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PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY
VOL. XIX
DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, JANUARY 10, 1908.
NO. 46
ttt E wish you a
VV Happy and Pros
perous New Year, and
take this occasion to
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 feet. x
In January, 1905, we
added the plumbing and
tinning department lo
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 wej.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.
Guy Bros.
Dalton
Hardware
Furniture
Plumbing
Carpets ,
Rugs
Paints
Oils
Glass
Stoves
Ranges
Wall Paper
? always get your money's
Dallas,
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NEWS OF COUNTY TOWNS.
AIRLIE.
I. M. Simpson was doing business
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iu oaieui Luis weeK.
A. G. WInterstein went to Portland
on business Tuesday.
Simpson Bros, aretakiner an invoice
or tneir goods tnis week.
Ed Berry was in Corvallis on busi
ness tne first or tne week.
Mrs. George Conn visited her sister
at barker several days last week.
A. R. Lewis and familv BDent the
nouaays witn relatives in rortland,
Harry Barker, of Portland. SDent a
few days witn his father at this place
recenuy.
C. E. and E. W. Staats were shiD
ping veal to the Portland market the
nrst or tne week.
Assistant Superintendent Morris, of
the S. P.. was insDectinor the nrnnpirt.v
m mac company nere Tuesday.
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Percv Hadlev dressed over four
uuzeu mce wrpington cmcttens xues
day, and shipped them to a Portland
J l f l ' i t i m
firm.
A new cover has been put on the old
narrow gauge flat-car that has
answered for a depot at this place for
so many years.
The H. S. & L. O. Club will meet
with Mr. and Mrs. Otto Simpson. Fri
day evening. E. E. Hiltibrand and
C. E. Staats have carried away more
prizes so far than any one else, but
am sorry to say they have all been
DooDies.
Everette Staats, who probably , has
more coyote scalps dangling from his
belt than any hunter in this part of
the Btate, took one from his hounds
last week, and now has it tied up in
the barn. He is thinking some of tab
ing it to the goat show for exhibition.
Readers in this neck-o'-the-wooda
don't want to forget that there will be
a special train from this place to Dal
las on Friday, the last day of the Goat
Show. All those that are Interested in
goats will attend, and those not inter
ested should take a day off and go any
way.
BALLSTON.
Frank Tatom is recovering from a
severe illness.
Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Gould were Port
land visitors Saturday.
The infant daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Koub died suddenly Monday
nignt.
After a holiday vacation of two
weeks, work was resumed in tne
public school, Monday.
John Campbell, Jr., died in Southern
Oregon, Sunday, while enroutefor his
home here, after an extended stay in
California. His brother, Alfred, who
cared for him during his long illness
brought the body home and It was
interred in the Amity cemetery, Tues
day. Mr. and Mrs. VanGross, a
brother-in-law and sister of the de
ceased, came up from Portland on
that day and attended his funeral.
BUENA VISTA.
Joseph Win n is seriously ill.
Mr. and Mrs. Claud South went to
Albany, Tuesday.
Herman Prather haa resumed his
work in Corvallis.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Prather were
Suver visitors Sunday.
G. C. Bolter was a business visitor
in Independence, Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. .Martin Conger
returned from Portland, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Wells returned
from a visit in Corvallis, Saturday.
Miss Magffie Black returned to her
school work in St Johns, Thursday.
Mrs. Ed Tvler and son. of Wood-
burn, are visiting relatives at this
place.
A Rprifis of revival meetings was
begun at the Methodist Church last
Monday night
- BRIDGEPORT.
Mrs. Frank Laws visited her sister
near Bellevue last week.
Clarence Lee went to Portland for
medical treatment last week.
Mr nnrt Mrs . W. FT. Mack visited
relatives on Salt Creek this week.
Mina Vjrtha Fnstar returned home
Mondav from an "extended visit in
Dallas.
t t nnthrift anrl riansrhter. Jann ie
and family visited his daughter,
Sarah, in Salem last week.
Carv Gflson and family, of Perry-
Hale, visited at the home of his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Gilson, a few
days last week.
Herman Petre has been taking the
hoD acreaere and securing members for
the hop growers' organization the
past week. Mr. Petre deserves a great
deal of credit for the time and money
he has spent in the interest of the hop
men.
EOLA.
Fall sown grain is looking fine
around here.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Acuff, a
7 pound son.
Georee Chapman and O. G. Savage
made a business trip to Dallas, Tues
day.
fiori7ft Litchfield, son of G. P.Litch
field, of Salem, has been assigned to
carry our maiL. Will Squires, the
former carrier, haa been transferred
to a route in Marion county.
