Polk County Observer
G p. Vick, of Falls City, is visiting
in Dallas. . " . . .
E. Lipton, of Falls City, was
Dallas visitor today.
wha T Metzsrer is visiting rel
iUia. - v
atives iu Lebanon.
Will Yost and John Ronco.ofPedee,
were Dallas visitors sunciay,
r rtildoer, of Portland, was a bus!
ness visitor in Dallas, Friday.
r.awrence Greene, of Ballston, vis
ited friends in Dallas, Saturday and
Sunday,
Mrs Willard Siefarth, of Bortland
ia visiting her father, E. Cadwell, who
is very ill.
County Commissioner John Teal, of
Falls City, was in Dallas, a riaay, on
business.
Revival services will be held at the
Methodist Church every evening dur
ing this week. All are invited.
Mrs.C D. Hawkins returned to Dal
las, Saturday, after a few days' visit
among relatives in Mcjuinnvuie,
Frank Lucas, a former well-known
musician of Monmouth, has organized
a band and orchestra in Portland
H. G. Campbell and family visited
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. C,
Morrison in Independence, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Castle returned
tn Davton. Friday, after a short visit
among friends and relatives in Dal
las.
Professor W. I. Reynolds, principal
of the State Reform School, spent Sat
urdav and Sunday at his home in
Dallas.
Miss Edna Scott requests the mem
bers of the Mistletoe Circle to call at
Simonton & Scott's store to pay their
assessments.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Young, of Port
land, arrived in Dallas, Saturday, for
a"Iew days' visit at the home of their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Young.
The residence of W. J. Palmer, in
North Dallas, caught flro Friday
night, but the flames were extin
guished before the fire department
arrived on the scene. The damage
was comparatively slight.
The Rickreall orchestra will give a
social dance at the Woodman Hall iu
Dallas, Friday night. Blaine South
wick and Horace Webster will be the
floor managers, and Steffy brothers
have been secured to act as callers.
A meeting of the Polk County Poul
try Association has been called for
January 25, at 2 o'clock p. m., In the
County Clerk's office. The object of
thissession is to arrange a program
for a beries of meetings to stimulate
interest in the poultry raising indus
try. Next Sunday, January 20,' will be
church membership and friends' day
at the Presbyterian. Sunday School.
Special opening and closing exercises.
All friends of the Sunday School are
cordially invited to be present af 10
o'clock a. m.
fcd Blddle went to Portland yester
day on business.
F. H. Morrison went to Portland
this afternoon on business.
W. J. White went to Portland yester
day ior a snort business visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Mehrling, of Falls
City, were Dallas visitors Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. William Ellis, of Falls
Uity, were visitors in Dallas, Friday,
Mrs. H. .H. Dunkelberger and Miss
thna urown are visiting relatives in
.Brownsville
A. J. Barhanweturned today from a
snort visit at his former home in Ken
ewick, Washington
Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Hutton, of Port
iana, visitea at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. F. A. Stiles last week.
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jur. ana Mrs. Ralph Sturgis, of
Portland, visited at the home of Mr
and Mrs. C. Gough last week.
.trea a. West went to Falls City
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iaou neeu. sua looK me position as
operator of the electric light plant.
Tne Rev. Albert Thomas, of Mt.
Angel College, visited his friend L,
Gerllnger Jr. in Dallas last week.
Julian Byrd, editor of the Burns
Herald, in Harney county, visited at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Coad,
Sunday.
J. W. Ayres and Mrs. Alpha Frank,
of McMlnnville, were visitors at the
home of Mr. Ayres' son, W. A. Ayres,
Friday and Saturday.
Mrs. li. Jj. Hawkins, of Dallas, is
visiting this week in the city at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Hen
dricks. McMinnville Telephone-Reg
ister.
Prof. A. M. Sanders, superintendent
of the Albany schools, and Senator
O. P. Coshow, of Roseburg, were
defending their homesteads in the East
Umpqua precinct, in a contest in the
U. S. land office last week, savs the
Roseburg Review.
