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VOL. XVIII
DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, SEPTEMBER 8, 1905
NO. 26
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NOTICE!!
Having made arrangements
to remove to Condon, Oregon,
sometime in October, we hereby
notify all parties owing us that
all accts must be settled by Oct. 1
S. C Dodson & Co.
Dallas, Oregon
SHEATH & 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.
DALLAS, OREGON
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MILL STREET,
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QUALITY MUST WIN
By making an absolutely pure Ice Cream
free from secret powders or ''fillers" so
commonly used, the manufacturers of
Swetland's Ice Cream
have gained for it a valuable reputation,
and its sale this season has been larger
than ever before.
When you take your evening walk come to our
Parlor and try a plate of this delicious and
refeshing cream, or order a quart for
Sunday's Dinner
WALTER WILLIAMS
MAIN STREET,
AGENTS FOR
DALLAS OEE.
Special prices for Picnics, Socials, etc.
H. G. CAMPBELL
FARMS
W. V. FULLER Nj
TIMBER
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
the county, including Hop lands, Fruit lands, Stock ranches, grain
farms and those adapted to diversified farming. We handle timber
lands in Polk, Benton and Lincoln counties, in small or large tracts,
Homestead Relinquishments for sale on timber or stock lands. Busi
ness chances looked up and located for intending purchasers.
Dallas, Oregon
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How's Your Eyes?
T"a ve.made a 8tudy of the eyes for
tattoan m a graduate Scientific
J ill- f - . Many have been success
t iav r:-wlth my glasses and are
j gUss, Silverware
jliggjCIass Jewelry
iutLP1?? 53 large and shows
tj sht style8 and shapes"
ason i requirements of the
:mni ,.great feature is their
rrtect uallt,es. aside from the
ible8 prices bip and re800"
WClS" Cts' Fountain Pens nI
Precious Stones
C-H. MORRIS
M e. eweler nd Optician
R. C. Craven, Pres.
W. G. Vassall, Cashier
Dallas City hi
Exchanges bought and sold on .jJl
points. Special attention paid Jo col
lections.
IS, Famous
WASHINGTON
ICE CREAM
may be
had in any quantity desired
.at.
Tracy Staats'
Confectionery Store
Cool DrinKs for
Hot Weather-
LARGE SEATING CAPACITY
Auditorium In New Woodmen Hall
Will Hold Eight Hundred
People.
It will doubtless be news to many
people of this city to learn that Dallas
is soon to have a modem theater
building. The new Woodmen Hall,
now in course of construction, is
designed not only for a lodge building
but a theater as well. The upper
story will have a seating capacity of
800, and will be furnished with chairs
that can be removed when the lodge
is holding its sessions.
A large stage is being built, and
will be supplied with the necessary
scenery. The stage will be well
lighted, the footlights being hidden
from the view of the audience.
Underneath the stage will be three
comfortable dressing rooms, heated
from the furnace in the basement.
Directly over these rooms will be a
music room for the accommodation
of the orchestra. The musicians will
make their entrances and exits by
way of a door under the front of the
stage. A neat railing will divide the
space occupied by the orchestra and
that occupied by the audience.
The musicians in the Camp are
organizing a large orchestra for the
winter season, and expect to begin
regular practice about October 1.
The membership of the orchestra will
not be limited to members of the order,
but will be open to any young man
who desires to improve his musical
talents. The floor of the hall will be
covered with a material that will
make it smooth for dancing, and it is
probable that many social dances will
be given during the winter months.
In fitting up the hall for public per
formances, It is not the intention of
the Camp to throw it open to every
theatrical troupe that comes along,
but to admit attractions of recognized
merit only, and to encourage per
formances by home talent P. H.
Morrison, the supervising architect,
recently went to Portland and visited
the various playhouses for the pur
pose of gaining information as to the
best plans for building a modern
theater, and while in the city was
assured by the theatrical managers
that they would be glad to send a
good company to Dallas to open the
new theater and to furnish one or two
good attractions a month after the
house was opened. If the Woodmen
succeed In their proposed plans for
furnishing a meritorious theatrical
attraction occasionally during the
winter months, they will receive the
thanks of the amusement loving
people of Dallas.
