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DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, JULY 27, 1SO0
NO. 20
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Great
July
Slaughter Sale
rpHE great rush of Spring is over and now we settle down to real
X hot summer weather and we are going to clean out our Sum
mer Goods and we offer below a few of our many inducements You
will find our stock in the following quite complete and our prices
away below value. Come and buy of these cool goods and be happy.
Must make room for New Fall Goods.
Men's Outing Suits Boys' Knee Pant Suits
Regular $ 6.00 values. Sale Price $4.61 Regular $2.50. $2.75 and $3.00 values. Sale
1U.UU ,BS Tripft
11.00 , 8.45 p $1.95
" 12.50 " " " 9.15 Re8ular $3.50, $4.00 and $4.50 values. Sale
" 10.00 " " 11.85 Prices 2 65
" 1G-50 12-90 AU our Boys' Wash Suits at one-half ' regular' price
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i rn's nearular $2.60. $3.00 and $3.60 Outinsr Pants.
$ All our Men's Summer Suits, regular $ 8.50 values.
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15.00 "
16.50 "
18.60 "
20.00
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Sale Price... $ 2.15
"t 6.90
7.85
9.90
11.85
12 90
14.75
16.35
Youths' Long-Pants Suits, ages 12 to 20, at proportionate reduction
Entire Line of Men's and Boys Dress Straw Hats at one-half regular price.
Our Dry-Goods Store Sale.
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10 and 12jo Wash Goods,
S 15, 16, 18 and 20o "
f) 22, 25 and 30c ' .
f 35;37iand 40C
; 60 and 60c "
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Sale Price 7Jc
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" 23o
" " 39o
Shirt Waists.
All this season's Shirt Waists
Regular 75c value. Sale Price 54c
" $1.00 68c
" 1.25 " " " 78c
" 1.50 & 2.00 ' " 1.29
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Regular 15c Ladies' Vests.
" 25c " "
" 60c " "
Sale Price 9c
" 16c
" 28c
j) 25 and 35c Wash and Silver Belts. Sale Price 18o
i 60. 65 and 75c Gilt and Silver Belts. Sale Price 38o
I Tbe remainder of our Ladies' Wash Skirt Stock, from $1.50 to $2.50, to close out at 98c each
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Hundreds of other articles too numerous to mention, to be closed out at a big sacrifice. Call early
and get Jirst choice.
DALLAS MERCANTILE COMPANY
We Are Well Armed
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To meet every requirement of the purchaser,
with the latest styles and best makes of.
Ladies', Gents' and Children's
. . Shoes. . .
I There is honest value in every pair, and we
I guarantee that they will give good satisfaction.
I We believe that a personal inspection will make
I you a customer. Prices? The lowest possible
g for good footwear.
! DALLAS SHOE STORE
I Mrs. J. C. Gaynor, Proprietor.
Sfiain street, - - uana, urcsuu.g
Groceries and Provisions
CONTROL MUCH TIMBER
WE carry all the leading brands of Canned
Goods, Coffees, Teas and Spices. Also
a good supply of fresh vegetables and fruit in
season. .-. Crockery and Queen's Ware.
SIMONTON & SCOTT, gfeJS
OSFIELD OLD STAND
WHY DON'T
YOU . . .
Use Electricity
for Lighting
ft is certainly cheaper than oil, costing only H cents
per night for a 16 candle power light.
Jt is less trouble, needs no attention and is always
ready.
! is safer, and where used will reduce insurance if
oil is entirely eliminated.
There is no danger from fire.
Lines will be extended to any part of town where the Jus
warrants such extension and the consumer can have either f
flatr.ite as was used by the former management, or if the
80 desires a meter will be installed. . e.
H you are thinking of using electricity, let us know
0ne will call upon you to give any information you may desire.
Willamette Valley Company
C. B. BHODES, Manager for Dallas.
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Croup and Whwping Cough.
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Spaulding Logging Company Acquires
Interest in Property of L. Qer
llnger and Associates.
The Charles K. Spaulding Logging
Company has acquired an interest in
the Dallas and Falls City railroad
and also in the extensive timber hold
ings of the railroad company in the
mountains west of Falls City. The
report of the purchase was confirmed
by L. Gerlinger, president of the road,
while in Dallas on a business visit
Monday.
