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U)pjT7 jV County Observer PUBLISHED SEMI-ATEEKLY VOL. XIX DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, JANUARY 3, 1908. NO. 45 a tttE wish you W I Happy and Pros perous New Year, and tfVp. this occasion to iLv thank you for the gen erous help .you have given us that has en abled us to build our business to what it is. On November, 7 1903, we began the Hardware business with a total stock of $2000 occupying a floor space of 1000 square feetr In January, 1905, we added the plumbing and tinning department to our hardware business, and on January 1, 1906, added another depart ment, that of furniture, by the purchase of the Kerslake stock. This needing more floor space we leased the entire Kirkpatrick building, which we now occupy with the addition of a large warehouse for each department. We now have a total floor space of over 9000 square feet, over 9 times the space we had in the beginning. We now employ regularly ten people to look after this business; five times as many as we had in the beginning, and we are now doing more than ten times the business we did in 1904, and be lieve that in 1908 we will do 15 times as much as we did in 1904. You, our customers have made our increased stock possible, for which we thank you, and promise in the year 1908, if we have your custom it will be taken care of in the same way that it was in 1907. Yours for a more pros perous 1908. GuyBros. S Dalton Hardware Furniture Plumbing Carpets Rugs Paints Oils Glass Stoves Ranges Wall Paper The store where you always get your money's worth. J Dallas, Oregon NEWS OF COUNTY TOWNS. 4 MANY WERE MASKED Carnival at Colosseum Rink Year's Eve Attended by Skaters. on New 200 AIRLIE. ' "A masked ball will be given at this place, February 14. Mrs. Floyd Williams arrived home from Manila last week. I. M. Simpson has shipped his hop crop to a London firm. Born, December 2G, to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gross, a daughter. Asa Haight and family spent Christ mas with his sister near Wells. , Bura Tartar Is spending the holi days at the home of his sister in The Dalles. Bura Tartar has sold about 50 acres of his property to Henry Portwood at $50 an acre. The Tetherow telephone line will be extended to this place in a short time, J. M. Staats having ordered the wire About twenty couples attended the Christmas dance at this place. Music for the occasion was furnished by George Cornell and Fred Ritner. E. Evans' confectionery store caught fire Sunday night and was totaliv destroyed. The cause of the fire is unknown, jur. Jivans carried no insurance on his property. The H. S. & L. C. club will meet at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Hilti- brand, Friday night. Last week they spent enjoyable evenings at the homes of C. E. Staats and Percy Hadley. The Turner bridge across the Luckiamute was badly damaged by the recent high waters. It has been decided to tear it up and save as much of it as possible. Mr. Hadley and a crew of bridge carpenters are employed in that work. BUENA VISTA. E. P. Hall is home from Klamath on a visit. W. E. Hall was an Independence visitor Sunday. W. J. Steele made a business trip to Jefferson, Monday. Mr. and Mrs. A. Anderson were Albany visitors Monday. Charlie South and brother are vislt- their cousin, Earl South. W. J. Steele made a business trip to Independence, Saturday. Mrs. Herren and children are visit ing her mother, Mrs. McLane. Frank Bolter visited at the home of his cousin, G. C. Bolter, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Tyler are visiting Mr. Tyler's parents In Buena Vista. Invitations are out for the wedding of Miss Tressa Prather to Martin Conger. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Prather made a business trip to Independence, Monday. Revival meetings will commence Monday, January 8, in the Methodist church. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Cole and daugh ter visited at the home of W. J. Steele, Monday. ' . Mr. and Mrs. Walter Davidson of Dallas, are visiting Mr. Davidson's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Hanson are visiting Mrs. Hanson's parents duilng the holidays. Herman Prather, who is attending school at Corvallis, Is home for the holidays. Carl Neal, a University student at Eugene, is visiting his parents during the holidays. The Buena Vista school was disco n tinned for a week during the Christ mas holidays. Miss Maggie Black, who has been attending school at St Johns, is at home during the holidays. Mrs. Melvin Baldwin and daughter, of Winlock, Washington, are visiting her mother, Mrs. A. Anderson. Mrs. Hall and two children from Woodburn are visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. McLaughlin. Mrs. Hart, who has been visiting her mother, Mrs. Harmon, returned to her home in Philomath, Thursday. Miss Bena Moisan, who has been visiting at the home of G. C. Bolter during the holidays, returned to her home in Salem, Monday. Harley Prather returned Monday morning to Salem to attend school, after spending a week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. N. Prather. BRIDGEPORT. Aunt Maria Smith has been severely in during the past week. .The Rev. Berry, of Monmouth, preached at Antioch, Sunday. Mrs. Patton is recovering rapidly from the effects of her recent illness. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Stowe, of McMinnville, visited relatives at this place last week. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kurre, of Inde pendence, spent Christmas with rela tives at this place. The Misses Peterson spent last week with their brother, Elbert, at the home of W. H. Mack. The high water during Christmas week did a great deal of damage to the roads in this neighborhood. The epidemic of measles in this neighborhood has practically come to an end, and no new cases are reported. Many people from this place attended the poultry show last week. D. M. Calbreath's Blue Andalusians were the only exhibits taken from here. Miss Goldie Ehodes, a student of the Oregon Agricultural Colleee. w - visited at the home of her grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Ehodes, Monday. BUELL Eussell Barber made a trip to Buell, Monday. Edward Miller, of Ballston, was a isitor at Buell, Monday. Ed Coad, of Hood River, is visiting at the home of his mother. The Rev. Dunlap, of Montana, preached at the Methodist Church, unday. Verne Becker returned from an FALLS CITY. The Forresters have initiated sev eral new candidates at their recent meetings and at the next meeting will have another class of candidates. The Christmas dance held last Wednesday night at Wagner's hall was an enjoyable event,about 100 danc ers being present. Dallas and Black Eock were well represented. The music by the Falls City orchestra was pronounced excellent. George Green, of Portland, Is in the city making arrangements to open up a restaurant in the building now occupied by Balpn Hall's barber shop. Mr. Hall will move into part of the building recently occupied by the Elk saloon. A joint installation of officers of the W. O. W. and the Woodman Circle was held in the Woodman Hall last night. Organizer Harry Day, of Port land, and Mrs. Woodward, special organizer for the Circle Women or Woodcraft were here to assist in the installation. Refreshments were ser ved late In the evening. The mask carnival given on New Year's eve at the Colosseum skating rink Tuesday night was an even greater success than had been antici pated by the management of the big amusement hall. The floor was crowded with maskers, nearly 200 being present, and greater ingenuity and care was shown in the costuming of the skaters than at any of the pre vious carnivals. Large parties of maskers from neighboring places joined the skaters of the home town, dressed in the most striking costumes that they could devise, and the motley throng speed ing swiftly around the smooth skating floor, presented a spectacle of life and color not soon to be forgotten. The spectators formed an even greater crowd than the maskers, every gallery being full. The second session lasted until after midnight, and a large number of skaters who did not mask joined the crowd making it one of the liveliest and most enjoyable watch parties held in this city. The prizes were awarded as follows : Best lady's costume, Buena Fiske, "Turkish Lady;" best gentleman's costume, Everett Gwinn, "George Washington ;" best sustained lady character, "'Fisher Maiden ;" best sus tained gentleman character, Laird Woods and Meile Myer, "Gold Dust Twins;" best advertising costume, (lady) Leeta Grant, "Polk County Observer ;" best advertising character (gentleman) George Morton, "Guy Brothers & Dalton ;" best couple of skaters, Leone and Carl Williams; best lady skater, Miss Allie Fuller; best gentleman skater, Tom Magers. The judges were E. W. Fuller, Willis Simonton and Dr. A. B. Starbuck. EASTERN STAR INSTALLS WILL TALK CANNERY Fruit Men Act Upon Observer's Sug gestion and Will Meet in Dallas Tomorrow. MONMOUTH. Mrs. D. M. Hewitt is visiting In Eugene. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Grounds are visiting in Buena Vista. The Eev. J. A. Goode went to Port land, Monday, on business. Mrs. Bertha Clod f el tor, of Portland, is visiting at the home of her mother, Mrs. A. A. Cattron. Mrs. J. E. Beezley, of Falls City, was a guest of Misses Maggie and Allie Butler this week. Douglas Butler, of Napa County, California, is visiting at the home of his father, Ira F. M. Butler. L. M. Simpson, book-keeper for the Simpson Logging Company, Is spend ing his vacation at his home in this city. C. C. Lewis was home from his sister's claim on the Siletz for a short time last week, returning thither Saturday. Monmouth is to have a creamery, a condenser, and a tile factory, and from the way that the houses are being filled, it seems that the popula tion also is going to keep pace with the rapid industrial growth that is promised. A large delegation of Dallas people went to Portland, Tuesday afternoon, and Wednesday, and attended the football game between M. A. A. C. and St. Louis, and the basketball game between Dallas College and the East Side Athletic Club. A full line of White Haviland China at Lough ary's. H. S. Butz, president of the Polk County Horticultural Society, has called a meeting of that association to be held in the Courthouse tomorrow (Saturday) at 10 o'clock a. m and 2 :00 o'clock p. m., for the purpose of dis cussing subjects dealing with the culture of fruit and nuts and with scientific