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PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY
VOL. XX
DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, MAY 29, 19Q8.
NO. 14
NEWS OF COUNTY TOWNS
EOIA.
George Brunk has been quite 111.
Ed Mitty has been quite 111 lately.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Cham
berlal" this week, a son.
Strawberries are ripening very
slowly in this vicinity.
W. B. Daggett, of Portland, visited
Meads in this place recently.
The Rev. Walker will deliver a tem
perance lecture In Eola, Sunday even
ing. Cherries in the vicinity of Eola are
growing finely, and a large crop is
assured.
Mrs. Dunsraore Is visiting at the
home of Pryor Robertson, In Turner,
this week.
0. G. Savage Is recovering rapidly
from the efflects of his recent severe
illness.
H. B. Brophy recently spent several'
days In Lebanon and the surround
ing country buying cattle.
professor Sherwood, of the Willam
ette University, preached an excellent
sermon at this place last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. T. 0. Grosser, of WU
lamina, have been visiting at the
home of their daughter, Mrs. J. W.
Chamberlain.
Miss Nina Johnson, of Salem, la
teaching classes in vocal and instru
mental music in the Greenwood and
Eola districts.
Miss OsiaG rice, of Popporn, spent
several days In Monmouth last week,
visiting at the home of her sister,
Mrs. L. Conoy.
Mrs. Brophy's mother and slater,
Mrs. Vandom and Mrs. Charles Wil
liams, of Monmouth, are visiting at
her home in Eola this week.
Mrs. F. L. Benedict, of Portland,
and Miss Martha Sheridan, of Salem,
were visitors at the home of their sis
ter, Mrs. Ferguson, recently.
The work of grading the roads In
this neighborhood was well under way
some time ago, but had to be discon
tinued temporarily on account of
rainy weather.
LEWISVILLE.
John Rltner Is building a fine up-to-date
cow barn for Frank Loughary.
Everyone Is Invited to attend the
What About Salmon Protection?
That the food fish of our State need better protection than is now afforded is agreed.
You have already or doubtless will receive considerable literature on the subject,
but no matter how attractive the argument,- stop and consider how much it may be
colored bv self "interest '
The United States Bureau of Fisheries are the greatest expert authorities on the
subject and have no ax to grind. Read what they say.
Department of Commerce and Labor
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, WASHINGTON, D. C.
Hon. Charles W. Fulton,
United States Senate
Washington, D. C.
Sir: The Department realizes the importance of the various questions affecting the salmon fishery In the Colum
bia River brought up In your letter of the 18th ultimo, and has taken this opportunity to make a thorough investigation
of the matter. There can be no question that the status of the fishery is unsatisfactory, and that under existing con
ditions the trend may be expected to be steadily downward, with the result that In a comparatively few years the run of
almon In that stream will be reduced to such a degree that thousands of fishermen may be thrown out of employment
and much capital rendered Idle. The Federal Government Is without any jurisdiction whatever in the premises, and
the duty of conserving the salmon supply in the Columbia devolves on the States of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho;
but this Department has been charged by Congress with Important fish-cultural operations In the Columbia basin, and
has felt Impelled from- time to time to direct attention to the necessity for giving adequate protection to the various
species of salmon frequenting that stream. The Department Is convinced that the run of salmon in the Columbia can
be amply maintained for an Indefinite period If artificial propagation Is supplemented by rational protection; but artifi
cial propagation alone cannot cope with the situation, and, as a matter of fact, the recent experience of the Depart
ment has shown that Its beneficent labors are rendered almost futile by the failure of the State to appreciate this fact
The Department sees no reason for advocating the elimination of fish wheels from the river, as there is no
evidence to show that this-form of apparatus is particularly destructive to salmon. A condition that is specially
favorable for the passage of salmon namely, very high water renders the wheels unserviceable and, on the
other hand, periods of very low water, when the fish are much restricted in their movements, are also unfavor
able for the wheels. During the past two or three seasons the catch of salmon by wheels has been comparatively
mall. but even if it were very large it would be a fact of no special significance in the present connection.
