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Pi o DUNTY - ffiVl PUBLISHED SEMI-VEEKLY VOL. XX DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, MARCH 13, 1908. NO. 3 ouse Cleaning Time has come and every good housekeeper knows what this means, as we are all desir ous of having nice, clean cosy homes. Hav ing this end in view, we have prepared to meet the wishes of the most fastidious, at such little prices that you cannot afford to be without them. Just received, a large assortment of spring pat terns of Wall Paper, right direct from an Eastern factory. Not an old or out-of-date pattern in the, list. This puts us in position to offer you the correct thing at possibly a less price than you have been paying for old out-of-date paper. Complete stock of the well known brand of ACME PAINT, VARNISHES, ENAMELS CARRIAGE and WAGON PAINTS on hand. Nothing improves the surroundings so decidedly as a fresh coat of paint or var nish, with the Acme quality brand. This is easily and cheaply accomplished as it is all pre pared and most anyone can .apply it. Mitchell Wagons and Buggies means superior quality. Get do other. Dallas Furniture Co Dallas Ore. Lace Curtain Stretchers now on exhibition. "Try one," and you won't be without It NEWS OF COUNTY TOWNS Program at Colosseum Rink. Skating every afternoon and evening Thursday nights given up to club akaters. Fine show consisting of moving pictures and illustrated songs given with a complete change' of pro- gram every Wednesday and Saturday night Admission, skaters, its cents, spectators 10 cents. Mrs. Emily Morin, of Toncalla, is visiting at the home of her brother, A. H. Harris. She will probably make her home in Dallas permanently. Notice. To all owners of fruit trees in Folk County: This is the time of year to spray all fruit trees for San Jose scale, and in order that the fruit industry of the county may be protected every body having trees infected with San Jose scale should spray their trees with the Lime and Sulphur spray. BOSS H. NELSON, 3-13-2t County Fruit Inspector. Mrs. D. M. Metzger is visiting friends and relatives In McMlnnvllle. INDEPENDENCE. Dr. and Mrs. O. D. Butler were visitors In Portland, Monday. Mrs. August Sperling visited her daughter at Mt Angel last week. Mrs. Emma Lee, of Seattle, visited frleads in this city over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Byron Atkins, of Cor vallls, were Independence visitors Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Kirkland enter tained a few of their friends at a "600" party Friday night. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Morrison took their son, Balph, to Portland, Sunday for medical treatment. The Social Whist Club was enter tained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Cooper, Monday night Miss Grace Damon, of Salem, has been visiting at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. Damon. J. L. Stockton and daughter, Mrs. Anna Culbertson, of Salem, were Inde pendence visitors Saturday. Edwin Wallace, a student of the O. A. C. in Corvallis visited at his home in this city last week. Little Lucile Craven entertained several of her friends' at her home Saturday afternoon, on the occasion of her eleventh birthday. Miss Frankie Dougherty has ie- turned to her home In Portland, after several weeks visit with her sister, Mrs. P. M. Kirkland. Miss Brittle McDevitt, of Portland, and. Travis McDevitt, of Corvallis, visited at the home of their sister, Mrs. G. W. Conkey last week. The cannery meeting Saturday afternoon was well attended, and the soliciting committee that had been appointed at a previous meeting, reported that a sum - of $1200 bad already been subscribed for the sup port of the enterprise. Another meet ing has been called for next Saturday afternoon. ' The Driving Club held Its annual election Saturday afternoon, and the following officers were chosen to serve during the ensuing season : W. W. Perclval, president; B. F. Jones, secre tary j Asa Taylor, treasurer; J. B. Cooper, P. M. Kirkland, and M. McLaughlin, board of director. A race meet will be held in this city next June. The Superior Quality of our Finishing Lumber Insures You a Good Job. If You Contemplate Building Insist on having Your Lumber from the WILLAMETTE VALLEY LUMBERCa Now is the time to build-Prices are down-Bring us your bills for estimates PRICE LIST 10 to 24 2 to 32 No- No- No-3 U4 ue Sheathing Rough $11.00 V.O. Flooring $30.00 $26.00 $17.00 lx to 1x12 - - 12.50 13.50 Bustle 85.00 7C0 W to UU " . ' - .:f. lioo 13.00 Finish to 12 feet 28.00 . M.OO 4X12 to 12x12 " " 1100 12.50 Ceiling and xl4 to 4xlC - - 13.00 14.00 . F. O. Flooring 25 00 20.00 IS 00 For above sized add $1.00 per M. SPECIALS Sblplap J foot lengths $10.00 x & 2i in 8 foot lengths 00 1x6 & Ixl No. 1 Common Hbiplap $13.00 No. 1 Stepping ' No. t Stepping 'MO Lath 60 1 l-2x & feet Sidewalk Lumber 1100 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 BRIDGEPORT. And rewQilson is ill with the mumps. L. N. Bilieu has been quite 111 with lagrippe. John McBee has purchased the U. S. Dubree property. Miss Alpha Wilson visited at the home