Thomas Holman has just returned
irom a noiiday visit witn relatives in
Mrs. Grover Farmer, of Salem, Bpent
me uonaays witn. ner parents, Mr. and
lurs. otewart.
Miss Ida Bfinsnn Anrl hrnthAr
George, of Portland, spent the holi-
uays wun ineir motner, jvirs. u. u
oavage.
Clvde Mittv And fnmilv hnxro
returned from Monmouth, after a
week s visit with Mrs. Mitty's relatives,
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me eiuerows.
Hamer & Johnson, who recentlv
purchased the T. C. Gosser place, will
set out several acres or cnernes and
walnuts this spring.
A Mr. Prince, of Salem, has mir-
chased 20 acres of the Kubia place, at
$60 an acre. He will set the entire
tract to Koyal Ann cherries.
William Cromley is making Drena
rations to set out a mixed orchard of
standard varieties of fruit, mostly
cuernes ana winter apples.
T. L. Acuff bought 66 head of sheen.
paying $5 a head. Morgan Reese, of
uates, aiso Dougnt several nead. Mr,
Keese will take Mr. Aeuff's sheeD on
the shares. They left last Friday to
anve tnem to Mr. Keese s mountain
ranch near Gates.
FALLS CITY.
The steel bridge is com Dieted and
tne approacnes are being graded.
Mill No. 2 has resumed operations.
and the big planer will start this
week.
Thomas Edgar Is putting up an
addition to his building, to be used
as a restaurant.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Miller and Mr.
C.H.Thompson will leave for Mich
igan, Saturday.
Mrs. I. G. Singleton is seriously ill.
S. E. Trask has resigned his posl
tion as manager of the Tooze store.
INDEPENDENCE.
Edwin Wallace has returned to the
O. A. C.
The business houses now close at
6 :30 p. m.
Miss Maude Iliff, of Portland, visited
nere tne past week.
Mrs. G. W. Conkey and Mrs. J. S,
Cooper were Dallas visitors, Sunday,
Miss Nellie Pomeroy, of Seattle, has
been visiting her rather, T. Pomeroy.
Mrs. W. W. Ireland has been visit
ing her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. J.
Taylor.
Mrs. L. Robertson, of Portland. Is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. W. H.
Craven.
Mrs. Harrv Wagoner has returned
to her home inNst. Johns, after a visit
here and in Dallas.
Misses Emroy and Opal McDevitt,
of Dallas, visited their sister, Mrs.
G. W. Conkey, this week.
Mrs. G. A. WilcoxTias returned from
The Dalles, where she attended the
funeral of her uncle, Mr. iSurk.
Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Dalton. of Dal
las, attended the I. O. O. F. and
Rebekah installation, Tuesday night.
Mrs. Lee, of Albany, and Mrs.
Steiger, of Salem, visited their sister,
Mrs. E. E. Paddock, during the holi
days. Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Johnson, of
Salem, visited at the home of her
brother, Dr. W. it. Ainn, tne nrst or
the week.
HCa I V. TTon1r!rlra nnr! Httln
daughter have returned to their home
in McMlnnville, after a visit with
friends here.
Thn mmhfrs of the Odd Fellows'
and Rebekah Lodges held joint instal
lation in their hall, Tuesday night A
large crowd was present and all
thoroughly enjoyed the evening. After
thn inntdllntion and a short program.
an elaborate lunch was served from
prettily decorated tables.
MONMOUTH.
Mr. and Mrs. D. Hill, of Dallas, are
visiting in this city.
Mra TT nilliAin Anrl S. N. Gilliam
have returned from a visit at New
port.
UTt. nnA f ra TfTfrlnatnn nf M iaaniiri.
are staying in Monmouth and will
locate nere.
w T SpIIam nf Weston, is visiting
among hia friends and relatives in
Monmouth.
The old B. L. Murphy house is being
torn down. The building was over 50
veara old and has long been one of
the landmarks of this city.
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 FIt Mortgage
Call on or write
Waters Bros. Investment Co.
Rooms 16 and 17
Over Bush's Bank.
THAT '07 HABIT.
BY DEAN COLLINS.
All men of experience freely will grant
That a habit can stick where a pstage
stamp can t;
And. often attachinc itself iintn vnn
Will cling far more close than a
brother can do ;
But the habit that hugs us most closely
oi iaie.
Is writing 'C7 instead of '08.
Though now we have left 1907 behind.
The figures '07 still stick in the mind ;
In dun or in letter, receipt-book or bill,
That pesky '07 keeps popping up still ;
And in writing a check for some goods
we nave Dougnt,
We date it '07 with hardly a thought.
