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Polk Observer 1 PUBLISHED SEMMVEEKLY VOL. XX DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, JULY 24, 1908. NO. 23 NEWS OF COUNTY TOWNfr- INDEPENDENCE. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Moore returned from Newport, Monday. Mi83es Ivy Cooper and Bertha Bo DanDon are Falls City visitors. Mrs G W. Conkey visited her brother, Travis McDevitt, in Corval lis, over Simday. Mr and Mrs. Dave Sears returned from Portland, Wednesday, and will make their home here. Mrs. J. M. Stark and Johnnie and Ailene Stark, of Eugene, are visiting friends here this week. Mrs. John McCready was down from Black Boek the first of the week visit ing relatives in this city. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Kutch and Mr. and Mrs. Dee Taylor have returned from a weeks' fishing trip. Mrs. A. Whitney and little son returned from a visit with friends and relatives in Eugene last week. Mrs. John Dickinson entertained the ladies of the Leisure Hour Read ing Club at her home last Thursday afternoon. The steel bridge at the north end of Main street is now in the course of construction, and will be completed and ready for travel in a few weeks. TIMBER LANDS Fuller & Elliott Only Real Estate firm in Polk County handling Timber Land exclusively Don't fail to call or write if you have have timber to sell. Office in Grider building Dallas, Oregon Money of private parties to loan at I per cent on well-improved farms. Sibley & Eakin. 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. Tou can probably get some kind of artificial light for less money than electric light, but does it save you anything when it limits op jxmunities for work and recreation ruins your eyesight smokes your walls mars decorations and increases household work. You oould probably save a dollar tomorrow by going without your meals but It wouldn't be economy. It is not so much what you save, but how you save that counts. WILLAMETTE VALLEY CO. RATES Residence on meters, per Kllowntt 15c; Residence, flat per month, 16cp 60c. RATES FOR BUSIX ESS HOUSES 25c per drop and 5c per Kilowatt up to 10 drops ; over 10 drops 20o per drop and 6c per Kilowatt up to 40 drops ; over 40 drops l7jc per drop and 5c per Kilowatt. A drop figures 16cp 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 for Dallas. Office on Mill street, lust north of the Court House, Phones Bell 421, Mutual 1297. 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. CR0SNO and C HAU'KINS, 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. . 5TOWE BROS. STREET DALLAS, OREOOM FALLS CITY. (Falls cyy Kewa.) W. E. Newsom, of fianier, was here recently attending to business. - Mrs. Ira Mehrling and daughter, Ella, have gone for a visit in Idaho and Washington. The mill resumed operations, Mon day morning after being closed temporarily for repairs. 8. H. Tetherow came in from his ranch the last ot the week where he had been during hay harvest. " W. P. Lewis and family left Mon day for their home in Lake county, They went in company with Erio Bow' man, of Dallas and will make the trip in a wagon. Charles W. Rice and family, of Myrtle Creek, visited at the home of her parents, Rev. and Mrs. Rounds over Sunday. Mr. Rice is editor of the Myrtle Creek Mall, Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Lucas drove up from Portland, Sunday, in their auto. Mr. Lucas made a timber deal and returned home Tuesday, leaving Mrs. Lucas here for a visit with her parents. AIRLIE. -A. N. Newbill is running George LOOK HERE! The City Express & Transfer Co does all kinds of hauling at reasonable rates, Stand and both phones at Webster'sConfectionery Store. MUSCOTT & STARR Proprietors" DALLAS, OREGON DR. ELBERT E. FISHER Specialist In diseases of the ' Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Office, Rooms 12, Over Bush Bank SALEM - - - OREGON Conn's binder for him at present, Mr. Conn being unable to work on account of a sprained back. Miss Lena Tarter, of Corvallis, is visiting relatives near here. Farmers are through haying, and grain cutting is now under way. The little son ot Charles Cooper was painfully injured this week, a heavy gate falling on him and breaking his leg near the hip joint. The lumber for our fine new two room school house is already being hauled, and J. M. Staats will begin work on the building in a short time. One of George Conn's little girls fell from a load of hay a short time ago and broke one of the bones in her arm just above the wrist. Wallace Richardson died at his home near this place Monday morn ing, and was buried in the English cemetery, Tuesday. He was about 35 years of age and was unmarried. A. M. ALLEN DEAD Brother of Mrs. Hardy Holman Dies at His Home in The Dalles After Long1 Illness. Mrs. .Hardy. Holman received news yesterday of the death of her brother, A. M. Allen, which occurred at his home in The Dalles, Wednesday at 5 o'clock p. m., after a long and severe IllDess. Mr. Allen was born January 23, 1848, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Allen, being pioneers of 1844. His grandfather, J. B. Riggs, was well known among the older citizens of Folk county, and was for many years a resident ot Dallas. During the earlier part of his life Mr. Allen lived with his parents on the Jacob Pfau farm between Eola and Rickreall, his removal to The Dalles being made in later years. He is survived by a wife and nine children ; a brother and two sisters, C. A. Allen, of The Dalles; Mrs. James Crawford, of Pendleton, and Mrs. Hardy Holman, of this city. The deceased bad numerous friends and acquaintances