Pols County Observe
J. O. HAYTER,
EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
Published Weekly at 1.50 per Year.
Strictly In Advance.
DALLAS, OREGON, October 5, 1906
" fhe -way to build up Dallas is to pat
ronize Dallas people.
Now for the Apple Fair!
Editor Nutting, of the Albany Demo
crat, poke8 fun at the Oregon Press
Association as usual. It wouldn't do
the Albany editor any harm to attend
a few of these conventions and pick
up some pointers on improving the
appearance of his paper. The Demo
crat is the shabbiest daily paper i
Oregon, typographically.
The school children of Polk county
have pointed the way to an annual
county fair. Public sentiment has
long been ripe for such an enterprise.
and now it only remains for the bus!
ness men of Dallas to provide suitable
grounds and buildiDgs for the ex
hibits. The farmers and stockmen
will do the rest.
The fruitgrowers of Polk county
will hold their first annual fair in
Dallas early in November. The date
will be set by the committee on
arrangements tomorrow. It is hardly
necessary to add that the Polk County
Apple Fair will be made a permanen
institution, along with the Angora
Ooat Show and the School Children's
Industrial Fair. It is highly probable.
however, that in future all of these
exhibitions will bo combined in one
big livestock and industrial county
fair.
If the editorial convention adopted
resolutions pledging the support of
the association to the woman suffrage
movement, tney most assuredly dele
gated to themselves a whole lot of
authority. The majority of the press
of Oregon are not in favor of the
movement. Item izer.
For the information of Brother
Fiske, who wus not present at the
meeting, we desire to say that no such
action was taken by the convention.
Such a resolution was introduced, but
was promptly voted down, The Ore
,gon Press Association isn't grinding
anybody's axe but its own.
The Independence West Side passed
into new hands this week. The pur
chaser of the plant and business is E.
Jlalston, a live newspaper man from
Bollefourche, South Dakota. Walter
Lyon, the retiring publisher, willsoek
a new Held, and may decide to pur
chase or establish a dairy paper in
some one of the larger towns in this
state. He is an active, progressive
man , and has had long exporionce in
the newspaperbusiness. To Mr. Lyon,
in his future ventures, and to his suc
cessor at Independence, the Observer
wishes the greatest measure of success.
"Municipal ownership" sounds well,
and looks well in print, but it doesn't
always work out in practice. The
enterprising town of Cottage Grove is
just now finding this out to its sorrow.
The Western Oregon, published at
that place, says that after spending
$35,000, the town finds itseir the owner
of a water system that would be in
adequate to the needs of a town of 200
Inhabitants. The taxpayers find a
debt of $35,000 hanging over them,
with Insufficient revenues to meet the
Interest charges and operating ex
penses. No sooner does one council
decide upon plans for managing the
plant than another council comes into
power and upsets those plans, and the
result is that the town finds itself
getting deeper and deeper Into debt,
notwithstanding the fact that the
plant is a gravity system aud the ex
pense of oporating It Is next to nothing.
The paper says that had a private
company conducted its affairs in the
same manner as has the city, the city
would havedisfranchised thecompany
In short order. All of which goes to
prove that theory Is oue thing and
practice another, and that things are
not always what they seem. The
municipal ownership fad ia dying out,
as was evidenced in Seattle the other
day when city ownership of certain
public utilities was voted down by an
overwhelming majority.
The people of Polk county made no
mistake when they placed C. L. Starr
at the head of their public school
system. A man of original Ideas,
tireless energy and unfailing en
thusiasm, he has labored early and
late for the betterment of the public
schools, and has established new
standards and ideals that cannot fail
to prove of Inestimable benefit in the
years that are to come. One secret of
his success and influence is found In
his work of establishing closer rela
tions between the parents and the
schools. Parents, teachers and chil
dren have all been drawD together by
a feeling of mutual interest and sym
pathy, and are working in harmony
to accomplish the best possible re
sults. Superintendent Starr conceived
the idea of holding school officers'
institutes in connection with the
teachers' institutes, and so heartily
was his plan received by the district
directors and clerks that the meetings
of these officers now vie in interest
and popularity with those of the
teachers themselves. Following Polk
county's lead, school officers' insti
tutes are now held in nearly every
county in Oregon and have become a
permanent feature of the educational
work. The School Children's Indus
trial Fair was the child of Superin
tendent Starr's brain, and while it
was largely in the nature of an ex
periment, the splendid results achieved
at the finish fully demonstrated the
wisdom of his judgment. The school
officers' institutes aud the industrial
fair have probably been the means of
bringing Superintendent Starr's pro
gressive methods most prominently
before the public, and will result
in stimulating interest in school
work in Polk county as never before,
While this good work is appreciated
by every friend of the public schools
in the county, it is, after all, Mr,
Starr's six long years of routine office
work that entitle him to the greatest
credit the faithful, conscientious
work, day in apd day out, in the office
in the home, and out among the dis
tricts of tho county the toilsome,
never-ending detail work, of which
cne general puono Knows little or
nothing this is the work that has
counted most, for, without it,
such interesting and profitable events
as school officers' conventions and
children s industrial fairs had not
been possible.
