Polk County Observer
J. O. HAYTER,
RUITOH AND PUBIJSHER.
Published Weekly at $1.50 per Year,
Strictly in Advance.
DALLAS, OREGON, DKCEMBKE 21, 1906
The way to buildi up Dallas ts to pat
ronize Dallas people.
The Observer wlshea its readers,
one and all, a Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year.
Frank Dayey and B. F. Jones are
both rustling for the speakership of
the house. Both are Irish, both com
petent and the public enjoy seeing
thcra light it out. Albany Herald.
The Hodson-Jack Matthews forces
are making a desperate effort to gain
control of the next Oregon legislature,
but are not meeting with howling sue
cess. The people are tired of the
methods of the old, discredited gang,
and will doubtless see to it that the
smashed machine stays smashed.
The Salem printers' union is out
with another circular, trying to ex
plain some of the bad breaks made in
the first one. The effort will be use
less. The people don't want a state
printing plant and an extravagant
appropriation for operating it. They
ere going to give Willis Duniway a
chance to carry out his promise of
economy and a fair deal.
The Angora breedors of Polk county
and the people of Dallas are making
special efforts this year to have tho
most successful goat show they have
vet had. In the matter of competition.
tho doors are wide open and Angora
goats of merit will be welcomed from
anywhore and everywhere. Although
the season has been rather too mild iu
Orocron to have Ansroras in the finest
possible condition as to fleece, the
goats will present a most attractive
appearance in their practically full
grown fleeces. It is through tho
active interest which Secretary Fulton,
of the American Angora Goat
Breeders' Association has taken in
this show that it has been advertised
In such a way as to attract tho atten
tion of Angora breeders all over tho
United States. Rural Northwest.
NEW FEATURES ADDED.
The Observer subscription list is
growing so rapidly in the farming
communities that we have decided to
add a department of neighborhood I
correspondence. We are going to
make this department one of the best
and brightest features of the paper, and
desire every precinct in the county to
be represented.
Correspondents have already been
secured at Falls City, Independence,
Buena Vista, Kickreall, Eola, McCoy,
Perrydule and Grand Kondo. Within
the next two weeks we expect to be
represented in every precinct in the
county by a good live reporter, and to
devoto one entire page to the neighbor
hood news of tho county.
Other features of interest will be
added to place the Observer in the
very front rank of Oregon's live
weekly newspapers and to make it a
welcome visitor to every homo in the
county. Tho car shortage, freight
blockade and other causes of delay
beyond our control have hampered us
in making the desired change in the
form of tho pappr, but the needed
printing material is now arriving and
it is probable that the Observer will
appear in its new form soon after
January 1.
The city council did well when it
made provision for the support of the
free public library. The CC7 volumes
have been rend and re-read until the
covers are worn threadbare by the
residents of the town and surrounding
countrv. Seven hundred and twenty-
five readers' cards have been issued
since the establishment of the library
one year ago, and more are being
added to the list daily. It is a notice
able fact that the first thing new
comers do is to take out cards, and
they alwuys express gratification up
on having come to a town where this
public benefit Is to be found. Free
libraries are a profitable investment
for any community, when considered
from either a moral, intellectual or
business standpoint, and they are
altogether too rare in the cities and
towns of Oregon.
PRETTY HOME WEDDING
A town councilman works for
nothing and boards himsolf, getting
little thanks for his good work and
only kicks and abuse for his mistakes.
As a rule these boards are composed
of good men who give freely of their
time to the public service and work
diligently and honestly to promote the
public welfare. For this reason, the
Observer has no desire to criticize the
record of the present council of
Dallas, even though city taxes are
higher than they have over been be
fore. It is to be taken for granted
that the present officers aro doing the
best they can, and that the taxpayers
will be given ndequate returns for
their money. But while' taking this
view of the matter, it is not out of
order to suggest that criticism of
former administrations by friends of
the present board should cease and bo
heard no more.
