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V SJ ' WEEKLY AND SEMI-WEEKLY Courting Couples ar6, of course, contem plating matrimony and subsequent housekeep ing. They are the class we are looking out for particularly. We know that the majority of young married people must start economically, and our stock of HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE includes all necessary ar ticles for beginning housekeeping in a mod est and economical way. We invite the attention of all couples now con templating the setting up of their own estab lishment. , We not only furnish your Furniture, but also a line of KITCHEN HARDWARE Did you ever see our Toledo Range? 3 reasons why its better: No trouble to keep clean, all plain nick el, bakes quicker and more even than any other stove on the market. A 10-year guarantee with every Toledo Range Better get our prices on Building Hardware Our Furniture Depart ment is becoming more complete every day. Better see our new lines of Carpets and Rugs 1907 Patterns of Wall Paper Elegant China Closets and Buffets Pretty designs in Lino leums. We can and will sell you everything in the Housefurnishing Goods at a price that can't be beat. GUY BROS. & DALTON Dallas, Oregon Pattens Sun -Proof Paint Is Good. mmmmtMwtt NEWS OF COUNTY TOWNS. AIRLIE. Mrs. 0. M. Staats, widow of tho late Isaac Staats, died at the family home stead, one-half mile south of Airlie, at 8:30 o'clock on Monday morning, March 25th. She had been In feeble health since November laat. She was born In the state of Tennes see, March 4, 1828, and at her death was 79 years and 21 days old. She crossed the plains to Oregon with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James E. Wil liams, In the year of 1845, arriving nere late in October of that year. She was united Id marriage to Isaac Ktaats, May 10, 1846. They took up a donation land claim comprising C40 acres, on which she had resided for 62 years. Her husband died in August, it89. Iheir lives comprised an im portant part of the history of Polk county. She raised a familv of six sons and one daughter, ail of whom except one son, survive her, and all are residents of Polk county, BRIDGEPORT. Grass is poor for this season of the year. Will Miller is preparing to plant 10 acres of potatoes. Miss Dollie Guthrie, after taking a relapse, Is some better. Tne cold weather has put a stop to goat shearing for a while. A. R. Bell has bought property In Falls City and will move there. Quite a number of our farmers con template buying cream separators. Will Yeater Is back from the hos pital, much improved in health, but yery weak. We learn that Mr. Hoisington will enlarge his hopyard and build a dry house this summer. F. M. Splawn, of Dallas, visited old- time friends at this place and MeTim- monds Valley last week. Mrs. A. M. Miller and son, Clay, are visiting her son and daughter at Ore gon City this week. We are told that William Martin and Mr. Cobb, of Dallas, will build a sawmill on the White place. Every farmer In this vicinity Is raising a few horses, the prevailing high prices being a great indticemeLt in that line of stock. One noticeable feature Is that all are breeding to thoroughbred stock of whatever breed their fancy runs to. Bridgeport can boast of the most modern rural conveniences In the county. We havo three Mutual and one Bell telephone lines running into Dallas; from six toelght trains a day, and two mail routes that accommo date about 95 per cent of our people. With the electric lights of Falls City and Black Rock shining down on us, we feel quite metropolitan. BUELL M. A. Conlee was a Dallas visitor, Monday. Joe Parker has sold his property to Harvey Llpp, of Sheridan. