County
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PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY
VOL. XX
DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, J UNE 12, 1908
NO. 16
MORE
THINGS
It is always a pleasure for us to be able to. give our
trade something good; something better and for less
money than it can be bought for elsewhere. This week
we are putting on sale an extra fine quartered sawed
golden oak Entension Table, beautifully flaked. A
strictly high grade table and
We were fortunate in buying
the dollar, and are pleased
position to sell them on the
50 Cents on the
exactly jone-half price. In
swell dressers that we are
also beds. It will pay you
means money to you."
Dallas Furniture Co.
Get our prices on the famous Mitchell line of Buggies
betore making
Old Pioneers', Native
Sons' and Daughters'
Annual
In conjunction with Arnold's Amuse
ment Company in a
Big Carnival and
Free Street Fair
TO BE HELD IN DALLAS
JUNE 25, 26 and 27
AUCTION SALE
We will sell to the highest bidder, at our ranch
on Soap Creek, which is known as the Ira Hunter
place, seven miles north of Corvallis, and four
miles southwest of Wellsdale, on
Thursday, June 25
At 10 o'clock a. m., the following Live Stock:
12 head three and four-year 17 yearling steers and heifers
old steers 1 fine four-year-old filley
12 head of milch cows 1 work horse 1 pony
17 head of dry cows 1 two. year-old colt
0 head two-year-old steers 60 head of fine Angora Goats
and heifers 3 fine brood sows
Ninety days' time on approved security at 8 per cent 2
fr cent discount for casn. The owner reserves the right
w one bid on each article.
FREE LUNCH
p. A. Kline F. B. Lacy
Auctioneer Owner
GOOD
sold regularly at $30.00.
a' small lot at 50 cents on
to state that we are in a
same basis
Dollar or $15,00
this same lot we got some
offering at a big reduction,
to look this line over. "It
your purcnase.
Picnic
CORRESPONDENCE
MONMOUTH.
A. L. Chute is working in Indepen
dence, while Mrs. Chute remains on
the larra near this oity.
Messrs. Strain and Mulkey are doing
considerable improvement on roads
near their property in the form of
grading and distributing grave.
The Monmouth Creamery continues
to grow in Datronaee. and will no
doubt prove to be one of the most
important industries ever started in
this city.
Mr. and Mrs.1. H; Mulkey, of Bock
Creek, Eastern Oregon, are visiting at
the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Force. They say that the weather
east of the Cascade Mountains is still
quite cold. ;
BRIDGEPORT.
W. L. Frink was a Portland visitor
last Friday.
Miss Laverne Burns has been visit
ing relatives in Portland.
Mrs. Tom Foster has been quite ill,
but is now recovering rapidly.
Mrs. Mozier received news Monday
of the death other mother inSllverton.
John Bilyeu and Leslie Locke have
been visiting relatives in Woodburn.
Mr. and Mrs. I. F. Yoakum, of
Dallas, visited at the home of W. T.
Foster, Sunday.
The work of stretching the wire for
the Cooper Hollow telephone line was
finished last week.
Mrs. E. R. Biggs returned Friday
from a two weeks' visit at the home of
her parents in Columbia county.
Mr. .and Mrs. William Ford are
traveling in Eastern Washington, for
the benefit pf Mrs. Ford's health.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Whiteside, of
Corvallis, have been visiting at the
home of her father, D. M. Guthrie.
An enormous crowd attended the
pionio at Shady Lane, Saturday, and
the day was spent in a most enjoyable
manner.
Miss Bertha Foster came out from
Dallas last week for a few days visit
at the home of her parents near
Bridgeport.
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander came up
from Portland, Friday, for a short
visit at the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. William Burns.
Mr. Ebbe has completed the grading
work on the county road south of the
Guthrie scboolhouse, and will move
with bis crew of men to Cooper Hollow
and work down from that neighbor
hood toward Dallas.
Thanks The Voters.
Dallas, Oregon, June 11, 1908.
To the Voters of Polk County :
I take this means of thanking my
many friends for their help given me
in my recent campaign for county
treasurer. Knowing that the votes of
these, my many friends, irrespective of
party, are responsible for my success,
and not being able to see all of you
personally, I thank you kindly for
your assistance, and assure you that
the same is gratefully appreciated.
ED C. DUNN.
Pleasant Farewell Party.
Mr. nnd Mrs. H. M. Brlcrham. who
will soon move their home to Spokane,
Washington, were the recipients of a
pleasant surprise party . luesaay
afternoon elven by several of their
neighbors and friends. The afternoon
was spent in a delightful social man
ner and excellent refreshments were
served. They were presented with a
silver bread tray as a slight token of
the esteem In which they are held by
their friends. Those present were:
Mrs.' H. M. Peebles, Mrs. James
Fryer, Mrs. L. B. Martin, Mrs. M. B.
Young, Grandma Young, Mrs. Miles
Davis. Mrs. Cart Sellers, Mrs. G. E.
Tufts and daughter, Cora, Mrs. F. H.