MeMinnville, tho home of referendum
petitions and other crank movements,
has originated a scheme to send 100
pretty girls from Oregon on a tour of
the eastern states as an advertisement
of the Beaver State, and invites each
comity to contribute one or more
candidates aud its share of expense to
carry out tho plan. At the risk of
being voted a grouchy old bachelor,
wo can't for the life of us see how a
band of young women clothed In blue
uniform with white braid on it, a
little dinkey cap set on the side of
their heads, and carrying a broom or
a wooden gun, would in nny way
advertise Oregon's hops, prunes, tim
ber, mines, grain, wool, mohair, llve
ntock, salmon, and other wonderful
commercial resources. As a junketing
tour for a lot of pretty girls and the
few fortuuate members of the male
tribe who would bo selected to accom
pany tho expedition at somebody else's
expense, tho plan might prove highly
successful, but as a business proposi
tion wo can see nothing in it. It is to
be hoped that prosperous old Folk
will save its money for Angora goat
shows, applo fairs, school children s
industrial fairs, and other enterprises
that are making Its name a household
word not only in Oregon but in every
state in the Union.
Mr. Edward Miller and Miss Elona
Gregg Married at Ballston.
A pretty homo wedding was solem
nized at the homo of Mr. and Mrs.N.F,
Gregg near Ballston, on Sunday,
December lfi, at noon, whon their
daughter, Elona, became tho bride of
Mr. Edward Miller. Rev. Arthur
Cane was the officiating clergyman.
The parlor and dining room were
beautifully decorated with fir, ivy and
mistletoe. The wedding inarch was
played by Miss Rhbda Conner. The
bride was prettily attired in white silk
mull, aud carried a bouquet of white
roses. After the ceiemony, a bounti-
full dinner was served. A large
number of handsome presents were
received.
Those present were: Mr. and Mrs,
N. F. Gregg, Mr. and Mrs. I J. Miller,
Rev. Arthur Cane, Mr. and Mrs. O. E
Focht and family, Mr. and Mrs. W. M
Fudge and family, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Coad, Misses Jennie Miller, Azora
Gregg, Ithoda and Edria Conner;
Messrs. Herbert Poynter, Lem Miller,
Karl Conner, Roy, Henry, Carl
and Chester Gregg.
Eastern Star Officers.
Naomi Chapter, No. 22, O. E. S
held its annual installation of officers
Wednesday evening. Past Grand
Worthy Matron Alice E. Townsend
Lynnwasthe installing officer. The
officers are as follows :
W. M. Mrs. Margaret Hayter.
W. P. A. B. Muir.
A. M. Mrs. Eatella C. Barnes.
Sec'y Mrs. Libbie Muir.
Treas. Mrs. Eliza Fuller.
Cond. Mrs. Pearl Toney.
A. C Mrs. Mamie Williams.
Chap. Mrs. Jennie C. Gaynor.
Mar. Mrs. Nellie Grant.
Org. Miss Hazel Hollister.
Adah Mrs. Mary Kirkpatriek.
Ruth Mrs. Bertha Hayter.
Esther Mrs. WinnieChapman.
Martha Mrs. Tauline Williams.
Electa Mrs. Almeda Fuller.
War. Miss Jessie Wiseman.
Sen. F. S. Ramsey.
Lodge Notice.
A Jennincs Lodge, No. 9, A. F,
A& A. M., will install officers on
thn pvnnincr of St. John's Day,
December 27. The Installation will bo
followed by a banquet. All members
of the lodge and all visiting brothers,
with their wives, are invited to be
present; also all of tho widows of de
ceased Masons.
Eighth Grade Examinations.
County School Superintendent C. I
Starr announces the following dates
for eighth grade final examinations
January 24, 25; May lfi, 17; June 13,
14. On Thursdays, examinations
will bo held in arithmetic, writing,
history and civil government; on Fri
days, in grammar, physiology,
geography and spelling.
Teams Wanted.
Several heavy teams wanted for
logging purposes. Will buy or hire,
C. A. BARNUM,
Falls City Lumber Co. Camp No. 2,
Falls City, Or.
That oil' American wrests cbound In
plants which posx-ts the most valuable
medicinal virtues Is abundantly attested
by scores of tho most eminent medical
writers and teachers. Kven the untu
tored Indians had discovered tho useful
ness of many native plants before the
arivntit. .f tho white race. This Informa
tion, Imparted freely to the whites, led
the latter to contimio investigations unwi
tn-Hnv w liavn a rich assortment of most
valuable American medicinal roots.
