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DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OKEGON, JUNE 10, 1908.
NO. 17
DISTRICT IN GOOD SHAPE
COUNTY COURT ENJOINED
END SUCCESSFUL YEAR
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 sold regularly at $30.00.
We were fortunate in buying a small lot at 50 cents on
the dollar, and are pleased to state that we are in a
position to sell them on the
50 Cents on the
exactly one-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
betore making
Old Pioneers', Native
Sons' and Daughters'
Annual Picnic
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
Ilace, 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 vearling 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
20 head two-year-old steers GO head of fine Angora Goats
and heifers 3 fine brood sows
Ninety days' time on approved security at 8 per cent 2
per cent discount for casn. The owner reserves the right
to one bid on each article.
FREE LUNCH
P. A. Kline F. B. Lacy
Auctioneer
GOOD
same basis
Dollar or $15.00
this same lot we got some
offering at a big reduction,
to look this line over. "It
Mitchell line of Buggies
your purchase.
Owner
No Bonds Needed For Building Con
templated Addition to Dallas
School Building.
The annual school meeting for
District Number 2 was held in the
Courthouse yesterday afternoon and
Dr.-B. H. McCallon was re-elected to
serve as director for a term of three
years, while H. O. Campbell was re
elected to the office of clerk of the
school board.
The financial affairs of the district
are to excellent shape, thanks to care
ful management on the part of the
board, and the year Just closed leaves
them with a balanoe of $1200 on band.
This sum will be used, as far as It
goes, to pay for the building of the
proposed additional school room,
which has been made necessary on
account of the enormous increase in
the attendance in the Dallas publio
school.
About 15 sections of land were added
to District Number 2 this year, but
came In too late for taxation in the
last levy, and it is thought that it will
not be necessary to issue bonds, since
the revenue derived from these addi
tional lands will hot only pay
the regularexpeuses of the school, but
will also afford whatever expenses
may be incurred in the building of the
new school room, not covered by the
$1200 balanoe already la the treasury
of the district.
BRIDGE CLOSED FOR REPAIRS
Big Steel Bridge at Salem Found to
" Be Unsafe For Traffic.
The big steel bridge connecting the
city of Salem with Polk county was
closed for repairs Saturday morning,
and trafflo will be carried on by means
of a ferry, until the renewal of the
foundation structure at the west end
of the bridge makes it safe for travel
once more.
Friday evening the discovery was
made that the 120 foot span of combi
nation, wood and steel on the Polk
county side had been undermined by
the decay of the woodwork, and that
the bridge had become unsafe even
for pedestrians.
A consultation of representatives
from Polk and Marlon counties and
the city of Salem was held Saturday,
and it was deoided to close the bridge
at once and establish a temporary
ferry line between Salem and the west
side.
C. F. Royal, an experienced bridge
builder and contractor, has been given
oharge of the work of reconstruction
and it Is expected that the bridge will
be opened for trafflo in about 10 days.
Pleasant Family Reunion.
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Gosper and
daughter, Vera, went to Salem, Sun
day, and assisted in a pleasant sur
prise party given in honor of the
seventieth birthday of Mrs. Cosper's
mother, Mrs. Mary E. Palmer. All of
Mrs. Palmer's children and grand
children were present and the reunion
was a most enjoyable one. The guests
were: Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Cosper
and daughter, of Dallas; Mr. and
Mrs. A. E. Crosby and children, of
The Dalles; Mr. and Mrs. E. W.
Cooper, of Albany ; Mr. and Mrs. B, E.
Morris, of Harrisburg; Mr. and Mrs.
O. C. Morris, of Portland ; Miss Lucy
Gard, of Albany ; Miss Zadie Palmer
and Fred Palmer, of Salem.
C. L. Hubbard was painfully hurt
while working at the stave camp near
Falls City, Saturday, lie was struct
bv a tree tallica unexpectedly, and
his left arm and wrist were badly
crushed and shattered. His Injuries
though quite severe, will not cause
him any permanent inconvenience.
nr. (T W. LoW. the well-known
optician of Eugene, is at the Hotel
OalL The Doctor has been making
regular professional visits to uaiias
fnr nAirlr ia vaara. and has fitted
hundreds of Polk county people with
eyeglasses witbio that time. Ha will
be in the city today only.
Mr and Mrs. T. J. Havter. Mrs.
Abel TJglow and daughter, Alloa,
Mrs. Alien Dempsey. Mrs. Willis
Slmontoo and Mrs. E. V. Daltoo
attended the funeral of the lata Mrs.
Phoebe Leonard in Monmouth, Fri
day afternoon.
A eard from townsman Ed Blddle.
dated Rochester. N. T., Ju ne 4, requests
as to bold his Observer ia the Dallas
postofflcs. This request would indi
cate that he la on his way borne from
his extended Eastern trip.
The Pacific SUM Telephone Com
pany ha a crew of men at work la
Dallas, changing Its entire system of
telepbooe pole, and resetting them to
the lines prescribed la the city ordi
nance.
