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DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, MARCH 20, 1908.
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WAS NATIVE OF SCOTLAND
Death Calls Mrs. William Mackie,
Highly Respected Woman of
Kickreall.
Mr a. William Mackie, who died at
the family home near Blckreall last
Sunday, was bora Id Scotland 40 years
ago. Her maiden name was Jennie
Keith. She emigrated with her family
to Ottawa, Canada, In 1890, aDd resided
there five years. She then moved to
Michigan, and In 1899 came to Oregon.
She left a huBband"and one son,
William Mackie, to mourn her death.
Mrs. Mackie was a womao of many
excellent qualities, and was held in
the highest esteem by her neighbors
and friends. Her death is a sad loss
to the community in which she had
made her home since coming to Folk
county.
W. C. Lewis was up from Rlckreall
on a business errand, Wednesday.
Mrs. Smith's and Miss Shelton's
new store in the Riley building will
be known as The Ladies' Emporium.
In addition to carrying a fine line of
millinery, ladies' suits and furnish
ings, it will be a branch of the famous
Needlecraft of Portland. Mrs. White,
representing the Portland house, will
attend the opening In Dallas on Sat
urday, March 21, and will remain sev
eral days to give Instruction. Needle
craft has only one branch in the val
ley at the presenttlme, the same being
located in Salem. The new branch in
Dallas will be greatly appreciated by
the women of Polk county.
Among those who went to Portland
and attended the basketball game,
Wednesday night, were Mr. and Mrs.
H. L. Fenton, John Bird, Alvie Mor
ton, R. E. Williams and Superin
tendent H. C. Seymour.
Miss Fern IJutler, of Monmouth, is
v'siting at the home of her sister,
Mrs. C. V. Teats.
, NEWS OF COUNTY TOWNS
PEDEE HILLS.,
A dance was held at Pine Burbank's
last Friday night
H. L. Fenton, of Dallas, was a visi
tor in the hills last week.
O. A. Craton is visiting his brother,
C. S. Craton, and friends iu the hills.
B. Pickens recently lost a valuable
brood mare that he had been offered
$300 for.
B. Picken received the news of his
father's death at Perry dale last Satur
day night
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Elmsey have
a new girl baby. Both mother and
child are doing well.
On account of absence from home
and of sickness, we have been unable
to send In items for some time.
Hanna & Neal have caught three
big catamounts that have been feast
ing on the goats on the I. X. L. ranch
The Spaulding Logging Company
took advantage of the high water and
got most of the logs out of theLuckla-
mute.
Goat shearing Is in progress when
ever a dry day can be had. Two men
from the Alsea country are doing the
shearing.
The heavy rain ot Saturday and
Sunday did a great deal of damage to
the roads and bridges, the water being
the highest of the winter.
A telephone meeting was held at the
Pedee schoolhouse last Saturday.
There is talk of a new line being built
into Airlie from the hills.
The many friends of Mrs. Lew Rit-
ner will be pleased to know that she
is getting along nicely at present It is
hoped that with the coming of the
warm spring weather, she wilf be on
the rapid road to recovery.
It Is costing the dairymen of the
Pedee hills about $1 per can to ship
cream to Corvallls. The company
makes it patrons pay 4 cents a pound
for butter fat, also 15 cents can
expressage ; total, about $1. Come up,
Dallas creamery, and see if you can
not do better.
BUENA VISTA.
Elmer Nash was in Salem, Saturday.
Mr. Nixon was a Salem visitor, Sat-irday.
Reuben Troxel was an Albany vlsl-
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oprPT A T G 1x8 4 1x8 No. 1 Common Sbtplap $13.00
arrAyIAL Jio. 1 Stepping 35 00
Shipiap in s foot length. $10.00 No. 8
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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
tor, Tuesday.
Miss Lena Steele was a Monmouth
visitor, Friday.
Mrs. A. K. Hall was a Portland vis
itor this week.
Miss Lovilla Bolter was a Monmouth
visitor, Friday.
Claude South returned home from
Albany, Monday.
Harry Davidson made a tvip to
saiem, Saturday .
Mrs. Leigh ton was an Independence
visitor, Saturday.
Roy Reynolds was in Independence
on Dusiness, Saturday.
Mrs. Marion Winn was an Indepen
denoe visitor, Tuesday.