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Dr. Pierce believes that our Amoric&n for
ests abfcaind In roost valuaDie roeuicinai iw
tot the cuTfcxjf most obstinate ana iatai uw-
ea.'. If wtyvoTHd propeny uitmiiw mcu..
and, la Wrrsc?yn of this conviction, no
poinWwith irtdsj 1T" almost mnrreinim
nn ..tV.-,-lr(l liv til l " 111 IIHtl "llfl"' "J?"
rovery." wtijc'i hut tiroTTl It'"'!
1 Vm.-i..nt nomnchlmtlr. liv1T '"vibr
ator, huart, Hill'1 P"' rpffiilntcr. and blood.
7. i . tnlomw nVKl'D-
Bio. or iudii'esLioii. torpid liver. Junctional
and even valvular ana oiner iukuuu.
the heart yield to Its curative action. Tha
reason why It cures these and many other
la nloarlu ehrtam In A little book
of extracts from the standard medical woi s
which Is mailed free to any aaures oy ur.
V. Pierce, of Buffalo, N. Y.. to all senain
request for tbu same.
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Not less marvelous. In the unparalleled
cure it Is constantly making or woman a
many peculiar affections, weaknesses and
illstrCSsjrxf derffrwements. is ur. i-ierce a
Fntnrii.xPr?'riii'JnKes js amply mtcsica
hv thousiiMs cNjiiFolOd testimonials con
tributed byYfcrfeful patltn wliavebeen
curr-fl V" "f CilLTl'11'1 -1vlo ilniuis. palTifiTT
qijon ofjitcms and klriu.aljinecnoj 0i ten
fti.r inn. iv niiii i' advertised medicines, and
physicians had failed.
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Fotn Tne aoove :
wholly made up from the glyceric extract, of
native, mcu cniai ruuw. j.. , .
uloved In llieir uianuiaciuio n."- v " ,-,
w h l)r Pierce, and they are carried on l.y
skilled chemists and pl.armac sis wuu y.
aid of apparatus anu ui puon.. ""--..""?,
designed and built for this puruose : IU. b
medicines are entirely ncc --
all other harmful, hablt-formlne druers. A
hill list of their Ingredient to printed OB
each bottle-wrapper.
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: BUSINESS LOCAL5.
nr Havter. Dentist. Office over
Wilson's Drug Store. Dallas. Oregon.
r-or Sale.
mi. ,1 ,...lr mnrpR. weicht 1300
lbs. each ; wagon and harness ; 50 head
wether goats; 12 head nanny goate,
and 12 shoats. F. K. Hubbard. Falls
City, Or.
For Sale.
Clean vetch and oats mixed to sow.
W. C. Lewis, Elekreall, Ore.
Walnut Trees For Sale.
English walnut trees for sale. J. E.
Beezley, Dullas, Or.
For Rent.
Farmine land for rent. Inquire of
Mrs. W. J. Farley, Dallas, Or.
Wanted.
PREMIUMS FOR GOATS
Liberal Cash Prizes Will Be Awarded
Both In Registered and Un
registered Classes.
Circulars advertising the eighth
annual Angora goat show are on the
press and will be mailed tomorrow to
goat men in all parts of the United
States. The show will be held on
January 9, 10 and 11, and will bo
open in the evening of the first two
davs. No entrance fee will be charged,
and feed will be furnished to ex
hibitors free of charge. The list of
prizes is as follows :
REGISTERED GOATS.
First, second and third premiums
of $7, $5 and $3 respectively, are
offered on each of the following:
Buck kid born before March 15, 190G.
Same on buck kid born after March
15. 190G.
Same on buck lvearold and under 2.
Sameou buck2yearsold and under 3
Same on buck 3 years old and under 4
Same on buck 4 years and over.
Doe kid born before March 15, 190G
Same on doe kid born after March
15, 190G.
Same on doe 1 year old and under 2
Same on doe 2 years old and under 3
Same on doe 3 years old and under 4
Same on doe 4 years old and over.
First, second, third sweepstakes on
best buck of any age, $7, $5 and $3
respectively. Same on sweepstakeson
does.