Tha botrrards in the vicinity of
n,!!u which are aader cultivation.
are well advanced considering the
comparative earllneas of the ae on.
and promise to yield a a excellent crop.
Dr. C A Mock aad Professor D. M.
Uicum aad T. E. Flsber returned
Saturday renlng front a vry sacoBas
ful time dsys' fishing trip on the
Rlckreall aad neighboring stream.
H. L. reoton returned Yesterday
from a fw day Tialt at Xewport.
Bilyeu & Sparks Bring Suit to Set
Aside Local Option Election in
City of Dallas.
Declaring the recent local option
election, so far as it affects the City of
Dallas, to be in violation of the Con
stitution of Oregon, Charles Bilyeu
and Roy Sparks of this city have
begun a proceeding to enjoin the
County Court from deolariog the
result of the recent election, under the
terms of the Local Option law, which
provides that such result must be
declared by the Court within 12 days
after the election.
The first order of injunction was
signed by County Judge John H.
Scott, of Marion county, and was
ignored by the Polk County Court. A
docket entry was then made declaring
the result of the vote, but before the
entry could be made In the Commis
sioners' Journal to be signed by the
members of the Court, an Injunction
was secured from Circuit Judge Gallo
way and served on Judge Coad. This
latter injunction coming from a higher
Court, was recognized by the County
Court, and farther proceedings were
dropped. The case will probably be
brought before Judge Galloway upon
its merits at an early date.
For their cause of suit, the plaintiffs
allege: That the City of Dallas is
duly incorporated as a municipal
corporation by virtue of a Legislative
act passed in the year 1891 ; that under
the provisions of said charter, the city
was and is fully authorized and
empowered to lioense and regulate the
sale of liquors within the corporate
limits thereof; that said plaintiffs are
conducting their business by virtue of
a license issued them by said oity ;
That in the election of June 1, 1908, a
majority of the votes cast in Polk
county as a whole were for prohibition,
including the territory within the
corporate limits of Dallas; that all of
the proceedings leading up to said
election, and the result of said election
so far as it affected or affects the terri
tory within the corporate limits of
Dallas, are null and void ;
That the Local Option Law, under
whiob the election was held, ia a gen
eral law and does not repeal, amend,
modify or superoede the act of the
Legislative Assembly Incorporating
said City of Dallas as a municipal
corporation, nor take away from said
city any right or authority to license
or regulate saloons or the sale of
intoxicating liquors within Its corpor
ate limits;
That said Looal Option Law does
not in any manner attempt to modify,
amend, or repeal said charter, nor
superoede the same In any manner
whatever; that said pretended election
and the threatened order of said
County Court with reference thereto,
so far as it affects the territory within
the corporate limits of Dallas, Is in
violation of the Constitution of Ore
gon, which gives to the legal voters of
each incorporated city and town
the right to enact and amend
their own laws; and, further, that
under the provisions of said Local
Option Law, the legal voters of any
voting precinct In any Incorporated
oity or town at any city election oan
vote upon the the question of prohibi
tion, Independent of any other portion
or political division of the county.
Wherefore, plaintiffs pray for a re
straining order, restraining the
County Court from declaring the
result of said vote at said election, and
for a decree of the Circuit Court
making said restraining order an
enjoinment perpetual upon the final
hearing of this suit, and for their
costs and disbursements, and for such
other and further relief as to the Court
may seem meet with equity.
Webster Holmes, of Salem, appears
as the attorney for the plaintiffs, aod
the matter will probably come before
Judge Galloway for hearing within
tha next few days.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
All committee appointed to arrange
for the Free Street Fair and Pioneer
Bean Ion are requested to meet at the
Itemizer office this (Tuesday) evening
at 7 JO o'clock. Business of Import
ance Is to be transacted, and It Is nec
essary that tbe number of all com
mittee be p recent. Remember tbe
hoar.
Dr. J. H. Coleman, former president
of Willamette University, has been
given the presidency over tbe Univers
ity of Pacific, Methodist Institution
located at San Jose, California.
Jame Shlvea, formerly of Dallas,
was on of tbe winner In th gentle
men' doable in the tonal tourna
ment for Oregon, held at Irvlngton
last week.
Dr. T. V. B. Embree returned from
a visit la Portland, Saturday. While
la that city be attended tbe reunions
of tba Indian War Veterans and
Pioneers. ,
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Campbell and
Mr. aad Mrs. H. G. Campbell wr o
Iadepettdea, Sunday, visiting at the
born of Mr. and Mrs. J. C Morrison.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Toons, of FalU
City, wen la Dallas yesterday return
ing bom from an (W Sanday visit
wnb friends la Woodbara.
Dallas Public School Graduates Hare
Highest Average in Polk County
This Year.
Thecommencement exercises of the
eighth grade of the Dallas Publio
School were held at the Woodman
Hall, Saturday night, and a large
crowd of the friends of the young
graduates was in attendance.
