Hugh Muir, one of tho oldest residents
of our community, was called to her
rest and reward. She had reached
the ripe old age of 88 years, but until
a few weeks ago was remarkably ac
tive aud bright. Sho was providently
endowed with the faculty for looking
on the bright side of things and had
the proverbial courago of her race.
For she was one of the Brodies an old
family in Ayrshire.in Scotland, whence
sho enrne to this district with her
husband, Hugh Muir, over forty
years ago. sno Knew by neart
whole sections or the Bcripturo, and
had withal tho views of strict integrity
characteristic of the old Scottish
school. Three sons and threo daugh
ters mourn the loss of a devoted
mother.
"The funeral took plaeo on Tuesday
afternoon, from the residence of her
daughter, Mrs. Hutton, and was
largely attended. Relatives and
friends from Hamilton, Caledonia
and other points were present, aud
there were many floral offerings on
the coffin In which lay the departed
one with peaceful faoo."
Stands In With the Boys.
Says the Salem Statesman The cor
respondent who complains of the boys
swimming in nature's garb on the
Polk county side of the river because
of the "delicate sensibilities" of ladies
who desire to go boat riding, is re
minded that one law of physiology is
that neither death nor bodily injury
has ever yet taken place from any
thing that has entered the body
through the normal action ot the
optic nerve. Also there are muscles
w hich control that nerve and also the
rest of the body aud if the ladies are
afraid their "delicate sensibilities"
are going to be injured seriously, they
may remember that they who will not,
need not, see everything iu this world.
It reminds one of the story of the
Gorman who complaiueti to an army
ofihvr whose boys were permitted to
bathe in the river opposite the old
man's farm. He asked that the com
mandant of the pot order it stopped,
claiming that tho boys made a rather
shocking sight to his daughte rs.
"But," said the colonel, "they cer
tainly cannot see my soldiers at that
distance. It's over half a mile aecross
the river." "Veil," respouded the
Gorman, "dem gals of mine dey uses
a sphy glass."
Card ot Thanks.
We desire to thank our friends and
neighbors for their kind assistance
during our late bereavement.
Mik V. II. HiiuuKp asp Family.
INDEPENDENCE NOTES.
INDEPENDENCE, Ore., July 11
G. A. Hurley was a Salem visitor
Sunday.
E. W. Cooper was a Salem visitor,
Tuesday.
Mrs. Bell Cressy has gone to New
port for the summer.
Rev. E. J. Thompson was a Port
land visitor the first of the week.
Mrs. M. Beals, of Chicago, III., is
visiting her cousin, Mrs. M. W. Wal
lace. Miss Mollie McDonnell and Miss
Mabel Cressy visited in Portland over.
Sunday.
Miss Olga Bootmau, of North Yaki
ma, is visiting her aunt, MrsM. Stine,
iu Monmouth.
The Woodmen Circle and the Wood
men Lodges held joint installation
Friday evening.
Mrs. M. Smith, of LaFayette, Ore.,
visited her daughter, Mrs. A. M. Hur
ley, during the week.
Little Miss Marie Jones returned
from a visit in Portland and McMinn
ville, Saturday evening.
Rev. E. C. Wigmore, of Eugene, is
holdings meetings in the Christian
church each night in the week.
The students at the Summer Normal
at Monmouth enjoyed a little picnic
on the river, south of town, Saturday.
Mrs. J. R. Cooper and Mrs. Lillian
Eaton and children went to Portland,
Tuesday, for a few days visit at the
Fair.
Dr. O. D. Butler went to Portland
Tuesday morning, to attend the
National Medical Congress being held
there.
Mrs. Ella Jessup, of Boise, Idaho,
has returned from a visit in Salem
and is visiting at the home of her
father, Mr. Thomas Fennell.
Mrs. I. Vanduy ne, of Portlaud, came
over from Salem Tuesday eveninj? to
visit her mother, Mrs. Merwln, and
her brother, Postmaster Merwin.
Quito a number went from here
Saturday evening to hear the band
concert at Monmouth. These concerts
will be given every Saturday eveniug
during the summer.
A Salem base ball team was defeated
by the Independence team, in a game
played here Sunday afternoon, by a
score of 19 to 4. During the game, the
grandstand fell, and Mr. Dick Gaines
and a little girl received slight injur
ies. Saturday was a very warm day, the
thermometer registering 100 degrees.
Although residents of the valley con
sidered it very warm, it was not neces
sary to discontinue out-door work,
aud there are no reports of any bad
results to good health, which are so
common in the East, even at a lower
temperature.
Lively Blaze In Barn.
While driving by a barn on the old
Lee farm south of town Sunday after
noon, Andrew Gilson and a young
man named Snyder noticed a dense
volume of smoke issuing from an
open side door. The young men ran
to the building and found the straw
and trash on the floor burning at a
lively rate. They summoued Armond
Guthrie, the occupant of the farm,
from his house a few rods away, and
the three men were soon using all the
means at hand to subdue the flames.
After a few minutes' brisk work,
the fire was gotten under control.
The origin of the fire is unknown, as
the barn had not been used for sev
eral months. But for the timely dis
covery by the young men, the blaze
would soon have been beyond control.
The damage to the building was nominal.
Big Yield of Vetch.
Hon. George Myer, of Sraitbfield,
reports a yield of vetch of 1 tons to
the acre. Ex-County Commissioner
John B. Teal says he can see Mr.
Myer's yield and go him four toes to
the acre better. From a single acre
on. Mr. Teal's DjountoiD ranch, CJ tons
of vetoh were harvested this week.
The entire field averaged 4 tons to the
acre. The rich mountain soil is espec
ially adapted to the growth of vetch,
and Mr. Teal declares it is the most
profitable crop he has ever raised.
