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PUBLJSH&D SEMI-WEEKLY
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DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, APRIL 14, 1908.
NO. 8
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HON. H. M. CAKE
Republican. Candidate for United
States Senator Who is Now Closing
Brilliant Campaign.
Cutalogues of the publio school
libraries of Polk County have been
sent out for distribution in the various
school districts, and County School
Superintendent Seymour has just
finished apportioning the library fund
among the schools in the ratio of the
registrations in the school census.
Under the present ruling the library
fund is divided at the rate of 10 cents
for each child of school age.
Mrs. B. H. McCallon and Mrs. A. W.
Fowler were Salem visitors Saturday.
County Assessor Carl Graves spent
Sunday on his ranch Dear Ballston,
Where did you go so early
I was down to HALL & HAYES to get one of those U
Silk Floss Mattresses
they make. They are strictly all floss and each bed
guaranteed, and they have the most complete line of
Carpets, Rugs, Matting, Lace Curtains, etc. in the
city. And say, those Couches they make are just
simply grand. And they said they would not be
beat on prices.
HALL & HAYES
Successors to F.
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warning cough.
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cough or cold.
ALL DRUGGISTS i
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Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Collins arrived
home Friday, from Grants Pass, where
they have been staying during the
past winter. Mr. Collins was seriously
ill with asthma when they went to
Grants Pass, but Is now greatly
improved in health, and he says that
he has not suffered a single attack
since leaving Dallas last Fail.
Paul Hunter, of Portland, has been
visiting friends and relatives In Dal
las and vicinity.
J. Crowther and E. W. Fuller were
business visitors in Portland yester
day. this morning, Mrs. Wise ?
J. Chapman,
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HENEY REPLIES TO FULTON
Reiterates All Charges Heretofore
Made Against Oregon's Senior
Senator.
Francis J. Heney, who came from
San Francisco for the purpose, de
livered a "good government" address
before an audience estimated at 4000
people in the Exposition building in
Portland, Saturday night. He paid
further attention to United States
Senator Charles W. Fulton, and
reiterated many of his past charges
against that legislator and added
others. He eulogized President Roose
velt and United States Senator Lafol
lette j warned his hearers against the
greed of corporations and the great
concentration of wealth, and gave the
government land swjndlers and
several local politicians a severe
dressing down. He was unhesitating
in urging his hearers to guard their
laws providing for the nomination of
United States senators by direct vote
of the people, saying that the people
of this state had secured a jewel which
would only be obtained in California
after ten years' effort.
Mr. Heney objected to Fulton's
re-election for the reason that he
believed it would mean a restoration
of former corrupt machine politics In
this state.
He criticised Fulton for his support
of T. Cader Powell, an alleged embez
zler and corrupt politician, for United
States Marshal in Alaska.
Reviewed conditions in Oregon when
be came in the Fall of 1903, and
exposed alleged relations between Ful
ton and Mitchell with Hall, in which
the latter in consideration of reappoint
ment to United States Attorney should
protect Hermann, Mays, Brownelland
others from prosecution for Oregon ,
land-frauds.
He read a letter from a resident of
Salem during 1897 session of Legisla
ture, detailing alleged bribery of other
members of the Legislature la addi
tion to Representative Smith, of Linn
County.
He reiterated his charge that Fulton
was Mitchell's manager during the
1897 session and handled the corrup
tion fund.
Associated Fulton with Patrick Cal
houn and Abe Ruef.
Declared Fulton is being supported
by Jack Matthews, Whitney L. Boise,
T. B. Wilcox and W. D. Wheelwright,
and exposed the political records of
Matthews and Boise.
Senator Fulton spoke In Baker City
the same night and denounced Heney
in the most violent terms. Press dis
patches from that city say that he
used the word "lie" and "liar" at least
200 times In the course of his remarks.
His entire speech was devoted to a
denial of the charges made by Heney.
JONES' OTTER ROCK RESORT
Dan Sullivan, of Hotel Portland, Will
Have Charge of Restaurant.
