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DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, MARCH 3, 1908.
ENTERTAIN THE CHAMPIONS
MISS McVICKER WINS
PLAY MUSCATINE TONIGHT
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lu Food
and strictly prohibits
the sale of alum
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baking powaer
So does France v
So does Germany
The sale of alum foods
has been made illegal in Washington and the District of Colum
bia, and alum baking powders are everywhere recognized as
injurious. jQ your$cf fifom,
when ordering baking powder,1
Sap pfainhj-
and be very sure you get RoyaL
Royal is the only Baking Powder made from Royal Grape
Cream of Tartar. It adds to the digestibility and whole-'
someness or the rood.
The Dallas College second team
will play the Alblna basketball team
Id Dallas, Saturday evening. The
Alblna team claims the Junior
championship of Oregon, but will
probably have to fight hard to main
tain that honor wiien It meets the
speedy aggregation which has been
practicing daily during this season
against the champion team of Oregon.
Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Splawn arrived
In Dallas from Waldport, Saturday
night. Mr. Splawn's daughter, Bessie,
is in a very critical condition, and
Mr. Splawn says that he will make
his home in this city temporarily so
that he may be near her. She has
been ill for more than a year, and
it is feared that she will not recover.
Sheriff J. M. Grant has filed his
petition as a candidate for a second
term In his present office, and C. S.
Graves has filed a petition for nomi
nation for reelection to the office of
County Assessor.
A meeting of the executive com
mittee of the Polk County School
Cbildrens' Industrial Fair was held
in Superintendent Seymour's office
Saturday. Nearly all the members of
the committee were present, and con
siderable Important and effective work
was accomplished. A complete list of
prizes for the coming fair will be
made public some time during this
week.
Polk County Fruit Inspector J. B.
Nunn was in the neighborhood about
Eola and West Salem, Thursday and
Friday, on official business, lie says
that the fruit men of that locality are
complying well with the laws concern
ing spraying and pruning and that
all the orchards appear to be in excel
lent condition. He will make a trip
into the fruit country about Monmouth
today.
Bay Ramsey has almost entirely
recovered from his long and serious
Illness of typhoid fever.
Mr.
and Mrs. H. L. Fenton Give
Delightful Party for Dallas
Basketball Team.
Will Represent Dallas College in State
Oratorical Contest at McMinnvllle.
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Fenton gave a
delightful party at their home Friday
evening, in compliment to the unde
feated five who have represented
Dallas College on the basketball court
during the present season. Mrs.
Fenton was assisted in entertaining
by Misses Hallie and Nola Coad and
Frankie Eayter.
The evening was pleasantly spent in
various games, in all of whioh the
idea of athletic work and especially of
basketball was Introduced. A goal
throwing contest with a ping pong
ball and a tiny basket woven of crim
son ribbons, was held, and the basket
was awarded .to Alphus Boyd as a
prize for throwing the largest number
of goals in five shots. Punch and a
delicious luncheon were served during
the evening.
Those present were : Mr. and Mrs.
H. L. Fenton, Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Fin-
seth, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Hayter,
Prof, and Mrs. D. M. Metzger, Mr. and
Mrs. F. J. Coad, Misses Allie Fuller,
Vera Cosper, Alice Grant, Edith
Yates, Gertrude Phelps, Winnie
Kelly, Nola Coad, Elsie Kay, Ada
Osfleld, Frankie Hayter, Hallie Coad,
Lillian McVicker, Edna Hall, Roberta
McCallon, Marie Wilson, Buth Van
Orsdel, Messrs. Alphus Boyd, August
Risser, Tracey'Savery, Frank Kersey,
Lew Ballantyne, Verne Launer, Dean
Collins, Edward Shaw, Claud Shaw,
Edffar Craven. Carl Fenton, Peter
Greenwood, Bert Teats, Robert Van
Orsdel, Clarence Reynolds and Leif
Finseth.
Dallas Team Badly Crippled.
Carl Fenton is unfortunately suffer
incr in attack of the mumps and will
be unable to take his place in the bas
kfitball name tonight, and the Dig oen
tar. Shaw, will have to play practically
with one hand, on account of having
sprained his left arm in the skating
rink n few davs asro. The Dallas
aggregation will be badly crippled on
niwonnt of these conditions, but sup
porters of the team refuse to give up
tVioIr hnnpH of ViCtorV. BUBW Will
ontor t.hn orame as usual in spite of his
injured arm and Rice, the speeay ior
wani of the second team, will take
Pontnn'a nlace. Although lacking in
weight, he is fast and cool headed and
can be thoroughly relied upon doiu
In team work and goal throwing.
The Rev. M. J. Ballantyne preached
in the Evangelical church in Hills-
boro, Sunday.
