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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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