Polk County Observer
j vote for W. I. Reynolds. ,
' gal blanks for sale at this office,
Matting sale now on at Quy Brothers
&rjaIton.
You will sTe money on matting at
Guy Brothers & Dalton. tf
Miss Nada Scott Is visiting friends
in Corvallis and Albany this week.
.. T,nra Craven, of Monmouth,
visited relatives in Dallas, Wednesday.
Walter Williams was down from
Falls City on a business visit yester
day. Mothers, see those children's ready-to-weardressatTheEmporlum.
Smith
& Shelton. ' ' 11
Mrs. Ida Chorpening has gone to
Salem for a week's visit among friends
in that city.
Oleve Powell, of Albany, Das Deen
visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
George Scott.
SH. Petre, a prominent farmer of per, Mrs. S. P. Biggs, Miss
Bridgeport, was in Lanas, weanes-.Shelton, Miss Ethel Owinn, J. J.
day, on business. " Williams, K. E. Williams, Everett
Miss Leone and Victor Williams ( Owinn, Earl Shultz and T.. J. Cher
are visiting their aunt, Mrs. Frank Jrington.
Lynn', in Perrydale. j Edgar King visited Newport this
H T Richardson, of Perrydale, left . week Intending,, to see the Atlantic
Jferdav for an extended stay In ; squadron as it passed that point
CaZd. California. j f" 8ettle- VIa,to
. t a rja ,.'Port were badlv disappointed since
BossNelson.of Independence was, mZhet made
in Dallas. Tuesday, on his way it neceB8ary for tne fleet t0 keep t0 the
Portland on a business trip. opeQ and he bg warab,ps were
Dr. A. B. Starbuck went to Portland, only barely vIsibl9 on tne horizon with
Tuesday afternoon for a short visit tne ald of powerfui glasses,
among friends and relatives. j At their regular business meeting
Beautiful line of ladies' neckwear this week, the members of the Pbila
and all the latest styles In veils at the delphian Literary Society appointed
Emporium. Smith & Shelton, new .Carl Fenton, Elmer Barnhart and
it V. O. Liauner as a committee to
arrange for their annual banquet in
Drs. Embree and Cary performed
an operation on Ira Stubblefleld, Sun
day, for a mastoid abscess. Mr.Stubble
fleld Is recovering rapidly and will
soon be able to resume his work.
Dr. and Mrs. J. L. Callawav. of
Independence, were visitors In Dallas
yesterday. The Doctor Is an osteo
pathlst and has located In Inde
pendence to practice his profession.
Conrad Stafrin and Dr. W. 8. Cary
returned from Portland, Tuesday. Mr.
Stafrin says that his brother, Christy,
is doing nicely and that the operation
for appendicitis was quite successful.
A special memorial sermon will be
preached at the Methodist church,
Sunday morning, and all members of
the Q. A. B. are cordially -Invited to
attend. At the evening services, the
Rev. M. P. Dixon will deliver his
annual temperance lecture.
Among those who left for Seattle
yesterday to visit the big Atlantic
fleet when It arrives at that point
were: Mrs. K. L. Chapman and
daughter,. Barbara, Mrs. M. J. Cos-
May
TOO MANY MEASURES
Confusion of Voters Sure to Result
Unless Number is Limited
on Ballot.
Biley Building.
License to wed was issued in Port'
land this week to Fred Talbott and June. The banquet will be held at
Mrs. Anna Evans. Both formerly
resided in Falls City.
County Clerk E. M. Smith issued
license to wed to Herman C. Lepman
and Helen J. Word and Cleveland
Prather and Lucy Bolter this week.
Mrs. George Gerlinger has returned
borne after a two weeks' visit In Cali
fornia, during which she attended the
commencement exercises at Berkeley.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hall, Miss
Frances Fugitt and David Hall were
in Dallas, Wednesday, returning to
their home in Falls City after a short
visit in Gervais.