The transfer of the property men
tioned means that the Spaulding com
pany will no longer be obliged to
depend upon river transportation
alone in getting logs to market.)
Hereafter the company will have the
advantage of both rail and river com
munication between itsloggingcamps
on the Big Luckiamute river and the
sawmill towns of the lower Willamette
Valley.
The deal iust consummated places
the new company in practical control
of all of the vast timber region on the
headwaters of the two Luckiamute
rivers and the extensive territory be-
mi 1F flAA
tween the two streams, iuo w
acres of timber already in the hands
of the Spaulding company added to
the Gerlinger, Leadbetter & Pittock
holdings will make a total of 35,000
acres of timber owned or directly con
trolled by the Dallas & Falls City
Railroad Company.
Mr. Gerlinger says that it is the in
tention of the company to begin work
on the railroad extension as soon as
possible. The road is already duhi
into the edge of a fine timber belt,
four miles west of Fallb City, and the
company is planning to push the con
struction to the summit of the Coast
mountains without further delay.
Arrangements are already under way
to place a surveying crew in the
mountains to locate the line to the
summit of the divide between the
Luckiamute and Siletz rivers.
The new company is composed of
some of the wealthiest men In Oregon,
and the development of the timber re
sources of Polk county on a scale
hitherto undreamed of by any resident
of the county may be confidently ex
pected. E Lee Sears spent Sunday with his
wife at Ballston, who is very ill with
pneumonia. He found her better
knd last reports say that she is able
to sit up.-Hillsboro Independent
A little love, a little wealth,
A little home for you and me;
It's all I ask except good health,
Which comes with Rocky Mountain
Tea. Belt & Cherrington.
Obsf-bveb printing. None better.
HOLLiSTEH'S
Hscky Mountain Tea Nuggets
Br!M Golden Health sad "J11
Blood. W Brea'h. Am1tULia Te in Ub-
SSSTbuGGEIS FOR 6AU.0W PEOPLE
Mrs. H. E. Kozer Writes Entertain,
ingly of Her Recent Visit to
the National Capitol.
Pittsburg, Pa., July 16, 1906.
Dear Observer:
It is fully six weeks since I left
Dallas for my Pittsburg home. We
may wander away and mingle in the
"world's fierce strife," form new asso
ciations and friendships, and fancy
we have almost forgotten the land of
our birth, but there is something in
the word "Home" that wakes the
kindliest feelings of the heart. The
remembrance of other days comes
over the soul, and fancy bears us back
to childhood scenes.
After a few days of pleasant greet
ings among old friends here, we
again took up our grip and landed in
Washington, D. C., where we spent
several days doing the Capitol City
and surrounding towns. While there
we called on our genial Senator from
Oregon, Hon. C. W. Fulton, and
through his kindness, were permitted
to pay our respects to "Teddy."
The President receives his visitors
in the Cabinet Boom. The door of his
private office was thrown open, and as
he approached us, dressed in a suit of
white duck, we -were introduced by
our Senator. He gave us a big hearty
handshake, and after assuring us of
his delight, added: "And Oregon is
all right, too."
We were in the Senate Chamber
about half an hour, listening to a
dissertation on the Panama Canal by
a Senator from Alabama. The room
is surrounded by galleries, where one
may watch the proceedings. The
walls are richly decorated, and the
glass of the ceiling is filled with
symbolisms, War, Peace, Union, Art,
etc. The mahogany hall clock has
been in the Capitol since 1803. Its 17
stars were for the 17 states then con
stituting the Union.
We had the pleasure (not usually
accorded to visitors) of looking
through tlje private rooms of the
White House, and, as everything was
in perfect order, we voted the "First
Lady of the Land" a model housekeeper.
The East Room is used for recep
tions. It is a magnificent room, 82
feet long and 40 feet wide, with a ceil
ing 22 feet high, from which depends
three massive crvstal chandeliers.
