Polk County Observer
J. C. HAYTER,
EDITOR AND I'UBIJSHER
PnbUahed Seml-Wceklr ai 11.50 per Year.
Strictly in Adrancc.
VntrMl inMHid'PlM matter March 1. 1907,
t the poet office at Dallaa, Oregon, under the
Act of ConvreM ol March i. 187V.
DALLAS, OREGON, Joxa 9. 190S.
Tie way la build up Dallas u to pat
ronize Dallas people.
"REPUBLICAN GOVERNMENT.'
It is possible; some think It highly
probable; others deem it very certalD,
that the initiative and referendum
methods of legitdatlon particularly
the former will be set aside by the
Supreme Court of the United States,
because violative of the Constitution of
the United States. The Oregoniaa
"shouldn't wonder," yet it doesn't
know
We have a lot of it It appears in
our methods of state legislation ; by
democracy simple and straight, in
stead of by representative bodies. It
appears In the effort to set aside (vir
tually) the constitutional method of
election of United States Senators. It
appears in the ingenuity of many of
the states to suppress the vote of the
man who is black. In all these and
other instances the hope is to beat the
Constitution by the cleverness of the
trick.
But suppose the Supreme Court of
he United States shall judge all these
fine practices by the historical princi
pies of the Constitution of the United
States, which some suppose is still the
supreme law of the land. Possibly
then the Supreme Court will perish.
Possibly then our statesmen of Oregon
will become the Dautons and Robes
plerres and Ma rats of the new era.
Yet the last fortune of these great
protagonists of our revolutionary re
form, we believe was not happy. How
ever, the individual Is of small conse
quence. More statesmen always arise
as good as those who perish by their
own folly. And better.
That document which the wisdom
(or folly) of our ancestors formulated,
Known as the Constitution of the
United States, declares that "the
United States shall guarantee to every
state In the Union a republican form
of government." What isa republican
form of government? Is It govern,
ment through laws enacted by repre
sentative bodies, or government by
direct legislation carried by plebiscite?
There can bo no doubt that those
who made the Constitution of the
United States and thoso who have
Interpreted It till now, believed and
held that a Republican form of gov
ernment was representative govern
ment; not government by straight
domocraoy. That Is, that laws were
not to be made by thn people acting
en masse, but by ropioientatlvobiidles
chosen by the people. There Is a
question here that Is to come before
the Supremo Court of the United
States; If not for determination, at
loast for an opinion. It will oome up
most probably on tax laws. Indeed a
case of this kind, rrom Oregon, Is
already taken to the Supremo Court.
The popular initiative, so-called, Is
not a proceeding of representative jrov
ernment. On the contrary, Its distinct
purpose Is to substitute direct govern
ment by democracy for representative
or republican government. One of its
evils is that it affords no opportunity j
for discussion, amendment or modlll-'
ration of Its propositions before their
final adoption. It Is offered to the
elector, and he responds yes or no, sel
dom with knowledge. It Is not repub
lican government.
The
the editor of the Commoner, "is a
valuable thing and will, I think,
increase in popularity, but the paper
that calls itself independent merely
that it may betray its constituency
will sooner or later be discovered and
driven out from lack of patronage.
The really independent paper is one
that gives its news without partiality
or prejudice, and leaves the reader to
form bisown opinion, but the spurious
colors its news stories with insinu
atlons and bolsters up the cause it
seeks to further under the guise that
it is conveying public opinion. Not
willing to stand for an editorial utter
ance in favor of a proposition, it
injects Into its news columns a variety
of matter that seeks to create senti
ment in favor of plans it is projecting
for others.
In politics, such papers hope to fat
ten (be cash box by playing to both
parties. Under the guise of "fairness"
they seek to create and keep alive dis
sensions ; under the plea of "keeping
still" they play both organizations for
"influence," which tbey dare not
openly to use. Tbey are the parasites
of publicity and the masked highway
man that put even the modern Raffles
to shame.