Those from the Masonic Lodge in
Dallas who attended the big reunion
of the Masons in Portland last week
were R. E. Williams, G. N. Cher
nngton, Conrad Stafrin, Dr. Mark
Hayter and E. C. Kirkpatrick.
Professor E. R. Moon, a skillful elo
cutionist, entertained a large crowd at
the Christian Church last night with
an excellent recital, including read-
ngs of every class ranging from
broad comedy to the deepest tragedy.
Professor Moon is a master of his art
and has every device for the amuse
ment of a critical audience thoroughly
within his grasp.
Miss Julia Nunn was taken to Port
land this morning to the Mt. Tabor
Sanataiium, where she will receive
electrical treatment. She has been
severely ill for a long time and it is
hoped that this treatment may afford
her some relief. Her mother, Mrs.
B. Nunn, accompanied her and will
remain with her during her stay in
Portland.
The Dallas College basketball team
will go to Salem, Friday, and play the
team of Willamette University. Dallas
has defeated Willamette in every
game during the past two years, and
will make an earnest effort to add yet
another victory to her list in the
coming game.
COURT HOUSE NOTES
Items of Interest From the Records
in the County Offices
Briefly Told.
County School Superintendent H. C.
Seymour reports that the school meet
ing held in McCoy, Saturday, was
most successful, the attendance being
far greater than any had expected.
The parents, teachers and school child
ren of that district are showing great
interest in the Industrial Fair and are
working together admirably to secure
the best possible exhibits, for the ses
sion to be held next September;
PROBATE.
Estate of A. J. Byers deceased flnal
account heard and approved ; admin
lstrator discharged.
jiistare or jj. m. Motarresn-same
order.
Guardianship of Myrtle Withrow
and Harold H. Withrow, minors-
Mary H. Withrow appointed guardian,
Estate of Joseph Suver, deceased-
final account approved and adminis
trator discharged.
Estate of David Peters, deceased-
report of sale of real estate filed and
set for hearing February 4, at 10
o'clock A. M.
Estate of Andrew Rlggs, deceased-
final discharge ordered.
REAL ESTATE.
J J McBee et ux to W W Bird, 20
acres, 1 8 s, r 5 w, $1000.
W E Williams et ux to A R Lewis,
lots in Alrlie, $60.
PS Hillet ux to J W Heiny, 20 acres,
1 6 s, r 6 w, $3100.
W H Craven et al to W F Campbell,
lots in Independence, $2376.
G W Hinkleet ux to W H Craven et
al, land in Independence, $2375.
E C Thurston et ux to C E Herren,
79 acres, 1 8 s, r B'W, $2000.
H D Whitman et ux to Sarah J
Ground, lots in Monmouth, $1500.
Fannie Brown and hd to Isaac Phil
lips, lot In Dallas, $900.
SHORT SESSION OF COURT
juage isurnett Disposes of Docket in
One Hour and Thirty Minutes
by the Watch.
CANNERY ASSURED
Mrs. S. P. Riggs went to Portland
this afternoon for a short visit.
John Olin left for Vancouver this
afternoon for a visit with his family.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Royal, who have
been vlsitlna friends in Dallas, left
for Springfield today.
Lost in Dallas, a college class pin
with initials "F. H. S." Return to
this office and receive reward.
The Observer job printing olrce a
city printing plant In the best country
lhe special session of the Circuit
Court held in Dallas yesterday by
Judge Burnett, was a record breaker
both In the amount of work completed
and in the shortness of Its duration.
Although the docket was long, there
was only one hour and thirty minutes
between the time court was called to
order, and the time that the last case
on the docket was checked off and the
court dismissed.
The decrees of the court were as fol
lows: B. J. Bowen vs. Howard D. and
A. D. Goodfellow, action on note; John
Bayne for plff., F. A. Turner for deft.
Continned.
White Sewing Machine Co. vs. L. D.
Daniel, action for money ; J. L. Col
lins for plff, L. D. Brown for deft.
