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PUBLISHED SEM-WEEKLY
VOL. XX
DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, MARCH G, 1908.
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NEWS OF COUNTY TOWNS.
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EOLA.
T. C. Gosser and family have moved
to Willamina.
Clarence Ziegler, of Portland, visited
at the Savage home over Sunday.
'Grandma" Chapman has been
quite ill with the grip, but Is improv
ing nicely.
The family of Larkln Grice is
among those suffering from the grip
at present.
T. W. Brunk attended the meeting
of the Executive Committee of the
School Children's Industrial Fair In
Dallas, Saturday.
B. I. Ferguson recently Invented a
new brooder, which has been tested
and proved to be, practical, giving
entire satisfaction.
Mrs. Nedro, of Jefferson, has almost
recovered from her recent illness and
has resumed her work as housekeeper
for the family of W. H. Knower.
B. I. Ferguson has 200 young chicks,
some two months old, and he has
another incubator full of eggs that
will be hatched within about a week.
W. S. Fitts has fully recovered from
the effects of his recent attack of blood
poisoning, caused by a wound in his
foot from the tine of a pitchfork.
The West Salem school is closed for
the present, as Miss Foster has not
sufficiently recovered from her recent
illDess to resume her place and Miss
JaoobsoD, who was engaged to teach
in her place, has resigned and will
take a position In one of the schools
near Dallas. During her short stay
in this neighborhood, Miss Jacobson
gained the reputation of being an
excellent teacher among the patrons
of the school.
"Grandma" Macon, who resides
with her daughter, Mrs. G. M. Stewart,
has been an invalid for nearly 11
years, and in that time she has made
190 pieced quilts, 60 of which were
completed during the last four years.
Mrs. Macon says that it is her ambi
tion to complete a full number of 200
quilts if she Is permitted to live long
enough. Any lady having quilt scraps
to give away will confer a great favor
upon "Grandma" by sending them to
her for use in her quilting work, in
care of her daughter, Mrs. Stewart,
Salem, Route 2.
INDEPENDENCE.
Mrs. G. W. Conkey visited relatives
in Dallas last week.
G. L. Hawkins, of Dallas , was an
Independence visitor Wednesday.
H. Hirschberg was a Portland
visitor during the first of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Stark, of Eugene,
are visiting friends in this city.
Miss Ella Robinson returned to
MoMinnville, Monday, after a week's
visit at her home in this city.
Mrs. Sarah Young, of Portland, vis
ited at the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs I. Claggett, this week.
Mrs. Flora Snurr retumnd Mnndnv.
from San Francisco, where she has
been visiting at the home of her
daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Wnminnr re
turned to their home in Portland.
Thursday, after a two week's visit
wun ineir aaugnter, Mrs. W. a. Allln.
Mrs. Joe Berrv. danchtnrnf thnRnr
and Mrs. John Osborne, died at her
noma near here Friday, and the
funeral was held Saturdav afternoon.
She is survived by her parents, her
nusoand, two sisters and one child.
The cannerv meeting hold At thn
opera house Saturday, was well
attended, and much interest was mani
fested by all who were present Com
mittees were appointed to carry on the
work of preparation, and everything
indicates mat tne canning industry
will soon be practically established in
this city.
AIRLIE.
Wallace Richardson Is quite ill.
Bura Tarter is visiting friends in
Sellwood.
The Turner bridge was completed
last Saturday.
D. N. Turner is hauling axe-handle
timber to this place.
Mrs. C. E. Staats visited friends in
Corvallis last. week.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Simpson were
Independence visitors Tuesday.
Martha Simpson spent last week
with relatives in Monmouth.
J. C. Nendel and son are getting out
several thousand staves.
"Cap" Baldwin will move up to the
logging camp in a short time.
Mr. and Mrs. R. Conn left for their
home in Nebraska a short time ago.
Clyde Turner is quite ill and C. E.
Staats is taking his place as rural
mail carrier.
J. M. Staats was in Portland last
week on business concerning the Inde
pendent Telephone system.
Phy Simpson came down from the
logging camp Monday. One of his
horses was badly crippled a few days
ago.
Mr. Elem, who. has been working
for Arthur Winterstein during the past
year, has moved with his family to
Portland.
George Cornell received an ugly
gash in his haod a few days ago, while
employed In cutting wood for the rail
way company.
SOUTH RICKREALL
Will Hill is hauling lumber for
Peter Cook's new house.
John Eoser has recently returned
home from a year's prospecting trip
in Alaska.
Mr. Black and family have returned
from an extended visit among rela
tives in Illinois.
Delos Fritz has returned from a
long stay in Alaska and is now work
ing in Portland.
Jack Goodell is hauling fence posts
from Dallas for H. C. Eakin's large
orchard near here.
Many from this place attended the
concert given by the Dixie Jubilee
Singers in Dallas last Monday night.