UNREGISTERED GOATS.
The premiums offered above on
registered goats will be duplicated for
unregistered goats.
It is expected that the railroad
companies will grant the usual re
ductions in passenger fares and make
a reduction in freight rates on all
animals intended for exhibition.
All exhibits must be in place by 2
o'clock p. m. on tho first day of the
show, and no exhibitor will be allowed
to exhibit more than three goats in
one pen.
nonrimrijin or ladv with good refer-
em to travel by rail or with a rig for
a firm of $250,000.00 capital. Salary
$1,072.00 per year andexpenses, saiarj
paid weekly and expenses advanced.
Address, with stamp, Jos. A. Alex
ander, Dallas, Oregon.
Fir Wood Wanted.
From 200 to 500 cords of dry fir wood
wanted. Apply to Salem, Falls City
& Western Railway Co.
Dry Slabwood For Sale.
Th Willamette Valley Lumber
Company has some fine dry slabwood
ror sale cheap; also 16-lncn sibds anu
block wood.
Chickens For Sale.
For sale, two dozen full-blooded
White Leghorn chickens; also In
cubator that will hatch sure. Address,
Box 222, Dallas, Or.
Estray Notice.
siirnvf.fl from mv farm one dehorned
Jersey bull. Please notify W. D.
Calkins, Rickreall. Bell phone 458.
For Sale.
Horse, buggy and harness for sale
at a bargain. Inquire at this otilce.
House For Sale.
New house and two lots neai new
sawmill. Mrs. R. J. Kinney.
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OUR
NVITATION
jyE respectfully invite all
our customers who
know they owe us to come
in now and settle. We have
had a fine year to make
money and we all ought to
be supplied with the cash
and no excuses to offer.
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KEYT
riAIN STREET,
DALLAS, OREGON
House and Lot for Sale.
Good 7-room house, with bnth room
and pantry; all modern Improve
ments; two blocks from couithouse;
well improved lot, good lawn. Inquire
at this office.
O SPICES, o
C0FFEE.TEA,
BAKING POWDER,
iFUWORIMO EXTRACTS
II Abwtufr Purity, final Fluor.
lltimtijtSfmiRaMMbl'Prwi
CLOSET &DEVERS
womvuto.otxion.
TOYS!!
TOYS!!
Groceries and Provisions
WK carry all tho loading brands of Canned
Goods, Cofluos, Teas and Spices. Also
a cood supply of fresh vegetables and fruit in
' ' r- lJ 1 K. V
VlocKcry aim iiwn muu.
season.
SIMONTON & SCOTT,
Dallas, Ore.
0SFIF.LD OLD STAND
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The only way to get rid
of pLnIcs and other erup
tions is to cleanse the blood,
improve the digestion, stim
ulate the kiinevs, liver and
skin. The medicine to take is
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Which has cured thousands.
Found.
Found, in Dallas, a purse contain
ing small sum of 'money and other
nrticlea of value. Apply here.
Mantel Clocks.
I have a great deal better, larger
and more beautiful line of 8-day
Mantel Clocks than you ever thought
I would have. Better see them.
C. J. ITGH,
Falls City, Oregon.
Notice.
To those who have orchards and
fruit trow: I am ready to do spray
ing, and shall use the best spray that
has been tried. You can get me by a
call on Mutual phone 351, or 1'. O.
Box 273, Dallas. G. V. Bowlks.
Legal Blanks for sale at this office.
MONTHLY AUCTION SALE.
Up to date the following articles
have been listed for sale. No canvass
has been made of the town merchants
but many have signified their inten
tion of having various things for sale.
It is desired that more stock lie listed
to make the sales a success :
One 17 volume set of American
encyclopedias.
Second-hand bureau, bedstead and
commode.
Two 8-weeks-old pups, mother
English shepherd, father full blooded
Scotch collie. Extra fine stock dogs.
1 gray mare, 9-year-old, weight
about 1000 pounds, good driver.
1 9-year-old gray mare, 1050 pounds,
No. 1 driver.
1 7-year-old bay mare, 1000 pounds,
good driver.
1 0-year-old brown mare, 1150
pounds, good driver.
1 8-year-old gray mare, 1100 pounds,
good driver and worker.