Mr. and Mr a. W. J. Steele were Inde
pendence visitors, Saturday.
Mr. Butler and Miss Sears were
Monmouth visitors, Saturday.
J. M. Prather went to Corvallls.
Tuesday, to attend the funeral ot his
sister.
Herman Prather spent Saturday
and Sunday with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. M. Prather.
AIRLIE.
Ed Gross is outting wood for H
Berry.
J. D. Bevens is working for A. Win
tersteiu.
J. Bagley returned from Portland,
Monday.
But very few hop yards will be
worked in this vicinity.
Ooat shearing has been In progress
here for several days.
C. E. Staats is working in the Miller
& Alcorn store at this place.
J. M. Staats has beon making
improvements In the telephone service,
Bent Embree has bought the Ouyer
place near the Montgomery school
house.
George Cornell has moved to the
hills near here where he will chop
wood during the summer.
. A. C. Guyer has bargained for the
Brigbam Young place, and will take
care of the old gentleman.
H. S. Portwood is seeking the nomi
nation for County Clerk. He Is well
qualified, and stands well in this pre
cinct
BALLST0N.
Mrs. F. W. Royal was a Portland
visitor, Sunday.
Mrs Alice Thun has been visiting
relatives at Dundee.
Lillian and Ersel Short have been
having the mumps.
Peter Cook made a business trip to
Portland, Saturday.
Miss Katie Barnett, ot Sheridan,
spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs. T. J.
Short.
N. F. Gregg has bought 120 walnut
trees, which he will set out on bis farm
near town.
M. F. Hall, who Is working at Riok-
reall tor Peter Cook, spent Sunday
and Monday at home.
Jacob Pence, a former resident of
Ballston, but now living in Indiana,
visited friends here last week.
Professor Duoton, Gerald Tlllery
and Gilbert Campbell attended the
oratorical contest at Monmouth, Fri
day night
POLK.
The fruit buds are bursting.
Winter sown grain Is coming on
nicely.
Peter Neufeldt of Richmond, Texas,
is here looking for a farm.
Anna and Elizabeth Eons have
returned borne from an extended visit
in the East
C. A. Ramsey sold 15 acres of land
joining on the Salem-Dallas road for
$75 an acre.
Queer Epitaph.
Hearing a conversation on the sub
ject of queer epitaphs In the old New
England churchyards the other day
prompted Uncle Altnon Cowles to dig
up a copy of one that was foaod In a
cemetery In Belham, a town near bis
old home In Massachusetts. The
strange inscription was carved on a
tombstone over the grave of one War
ren Jonea, who died from the effect of
arsenic poison administered by his
wire. The stone was erected by William
Jones, a brother of the victim. The
epitaph tells how Warren "got his" In
the following words :
"William Jones, by arsenic poison
died. Mar. 23, I860, aged 34 7, 6 moe,
23 days.
Think, my friends, when this yon see,
How my wife hath dealt by me.
Sbe In sots oysters did prepare
Some poison for my lot and snare.
Then of tbc same I did partake.
And Katare yielded to it fate.
Before say wife sbe became.
Vary Johnson was be earn."
THINKS IT WOULDN'T WORK
Mrs. Duniway Does Not Approve
Observer's Plan to Settle Woman
Suffrage Question.
PORTLAND, Or., Mar. 16 (To the
Editor.) I am in grateful receipt of a
clipping from the Observer of March
10 with my printed letter and your
comments. Now, will you not, in all
fairness, permit me to show you, and
those of your voting readers who may
share your perplexity, the one possible
way to settle the equal rights question,
over which you profess to be in doubt.
Can you not be led to see that you
have but to unlock the door and leave
the settlement of the question to women
to decide at every succeeding election
after the ides of June?
I have just read my article and
your comments to a woman who is
canvassing for books. She is trying
to raise money to pay her political
superior's taxes. She sighed as she
arose to go, and said : "That editor's
heart is all right, but be ought to
know that there Isn't one woman in
fifty who would dare to urge her bus
band to vote for equal rights, when
she knows he will work and vote
against her anyhow." "Will your
husband vote 'no'?" I asked kindly.
"Of course, be will," she answered,
with a bitter smile. "He says woman's
place Is at home," and she went limp
ing down the street toward the courthouse.