Mr. Zaohary, who has been living
on Everett Gwinn's farm near here,
has sold his dairy herd recently, and
has moved his home to Dallas.
T. A. Mumaw will Increase the num
ber of milch cows in his herd to 15,
since he has found dairying to be the
best paying farm industry that he can
engage in.
EdSiefarth has returned to his work
in Belllngham after a three weeks'
visit among friends and relatives in
this place. The big flour mill where
he is employed is owned by Frank
Gibson and three others.'
BALLSTON.
Professor Dunton was a Portland
visitor Saturday.
A public sale Is to be held at the
Elmer Birks place Saturday.
Mrs. F. J. Kewbill, of Portland, Is
visiting relatives in this place.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Craven, of Dallas,
have been visiting at this place.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Robertson, of
Airlie, visited in this place last week.
The Superior Quality of our Finishing Lumber Insures
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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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PRICE LIST
10 to 24 24 to 32 No-1 No-1
U4 &U8 Sheathing Rough 111.00 V. G. Flooring $30.00 $26.00
lit to U12 " " 12.50 18.50 Rustic 85.00 22.00
2iS to 4x12 " , " 12.00 13.00 Finish to 12 feet 28.00 25.00
4x12 to 12x12 " " '" 12.00 12.60 Celling and
2x14 to 4x16 " " 'i3.00 14.00 F. G. Flooring 25 00 20.00
For above sized add 11.00 per M.
No. 3
$17.00
17.C0
15 00
SPECIALS
Shiplap In 8 foot lengths
2x4 & 2x6 in 8 foot lengths
1x6 & 1x8 No. 1 Common Sbiplap... $13.00
No. 1 Sapping -W
$10.00 'JS
9 00 l 1-2x6 & 8 feet Sidewalk Lumber 11.00
Shingles Price is dropping every day. We can quote
you as low as anyone. "
With our up-to-date plant we can fill orders promptly
and give you the best grades of lumber.
Willamette Valley Lumber Co.
DALLAS, OREGON
Mrs. 8. J.Ottinger has been quite ill
for some time but is somewhat better
now.
Taylor Syron i3 suffering from con
sumption and is in a very critical con
dition.
Mr. and Mrs. David Bowman, of
Clem, are visiting friends and rela
tives at this place.
George Berry and family have gone
to Albany, where they will attend the
wedding of their son, Charles. (
Austin and Arthur Edwards, of
North Yamhill, attended the dance
which was given at this place last
Saturday night
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Bowman, Miss
Mattie Garrett, Miss Foster, and
Professor Dunton attended -the enter
tainment given in Sheridan, Friday
night,by the Dixie Jubilee Singers.
BLELL.
Mr. Smith was a Monmouth visitor
last week.
H. Thompson was a Sheridan visitor,
Tuesday.
James Mcintosh, the nurseryman,
is working for J. M. Davis.
Merton Todhunter will move to Port
land In a short time.
Roscoe Brown has returned from
California, after a year's residence in
that state.
Charles MoDonald had the mis
fortune to sprain his wrist while fell
ing trees recently.
Although the surrounding moun
tains are covered with snow, there has
been none in this place as yet
A pleasant party given at the home
of Mr. Stone last week was attended
by many of the young people of this
place, and a most enjoyable evening
was spent
MONMOUTH.
V. Huber left for his home in East
ern Oregon last week.
Mi. and Mrs. Alien Clark went to
Portland, Friday for a few day's visit.
Mrs. B. F. Nichols, or Los Angeles,
is visiting at the home or her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. John Howell.
Mrs. Martha Roberts and son, of
Portland, visited at the home of her
mother, Mrs. DeWitt last week.
Mrs. Fred Huber and daughter left
for Pendleton last Wednesday, and
will visit In Eastern Oregon for some
time.
Allen Johnson Is conducting a wood
yard in this city, and Is furnishing
fuel to many or the residents or Mon
mouth. The fourth quarterly meeting tor
the Evangelical Church of this city
will convene next Saturday, and will
be continued over Sunday.
BIENA VISTA.
Jack Hall was an Independence
visitor Friday.
Rupert Hall was in Independence,
Friday on business.
A. J. Richardson went to Portland,
Monday on business.
Clyde Hall left Monday for his
home in Murray, Idaho.
Mr. and Mrs. Oglesbee were Inde
pendence visitors Saturday.
Mrs. Knighton and son, Roy, went
by boat to Salem, Friday, where they
will spend a few days visiting among
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. McLean returned
home last week from Portland, where
they have been visiting relatives for
the past two weeks.
Program at Colosseum Rink.
Skating every afternoon and eveoin g
Thursday nights given up to club
.batora Fine show consisting of
moving pictures and illustrated' songs
given with a complete change of pro
gram every Wednesday and Saturday
night Admission, skaters, 25 cents,
spectators 10 cents.
The program tor the joint open meet
ing or the two literary societies or
Dallas College will be held In tne col
im Chanel Monday night, March 9.