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Davis will soon start on a visit to their old home in Iowa. Chester March, of Falls City, Is visiting at the home of his aunt, Mrs. , L. Bennett. Mr. and Mrs. N. H. March have re turned from a three months' visit with friends In Idaho. Charles McDonald says the most profitable property one can Keep is sheep. He recently sola eleven uue mutton sheep at 5J cents, bringing a net amount of $30.75. BUENA VISTA. I. C. Rowe was in Independence, Friday. Miss Tressa Prather is taking music lessons at Independence. Miss Phillips has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Willard McClaiti. Three head of horses have been missing rrom nere u mum,. located. Some horse buyers were here Sun day looking at Mr. Elkins' span of 3-year-old colts. Henrv Lee left for Wlnlock. W asn., Wednesday, after a visit at the home of R. J. Hall. Edward Prather injured his finger with a splinter. The wound Is giving him much trouble. The loggers were busy Sunday, riving logs down the Luckiaraute, preparatory to rafting. Thp. Misses Smith, who Have been visiting at the MeClain home, returned to Corvallis, Sunday. Vorman Trier entertained a number of his friends Friday evening in cele bration of his 55th birtnaay. Harvey Nash has purchased a new 5-horse -pwer gasoline engine. lie Is building a launch to be used for trap ping purposes. Legal blanks at ttia ofiee. DALLAS, POLK E0LA. JNewa ia scarce here. Everyone is waning ror the weather to settle. ' - air. ana Mrs. Frank Laws, of Dallas, visited friends here last week A very successful revival is being ueiu at ropcorn, there being many convertea. , There Is strong talk of our boys organizing a ball team. We think we have some good material. A young colored man claiming to be from the West Indies, gave our scnooi children a talk on the Philip. pine islands. ; Judge I.N. Maxwell, who is helo ing to improve the Eola hills, taught scnooi nere in 1875, receiving a salary of $50 a month. It was his first work in Oregon. Wes Robertson had the misfortune to cut his left hand very badly while splitting stove wood. Dr. Morse dressed the wound, which required eleven stitches to close. Mr. Robertson nas the sympathy of the entire neighborhood, as it will be several weeks before he can work to any ad vantage. , FALLS CITY. Roy McMurphy is In Portland on business. Dr. Pfandhoefer's son, Henry, is recovering from lagrippe. H. Fugitt wont to Portland' on a business visit, Wednesday. Theodore Farington returned to his home in the Siletz country, Sunday. Ten carloads of fine logs passed through Falls City on Tuesday's even ing train. Ninety-one people ate dinner at the hotel, Sunday. The daily average Is thirty-five. Falls City has three tickets for the coming city election. Voters can have a choice. Nearly every day a building is com menced in Falls City. Carpenters are in good demand. Henry Wagner is moving his shoe shop from the corner west of the Bank to property purchased from Jonah Lowe. Carl Holcomb and L. S. Gorham, of Hoquiam, Wash., are visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Hollowell. Zimri Hinshaw's building is near- ing completion at a lively pace. The roof is finished aad the floor is being laid. A. L. Courterhas purchased an acre of land on North Main street from Jonathan Courter and is putting up a dwelling. Ole Aurland is doing the carpenter work. John VanOrsdel's surveying party was in Falls City, Saturday and Sun day. Perry Wheeler brought their outfit Jrom the summit He reports the snow three feet deep at the 7-mile post.. LEWISVILLE. Mrs. F. M. Lewis has had another with her heart, but is severe spell some better. Mr. Burson, who has been living in Will Williams' house, has moved to Dallas. Dave Grant bought a 1289-pound cow ironi uus jjinuemuu Htx, paying 3J cents a pound. W. C. Williams shipped two veal and one dressed hog to l'ortland, Wednesday. Joe Brown has been in Portland consulting a Chinese doctor, tie is some better, but wants to sell out here. Mrs. Frank Turner has moved from Monmouth to spend the summer with her mother-in-law, Mrs. M. J. Turner. Mrs. Dorsu Turner was quite ill, Monday, and Dr. Butler was canea from Independence. She is better now. Rev. Reagan will go to Harrisburg, Thursday, to attend the uismcx Conference of the M. E. Church. South. The hills around here are white . m a. 111 with snow and the eany iruii win surely be killed by the heavy frosts and cold. Clyde and Everett McKinney left for Lebanon, via mowr mewjnj mornine. Clyde got two of his fingers badly lacerated while working in the axe-handle factory and is unable to work. We are glad to learn that Lawrence Grant's sister is slightly Improving from a very maliguautcaaeof typhoid fever. She has been in the hospital at Gladstone Park for nearly a month. Mr. Grant is still with her. McCOY. J. D. Kelty was aeounty seat visitor. Monday. Jjonte Macken spent Sunday In Monmouth, with old Normal friend. J. B. V. Butler, of Monmouth, was a McCoy visitor, on Thursday of last week. COUNTY, OREGON, Waldo Finn, a student at the O. A u, is spending a week s vacation at home. Hon. J. II. Hawley, of Monmouth, was a visitor at tho farm at Bethel last week. Otho Shields, who is attending the O. A. C. is home for the week's vaca tion, and to visit his brother, Boyd, who is ill in the Salem hospital. MONMOUTH. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Radek, an 8-pound daughter. Vardora Fishback, of Sunnyside, was in town, Tuesday. I. C. Powell, the Polk County Bank cashier, went to Portland on business, Monday. Mr, and Mrs. Alex Collins, of Suver, were the guests of Mrs. Collins' sister, Mrs. Frank Grounds, Tuesday. William Bridwell, our hardware mau, Is now in two lines of business, having rented the Monmouth hotel. Grandma Herren is spending the week in town, making her annual visit with her many friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Wright Smith, of Lewisville, were in Monmouth one day last week. Mrs. Smith is a Normal graduate. Elijah Mason returned from Tacoraa last week, bringing with him his son Ralph, who has been ill for sometime. It is hoped that a change of climate will benefit him. The meeting at the Baptist church will be continued over Sunday. Rev. J. A. Pettlt is a flue speaker and it is worth anyone's while to attend the meetings and hear him. David Hampton, our hotel man, came up from Dundee and spent a couple of days, combining business with his visit. We look for him back in the near future to reside here again. S. L. Maine and family, of Siuslaw, spent a few days in town this week, a son being ill. Mr. Maine has sold his ranch in the Siuslaw country and will move to a farm near Sheridan, recently purchased by him. Allen Johnson returned from the hospital at Portland, Tuesday, where he took his sister for treatment. He says she stood a serious surgical operation In good shape and there in some hope for her recovery. A day or two will decide it. PERRYDALE. Dick Dnignan, of Portland, passed Sunday with his parents. Jess Planklnton, of Portland, vis ited relatives in Perrydale last week. The Perrydale Literary Society pro duced a pleasing Irish program this week. Mrs. Winfleld Flannery and Mrs. Sargent were passengers to Newberg Tuesday morning. Miss Alma Jones has returned to Portland to resume her occupation as clerk in a confectionery. Fred Maguire and John Plankln ton, of Corvallla, were visitors at the home of Hon. D. L. Keyt last week. Mr. and Mrs. George Werner are receiving congratulations on the arrival of a little son, Friday, March 22. Seventy dozen eggs were marketed from G. N. Towusend's poultry farm Tuesday. His blooded fowls are raak Ing a record. Henry McKee purchased three fine Jersey cowa of Mr. Duncan, near Zena, and will soon be well launched in the dairy business. A Box Social will be given by the ladies of the Christian church Tues day evening, April 5, at the school house. An interesting program win be rendered. POLK. How is this weather for Spring? A half Inch of snow fell here last Monday. Mr. McNalty is working at the car penter trade at McCoy. Several families from Oklahoma Grippe or Influenza, whichever you like to call it, is one of the most weakening diseases known. J Scott's Emulsion, which is Cod Liver Oil and Hypophosphites in easily di gested form, is the greatest strength-builder known to medical science. It is so easily digested that it sinks into the system, making new blood and new fat, and strengthening nerves and muscles. Use Scott's Emulsion after 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0A Influenza. Invaluable tor j Pff ALL DRUCC1STSJ EOo. AND $1.00. ii'000000eO0000OOOCt5 MARCH 20, 1907. located in the Salt Creek neighbor hood, and they report more to come. Several telephone poles fell during the hard wind, and broke tho wires, so we had to use the wireless telephone for a while. RICKREALL. Peter Cook has bought the store here. Blaine Southwiek has been laid up with a bad cold. Mrs. T. S. Burch spent several days in Salem last week. Torn Dempsey left for Eastern Washington, Monday. Miss Black, of" Salem, is visiting her parents for a few days. Miss Jessie Smith, of West Salem, visited here a few days this week. Orval Price is up from Ballston helping invoice for his grandfather. Miss