Polk County Observer
. Leal blanks at this office.
See the big can of Turkish figs at
Lousharys.
t n Brown, for Abstracts. Notary
Public; typewriting.
" Get some Malaga Grapes out of that
h" barrel at uvwj -
The Obsebveb office wants the print
ing you are particular bdoui.
.. ti,A heat cigars and freshest
candies, call on Horace Webster.
Topcorn, candy, nuts, dates, figs,
lettuce, celery, etc. at Loughary's.
Miss Bertha Collins' millinery store
will be closed until Marcn 1. w-ac
Best job printing at the Observer
office in Dallas and the News office in
Falls City.
Money of private parties to loan at
6 per cent on well-improved farms.
Sibley & Eakin.
Men's and women's clothing cleaned
and pressed, at Bartlett's near depot.
Mutual phono 441.
patronize the new barber shop on
Main street. T. W. Reel, the proprietor,
.guarantees first-class work.-
G. W. Cone went to Portland yester
day on business.
Verne Bartlett went to McMlnnville
yesterday on business.
Harry Lowe, of Falls City, was a
Dallas visitor yesterday.
. Born. January 6, to Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Wassom, a daughter.
B. F. Boughey, of Falls City, was a
Dallas visitor yesterday. m
V. L. Hamilton, of Willamina, was
ia Dallas yesterday on business.
Mr. and Mrs. Cass Riggs, of Crow-
lny were Dallas visitors yesterday.
George Robinson, of North Yamhill,
visited friends in Dallas, Friday.
Mrs. Lynn Frink, of Smithfleld, is
visiting among friends in Dallas.
E. A. Pagenkopf, of Airlie, was a
business visitor in Da'.las this week.
Bert Denni?, of Falls City, was a
visitor in Dallas yesterday and today.
Born, January 6, to Mr. and Mrs.
J. E. Martin, of Ellendale, a daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Stewart, of
McCoy, were visitors in Dallas, Satur
day. L. C. Tyler, of Falls City, Is visiting
st the homo of Mr. and Mrs. H. C.
.Seymour.
MayorS. II. Tetherow, of Falls City,
was a business visitor in Dallas yes
terday. Miss Agnes O'Keere, of Seattle, is
visiting at the home of Dr. and Mrs.
L. A. Bollman.
M. Matthews and son, of McMinn
ville, were business visitors in Dallas
yesterday.
Harold Rich, of Portland, la visiting
at the home of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. F. R. Rich.
John Olin went to Amity yesterday,
for a few days' work on a building
contract in that city.
County Clerk E. M. Smith issued
license to wed to F. M. Splawn and
Cornelia Reasoner last week.
Miss Olive Williams, of Inde
pendence, is visiting at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Grant.
BEGINS
THURSDAY,
JAN. 2
ANNUAL C
We are re-marking every article in the store.
Everything goes at greatly reduced Prices.
a-
1000 Garments of Muslin Underwear!
All new. goods, go on sale at Clearance Sale
Prices. Come early and get best selection.
This will be the greatest bargain event of the
year.
Store Closes at 6:30 p. m., except Saturday.
THE BEE HIVE
! O. O. F. Building
L. F. Tharp and son, of Butler, via
ited in Dallas yesterday.
R. J. Evans, of Airlie, was a busi
ness visitor in this city Saturday.
Roy Fihseth has been seriously ill
iuis ween out is now recovering nicely.
Valentine Wagner, of Falls City,
was a Dusiness visitor In Dallas to.
Milo Hubbard, of Pullman. Wash.
ington, is visiting at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. J. M. Campbell. ,
J. T. Borden, of the Oregonian, is in
Dallas this week working in the inter
ests of the paper he represents.
Miss Ella Butler arrived home from
an extended visit with her sister in
Waitsburg, Washington, Sunday.
miss jennie Muscott returned to
Dallas last week, after a two weeks'
visit among friends In California.
County School Superintendent H. C.
Seymour is visiting among the schools
In the northern part of Polk County.
Among the 200 names recently
placed on the United States pension
roll, Dallas Is represented by four,
H. P. Shriver, W. D. Matthews, David
Sellers and O. H. Cobb.
Hugh and Roy Black returned to
their claims on Salmon River yester
day, after a week's visit with relatives
in Dallas.
F. S. Ramsey and George Record
returned last week from a short vaca
tion trip on the coast near Yaquina
and Newport.
Miss Maud McLaughlin has
returned to Corvallis, after a few days'
visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
George Scott.
Another car of extra Star A. Star
shingles, the celebrated Moore brand,
just received by the Soehren Ware
house Co., Dallas.
R. S. Henline has soldhis share in
the Dallas poolroom to his partner,
D. I. Caldwell, and will soon move his
home to California.