A Square Deal
Is assured you when you buy T'r. Pleres'i
family nu.il. cines fur an tne ingreai-
:its fintcrii 7 into them are printed on
tl.'i. .lot lle-vra lifers and their fnrmuluj
aro iitte ted under oath as being complete
and correct. You know just whnt yon aro
ptiying for find that the Ingredients are
gathered from Nature's laboiatory, beinij
selected from the most valuable native
medicinal roots found growing in our
American fnresfSTrndjvhile potent to curt
are perfects;
delicate woph
fiLa, rohpl e-Hers into .their comtiOMU
A pii'oli liener asfc-jiT- is used both lorcv
gifiwitf iu:s or-.-i-ervjiig-tlie .tattm.
Lm -inclines e.-eu in mm- i.iii
relined KlviTrine. inis agent possesses
orestb sttajvnue potent w curt
harnjlato the moM
Pieu.afriTnir?rr Not atdro.
r-iters tntolheir C.ojmiiiMXk'Jl-
Klamath basin, where the United
States is building irrigation works to
reclaim 250,000 acres of land, oilers
the chance of a lifetime to nome-
seekers and investors. Not cheap
land but crood land cheap. Farmers
are needed in iv-iamatu eouuij-
land can be had on favorable terms.
Write to Frank Ira White, Kiamatn
Falls, Oregon, for further information
nronerties ol its own
being a most, valuable antiseptic ana anii-
fermcnt,
cent.
Glvcorino plavs an important part in
Dr. i'ierce's UoKlen Medical Discovery in
the euro of indigestion, dyspepsia and
weak stonwh, attended by sour risinrrs.
heart-burn, foul breath, coated tong"0.
poor appetite, gnawing feeling in stem
aeh, biliousness and Kindred derange-
meuts of tli: stomach, liver ana Doweis.
Uesides curing all the above distressing
r inents. th '"i;ol( en Medical Discovery
Is a specific for all diseases of the mucous
membranes, as catarrh, whether of tho
nasal passages or ot the stomach, uowei
or pelvic or:rans. Even in its ulcerative
stages It wiil yield to this sovereign rem
edy if its us? be persevered in. In Chronic
Catarrh of tho Nasal passages, it is well,
while taking the "Golden Medical Dis
covery" for the necessary constitutional
treatment, to cleanse tun passages ireeiy
two or thre-i times a day with Dr. oage s
Catarrh Kn;-edy. This thorough coarse
of treatment generally cures the worst
eases.
In coughs p.nd hoarseness caused by bron
chia I. throat ond lunir alructions. exeunt con-
sumption in Its advanced stages, the "Golden
Medical Discovery" is a most emclont rem
edy, especially hi those obstinate, liansr-im
coughs caused by Irrit ation and congestion of
the tji'onchia1 mucous membranes. Ihe Ihs'
covery " Is no', so good tor acute couehs aris
ing from suii'ien colds, nor must It bo ex
pected to cur-.- consumption In Its advanced
stages no medicine will do that hut for all
i he obstinate, chronic coughs, which, If mv-
'ecieil, or Iwily i rented, lead up to consumn-
ii is t !n '.st medicine I hat can !' i !
GREAT MUSICAL TREAT
BUSINESS LOCALS.
Dr. TTavter. Dentist. Office over
Wilson's Drug Store. Dallas. Oregon
Girl Wanted.
for light general
Girl for light general housework
Good wages. Address Box 222, Dallas,
Ore.
