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PUBLISHED SEifl-VTEEKLY
VOL. XIX
DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON,. FEBRUARY 11, 1908.
NO. 51
COLLEGE BOYS ENTERTAIN
Delightful Reception Given to Young
Women or Utopian society
Friday Evening.
The Philadelphian Literary Society,
of Dallas College, gave a reception at
the college chapel laatjenaay evening,
in compliment to the young women of
the Utopian Society, the rival literary
organization from the student body.
The youog men entered into the
preparations for the reception with an
utter disregard for the labor or expense
involved, and it was admitted by all
who were present that they had sue
ceeded in arrangingthe most elaborate
and enjoyable entertainment of that
nature that has been given during
the present collage year.
Upon their arrival, the young people
were assembled in Dr. Mock s recita
tion room across the hall from the
chapel, and when all the invited
guests were at Jast present, the young
ladies were admitted one by one into
the reception hall, where they were
initiated with short ceremony into
honorary membership in the Phila
delphian Literary Society.
This preliminary ceremony being
completed, Verne Launer, the only
charter member of the young men's
society now attending the college, took
charge of the entertainment, and kept
the guests employed in numerous
merry games until well past 10 o clock.
At this time the Philadelphian
orchestra, an aggregation of French
harps and combs, with an ocarina, a
tin can riddle, and a galvanized tub
for a trap drum, entertained the audi
ence with a few selections especially
rehearsed for the occasion, carrying
their performance through with faces
as sober as judges, while those in the
audience held their sides with laugh
ing at the wild Chinese melodies.
After the orchestra had played its
last doleful note, the ladies were
instructed to choose partners, and a
delicious luncheon was served. Dur
ing the evening, Will Montgomery
presided at the punch bowl in a
daintily decorated booth on the ros
trum, dealing out orange punch with
a lavish hand, the embodiment of that
open handed and joyous hospitality
that has made the Philadelphian soci
ety famous since the time of its found
ing four years ago.
Firemen Elect Officers.
At the regular annual election of
the Dallas Fire Department, Saturday
evening, the following officers for the
ensuing year were chosen : W. L.
Soehren, chief ; N. L. Guy, assistant
chief ; August Risser, secretary; Wal
ter Muir, treasurer. C. D. Chorpening
and August Risser were appointed
hose cart foremen, and N. L. Guy,
Haven Smith and Walter Muir were
appointed on the finance committee.
Revival Meetings.
Evangelist J. P. Conder will begin
a series of meetings at the Christian
church in this city tonight' Come
and hear him. A. C. Corbin, pastor.
Miss Agnes Peterson, of Portland, is
visiting her brother, Raymond, one of
the students in Dallas College.
Henry Muscott resumed his work
for the Southern Pacific Railway
Company. Friday, after a short stay
at his home in Dallas.
Miles Olts and Joseph Crowther
have opened a sewing machine agency
in the building formerly occupied by
Fred Levin, the shoemaker.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Hutchins have
returned to Black Rocksafter a week's
visit at the home of Mrs. Hutchins'
parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Brown.
Well I've hired out to help run the
U. S. Loughary grocery store. I start
in as Office Boy. I have to befp un
pack the new goods, keep the shelves
and boxes filled up, sweep out, clean
the windows, and write the ads. I
guess I'll earn my five per all right
Ml right
Honest, I think I'm going to like
my job. I nte the looks of the cus
tomers, the people around the store,
the boss looks good to me and I've
tn out of a job so long I'm actually
itching for a spell or work. The busy
"eason is on us, and I see by the way
the clerks are jumping around that I
n't have any excuse for growing
corns. Only forty minutes for lunch.
But say, they're calling me already.
U. S. Loughary, TTe Grocer
COURT HOUSE NOTES
Items of Interest From the Records
in the County Offices
Briefly Told.
PROBATE.
Estate of Nancy Harris, deceased
estate admitted to probate: Emerson
L. Harris appointed administrator,
Webb Lewis, Ray Fawk and G. A
Larsen appointed appraisers.
Estate of John Campbell, deceased-
administratrix ordered to appear at 1
o'clock Thursday, February 13, and
show why estate should not be closed.
Estate of William Williams, de
ceased inventory and "appraisement
nied and approved,
Estate of Mahlon Guy, deceased-
administrator ordered to appear at 10
o'clock a. m., February 15, and show
wny nnal account should not be filed
Guardianship of Myrtle Withrow et
al Inventory and appraisement filed
and approved.