Last Sad Rites.
The funeral of the late F. S. Neff
was hold from the residence of Harry
Hollister last Friday afternoon, ihe
services were conducted by Rev.
James Moore, pastor of the M. E.
Church, and, while brief, were deeply
impressive. The services at the grave
in the Odd Fellows' cemetery were
private, only' memDers of the departed
man's family and near relatives being
present. The pallbearers were O. L.
Hawkins, U. S. Lougharv, Dr. H . L.
Toney, J. C. Hayter, Conrad Stafrin
and W. V. Fuller. Mr. Neff was a
comparative stranger in Dallas, hav
ing arrived only recently to maice ms
home, but those who had the pleasure
of meeting him found him to be a
kindly and courteous old gentleman.
piioiimnfiam. trout, backache, acid
poison, are results of kiduey trouble.
ttii:..'o 'PnnW Mountain Tea eoes
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directly to the seat of the disease and
cures when all else fails. 35 cents.
Belt & Cherrington.
The spectacle of Colonel Hofer
wnn fnr thp, nomination of Tooze
BJJCOHlUg
for congress recalls the days of not
long ago when he referred to the
Woodburn candidate as -.j
Tooze," and his blue pants and plug
hat came in for special ridicule. But
t wout ia lpas "ittv" than he was
then.-Oregon City Enterprise.
A man from Eastern uregon, wno
i j ront. anopas of farming
nas uiauD ev- -
there, recently looked over the Wil-
laraette Valley and aereiuwucu v
pend several tnousana uuu" m
ru.. nn Afthi state simply as
an investment He is satisfied that
at going prices land is caeaF. .u
Willamette Valley than anywhere else
on the Pacific Coast. He foresees the
time when a great share of the land
in this valley will be irrigated and
can not understand how it is that
many farmers who could now irrigate
at very low cost do not take advantage
of this method of doubling the pro
dactiveness of their lani-Bural
Northwest
Mrs i V. P- Snyder and son
T7.. tfcA Jefferson, Satur-
r or a it with relatives and
friLs in the Willamette Valley, Ore
gon. It has been four years , 4n
fhey left there, and they will find
many changes. We hope their voyag
Jill be a safe one and that their vi,it
I a continual ro.nd of pleasure
S he meantime keep your eye on the
-old man."-WraEgell (Alaska, Sen-
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MEET AFTER MANY YEARS
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Chamberlain
Hubbard Family Hold Reunion on
Old Homestead Near halls
City.
A pleasant family reunion was held
oh the old Hubbard donation claim,
now known as the Fenton farm, one
and one-half miles south of Falls City
on the bank of Brown creek, last Sun
day.
The children present were F. K.
Hubbard, J. E. Hubbard, Mrs. Lydia
Ford, Mrs. I. E. Tetkerow and Mrs.
A. M. Kedfield. This was Mrs. Red
fleld's first visit to Oregon in 17 years,
and it was also the 14th anniversary
of the wedding of Mr. and Mrs. S. H.
Tetherow. After returning from a
ramble over the old place, all present
enjoyed a bountiful dinner.
Those present were: Aunt Polly
Hubbard, (aged 80,) of Dallas; Mr.
and Mrs. William Ford, Mr. and Mrs.
F. K. Hubbard, Mr. and Mrs. Warren
Frink, Jess Plankinton, C. L. Kester,
of Bridgeport; Mr. and Mrs. S. H.
Tetherow, Mrs. Walter Griffin and
children ; Misses Nell, Flora and Sylba
Ford, Misses Edith, Lelah, Herald
and Eldon Frink, Fred Holman, of
Falls City ; Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Hub
bard, of Independence : Mr. and Mrs.
Oscar Kedfield, of Washington ; Miss
Beulah VonLohn, of Minneapolis,
Minn.
Several pictures of the group were
taken during the afternoon, and at
four o'clock the members of the family
dispersed to their homes, having spent
a very pleasant day.