Ererr effort has been made to make
this entertainment aupeiior In every
detail to any of a like nature that has
been given in Dallas this winter. The
program will consist of musical and
literary numbers in which the best
work of the two organizations will be
represented. Friends and patrons of
Dallas College are cordially Invited lo
attend.
The third aod probably the best of
the basketball games ot this week will
be played at the College gymnasium
tomorrow night (Saturday.) between
the Second Team and the team from
the Albina High School. The Utter
team claims the junior championship
or Oregon, and their contest with the
peedy tittle local five will probably
be rull of excitement and interest from
start to finish.
Arthur K Wilson, a former student
or Dallas College, cam op from New
berg. Wednesday night, sod attended
the basketball gams between Dallas
and M9SC3tiDS- Mr. Wilson was for
three seasons the star forward on tb
local aggregation, during the first
years la which it acquired champion
ship rank la Oregon.
INKUM'S DISCOVERY.
BY DEAN COLLINS.
Inkum Stebbins' keen proboscis
Smelt the smeil of putrid graft;
Inkum Stebbins' little muck-rake
Raked the question fore and aft
Fore and aft he shrewdly raked it,
With a sharp, incisive pen, .
Inkum Stebbins raked up U'Ren,
(With an accent on the 'Ren.)
Tell us, tell us, Inkum Stebbins,
What is this that vou nave found.
Scratching with your little muck-rake
Un our grait-iniestea ground?
"Tis indeed a rara avis,"
Quoth the rabid raker then,
" Tis the one and only U'Ren,
(Please to accent on the Ren.)
'Tis the sapient creator
Of the double-headed brute,
With the asinine appearance
And tne elepnant s to Doot.
(Do not ask a man to name it,
For. Indeed, he reallv can't
A mere Elephass it may be,
H. a tntlrl Tatlr aasnnh a nf ,f
He's the champion of the 'peepul,'
And the foe of the 'machine.
And he strives to make the methods
Of the Legislature clean ;
'Let them send not to the Senate
He who thiokest slings his pelf
Though to vindicate the people
"The protection or the masses
Ever is hischiefest care,
Even though his course may doom him
To the Senatorial cnair;
He will save the simple voters
From tne snams tnat gamer tnicK,
Though he has to dig eleven
Hundred ducks to oo ine iricK.
Hail the grand, great-hearted black-
smttn i
iDkum Stebbins bows to you,
Forger of the Otherendum, v
And the Imitative tool
Great protector or the "peepul"
From tne wiles oi wicKea men,
Honor be to noble U'Ren,
With the accent on tne 'Ken.)
Program of W. C. T. U. Meeting.
The W. C. T. U. will hold a Mother's
Meeting. at the home or Mrs. A. Long-
necker, Tuesday, Maroh 10, at 2 :30 p.
m., at which the following program
will be rendered ;
Singlng-"The Ninety and Nino."
Prayer
Reading Mrs. Palmer.
Singing-"He Leadeth Me."
Reading "The Value or Society,"
Mrs. Ella Reynolds.
Reading "Social Influences," Mrs.
A. O. Corbin.
Open discussion or the question
"How shall we best train our children
to be helpful and agreeable members
or society?
Singing.
Reading "Why A Mothers' Meet
ing?" Mrs. Elizabeth Hayes.
Closing prayer.
All ladles are cordially invited to
attend, and take part in this meeting.
Notice to Fruit Growers of Polk
County.
Now is the time tor spraying your
orohards. The law requires the fruit
trees to be sprayed during the Winter
or Spring months with Sulphur spray,
This spray can be bought ready for
use, und may be diluted with from 10
gallons or water to one or liquid
spray. The preparation Lime Sul
phur spray is free from sediment and
by thorough spraying excellent results
may be obtained. It is death to scale,
apple or pear scab, canker or dead
spots, aod other fungoid diseases.
J. B. NUNN,
Polk County Fruit Inspector.
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
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GROCERIES
We carry the famous
DIAMOND W"
Brand of Extracts, Spices, Coffee, Canned Goods
FRESH BREAD EVERY DAY
SimOilton & SCOtt Dallas, Oregon
Dallas Steam Laundry
Modern Machines. Modern Methods
We Strive to Please
North Main Street.
Both Phones
Candidates' petitions for nomina
tion to offices in Polk county for sale
at this office; also, Joint District
petitions for Polk and Lincoln counties.
IheBest Meats
Are round In our tender
and Juicy beef, mutton
and pork. We do our
own killing, and can
Guarantee ail meats to
9 wholesome and fresh.
Oive us a trial.
BarnharfS Grant
Dallas, - Oregon
We Will Pay
80c
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for wheat at the
DALLAS fLOURING MILLS
SWEENEY BROS.
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 land3 are annually lost, we carry
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AMERICAN FENCE
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 thi3 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
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