Continued. ,
J. L. Tomlinson vs. G. A. Snell,
action for money : N. M. Newport for
plff. Continued.
Petitions for naturalization of
Thomas Elliott, William Bijenskl and
itobert McCrae. Continued.
State of Oregon vs E. M. Young,
assault; C. L. McNary for plff. John
Carson and Oscar Hayter for deft.
Continued.
State of Oregon vs Thomas Sullivan.
selling liquor to minor; C. L. McNary
for plff. Webster Hoi mea for tett
Defendant fined $50: admitted tn vnii
pendlngappeal.
School District No. 61 vs. School
District No. 32, action for money ;
A. O. Condit for plff. Judgment for
plaintiff.
A. W. Cooper vs. William and Mar. !
garet Milledge, confirmation; Oscar
Hayter for plff. Sale confirmed
rails uity Lumber Co. vs. J. M
Grant, action for possession of prop
erty or money; Oscar Hayter for plff.
uerauit ana judgment.
Polk County Lumber Co. vs. J. T
Chamberlain, action for possession of
property or money ; Oscar Havter for
pill. Settled.
U Kice vs. J. E. Wilson, action for
Fruit Raisers of Dallas ' Subscribe
Liberally For the Support of the
Enterprise.
town in Oregon.
James Kirkpatrick. a former Dallas money ' j0D . tor plff. Settled
boy, was married in Los Angeles last irask vs. F. A. Lucas, action
week, his bride being a resident of the "r money ; uscar Hayter for plff,
same citv. - omiey x jsaKin ror deft. Non-suit on
. , . , .. motion or plaintiff,
Tnvitnt nns are out for a skatina
. (IP T.nur tro f"l V Tl,lli:
nartv tn he oriven at tne uoiosseum " -j.
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Rink, Friday night, by the Jolly
Fellows' Skating Club.
Mrs. U. S. Grant, of this city, and
con
plff.
A. Riggs, of Monmouth, were called
to Portland, Friday by the serious ill
ness of Mrs. Grant's brother, Jap R.
Miller.
Hon. J. D. Lee, one of Dallas' early
merchants, but for many years a res
ident of Portland, was a visitor In
the city over Sunday. He greatly
enioved his visit with his old-time
w
neighbors and friends.
Continued.
Thomas Kinchin vs. B. Pickens,
action for damaaros: Oscar Havter
for plff. Continued,
J. A. Harps Mfg. Co. vs T. A. Riggs,
action for money : F. A. Turner for
plff. Continued.
State of Oregon vs. C. H. Fieldon,
larceny; J. H. McNary for plff.
Defendant pleaded guilty; sentenced
to imprisonment for one year and
four months, but released on parole.
fflJlfOTItt STOCK
Reduced T
State of Oreeron vs. J. W. White and
Only two bids were received by the carrle Englehart, lewd cohabitation :
County Court for the publication of j. H. McNary for plff. Not true
the notice of tax sale. V. P. U iske, or information filed; defendants dis
the Itemizer, and E. Ralston, of tne barged.
Independence West Side, were the . g .
D,uuei. "rvr; ling and Frances M. Franklin, lewd
the Court rejected both, giving as t s cohabitati j. H McNary for plff,
reasuu mWt ca. - - - Same ordeJ. flg aboye
I Nfota Af llroftAn ira Ca1i n rpi4.-
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assault witn a dangerous weapon;
J. H. McNary for plff. Same order as
above.
During Our .Great Clearing Sale You can
buy merchandise at this store for less money
than at any other place in the Valley. - -OUR
SALE will continue all this month.
Plenty of goods for ail-however, there is an
advantage in an early selection. - - - -
SOME OF OUR SPECIAL PRICES
50c to G5c Dress Goods, qO
goes at, yard OOC
41.00 to $1.25 Dress Goods, s o
at from 50c to OOC
10c Outing Flannel in White, o
Cream and Fancy, at OC
12ic Bleached Muslin, extra re
value, at 1UC
10c Embroidery . and Inser- -tion.at
11.50 Men's Shirts, Cluett QCr
brand, at JD
75c to $1.00 Men's Shirts,
broken sizes, at.