Pauline Nesmith was operated on for appendicitis at Portland last week. Several young people from here at tended the opening dance and skate at the new skating rink at Dallas. ZENA AND SPRING VALLEY. Mr. Samuel Samuel Phillips is quite siok at her home. W. N. Crawford attended the horse show in Woodburn, Saturday. Rev. W. W. Edmondson is in New port, where he Is holding evangelistic meetings. Byrd and John Walling have each sold their timber claims and have made a small fortune. w. 4. urawfora Is setting out a cherry orchard of 1000 trees, tho main variety being Royal Annee. Byrd Walling was taken to a Port land hospital last 'week, where he underwent a very delicate operation in the head. At last reports, he was some better. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Duncan are host and hostess for a party of their relatives from Wisconsin. The East erners have made a tour of California and are now on their way home. They visited in Astoria, where they were Joined by Mrs. William Starr, who is also visiting her brother. On the evening of Arbor Day, April 12, an entertainment will be given by Mr. Cooke Patton and a quartet from Salem. The entertainment is in tho interest of the Zena school, and the funds realized will bo used in the pur chase of more library bocks. A small admission of 15 and 25 cents will be charged. It is hoped that a large number will be out to hear the highly rec.om mended program. ' Prepares For Conference. Rev. A. A. Winter, of the First United Evangelical Church, East Tenth and Sherman streets, Is prepar ing reports for the annual conference which meets at Corvallls April 3. Rev! Winter Is the assistant secretary of the Oregon Conference as well as the financial agent of Dallas College. His reports will include a financial showing of that Institution. He suc ceeded in getting considerable finan cial aid from Eastern conferences last year for the college. Bishop W. F. Hell, D. D., of Park Place, 111., will preside over the conference. On April 11 he will Install Dr. C. A. Mock as president of Dallas College. Ore gonlan. Notice to Mohair Grower. The mohair growers of Polk county will meet in Brown's Hall In Dallas tomorrow afternoon, (Saturday) at one o'clock, to fix the date for the sale of the 1907 mohair pool. This will be the most Important business meeting of the year, and every goat raiser in Polk county is urged to attend. It matters not if you have one goat or five hundred goats, come and take p irt in this meeting. II. L. FENTON, Secretary. For Sale. Early Vermont seed potatoes, $1 per bushel. Apply to W. P. Miller, Dallas, Oregon. tf. Coughs and ColJs. ft ft ft ft ! ft ft ft ft ft ft ft All broken lines in Ladies', Iliss83 and Children's Shoes will be sold at a big sacrifice this week. These Shoes are good styles and extra good quality for the price. We want to clean up all broken lines in order to make room for our New Spring Ox fords which we expect daily. Don't fail to see our bargain counter of Shoes, it will be the means of saving you money. 1 ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft CAMPBELL Successors to MANY VALUABLE PRIZES Merchants of Dallas Make Liberal Donations for School Children's Fair. The following Is a list of special premiums offered by the public spirited business men of Dallas to the children of the city schools who make the best exhibit of the articles named at the Polk County School Children's Industrial Fair next Fall: EXHIBITORS OVER 12 VEABH. 1. Best fi potatoes first, $3.50 berry set, U. S. Loughary: seoond, $1.50 catcher's mitt, Lee Smith. 2. Best cabbage first, pair $3.50 shoes, J. C. Gay nor; second, $2 bridle, T.B.Hill. 3. Best Hubbard squash first, $3.50 picture, Guy Bros. & Dalton; second, $1 pocket knife, William Faull. 4. Best muskmelon first, $2.50 silk shirt, Uglow Clothing House; second, $1.50 fountain pen, Bolt&Chorrlngton 5. 