Really, a fellow wouldn't be required
to look farther west than the Pacific
ocean to find a few such sheets in Ore
gon.
COURT HOUSE NOTES
Items of Interest From the Records
in the County Offices
Briefly Told.
PROBATE,
Estate of William Llvermore, de
ceasedpetition of L. B. Livermore
for probate of will granted ; H. L. Cri
der, J. J. Wiseman and D. S. McDon
ald appointed appraisers.
Estate of C. A. Mattlson, deceased-
final account approved ; executor dis
charged.
REAL ESTATE.
Louis Gerlinger et ux to Salem
Falls City & Western Railroad Com
pany, block in Dallas, (500.
United States to Charles McSbeery,
160 acres, t 8 s, r 8 w, patent.
Delilah V Keller et al to S A Mc
Sheery, interest in 160 acres, t 8 s, r 8
w, 1.
Nathaniel Crosiar to William
Brancbllower, land in t 6 s, r 4 w,
12500.
Laura B Cooper to Emll Arndt, 80
acres, 1 6 s, r 6 w, $4800.
Peter Belgerson et ux to R C
Houser, land in 1 7 and 8 s, r 5 w, 1150.
Judson Mitchell et ux to E R Lewis,
land In t 8 s, r 6 w, 1250,
United States to Fred H Brock, 80
acres, 1 9 8, r 8 w, patent.
W J Clemens to Adam Mueller, lot
in Falls City, l.
T J Gilpin et ux to Alice C Gilpin,
20 acres, 1 8 s, r S w, l.
Fredrick Looso to Edwin Loose, 53
acres, t 7 t, r 3 w, $1723.
I L Smith et ux to JO Smith, 7 acres,
t 9 s, r 6 w, $150.
L Gerlinger et ux to E E Gerllngor,
20 acres, t 8 e, r B w, $10.
Elizabeth Cooks to David Martini,
40 acres, 1 0 s, r 8 w, $120.
J. L. Atwater, of Iwisvllle, was a
business visitor In Dallas today.
J. G. VanOrsdul Is having a cement
sidewalk laid around his residence
property.
Mr. and Mrs, Ilonry Tennis, of Cot
tage Grove have been visiting at the
home of Mr. aud Mrs. C. O. Tennis.
Mrs. Eliza Emmons and P. A. Fin
seth are having a cement curbing
built In front of tuclr proerty on Main
street
Mrs. Myrtle J. Hall died at her home
near Bridgeport, Friday, aged nlxwt
Hit years. The funeral was hold at
the home Saturday, and tho remains
were Interred In the Hubbard grave
yard.
County School Kuerliitendent H. C.
'Seymour Is sending out tho questions
for the June examinations to the
( various public schools of Polk County
, today. The examinations will be held
j Thursday and Friday, and the same
examining board that served lo the
A Bcld Step.
To overcom the well-grounded vA
reawxiuble objections of the more intel-liz'-nt
to the i:se of secret medicinal com
pound.. Dr. IL V. Pierce, of Buffalo, N.
V., so.-no time ago, decided to make a bold
departure from the usual course pursued
by tho makers of put-up medicines for do
mestic use, am, so has published broad
east and ornCy to the whole world, a full
and compUe list of all tbo Ingredients
entering np-the composition of his widely
celebrated ffdictfita. Thai he has taken
bis numerals irtrons and patients Into
bis full bnjyrcnce. Thus too he has re
inovedjriisfciedicines from among secret
nostrme'cif doubtful merits, and made
Ihembfiemalict of Known CompoMivn,
Vy this hoM '"p Hf P'ne h.is shown,
ilTA hL . J3r:r,'"li:is VrM.' jiiii-h pn.-r-leri-a
iniui tui siinjwci tneca to
t -
wraneer of every bottle
of iir. Pierre's Oold'-n Medical Discovery, tho
famous medieir.M for wi-ak fctoma'-h. 1 .rpl.Q
litiT or biliousness and all catarrhal diseast-s
wherever kicau-d. have printed upon it, in
yiain huotinh, a full and complete l'st of ail
the ingredients composing it, but a small
buok has been compiled from oumeruus
standard meuu-al wurks. of all the diflerent
schools of prat-tire, containing- very numer
ous, extracts from the writings of leading
practitioners of medicine, endorsing In the
ntrirttyct powrlWe term, each and every Ingre
dient contained in lr. Pierce's rjaedicinea.