Estate of Hiram B. Simpklns. de
ceased final account heard and
approved and administrator dis
charged.
Estate of Mary -A. Simpkins, de
ceasedssame order.
Estate of G. A. Wells, deceased-
final account heard and approved:
executor discharged.
REAL ESTATE.
E V Brown et ux to H M Brown, lot
in Dallas, $50.
Frank Butler et ux to Mrs. B M
Adams, land in t8 s, r 6 w, $225. .
W P Bevens et ux to Lavina Perrv.
lots in Independence, $750.
H B Plummer, trustee, to MM Ellis,
lots in Dallas, $150.
Oregon and California Land Com
pany to Mark Blodgett, 36 acres in t 7
s, r 5 w, $116.21.
Eloise Stickney to J H Stickney, 140
acres, 1 8 s, r 6 w, $1.
Thomas Gleason to O C CampbelL
42 acres in Mount Pisgah Fruit
Farms, $2,500.
Agnes B and C C Campbell to
Thomas Gleason, lots in Dallas, $1100.
R E Prather et ux to C H Thomas,
one-half acre in 1 9 s, r 4 w, $20.
W E Wann et ux to Ophelia Dimick,
lot in Dallas, $275.
John Dickinson et ux to G A Dick
inson, 105.9 acres, 1 9 s, r 4 w, $1.
Jolly Fellows Entertain.
The skating party given at the Col
osseum Rink, Thursday night, by the
"Jolly Fellows" Skating Clnb was a
most enjoyable affair, fully twenty
more couples being present than at
the first party given by the Club two
weeks ago. The hall was tastefully
decorated and lighted by Japanese
lanterns, and the whole forenoon of
that day had been spent in sandpaper
ing the floor until it was per
fectly smooth and in excellent condi
tion for skating. The session com
menced before eight o'clock and lasted
until eleven, affording more than three
solid hours of amusement for the
large throng of guests that had been
invited.
Teachers Will Meet at Independence.
The teachers of the public schools of
Polk County will hold an institute in
Independence, Saturday February 22.
Superintendent R. F. Robinson, of
Multnomah County, and Professor
L. R. Traver, of the Training Depart
ment at the Monmouth Normal School,
will be instructors, Mr. Robertson hav
ing charge of "Language and Com
position," and Professor Traver tak
ing the departments of Grammar and
Arithmetic. The musical portion of
the program will be filled mainly by
the Faculty Quartette from the Mon
mouth Normal School. Other features
will be added to the program before
the Institute meets.
School Meeting at Buena Vista.
The school meet in or held at Buena
Vista, Saturday, met with the same
success that bas characterized all of
the similar meetings held at previous
times in different sections of Polk
County. In the absence of C. L. Haw
lev, of McCoy, the subject of "Agri
culture in the Schools" was taken up
by G. W. Myer, of Dallas. The pro
gram rendered by the school children
of Buena Vista was well prepared,
and carried through In a highly
creditable manner. The Industrial
Fair was enthusiastically discussed,
and parents and teachers unani
mously pledged themselves to do all
they could to make it a complete suc
cess. County Superintendent H. C. Sey
mour has gone to Falls City to teach
school for Principal Crowley, who is
ill.
Glen Mitchell, a 14-year-old lad of
North Dallas, was brought before
County Judge E. F. Coad yesterday
and committed to the State Reform
School, as incorrigible. He was taken
to Salem by Sheriff J. M. Grant yes
terday morning.
Barnhart & Grant are making
extensive Improvements in the equip
ment of their batcher shop on Court
street, and will endeavor to install a
cold storage system at an early date
for the more convenient handling and
preservation of their meats.
DALLAS TASTES DEFEAT
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vurvuuis ueieais ucai SKaters in
Whirlwind Game of Basketball
at Colosseum Rink.