The automobiles between Dallas
and Salem resumed their run Wed
nesday, after having been kept off the
road for four days on account of rainy
weather and slippery roads.
the Hotel Gail and the committee is
preparing to make It one of the most
elaborate functions of its kind that
has ever been given in Dallas.
The work of excavating and grading
In preparation for macadamizing the
block on Main street between Oak and
Academy, Is being carried forward as
rapidly as possible, a large crew of
men and several teams beln g employed
in the work. The grade on that block
Is considerably lower than It is on the
same street in the business portion,
and it will be raised to a uniform level
before the macadam is laid. The pro
cess of raising the grade will make it
necessary to do considerable grading
work on the hill .at Academy street,
and it may take longer to get the street
thoroughly prepared for maoadamiz
ing than was at first expected.
One of the planks of the Republican
state platform Is as follows :
We are opposed to the abuse of the
Initiative ana referendum by tjie sub
mission to the people of large num
bers of measures on the same ballot
The people are too busy to give these
measures the attention necessary to
insure wise action. The number of
measures to be submitted at any one
election should be limited and it should
be further provided that a measure
once voted down by tne people should
be ineligible to a place on the ballot
for a period of six years thereafter.
The latter part of this plank is
clearly directed against woman suf
frage. This proposition was thor
oughly canvassed two years ago and
was defeated by a majority of 10,173
There has been no change in publio
opinion on this question and the Immi
gration into the state has been chiefly
of those opposed to this amendment,
Nevertheless it is again foisted on the
ballot under the misleading title of
"Equal Suffrage" in the hope that
through the inattention of the voters
and the carelessness which will follow
from the large number of propositions
submitted, this measure may slip
through. The convention is right
This is an abuse of the initiative. The
amendment ought to be defeated by a
larger majority than that of two years
ago.
HEMBREE FOUND GUILTY
"Murdered His Daughter" Says Polk
County Jury Prisoner Dis- ,
plays Indifference.
The Obsebveb office wants the print
ing you are particular about.
Carl Oerlinger returned Tuesday
from Portland, where he has been
having his eyes treated. Both of his
eyes were badly injured in theexplo
sion at the car shops last month, being
filled with fine particles of shattered
steel. About five of these pieces were
removed when he was in Portland this
week, and he says that the condition
of his eyes is greatly improved. About
10 tiny splinters of steel have been
removed from his eyes since the acci
dent
Tom Stockwell announces that the
Dallas band will give a concert in the
city park Sunday afternoon. They
will be assisted by I, B. Duncan, a
skilled musician who has played in
several of the finest bands In the
United States, and the citizens of Dal
las are promised a musical program
of exceptional merit. Mr. Duncan is
endeavoring to make arrangements
for securlngpupilsand for locating in
Dallas permanently.
Very Choice Styles
We have on display this week some of the best
styles of
VOILE SKIRTS
of the season. On account of the late arrival of
these garments, we have marked them from $1.50
to $3.00 less than the price would be had they
come in at an earlier date.
You will find in this assortment about 20 differ
ent styles to choose from and all sizes. All made
from the famous "Altman's" Voile, considered
the best on the market-colors of Navy Blue. Med
Blue. Browns and Blacks elaborately trimmed with
Black Taffeta silk bands and cross straps in rich
and original designs.
Our Special Prices
$7.50, $8.50, $9.00,
$10.00 to $13.50
THE BEE HIVE STORE
o.o.F.Bidg A Reliable Place to Trade paiia. Oregon
"Guilty" as charged in the Indict
ment" was the verdict reached by the
jury in the Hembree murder case last
night, after four and one-half hours'
deliberation. Five ballots were taken
before a verdict was agreed upon. '
The arguments of counsel occupied
all of yesterday, and the jury retired
at 6 o'clock p. m after receiving the
instructions of Judge Burnett At
10:30 o'clock, they notified the Court
that they had agreed upon a verdict
A few minutes later Sheriff Grant
brought the prisoner into the court?
room and the verdict was formally
announced., Hembree did not exhibit
the least sign of nervousness, and
maintained the same stolid indiffer
ence he has shown throughout the
trial while the jury was being polled.