The Columbia River is. however, made to yield a quantity of salmon Tar greater than regard for the future supply
permits, and the drain is yearly becoming more serious. No one familiar with the situation can fail to appreciate
the menace to the perpetuity of the industry that is furnished by the concentration of a tremendous amount of
ixed and floating apparatus of capture in and near the mouth of the river. This apparatus comprises about 400
Pound nets or traps, over 80 long-sweep seines, and more than 2,200 gill nets, the last having an aggregate ap
proximate length of over 570 miles; and these appliances capture more than 95 per cent of the fish taken in the
OonandWnwaters of ihe river, the figure, for 1904 being nearly 34.000.000 1".
o the total yield, Under such conditions, it is self-evident that but comparatively few fish are permitted to reach the
"PPer waters where the spawning grounds are located.
The details of the measures necessary to place the salmon industry of the Columbia River on a permanent lsls
n not be elaborated by the Department at this time, but in general It may be said that there should be (1) a restric
tion on the amount of apparatus employed in a given section; (2) an adequate weekly close season, covering pos
ibly two days at first, but reduced later if circumstances warrant it; (3) an annual close season, preferable at
the beginning of the salmon run, and (4) joint arrangements between the States, so that protective measures
-U7 be harmonious. .Respectfully yours, g
Secretary.
Bill No. 318 embodies Government recommendations and should pass. It Is a
square deal for all
VOTE 318-X-YES
Bill No. 333 was framed to foster the selfish interest of a single locality. It is
nst the Government recommendations, and will mean a heavy tax on the State to
can7 out its provisions. It favors monopoly and is unfair. It should not pass.
VOTE 333-X-NO
Shady Lane plonio Saturday, June 0.
The G. and G. Club met at, the home'
of the class teacher Wednesday night.
Mr. Caulkings, of Portland, is visit
ing at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
White.
George Conn and Dorsa Turner
attended the races In Independence,
Wednesday.
Miss Olesen, the teacher In the
Lewlsville school has returned to her
home in Washington.
Mrs. Rose Singer, of Portland, is
visiting at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. A. Wing.
Earl and'Orvllle White have taken
a contract to cut 400 cords of wood for
Arthur Winterstein, of Alrlie.
Mr. Armstrong will move his axe
handle mill from the Fowle property
totheBrlgham Young plaoe this week.
"Grandpa" Lindeman after a two
days' visit at the home of his son,
George, In Corvallls, has gone to
Hlllsboro for a visit.
Mrs. Susie McEinney was called to
Albany, Thursday, by news of the
serious Illness of her sister, Mrs. Tom
McEinney. Mrs. McEinney has been
taken to the hospital for treatment
Our school closed Wednesday with
a fine entertainment and a basket
social, from which the school cleared
$40.85 with which to buy an organ for
the new school house that Is to be
built.
AIRLIE.
The new depot at this plaoe Is almost
finished.
A. N. Newbill recently purohased a
new buggy and driving horse.
The axehandle mill has been moved
to the Burgett Young property.
W. A. Robertson Is hauling wood
from Airlie for the Independence motor
company.
J. M. Staats is suffering from a
lame foot caused by a wound from a
rusty nail.
Many of the people from this neigh
borhood will attend the picnic at Bid
ders Grove.
S. E. Trask, of Falls City, will
assume charge of the Miller & Alcorn
store at this place next week.
Mrs. C. Cooper died Monday night.
after a long Illness. The funeral was
held Wednesday, and the remains
Interred In the EIngs Valley cemetery.
A company will be formed In this
neighborhood to buy a threshing out
fit, so that all may be assured of
having their threshing done promptly
and to suit themselves.
BRIDGEPORT.
Clint Foster is quite ill.