15.00 Grey Oregon Blan
kets, at.
35c
3.85
50 pairs of North Star White Wool
Blankets at Mill prices Strictly
all wool.
Hundreds of bargains in Table
Linen, Napkins, Towels, Lace Cur
tains and Underwear.
THE B
I. O. O. F. Building
EE HIVE STORE
Dallas, Oregon
BAND FOR DALLAS
Verne Bartlett, a Skilled Director.
Will Organize Fine Concert
Orchestra.
Verne Bartlett will organize the con
cert band which he has planned for
this city as soon as he can secure
enough men to begin practising. Mr.
Bartlett is a skilled director and
thoroughly acquainted with all cf the
important instruments that go to
make up a band. It is his purpose to
begin with the rudiments and lead up
rapidly and directly to the more Intri
cate music, and he maintains that he
will be able to have the band playing
the higher class of compositions with
in two' months after beginning his
instructions, even though half of the
bandmen were practically ignorant of
music when they started in.
Mr. Bartlett has secured the agency
for the instruments put out by the
Holton Instrument House, and will
be able to furnish Instruments to the
band men at the lowest possible rates
either on cash payments or on pay
ment of monthly installments.
Those desiring to join this band may
communicate as soon as possible with
Mr. Bartlett.- Those who already play
band instruments will be especially
desirable for membership, but prev
ious knowledge of music Is not abso
lutely necessary and the organization
will be open to all who desire to join.
The band will consist of 28 pieces
and will be made up as follows: four
cornets, five B-flat clarinets, four sax
ophones, oboe, bassoon, baritone, two
basses, four melaphones, two slide
trombones, E-flat clarinet, flute and
piccolo and two drums.
A fruit cannery ror Dallas is now
practically assured. The Horticul
tural Society, after hearing the report
of the cannery committee at its called
meeting Saturday afternoon decided at
last to establish this industry inDal
las, and instructed the committee to
begin soliciting forthe sale of stock in
the company which will be organized
Immediately.
The purpose of the association is to
make the enterprise purely local and
to sell stock only among the fruit
raisers of Dallaand vicinity. In this
way a double interest in the success of
the cannery will be assured that of
the farmer seeking a constant and
ready market for his produce, and of
the business man laboring for the
benefit of the company In which he
hold3 shares of stock.
The plan has met with the ready
approval of all, as Is shown by the
fact that the fruit men who were
approached on the subject, subscribed
a sum of nearly $400 before the close
of the same day in which it was
decided to organize the company and
build a cannery. The committee has
continued the work of solicitation
with unceasing diligence and uniform
success during the past two days, and
It Is believed that a sufficient sum will
be subscribed before the end of the
present week.
O. H. Cobb has offered to turn over
his wagon shop in North Dallas to the
company to be converted Into a can
nery building. If his proposition is
accepted this will make an idea! loca
tion, as it is situated near the rail
road, and It will be an easy matter to
load the produce upon the cars for
shipment direct from the cannery.
It is also proposed to build a pack
ing and finishing house in Dallas for
the handling of the enormous prune
crop of this locality, as weil as the
packing of apples and other fruit for
shipment to the Eastern markets.
PRETTY FAWN EXHIBITED
Pet
Deer Belonging to Oakdale Boy
Attracts Much Attention at
Goat Show.
Old-time residents of Polk county
will be grieved to learn of the death of
Dr. L. L. Rowland, whith occuried In
Salem last Saturday. Dr. Rowland
came to Oregon in 1844, and settled in
Polk county. He helped to organize
BHbel college, and was afterwards
President of the Christian college at
Monmouth. He waa Oregon's first
Superintendent of Public Instruction,
and served as Superintendent of the
Insane Asylum for four years. Dr.
Rowland was a good man, and had
many warm friends throughout the
state.