Here is a richly decorated gold piano,
which was made at a cost of $15,000,
and presented by a New York firm of
piano makers. The decorations of
walls and ceiling are in white and
gold. Four carved mantels are sur
rounded with mirrors, and two royal
blue Serves vases about three feet
high (presented to PresidentMcKinley
by the President of the French Re
public in commemoration of laying
the French-American cable) adorn the
hearth.
The Blue Room Is the President's
reception room. Oval in shape, the
walls are covered with blue corded
silk and the window hangings are
blue, with golden stars in the upper
folds. On the mantel is the clock of
gold, presented by Napoleon "I to
Lafayette, and by him to Wash
ington. Here are also two triple gold
candelabra, which were given to Presi
dent Jackson.
In the Green Room, the walls are
covered with green velvet and white
enamel wainscoting. In front of the
white marble mantel is a screen of old
Gobelin tapestry In a frame of gold,
surmounted by a spread eagle. The
screen was presented to Mrs. Grant by
the Emperor of Austria. A beautiful
lacquer cabinet was presented by
Japan in 1858, when the American
ships first entered Japanese ports.
The Red Room walls and window
draperies are of red velvet. A cabinet
of mahogany and gold contains seven
exquisitely dressed dolls, presented to
Mrs. Roosevelt by the Japanese minis
ter, and a lovely case of Chinese
dolls, presented to Miss Roosevelt on
her recent trip abroad.
The State Dining Room is paneled
in dark English oak and decorated
with heads of American big game.
The massive mahogany table will seat
100 guests. Specimens of the historic
White House China are exhibited in
the corridor. The prevailing char
acteristic of the White House is stately
aimnliritv and la becoming of the
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home of the President
The Congressional Library, the
Treasury, State, War and Navy build
in ITB Foreign Embassies, etc., were
sources of much interest, but time will
fail me to tell of all in detail.
We were well repaid by our visit to
the Washington Monument Go where
vou will, an ever Important feature of
the landscape is the monument It is
seen towering against the sky long
before one reaches Washington. In
the city, its tremendous height con
fronts one at every turn. From the
hills of the Soldiers' Home, the heights
nf A rl i n cton. and far down the
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Potomac on the way to Mount Vernon
it suggests a mountain peak.
The monument is an obelisk of
white marble and the highest work of
masonry in the world. It is exceeded
in height only by the Eiffel Tower of
iron. The Interior Is ligntea oy eieo-
tbm eew&A m
tricity, which affords opportunity of
seeing the memorial stones which are
set in the inner face of the monument.
There are 179 stones contributed from
various sources as tributes to Wash
ington. MaDy of them are notable
for their beauty, elaborate carving,
origin, and appropriate inscriptions.
Among the many, mention can only
be made of a few : Switzerland, a
stone from the chapel of William Tell ;
Greeee, a block of marble from the
Parthenon; Turkey, a beautifully
carved marble. There are also stones
from the ruins of ancient Carthage,
the Temple of Esculapius, the Alexan
drian Library in Egypt, the Tomb of
Napoleon at St Helena, Vesuvius,
Virginia's loftiest peak, battlefield of
Long Island, and Braddock's ' field.
Foreign countries represented are
Japan, China, Siam, Brazil, and,
curiously enough to be classed here,
the Cherokee Nation. On the alumi
num tip at the summit is inscribed
"Laus Deo."
As early as 1783, Congress resolved
to erect a marble monument, . and
General Washington is said to have
selected the site afterward adopted.
The corner stone was laid in 1848, and
the finished monument was dedicated
on February 21, 1885. The total cost
was $1,300,000.
The orator on that occasion was
Robert C. Winthrop, who, 37 years
before, had delivered the oration at
the laying of the corner-stone. This
is an extract from his speech : "Lay
the corner-stone of a monument which
shall adequately bespeak the gratitude
of the whole American people to the
illustrious Father of His Country.
Build it to the skies; you cannot out
reach the loftiness of his principles.
Found it upon the massive and eternal
rock ; you cannot make it more endur
ing than his fame. Construct it of
the peerless marble; you cannot make
it purer than his life. Exhaust upon
it the rules and principles of ancient
and modern art ; you cannot make it
more proportionate than his char
acter.