For Sale.
Nearly new piano for sale cheap.
W. I. Reynolds, Dallas, Oregon.
Oats Wanted.
Wanted, 500 bushels of oats. Quote
price delivered at mill in Dallas.
Willamette Valley Lumbeb Co.
Walnut Trees For Sale.
English walnut trees for sale.
Beezley.
J. E.
Found.
Found, purse containing small sum
of money. Apply here.
Best Portland Talent Has Been En
gaged for Library Concert.
Estray Notice.
Strayed from my place one registered
Cotswold ram: breeder's ear mark
'F. H. Fawk, 6" in one ear tag, and
Register No. 27,359 in the other. Suit
able reward for information given.
Seth Riggs, Riekreall, Or.
It is hoped that the State of Oregon
will be successful in its suit against
the Portland General Electric Com
pany to collect tolls for the operation
of the canal and locks at Oregon City,
The contract made 32 years ago, by
which the state was to receive 10 per
cent of the annual profits accruing
from the operation of the locks in re
turn for the appropriation of $200,000
voted by the state to the locks com
pany, was entered into in good faith
by the members of the Legislature,
and the people had a right to believe
that the state would receive its full
share of the profits as agreed upon
No money has ever been paid to the
state on this account, and the present
owners of tho locks claim that the
statute of limitation prevails. The
state contends that the obligation on
the part of the company was con
tinuing, and stands against the
present owners of the locks. If the
ight prevails, the state will win.
All people who were so fortunate as
to attend the concert given for the
benefit of the Dallas free library last
winter are anxiously looking forward
to the second annual concert, which
is to be given in Woodman Hall on
Wednesday evening, October 17.
Mrs. George T. Gerlinger informs
us that some of the very best musical
talent in Portland has been engaged
for this occasion. Miss Sylvia Mc-
Guire, an accomplished Southern
woman will appear and tell , some of
her famous Negro dialect stories.
ansa Mcuuire is mucn in demand as
a reader in Portland and San Fran
cisco. The names of the singers will
be announced next week. Mis. G. P.
MacGregor, of Dallas, will be at the
piano.
Tickets for this concert will be sold
ar, 50 cents, with an admission to
children of 25 cents. A canvass of
the town will be made by the young
people who are assisting Mrs. Ger
linger, and the tickets will also be on
salo at the cigar stores and drug
stores. Watch for further announce
ments.
Vetch Seed For Sale.
Clean vetch seed for sale eheap.
Inquire at Dallas Homing mill or
Phone Bell 458.
Farm For Rent.
Good farm of 147 acres for rent.
J. R. Hubbard, Dallas, Or.
Rye Grass Seed.
English rye grass seed foi sale at 5
cents per pound; won first prize at
State Fair. C. D. Nairn. Amitv
R. F. D. 2.
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60 Cents 60 Cents!
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We will pay you in trade
for every Hop Ticket.
II O V T I O K E T S
II O P T IOKETB
Our New Fall Goods are here, so
take advantage of this great offer
ems
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60 Cents 1 1
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DALLAS, OREGON
Bath Tub For Sale.
Good porcelain bath tub and 40-gal-
Ion tank for sale at a bargain. Sam
uel Orr, Riekreall, Or.
Wanted to Trade.
Wanted, to trade, five goats and one
cow for sheep. Ed Plaster, Dallas,
Oregon.
Teams Wanted.
Teams wanted to haul wood;
day. Ed Cochrane, Dallas, Or.
$4 a
INDEPENDENCE NOTES
Angora Bucks For Sale.
Registered Angora Bucks for sale
at farmers' prices. H. S. RriTz.
Dallas, Or.
Dallas is goinff to have a bis An
gora Goat Show and it behooves the
growers of Douglas county to get in
line and take a hand in the important
gathering. Such meetings cannot
help but be productive of great good
ail part8 or the state, and nar-
ticularly to those sections which are
represented at the meeting. Roseburg
News.
The friendly interest and enter
prising spirit of our Roseburg con
temporary is highly commendable,
and it is hoped that the goat men of
Douglas county will heed the timely
suggestion and bo on hand with a
fine exhibit of blooded Angoras. It
goes without saying that they will re
ceive a royal welcome at the hands of
tho Willamette Valley goat breeders.