One of these iittle books will be mailed free
to anyone sending addresson postal card or
bv letter, to llr. K V. fierce. Hurfalo. N. V..
and recjuestinir the same. From this little
book It wot ue learned that Dr. I ierce a med
icines contain no alcohol, narcotics, mineral
akeniH or other poisonous or lujurlous atrents
and that tlic-v are made from native, mediel
pal roots of ?reat value; also that some of
the most valtiaoie inirretllents contained In
Llr. Pierce's Kavorite Pnscrlntlon for weak.
nervous, over-worked, "run-down." nervous
and debilitated women, were employed, long
years affo. by the Indians for similar ailments
affecting- their winaw. In fact, one of the
most valuable medicinal plants entering Into
the composition of l;r. Pierce's Favorite Pre
scription was known to the Indians as
.Squaw-Weed." Our knowledge of the nsea
of not a few of our most valuable native, me
dicinal plants was gained from tbe Indians.
As made up hy Improved and exact pro
cesses, the " Knvortte Prescription " Is a most
efficient remedy for regulating all the wom
anly functions, correcting displacements, u
prolapsus, antevc-rslon and retorversion.
overcoming painful periods, toning up tha
nerves and bringing atiout a perfect stated
health. Sold by all dealers !n ")uiclnea,
BUSINESS LOCALS. -
(Advertisement! under this I ea I am nhanred
at the rate ol 1 cent per word, firit insertion ; 'A
cent per word lor each insertion thereafter; :$)
words or lesa, II per month. Nj advertisement
Inserted for leal than 15 cents.
na-ures count as one word. For ttiKttinw
the numeral combination "Saoo" counts as one
'orn.
Two initisls count as one word. For instance.
M. Jones ' count hs two wnn
The minimum chsrire Is for lit worrit,- thitf I.
an advertisement from 1 word to IS words Ik
counted as IS words: an sdvertisement from 16
to 'M words. Inclusive, is counted ns afi words:
Irom 1 to ir words, ia counted as a words, etc.
he lieures fo lowllnr the ailvf.rliiu.mctit inrfl.
cate how long It u to run, and are not charged
10 me customer, ror Instance, H-31-21 Indicate
mat ine advertisement whs Hm. minli.!,..
,Marcn 31, and that It s to be Inserted twice
1 he liffllivs and letters 4-1. tf inrii,-Hr ih.t ti,u
auveriMemeui wh ll rat published April 1 ai
that It IS lO be mil lltltll the e,iatm,.r nrrlt... I
uiscoiiuuiieo.j
For Sale.
A nice homo for sale at a bargain
Inquireof owner, Miss MartbaTbomp
son. 5-22-8t
LOW
RATES
EAST
WILL BE MADE THIS SEASOS B
SOUTHERN
PACIFIC
(LINES IN OREGON)
FROM DALLAS, OREGON
AS FOLLOWS
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SHOE
Character
OF THE
OMAN
TO
Chicago
St. Louis
St. Paul
Omaha
Kansas City
BOTH WAYS
THROUGH
PORTLAND
$74.40
69.40
64.40
64.40
64 40
TICKETS WILL BE OS SALE
May 4, 18
June 5, 6, 19, 20
July 6, 7, 22, 23
August 6, 7, 21, 22
Good for return in 00 days with
stopover . privileges at pleasure
within limits.
REMEMBER THE DATES
For any further information call on
I. N. WOODS, Local Agent
or. write to
WM. McMURRAY
General Passenger Agent, Portianii
Lost
At ball Riounds, a plain band rlnpr.
flintier will please return to this
6 5-2t
office.