One ot the most interesting exhibits
at the Goat Show, although it could be
classed with none of the entries of
domestic animals, was a 6-months-old
fawn entered bv L. M. Dennis, a son
of O. E. Dennis, residing near Dallas,
The little animal was a trifle larger
than a goat, and beautifully formed,
It was perfectly tame and crowded up
close to the wall of its pen to receive
the caresses from the hands of the
throng that crowded around to look at
it. Although no prize had been offered,
the judges decided that it was only
fair that it be awarded a blue ribbon,
and throughout the remainder of the
6how the fawn wore its decoration
with the grace of one born to patrician
rank.
It was caught .when very 6mall
carefully raised by hand, and has
now developed so great an affection
for its young master that it would, if
permitted, follow him everywhere with
the persistency of Mary's lamb, cele
brated in the verses of the famous
nursery rhymester.
Cass Riggs returned from a trip to
Bellingham, Wash., last wek. He
says business is not so lively in the
Sound country as in Oregon. He
reports Frank Gibson to be slowly
ImDrovinsr from a long and serious
illness of pneumonia at his home In
Bellingham.
Hon. G. W. Myer attended a meet
ing of the Democratic State Central
Committee In Portland, Saturday. The
committee indorsed Bryan for Presi
and decided to hold the State Conven
tion in Portland on April 1 Polk
County will be entitled to six delegates
in the convention.
Dr. W. B. Morse, of the State Board
of Health, has just completed an
Inspection of the State Insane Asylum.
Speaking of Dr. Steiner, the new
Superintendent, Dr. Morse say3 : "He
seems to have the best interests of those
under him at heart, and I predict for
him a very successful administra
tion."
Men's and women's clothing cleaned
and pressed, at Bartlett's near depot
Mutual phone 441.
GOOD WALL PAPER.
AT
PMrir?
To Close out our present stock of Wall
Paper, we offer it at ONE-HALF Price to
make room for our new Stock.
If in need of Furniture, Carpets, Linoleum,
'Matting or anything in the House Furnishing line,
we can furnish you with prices that are right.
HALL & HAYES
Successors to F. J. Chapman.
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 fiigures will compare favorably
with those offered by any mall order
concerns which make cheapness their
sole standard. When you buy a set
here you get one that proves its real
cheapness in good service and good
looks long after the mail-order house
harness has gone to the scrap heap.
Dallas Harness Shop
F. SalficKy, Prop.
Electricity for Lighting
Is only expensive to people who are
wasteful and careless. To you, who
are naturally careful, it does not
come high. , v
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
butitwouldn t be economy. It is not so much what you save, but
how you save that counts. , .
WILLAMETTE VALLEY CO. RATES Residence on meters, per
Kilowatt 15c ; Residence, flat per month, 16cp 60o. RATES FOR
BUSINESS HOUSES 25o per drop and 5c per Kilowatt up to 10 drops ;
over 10 drops 2t)o per drop and So per Kilowatt up to 40 drops ; over 40
drops 17Jc per drop and 5c per Kilowatt. A drop figures 16cp or less.
For power rates apply at the-offlce. We are always ready to explain
the "ins and outs or 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 1297.
That Smile of Delight
Is an everyday affair with those who
buy our groceries. It "won't come off"
either as long as you patronize us.
HOLIDAY TIME CB.OCERJES
Is what you want now, and you want
them good. We have them in variety :
Spices, raisins, fancy crackers, jellies,
jams, nuts, etc. Give us a listof what
you'll need and we will send them up
to you.
E. BOYD & SON
Phones : Bell 63, Mutual 314,
lhe Best Meats
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
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Wc Wfll Pay
80c
for wheat at the
DALLAS FLOURING MILLS
SEENEY BROS.
DeWltt's
Little
Early Risers i
The famous littlo pESs
Dallas Steam Laundry
Modern Machines. Modern Methods
We Strive to Please
North Main Street.
Both Phones
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to call it, is one of the most weakening
diseases known.
Scoffs 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.
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Influenza.
Emulsion after
Invaluable for Coughs and Colds.
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