Next week I shall tell the Observer's
readers of our trip to Mount Vernon,
Arlington and Alexandria.
MRS. H. E. KOZEB.
CORRECTS AN ERROR
Pioneer of 1844 Says First Death of
White Man in Polk County Was
That of Louis Crawford.
DALLAS, Or., July 28. (To the
Editor.) Knowing your patience with
scribblers, we would ask a farther
indulgence for the purpose of correct
ing a scrap of pioneer history. Some
say that a man named Gillespie was
the first person buried in what is
known as the public graveyard near
Dallas; in other words, that Gillespie
was the first white person buried in
Polk county. Hon. W. S. Gilliam,
now of Walla Walla, Wash., and a
participant at the funerals named,
gives the following dates of the first
three burials in this cemetery :
The first was the funeral and burial
of Louis Crawford, in July, 1847. Mr.
Crawford was Mr. Gilliam's uncle,
(his mother'3 brother,) who had crossed
the plains in 1844 with the Gilliam
people, expecting to receive benefit
from consumption but died from the
dread disease.
The next burial was that of Colonel
Cornelius Gilliam in March, 1848.
Colonel Gilliam was killed by accident
at Wells' Springs, March 12, when
returning from the Cayuse War.
The third grave was that of Mr.
Gillespie, who had lived on what was
afterwards the Thomas Lovelady
donation claim. Mr. Gillespie was
burled in June, 1848.
Mr. Gilliam says: "I do not give
this data from hearsay, but from my
own personal knowledge."
1844.
CLEARS THE DOCKET
Jndge Galloway Disposes of Accumu
lated Business at Adjourned
Term of Court.
Judge William Galloway held an
adjourned term of Circuit Court, De
partment No. 2, in Dallas last Friday
and Saturday. Six divorce suits came
on for hearing, and orders were made
in a number of other suits. The
greater portion of the time of the two
days' session was taken up by the
hearing of the divorce case of Dora
Herren vs. James H. Herren. The
parties to the suit are residents of
Monmouth, and a large number of
witnesses were summoned from the
Normal School town. Owing to the
nature of the evidence, Judge Gallo
way made an order excluding all
spectators from the courtroom. After
hearing the testimony and the argu
ment by counsel, the Judge took the
case under advisement Docket entries
were made as follows :
Henrietta Knowles vs Byron S.
Enowles, divorce. Oecar Hayter for
plaintiff. Settled and dismissed.
Nancy C. Brown vs Granville M.
Brown, divorce; Oscar Hayter for
plaintiff. Defendant defaults ; divorce
granted as prayed for in complaint.
Peter Schindler vs Emll Schindler
et al, suit for accounting; J. K. Kol
lock aud M. A. Zollinger for plaintiff.
Demurrer overruled and defendant
given 20 days In which to answer.
J. W. Conner vs. Mary Conner,
divorce ; Frank Holmes for plaintiff.
Suit dismissed, defendant having been
granted a divorce in Marlon county.
Preston Richardson vs Annie S.
Griggs, suit In equity; B.' F. Jones
for plaintiff; Bon ham & Martin for
defendant Testimony concluded and
cause taken under advisement.
Dora Herren vs James H. Herren,
divorce; Bonhani & Martin for
plaintiff; Oscar Hayter and N. L.
Butler for defendant. Testimony con
cluded and cause taken under advise
Dan Waohino vs Vick Wachino,
divorce ; G. O. Holman for plaintiff.
Divorce granted.
Phy Simpson vs O. & C. R. R. Co., a
corporation, speciflo performance of
contract; Ed F. Coad for plaintiff;
Oscar Hayter and W. D. Fenton for
defendant. Decree for plaintiff.
Plaintiff to pay costs.
Alice Drew vs William Drew.d ivorce ;
. H. Flower for plaintiff. Divorce
granted.
SPECIAL
For Saturday Only
The arrival of new lines have
overstocked us; to reduce this
stock at once we are going
to sell
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10O handkerchiefs 4 TOf Z.lf
15o handkerchiefs HQ
25c, 30c, and 35c handkerchiefs,22C
These prices are good only
on Saturday.
An Interesting Discussion.