Owing to the size of the class, only
a few representatives, chosen by the
other members, took part In the pro
gram. Every number was exoellently
rendered and showed diligent prepar
ation on the part of the pupils. The
Rev. C. P. Gates, of St. Johns, deliv
ered the address to the class at tbe
close of the program.
Miss Bermce Cone was awarded the
gold medal for excellence in scholar
ship, having a yearly average of 97
percent. The contest for tbe medal
has been exceedingly close this year,
and among leading contestants were
Misses Elma Harris and Ruth SImklns
who gained yearly averages of ninety
five and seven-ninths and ninety-five
and one-ninth per cent respectively.
The Dallas graduating class holds
the distinction of having gained a
larger average in Its grades than any
otherolass graduating from the eighth
grade in Polk county this year. A
membership of ,twenty gives it the
further distinction of being also the
largest class.
The members of the class are : Misses
Ethel Johnson, Elma Harris, Born Ice
Cone, Katie Hughes, Ollie Coulter,
Berta McBride, Amy Whiteborn, Anna
Garner, Lilah McDaniel, Ruth MoJrl
son, Ruth Simklns, Velma Hlnshaw,
Edna Clifford, Georgia Fiske, Hattte
Coovert, Bessie Miller, Messrs. Norval
Gates, ArlleSimpklns, Homer Calkins
and Marvin Schowelller.
COURT HOUSE NOTES
Items of Interest From the Records
in the County Offices
I Briefly Told.
PROBATE.
Estate of S. L. Emmett, deceased
final account set for hearing July 11,
at 10 o'olock a. m.
Estate of Owen W. Lloyd, deceased
Walter Williams appointed admin
istrator.
Estate of H. D. Moore, a minor
guardian authorized to sell real prop
erty. REAL ESTATE.
Sarah L Good fellow and hd to H D
Goodfellow, 360 acres, 1 8 s, r 4 w, $10.
W B Duncan et ux to G L Lake, 8
acres, t 7 s, r 3 w, $100.
C LStarr and E Lipton to H E Starr,
Interest in land In Falls City, $26.
J W Caldwell to Margery I Caldwell,
lot In Dallas, $1.
H D Sears et ux to L E Rowell,
Interest In 14 acres, t 7 s, r 5 w, $1.
A 0 Guyer et ux to F A Link, 7
acres, 1 9 a, r 6 w, $301.
R M Fowle to F A Link, 2 acres, t 9
, r 6 w, $100.
M L Henry to L Mand A J Barham,
68 acres, 1 8 s, r o w, $2200.
A J Barham et ux to M L Henry,
land In Dallas, $1200.
George E Lewis to M S Moo res et al,
land in 1 7 s, r w, $1000.
H H Dunkelberger et ux to H R
Grant, land In Dallas, $800.
Lewis Edwards et ux to A C Miller,
land In 1 9 a, r 8 w, $400.
Patent Is Issued.
Henry Ruddick has been granted a
patent on his grain cleaning and
separating machine. He has been
working on this Invention for many
years, and has at last br jght it to a
high state of perfection and practi
cability. Tbe machine is used for
preparing wheat for seed purposes,
and will overcome the difficulty
heretofore experienced In removing
retch and other seed. Two of these
machine are already In successful
use one In the Dallas flouring mill
aod tha other In the Perrydale mill.
F. 8. Ramsey and Willis Simonton
left Sunday afternoon for the SileU
Basin, where they will spend several
days camping and trout fishing.
Judge William Kaiser, of Salem,
will deliver the occasional address at
the Polk County Pioneer Reunion in
Dallas, Thursday, J una 25.
Mr. and Mr. J. Crowtber returned
Saturday evening from Portland,
where they attended the Grand Chapter
of th Eastern Star Lodge.
Mr. and Mrs. K. Dornsife left Uft
week ror Brickleton, Washington for
a visit at tbe home of Mrs. Dornsife's
sister, Mrs. E. Carter.
J. M. Murney, Polk county manager
of the Pacific State Telephone Com
pany. was a business visitor In Port
land yesterday.
Mr. and Mr. David Van V 00 roe ar
down from Washington for a visit at
to home of her parent, Mr. aod Mrs.
W. 8 Simson.
Mrs. Geonre GerUnger went to Port
land. Fridsy, for a short vUlt among !
friends and relative.
Mr. aad Mr. John Van Oradel. of
FalU City, were visitors la Dallas over
Sanday.
BIG REDUCTION
On our Entire Stock
of
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After years of honest endeavor
to please our customers, is it
any wonder that trade' comes
our way?
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We Will Pay 1
for wheat at the
DALLAS FLOURING MILLS
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Lumber For Sale
Rough and dressed lumber for
sale at your own price. Let me
figure on your bill. Mutual
phone.
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DALLAS, - OREGON
PRICES
Never
More
Favorable
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