Wells, Mrs. Peter Berg, Mrs. O. W.
Hagood and Mrs. Bert Wells.
The rooter plow was put to work
yesterday on the block of Main street
west of the Courthouse square, where
the next improvement with macadam
Is contemplated. The excavation on
this block will be very slight and will
be mainly along the curbstones on
each side, the central grade being left
nrrtlnIlT untouched. Tbe old coats
of gravel In the street are packed
almost to the hardness of asphalt, and
-will afford an excellent foundation
for the covering of crushed rock.
' The board of trustees of Dallas Col
lege held a business meeting Tuesday,
and re-elected all of the teachers who
been employed during the past year.
Rev. A. W. Teat. Bev. M. J. Ballan
tyne and 2. J. Levee were chosen on
the executive committee of the board.
Reviewing tbe year's work ib college
was found to be on a sounder basis In
every respect than at any previous
lime.
Mra. G. W. Coo key. of Independence,
was ia Dallas yesterday Tisttiog at
tbe home of ber parents, Mr. and Mrs.
C. 8, McDevltt.
Felix Xoel, or Albambra, Cali
fornia, la visiting among his old -time
friends ia Dallas this week.
WILL BLAZE WITH LIGHT
Magnificent Chains of Incandescent
Lamps to Illuminate Streets of
Dallas During Carnival.
The plan that the Willamette Valley
Electric Company has devised for the
lighting of the streets of Dallas dur
ing the big three days' carnival on
June 25, 26 and 27, will, when carried
out, give one of the raost artistic and
brilliant street illuminations that has
ever been seen in this city.
The plan is to make use of the beau
tiful light chains, similar to those
with whloh Main street was so success
fully illuminated at the Fourth of
July celebration last year, but the
management Intends to extend these
-chains over a much larger portion of
the oity than was lighted last year.
On Main street the line of incandes
cent lights will run from Oak street to
Washington; on Mill street It will
extend from tbe Uglow Clothing store
to Shelton street ; and on Court street,
from the postoffice to the middle of the
block south of the Courthouse. Taken
all together these street-lights will
reach a distance of nearly seven
blocks.
The Courthouse'square will be illu
minated with festoons of incandescent
lights, running from the tower of tbe
Courthouse to each of the four corners
of the square. The lights will be
strung at distances of about 8 feet
along the main wires, and will consist
for the most part, of 16-candle power
Incandescent globes
This extensive and beautiful light
ing scheme will be .augmented by the
electric signs and window decorations
employed by private firms during the
carnival, and will make the scene
about the carnival tents at night
almost as brilliant as in the daytime.
INTEREST IS UNIVERSAL
People in All States Look Forward
to Oregon's Cherry Fair to be
Held in July.'
The widespread interest throughout
the Pacific States in the rapid develop-'
ment of the fruit Industry in Oregon,
and in all of the efforts of the citizens
of this state to promote a still greater
development, Is Bhown by the follow
ing article taken from the Town and
Country Journal, of San Francisco :
"The annual Cherry Fair at Salern,
Oregon, is being looked forward to by
the fruit growers of Oregon and the
entire Pacific coast with keen interest.
Indeed, fruit experts in all parts of
the continent are watching this event,
as it stands for the best exhibition of
the best cherries grown anywhere in
the world.
"Although the date has not yet been
fixed for this fair in Salem, it is safe
to say that it will be .held early in
July, as last year's date was J uly 10,
11 and 12. There is now every reason
to believe that a large crop is In store
for the cherry growers of the state for
this season, as they have bloomed
bountifully, and, as far as can be
learned, they fully fertilized and a
large crop of fruit has set." .
The development of that enormous
and fertile cherry district of Polk and
Marlon counties lying along the Wil
lamette river and centering about
Salem, is comparatively recent, yet
Oregon cherries, and especially the
cherries produced in that section, are
already gaining considerable fame
throughout tbe states, not only of tbe
Paclflo Coast, but of tbe Middle West,
and of the Atlantic seaboard.
Program of Eighth Grade.
The following program will be ren
dered at tbe graduating exercises of
tbe eighth grade of the Dallas Public
School, at the Woodman Hall, Satur
day night.
Invocation Bev. A. C. Corbln.
Piano Solo Katie Hughes.
Essay, "Immigration" Olive Coul
ter. Oration Elma Harris.
Piano Solo Lilah McDanieL
Essay, "Industrial Education"
Ruth Morrison.
Vocal Solo-Ella Boy.
Oration Bern ice Cone.
Class Prophecy Nonral Gates.
Piano Duett M(ss Longnecker and
Calkins.
Address to class Bev. C. P. Gates.
Vocal duett Ada Longnecker and
Alice Grant,
Normal Schools Make Good Showing".
One hundred and eleven teachers
will have been graduated from tbe
tour normal schools of this state wheo
the normals close this month. Becom
mendatlons for the graduation of 102
were made by tbe executive board of
tbe normal school regents Monday.