throughout Folk county, to whom the news of bis death will be a source of deep regret. Rev. Winter Seriously 111. Rev. A. A. Winter, pastor of the First United Evangelical Church, East Tenth and Sherman streets, has small pox and was removed from the manse to the Isolation Hospital, Saturday. Dir. Winter was taken ill ten days ago with what was supposed to be nervous prostration from overwork, but until Saturday, the attending physician did not pronounce the case smallpox. Mr. Winter was preparing to leave for rest and recreation on a farm in the Wil lamette Valley. Up to Friday a great many of his friends called to see and chat with him, but Saturday the case was pronounced smallpox and he was at once removed to the pesthouse. The attack is mild and there is believed to be small danger that it will spread among friends, who continued to call as late as Friday. Oregonian Establishing Cherry Driers. The anxiety of growers regarding the future of the cherry and logan berry Industry in this valley, caused by the dull market for these products this year, has been allayed to some extent by the favor with which the drying process is being received and the extent to which it Is being prac ticed. Several large growers in Mar lon and Polk counties are drying large quantities of loganberries and experi ments are being made In several plaoes in drying cherries. A repre sentative of McClure, Kilton & Com pany was up from Ponland today for a conference with local fruit men. He states that there is a good market for dried cherries, and there is a belief here that the drying plan may solve the market problem. Oregonian. Y)ies After Long Illness. Mrs. J. D. Fenton. wife of Dr. J. D. Fen ton. died at her home on Overton street Wednesday night at 7 o'clock. Death was due primarily to goitre of longstanding, which about one month aro confined ber to her bed. The fun eral will be held today at 10 JO from Trinity church, of which Mrs. Fenton has been an active member and a worker in the Ladies' Guild. Rev. A. Morrison will officiate. Mrs. Fenton was the eldest daughter of Mrs. Kate Brasel, an old-time resi dent of this city. She leaves, besides her husband and a son who is 2 years of age, five sisters and one brotner. Portland Journal. Dr. Fenton Is a brother of H. I Fenton of this city. Mrs. Nellie RsysMmd Dead. Mrs. Nellie Raymond died at ber home in Caldwell, Idaho, Sunday, July 5, after a long Illness. She was born In Ohio la 1S97, and on July 6. 1884, she married Fred Raymond, of Hillsdale. Michigan, and came wun him to Oregon six years later. After 13 rears residence In Oregon tney moved to Caldwell. Idaho la 1901 The damaged Is survived br two sons and three daughters, her husband having died a few years after tney went. to Idaho. Mrs. Raymond was well knowa among the residents of both Dallas and Falls City. OREGON CHERRIES PEERLESS Fruit Exhibited at Cherry Fair Last Week the Finest in the World. In regard to the culture of cherries in Oregon, as exemplified at the recent Cherry Fair in Salem, the Oregonian speaks as follows : The cherry fair held in Salem last week was an epoch in the history of horticulture In Oregon. The distinct success of the fair and the high qual ity of its exhibits draw attention to the fact that the people of Oregon and especially of the Willamette valley, do not appreciate in any degree the re markable possibilities of our section in the growing of cherries. We speak indifferently of our beautiful and lucious Royal Annes, American Lam berts, but until some official test is made we do not appear to understand that in Western Oregon are natural olimatic and soil conditions whidh produce cherries of the highest qual ity and ot the largest size ever shown In the world. The Royal Anne is a native of the south of France and is the standard among white cherries. But in its native home it is not the Royal Anne of the Willamette valley, where it is grown 1 inches in diameter and supreme In quality. Yet the Royal Anne has been surpassed in the esti mation of connoisseurs by the Bing, the Lambert, the Hoskins and several other varieties, all of which have been originated in the Willamette valley. Here, in their native home, these varieties have excelled the products of all ages, and emphasize the claim that Oregon is unsurpassed in this tempt ing line of horticulture. However, excellent as these varieties seem to be, we have not been able to introduce them to the markets of New York and Chicago. The juciness, the very lus cious quality that endears these fruits to us, has hitherto been their undoing, robbing them of their carryingquality for distant shipments. Experiments to obviate this tender ness in our cherries and berries have been in progress for some time, and it is now thought that the difficulty will be overcome by cooling the fruit before it is put into refrigeration. It Is planned to load cars with cherries and run them into, cooling stations, allowing them to stand a few hours, or until tne temperature ot tne fruit drops gradually to the proper point, and then to ice the cars in the ordinary manner of refrig erating. It is thought that by this plan cherries, loganberries and all other tender fruits will carry in per fect condition to New York. Thus far these experiments indicate the solu tion of the tender cherry difficulty. THE REPRIEVE OF JOHN. BV DEAN COLLINS. The Standard Oil magnate receiving the message That bummed on the wires from the Court of Appeals, Flopped down on a fine Turkish rug in the hallway, And, wildly hilarious, kicked up bis heels. Then clapping his hands, which were horny and calloused With