The Dallas skating team suffered
its first defeat Saturday night at the
hands of the team from Corvallis in
the hardest game of basketball that
has been played in this city during
the present season. At the close of the
last half, the score stood 18 to 18, and
the two teams played for fully five
minutes before Corvallis threw the
deciding goal that broke the tie and
flxed the score at 18 to 20 in their favor,
The two teams were bo evenly
matched that it looked like anybody's
game throughout the entire 40 min
utea of play, the score seesawing back
and forth so that neither side was
more than three points in the lead at
any time. When time was called and
it was discovered that the two teams
were tied, the crowd went wild. During
the following Ave minutes of play the
hall was in an uproarwith the implor
ing voices of the spectators, shouting
encouragement to the boys on the
floor, who toiled doggedly in one of
the fastest and most bitterly contested
five minutes of play that has ever been
witnessed in Dallas. An instant of
relaxing in the terrific speed of the
game, and Sutherland, the crack
forward of Corvallis-, enapped up the
ball in the lightning throw that finally
decided the score in Tavor of his
aggregation.
Foster, the giant center, was the
mainstay of the visiting team, and on
him they relied for the greater part of
their goal throwing. His great height
made it practically impossible to guard
him, and hissurenessin basket throw
ing made him easily the most import
ant force on the team. Brown led in
the goal throwing for Dallas, with
seven baskets to his credit, and Elder
scored one from the field and two from
the foul line. The return game will
be played in Corvallis, Saturday, Feb
ruary 22.
The line up last Saturday night was
as follows :
Dallas Corvallis
Elder F Sutherland
Brown F Flift
Simonton C Foster
Magers G Avery
Morton G Rosendorf
Rooper, of Corvallis, referee; Teats,
of Dallas, umpire.
J. H. Moore was a business visitor
in Portland, Sunday.
County Assesor Carl Graves spent
Monday afternoon on his ranch near
Ballston, returning to Dallas today.
D. A. Hodge and family, of Inde
pendence, visited at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. E, V. Dalton, Sunday.
The examinations for teachers' cer
tificates will begin at the court house
at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning. Miss
Loretta Smith, of Monmouth, and
Mrs. F. H. Morrison, of the Dallas
Public School, will act as examiners.
The county papers will probably all
be graded by the following Wednesday,
but the grades on state papers will not
be made known before March 3.
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MID-YEAR AT MONMOUTH
Successful Commencement Exercises at
Oregon State Normal School
Attract Large Crowds.
The mid-year commencement exer
oiaesatthe Monmouth State Normal
School were begun last Saturday with
the Junior-Sophomore reception.
In the decorations and general plan
of entertainment the Indian atmos
phere predominated. The Normal
chapel was arranged to represent an
Indian village with gleaming camp
fires and clustered wigwams decorated
with the colors of the various classes,
The program partook of the same
spirit as the decorations, consisting
chiefly of Indian songs and the teepee
powwows. After the program the
grand march was led by Preddent
Ressler.
Many alumni and friends of the
institutions were present, among
whom were: Superintendent and Mrs.
Belt Professor William Wrist, of
McMinnville; and Professor William
Smith, of Woodburn.
Dr. J. A. P. McGaw delivered the
class sermon Sunday morning taking
for his theme "High Ideals," and
developing his thought in a most
impressive and masterly manner.
On Monday morning at 10 o'clock
the farewell chapel exercises were held.
Professor Buckam addressed the stud
ent body, after which the young peo
ple indulged in the singing of songs
and in giving the rousing yells typi
cal of the exuberant spirit of the
modern collegian.
At 2:30 p. m. the annual class day
exercises were held. The openiner
address was delivered by Chester Day,
and was followed by an inspiring ora
tion by Miss'Fugate. The class his
tory was prepared and delivered by
Miss Mae Tracer, the class will was
read by Mise Esther Fisher, and the
prophecy by Miss Dora Murdock. Sev
eral beautiful musical numbers were
rendered by the Normal orchestra and
the ladies' glee club.
At 8:30 in the evening the com
mencement exercises were held in the
cbapcl of the Normal building. The
hall was filled with a large and
enthusiastic audience, and many
alumni of the institution, and promi
nent educators of Oregon were in
attendance. The program was opened
by Miss Anna Goldberson, of Wasco
county, with an oration on "IndivlduJ
alism of the Teacher," which was
followed with a masterly address on
"The Teacher in Politics" by A. B.
Owen, of Grant county. A piano solo
was rendered by Mrs. May Bowden
Babbitt, after which Miss Grace
Whitehouse, of Tillamook county,
delivered the valedictory. The address
to the class, given by President P. L.
Campbell, of the University of Ore
gon, in his usual forceful and practical
manner, was followed by the presenta
tion of diplomas by President Ressler,
and the final benediction by the Rev.