W. R. Ellis, agent for Dally Ore
gonian and Evening Telegram. Have
a daily paper delivered at your house
by the week, month or year. No extra
charge for delivery.
The Dallas College basketball team
will play the Y. M. C. A. in Salem, Fri
day, January 17, and Ashland Normal
School in Dallas on the day following
(Saturday, January 18.)
Circuit Judge Galloway is holding
a special court session this week, but
the business is comparatively light,
owing to the apparent desire on the
part of many who have oases on the
docket, to continue until the next
regular session of circuit court.
At the meeting of the city council
last night claims against the city to
the amount of $319.12 were allowed,
and an ordinance was passed author
izing the borrowing of $4,060 for the
purchase and operation of the road
roller and rock crusher, and for the
maintenance of the streets In good
condition.
The Rev. N. W. Sager will open his
gymnasium class for this winter. to
night. Mr. Sager ia an experienced
physical director, and the class which
he conducted last year was largely
patronized by business men of Dallas
whose sedentary occupation prevented
them from securing exercise in any
other way.
OUR GREAT
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vm P
ENDS HIS OWN LIFE
Monmouth Druggist Drinks Carbolic
Add In Fit of Temporary
Despondency.
Lying huddled in his bed. T, S Per
kins, of Monmouth, was found dead
by Dr. J. M. Crowley at 8 o'clock last
nignt. ua the floor near bv. an emtitv
two-ounce bottle and a teacup contain
ing a lew drops of carbolic acid told
planily a tale of suicide. Perkins was
about 45 years old and had been in
the drug business in Monmouth for 14
years. It Is believed that he took his
life in a fit of despondency.
Mr. Perkins telephoned to the bov
who was working in his drugstore
yesterday morning, saying he would
not be in the store durlnsr the dav.
The clerk became uneasy and sent
vr. Crowley to the Perkins home about
10 o'clock. At that time there was
nothing in Perkins' condition or
actions to arouse the Doctor s suspic
ion, and he left the house little dream
ingof the tragedy that was to follow,
Perkins was not seen bv anvone dur
ing the remainder of the day, and
wnen Dr. Crowley called on him in
the evening, he had apparently been
dead for some time.
Coroner R. L. Chapman was sum
moned at once, but the evidences of
suicide were so conclusive that it was
not deemed necessary to call a jury.
The man's face, throat and bands were
blistered with the acid, but In spite of
the agony he must have suffered, he
had apparently set the bottle and cup
carefully on the floor and made an
effort to dispose his body in a natural
position on the bed.
Mr. Perkins was married, but had
no children. His wife was visiting in
North Yamhill at the time of his death
She was sent for at once, and is
expected to arrive in Monmouth today,
when plans for the funeral will be
made.
R. Skeels, of Siletz, was a Dallas
visitor today.
J. C. Kramer, of Falls City, was in
Dallas, Friday, on business.
J. A. Gibson, of Douglas, was a
Dallas visitor Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Yost, of Black
Rock, were Dallas visitors Friday.
Mrs. H. B. Plummer, of Portland,
has been visiting her mother, Mrs,
Julia Ellis.
W. C. Yost, of Florence, came to
Dallas last week and will attend Dal
las College during the remainder of
the school year.
E. N. Hall called at the Observer
office this week with several twigs
from a raspberry bush, upon which
were fine specimens of large and well
ripened berries.
Basketball Manager Frank Kersey
Is endeavoring to arrange for a game
between Dallas College and Berkeley,
and if this game can be secured, the
Dallas five will soon start on their
long wished for southern trip.
The increase of work incident to the
beginning of the year has made the
present session of tin County Court a
very busy one ; and the entire time
since Wednesday has been filled. The
Court is employed thi3 afternoon In
the appointment of judges and clerks
ot elections and the levy of the taxes
will not be made until tonight.
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U UU WU UU 1 MJU-d
Will Continue
for;
30 DAYS
STORE
Dallas, Oregon
NEW HEATING PLANT
System Can Be Installed In Any
Store or Dwelling at Very
Moderate Cost.
Anyone Interested in an Inexpensive,
yet practical, heatiDg plant is invited
to visit the Observer office and inspect
the new hot water system just installed
in the press and composing rooms.
The system was put in operation yes
terday morning, and was found to
work perfectly in every detail. The
plan for heating the office in this man
neroriginated in the fertile brain of
the writer, and the system was designed
and installed by Wesley Vaughn, than
whom there ia no better plumber" In
the Willamette Valley. The plant is
so simple, and at the same time so
inexpensive, that we give a brief
description of Its workings for the
benefit of our readers..