The Burbank's Mammoth black
berry is one of the hybrids discovered
bv the wizard of California, and a
gentleman living across the river, D,
Parker, declares it a more prolific
bearer and better fruit than the
Phenomenal or any of the others. Mr.
Parker thinks it one of the best berries
ever yet produced, and considers It a
good shipper. The discussion of
relative merit is of Interest to small
fruit growers of this valley. Salem
Statesman.
It has caused more laughs and
dried more tears, wiped away diseases
and driven away more fears than any
other medicine in the world. Hollister's
Rocky Mountain Tea. 35 cents, Tea or
Tablets. Belt & Cherrington.
Printing, the kind that pays, at the
Observer office.
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Sena tor free ample.
SCOTT BOWNE, drit.
ao4 1 $ Pesrl Street. -
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Buck Season Opens August 15.
The lawful season for the killing of
male deer wiil open August 15, and
the season for female deer will open
SeDtember 1. The season for both
closes on November 1. It is against
the law to kill deer alter nlgUt, be
tween one hour after sunset and one
hour before sunrise. No person may
kill more than five deer during tue
season. Hunting deer with dogs is
prohibited.
The subject of the Sunday morning
service at the Christian church will be
"The Love of God" In our Hearts;"
evenlnor subject, "The Study of a
Balance Sheet." All are Invited to
these services. G. L. Lobdeix, mln
ister.
J. P. Irvine has purchased a grocery
store in Portland and has gone to
take charge of it. The family will
still remain here. McMinnville Tele
phone-Register.
N. B. Truth. St Paul, June 31, '08.-
I've lived so long, I remember well
when the Mississippi was a brook
My good health and long life came by
takintr Hollister's Rocky Mountain
Tea. 35 cents. Belt & Cherrington.
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Kv yea money to tavtst,
property to b eared lor or utiles
to be managed?
Will your health, time and
private affair permit you to
mature them properly and
profitably?
You may bar the collective
viadom of experienced men la
the management of your Inter
est If you coruult this Company.
It alto rc'ceivei depotlti
subject to check, and savlnti
accounts from ooe dollar up,
paying current interest thereon.
Acts as trustee mail property
relations requiring such services,
buys and sella bonds, effects col
lections, lends money.
la many other ways it caa be
of service. Call or wtfte for fret
ptmpSUt setting forth the scope
of ks operations.
247 Wash- St'PowtiAwoO.
A HANDKERCHIEF
MEISER a MEISER
Dallas, Oregon
OF PORTLAND, ORE.
Pays Sick Benefits of $40 to
$50 per month.
Pays Accident Benefits class
ified according to occupation.
Payj Surgeon's Fees
Pays Funeral Expenses of
from $100 to $150.
No Medical Examination.
Membership Fee, $5.00, pay
able only once in a lifetime.
Dues,$l'.50 and $1 per Month
W. V. Fuller, Agent
Dallas, Oregon.
BEST GOODS!!
I carry a complete line
at all times of Jewelry,
Watches, Clocks and
Libbey Glass. Every
article is of high quality
and best workmanship
that the market affords.
C. H. MORRIS
Jeweler and Optician
Main Street. - Dallas Oregon
HARNESS & SADDLES
If you desire to groom your
horse in the proper style.a har
ness shop Is the proper place
to buy your outfit. I carry a
complete stock of : : :
HARNESS, ROBES,
BLANKETS 'WHIPS
and can fit you out in short
order. Also carry a full lino
of Driving and Working
Gloves, at from 75c to f2.00.
ALWAYS READY TO DO YOUR
REPAIRING.
Frsiiili A. Sliles
MAIN ST.. DALLAS. ORE
SPECIAL SALE
Boy's Two and Three Piece
Suits, regular values at $4.00
to $0.00 at almost half the
price.
NEW LINE OF LACES
Picture frames a new line
just received handsome pat
terns at reduced prices.
Our Boast that our line of
hosiery especially women's
and children's has never
been equalled in Dallas.
Racket Store
Main Street, Dallas. Oregon
M. OLIVE SMITH
teacher of
PIANO AND ORGAN
Studio, Room No. 2, Wilson Block
DALLAS OREGON