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PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY
VOL. XX
DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, AUGUST 4, 1908.
NO. 25
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IDEAS ON GOOD ROADS
Hon William K. Newell Expresses
His Opinion in 100 1'ertinent
Words.
ttah Wilbur K. Newell, President
..u.nn.mn State Board of Hortl
nnlture. has, at the request of the
n TifivoloDment League, con
densed his ideas on Good Boads into
one hundred words, and they tell the
story :
.n.rt roads nullify advertising,
repel Immigration, Increase cost of
living, render tne auiorooune uaeieoa,
and will deprive the farmer of rural
free delivery.
"State aid and supervision of road
XAnatrnetion is essential.
"Tn eauitv because a public benefit,
state should pay twenty-five per cent
nf the cost, county nrcy per cent, ana
the adjacent property twenty-flve per
cent.
"For thoroughness trained engin
eers and striot supervision of all work.
"Foreconomy levy taxes, and pay
as we go, or on short time certificate
plan.
"For education regular and corre
spondence courses in road building at
Oregon Agricultural College and Uni
versity of Oregon.
"Let us build good roada all sum
mer instead of talking about them all
winter."
Pleasant Picnic Party.
A merry party of young people spent
Saturday evening at Ellendale. They
walked up after six o'clock in the
evening, built a big campfire on the
rocks about 2u0 yards above the bridge
on tbe LaCreole, and spent a Jolly
hour toasting marshmellows over the
blaze, walking back to Dallas after
dusk. In the party were Misses Edna
Hall, Winnie Kelly, Alice and Freda
Grant, Ida Thompson, Winnie Launer,
Vera Cosper, and Messrs. August
Kisser, Verne Launer, Lew, Roscoe
and Victor JJallantyne, " Clarence
Reynolds and Edgar Craven.
Tbe regular meeting of the City
Council was held last night, the entire
session being consumed in the regular
routine of business. Tbe total sum of
bills allowed was considerably larger
than usual owingto the extra expenses
of the extensive street improvements
that are being carried on.
Roy Finseth will act as bugler for
Company H during its stay at tbe
summer encampment, Carl Williams,
the regular bugler, being unable to
leave bis work.
Best Show of Season Coming-
WOODMAN HALL
ONE NIGHT
Thursday, August 6
A guaranteed attraction. A positive guar
antee with every ticket sold
CLAMAN'S- PLAYERS
A company of 16 players in a four act comedy
"On The Frontier"
High class vaudeville specialty between each act. Not
a dull moment from start to finish. Carries all special
scenery, with latest mechanical and electric effects.
BAND AND ORCHESTRA
Prices: 25c, 35c and 75c
Seats on Sale at Belt & Cherrington's Drug Store
GROCERIES
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We carry the famous
DIAMOND "W"
Brand of Extracts, Spices, Coffee, Canned Goods
FRESH BREAD EVERY DAY
Simonton & Scott Dallas, Oregon
-THE SCHOOL OF QUALITY"
Tenth and Morrison, Portland, Oregoa A. T. Araetroog. LL-B Principal
C.We occupy two Coon 65 by too feet, have a xt,oc equipment,
ploy a large faculty, give individual instruction, receive more calls
See help than we can meet. Our school admittedly leads all
ol5jr ia qnality of instruction. It pays to attend such an institution.
CSaH a Basiaeae Xaa t Keeo bauBaserinr wir eeriaing!y o tionKigH
It wi3 win oct ia Uve raj." Sai4
"a rr ia yor scfeool makes it the standard ct its kind ia tbe Nortiwe."
COpen tn Students admitted at any time. Catalogue free.
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MAKES FULL CONFESSION
Young Man Arrested For Forgery
Admits Guilt After Close
Examination.
The hearing of Morris Darter,
accused of forgery, has been set for
next Friday morning at 10 o'clock
and tbe young man was released
Thursday evening on bonds offered
by his fatbr and by H. G. Campbell.
For several hours after his arrest
Thursday afternoon he steadfastly
denied any knowledge of the crime of
which he was accused, but late in the
evening be broke down under close
and severe questioning and made a
full confession. - A search revealed the
money he had drawn on the two
forged checks hidden in a little knot
under one of his garters, and the
sheriff, on closer inspection, found
another check fully made out but not
yet endorsed hidden under bis waist
band.
Waste Water at Fountain.