Nine were graduated from Monmouth
In February. The graduates are
divided among the different schools as
follows: At Drain 14 will graduate,
at Westoa It, at Ashland 2s and at
Monmouth 39, which, with those who
were graduated la February, make a
total of 48 graduate from lion mouth.
Moo mouth is one of the schools that
received no appropriation from tbe
legislature last winter-Portland
Journal.
Mrs. Bichard Paul of Falls City,
ha bee visiting fries di la Dallas
this week.
YEAR'S WORK ENDED
Many Friends and Alumni Attend
Closing Exercises at Dallas .
College This Week.
The students of Dallas College closed
a most successful series of commence
ment week programs Wednesday
night, and the majority of the young
men and women whose homes are in
other cities, have gone away for their
summer vacation, leaving the college
buildings aud campus practically
deserted.
The members of the graduating
class of '08 changed the customary
commencement program slightly, and
gave their graduating orations at tbe
class day exercises Tuesday after
noon, instead of at the regular com
mencement exercises Wednesday
morning.
The class day program was held In
the open air under the big oak tree on
the campus, tbe seats and benohes
being brought-out to accommodate the
large orowd of visitors that attended.
The program was prepared and
rendered solely by the olasi of '08. v
Elmer E. Strayer delivered an ora
tion on the class motto, "Angefangen
Nicht Vollendet;" Miss Lillian Mo
Vicker's subject was "Unseen Real
ities," and Miss Nola Coad read an
essay on the "Mission of Fiction."
Several numbers in a lighter .vein
were given, among which were "The
Burial of Caesar," by Miss Ada
Osfleid ; "Class Gymnastics" and the
"Class Will" written by Miss Allie
Fuller, who was also the author of the
class poem and class song.
Tuesday night, Professor William
Caldwell's musio class gave a fine
recital at the Evangelical church, a
large crowd attending.
The graduation exercises, the cul
mination of the week's festivities, were
held at the Evangelical church Wed
nesday morning at 10 o'clock. .The
program was opened with a selection
by a mixed quartette followed with the
Invocation by Professor D. M. Metz
ger, and a vocal duett by Misses Win
nie Kelly and Ruth Adams. Presi
dent P. L. Campbell, of the University
of Oregon, delivered the annual
address to the class. x-
Outllning briefly the tremendous
growth of our country, in the past
century, he attributed this growth to
the development of our liberal educa
tional system, which gives to every
man an opportunity to train his mind
to the highest possible efficiency. He
exhorted the students of the class of
'08 as representatives and products, as
it were, of this beneficent system, to
continue in turn the work of its
development, by giving back to
humanity the best that they had
drawn frqm'lt, and energizing them
selves to perform work of the greatest'
efficiency and Influence in tbe world.
The presentation of diplomas was
made by Dr. C. A. Mock, tbe president
of Dallas College. Miss Ada Osfleid
and Miss Allie Fuller received
diplomas from the Academic Course,
Roscoe Ballantyne and Lisle Rioe.
were graduated from tbe teachers'
course in the Musio department, E. E.
Strayer and Miss Nola Coad received
diplomas from the Elementary Course
and the degree of Bachelor of Elements
was oon for red upon them. Upon Miss
Lillian McVlcker was conferred the
degree of Bachelor of Arts, with a
diploma from the Classical Course, and
the Bev. C. P. Gates, of the class of
'05, was granted the degree of Master
of Arts In course.
The morning program was closed
with a baritone solo by Professor
H. H. Dunkleberger and a short bene
diction by tbe Rev. E. E. McVlcker, of
Corvallis, after which the people of the
audience thronged forward to extend
congratulations to the young gradu
ates At 2 :S0 p. m. the members of tbe
Junior Class ('09) gave tjielr class day
exercises on tbe college campus, their
program being a clever and good
natured burlesque of tbe one given by
tbe seniors on the preceding afternoon.
Tbe Alumni Association 'held its
business meeting In the Evangelical
Church at 8. -00 o'clock, electing the
following officers for the ensuing year :
Miss Elizabeth Young, president, and
H. C. Seymour, secretary and treas
urer. Immediately after the business
meeting, tbe annual banquet of the
Alumni of Dallas College, LaCreole
Academy and Lafayette Seminary was
held at tbe Woodman Hall. Fully 150
alumni and guests were present, and
the delicious banquet, followed by
several appropriate toasts and
speeches, fitly closed the series of pro
grams that has marked the end of one
of tbe pleaaantest and most successful
years enjoyed by Dalle College since
tbe year of its founding.
Although some of tbe Fall crops of
fruit will be a trifle Impaired by tbe
frosts and late rains of tbe Spring, It
is thought that the yield of berries
and other small fruits will be op to
tbe usual average, with tbe exception
of the cherry crop which will be about
one-third leas than that of last year.
Mrs. XI, J. Cosper went to Portland
yesterday morning, where she will
attend tbe aooual reunion of the pio
neers of Oregon.
Tbe ladles of tbe W. C T. C. will
meet at tbe home of Mra. H. & Butx,
Tuesday afteroooov
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