farming in general. It had been purposed to hold this meeting at a somewhat later date, but learning that Colonel Hofer and J. E. Shepard, of Salem, will be in Dallas at that time, the executive committee of the association, decided that the presence of these two, who are both practical cannery men, ought not to be lost, and the date was accordingly changed to meet these circumstances. As the subject of installing a can nery in this city has long been under discussion, and as Colonel Hofer and Mr. Shepard are coming to Dallas with the intention of giving all the information and assistance on the subject that they can, important results may be expected from tomor row's meeting. The sentiment in favor of establishing a cannery in Dallas is already so strong that it needs only the impulse that it will receive at this convention to arouse the fruit growers of this neighborhood to definite and decisive action on the subject. Sells Interest to Partner. Dr. W. S. Cary has sold his interest in the business of the Stafrin Drug Company to his partner, Conrad Stafrin, and will devote his entire time to the practice of medicine' in future. Mr. Stafrin took charge of the store Wednesday, and as sole proprietor of the establishment, will henceforth conduct its business under his name alone. The Stafrin Drug Company, which has been dissolved by this transaction, succeeded the Wilson Drug Company, and has con ducted a successful business in Dallas for nearly three years. A joint meeting of the Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A., of Dallas College, will be held in the college chapel, Sunday afternoon at 3 :00 o'clock. A special musical program will be rendered and all are cordially invited to attend. ONDS BONDS Waters Pros. Investment Co. Offers a Limited Number of Bonds For Sale Drawing Five and Six Per Cent Interest Security Al, Semi-annual Interest. A Bond Is a First Mortgage Call on or write Waters Bros. Investment Co. Eoom3 16 and 17 Over Bush's Bank. Salem, Oregon Members and Families Enjoy Pleasant Evening Mayor Mulr Remembered. The Eastern Star Lodge held public installation of officers Wednesday evening, and invitations were issued to the families of all members. About ninety-five persons were present. Mrs. Margaret Hayter, the retiring worthy matron, acted as installing officer. In addition to the installation of the elective officers, the following officers were appointed to serve for the ensu ingyear : Mrs. J. C. Gaynor, chaplain j Mrs. Aimed a Fuller, marshal; Miss Olive Smith, organist; Mrs. Mary Kirkpatrick, Adah ; Mrs. Bertha Hay ter, Euth; Mrs. Fay Uglow, Esther; Mrs. Viola HolHster, Martha; Mrs. Margaret Hayter, Electa : Mrs. Irene Eamsey, warden and W. H. Gaynor, sentinel. By a happy coincidence, the evening chosen for the installation of officers, was the evening of the birthday of A. B. Mulr, who has for the past seven years acted as Worthy Patron of the lodge, and the members took advan tage of this occasion to present him a beautiful Morris chair in appreciation of his work. The presentation speech was made by G. L. Hawkins, and Mayor Muir, taken completely by sur prise, responded with a brief but heartfelt address, thanking the lodge for the substantial way of showing their regard. The evening's enter tainment was closed with one of the elaborate banquets which the ladies of the lodge know so well how to pre pare. iff'--, f f J i S I . 1. Sale On Overcoats Until further notice we will sell our stock of Overcoats at the follow ing prices: 7.50 Overcoats $ 5.85 11.00 " 8.65 12.00 " 9.45 13.50 " 10.50 15.00 " 11.85 20.00 " 16.00 Copyright 1907 by Hart Schaffher tit Marx Among this lot of coats are the famous Hart, i n rVV J enettes none better made ML I V -you will have to see them to appreciate them. Every coat new this season. Campbell & HolHster Cash Store Dallas, - - - Oregon Dissolution SALE NOW ON S,Alf IP m 1 t mm mm 11 SALE NOW ON R. Jacobson, the Pioneer Merchant of Yamhill County, after a successful career of 40 years in the mercantile business, of which nearly 30 years has been spent in this county, has fully decided to retire and spend his remaining years with his family. Whether the business is to be continued by the junior member of the firm or "Sold Out" to outside parties, the entire stock has to be reduced to a lim ited amount. The merchandise, former treatment and prices have installed a confidence in the people which cannot be shaken. To this end we offer prices which cannot be duplicated and which it is your duty to investigate. $65,000 Worth of first Class Merchandise Is now offered to the public at prices unheard of before on the West Side. Don't wait until the last minute and expect to find a full assortment as the stock will move out very rapidly. Checks on Banks and Clearing House Certificates taken same as cash. R. JACOBSON & CO., Mcninnville, Oregon The Most Important Item in the Kitchen (next to the Cook) is the KITCHEN RANGE The "QuicK Meal" Steel Range Has all the desirable features It is the most Economical in the use of fuel A good Baker, and Con venient in all ways. Come in and we will Surprise you with some Astonishingly Low Prices WM. FAULL THE LEADING HARDWARE DEALER DALLAS, . . v . j 'v: - . OREGON extended stay In Washington a few ays ago.