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PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY
VOL. XX
NO. 19
DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, JUNE 30, 1908.
MANy ENJOYEDJTREET FAIR
Th9andS of People Visited Dallas
on Closing Days of Big - .
Show. ,
The clouds that had hung' low all
daf during the Pioneer Reunion
Ide good their threat with a brisk
down pour of rain Friday morning.
Although the crowds were small dur
inIr tbe forenoon, and the program of
heday was slightly affected by this
unfavorable occurrence, the sky
cleared considerably about noon, and
'With the coming of pleasant weather,
came also large. throngs of visitors
from Independence, Monmouth, and
other neighboring places, and the
teiebrations of the big Street Fair pro
ved as merrily as if nothing had
happened.
The athletic honors, both in the
afternoon and in the evening, were
carried off by the representatives of
tbe Chemawa Indian School. Pitted
against the Monmouth baseball team,
the Indian nine won the game easily,
piling up a score of 21 to their
opponents 2. An exciting foot race in
the evening added another victory to
tbeir list, tbe two Indian runners
distancing all other entries, both from
Dallas and Independence.
The baby show was held at 4 o'clock
Friday afternoon. The babies were
there alright, but when the committee
began to look for the three bachelor
judges that had been appointed, it was
found that they had fled. Recover
ing from the blank astonishment
resulting from this discovery, the
committee rallied quickly and
appointed Mrs. C. J. Guthrie, Mrs.
W. W. Sellers and Mrs. L.' Kelly as
judges of the show.. The deliberation
was long and it was hard to reach a
final decision, but at last the judges
announced their awards as follows:
The $10 prize for the prettiest baby
under six month's of age was awarded
to Lorene Dunn, the ,9-weeks-oId
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dee Dunn,
and the $5 prize for the prettiest baby
over six months and under one year,
went to the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
E. Cutler, little Olive Cutler, aged 11
months.
Saturday was an Ideal day. With
neither rain to mar the program, nor
excessive heat to weary the crowds of
visitors, the entire day proved to be a
glorious success in every detail.
The entertainments were opened at
10 o'clock with a balloon ascension.
Davis, the aeronaut fairly outdid him
self, making one of the prettiest ascents
and parachute drops that has ever
been witnessed in this city. After .the
parachute was cut loose, the balloon
disappeared in a cloud, and was
invisible for several minutes.
Tbe morning game of baseball,
between tbe Dallas Junior team and
the Falls City Juniors, was hard fought
and Interesting and a large crowd
witnessed it. The score was 7 to 2 in
favor of the Dallas team.
The crowd was almost doubled in
size in tbe afternoon' and. when the
game between Dallas and Chemawa
was called, an almost solid mass of
people was banked about the field to
witness the contest.
The fight for supremacy between the
two nines . wus close, and some
extremely pretty playing was done on
both sides! A score of 6 to 3, after
nine bitterly contested innings,
decided the struggle in favor of the
boys from Chemawa.
Aside from the time consumed In
tbe baseball game, Saturday afternoon
and evening was preeminently the
great day for the various entertain
ment features connected with Arnold's
Amusement Company. From 1:30
o'clock, when Wildez made his daring
slide from the summit of the Court
house, until the last show was closed
in theevenlng and the workmen began
to take down the canvas, the portion
of Mill street in which the tents of the
Amusement Company had been
pitched, was fairly packed with the
throngs of holiday visitors, out for a
good time and anxious to miss nothing.
During the last hours or the even
ing, the tide of merriment reached its
flood.. The crowd centered within the
open space between the concession
tent and the main tent of Mr. Arnold's
aggregation, and while all around
them workmen were busily taking
down awnings, striking tents and
preparing for their departure from
Dallas, everyone joined in the whirl
wind of jollification that marked the
last three hours of the big three days'
Fair as the best of all.
While the crowd around the tents
sped the parting hours of the celebra
tion In this merry fashion, another
throng attended tbe dance given at
the Woodman Hall by Stockwell's
orchestra,, celebrating in an equally
enjoyable, though somewhat less ex
citing manner, the end of one of the
most successful three days' entertain
ments ever held in the city of Dallas.