WILL MAKE ANOTHER TEST
Monthly Weather Report.
U. S, Weather Bureau,
Falls City Station.
Following is the weather report for
the month of August, 1905 :
Maximun temperature, 94 degrees
on 7th.
Minimum temperature, 40 degrees
on 26th.
Solar maximun, 120 degrees on 7th.
Precipitation, .02 inch.
FRANK BUTLER, C. O,
Old, But Qood.
(Baker City Maverick.)
A Baker City newspaper man was a
passenger to Portland last week. He
carries an annual pass, but on this
occasion had left it at home. Being
well acquainted with the conductor,
he explained the situation. Nothing
didding; the conductor wanted the
pass or its equivalent in mazuma.
The newspaperman reluctantly pulled
out a slim bunch of long green and
peeled off two five dollar bills, one of
them being a particularly ragged and
dirty specimen.
"Say, that's a nice looking piece of
money to palm off on a man, now
isn't it" growled the conductor.
The scribe by this time was in no
very happy humor, either.
"Well," he cried, in a voice audible
all over the car, "if you don't like it,
turn it in to the company !"
Card of Thanks.
We desire to thank the friends who
so kindly assisted us during the ill
ness of our late father, F. S. Neff, and
to assure them that their kindness
will always be gratefully remembered
by us. We also desire to thank those
who sent the beautiful floral pieces
for the grave of our departed one.
J. H. Hollister and Family.
Good advice to women. If you want
a beautiful complexion, clear skin,
bright eyes, red lips, good health, take
Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea.
There is nothing like it 35 cents, Tea
or Tablets. Belt & Cherrington.
V. P. Fiske, editor of the Oregon
Woodman, published at Dallas, has
been in Corvallis for several days on
business connected with his paper
and Woodmen generally. Corvallis
Gazette.
FIFTY CENTS
IN some conditions the
gain from the use
of Scott's Emulsion is
very rapid. For this
reason we put up a
fifty-cent size, which is
enough for an ordinary
cough or cold or useful
as a trial for babies
and children. In other
conditions the gain is
slower health cannot
be built up in a day.
In such cases Scott's
Emulsion must be taken
as nourishment; a food
rather than a medicine.
It's a food for tired and
weak digestions.
f)Kl for frr nwrlt
Scott & Bowne, 405 ph u.
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New Dallas Council Are Dissatisfied
With Old Council's Test of
Waterworks.
Owing to dissatisfaction among the
new members of the city council as to
the efficiency of Dallas' water system
for fire-fighting purposes, the board
lias ordered a new test to be made of
the plant on Wednesday, September
13, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. This
action was taken at the regular meet
ing of the council Monday evening,
on motion of F. J. Coad, councilman
from the Third Ward. D. J. Riley,
F. H. Morrison and J. E. Sibley were
appointed by Mayor Biddle as a com
mittee to conduct the new test.
The members of the council present
at the meeting were C. F. Belt, Conrad
Stafrin, H. Boals, F. J. Coad and
H. B. Cosper; absent, councilman
Ayres and Shaw.
The report of City Treasurer W. G.
Vassall was favorably reported by the
Finance Committee and was placed
on file.
Claims against the city were allowed
as follows :
M D Coulter, sprinkling streets. $ 6 00
James Robertson, hauling 1 40
John Holman, hauling 7 00
Dallas Electric Light Company. 127 75
Percy Hibbard, hauling 2 40
A P Starr, washing hose 7 00
D Critchlow, hauling hose cart. 2 50
Wm Muscott, cartage 6 00
J M Grant, salary and fees 48 65
DPStouffer, auditor's foes 5 55
The Auditor was authorized to pur
chase a hose expander to be used in
repairing the hose.
Final consideration of the ordinance
to license steam wood-saws was post
poned for two weeks.
On motion of Coad, the Mayor was
requested to appoint a committee of
three to conduct a new test of the city
water system. The Mayor appointed
D. J. Riley, F. H. Morrison and J. E.
Sibley. September 13, at 2 p. m., was
the time fixed for making the test.