There is no reason why Douglas
county should not pull down some or
the big prizes that are to be awarded
at the coming show; so come along,1
gentlemen, and good luck to you !
Men Wanted.
Men wanted. Apply to Willamette
Valley Co., Dallas, Or.
Bad
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mum
irt
Is responsible for most of
the diseases and ailments of
the human system. It se
riously affects every organ
end function, causes catarrh,
dyspepsia, rheumatism
weak, tired, languid feelings
end worse troubles. Take
HoodsSarsaparilla
Wuldi purifies end enriches
the LIood.es nothing else can
For testimonials of remarkable cures
tend for Book on the Blood, No. 3.
C L Hood Co., Lowell, Mass.
Appreciated Liberality.
The liberality of the Portland Seed
Company toward the Polk county
school fair was a judicious bit of ad
vertising that reflects much credit up
on R. R. Koutledge, the firm's
publicity manager. Tho generosity
of the company has made its name a
household word in every nook and
corner of Tolk county. Not content
with giving 8000 packages or $150
worth of choice seeds and paying the
postage on the same, amounting to
$30 more, tho company also con
tributed four prizes of $2.50 each and
lent other effective aid in making the
fair successful. Mr. Routledge came
to Dallas last week, at the request of
hia employers, and lent invaluable
aid in helping to arrange the exhibits,
lie also officiated as one of the judges
and won the good-will of all by his
absolute fairness and sound judg
ment. The people of Polk county will
not soon forget the Portland Seed
Company or Mr. Routledge for the
generous treatment accorded the
children in their efforts to prepare a
pleasing and instructive industrial
exhibit
Mr. aud Mrs. J. E. Hubbard visited
in Astoria this week.
Rev. E. J. Thompson was down
from Albany the first of the week.
Miss Mabel Ellis has entered the
Sisters' School in Salem, for the winter.
Otis Welch and family have moved
to Newberg, where they will make
their home.
Mrs. E. E. Paddock and children
are spending the week with friends in
Portland.
Mrs. Smith, of Lafayette, visited
the past week with her daughter, Mrs.
A. M. Hurley.
The Independence publio and high
school opened Monday with a large
enrollment.
A number of hunters are out this
week for "Chinese" and are meeting
with fair success.
Mrs. Oris Robertson and little
daughter left Wednesday for Fossil,
Ore., to visit relatives.
L. G. Reeves and F. M. Chatelat
and their families, have arrived from
voioiuuoioixiaKeinistneirnorae. Winter oats and vrfnh R(wi ,,i
Mrs. Charles McDevitt, of Dallas, 006 large work mare, one colt, set of
visited her daughter Mrs. G. W. tarm harness, one farm wacon nH
Conkey, Thursday, on her return from oue light road wagon. Dr. M. Hay-
Money to Loan.
Loans at 6 per cent on First Mortgage
Security. L. D. Brown.
Wagon For Sale.
Une new 2J wagon for sale. N.
Hughes, Dallas, Or.
Loggers Wanted.
Wanted, loggers to put in 125.000
feet of oak, before October 15. Apolv
to Martin & Blodgett, Dallas, Oreg.
Fir Wood Wanted.
From 200 to 500 cords of dry fir wood
wanted. Apply to Salem, Fali3 Citv
& Western Railway Co.
Gasoline Wood Saw.
We have a gasoline wood-saw, and
are prepared to saw all kind3 of cord-
wood on short notice. Reed & Hayes
Dallas, Or. Bell phone 333.
For Sale.
Where Do You Buy Your
SHOES
REASONS Why You
Should Buy them at the
Dallas Boot and
Shoe Store
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San Francisco,
Mrs J. M. Stark and daughters,
Inez and Ailene returned to Baker
City Wednesday, after spending the
past two mouths here.
Hop picking is over, the pickers
have returned to their homes and the
town has resumed its normal condi
tion. The merchants have enjoyed
an excellent trade during the fall.
ter, Dallas, Or.
Farm For Rent.
Good farm of lfiO acres, 41 miles
north of Dallas, for rent; GO acres
good farming land, 90 acres of pasture.
and 10 acres of hops. Will rent for
one or three years. Tetfr TTavspv
Dallas, Or.
Card of Thanks.