Now, Mr. Editor, cannot the women
of Oregon who are compelled to earn,
or help to earn, their homes If they
have any depend upon men like you
to annul the votes of anti-husbands
who are financial failures and of anti-
bachelors who do not even pretend to
support any woman?
Biackstone says that when any
doubt arises as to a decision, the ques
tion ought always to be decided In
favor of the larger liberty. Of the
less than a score of women whom Mrs.
Wilbur raked the entire state to secure
as backers for her would-be-obstruo-
tlve policy, we have no word of cen
sure. They know not what they do.
The loyal wives and mothers of Ore
gon's honorable men are standing
mute and helpless before the locked
doors of liberty to whloh you gentle
men, armed with ballots, are holding
the key. Our only emblem in this
unequal struggle is a flag of truce.
Our liberties are in your hands, and
we sincerely hope you will not compel
us to repeat this unequal contest in
1910, as we surely must if you fall to
do the duty that lies before you now.
ABIGAIL SCOTT DUNIWAY,
Mother ot men, and President
O. S. E. 8. A.
Having to confess, with all
due humility, that we belong to
that "class of bachelors who do not
support any woman," Mother Duni
way will probably think, and rightly,
too, that our opinion on any question
where family rights, (and especially
women's rights,) is concerned, is not
entitled to any great amount of con
sideration. However, while passing
through life, we have made a few
observations by the way, and conse
quently must disagree with the asser
tion that the women would be afraid
to ask their husbands to vote accord
ing to their wishes on this amendment
We have observed that, as a rule,
when a woman wants anything, she
is not only not afraid to ask her
husband for it, but sbe usually keeps
after him, and makes life a burden
for him, until she gets it
We believe that 99 out of every W0
ARE YOU
READY?
GO!
But one thing's certain:
you're not ready, no mat
ter where you re going,
unless you're properly
dressed.
The best clothes for you to
wear for any man to
wear the best clothes
made, are
Hart, Schaffner
& Marx
clothes. And our store
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them. Let us show you
the new Varsity models.
Snappiest styles ever
shown.
Campbell & Hollister
Dallas,
Cash Store
Oregon
men In Oregon "would gladly vote as
their wives asked them to on the
woman suffrage amendment; that
brothers would be willing to vote
according to the wishes ot their
mothers or sisters, and that bachelors
would bo delighted to give the old
maids a chance to be heard on the
question. The opinions ot the hand
ful of unfortunate wretches who do
not come under any of these classes
would not amount to much, one way
or the other. We still believe that the
mon of Oregon would be willing to let
the women vote if they really thought
that the women wanted to vote, and as
long as the law remains as It is, we
know of no better way to give the
women a chance to express their
desires than to pursue the plan sug
gested In our article last week.
Smith & Shelton will open their
millinery and furnishing goods
store in the Riley building on Satur
day, March 21, when all lines will be
open aud ready for Inspection. The
Spring showing of millinery will be
made on that day, as well as the fine
stock of ladies' suits iu all of the late
styles and materials.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Chapman
arrived home Tuesday from a several
weeks' stay In Santa Cruz, California.
They greatly enjoyed their vacation,
and Mr. Chapman returns much
Improved in health. Their many
friends are glad to welcome them home
again.
Articles of Incorporation ot the Inde
pendence Canning Company were filed
in the County Clerk's office, Monday.
The incorporators are W. A. Messner,
B. F. Jones, Verd Hill, H. Hirschberg
and G. A. Wells. The capital stock Is
$10,000, divided into shares of the par
value of $25 each.
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E. M. SMITH
Candidate for . the Republican
nomination for County Clerk is
so well known that be needs
no introduction. His faithful and
courteous service, together with his
ability and experience, makes him a
man doubly fitted for the offloe, and
one whom the strong and influential
voters of the Republican party have
requested to become a candidate.
Have Dr. Lowe relieve your head
and eye aobe with a pair of bis superior
glasses. They cost no more than
others, and you have the benefit of
his skill and over 18 years' experience.
Consult him at Dallas, March 23 and
24.
Judge Dan P. Stouffor has suffi
ciently recovered from bis long Illness
to be able to be In his offloe again a
few hours each day. His eyesight is
steadily Improving, and he hope to
soon be fully restored to health.
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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