In a system of this kind, no Turnace
is needed, nor is it necessarv to dace
the water-heating apparatus below the
level or tne noor. An ordinary stove
will serve the purpose, the stove used
here being a common office stove that
has been doing service for many years.
From a coil of pipe in this stove, a 1
inch pipe leads to the radiator in the
composing room nearly 40 feet distant.
This pipe is 16 inches from floor where
It leaves the stove, and 22 inches from
the floor at the point of connection with
the radiator. It will be seen that the
rise in nearly 40 feet 13 only 6 inches,
ana yet the hot water ia found to reach
the radiator within ten minutes after
the fire is started in the stove. The
return, or cold-water, pipe is 42 inches
from the floor where it leaves the radi
ator, and 10 inches from, the floor at
the stove.
For an expansion tank, we use an
ordinary 8-gailon flush basin, which
is fed from the city water suddIv.
This basin being automatic, the work
of filling it when the water has
evaporated is avoided, as a float
regulates the supply at all times from
the city pipes. To guard against the
possibility of the water in this basin
boiling over, an escape DiDe with an
outlet a few inches lower than the top
of the basin is provided.
The advantages of this svstem con
sist wholly in its small cost, and the
practicability of its use in buildings
where there are no basements. It can
be used in stores, residences, or offices,
and the entire cost is little more than
the price of an additional stove and
one year's supply of wood for the
same, especially with wood -selling at
its present almost prohibitive price.
The Observer employees are delighted
with the new heating system, as it
enables them to work in, comfort in
any part ofthe building these chilly
winter days.
The business office is also cbucklinar
to think how it will cut down that bis
wood bill next Fall, and thus be able
to spend more money for new tvne
and Improved machinery, .
NEW JURY LIST
Names of Citizens Who Will Serve
Called Term of Circuit Court
for Polk County.
The list of jurors, drawn to serve at
the called term of Judge Burnett's
court in Dallas on Monday, January
20, is. as follows:
Alrlie-R, M. Fowle, J. M. Sebring,
J. W. Yost, W. I. Brown.
Butler J. C. Cockerham.
Bridgeport W. L. Frink, C. L.
Gardner, A. W. Plankinton, S. H.
Petre.
Buena Vista E. B. Gobat.
Ballston N. F. Gregg, Felix Com-
egys, Leander Conner.
Dallas Arthur Fink, G. W. Myer,
I. F. Yoakum,' Henry Black.
Eola B. I. Ferguson.
Falls City-G. F. Vick, A. R. Bell.
Independence J. L. Hanna, R. C.
DeArmond.
-Monmouth L. Ground, I. M. Simp
son, F. Y. Mulkey.
Perrydale W. H. McKee.
Rickreall Cass Riggs, J. A. Allen,
T. S. Burch.,
Suver E. Chamberlain.
McCoy F. E. Miller,
Willis Simonton and family and hla
brother, James Simonton, and family
spent Sunday at the home of their
father near Salem. Their uncle and
aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Jordon, of
Jordon, Wyoming, returned with them
and are spending a short time in Dal
las, Mrs. H. B. Cosper and Mrs. Ella J.
Metzger attended the dedication of the
new Odd Fellows' Home In Portland,
Saturday. This is the third home
built by the Odd Fellows in Portland.
It has 50 rooms and was erected at
an expense of $25,000. The ceremony
of dedication was performed under
the auspices of the Grand Lodge of
Oregon, and Mrs. Cosper was one of
the speakers on that occasion,
It fills the arteries with rich, red
blood, makes new flesh, and healthy
men, women and children. Nothing
can take its place ; no remedy has done
so much good as Hollister's Rocky
Mountain Tea. 35c, Tea or tablets.
Belt & Cherrington.
For Sale.
Black Orpington, Barred Plymouth
Rock and R. I. Red cockerels for sale.
Mas. A. F. Stoxer, Rickreall, Or.
l-7-4t
Bids Wanted.
Bids will be received by the County
Court of Polk County, Oregon, for the
publication of the delinquent tax roll
for the year 1308 and for the sale of
property for delinquent taxes for said
year. Said bids will be opened Janu
ary 18, 1908, at 10 o'clock a. ra. of said
day.
E. M. SMITH,
County Clerk.
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It is the most Economical
in the use of fuel
A good Baker, and Con- x
venient in all ways.
Come in and we will Surprise
you with some
Astonishingly Low Prices
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THE
DALLAS,
NEVER-FAIL OIL CAN.
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The Never-Fail Oil and Gasoline
Can air tight will not leak nor spill
will take all the oil out of can and
will run oil from lamp back to can.
Money back if not satisfied.
U. S. Loughary, lEe Grocer
LOOK HERE!
The City Express I Transfer Co.
does all kinds of hauling at
reasonable rates, Stand and both
phones at Webster's Confectionery
Store.
