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PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY
VOL. XX
DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, JULY 7, 1908.
NO. 21
STRANGEJHSCOVERIES
. in- 0,.iTnirni-a "NTii"!
peculiar Phenomena on Old
Chitwood Place.
In surveying tba old Chitwood
nmoerty west 01
Wirveying crew encountered-two
! her peculiar phenomena. One la a
Lg that flows intermittently, well
11 up above the surface and. then
nkiDftback at regular intervals of
bout ten minutes. The water I. not
mineral and is perfectly cool, so the
strange occurrence cannot be attri
buted to geyser action. Although
these "breathing springs arefre
ouently found in the Cascade
mountains, they seldom appear in the
hills of the Coast Range.
At a certain point in the survey, the
men noticed also a peculiar variation
In the needle, due as they suppose, to
the strong attraction of some local
body of mineral. At some places the
aberration amounted to several de
grees, making it next to impossible to
make an accurate survey. ,
H. G. Campbell, the owner of the
property. Believes that this occurrence
Is an evidence of a large mineral
deposit, perhaps of considerable
value, and says that he will prospect
extensively in that section, and
endeavor to locate it.
House Party at Falls C?ty. .
. G. A. Griswold, manager of the
Falls City Lumber company, enter
tained a number of friends at the
company's pretty bungalow In Falls
City with a week-end house party.
The guests came from Portland,
Saturday in three automobiles and
returned yesterday. The guests were
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Harmon, the
Misses M.argareta and Meta Buebner,
Miss Lillian Clark, Mias Celeste
Moore, the Misses Lucile and Eliza
beth Dooley, Miss Helen Harmon and
Wilson Clark, Miiurlce Dooley, John
Banks, R. G. McPherson, George
Dekum and Henry Buehner.
Frank Pepper was a business visitor
In Portland, Friday.
Where did you go so early this morning, Mrs. Wise? I
I was down to HALL & HAYES to get one of those
Silk Floss Mattresses
they make. They are strictly all fless and each bed
guaranteed, and they have the mos't 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. J. Chapman.
Electricity for Lighting
Is only expensive to people who are
wasteful and careless. To you, who
are naturally careful, it does not
come high.
It is economical because it can be quickly turned off wnen not needed.
With 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 light bills amount to only one or two dollars per month.
You can probably get some kind of artificial light for less money
than electric light, but does it save you an ything when It limits op
portunities for work and recreation ruins your eyesight smokes
your walls mars decorations and increases household work. You
could probably save a dollar tomorrow by going without your meals
but it wouldn't be economy. It is not bo much what you save, but
how you save that count.
WILLAMETTE VALLEY CO. RATES Residence on meters, per
Kilowatt 15o; Residence, flat per month, 16cp 60c. RATES FOR
BUSINESS HOUSES 25o per dropflnd 5c perKilowatt up to 10 drops ;
over 10 drops 20c per drop aud 5e per Kilowatt up to 40 drops ; over 40
drops l7Jc per drop and 6c per Kilowatt. A drop figures l6cp or less.
For power rates apply at the office. We are always ready to explain
the "ins and outs' of the lighting proposition to you, call on us or
phone to us, we are never to busy to talk business.
Willamette Valley Company
E. W. K EARNS, Manager fpr Dallas.
Offloe on Mill street, just north of the Court House. Phones Bell 421.
Mutual 1237.
LINCOLN COUNTY ABSTRACT
COMPANY
It is not business to buy real estate without an ab
stract of title." Let us make it; we guarantee same
to be correct.
C B. CR0SN0 and C L HAWKINS, Abstractors
TOLEDO, - . . ' . - - OREGON
BLACK'S STABLES
Having purchased this well-known barn, we so
licit a share of your patronage.
EVERYTHING FIRST-CLASS
Excellent accomodations for commercial men.
STOWE BROS.
STREET DALLAS. OREOON
MARRIED FIFTY YEARS
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Loughary Cele
brate Anniversary of Their
Wedding Day.
MAIN ST
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Loughary celej
b rated their golden wedding annl
versary at their farm home on the
Luckiamute about six miles south of
Monmouth, Saturday, July 4
About 30 guests were present, and
an elaborate banquet was served
under the trees In the afternoon. A
beautiful display of fireworks, was
given in the evening. The following
biographical sketch was read at the
celebration.
Lafayette Wilson , Loughary was
born in Morgan county, Illinois, Sep
tember 2, 1832. At the age of 12 he
moved with his parents to Burlington,
Iowa, where he lived until he was
twenty years old. Mr. Loughary
started on the long journey -across the
plains April C, 1853, with the Neely
Wolverton train, which reached
Luckiamute about September 25, after
many hardships.