W. H. Mack lost a valuable horse
last Friday.
Dan Foster, of Salt Creek, visited in
this vicinity last week.
Mrs. R. R. Biggs is visiting her
parents in Columbia county.
Miss Alpha Wilson visited among
friends in this neighborhood Friday.
Wesley Robertson, of RIckreall, vis
ited at the home of Frank Law a few
days last week.
Mr. aod Mrs. Loren Chamberlain
visited relatives and friends In New
berg a few days last week.
A big crowd is expected to attend the
picnic which Is to be held at Shady
Lane on Saturday, June 6.
Miss Hattle Teats' school closed last
Friday and Miss Sadie Lynn closed
a successful term at Bridgeport about
two weeks ago.
J. D. Smith, of Dallas, was a busi
ness visitor In this vicinity Wednes
day. . Mr. Smith recently built several
hundred rods of wire fencing on his
farm.
MONMOUTH.
T. J. Pettit. was an Albany visitor
last week.
S. Gllliams was In Toledo last week
on a short business visit.
Mrs. Cal Kramer, of Falls City,
visited relatives and friends in this
city last week.
The Monmouth creamery Is working
steadily, and Its business promises
to become one of the most important
items In the Industrial development of
this city.
Dewey Burt was knocked senseless
by a blow from a baseball recently,
but is recovering nicely, although the
Injury threatened to be very serious.
Many of the citizens of Monmouth
went to Newport last week to see the
battleship fleet, but were disappointed
as'the ships passed that point so far
out at sea that only the larger ships
were visible to the watchers on the
bills about Newport and the bay.
County Clerk E. M. Smith and Super
intendent H. O. Seymour were visitors
in Independence, Wednesday.
MORE ROOM NEEDED
Dallas Must Provide For Rapidly
Increasing Number of
School Children.
At the meeting of the school directors
Tuesday evening it was decided that
more school room has become neces
sary, and steps will will be taken this
summer to arrange either for the
enlargement of the present school
building, or the erection of another to
accommodate the increasing number
of school children requiring entrance
Into our publio school. When the
building now in use was first finished,
it afforded ample room for the limited
number of pupils, but the addition of
the high school, grades, combined
with the rapid growth of the city's
population has, within a few years
time, filled It to overflowing and now
the directors are facing the alternative
of either abolishing the ninth and
tenth grades, or of' securing more
room.
The benefits derived from the addi
tion of the high school work have
been so apparent that it is doubtful If
the patrons of the school would be
willing to have them abolished, so it
la quite probable that Dallas will have
a new school house before next Fall,
or at least will have an addition built
sufficient to accommodate the vastly
increased number of pupils attending.
TAXES NEARLY ALL IN
Less Than $17,000 Now Uncollected
Out of Total of $148,000.
General Fund $68,741.51
Common School Fund 20,039.89
City of Dallas 4,891.15
City of Independence 1,733.92
City of Monmouth 634.96
City of Falls City 633.15
SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
No. 2 $2,260.07
No. 6 96.94
No. 11 191.69
No. 12 82.33
No. 13 1,971.60
No. 14... 25.29
No. 21....'. 653.80
No. 22 144.12
No. 23 133.26
No. 29 2,185.21
No. 32 176.97
No. 33 141.65
No. 35 624.60
No. 43 149.68
No. 44 107.71
No. 46 42.67
No. 47 79.37
No. 49 30.97
No. 57 3,445.20
No. 58 366.49
No. 60 . 623.37
No. 61. . 438.74
No. 62 '.. 2G4.37
No. 66 1,043.83
BOAD DISTRICTS.