U. S. Grant Will Lead Band.
I. B. Duncan, who has been acting
as leader of the Dallas band during
the past two , months, left Sunday for
Portland, from which place he will go
to Albany and take a new position.
Tbe band work will be continued
under tbe efficient direction of "U. S.
Grant, who has had years of experience
in the work, and in addition to being
a skilled leader is an excellent cornet
soloist. Tbe Sunday afternoon con
certs, which have proven so attractive
in the past will be continued as usual.
The first of these concerts given under
the direction of the new leader will be
held at the city park next Sunday
afternoon, and an excellent program
is being prepared for the occasion.
' Public Drinking Fountain.
The drinking- fountain recently
Installed by the Dallas Furniture
Company on tbe corner of Court and
Washington streets, near its establish
ment, has proven quite a valuable
thing for tired wayfarers during the
nnnt three dava of hot weather. The
faucet is fixed in a box, in which tbe
pipe is coiled, so that a block or ice
may be laid upon it and tbe water
kept cool all the time. A compara
tively small piece of ice serves to keep
the wajer at a suitably low tempera
ture for an entire day.
J. B. Thompson returned yesterday
from a weeks' visit with relatives and
friends in Lebanon. His health Is
greatly Improved and he hopes soon
to be entirely recovered from the
effects of his recent illness.
INDIAN GIRL SHOOTS HERSELF
FALLS CITY WILL CELEBRATE
Fifteen-Year-Old Maiden Meets Death
While Playing With Loaded
"Revolver.
Imposing Pageants, Thrilling Sports
and Brilliant Fireworks Will
Mark Nation's Natal Day.
Stella McCov. a 15-vear-old Indian
clrl livincr near Grand Ronde, acci
dentally shot and killed herself while
playing with a 32-calibre revolver
Sunday afternoon.
Coroner R. Tj. Chapman received
the news Sunday evening by telephone
rrom Butler, and accompanied Dy
Dr. B. H, McCallon, drove to Grand
Ronde that night and held an inquest,
returning to Dallas early Monday
morning.
The srlrl had been Dlavinff with the
revolver in tbe presence of her two
sisters and a young man who was
visiting at the house, pointing it first
at one and then another. One of them
warned her to be careful or she might
hurt someone. At this she turned tbe
muzzle toward herself and was In the
act of extracting the cartridges from
the cvlinder when the gun was dis
charged, the bullet striking her in the
right eye and burying itselt in ner
brain. She lived only a few minutes.
The unfortunate girl was an orphan
and is survived by no near relatives
excepting her three sisters.
Circle Elects Officers.
At the resrular meeting of Mistletoe
Circle, Number33, the following offi
cers were elected for the ensuing six
months : Mrs. Arthur Starr, guardian
neighbor ; Mrs. Henry Stump, advisor ;
Mrs. Amanda Wright, magician;
Mrs. Ed Blessing, attendant; Mrs.
V. P. Fiske, captain of the guards ;
Miss 8tella Ebbe, inner sentinel ; Mrs.
F. H. Muscott, outer sentinel, and
Miss Lvdia Muscott. musician. The
newly elected officers will be Installed
at the next regular meeting of the
Circle, Wednesday, July 8.
fi. a. McDevltt savs that the Free
land Company is preparing to Install
a big smelter at their mines in Marlon
mnntv. and that the enterprise is
certain to be well under way before
the close of the present summer.
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Polk County's celebration of the
Fourth of Julv will be held in Falls
City this year, and the committee into
whose hands the work of preparation
has been given , is using every means
to seoure the best possible program
for that occasion.
Trains will be run to and from Falls
City so as to accommodate visitors
from every part of Polk County, and a
record breaking crowd is expected to
be in attendance.
Tbe Drocram of the day will be
opened at 10 o'clock with the grand
oarade. which wiil form on Mam
street and, headed by the Dallas Band,
will march to the city park where the
entertainment of the morning will be
held. The features of the parade will
consist of the beautifully arranged
liberty car, typical floats representing
the various business establishments
of Falls City, the plug uglies, and a
procession of uniformed men rrom tne
Knights of Pythias and the Woodmen
of tbe World. D. J. Grant will serve
as field marshal.