of her parents in Independence, Sunday. Mrs. Knoll returned last week from a visit at the home of her parents in Portland. A temperance lecture illustrated with moving pictures was held at Bridge port last week. John Sweeney, proprietor of the Dal las flouring mills, was a business vis itor In this place Tuesday. Aubrey Campbell has traded bis property in this neighborhood for a 1000 acre ranch in Eastern Oregon. L. I. Bursell has purchased the Clan field plaoe near Monmouth and will move his home thither next Fall. Joe Guthrie has been employed by several of the goat raisers in this neighborhood to shear their goats this week. J. T. Outhrie is preparing to build himself a new residence next summer. George Remington will also build on bis property which he recently pur chased from D. M. Guthrie. George Muscott, of Dallas, has bought the Chapin place in Cooper Hollow, and will take possession at once. Mr. Chapin will make his home in Eastern Oregon in future. Mr. Muscott will engage In the dairying bUi-lness. POLK. A. Sims is now employed In the log ging camp. Mrs. Tilman Crook has been very ill with lagrippe. D. G. Bempel was in Portland last week on business. D. D. Beddecopp has sold his 60 acre farm for $50 an acre. James Boydston Is busy pruning and spraying his orchard. Gardening seems to be the order of the day in this neighborhood. A few ca?es of the mumps have been recently reported In this vicinity. A. G. Bempel helped his brother prune and spray his orchard last week. G. G. Bempel has recovered from his recent Illness, and his wife is reported to be much better. Henry Quirring Jr. is severely 111 with a lame back, and the doctor fears that he will be lame for life. Mies Helena Braun, a nurse In the St Vincent Hospital In Portlaud, has returned home for a short visit. The Bev. Peter Hlebert, of Portland, Is holding a series of protracted meet ings at the Mennonite churches at Salt Creek and Polk Station. The proposed road between Polk Station and Salem will be viewed out by County Surveyor Wlnslow, Wed nesday, March 18. This road will be a great convenience to the farmers of this neighborhood If it is acoepted. BUENA VISTA. Mr. Neal lain Portland on business. Jack Hall was a Corvallis visitor Saturday. W. J. Steele was an Independence visitor Friday. W.MTWlnn Is employed In a hop yard near Albany. G. P. Wells was an Independence visitor last week. Nelson Anderson was an Indepen dence visitor Friday. J. M. Prather was a business visitor In Dallas, Saturday. G. W. McLaughlin was In Dallas, Saturday, on business. Clove and Martin Prather were Cor vallis visitors Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Oglesbee were In Inde pendence, Saturday, on business. Miss Maggie Black has returned home after a short visit in St. Johns. J. K Butler and Miss Dora Sears were in Monmouth last week for bert vlait 1st Lena Steele visited at the home of her sister, Mrs. E. C Cole, In Mon mouth last week. ZEU AXD SPRISG VALLEY. O. H. Crawford was a Dallas visitor last week. Qaite a number of cases of lagrippe are reported in this neigbbood. Mrs. E. C Crawford and son Aubrey, visited at tbe borne of Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Crawford last week. Mr. and Mrs. Wllsoa Darby spent Sunday with Mrs. Darby's parent. Mr. and Mrs. Duncan. O. A. McKlnley. of Spokaoe. will spend tb coming seeaoo at this place, earing for bis large cberry orchard. Th ffTMter Dart of tbe fanners la pruning and spraying their orchards. Daughters were born at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Bradford, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Shepard and Mr. and Mrs. John Smith last week. Jesse Walling was compelled to return home from Corvallis last week on account of an attack of tbe mumps. He is recovering rapidly however and will soon be able to resume his school work. Aged Pioneer Passes. David Johnson died Saturday morn ing, at the home of his grandson, Fred Hooper, in Independence, at the age of 92 years. Mr. Johnson was born December 12, 1816, in North Caro lina. In 1844 he came to Oregon, crossing the plains with an ox team and settling upon a donation land claim of 321 acres. He was married to Arrominto Thorp and to them, were born three children Blchard and Angellne, living In Seattle, and Charles, who is dead. After the death of his wife he was married again to Miss Loretta Webb, who died several years ago. One child, Anna Hooper, was born, but died many years ago, leaving a son, Fred with whom Mr. Johnson had made his home. New Livery Barn. D. W. Sears has purchased George Sneller's interest in the Black Livery Stable, and the business will hence forth be conducted under the" firm name of D. W. Sears & Son. Mr. Sneller will retire from 'the livery business. Both of the new proprietors are men of long experience in the liv ery business, and will endeavor to conduct their establishment in a strictly up-to-date manner, rendering the most prompt and courteous service possible to all customers. The equip ments of tbe stable will be renovated and Improved so as to bring It fully up to tbe standard of tbe best of city livery