Mrs. Eliza Simpson Loughary, the
only daughter of Isaac and Martha
Simpson, was born at Little Rock,
Arkansas, January 25, 1841. At the
age of about four years she crossed
the plains with her parents, theirtrain
reaching the place where Alrlie is now
located, November 1, 1845.
Mr. and Mrs. Loughary were married
at the Simpson home July 4, 1858, and
two years later they moved to the farm
where they now live. With the excep
tion of two years' residence in Dallas
and four years' residence in Salem,
tbey have lived on their farm con
tinuously since 18C0.
They were the parents of five
children, three of whom are still
living: Hon. U. S. Loughary, of
Dallas; Frank W. Loughary,- of
Luckiamute, and Mrs. Rachel Her
sbner, of Hood River. One son died
in infancy and their eldest daughter,
Mrs. Rosa Wolverton died in Mon
mouth, August 13, 1905.
All of the living children and grand
children of Mr. and Mrs. Loughary,
16 in number, were preseut and par
ticipated in the pleasant celebration.
Their names are as follows : Mr. and
Mrs. U. S. Loughary and daughters,
Gladys, Helen and Lucile, of Dallas;
Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Loughary
and children, Ivan, Frank and Elithe,
of Luckiamute; Rev. and Mrs. J. L.
Hershner and children, Harold, Leila,
Lawrence and Helen, of Hood River,
and O. A. Wolverton and children,
Reuel, Edith and Leta, of Monmouth.
Other relatives who were present
were: Mr. Loughary 's brother, W. J.
Loughary, with his daughters, Mrs.
Laura Nicklin and Mrs. Hattie Camp
bell, and his daughter-in-law, Mrs.
Dollie Loughary, of McMinnville.
Mrs. Martha Simpson, Mrs. Lough
ary's mother, is still living, aged 93
years, on her old donation land claim
within a half mile or her daugnter s
home. Her father, Isaac Simpson,
died In 1887. It was a matter of deep
regret to Mr. and Mrs. Loughary that
her mother was unable to attend their
wedding anniversary, owing to the
infirmity of advanced years.
Mr. and Mrs. Loughary were pre
sented with a gold watch, chairs, gold
lined tea set and many other beautif u 1
gifts by the guests who were assembled.
WAS PIONEER OF 1844
Joshua. McDaniel Dies at His Home
in Portland at the Ripe Age
of 82 Yean.
.Tnahnn McDaniol. one of the oldest
pioneers of Polk county, died at his
home in Portland yesterday arternoon,
aged 82 years.
Mr. McDaniel was born In Cumber
land County, Kentucky, February 2,
182S, and was a sou of Mr. and Mrs.
William McDaniel. He crossed the
nlalna in Cantain Cornelius Gilliam's
train In 1844, and spent the winter on
theTualltin plains.
During the next summer he took t
claim In Polk county, where be stayed
until the Cayuse war Drone oui in
1847. After the close of this war be
returned to his home in Polk county,
where be married Miss Virginia
Fulkerson, October 15. 1848. Wnen
tho mining excitement arose. In Cali
fornia in 1819, Mr. McDaniel moved to
that state and after a year's work,
with moderate success he returned
again to Oregon.
By careful and judicious manage
ment he amassed a considerable for
tune, and secured many acre of fine
land In toe vicinity of RickrealL which
has since been parceled-flut among bis
children. A short time ago he moved
to Portland, where he remained until
the time of bis death.
Mr. McDaniel is survived by bis
wife and five children: Andrew J
Newton, Hill, W. H. and Mrs. George
White.
Raiumi of the founder of the
Independence Rational Bank, in
which be was a stoott Bolder oonog
bis entire lire. He was one of the oldest
Mason In Polk county, and wa a
member of to Rtckreall Lodge A. F.
A A. M.
The funeral will be held at Etna
cemetery, near Crowley, tomorrow,
(Wednesday) at 11 Ykwk a m.
THE RUBAIYAT OF THE DROUTH
BY DEAN COLLINS.
The sun, effulgent in the cloudless
blue.
Gives mercury once more the grand
skidoo.
And stamps upon the damsel's neck
- and breast
The sun-burned pattern of the peekra
boo. And then unto tbe.thinker comes eft
. soon,
Like the sad burden of a minor tune,
The thought: "How changed the
weather is today,
"Compared with that upon the first of
June!"