Shoe and harness mending outfit
with patent lockstitch awl, something
every farmer cannot afford to be with
out. 1 4-year-old full blooded Jersey bull.
1 clothes rack.
A number of farming implements.
One box of cigars.
1 set of single harness, collar,
names and chain tugs.
1 single shovel plow.
1 post digger.
1 clothes basket
3 butcher knives.
1 new extra largo henter stove.
A lot of household furniture.
1 sewing machine.
Hovr's This!
TTooFcr On Hundred Dollar Reward fo
any cr. :( cf Catarrh that cannot be cured bj
Hull's Catarrh Cure.
F J.CHENEYCO.,Propa.,Toled0,O.
Wo the nndrisiened, hara knows F. J. Che
ney for the last IS year, and beliera him per
fectly honorable in all boaineaa tranaactioaa
ni'.l financially ab'.o to carry out any oblija
tions made Iit their firm.
V t!,T a Tar ti, W holesale Prorjrlst, Toledo, X
ViLi i -.. KinxisA Mabtui, WnolaaaleDrnf
pisM. Toledo. O.
Ha!! ' Catarrh Cti re la taken Interaarhr.actlM
directly upon the blood and maooue aurfaceaei
the sy'ica. Price, T5c. per butiie. bold by Hi
Drnevift. Teetuooniaia t.
UM' Fauiilr HI! a ara U beat.
Largest Line of HID and Dressed
DOLLS in Polk Countv. . . .
CONFECTIONERY
Our ioc and 1 5c counters
are filled with attractions.
Fancy Dress Shirts at reduced prices
to make room for Spring stock.
The Racket Store
F. S. Ramsey, Proprietor.
85
MAIN STREET,
DALLAS.
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 from
fire will be entirely eliminated.
With tho completion or tho new power plant a twenty-four hour
service will be installed, thus allowing the citizens of Dullas to use
electricity for POWER as wdl as light.
-Electric Irons3
will tie introduce.! and they will be given to the consumer for 30 dajj
trial, the consumer merely paying for the current consumed, anu
satisfactory to buy the iron at end of 30 days.
Willamette Valley Company
E. W. K EARNS, Manager for Dallas.
IULLthi couch
mi CURE the LUNGS
"""Dr. King's
Nov Discovery
FORCi
P0NSUIWPTI0N
0UGHS and
iOLDS
Price
GOc&SI.OO
Free Trial.
Surest and Quickest Cure for all
THROAT and LUNG TROUB
LES, or MONET BACK.
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In Praise of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy.
There is no other medicine manu
factured that 'has received so much
praise and so many expressions of grati
tude as Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
It is effective, and prompt relief fellows
its use. (irateful parents everywhere
do not hesitate to testify to Its merits
for the benefit of others. It is a certain
cure for croup and will prevent the
attack if given at the first appearance of
the disease. It is especially adapted to
children aa it is pleasant to take and
contains nothing injurious. Mr. E. A.
Humphreys, a well-known resident and
clerk in the store of Mr. E. Lock, of
Alice, Cape Colony, South Africa, says:
"I have used Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy to ward otT croup and colds in
my family. I found it to be very satis
factory and it gives me pleasure to
recommend it." For sale by Stafrin
Drug Co.
HOLLiSTER'8
Escky Mountain Tea Nuggets
A B7 XtdlsU tor tuj Ftopiii
Brisgi GoMta Htlta ui Eumd Vigor.
A ?p:iflc for Oiosli nation, lmlipwtlon. Lle
od k!doT Troubles, Pimples. Kcieras, Impnr
Blood. Bad Breath. Hurrish Rowels. Headache
and backache. Il l Rocky alountain Tea In tab
let form, t rent a box. Ueouioe made by
Homaru Vmva Cohfajit, Hadison, Wla.
BOLD EN RUGGETS FOR SALLOW PEOPLE
For
Xmas
Watches
Rings
Bracelets
ALL THE LATEST SETTINGS
IN
...JEWELRY...
also
CUT GLASS IN LATEST PATTERNS
Handsome
Toilet
Sets
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C. H. MORRIS, The Jeweler,
One Door West of Stafrin Drug Co.
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