I desire to extend my sincere thanks
to the good people of Dallas for the
many acts or Kiuaness rendered m
connection with tho funeral and
burial of my late brother, Albert
Williams. Their goodness will ever
be gratefully remembered.
HENRY WILLIAMS.
Legal blanks at this office.
Departure Is Regretted.
Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Ellis and
noyu, iert yesieruay ior tneir new
homo in Grant's Pass, wheie Mr.
Ellis has purchased one of tho leading
drug stores of the city. It is with
deep regret that the people of Dallas
part with this estimable family. Both
Mr. and Mrs. Ellis have long been
prominently identified with all that
is best in Dallas' social life, and they
will be missed in church and society
circles. Mr. Ellis' business record
has been of the highest character for
honor aud integrity, and he fully de
serves the success he has achieved.
Dallas owes its enviable position as a
live business town and manufacturing
center to men like Mr. Ellis, who have
given freely of their means and
worked unceasingly to secure im
portant i n d ustr ies a n d pu bl ie i m p rove-
nients. Fortunate indeed is the town
or city whose business interests are in
the hands of men of this character.
The Observer joins with the many
friends of Mr. and Mrs. Ellis in wish
ing them the greatest prosperity in
their new home.
Horses For Sale.
I have a good gentle 1100 lb work
horse for sale; also good gentle mm
80n will weigh about 1050; also unbroke
5-year-old gelding broke to saddle
Will sell all at a bargain.
H. G. Campbell.
1. We make a special study of Shoes and the fitting of them. They are not a
side line with us as they are with general stores.
2. Ve buy only the best makes direct from the factories. They are made to
our ovdor and guaranteed by the makers. We make good all defective Shoes.
We do not. handle Job Shoes of any kind.
3. We have more kinds to select from, newer and better styles than general
stores, because we have the pick of best lines, and keep them coming all the time.
If our shoes rip or pull oat we repair them free.
4. We have
r S u7 bll0ll ,.wlUe nes; we have lace, button, congress, low sli
boots, and a good line of Rubbers of all kinds.
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-x uuumi iikiu nee tins neips some.
Yours for Footwear,
MRS. J. C. GAYNOR,
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Dallas, Oregon.
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PUBLIC SALE
I will sell at public auction
to the highest. I.ulr!
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Butler place.
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Handle Blanks Wanted.
E. Hill has leased the Dallas handle
factory and wants to contract for
blanks delivered at the factory. He
will furnish bolter and pay $16 for
No. 1 axe blanks and $10 for pin
Dlanks. In his absence, call on D. J.
Switzer for particulars.
Tho Dallas cheese factory is enjoy
ing a rapidly increasing patronage.
For Sale.
2 Wagons, sizes 31 and 2J.
1 Buggy.
1 Set double buggy harness.
1 Set single buggy harness.
1 Set good team harness.
1 Work horse 1200 lbs.
1 fine yearling colt
3 Plows 10, 12, 14.
2 Double shovel plows.
1 Single shovel plow.
1 Disc reversible.
1 Mower and Bake.
1 Harrow.
FRANK KOWELTj
Dallas Oregon
I miles soutl
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mouth, my livestock, farm
ing implements, household
furniture and many other
articles, on
FRIDAY OCTOBER 5TH
TERMS OF SALE-A11 sales
under $10, cash; over $10,
six months time without
interest.
Free lunch served.
G. W. GIBSON
MILLARD WHITE,
Auctioneer.
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Bl.wd. Ra,l k P' teem,. ImCUP
and Backa-he. iriRVit. ii uo"'els- Headaoha
wlbui KUGGETS FOR SALLOW PEOPLE
SPECIAL OFFER
The Willamette Valley Company offers
to rewire premises of present electric
consumers according to specifications of
the Board of Fire Underwriters, at a
cost to the consumer not to exceed
$1.25 per drop.
A better light will be secured and all danger fro
fire will be entirely eliminated.
With the completion of the new power plant a twenty-four hoot
service will be installed, thus allowing the citizens of Dallas to ue
electricity for POWER as well as light.
1 -Electric Irons
will be introduced and they will be given to the consumer for 30 daJ
inal the consumer merely paying for the current consumed,
satisfactory to buy the iron at end of 30 days.
Willamette' Valley Company
C. B. RHODES, Manager for Dallas.
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