The Dallas Furniture Company is
considerably annoyed and much of
their altruistio work In maintaining a
public drinking fountain on tbe corn
er of Main and Washington streets, is
rendered useless by the careless way
in which many people handle the
fountain. "Tbe pipe Inside the box is
coiled and the coil is packed in ice,
so that when the faucet is opened ice
water is secured at once. Nevertheless
many people open the faucet and
allow the water to run for some time
under the impression that it becomes
cooler under this process. The fact
Is that in this way all tbe ice water is
run out of the coll and wasted, and
the passerby fails to get the cool drink
he anticipated. Tbe company Is hop
ing however that the public will finally
awake to the fact that the ice water is
on top In the fountain, and then the
waste that is occasioned every day
will cease.
Gray Squirrels Damage Trees.
Considerable damage is being done
to the young orchards in this vicinity
by gray squirrels. In a number of
the young orchards recently pfanted,
they have gnawed tbe bark at the
bane of the trees, destroying hundreds
of them. Owners of the orchards are
waking up to tbe conditions and a
hard and relentless warfare will be
waged with traps and poison against
tbe pests.
j
Mrs. W. J. Southwell, of Falls City,
was a Dallas visitor yesterday.
M tsaralso Th quality f
SENDS GOODLY NUMBER
Fifty Men of Company H Leave On
Special For American Lake
Encampment.
Company H, O. N. G., or at least a
goodly representation of that organi
zation, left yesterday morning on the 7
o clock train for Portland, from which
place it will take the special train for
American Lake for the two weeks of
drill work at the summer encampment
of the National Guardsmen of Ore
gon, Washington and Idaho.
Active preparations for the departure
were begun Saturday evening, and
during almost the entire day Sunday,
the guardsmen were coming and
going at the armory, turning in lists
of their equipments to tbe clerk of the
company, or securing their arms and
accounterments from tbe quarter
master.
At 6 :30 o'clock yesterday morning,
they assembled at the Armory, donned
their uniforms and marched to the
depot, where amid a lively interchange
of good-natured jokes between the
men of the company and the crowd
that had assembled to bid them fare
well, they swarmed onto their special
car and started blithely on the first
stage of their journey to tbe encamp
ment.
The representation of the company
is quite creditable, and a considerably
larger number than was at first antic
ipated were able to go. There are 45
men beside tbe captain, lieutenants
and the non-commissioned officers In
the party.
During their absence, letters sent to
any of them should be plainly
addressed "Care of Camp David S.
Stanley, Tacoma, Washington."
Telegrams, freight and express pack
ages should be sent with the address
"Camp David S. Stanley, Murray,
Washington." All messages and
paokages should also plainly note tbe
company and regiment to which the
person to whom they are sent belongs.
Company H belongs to the Fourth
Infantry regiment of the Oregon
National Guards.
Praises J. R. Shepard's Work.
Tbe Oregon Agriculturist recently
paid a high tribute to J. B. Shepard,
one of Polk county's most extensive
and progressive fruit growers, in the
following words : "It is mainly due to
what J. R. Shepard has done and
saidthat the hills In Polk county west
of Salem are fast being covered with
cherry orchards. Mr. Shepard has
shown tbe people there that cherry
growing can be made a suoeess on
those hills, both practically and finan
cially. His magnificent individual
display at the Salem Cherry Fair
secured for him an array of cups of
which any man might well be proud.
Characteristically, Mr. Shepard gave
Polk county the credit when showing
visitors the cherries and tbe prizes
they won."
Apple Crop Promising.
The apple crop this year will be
larger tban ever before, but it is
impossible to say how many cars there
will be to ship outside. Last year the
crop was very light and tbe outside
shipments amounted to comparatively
nothing. Several of tbe large orchards
in this vicinity are looking forward to
very large yields this season. Tbe
Wallace orchards, for instanoe, em
bracing about 45 acres of apples, are
especially promising. The same may
be said of the Veroler and other large
orchards. Salem Statesman.
Will Send Dibler to Chicago.
It Is reported that Ernest Dibler,
the daring automobile thief who was
recently run to earth and captured by
Claud A. Dunn, one of tbe men whom
be victimized during his career of
deceit and trickery In Oregon, will be
sent from Cbehslts, where be It now
confioed, to Chicago, where be 1
wanted for several other offenses
beside tbe theft or tbe gray automo
bile with wbicb he played such a bold
game la the Willamette Valley for
two months.
Few Firea ia Polk.