Otter Rocks, one of the finest scenic
points on the Pacific Coast, will be a
flist-class resort of tourists this sum
mer. The plans have been formu
lated for a restaurant and the erection
of at least 25 tents for the immediate
accommodation of visitors. In June
an automobile line will be started
from- Newport up the beach to the new
resort
Hon. B. F. Jones, who has been
working on the plans for several
months, announced this week that he
was now able to make definite state
ments of what would be done this
season. He stated that the road
across the Head would be planked
this month so that motor cars could
make it easily and that the bill from
the beach to the Punchbowl would
also be planked in good style. J. J.
Kadderly, of Portland, Is to put the
automobiles on, and Dan Sullivan,
clerk at the Hotel Portland, is going
to have charge of the restaurant
The beach road to Utter Rocks can
not be excelled In the world for nat
ural scenery. From Otter Rocks to
Depot Bay is one of the most Interest
ing trips imaginable, and the opening
up of a road to Otter Bocks will put
all this rugged coast with its fishing
and hunting within an easy day's
travel of this place.
It will also be of great benefit to the
people along the lower Siietx as It will
give tbem a "half-way house" and at
the same time insure many visitors
going clear to SileU Bay in order to
ee the country and its beauties.
laquina Bay News.
Will Write N;
Anirle from candidates forCooffreee-
men In the First and Second Districts,
the Democrats bare do aspirant for
nomination to any state office. How
ever, in the arrangement of the pri
mary ballot space Is reserved ao that
the voter may lodicate in writing the
name of tbo caodida'e be desires
nominated for each office. County
Clerk Fields yesterday said the courts
hare beld that merely writing ue
name of the candidate on tbe ballot in
such eases doe not constitute a legal
vote. Tbe elector most also mar a
croea before tbe written name, and
without tbe cross the rots cannot be
counted. Oregon lan.
SOCIALISTS NAME TICKET
Will Place Candidates on Official
Ballot by Petition Three Places
Left Vacant.
Tbe Socialists of Polk county held
their convention in Dallas, Saturday,
and placed a ticket in the field to be
voted for in the Jun9 election. The
meeting, which was fairly well
attended, was presided over by J. K.
Sears, of McCoy, with G. F. Luckey
oi J! alls City, at tbe secretary s desk.
The time for nominating a ticket for
the primary election having expired,
the Socialists will place their candi
dates on the official ballot by petition.
No candidates were named for the
offices of Treasurer, Coroner, or Sur
veyor. The ticket is as follows :
Joint Representative G. F. Luckey,
of Falls City. ,
Representative O. P. Cornwell, of
Monmouth.
County Judge John J. Finn, of
McCoy.
Sheriff George Hinshaw, of Dallas.
Clerk J. P. Sears, of McCoy.
Assessor A. J. Syron, of Dallas.
School Superintendent J. G. Daven
port, of Black Rock.
NEW DATE FOR MOHAIR SALE
Polk County Pool Will Be Sold on
Saturday Afternoon, April 25.
A meeting of the Polk County Mohair
Association was held at the Courthouse
in. Dallas, Saturday afternoon, and
tbe date for the sale of the mohair pool
was changed from Friday, April 17, to
Saturday, 25, because of tbe primary
elections which will be held on tbe
date previously set for the sale of the
pool.
A meeting of the Association will be
held in the Courthouse at 10 o'clock on
the morning of the day fixed for the
sale, all preliminary business will be
transacted, and a sales committee will
be appointed to take charge of the sale.
The sale of the pool will be held in tbe
Courthouse at 1 :30 o'clock in the after
noon of the same day.
Many goat raisers attended the meet
ing and a considerable quantity of
mohair was brought to Dallas at that
time. Although mohair has suffered
a drop of 10c in the market during the
past year, and although the present
outlook is far from bright, it is the
firm opinion of the majority of the
mohair dealers that the depression is
only temporary, and that mohair will
soon mount back to the value of a
year ago, and perhaps go even higher.
Large Audience Greets Bell Ring-erg.
An audience of four hundred people
greeted tbe Dunbar Bell Ringers at
Woodman Hall, Saturday night This
entertainment was the last of tbe
course given under the auspices of
Dallas College. The performance as
a whole was enjoyable, but was some
what marred by the antics of the
manager of the company, whothought
he was funny, and wasn't This
merry Andrew was never so happy as
when holding down (be center of tbe
stage, and, encouraged by the laughter
of a few small boys, be kept coming
back again and again, apparently
finding it a painful matter to tear
himself away and give the other l ' l
formers a chance to earn their salaries.