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on having Your Lumber from the
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Now is the time to build-Prices are down-Bring us
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The local oratorical contest of the
Prohibition Association of Dallas
College was held at the college chapel
Friday evening, the first place being
won by Miss Lillian McVicker and
second by Elmer Barnhart The sub
ject of the winning oration was "My
Country Shall Be Pure."
The program was opened witn an
instrumental duett by Miss Edith
Yates and Rosooe Ballantyne, and
after the invocation by the Rev. M. P.
Dixon, of the Methodist church, an
oration on "The Social Wineglass
was 'delivered by Lester Barnhart
This oration was followed by another
on the "Supreme Court and the
Saloon" by Elmer Barnhart, Miss
McVlcker's oration being third and
last on the program.
During the evening Professor H. H
Dunkelberaer sane a vocal solo "The
Mighty Deep" and the Philadelphian
Quartette gave one of its best musical
numbers. L. C. Brown, traveling
secretary of the intercollegiate Assoc!
atlon, gave a short address on the
alms on the organization, while the
audience and contestants were await
ing the decision of the Judges.
A Drize of SIS was awarded to the
winner, $5 being given by the local
association to Day her expenses while
attending the State Contest to be held
at McMinnvllle, April 24, and $10
being contributed by R. R. Updegrave,
of Pennsylvania, an uncle of Professor
Dunkelberger. The judges were Mrs.
F. H. Morrison, Miss Bessie Young
and the Rev. M. J. Ballantyne.
Miss McVicker won second place in
the State Contest last year, and the
students of Dallas College have great
hones for her still greater success in
the coming contest at McMinnvllle.
Dallas Basketball Team Will Meet
Famous Aggregation From
Iowa.
The manager of the basketball
team of Muscatine, Iowa, called
Manager Kersey by telephone yester
day morning, and by mutual agree
ment, the dates for the games between
Dallas College and the eastern aggre
gation were changed, and it was
decided to play here tonight and
tomorrow night (Wednesday.)
The progress of the team from Iowa
has been an almost unbroken
triumph, since out of 56 games they
have lost but 9, and those by only the
closest possible margins. Photographs
of the team received in Dallas show
them to be for the most part men of
more than the average size and mus
cular development, and reports from
teams in this state with whom they
have played indicate that they are
perfect wizards with the basketball.
Dallas College, however, is known
throughout the Pacific States as hav
ing in the field this season one of the
heaviest, strongest and most scientific
aggregations that has ever entered
the basketball arena, and those who
witness the coming contest may look
to see the hardest and most shrewdly
contested games that have yet been
played on the local floor.
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and give you the best grades of lumber.
Willamette Valley Lumber Co.
DALLAS, OREGON
School Meeting at Lincoln.
A school officers.' parents' and
teachers' meeting will be held at Lin
coin, Saturday, March 7, for the Zena
District. The program will be essen
tially the same as those of the prev
ious school meetings held in various
parts of Polk county during this win
ter. O. L. Hawley, of McCoy,
will speak on "Elementary Agricul
ture," and Professor J. 0. Zinser on
"Conditions in Our Schools That
Should Be Improved." Mrs. Alder
man will speak on "The Public School
from a Mother's Viewpoint," and Miss
Dora E. Wells on "Attendance in Our
Schools." State Superintendent J. H.
Acker man will also be present and
will deliver an address. This program
will be interspersed with short pro
grams oy tne pupus or me puono
schools fo that section.
' Library Shows Rapid Growth.
Miss Jennie Musoott, librarian at
the Dallas Free Library, submits the
following report for the month just
ended : Books loaned, 913 ; 72 non-fic
tion, and 260 chlldrens' books. 41 new
borrowers cards were issued, making
the total number of borrowers from
the library 1,048. Especially notice
able during the past month Is the
increase in the reading of the more
solid, or non-fiction literature. In
January the number of non-fiction
books loaned was 68, in December, 42
and in November, 68. February, there
fore, although the shortest month in
the year, shows an average increase
of more than 36 percent in the amoiint
of non-fiction literature read.
NEW ARRIVALS
FOR. SPRING 1908
NEW LINES in Embroideries and Shirt
Waist Fronts, Dress Goods, Ginghams,
and Percales.
OUR STOCK of Gents' and Ladies' Oxfords
and Shoes is up-to-date. See them before
buying elsewhere. The styles and prices
are right.
A NEW LOT of the famous Kingsbury
Hats just received. We will take pleasure
in showing them to you.
New Goods coming in daily.
Yours for spring business,
Campbell & Hollister
Cash Store
Dallas,
Oregon
Tilmon Ford Dead.