We sign a receipt for a bill overdue,
Rejoicing to know our suspense is now
through ;
We hand the slip over with scarcely a
mink,
And make a glad grab for the shim
mering chink.
The fool comes back grinning, and
shows us the date
We've written '07 instead of '08. 5
We write a short note to the girl we
adore,
On fine tinted paper, (ten pages or
more,)
There's copious gush in that sweet
billet-doux,
As from a large faucet that's busted a
screw ;
We read before mailing and darn
our fool pate 1
It's dated '07 instead of '08.
Worn out by life's strugglf, our body
deceased.
May not lie at rest in the ground we
have leased ;
Our sorrowing heirs must erect a
proud shaft.
So the stone-cutter carves from an
intricate draught
On the fair, snowy marble, our flight
into heaven '
And dates our demise in the year of '07.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Hawlev of
Bethel, are visiting friends and rela
tives in this city. ,
L. S. Fuller has returned to Mon
mouth after spending a long time in
the hospital at Salem.
S. N. Gilliam reoently purchased
the Graves property from A. N. Hal.
leek for the sum of $385.
Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Gilliam, of Lake-
view, Eastern Oregon, are visiting in
Monmouth, and will locate in the
Willamette Valley, having sold their
property east of the Cascade range.
C. C. Taylor, of Medford, was in
Monmouth last week and contracted
with the Boothby & Lewis stock firm
for300 head of goats. The goats were
driven to Albany and shipped from
that point Tuesday.
POLK.
The Fall sown crops are all growing
nicely.
The Rev. Isaac Dyck visited at Pra-
turn last Sunday.
Henry Votn is offered il cents a
pound ror nis prunes.
The weather has not been cold
enough this winter to check the growth
of the grass.
Elizabeth Diehm, who went to Menu,
Wash., for treatment for curvature of
the spine, is expected home in a few
days.
The Rlckreall Telephone Company
will hold its annual meeting in Dallas
next Saturday at 1 o'clock in the after
noon. A. G. Rempel received a speciakprize
of 100 pounds of chicken feed for the
nlgnest scoring crown iuegnorn at tne
Dallas poultry show.
Several farmers in this neighbor
hood took chickens to the Dallas poul
try show, and came home with many
Diue riDDons rortneir pains.
We think it would be well to com
bine the horse, goat and poultry shows
and the school children's industrial
fair, and make a County Fair of
them.
The Mennonite Sunday School
elected officers December 29 as follows:
J. H. Rempel, superintendent: D. G.
Kempel, vice-superintendent; a. u.
Rempel, secretary; Katharina Dyck,
librarian ; Maria Peters, treasurer.
PEDEE HILLS.
The Watkins Medicine wagon comes
through the hills, regardless of mud
and rain.
Prnnlr Rhpvthft held a shooting
match for Pedee sportsmen on New
Year's day.
The high water has enabled Edwards
& Hanna Bros, to get all of their logs
out into the Luckiamute.
Deer seem to be quite plentiful this
winter. A big one was seen close to
our house one evening not long ago.
Will Bush has bought some of the
T T. rAnnh'sexceBs cattle, compris
I.
ing some fine Jerseys and Shorthorns.
Seven goats and two sheep belong
ig to A. Womer were killed by dogs
in
last week. The dogs have since been
killed.
ONBS
Salem, Oregon
COMMITTEE IS ACTIVE
Men Chosen to Organize Cannery
Company Meet and Decide
on Plan of Work.
Wednesday night, at the meeting of
the committee appointed by the Horti
cultural Society, a definite plap for the
installing ir a cannery in uallas was
tormuiated
The six members of the committee
decided individually to make a study
of the canneries that have been
Installed in neighboring towns and of
tne metnods or operating them, and
the knowledge acquired in this man
ner will be applied in the management
oi tne projected cannery in Dallas.
The plan decided upon at Wednesday
night's meeting is similar to the one
under which the Salem cannery was
succes8iuiiy iounoed and operated.
A company will be organized and
sufficient stock will be sold among the
fruit growers and business men of
Dallas and vicinity, to erect the build
ing, install the machinery, and get
the industry well started. This plan
will practically insure the success of
the enterprise, by identifying the
double interests of the poople as fruit
growers and as stockholders in the
cannery company.
H. S. Butz, president of the Horti
cultural Society, has called a meeting
ro do neiu at tne uourt. nouse, at 1
o'clock Saturday afternoon, January
18. At this meeting definite aotion
will be taken on the plan offered bv
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me committee.