Isn't it strange that the average per
former with these little traveling
companies is unable to distinguish
tbe applause that comes from the body
of the audience from that of a few
little-ellly boys in the front row? But
it seems that they never can. The bell
ringing, while almost as hoary with
age as the glass blowing stunt, met
with a fair degree of appreciation.
The musical numbers by an Instru
mental trio were of real merit, and
tbe selections by a vocal quartet were
highly pleasing. Aside from a few
disagreeable features, the Dunbars
are worth the money. Tbe college Is
grateful for the excellent patronage
of its course, and Is able to announce
a stronger list of attractions than ever
for the coming season.
Winfield A. Ginn Dead.
Prof. W. A. Ginn died at Gran Se
ville, Idaho, on March 30th, from
malignant typhoid fever. Prof. Ginn
waa a graduate of the College of Muslo
et Willamette university. He was a
member of tbe Stalwart Quartette of
Salem, which made itself felt In the
McKlnley campaign in 1896. Lately,
Prof. Ginn has been engaged as a
singing evangelist and be was cut
down In tbe very zenith of his career.
Salem Statesman.
Professor Ginn was well known In
nail, his Darent baring formerly
mMrd here. He attended school at
LaCreole Academy, and afterwards
taught musie in Monmouth, where be
was a member of the famous -Xorello
Quartette. -
Stress; ia Lincoln.
Hon. B. F. Jon, candidate for tbe
Domination on the Republican ticket
for Joint Representative of Lincoln
and Polk eouoUea. soeot Toeeday io !
this city. Mr. Jones is rery popular
among tbe people of this county, and
la nixiuestionably tbe stroomt candi
date in tbe Held. Newport News.
Hon. 3. L. Collins and son. Frank,
were business visitors la Salem today.
SHOWS HEALTHY INCREASE
Registration in Polk County Exceeds
That of Two Years Ago by
215 Votes.
The footings of the registration in
Polk county for the year 1908 were
completed by Deputy Clerk H. B.
Cosper, Saturday. Tbe total registra
tion to date is 2569, an increase of 215
over that of 1906. The votes this year
are divided as follows :
Republican 1454
Democrats 838
Socialists 119
Prohibition 82
Independent 42
Populists 2
No politics given 32
One populist registered in Falls
City, and one in East Dallas. Falls
City leads all preoincts with 68 Social
ist voters; McCoy has 11, and East
Dallas 10.
Falls City shows the greatest gain
In voting strength, the total registra
tion being 422 as against 272 in 1906.
Dallas also shows a heavy gain, the
total registration in the three pre
cincts reaching the handsome total of
700 votes, or nearly one-third of the
rote of the entire county.
Other precincts showing gains are
Douglas, Jackson, Salt Lake, North
Monmouth and Spring Valley, The
greatest per centage of loss Is In Rock
Creek, which registered 6 votes in 1906
and only 2 this year.
The registration by precincts is as
follows :
PBECINCT 1906
1908
. 80
.121
. 62
. 62
.120
Douglas 74
Jackson 114
Salt Lake 68
Spring Valley 65
Eola 127
Rickreall 112
. 99
.139
.163
. 76
. 32
.167
. 94
. 93
. 70
.304
.252
.144
. 67
South Independence 145
North Independence 193
Buena Vista 78
Surer 37
Luckiamuto ., 171
North Monmouth 87
South Monmouth 101
Bridgeport 75
East Dallas 237
South Dallas 197.
North Dallas 142
McCoy 73.
Rock Creek 6.
Falls City 272
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Tolal T 2354.
ALBANY WINS CONTEST
Defeats Oregon State Normal School
in Final Debate of the Year.
Tbe final debate of the Intercol
legiate debating league of Oregon was
held in the Normal Assembly Hall at
Monmouth, Friday evening, and was
won by the team from Albany college.