stables. The retiring firm of Sears & Sneller has placed all Its out standing accounts in the bands of Judge L. D. Brown for collection, and all persons owing them are requested to call upon him and make settlement at earliest convenience. School Meeting at Rickreall. The school officers,' parents' and teachers' meeting 'for this section of Polk County will be held at Rick real! tomorrow (Saturday) and a larger attendance Is anticipated than any of the previous meetings of this winter can boast of. In tbe program that has been prepared, tljie subject of "Agriculture in tbe Schools" will be treated by C. L. Hawley. of McCoy, and Professor L. B. T raver, of the Training Department in the Mon mouth State Normal School, will speak on "Some Couditipns in Our Public Schools That Should Be Improved." The subject of "School Attendance" will be handled by Professor G. N. Murdock, and Mrs. F. H. Morrison, of Dallas, will speak on "The Public School From a Mother's Viewpoint." In addition to these regular features, State Superintendent Aokerman has promised to be present and address the assembly on subjects of general Interest In the educational world. The general program of the day will be Interspersed with short programs by the public school children of this section. 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 sfyles and prices are right. A NEW LOT of the famous Kingsbury Hats just received. We will take pleasure in sh&wing them to you. New Goods coming in daily. Yours for spring business, Campbell & Hollister Cash Store Dallas, Oregon FAMOUS TRIO COMING Next Number of Lyceum Course Will Be Given in Dallas Next Thurs day Evening. The Transcontinental Trio, consist ing of George Bartlett Cutter, of Boston, the singing humorist and impersonator; Miss Maude Annette Drake, of Chicatro. a dramatic reader of exceptional power, and Miss Helen Goff, of Los Angeles, a prima donna contralto of wide and favorable repu tation, will give a novel program at the Woodman Hall Thursday evening, March 19, under the auspices of Dallas College. Their entertainment is heralded as one of the best In the Lvceum Course, which has been rmrrlflrl minoflBsf ullV in this citV for two' seasons, and all who attend may be assured of a pleasant and profitable evening. This comcanv Is far superior to tne average musical troupe that visits the smaller towns, and in order that all mav have the pleasure of hearing them, tbe management has reduced the price of admission from 76 cents, the customary rate charged, to 60 oents, thus placing a program of exceptionally high merit easily within the reach of all. The members of the County Court were. In Independence yesterday Inspecting several of the bridges in that neighborhood. Tbe young women of the Entre Nous Club were delightfully entertained at tbe home of Misses Evangeline and Maud Hart, Tuesday night The even ing was spent in various games, and delicious refreshments were sorted at Its close. About sixteen guests were present W. H. Dancy, of Salsm, local man ager of tbe Paclflo Telephone Com pany, was In Dallas, Wednesday on official business. J. B. Neal, of Buena Vista, was in Dallas, Tuesday, on business. George Bowles left Wednesday for California for a week's stay near Sac ramento. The second term of the present school year at Dallas College will end Saturday, March 31, and the final term examinations will be held during next week. The annual spring vaca tion week will be postponed, however, until tbe time of the Evangelical conference In April. The Bev. D. J. Becker entertained the young men of his Sunday School olass-at bis home Wednesday night with a most enjoyable party. Profes sor B. B. Hill was present and deliv ered a short address to the boys, and the evening was passed with various games, music and readings. Dellolous refreshments were served during the evening. A meeting of the Ladles Missionary Sooiety of the Presbyterian church, was held at the home of the Bev. and Mrs. D. Julian Becker, Wednesday afternoon , and the following officers for the ensuing year were elected: Mrs. J. G. VanOrsdel, president; Mrs. William Garner, secretary ; Mrs. U. S. Loughary, assistant secretary and organist; Mrs. M. M. Ellis, treasurer; Mrs. W. H. Boals, secretary of liter ature ; Mrs. J. O. Gaynor, box secre tary. Hugh Walter Sparks, of Forest drove, gave clever entertainments, consisting of humorous monologue and cartoon work at the Colosseum skating rink, Wednesday and Thurs day nights. Although his merit as an elocutionist and monologulst is not exceptionally great, Mr. Sparks proved to be exceedingly clever In the role of a lightning sketch artist, and his gro tesque and laaghable cartoons drawn la charcoal while be talked, proved very amusing and were well appre ciated by all who attended bis entertainments. 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 unf enced lands are annually lost We carry fit nvHKi ' ktwit 5t 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 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 Good3 at the lowest possible prices. Wm. FAULL, Dallas, Oregon I! this Brlfhborhood are employed la