Many of the fruit growers in the
vicinity of Dallas have signified their
intention or taking stock in tne new
company, which they believe will soon
be organized, and they express abso
lute confidence in the promptand com
plete successor tne scheme. The com
mittee has already received a commun
Ication from a certai n contractror offer-
ing to Install, equip and put in opera
tion a thoroughly up-to-date cannery
ror a moderate consideration, tne can
nery to hecome the absolute nrnnnrtv
of the company as soon as it is well
established. This proposition has
been taken under advisement by the
committee and will be presented before
the Horticultural Society at next
week's meeting to be aoted upon.
WILL INCREASE ATTENDANCE
Motor Company Will Run Special
Train From Airlle On Last
Day of Goat Show.
The management of the Annual
Goat Show to be held in this city next
weeu nas arranged to nave a special
motor run between Airlie and Dallas
on Friday, the last day of the show.
The train will leave Airlle at 8 :30 a. m.,
coming through Monmouth direct to
Dallas, and will leave here ror the
return trip at 3 :30 p. m. One and one-
third fare will be charged for the
round trip, and a large delegation of
the goat breeders from Airlle and
vioinity are expected to take advantage
of this rate and attend the show.
Through the kindness of the Dallas
Furniture Company, the association
has secured the implement room in its
big store in which to hold the show
this year. This is the same hall in
which the exhibits at the recent poultry
show were placed, and it is regarded
as a much more desirable place than
the lower floor of the gymnasium
which has been formerly used, since
it is nearer the business center of the
city. It is also nearthedepot, making
It much easier to transfer the stock
that is sent from other localities, from
the cars to the exhibit hall.
SOUTH RICKREALL.
The grip sufferers in this vicinity
are too numerous to mention. '
Mr. Logan, nephew of the Loe
brothers, returned to his home in For
est Grove last Sunday.
The Simras brothers, of the Blue
Mountain country, are visiting at the
home of their relative, Oliver Webster.
At the last meeting of the Artisans,
the new officers of that order were
installed, and two more members were
added to the ranksMiss Geneva
Miller and Mr. Crowley, principal of
the Rickreall school. After enjoying
a pleasing comedy given by several of
the talented members, the last but not
the least part of the program was
given, namely, the installation ban
quet. The young people of Rlckreall and
Monmouth, to the number of 40, gave
a very pleasant surprise party at the
home of John E.Miller In honor of
Miss Geneya Miller, on the evening
before her departure for her school
near Sheridan. The evening was
enjoyably spent in social amusements.
Light refreshments were served, con
sisting of bananas, apples, popcorn,
nuts and candy, and the time for bid
ding good-night came all to soon for
the happy crowd.
GIVE FINE PROGRAM
Women of Mistletoe Circle Install
Officers and Enjoy Elaborate
Banquet.
The members of Mistletoe Circle
held a public installation of officers at
the Woodman Hall, Wednesday even
ing. Nearly 150 persons attended the
exercises, among them being a dele
gation of 20 members from the Home
Circle of McMinnville. When the
work of installation bad been finished,
th "Lady Minstrels," a troupe made
up entirely of home tafrnt, gave a
short program, after which a rich
banquet was served.
Following are the officers for the
ensuing term :
Guardian neighbor, Mrs. Mary
Starr; adviser, Mrs. Elva Stump;
magician, Mrs. Anna Wright; clerk,
Miss Edna Scott; attendant, Mrs
Amanda Blessing; captain of the
guards, Mrs. Hester Fiske; inner
sentinel, Mrs. W. H. Roy; outer sen
tinel, Mrs. Eliza Hatton; musician,
Mrs. Grace Cherrlngton.
Mrs. J. E. Sibley acted as installing
officer.
We of the hills are to be pitied. The
Lewisvllle bridge being out, we get
mail only when we can go to King's
Valley, the carrier coming that far.
LOOM END
Annual Clearance Sole
See our circular for prices,
they certainly will appeal to
you.
Our store is crowded every
day with people who appre
ciate our prices.
Don't miss our sale on shoes.
Yours for business.
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Special Values for all
Economical House Women
On January 11th, We will place on sale
100 pieces of good quality TITAN BLUE
ENAMEL WARE. Study the prices, as
there is not a piece in the lot but what is a
big bargain and in some instances worth
double and trible what you have to pay
for them.
The Following Assortment:
10 qt. Water Pails, 6 qt. Dairy Pans,
2 44 Coffee Pots,
6 44 flilk Pans,
4 44 Dairy Pans,
5 44 Dairy Pans,
io in. Wash Basin,
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14 qt. Rising Pans.
Your unstricted choice of any piece in the
above assortment at the extremely
low price of Z3C
Remember the Date
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Furniture, Rugs, Wall Paper and Farm Impl'ts.
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On all shoes except Walk-Over
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