No. 1 $ 950.02
No. 2 656.86
No. 3 743.67
No. 4 625.63
No. 5 656.71
No. 6 1,004.10
No. 7 674.09
No. 8 702.96
No. 9.... 696.83
No. 10 489.93
No. 11 634.93
No. 12.: 325.37
No. 13 833.67
No. 14 683.59
No. 15 693.07
No. 16 746.12
No. 17 1,420.60
No. 18 1,324.86
No. 19 710.92
No. 20 498.93
No. 21 1,300.23
No. 22 613.73
Total $128,431.01
State of Oregon, County of Polk. ss.
I, J. M. Grant, 8heriff of the above
named county and state, do hereby
certify that the above statement Is a
true transcript of the collections of the
1907 tax In my office, and turned over
to the County Treasurer up to and
Including the 8th day or May, 1908.
J. M. GRANT.
Sheriff of Polk County. .
The total amount of 1907 tax was
$148,198.18. Of this amount, $3625.39
Is to be deducted as the amount that
has been allowed on the t per cent
rebate. Adding this sum to the col
lections already mads gives a total of
$131,956. 4a Deducting this latter
amount from the total taxes, there is
only $18,141.88 remaining to be col
lected od tbs roll. A large portion of
this balance can Dot be collected notil
next Fall, as many taxpayers having
paid the first half or their taxes are
given by law until October to pay the
last halt
Notice U Contractors.
Sealed bids will be received by the
nrforatcned for ths construction of a
school bouse la School District No. Cl,
Polk county, Oregon. Flans may M
m ittha office of School Superinten
dent B. C Seymoar. oratD. 3. Grael's
furniture store la Falls City. All btot
tn ha Bent to 3. U. Farley. Dallas.
Oregon, to be opeced Jus, 190. The
Board reserves the right W reject any
and all bids.
3. M. FAB LET.
t-S-3t District Clerk.
W. D. Henry, of Spring Valley, was
a visitor la Dallas, Wednesday.
GOVERNOR IN DALLAS
Talks to Audience .That Comfortably
Fills Courthouse Defends
His Record.
Governor George E. Chamberlain
addressed a large crowd of the men
and women of Dallas at the Court
house, Wednesday night
J. G. VanOrsdel, chairman of the
Democratic committee in Polk county,
presided over the meeting, and Hon.
X. L. Butler introduced the speaker
of the evening with a short and witty
address. -
Mr. Chamberlain began his address
by declaring that he had been drawn
Into the campaign contrary to his
expressed desires, but since he had
entered it, he intended to make as hard
and consistent a fight as It lay in his
power to make. Briefly outlining his
policies and the course he intended to
pursue, should he receive the election,
Mr. Chamberlain devoted the latter
portion of his speech to a defense
against the attacks that had been
made upon him, speaking especially
upon the subject of his alleged abuse
of the pardoning power.
During his entire address Mr.
Chamberlain always alluded to his
opponent, H. M. Cake, In a most cour
teous manner, maintaining that
although their political views differed,
they were the warmest of personal
friends.
As Mr. Cake, In all of his speeches
throughout the state, has carefully
refrained from abuse of his Demo
cratic opponent, it would appear that
the personal element of the campaign
has been confined to a few over-zealous
newspapers on both sides, leaving the
real issue between the two candidates
where it. ought to be purely one of
party principles and party poli
cies. The 'voters of Oregon fully
understand the situation and will vote
accordingly next Monday.
THESE HAVE PASSED "
Names of Pupils Who Will Receive
Eighth Grade Certificates
in Polk County.
The names of the eighth grade pupils
In Polk county who passed the final
examinations last week are as follows :'
Dallas Elma E Harris, Ruth Mor
rison, Lilah MoDanlel, Amy White
horn, Katie Hughes, Birdie McBride,
Cora B. Cone, Dessle Miller, Edna
Clifford. Hattie Coovert, Ruth Sim
kins, Olive Coulter, Anne M. Gardner,
Arlington Slmklns, Norval Gates and
Homer Calkins.
Falls City Leslie O. Tooze, Eurlth
Leek, Earl Crowley, Lavllla Buell,
Lamar Tooze and Walter Ttoe.