The mill race company having
agreed to bank the race on Oak street
so that it can be covered, the Auditor
was Instructed to notify the property
owners from C. H. Chapman's lots west
to Levens street that the city will
require them to build a new 8-foot
sidewalk in front of their respective
premises.
The Dallas Free Library Associa
tion was granted the privilege of using
the Fireman's Hall at such times
as the Department is not using it for
meeting purposes.
The Auditor was instructed to notify
the property-owners in block 10, (the
block west of the courthouse,) that the
council contemplates the construction
of a lateral sewer through the alley i n
the rear of the business buildings,
and to give them the usual notice of
such contemplated improvement.
The Marshal was ordered to sell the
old engine hose at 10 cents a foot.
The next meeting of the council will
be held on Monday, September 18.
TT
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Have your cake, muffins, and tea bis
cuit home-made. They will be fresher,
cleaner, more tasty and wholesome.
Royal Baking Powder helps the house
wife to produce at home, quickly and eco
nomically, fine and tasty cake, the raised
hot-biscuit, puddings, the frosted layer
cake, crisp cookies, crullers, crusts and
muffins, with which the ready-made food
found at the bake-shop or grocery does
not compare.
Royal is the greatest of bake-day helps.
ROYAL BAKINQ POWDER 90., NEW YORK.
ALFRED R. LYLE IS DEAD
The Renewal a Strain.
Vacation is over. Again the school
bell rings at morning and at noon,
again with tens of thousands the
hardest kind of work has begun, the
renewal of which is a mental and
physical strain to all except the most
rugged. The little girl that a few
days ago had roses in her cheeks, and
the little boy whose lips were then so
red you would have insisted that they
had been "kissed by strawberries,"
have already lost something of the
appearance of health. Now is a time
when many children should be given
a tonic, which may avert much serious
trouble, and we know of no other so
highly to be recommended as Hood's
Sarsaparilla, which strengthens the
nerves, perfects digestion and assimi
lation, and aids mental development
by building up the whole system.
Ramblers Win Game.
A boys' baseball team from Dallas
was defeated by the Salem Ramblers,
theiuvenile champions of the state,
on the Salem grounds, Monday, by a
score of 6 to 2. The Statesman says
the Dallas boys were completely out
classed until the seventh Inning, when
they made one run, and would have
scored another but for a double play
by Salem. Another run was added in
the ninth inning. The boys making
up the Dallas team were Edgar
Craven, Alva Morton, Hackett Brown,
Jim Gale, Walter Baker, Leon Elder,
George Morton, Peter Greenwood and
Frank Syron.
Prominent Crook County Man Suc
cumbs to Heart Failure In
Portland Drugstore.
Alfred R. Lyle, a prominent stock
man of Crook county, fell dead in
Nau's pharmacy at Sixth and Morrison
streets, in Portland, shortly after 6
o'clock Friday morning. Death was
the result of heart disease.
Mr. Lyle was on his way to Dallas
from his home at Cross Keys, Crook
county, and had stopped in Portland
to visit relatives and attend the ex
position. He was staying at the Hotel
Belvedere. He arose early Friday
morning, and complaining to the
night clerk about not feeling well,
was directed to iNau s drugstore to
secure medicine and the aid of a
physician. He was so ill that it was
with difficulty he made his way to the
drugstore. The pharmacist on duty
there at once telephoned for a physi
cian, and it was while he was at the
'phone that Mr. Lyle was fatally
stricken. Without a word ho suddenly
sank to the floor, and in two or three
minutes lifo was extinct. The body
was removed to Finley's undertaking
establishment and on Monday was
brought to Dallas for burial.
Mr. Lyle was born In Dallas in
1852, and resided hore until the late
'70s, when he went to Eastern Oregon
and engaged in cattle-raising on a
largo scale. He was known as one of
the most prominent cattlemen in the
state, and was perhaps the best-known
man in Crook county. He represented
his district twice in the state legislature
and had received many other honors.