The flaming Summer, surging from
the south,
Dries up the lubricant within my
mouth ;
I feel the first premonitory singe
Attendant to a long and bitter drouth.
Alack, though man in sheer exhaus-
tiondrop
Before the erstwhile highball maker's
shop,
There will come none to save his
waning life
With cool infusions of the golden hop I
Men will no longer gather from-afar,
Where loaded scbooneis ply across the
bar,
When scorching flames of summer's
angry heat
Make asphalt pavements grip your
feet like tar.
Along the darkened street they'll sadly
lag,
Bearing their liquid trophies in a bag;
Seek some dark nook, and, far from
human kind,
Indulge In sad and solitary jag.
The last wet night, the crowd that
stood before
The taverns shouted "Open up the
door I
"You know how little time is left to
us;
"We'll fill our suit-case, and return
for more." .
Now each new moro reviving old
desires.
The thoughtful soul to solitude retires,
Calls up some distant dealer on the
'phone,
And get bis morning's morning by
the wires.
While those who, uninstructed, sadly
wail
.The discontinued trafllc of the pail.
Quench the rich thirst the summer
season brings
With "Clnclnnatus" or with ginger
ale.
Yet, when the thirsty and perspiring
mass
Before the foaming soda fountains
pass,
Within the guild of soft-drink fellow
ship, I'll not make one turn down an
empty glass!
J. R. HUBBARD IS DEAD
Succumbs to Severe Attack of Brights'
Disease After a Long and
Severe Struggle.
J. R. Hubbard died at his home In
this city yesterday at the age of 59
years, after a long and severe illness
from Brights' disease.
He was the second son of Charles
and Mary Hubbard, pioneers of Ore
gon, and was born at French Prairie
in Marion county, February 22, 1849.
During that summer his parents went
to the newly discovered mines on
Feather River In California, but
returned to Oregon and wintered on
the banks of the Willamette river,
where the city of Portland now stands.
In 1850 they moved to North Yam
bill, and in 1864 they came to Folk
county and settled. He married Miss
Ellen J. Berry In June, 1870 and set
tled on a farm near Alrlie, where they
resided until about 11 years ago. He
then secured property In Dallas and
made his home in this city until the
time of his death.
He is survived by his aged mother,
Mrs. Mary Hubbard, five brothers,
David, Henry, Curtis L, John and
Douglas; his wife and four children :
Mrs. Dora Shreve, of Stayton ; Wil
liam Hubbard and Mrs. Josie Griffin,
of Dallas; and Mrs. Etta Hampden, of
New lork.
Mr. Hubbard was well known
throughout Polk county as a man of
honesty, Industry and or kindly
impulses, and bis death Is a source of
heartfelt regret to all of his many
friends.
The funeral was held at the Evan
gelical Church In this city at 1 o'clock
this afternoon, and the body was
taken to Monmouth for burial.
Praise Dallas Contestant.
In a letter to the Portland Journal,
Mis Mildred Clemens, It agent in
organizing the subscription contest
for scholarship In the college of
Oregon, make the following mention
of the Dallas contestant :
"In Dallas I secured a a contest
ant, a One little glrL by name, Freda
Launer; she Is 1 and small for her
age. She is quick and bright and I
going to make a bard run for thscash
award of f 150 and tbe scholarship In
Dallas college. Tuesday I peot with
ber In canvassing among tbe busine
houses. Miss Launer ba ooa of tbe
moat loyal cltle to support ber that
Is on l be contest list. Dallas Is tbe
district that cam to tb front so
noticeably last year, wbea Mls Alice
Grant ran from that town."
MANY ATTEND CELEBRATION
Evaa Evan ba sold his threshing
outfit to tbe Ridden brother. He
jhad Intended Us bring it Into tbe
vicinity of Dallas for tbe harvest sea-
sou. but tbe new owner hav derided
to keep It la operatic In tbe southern
part of Polk county.
People From All Parts of Polk County
Spend Fourth of July at
Falls City. '
The three coaches on the morning
train Saturday were fairly packed
with people when it .started for Falls
City, where the Fourth of July cele
bration was to be held. People from
all parts of Polk county were repre-'
sented in the throng, and everyone
was In an excellent humor, laughing,
talking, and exchanging bits of
pleasantry in anticipation of the big
entertainment of the day.
Reaching Falls City, this party of
visitors was joined by the scores of
people arriving from Bridgeport,
Lewisville and other places In the
immediate neighborhood, and by 10
o'clock the streets were alive with the
merry crowd of holiday visitors. 1
At 10 o'clock tbe parade was formed
near the Dallas and Falls City Rail
road depot and headed by the Dalla
band, took up Its march to the park,
where tbe morning program was held.