Good
stablo.
Cow For Sale.
Milk cow for sale.
W. J. Stowe.
For Sale.
A tract of fl ne fruit land easy terms,
long time, low Interest. H. G. CAMP
BELL.
Eggs for Hatching.
Single Comb Buff Orpington eggs,
1 for 15.
4-a-tf
J. E. Beezley, Falls City.
Wanted.
Work on a farm during su minor.
by boy lfl years old. Address Box 313,
Dallas, Oregon. fi-2G-4t
i May and tebruary examinations will
nithorlties on the subject are ' grade the paiwrs.
Infinite In nuruUT and of most weighty The plonlo held at Shady Lane was
character. That we shall have some 1 attended by a largo crowd from the
of them staUMl by the .Supreme Court j surrounding country, and was a coin
after a while can t aro ly be doul.b-d. plete sucsvhs. The program had been
Then their weight will m considered. ! thoroughly prepared, and every hour
Meantime It Is just as well we should of the entire day was tilled with enter
bethlnk us that ours Is a republican Ulnlnent for all. Many people from
or n-prescntatlve government, and uot this city attended, and the muslo for
Pasture.
Horse and cow pasture on Dolpl
farm. Polk Station. See J. O." Trent
on premises. 5-19-lm
Implements.
All parties Intending to buy Imple
ments hud better see F. J. Wagner
before making thoir purchases.
1-17-tf.
Oak Wood,
lfi-lneh grub oak heater wood for
sale. E. M. Cooiikan. Leave orders
at Webster's confectionery store.
8 87-tf
Wanted.
Girl to assist In the care of young
children and light house work. In a
family where cook is kept Answer,
box, 35:i, Dallas. 5-y-2-tf
I have recently obtained
several fine 10 ACRE
TRACTS which are suit
able for fruity in fact the
very best of fruit land
and nicely located. For
prices see
A. J. BARHAM
REAL ESTATE
1st door west of post office
DALLAS, - OREGON
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A GOOD
fTILE CO.
Street Improvement Notice.
Lost.
In Dallas. A solid gold Woodman
watch charm. Finder please return
to H. C. .Seymour. 4-17-tf
type of primitive democracy.
tick a pin there. Orogoiiian.
and
-REAL"
KDEPEIVDESCE
lo a rvcent editorial William J.
Bryan took occasion to compliment an
exchange on Its position as an inde
pendent, and in the discourse he pro-
ceeoel to distinguish Istaero the
"real" Indi-pemlcnts and the
was furolshed by the
the occasion
Dallas band.
The graduation exercises- of the
eighth grade of tbe Dallas Public
School will be held at tbe Woodman
Hall. Saturday night A class it
about 30 students will graduate, and
an excellent program is being pre
pared. To defray the Incidental
Farm For Sale.
Good 300 -acre dairy and stock farm.
two miles from railroad ; good grass
and farming land ; plenty of runninu
water; good house and barn and
sheds. Call on or address James A
Giihok, Sheridan, Or.. B, F. D. 1.
8-10-tf
To M. C. Wilson, O. E. Williams,
M. E, Williams and J. B. Thompson :
Notice Is hereby given that the City
Council of the City of Dallas, Oreoton.
Call at contemplates the passage of an ordi-
6-2-tf nance requiring tbe improvement of
those certain streets or parts of streets
In said city, adjacent to or adjoininpr
tho herein below described lots or
parts of lots or parcels of ground in
the manner following, to-wit : By the
construction of a cement sidewalk ten
(10) feet in width (1) on the North side
of Court Street adjoining Lots 7 and H
Block 10 Original Town of Dallas:
(2) on the North Bide of Court Street
adjoining Lot 6 in Block 10, Original
Town of Dallas; 13) on the North eide
of Court street, adjoining Lot ij iu
Block 10, Original Town of 'Dallas;
all In the city of Dullas, I'olk County,
Oregon.
That said sidewalks will bo con
structed of cement at the time and in
the manner to be hereafter preset Mmd
by said Ordinance.