J. A. Goode. Among the musical
numbers rendered at this program
was a baritone solo by S. W. Doughty
and several choice selections by the
Normal orchestra and the ladies glee
club.
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NEW BOOKS FOR LIBRARY
Seventeen Volumes of American Bio
graphy Added to Shelves
This Week.
On the reading table at the Dallas
Public Library is an attractive new
book rack, which is filled this week
with seventeen volumes dealing with
biography. The management of the
library hopes that by bringing this
class of good reading matter thus
prominently before the patrons of the
library, many not already in the habit
of enjoying non-fiction, will form a
liking for this helpful reading.
Among the following titles every one
can find something of real interest
and profit
"The Life of D wight L. Moody", by
his son, W. R. Moody.
"Famous Actors and Actresses In
their Homes," Gustav Krabbe.
-"The Men Who Made the Nation,"
Sparks. This deals with the lives of
Benjamin Franklin, Samuel Adams,
John Adams, Robert Morris, Alexan
der Hamilton, George Washington,
Thomas Jefferson, Henry Clay,
Andrew Jackson, Daniel Webster,
Horace Greeley and Abraham Lin
coln.
"Recollections of a player," by J. H.
Stoddart, the veteran actor who died
only recently. It is rich in fine illus
trations and interesting reminis-
cenes.
"Little Visits with Great Americans"
in two volumes, dealiug with well
known and well loved Americans, from
Andrew Carnegie to Homer Daven
port. "The Life of Henry Drummond," by
George Adam Smith, is fascinating
and inspiring reading.
"George Washington," by Norman
Hapgood, needs no eulogy, nor does
'Alexander the Great," by Benjamin
Ide Wheeler.
"Up From Slavery," by Bcoker T.
Washington, records the wonderful
life achievement of this brave man,
who has arisen from the condition of
a slave to the leadership of the negro
race iu America.
The Letters of Robert Browning and
Elizabeth Barrett Browning are
included because of their rare literary
charm, and because they are largely
autobiographical.
"Poor Boys Who Became Famous,"
and Ita companion volume, "Poor
Girls Who Became Famous," by
Sarah Bolton, offer delightful reading
to all who are in sympathy with such
characters as William Lloyd Garri
son, Harriett Beecher Stowe, or Flor
ence Nightingale.
"Oliver Cromwell," by Fredric Har
rison, gives an Intimate insight into
the career of that remarkable man,
and acquaints the reader with many
phases of life in England during the
early part of the seventeenth century.
File Articles of Incorporation.
The stockholders In the Dallas Can-
nerv Comoanvmet at the Court House,
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Saturday afternoon, and a permanent
organization was effected. Articles of
Incorporation have been filed, and a
stockholders meetlnar will be held
Monday, February 24, and officers for
the new company will be elected. Ihe
stock already subscribed amounts to
more than $2,600 and it Is believed
that this can be Increased to at least
$3,000 before the date set for the next
meeting Interest in the cannery
project is increasing continually, and
those who have been most active in
conducting the movement now profess
perfect confidence in its complete and
early success.
Teacher's Examination.
Notice is hereby given that the
County Superintendent of Polk county
will hold the regular examination of
applicants Tor state and county papers
at the court house in Dallas, as
follows :
FOB STATE PAPERS
Commencing Wednesday, February
12 at 9 o'clock a. m., and continuing
until Saturday, February 15, at 4 p. m.
Wednesday Penmanship, History,
Spelling, Physical Geography, Read
ing, Psychology.
Thursday Written Arithmetic, The
ory of Teaching, Grammar, Book
keeping, Physics, Civil Government
Friday Physiology, Geography,
Composition, Algebra, English Liter
ature. Saturday Botany, Plane Geometry,
General History, School Law.
FOB COUNTY PAPERS
Commencing Wednesday, February
12, at 9 o'clock a. m., and continuing
until Friday, February 14, at 4 o'clock
p. m.
Wednesday Penmanship, History,
Orthography, Reading, Physical
Geography.
Thursday Written Arithmetic, The
ory of Teaching, Grammar, Physi
ology. Friday Geography, 8chool Law,
Civil Government, English Literature.
II. C. SEYMOUR,
School Superintendent
Polk County, Oregon.
The Rev. M. J. Ballanryne, presiding
elder for th'i district, occupied the
pulpit of the Rev. O. O. Arnold in the
Evangelical church at Brooks, Sunday.
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