STOW BROS.
Proprietors
DALLAS,
ORE ON
The Olds Gasoline Engines
I handle the "Olds" the best Gaso
line Engine in the market. Just the
thing for Wood Sawing, Pumping
Spraying, Feed Mills, Churning, Etc.
Come and See the best gaso
line engine made for farmers'
purposes. ..
Ed. Diddle, Agent
Dallas, Oregon.
A Bit Above the Average.
You will find all harness sold here
abova the average in quality, we mean
not in price.
When You Price Our
Harness.
our fligures will compare favorably
with those offered by any mail order
concerns which make cheapness their
sole standard. When you buy a set
here vou eret one that proves its real
cheapness In good service and good
looks long after the mall-order house
harness nas gone to tne scrap neap.
Dallas Harness Shop
F. SalficKy, Prop.
COFFEE
The dealing is simple.
If you 'don't like Schil
ling's Best, it costs you
nothing:.
Toar vrocer return. Tour money if too don't
Ilk it; w, ptr bim.
Early Hhcrs
The famous tittfd pl'Aa
t T ft m Tr
ineoos&i
Item in; the Kitchen (next to
the Cook) is the
KITCHEN RANGE
The "OuicK
Steel Range
Has all the desirable features
M
. FAULL
LEADING HARDWARE DEALER
. . .
Electricity for Lighting
Is only expensive to people who are
wasteful and careless. To you, who
are naturally careful, it does not
come high.
It is economical because it can be quickly turned off wnen not needed.
With gas or kerosene there is the temptation to let light burn when
not needed to save bother of lighting and adjusting. In some homes
the electric light bills amount to only one or two dollars per month.
You can probably get some kind of artificial light for less money
than electric light, but does it save you anything when it limits op
portunities for work and recreation ruins your eyesight smokes
your walls mars decorations and increases household work'. You
could probably save a dollar tomorrow by going without your meals
but it wouldn t bo economy. It ia not so much what you save, but
how you save that counts.
WILLAMETTE VALLEY CO. EATES-Besidonce on meters, per
Kilowatt 15o ; Residence, flat per month, 16cp 60c. EATES FOR
BUSINESS HOUSES 25c per drop and 5c per Kilowatt up to 10 drops ;
over 10 drops 20o per drop and 5o per Kilowatt up to 40 drops ; over 40
drops 17Jc per drop and 6c per Kilowatt. A drop figures 16cp or less.
For power rates apply at the office. We are always ready to explain
the "ins and outs" of the lighting proposition to you, call on us or
' phone to us, we are never to busy to talk business.
Willamette Valley Company
E. W. KEARNS, Manager for Dallas.
Office on Mill street, just north of the Court House. Phones Bell 421,
Mutual 1207.
GO TO
THE RACKET STORE
FOR YOUR
TOYS AT COST!
During the holidays, we will sell our
toys at COST. We do not want to
carry any of our toys over.
Watch Our Windows
THE RACKET STORE
F. S. RAMSEY, Proprietor.
That Smile of Delight
Is an everyday affair with those who
him nnr n.rrwv.rin Tt. wnn 't nnmfi off"
either as long as you patronize us.
HOLIDAY TIME GROCERIES
Is what you want now, and you want
t.hpm cood. We have them in varietv :
Spices, raisins, fancy crackers, jellies,
jams, nuts, etc. Give us a listof what
you 11 need and we will send inem up
to you.
E. BOYD & SON
Phones : Bell 63, Mutual 314.
We Will Pay
for wheat at the
DALLAS FLOURING MILLS
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OREGON
WHEN IN DALLAS GO TO, THE
DALLAS HOTEL
Under New Management
. Strictly White Help.
Big Sample Room and
Special Accommodations
for Commercial Men.
RATES:
$1.00, $1.25, $2.00 per Day
Chipman & Farmor, Props.
ineuesi neais
Are found in our tender
and juicy beef, mutton
and pork. We do our
own killing, and can
guarantee all meats to
be wholesome and fresh.
Give us a trial.
Barnhart Grant
Dallas, - Oregon
Dallas Truck & Dray Company
Hubbard I Brown, Proprietors
Phono and stand at Belt & Cher
rington's drug store. Bell and Mutual
Phones.
It is not Economy
To do the family washing
at home. When you figure
up the cost of water, soap,
starch, extra fire and time,
and most of all the mess and
trouble that it makes, and
compare it with our price of
6 cents a pound, washed,
starched and dried and 25
cents a dozen for flat pieces,
EL,
npy K&frr
you will see that you can't
afford to wash at home.
Send your washing to the
Dallas Sf earn Laundry
Phones: Mutual, 197, Bell, 203