That tho co9t of said sidewalk will
be assessed to the above described
property fronting and abutting there
on. !
mat me City council will sit in the
council chamber in said citv on the
Sth day of June A. D. idiis, at 7::n
o clock In the evening, to hear and
determine objections and remon
strances thereto, if any there be; and
that all owners and other persons
In Interest mav attend at snM tim
nd place and show cause, If any thev
ave, why said sidewalks should not
be constructed.
Done by order of the city council of
the city of Dallas made on the 3d dav
of June, A. D. 1908.
Witness my hand and the official
seal of the said city of Dallas, this 4th
day of June, 1908.
L. D. BUOWX,
iSeall Auditor and rolieejudge
of the City of Dallas, Oregon.
13 UTTER
in the coat line won t do to spread
bread with. For cooking, pastry, pan
cakes and bread, you want
BUTTER THAT'S SWEET
IWo have it and it's low in price.
Butter that's strong enough to argue
with yon, or do stunts, you can get at
other grocery stores, but not ours.
Try oufs and smile and be happy.
E. BOYD & SON
i
riiones : Bell (53, Mutual 314.
I Where did you go so early this morning, Mrs. Wise?
I was down to HALL & HAYES to get one of those
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. ,T. Chanman.
HOW ABOUT YOUR
HARNESS
leipensee or the entertainment an
to-1.,,,,!... I., nt It
.llul l...l i..... . I -'". . .-. ,u, auuiia
iuriruwiii newspapers ID a0j
nianner mai indicates It) at be has
obsxrved rloaely the workings of a
Tery vicious system eiploited under
the guise of something respectable.
The real Independent paper," says
10 cents for children will be
charged.
Tbe workmen who are drilling for
ool on the W. C. Browo property
For Service
German Coach horse, "Alban," will
make the season of 1906 as usual at
Farmers' Feed Shed. Terms, fan, ii
and f 10. First-class pasture for mare
at ft a month. W. II. McDaxiil,
Dallas, Or. 2 tf
The Publisher's
Claims Sustained
United State Cowrt of Claims
f,c,1'Mr'' "' ht it "is, in fai-Mhr
and j.imt nuuuot auuthl-i "'"vl
J2!f ,h P'ni tlist this a'loratlnn
or IKat has Im a.-,n,..li.h..i l.Jj
h . tlnr.Hihi:
generally? Don't you want
a new set for summer driv
ing? Lots of people on the
road then, and you want
your rig to look as good as
any, of course. A new set
will not cost you much here.
Dallas Harness Shop
F. SalficKy. Prop.
Electricity for Lighting
Is oniy expensive to people who are
wasteful and careless. To you, who
are naturally careful, it does not
come high.
It is eeouoiuieal because it ran bo quickly turned off wnen not needed.
W ltl) gas or kerosene there is the temptation to let light burn when
not needed to save bother of lighting and adjusting. In some homes
the electric liirht bills amount to only one or two dollars per month,
i on can probably get some kind of artificial light for lesa money
than electric light, hut does it save you anything .when it limits op
portunities for work and recreation ruins your eyesight smokes
your walls mars decorations aud Increases household work. You
could probably save a dollar tomorrow by going without your meals
but it wouldii t be economy. It ia not so much what you save, but
how you save that counts.
WILLAMETTK VALLEY CO RATES-Eesidenoe on meters, per
rrvrvrJ:'ii: 1!,'si,,,,,1,p. flflt ller month, 16cp 60c. RATES FOR
i.l M L. not SLS 2.-,c per drop and 5c rjer Kilowatt iid to 10 drops:
no per Kilowatt up to 40 drops; over u
Kilowatt. A drop ritrures 16cd or less.
Il)t V lit tl., m, - .. 1 AVnlain
till! 1118 ailll Otlts" nf thn llnl.tlnn nu. J.l., .. ,.o
phone to tis, we ure never to busv to tullr htialneaa .