The parade wps admirably planned
and reflected great credit .upon the
committee that had had charge of Its
preparation. Followingthe band were
13 young women In taBteful costume,
representing the original 13 states.
They were mounted on horseback and
were led by George and Martha Wash
ington, who were Impersonated by
Henry Pfandhoefer and Miss Ethel
Tooze, In the old Colonial costume.
After the 13 states camo the liberty car,
bearing 46 little girls dressed in white,
symbolic of the United States, and
presided over by Miss Addie Huggins
as the Goddess of Liberty. The liberty
car was followed by a carriage bear
ing the Fourth of July committee and
the speaker of the d:iy, Colonel E.
Hofer of Salem, and after these came
the long line of beautifully constructed
floats, representing the lodges, soci
eties and many business enterprises
of Falls City. One of the noticeable
features of the parade was a company
of 20 little boys, uniformed aud fcear
Ingguns, who marched with tbe pride
aud precision of regulars. Both this
company and the party of girls on the
liberty car were under the supervision
of Mrs. John Moye.r.
The line of march swung eastward
down South Main street then across to
North Main and westward to the city
park. After .singing and the reading
of the Declaration of Independence by
Mrs. I. G. Singleton, Hon. W. L.
Tooze introduced Colonel Hofer, the
speaker of the day, who delivered a
strong and vigorous address, ringing
with patriotic feeling.
The morning exercises were closed
at 12:30 ' o'clock with a real old
fashioned barbacue. A fire was
kindled in the edge of the park and
two big steers were roasted by F. J.
Oberer. Nearly all of the visitors had
brought luncheons along with them,
and the delicious beef served to the
people, added the finishing touch to
the pionio dinners spread In the
pleasant shade of the trees.
Tbe afternoon was devoted to sports.
A high dive from the rocks Into the
deep pool at the foot of tbe falls opened
the entertainment, after which the
crowd returned to the park where the
baseball game was played. The Inde
pendence team failing to appear, a
team composed of Falls City young
men was secured and matched against
the team from Dallas. Nine Innings
were played which resulted In a score
of 24 to 2 In favor of Dallas. The
remainder of the afternoon was spent
In foot races and various other ath
letic contests on Main street.
During tbe lull after 7 o'clock many
of the visitors went to the skating
rink and spent a few hours on tbe
rollers, hastening out Into the streets
once more at 9'o'clock to witness the
brilliant display of fireworks from tbe
hill overlooking the business portion
of the city.
The days' program was closed with
on enjoyable dance at Wagner' Hall,
which was terminated at 12:15 by the
departure of tbe train for Dallas.
INJURED IN A RUNAWAY
Professor E. E. Coad Suffers Broken
Leg la Jumping From Buggy
Friday.
MID-SUMMER
nrvflTI i A
Commencing Thursday, July 9th, on
our entire stock of Ladies' and Men's
Oxfords-Tan, Patent or Vici.
Ladies' Shirt Waists, Silk or Lawn,
to close out at a big reduction.
Wash Goods in Lawns, Organdies,
Dimity, Mulls etc., all go during this
sale at cut prices. '
Owing to the cold, backward
spring we are overstocked on these
goodsr Space will not permit of
giving prices, but the price is low.
COME and SEE.
Campbell & Hollister
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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.
N. G. HARRIS,
DALLAS, " OREGON
Professor E. E. Coad was painfully
Injured In a lunaway Friday, his
right leg.being broken in two places
just below tbe knee.
Professor Coad was driving with
Mrs. Coad and little son on the Fall
City Road about one half mile south'
of Dallas. Tbe breaking of one of tbe
abaft from some unnoticed oV-fect
frightened the borse so that It became ,
unmanageable, and In jumping from
tbe buggy Mr. Coad' leg was broken
and biawlfe sustained several painful j
but Dot serious bruises. When tbe
; borse first bolted Mr. Coad snatched
' tbe lap robe and wrapped It about tbe
1 cblid, so that he was oot even bruised
by tbe fall.
1 Mr. Coad wa brought to Dallas at
jonceaodbls injured limb eared for.
Otherwise his Injuries were not serious
land ba wa able to leave Ratal-day
1 afternoon with bis family for bis bome
1 in Hood PJvr.
I Tbe Rev. M. J.'RalUntyne n a
Saoday vxsx In Dayton.
HOW COULD IT
BE OTHERWISE
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to please our customers, is it
any wonder that trade comes
our way?
We call your especial attention
to our stock of
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