When the second Congressional
district was created, Mr. Lyle was
strongly urged by his friends to enter
the race for Congressman, and it was
cenerallv conceded throughout the
district that he could secure the nomi
nation and election for the asking.
He declined to enter the race, however,
and continued to devote his attention
to his bior stock ranch. He was a
single man. and is survived by a
sister, Mrs. Harriet Veuzie, of Port
land, and a brother, William Lyle,
who resides in Eastern Oregon.
The news of Mr. Lyle's death caused
much sadness In Dallas, where his
boyhood days were spent and where he
was well known.
The funeral was held from the old
Lyle homestead, north of town, and was
largely attended. The services were
conducted by Dr. T. V. B. Enibree, an
old-time friend of the Lyle family.
Burial took place in the Dallas
cemetery. The pallbearers were J. D.
Smith, Robert Howe, C. O. Coad,
A. B. Muir, F. J. Coad and Judge
J. E. Sibley.
Best coffee in town, at Howe's"
PRUNES RIPENING FAST
Drying Season Will Begin in Willam
ette Valley Orchards Early
Next Week.
Prunes are ripening rapidly in the
big orchards around Dallas, and dry
ing will begin early next week. A
good yield is promised, and the fruit
is of excellent quality. The Italians
are unusually large this year, and
will grade close to the 30-40 size .
throughout.
Speaking of the Marlon county crop,
the Salem Statesman says: "The
prune crop in this vicinity is coming
along nicely both as to the petite, or
French, and Italian varieties. The
petites are ripening fast and are
dropping in some sections. Growers
are making preparations for the har
vest and some, in the lowlands, will
begin this week, while in the Rosedala
district, which has a higher altitude
than Liberty and on the rivor flats,
drying will commence early next week
generally. There is every prospect
for a most excellent quality of fruit,
especially is this true with the Italians,
which will range close to 30-40 In size,
and are of un usually fine flavor. The
petites, too, will be much finer than
the average and so, what the valley
grower lacks In quantity this year he
will more than make up for in quality
and a much better price will obtain in
proportion.
'The harvest this year is from two
to three weeks earlier than in former
years and the prune growers may ex
perience some little difficulty In secur
ing help, coming on as the harvest
does in the midst of the hop picking
Heason.
"The following article from the
California Fruit Grower of September
2, gives some information as to prices
and the prospects there as to crop, etc :
'There Is no change In the prune
situation since last week and our full
review in last week's Issue refleots the
condition of the market at this time.
Dealers are holding off, except on
immediate requirements. If they
want prunes, however, it looks as If
they would have to pay up. And we
are not so sure there will be many to
be had at any price after early ship
ments are gotten off and packers find
out where they stand. Trunes are
early this year and some new onea
have already gone forward."
The Observes office wants the print
ing you are particular about
Are you lacking in strength and
vigor? Are you weak? Are you in
pain? Do you feel all run down?
The blessing of health and strength
come to all who use Hollister's Rocky
Mountain Tea. 35 cents. Belt& Cherrington.
E. S. Piper, mail clerk on the Dallas-Portland
passenger train, Is
spending his 15-day vacation at his
home in Portland. Ha will attend
the exposition, and may decide to take
a short hunting trip Iq the mountains.
His place In the mail service is being
being filled by Harry Zehrung, of
Portland.
Miss Ada Tatom, who has been
visiting at the home of her grand
mother, Mrs. Josephine Boyle, left
for her home in Walla Walla, Tues
day. g,. , .1 . !. Colic. Cholera .nd
In&QDerlaiQ S Lunhon KrmrrtT.
Krtrr Ui;- Bay dow. It bxmj r Ule.
WATCHES, JEWELRY, FOUNTAIN PENS
GOLD AND SILVER SOUVENIRS
If you expect to buy anything in Watches,
Jewelry or Gokl and Silver Souvenirs or
Fountain Pens, you should call 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 VmciAH
NEAR POST OFFICE ON MAIN STREET, DALLAS, OREGON
Main St, Dallas, Oregon
Weet - Dallas, Oregon