Tilmon Ford, a prominent lawyer of
Sa m, died Sunday afternoon at the
hou of W. M. Kaiser in the Capitol
City. Death was caused by parclysls.
Mr. Ford was born lu Missouri In
1843, while his parents were on their
way to Oregon. He was educated at
Willamette University, and was
admitted to the bar in 1874. He was a
lawyer of marked ability and accum
ulated a fortune In the practice of bis
profession. He was twice a member
of the Legislature and twice a Presi
dential Elector from Oregon. He was
a prominent member of the order of
Odd Fellows. Mr. Ford had a wide
acquaintance in Polk county, and his
death will be mourned by many
friends.
Funeral of William Gibson.
The funeral of the late William Gib
son, who died at his home in The
Dalles last Wednesday at the age of
32 years, was held In that city last
Saturday afternoon. He was the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gibson. He
left besides bis parents five brothers:
John, of The Dalles: Samuel, of
Dallas ; George and Harry, of Aber
deen, Wash., and Charles, of North'
port, Wash. ; also three sisters : Mrs
James Wilson, of Dallas ; Mrs. Will
Hoering, of The Dalles; Mrs. Brown,
of Hillsboro. Mr. Gibson was a
Woodman of the World and a member
of the Carpenters' Union.
GROCERIES
We carry the famous
DIAMOND "W"
Brand of Extracts, Spices, Coffee, Canned Goods
FRESH BREAD EVERY DAY
Simonton & SCOtt Dallas, Oregon
Misses Emroy and Opal McDevltt
assisted by Mrs. J. A. Lynch, gave
oleasant informal afternoon tea at
their home Thursday, in celebration
of the forty-third anniversary of the
wedding of their father and mother,
Mr. and Mrs. O. 8. McDevltt About
60 guests attended, dropping In from
time to time, exchanging greetings,
and partaking of a social cup of tea.
Mr. and Mrs. McDevltt were the recip
ients of several beautiful gifts of cut
glass and chinaware.
Mrs. Dr. Tyler Smith returned to
her home in Sheridan yesterday after
a short visit at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Craven.
Dallas Steam Laundry
Modern Machines. Modern Methods
We Strive to Please
North Main Street.
Both Phones
The Best Meats
Are found in our tender
and Juicy beef, mutton
and pork. We do our
own killing, and can
Guarantee all meats to
wholesome and fresh.
Give us a trial.
Barnhart Grant
Dallas, - Oregon
We Will Pay
80c
for wheat at the
DALLAS FLOURING MILLS
SWEENEY BROS.
The Eev. C. P. Gates left for Lafay
ette, Friday afternoon, after a week'
visit among bis friends and relatives
Id Dallas. He will not resume bis
place la the Evangelical pulpit at St
Johns for some time, owing to ill health
which makes a complete rest for a few
months necessary.
Mrs. George Gerlinger went to Port
land yesterday afternoon. While In
that city she will mane arrangements
for an entertainment to be held In
Dallas in a short time, for the pur
pose of securing additional funds for
the use of the Dallas Public Library.
It coaxes back that well feeling,
Lealthy look, puts the sap of life in
your system, protects you from
disease. Holilster's Rocky Mountain
Tea has no equal as a spring tonic for
the whole family. 35c, Tea or Tablets.
Belt & Cher rloffton.
Owing to the wet weather and the
condition of the roads between Salem
and Dallas, which makes it difficult
to bring the apparatus over, Mr. MoU
announces that he will postpone the
moving picture show until Saturday
night
H. L. Fenton and F. J. Coad, of
Dallas, have purchased a piece of real
estate adjoining the property where
i T.nton's cottage Is being erected.
i They contemplate building at an early
' date. Newport ewa.
j Professor D. M. MeUger. of Dallas
College, .returned yesterday morning
from St. Johns, where he took the
place of the Bev. C P. Gates In the
pulpit of the United Evangelical
church.
I Miss Edna Tost of Black Bock,
'visited friends In Dallas during the
' latter part of last week.
THE QUALITY AND
CHARACTER OF FENCE
on a farm almost invariably indicates the degree of prosperity enjoyed by the
owner. ' Millions of dollars are made and saved on well fenced farms, where like
amounts on like acreage on unfenced lands are annually lost. We carry
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and shall be pleased to show you our stock and explain the merits of our fence at
any time We guarantee the American to be not only the best but the CHEAP
EST fence in the world. We have put out one carload of this fence this spring
and will soon have another at your disposal. You will also find our warehouse
filled with a complete line of Farm Implements, such as Discs, Harrows, Plows,
Garden Cultivators, Corn Planters, Grass Seeders, Garden Tools and Steel Goods
at the lowest possible prices. "
Wm. FAULL,
Dallas, Oregon