1000-headed It ale first, $3 ham mock, F. S. Ramsey ; second, $1.50 cash, Ray & Stoner. Free to all. 6. Best loaf of bread made from Dallas Mill's flour first, one barrel of flour, Sweeney Bros.; second, $2 cash-Ghorke & Shaw. Free to all. 7. Best cake made from Dallas Mill's flour first, one barrel flour, Sweeney Bros. ; second, $2.50 cash. 8. Best Jelly (2 glasses) first, $3.50 salad set, W. II. Roy & Co. ; second, $1 bottle perfume, Stafrln Drug Co. 9. Canned fruit, berries and cher ries (2 samples) first, $3.50 best pho tos, T. J. Cherrington; seoond, $1 cash. 10. Best sample of handwork in sewing first, $3 hat, Mrs. E. J. Metz ger; second, $1 berry set, W. R. Howe. 11. Best display of asters first, $2.50 center table, F. J. Chapman ; second, $1 cash. 12. Best display of sweet peas- $3 lap robe, A. F. Salflcky ; second $1 cash. ' 13. Best display of pansles first, $2.50 lamp, SimontoD & Scott; second, $1 cash. 14 Best display of dahlias first, $2.50 toilet set. Belt & Cherrington; second, $1 cash. EXHIBITORS UNDER 12 YEARS. 1. Best five potatoes first, $2.50 silk shirt, Uglow Clothing House; second, $1 cash. 2. Best cabbage first, pair $3 shoes, Campbell & Ilolllnter ; seoond, $1 cash. 3. Hubbard squash first, $2.60 hat, Ellis & Keyt; second, 1 cash. 4. Muskmelon first, $2.50 fountain pen, Stafrin Drug Co.; second, $1 cash. 5. 6 and 7. Given in other list open to all. 8. Jelly (2 glassesj-flrst, $2.50 dress pattern. P. A. Finseth; second, pair small selii.fors, C. Risser. 9. Canned fruit, berries and cher ries (2 samples) first, $2.50 silk um brella, P. A, Fiuseth; second, $1.25 box candy, II. A. Webster. 10. Bent sample hand sewing flrst.fa.GO nlckled tea set, William Fuuil. second. $1.25 box candy, W. B. Ellis. 11. Bent display of asters first, $2 pearl-bandit knife, C. Iiitjser; sei ond, $1.2" box candy, Johnson Bros. 12. Bestdisplay of sweet peas $2.50 dresa pattern, Ellis & Keyt; second, $1.23 box candy, II. A. Webster. 13. Bestdisfplay pansies first,? 2.30 caning set, W. R. Howe: second, 14. Best display of dahlias-first, $2.50 hat. Miss Bertha Collins; sec ond, $1.25 box candy, Johnson.. Bros 3 wdl -Surf" H0LLISTER L. M. Pollock. For best display by any boy first, $10 watch, A. H. Harris; second, $2 cash. . For best display by any girl first, $10 watch, C. H. Morris; second, $2 cash. These premiums are open to any boy or girl attending the public school, or of school age in the district. Those who have contributed and whose names do not appear in the foregoing list are: Dallas City Bank ; Dallas National Bank ; J. B. Thomp son, Hotel Gall; Dr. Mark nayter, dentiBt; H. G. Campbell, real estate; D. P. Browne, bakery; F. J. Coad, sash and door factory; Ed Biddle, foundry ; County Clerk E. M. Smith, Sheriff J. M. Grant, Postmaster C. G. Coad, Dr. II. L. Toney, dentist. W. I. REYNOLDS. COURT HOUSE NOTES. PROBATE. Estate of Cynthia Glaze, deceased administrator authorized to sell real estate at private sale. . Estate of Martha A. Brown, de ceasedwill admitted to probate ;Alvin Brown appointed executor; M M. Ellis, II. L. Crider and U.S. Loughary appointed appraisers. Estate of Andrew RIggs, deceased- Oscar Hay tor appointed adminis trator ; bond fixed at $000. Estate of William Ruble, deceased final acoount set for hearing April 27, at 10 a. m. Estates of Lou and William Palmer, deceased petition to sell real property granted. REAL ESTATE. W H Robertson to T J Robertson, 157 acres in t 9 s, r 6 w, $2500. Charles Huntley to F Moseman, lots in Talmage, $150. Polk Co Laud Co to F Moseman, 9 aores in 1 8 s, r 4 w, $524, United States to N A Emmltt,-lC0 acres In 1 9 s, r 8 w, patent W E Lacey to Lane Lumber Co, land In 1 8 s, r 8 w, $2000. Robert Glennle to Esther Cooker- ham, land in 1 6 a, r 7 w, $1. L George W McBee to P F Bowser, lots in Dallas, $510. F ADouty to J n McElmurray, land in Gibson & Kirkland's Fruit Farms, $225. H J Elliott to Matilda Brown, lot in Dallas, $875. H J Elliott to S Orchard, lot la Dal las, $175. Esther Courter to Alice Courter, land in 1 8 s, r 6 w, $1. Esther Courter to J S Courter, land in 1 8 s, r 6 w, $1. Smith & Miller to Wassinger & Wagner, lot In Dallas, $2000. Shorlff J M Grant to Paul Wes- singer et &1, land in 1 9 8, r a w and t 10 s, r 6 w, $3218. Anna Mehrling to W N Jones, 80 acres, 1 7 s, r 7 w, $800. Merln us D Z wight and wf to John L Dernbacb, 1C0 acres. t8 s, r 8 w, f t. Are you tired, fagged out, nervous, sleenle.HS. fuel mean? Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea strergthans the nerves, aids digestion, brings refresh ing sleep. 35 cents, Tea or Tablets. Belt& Cherrington. Calls promptly answered day or niy l.t. R. L. CHAPMAN If A l.I.AS, OHK' NO. Ml m . m 0Vk i i m ft ) f ft ft m ft m M, . ft ft m ft m ft m ft m ft ft ft ft rt ft f ft m ft