From 10 o'clock a. m. to 12 o'clock,
appropriate patriotio exercises will be
held in the park, and Colonel E. Hofer,
of the Salem Journal, will deliver the
occasional address. At 12:30 a real
old fashioned barbecue will be held,
and two big steers will be roasted to
feed the enormous throng or visitors.
The afternoon will be devoted to
sports. Horse races will be held and
a baseball game will be played, liberal
cash prizes being oirored ror every
event One of the. main attractions
wiil be a thrilling high dive from the
top of the rails at 2 o'clock p. m., by
Alfred Bancroft.
The day's entertainment will close
with a brilliant display of fireworks,
after whioh a Fourth of July ball will
be held in Wagner's Hall.
FAR
TO
DALLAS
To-every man residing in Falls City, Independence, Mon
mouth and Black Rock, The Uglow Clothing House, at
Dallas offers to pay your fare BOTH WAYS, also for
your, dinner at either of our leading hotels, on each
purchase amounting to $20 or over. This offer holds
good only until JULY 4TH
In this way the finest
and most complete
stock of Clothing arid
Gents' Furnishing
Goods in Polk County
including" Panamas,
Senet and Split-braid Straw Hats,
Shirts, is placed within your reach at j
i i i :
a aeciaea saving in price.
Now is the time for your Fourth
of July outfit
Outing Suits for hot weather
Uglow Clothing
DALLAS, OREGON
House
DALLAS WILL BE DRY
Judge Galloway Dissolves Injunction
in Suit Brought by Bil
yeu & Sparks. '
The injunction brought against
the County Court of Polk County by
Bilyeu & Sparks to prevent tbe Court
from proclaiming prohibition In folk
County, was dissolved by Judge Wil
liam Galloway, Friday afternoon, and
unless some other contention .arises to
prevent, the prohibition law passed by
the voters at the election on June 1,
will go into effect tomorrow.
Webster Holmes, attorney for the
plaintiffs, spent tbe greater part of
Friday morning in bis argument,
basing his claims that the injunction
should be sustained upon certain
alleged errors made by the . County
Court in ordering the election and In
nreDarins its proclamation, both of
which should be rendered Invalid by
those errors. The defense, while, ad
mitting many of tbe claims made by
Mr. Holmes, held that although error
bad been committed, the facts showed
that tbe general result of the election
was not and could not have been
affected by it.
Thn case aroused considerable inter
est among the people of Dallas and
vicinity and quite a large crowd was
present in the court room during the
hearing. It is believed that the case
may yet be carried to tbe supreme
eouit, although the plaintiffs have
not made their plans public
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GATES-THAYER WEDDLMG
Popular St. John Pastor and Member
of His Church Are Married.
The Rev. Chester Paul Gates and
Miss Etbelwyn Thayer were married
in the Evangelical church of St.
John, of which Mr. Gates Is pastor,
Wednesday, June St, the Rev. Joseph
Hoberg, grandfather of tbe groom,
officiating.
Miss Rebecca Gates, a sister of the
groom, was bridesmaid, and W. H
Ramp, of Brooks, was best man, while
Misses Vera Cary and Rose Lambert
acted as flower girls, and Rev. F..L.
Young and Rev. A. A. Winter served
as ushers. The I. O. O. F., of which
lodge Mr. Gates is a member, attended
tbe ceremony In a body.
Just before the bridal party took IU
station under the beautiful floral bell
suspended from a brilliant electric
horseshoe. Mrs. Ella Hoberg Tripp
saog"I Know a Garden." Tbe wed
ding march was played by Fred. W,
Coffyn. After the eeremooy, a recep
tion was given tbe Immediate relative
and friends of tbe happy young couple
at tbe borne of the grandparents of
the bride.
Mrs. Phillip Hoistogton died la
Spokane, Thursday from an attack of
heart fall a re. Mrs. Hoisington waa
well known to many of the cKixeos of
Dallas, having resided her for nearly
a year. Bbe is survived by a husband
and two children. She was a sister of
Mrs. Xanry Brows of this city.
Mrs. Frank Laws, of Bridgeport,
who bas bw critically III for several
months. Is reported to be mock better
and to have an excellent chance for
recovery.
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