Popcorn Dwaln Gibson, Fred Gib
son, Graoe Wilson, Flora Grioe,
Blanoh Wilson and Ollle Porter.
Bethel Gladys ,-Turner, Elizabeth
Cook, Led a McKee, Lee McKee, Nellie
Stewart and Ava Shields.
LlDcola Margurlte Spong, Ethel
Walling, Mamie Gertb, John Ruble
and Miles Bradford.
Buena Vista Martha Winn, Clara
Wells, Carrie Nash and Roy Elklns.
Spring Valley Veta Branson, Jes
sie Slmklns and Carrie Damm.
Perrydale Jessie Morrison, George
Flanery and Nellie Eeyt.
Ballston Carl Gregg and John Seu
fert RIckreall-Allen Cadle and Walter
Vaughn, '
Airlie Ernest Williams.
Gooseneck Norval Emmett.
Harmony Edna Hicks.
Montgomery Walter Guyer.
Suver Rena McCready.
Enterprise Harry Blssell.
Pioneer Lawrence Dornhecker.
"Oakhurst Mary Hanson.
Mountain View Chester Kubln.
Highland Ernest Ewlng.
Pleasant View Amelia Peterson.
New Boat on Willamette.
Captain Skinner, of the steamer
Independence, has been building A
new boat to use between Salem and
Independence at odd times when the
regular boat rjeeds repairs or when
there Is a rush of business. The new
boat Is a 40-foot launch of bis own
design and has been constructed under
his own supervision. It will be ready
to launch lo about a month. It will
then take the place of the Independence
until that boat receives a thorough
overhauling. Salem Statesman.
Thirty members of the Eastern Star
lodge of Dallas, visited the Adah Chap
ter In Independence, Wedneaday,
going over on the - regular
evening motor and returning by
pedal train at 1 o'clock. Toe occa
sion was tbe Initiation or several new
members loto tbe Independence lodge.
After the close of the work of Initia
tion, a delicious banquet was served
aod tbe remainder or the evening
spent In a pleasant social manner.
Tbs Rev. D. J. Becker announces
that next Sunday has been act sjide
rot special services la booor of "Oar
Mothers" at tbs Presort risa Church.
Everyone is requested to assist In tbs
services bybrlngtoghlsor ber mother
to church, presenting her with white
flowers, aod wearing a white carna
tion or som other whits flower them
selves la booor of ths occasion.
Mr. and Mrs. a a Cook, or Falls
City, were Dallas visitors Tuesday.
BIG REDUCTION
On our Entire Stock
of
See our
Campbell
Coy Brothers
CONTRACTORS
and BUILDERS
Reference: I. C. School of Archi
tecture. Scranton, Pa.
MutcalPhonbsIH-Coy. 1385
DALLAS, - OREGON
Dallas Truck & Dray Company
Hubbard I Brown, Proprietors
Phone and stand at Belt & Cher
rlngton's drug store. Bell and Mutual
Phones. AH kinds of hauling Wood
for sale.
HOW COULD IT
BE OTHERWISE
After years of honest endeavor
to please x our customers, is it
any wonder that trade comes
our way?
We call your especial attention
to our stock of
BUILDERS'
HARDWARE
VARIETY
Greater
Than
Ever
Wm. FAULL
The largest, most complete, up-to-date Hardware
in the Valley.
DALLAS - OREGON
MEN'S CLOTHING
Window
& Hollister
The Best Meats
Are found in our tender
and juicy beef, mutton
and pork. We do our -own
killing, and can
Suarantee all meats to
9 wholesome and fresh.
Give us a trial.
BarnharfS Grant
" Dallas, Oregon
Lumber For Sale
Rough and dresBed lumber for
sale at your own price. Let me
figure on your bill. Mutual
phone.
N. G. HARRIS,
DALLAS,. - OREGON
PRICES
Never
More
Favorable
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