Owing to the lateness of the hour,
only a few spectators were present
Judge Burnett set Wednesday, June
24, as the date for passing sentence on
the prisoner.
Hembree was convicted by the Polk
county jury for the murder of his
daughter at Sand Lake, Tillamook
county. Something like two years
ago the family dwelling was myster
iously burned late at night and the
wife and daughter lost their lives,
Hembree alone escaping. Circum
stances connected with the fire and
Hembree's peculiar actions aroused
the suspicions of the neighbors that
he had murdered' the two women, and
he was taken Into custody. The find
of the headless bodies In the ruins, of
the dwelling and two skulls, in an
old heating stove lent color to the
murder theory. Hembree was tried
before a Tillamook county jury on a
charge of killing his wife and was
found guilty of manslaughter. He
was given an Indeterminate sentence
in the penitentiary, and, after serving
a few months, was paroled by Gover
nor Chamberlain.
His season of liberty was destined
to be short, however, for he had no
sooner returned to Tillamook county
than he was arrested for the murder
of his daughter. Alleging that feel
ing In Tillamook was so strong
against him that he would be unable
to obtain a fair trial, he was granted
a change of venue and the case was
sent to Polk county.
Hembree was defended by Attorneys
McCain & Vinton, of McMinnville,
and M. L. Pipes, of Portland. The
State was represented by District
Attorney John H. McNary. The con
victed man is about 65 years old, and
is a native of Yamhill county. J
SPRING OPPOR
TUNITIES WISE TALKS BY U. S. LOUGHARYS'
OFFICE BOY
Good morning, everybody I Look
what's impersonating an Easter card,
also the awakening of Spring, the ar
rival of broilers and other good things.
Don't it make you feel good to see old
winter on the operating table and old
Sol peeping out from behind the
clouds saying,. "Come on out; the
fishing's fine." I tell you winter has
its good points, but I like to see Easter
come, for Easter is the Christmas of
Spring, when the bells ring for sul
phur and molasses and Opportunity
begins to knock at your door again.
That's about all that knocks in the
spring for most everything and every
body wants to boost It's' in the air.
One opportunity to help boost yourself
and boost my boss, is at your door. I
want everybody that loves a kid to
help me earn my salary this year,
Keep me busy. We can deliver. Put
me to the proof. ..
WILLIE
Candidates' Column
C. L. HAWLEY
Regular Republican
Nominee for
Representative
from Polk County
W. L REYNOLDS
Democratic Nominee
for
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT
Your support respect
fully solicited.
Vote for W. I. Reynolds.
County Clerk E. M. Smith issued
license to wed to Arthur D. Kern and
Naomi Neeley yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Butler and Mrs.
Jane Brown, of Butler have been visit
ing iriends and relatives In Dallas.
B. P. Beezley, of Falls City, Repub
lican candidate for the office of County
Surveyor, wa3 a business visitor In
Dallas, Wednesday.
Mrs. T. J. Beery and "Grandma"
Overall, of Monmouth, visited Mr.
and Mrs. J. C. Kramer in Dallas,
Wednesday. Mrs. Kramer returned
home with them for a visit.
Mrs. H. B. Cosper, who has for
twelve years served as Grand Secre
tary of the Rebekah Assembly of Ore
gon, was honored with an unanimous
re-election to that office at the meeting
of the Assembly in Salem this week.
Vote for W. I. Reynolds.