'y uui rijrs 'joc per .
over 10 drops 2ie per drop and i
drops 17?,e per drop and Co per
l;..r power rates npplv at the of
Willamette Valley Company
E. W. KEARXS, Manager for Dallas..
Mutu!tn-i" str,H't' just north of the Court Eou8e- Phones BeM 42!
Peculiar to Itself
In arkvlkn, pmponkja and rombloatloa
e tcrrr.lM'nta,
la Uaa rorra hf hlra Uwlr nwdial
Talon art utrm. ld aj (.rvarrrwl.
In tCKtlrrnraa. narTuliMM ana aratmny,
Curtnf U miOrH nnr of diMMa,
Dotac ta ami rM4 U inoary.
Ha Tint tlx Bwt iMrfH-inal BarUt,
' A4 U rmafeat rrura raraa.
Hood's Sarsaparilla 1
ia ontai liqnia tuna or la lyn)
UtlM tMnutirMMM. 1 C iVm K.
north of Iallaa, report that at a depth ; heel, loog-distance axlA, up
of Q t thy enooantrrnl alight ' pound v 3rt. Buggy, douMe ac
flow of oil thla morolDg. Th wrll ' In rood otuVr. tut. Road er
ill b cleam) and tha drilling too-
For Sale
Floa two-seatrtl. COTerrd hack ; now
nd ton '
j . . -- .s ra, ;
irnoq oroer. i'n mil aouth of F.lla
Unued for a hrt dLuoer, after ; City. Sea Frank Butler at FalUj
-unu iik-j purpoaa lo nr Diaw i t iiy. I s if
tiiro glyoerin la It. Doping to Mart
1
Wa4 har Saj
aw yo nrrM W.KV1T W want to
I rpmln.1 t that tK t,lwa- v I
i iiutg
id tlx
oarv.
j Between iMeat Platters
! and Toilet 5et5
j t
! n-'s a whole hot of excellent thing
nere. iiniy a catalocue coM pive
names and prii-es of ail t!ie
LINCOLN COUNTY ABSTRACT
COMPANY
-VXD CLASS-
I flow which will produce a raying
j quantity of oil daily.
New Priraa af Ic.
Ob and after thla dl-. tha rrioa of tha Willamette Valley Lumber Com
pany amill U tba Nwt and cbeap.
e wooa you ra My. l.TJ per load.
ka will t:
SO Itx. and Bcder. 1 rrcla per lb.
Itw lb, f l ts rr !.
)0 Iba,. l mi per loa
Caab taut aoootn r r y all rmt of-
towa ordera, and add lio. for aara
ark.
ft DALLAS ICE COMrAXT.
mant tvl.-rvu.-A.
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TVaaiOTirfni WTBfTX!TS
INTERNATIONAL DICTIONARY
THE GRAND PRIZE
e aM
'ort-
, CHIN A, CKDCKEHY
: WAKE
In this remarkably coinplr-to
. ment.
, The wAman who dearly lores a t,ir.
gain will find much ea-ie f..r Mti
fcti..n here.
3u otue an-l M our price an I
you will be omviocel that thi-i is a
Light Trice Shop,
It is not
stract of
business to buy real estate without an ab
title. Let us mnlfp it'.wp minmntpe same
to be con-eet.
C B. CROSNO and c E. HAWKINS, Abstractors
TOLEDO - . . OREGON
del I red. Mutual j boee 14.i7.or lear
onlera at Wehatr'a eoerrvUoary
atom.
11 M U. BUWMAX BftClSL
CET THE LATEST AXO BEST
l'o4tWnMaw
a & a MERR1AM CO,
W. II. ROY Q CO. s
Dallas, Orcs'oa
BLACK'S STABLES
I lav ir? purchased this well-knowTi barn, we so
:cit a share of vour tatronare.
t t
n'0RTHINQ
Lxceuor.t cecomod,
FIRSr-CLASS
at ions for commercial men.
main si si t
STOWE BROS.
DALLAS. OfiEGON
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