The question was: "Resolved, That
strikes, on the whole, have been, bene
ficial." By winning this debase, the
Albany team is entitled to the inter
collegiate champloonhip for the year.
Albany College was represented by
W.H.Steele, G. C. Blrchet. and W.
Hodge. The Normal debaters were
H. A. Goode, Percy Stroud and Miss
Roma Stafford. Each speaker showed
careful work and preparation, and the
debate waff free from all objectionable
features. In justice to Miss Stafford,
it should be said that she entered the
contest but one day before the debate,
taking the place of Miss Whitney, who
Is 111. Notwithstanding this handicap,
the young lady acquitted herself with
great credit and won many compli
ments from tbe audience.
The Judges wero; Hon. J. E. Wer
Iein, of Portland ; Prof. H. L. Bates,
of Forest Grove, and Hon. A. O. Con
dit of Salem. Prof. A. F. Campbell,
of Monmouth, was chairman of tbe
evening. A reception was given tbe
winning team by the Normal after tbe
debate.
The hill In front of the Dallas tan
nery is being cut down, and tbe soil
used to fill In the approach of the
tannery bridge. 8lx teams are en
gaged with tbe big wheeled scrapers
and within a few days, tbe steep bill
tbat has for so many years been an
annoyance to teamsters hauling on
tbat road, will be reduced to a long
grade scarcely steep enough to cause
annoyance even to tboee driving the
most heavily laden wagons.
Tbe city road roller was taken out
for tbe first time this year, and put to
work on the newly plowed track on tbe
college campus. After having been
thoroughly worked with tbat big
machine, tbe track Is now In better
condition for tbe Spring field meets
than It baa ever been before.
With the coming of Spring weather,
a marked IncreaM In tbe buildiog
activities la this city may be observed,
and It Is believed by carpenters and
contractors tbat tbe coming season
promises to be almost as prosperous
as tbe summer of 1(07.
Willis Gardner, a recent arrival
from tbe Eaat, Is a truest at tbe borne
of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Gerilnger.
He Is la Dallas wlU the view of bond
ing and putting la ope ratios a large
and modern lyeq nipped bandl factory.
Miss Lenore Elsie, of Dayton, rlsited
relatives and friends la Dallas laat
week before leaving tor an extended
stay la tb East
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Dallas,
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Efforts are being made by the young
men of Dallas to reorganize the band,
and a meeting will be held tonight in
the vacant hall In the Brown building
for the purpose of choosing a leader,
electing officers and transacting other
Important preliminary business. The
departure of Verne Bartlett, who was
to have acted as leader, materially
delayed the organisation of the band,
but it is now beliovjd that it will soon
be formed and ready for work during
the coming summer.
Cherries, prunes, and other fruit
trees in this vioinity have been excep
tionally late In blooming this Spring,
which Is claimed by many to Indicate
a late but heavy yield of trult, since
the blooms will be in less danger of
damage from frost or from the beating
of cold rain storms.
Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Richmond went
to Perrydale, Saturday for a short
visit with relatives.
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Daring Burglars
Foiled!
The residences of several of our best citizens were
attacked by a band of blacklegs now infesting this
city, in the shape of Flies, Mosquitos, Gnats, Bugs
and Worms. But we are pleased to state that the
blood-thirsty villains were foiled at every house
where we have sold Wheeler screens -the only real
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DALLAS
ARE YOU
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GO! .
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made, are .
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& Marx
clothes. And our store
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Snappiest styles ever
shown.
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At the baseball meeting held In A. J.
Barbara's office Thursday night tho
organization of the team was -completed
and a committee was appointed
to see about securing suitable grounds
for a baseball field. Many players of
excellent reputation as baseball men
have been signed, and Dallas hopes to
be able to put out a winning team dur
ing the coming season. Liberal sup
port has already been promised by
many of the business men of this city.
Miss Kathrlne Rldgeway delight
fully entertained a few friends at her
home Friday afternoon, Miss Ruth
VanOrsdel being the guest of honor.
Several hands of 600 were played
and Miss Jennie Muscott received a
prize tor the highest score. Delicious
refreshments were served by the
hostess.
W. I Reynolds, Principal of the
State Reform School, spent Saturday
and Sunday at bis home in Dallas.
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