clipping away at the lengthy coupon; He settled his wig on bis smooth shining skull piece, And skipped through the doorway as light as a fawn. . , He skipped down the hedgrrows and sped toward the golf links, As agile and free as the tricksy mus tang. And lifted bis voice in a heart-happy cbauntry, And these are the jubilant words that be sang: "Jadge Landis, Judge Landis, the sins that a man does', Though redder than scarlet and slimy as eels, Yet whiter than wool, when the meas ure Is full, then They'll wash 'em all out la the Court of Appeals. My lean days are ended my woe is be friended, By those who in sympathy sweetly have spoke The soft soothing speech that has stopped up the breach that Long threatened to put the poor mag nate clean broke. Now thicker than freckles I'll scatter my shekels. And turn on my charity faucet anew. And colleges many who haven't bad any Of my hateful rhino shall see me come through. O gladder and gladder I'll grin while the madder The people will roar at my lucky escape As the 5(9,000,000 they're waiting for still, yon They'll see In the distance, a fleet fad ing shape. O Kenesaw Landis, I'm feeling as j grand as A Kaiser, or Cxar, or an Emperor, feels, I'm gay as a eolt o'er your un looked- for jolt ; ' Hip, hip, hip, hurray for the Court of . Appeals 1" The Randall Company has rented tbe Crider building on the corner of Oak and Main streets, and Is Install ing seat and other fixtures, prepara tory to opening a moving picture theater. Tne new am one men t ball will be ready to open by tbe first of next wiwk. WILL ENCOURAGE IMMIGRATION Campaign Throughout Oregon Planned to Reduce Acreage of Farm Holdings. A campaign throughout the Wil lamette Valley for the increasing of Oregon's population by reducing the size of individual farm holdings in the valley counties is being widely discussed among the commercial clubs, real estate dealers and railroad companies, and a concerted effort is contemplated fca bring about a division of the larger holdings into small sized tracts, which may be parcelled out and sold to newcomers at fair prices, thus Inducing an inorease in the current of immigration to our state. The Portland Journal, Wednesday evening, makes the following notice ot a meeting held in that city for the purpose of discussing these plans. "A campaign of education for smaller farms and more farmers in the Willamette valley was started by the Portland realty board at a meeting held Tuesday afternoon at the Com mercial club. Railroad officials who have been making a study of con ditions attended the , meeting and joined in the movement. A committee was appointed to formulate a plan of campaign. "The situation in the valley at the present time does not hold out encour agement for increased population and larger production. The farms are still held In large tracts, hundreds of acres being under single ownership and neither cleared nor tilled in reasonable proportions. ' "The coyutry Is Imperatively iu heed ot more active agricultural oper ations.' The industry seeins to have been held back by the contentment of those who hold the lands, or by the settling of estates of deceased pioneers, or by the ownor's failure to adopt modern methods of diversified farm ing. The lands are rich and will pro duce Immense crops if properly culti vated. There is but a small proportion ot the lands under continuous culti vation, and a vast acreage, is still in virgin timber. . 'Dr. James Withyoombe, director of the Oregon agricultural college exper iment station, urged the board to go on with Its proposed campaign, and said any change from present condi tions would be a benefit to the people of the valley." Fine Specimens of Cherries. J. B. Nunn has brought in this week from bis cherry orchard south of Dal las, several remarkably fine spoclmens oT the Lambert cherry, large finely colored samples of fruit, with small pits and exceptionally fine meat. Mr. Nunn was unable to send any ot his fruit to the. Cherry Fair held In Salem last week, on account of Its slowness In ripening, but tho speci mens brought In this week wore un doubtedly of a prize winning quality. Mr. Nunn's cherries are of the same variety as those exhibited by J. R. Shepard last week, which won the sweepstakes over the combined exhib its of four counties. Mrs. A. R. Martin and son, of Junc tion City, are visiting at tbe homo of her parents, Judge and Mrs. N. L. Butler. Elbert Parrlsh is suffering from a light attack of blood poisoning caused by bruising his right hand while feed ing one of the planers at the Willam ette Valley sawmill. SOME LIKE We do not make a practice of traveling about the country doing this kind of business but will meet any "Cut Price that others wish to make. My Price Others Cut Prices Standard Binding Twine 10c 10 3-4c Plymouth " " 10c 10 3-4c The DALLAS MID-SUMMER SPECIALSALE 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 goods. Space will not permit of giving prices, but the price is low. COME and SEE. Campbell & Hollister ' Where did you go so early I was down to HALL & Silk Floss 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 . tney said they would not be beat on prices. HALL & HAYES Successors to TTOBHSY AT LAW. Oscar Havter, Upstairs In Campbell building. Mill BL DALLAS. OREGON. TTORNSYS AT LAW. Sibley & Eakin, The only reliable set or Abstracts la Polk county. Offlcs on Court St, , DALLAS, OREGON. MERCHANTS TO CUT PRICES Wm. FAULL Man for a Square this morning, Mrs. Wise? HAYES to get one of those Mattresses F. J. Chapman. 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, - OREOON Deal OREGON 1 ' '! ! i X I