The Southern Pacific Company offers
the following special excursion rates
to Taooma and Seattle to go and see
the battleship fleet when it arrives In
Puget Sound, all tickets to have a
limit of 14 days: Dallas to Taooma,
18.35, tickets on sale May 86 and 28 ;
Dallas to Seattle, $10.05, tickets on
sale May 21 and 32. For further
Information Inquire of I. N. Woods,
agent at Dallas. 6-ll-4t
Dr. Donohoe, Dentist CglowBldg
Room 1. Mutual Phone 256.
Legal Blanks at this office.
L. D. Brown, for Abstracts. Notary
Public; typewriting.
Choice lots for sale In Fair View
addition, either for cash or on the
Installment plan. Mai Hattu.
Owner.
W. R. Ellis, agent lor Dally Ore-
goniaa and Evening Telegram. Ht
a daily paper delivered at your house
bv the week, month or year. Ko extra
charge for delivery.
Patronise the new barber shop on
Main street T. W. Beet, the proprietor,
guarantees first-class work.
Dry fir oordwood wanted la any j
q oantity up to SOO cords ; to be del lvered
la Dallas or Falls City. For further j
particulars, call on, or address. Salem
Falls City & Western By. Co., Dallas.
C. S. GRAVES
Republican candidate
for second term as
COUNTY ASSESSOR
Try the "Big Bear," the new 6-cent
cigar nown sale at Horace Webster's
confectionery store. tf
If you want a good home In Dallas
with lots of fruit and fine sandy gar
den, see H. G. Campbell tf.
Bell Phone 511
Mutual Phone 1141
ilRKPATRICK
GROCERIES
5o Discount, Cash (or 30 days) 5
DALLAS
OREGON
GROCERIES
We carry the famous
DIAMOND "W"
Brand of Extracts, Spices, Coffee, Canned Goods
FRESH BREAD EVERY DAY
Simonton & Scott Dallas, Oregon
Dallas Steam Laundry
Modern Machines. Modern Methods
We Strive to Please
N.orth Main Street.
- Both Phones
THE CHARACTER
OF OUR SHOES
for Women, Misses and Children
stands plainly written upon them
No printer's ink or artist's brush
can satisfactorily portray their
individuality.
YOU MUST SEE THEM.
DALLAS SHOE STORE
MRS. J. C. GAYNOR, Proprietor
Legal blanks tor sale at this office.
Money of private parties to loan at
8 per cent on well-improved farms.
Sibley & Eakih.
Dry fir oordwood wanted In any
q u a n tlty u p to 600 oord s ; to be dell vered
in Dallas or Falls City. For further
particulars, call on, or address, Salem,
Falls City & Western Ey. Co.. Dallas.
Oyster shells, great food for young
and old chlckeas, at Loughary's. tf
Dr. Hayter, Dentist Offloe over
Wilson's Drug Store. Dallas, Oregon.
A special sale of Street Hats will
begin tomorrow morning at The
Emporium. Tempting bargains on
the entire line. Smith & Shelton, new
Blley Building. tf
FOB SILL
land, rJeoty fro It and graphs; one
ere or more of ground In edg of :
Dallas. !
ISO acre will sell la 0-r tracts ;
only Si miles oat; fio fruit land.
I Maere floe fruit laod, 4 roll of
Moomoath: nearly all cleared, at a
bargain, best of terms. i
Roto good barf alos la farms and
tmaltrr trxta. Could Uk sots city (
property m rrtf rrrtsw rrfl. ;
TOO MUCH MATTING
We have 3000 yards of choice matting that we
desire to reduce to 1-2 the amount, so we are going to
sell 1500 yards of the choicest patterns at a big reduction.
A choice lot at 18c per yard
30 ct. matting at 21c
35 ct. " " 24c "
40 ct. " " 27c "
We have not raised the retail price so that we might
reduce it to you. This is straight goods.
Better see the. different patterns in our Windows.
Sale closes May 29.
GUY BROTHERS & DALTON
HARDWARE AND FURNITURE
THE STORE WHERE YOU ALWAYS GET YOUR MONEY'S WORTH