Health Officer's Notice.
Parents of children with the whoop
ing cough are hereby notified that the
law requires a close quarantine of
infected children during the active
stage of the disease. Violations of the
law will result in arrest and fine.
W. S. CARY,
Health Officer.
Notice to Contractors.
Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids will be received by Polk County,
Oregon, for the construction of two
bridges, one at McCoy, Polk County,
Oregon, and one on what is known as
the Sidney road, iu said County and
State, also for making a fill in road
District No. 7.
Plans and specifications can be seen
in the office of the County Clerk of
said County, who will also receive
said bids.
The Court reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
Bids to be opened July 25th, 1905,
at 10 o'clock a. m.
By order of the County Court, made
July 8, 1905.
E. M. SMITH.
Clerk of Polk County, Oregon
A Comfortable Home aud Summer
Boarding House
The Seaview House
MRS. 8. S. BURROWS
Half-way between the Post Office
and Nve Creek. : : :
Rates reasonable. Newport, Ore.
Miss Ada Osficld is visiting rela
tives in Portland.
Mr. aud Mrs. F. J. Chapman, Dr.
and Mrs. W. S. Cary and Mrs Bat
Casey are visiting the Fair.
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BUSINESS LOCALS.
Dr. Havter, .Dentist. Office over
Wilson's Drug Store. Dallas, Oregon.
Go and see those fine bath tubs,
sinks and lavatories at Wagner Bro,
A first-class plumber is in their em
ploy, and will satisfactorily do your
work.
One of the best horse-shoers in the
state will be found working at Wagner
Bros.' shop. Give him a trial and be
convinced.
Wagner Brothers invite you to call
and inspect their stock of bath-tubs,
sinks, toilets, etc, as they now carry
the largest stock on the West Side.
They have engaged the services of a
first-class plumber, and would be
pleased to call and figure with you on
any work you may have in the way of
water pipes or plumbing of any kind
for your house, store or office. The
finest and most skillful work guaran
teed. Sheep or Goats Wanted.
Sheep or goats wanted to pasture,
for share or cash. Enquire of R. J.
Kinxev, Dallas, Or.
For Sale
Oak Wood for sale. T. A. Riggs.
Dallas, Oregon
Goats Wanted.
Wanted, some wether goats. Address
H. V. DOLPH,
Dallas, Or., R. F. D. 1.
Wanted to Trade.
Will trade a Guitar-a-phone and 22
pieces of music for wood or man's
bicycle. Enquire at Stettler's Meat
Market, Dallas, Or.
Horse For Sale.
A good, gentle, family horse, 7
years old, and sound. Will work
single or double. M.B.GRANT,
Dallas. Oregon.
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Hay For Sale.
Good, clean cheat hay; mixed cheat
and timothy; mixed cheat and rye
grass for sale, at reasonable prices,
at my place near Derry. C. N. Mc
Arthtr, Rickreall, Or.
Dwelling: House For Sale.
Good seven-room house for sale. If
not sold soon, will rent to responsible
person.
DR. MARK HATTER,
Dallas, Oregon.
Notice to Woolgrowers.
A meeting of the Polk County Wool
grower's Association will be held in
Brown's Hall in Dallas at one o'clock
p. m., Saturday, July 15, 1905. All
members of the Association should be
present as matters of importance will
be presented. Don't stay away and
then find fault.
G. W. McBEE,
H. L. Fenton, President.
Secretary.
Irrigation Notice.
Consumers desiring water for irri
gation purposes will please take notice
that the hours for sprinkling will be
from 6 to 7 :30 A. M., and 6 to 8 :30
P. M. Violation of the four-hour
service will cause water to be cut off,
aud a penalty of 50 cents for turning
same on again. In case of a fire
alarm, all service, except that of
family necessity, must be shut off,
and remain closed until after the fire
men close the fire hydrants.
W. L. SOEHREN,
Superintendent.
FOR FIRST-CLASS WORK GO TO
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John E. Smith's Old Stand
General Blacksmithing
and Iron Work.
Horse Shoeing a Specialty.
T have had 28 years experi
ence in this work, and can
give you a first-class job.
CAL HUTTON, Dallas, Ore.
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L. D. Daniel's Wall Paper Store,
Main Street. Dallas, Ore., 'Phone 225
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We have the finest line of
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tie Gents'. We know they are
what you want but we want you to
4 come ana see them, for the prices
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Notice to Contractors.
For Sale.
Five thorough-bred early Cotswold
male lambs for sale; also cherries.
Mutual Thone No. HS.
JAMES ELLIOTT.
Wanted to Pasture.
Goats wanted to pasture. Charges
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hiver at Siilem, aforesaid, in th manner and
""ft th u.me "hereinafter spetitied. All bids
shall be hied with John W. feoland, Countv
tlerk of Marion County, on or before July Mtli
at one o'clock p. m., and each bid shall be
accompanied by a certified check of the bidder
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payable to said Uerk, to be forfeited to the
said parties, in case such bid shall be accepted
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twelve inches wide and eighteen feet long S
laterally and nailed at each end and oil eyery
alternate joist between the ends of plank and
the nails shall be placed on alternate si tea of the
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of plank four inches thick, twelve inches wide
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with the travel acros. Tsiid ffi1''
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Comity Clerk of SnAn
County Clerk of Polkonmy, o"ion.
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SUMMER 5CHO01
MONMOUTH STATE
NORMAL
June 26 to August 4.
Tuition f-
Board and Room $3.00 to $4.00 per week.
Entire expense need not exceed $30.00.
Faculty of Eight.
All resources of the State Normal available.
Address E D. RESSLER,
Monmouth, Onf
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Dallas, Ores-on.