Although news is being received
dally of terrible and destructive forest
fires in the Cascade mountains of Ore
goo and Washington and la the
densely timbered districts of British
Columbia, this vicinity has thus far
bean fortunately almost exempt from
tbe prevailing danger. Only three
firea bavs besa reported la tbe Coast
Range in Folk county, all of which
are email and ara already thoroughly
under control.
Ifter the close of the conference of
the Evangelical Association at Jer
alngs Lodge Dear Portland. Professor
Metzger, a bo Is now attending that
series of meetings, will lesve for a
abort trip U roup a Condon. Irrlgon,
and other Eastern Oregon citiea.
Mrs. J. P. 8urr. of Salesn, accom
panied by her daughter, Mrs. George;
Richmond, of Perrydsle, were la Dal- j
las today ea mo is for Falls City for a '
few dsys' visit at lbs some of her son, 1
Harry Starr. i
J. 3. Leveck, a prosperous fanner of ,
: LrvUville, was a basl
i Dallas, ymterdsy.
visitor fa
IMPORTANT BUSINESS SESSION
Merchants Protective Association
Meets and Compiles List For
Month of August.
Tbe first business meeting of the
Retail Merchants' Protective Associa
tion of Dallas was held in the Court
house, Friday night, Q. N. Cberring
ton presiding in the absence of U. S.
Lougbary, the president of the organ
ization. Several Hots of names were
piesented by various members and
from these the first official list ot the
association has been compiled and will
go into effect at once.
One of the questions brought before
the association and discussed at length
was . a serious misunderstanding
which seems to have arisen among
the residents of Dallas and vicinity,
as to the purpose of tbe organization.
It appeared that they had gotten the
idea that because the list was to be
revised every two weeks, it was the
Intention of the merchants to black
list everybody who allowed a bill to
run more than two weeks without pay
ing. This is by no means the
case. The purpose of tbe organiza
tion in revising the list every two
weeks Is not to add names to it,
it this can be avoided, but to get
those names that are on it off as
soon as possible. For exam pie, a man
owes a bill, and, refusing to pay, is
placed on the black list Perhaps
within three days he comes to the
merchant he owes, pays the bill and
is thereby entitled to have his name
removed from the list. If the black
list were only revised once each month
it would be more tban three weeks
after the payment of his bill before
bis name could be stricken from tbe
list Under the two weeks' system,
however, the Hat would be changed
within ten days, and the man who
had paid his bill would be fully
restored to credit among the other
merchants of the organ Izatlon .
As was clearly made public at the
time the Protective Association was
first organized, it is not the purpose of
Its members to annoy or inconvenience
their reliable customers in the slight
est degree. The black list Is merely a
method of defense against customers
who have proven themselves to be
unreliable In tbe payment of their
bills, and will be used only to bring
such "dead beats" to settle up their
old accounts before they are allowed
to get so deeply in debt that it will be
come almost hopeless to work them
selves out again.
Tbe list of the merchants who have
thus far been taken into membership
in the association is as follows :
TJ S Loughary A H Harris
H A Webster Simonton & Scott
JohnCTJglbw Allgood & Collins
LD Daniel " Dallas Mercantile
Guy Bros & Dalton Company
Stowe Bros - W R Ellis
A F Salficky Guy Brothers
Hall & Hayes Johnson Bros
CLCrlder Boyd Son
LHShultz Soehren Ware-
Campbell & Hollls- house Company
ter S M Bay & Co
Conrad Stafrin . Miles Davis
C H Morris Dr S T Donohoe
P A Finseth Belt & Cherrington
Mcdonald mnsuaw
Popular Members of Baptist Church
United in Marriage Sunday
Evening.
Miss Rose G. Hlnshaw and Mr.
Ralph E. McDonald were married In
tbe Baptist Church, Sunday evening,
August 2, the Rev. Curtis P. Coe, ot
McMlnnvllle, officiating.
The church was appropriately dec
orated for tbe occasion and a large
number ot the friends and relatives
of the young couple were present
Tbe ceremony was held after the close
of the regular church services. Miss
Katie Hughes played the "Lohengrin"
wedding march as tbe happy couple
entered tbe church, passed down tbe
aisle, and took their station In front
of the pulpit, where the short and
Impressive ceremony was read. Tbe
bride was gowned in light blue silk
nd wore a beautiful bridal veil.
After the close of tbe ceremony the
many friends of the young couple
thronged to the front of the church
and offered hearty congratulations.
Both Mr. and Mrs. McDonald are
well and favorably known among tbe
citizens of Dallas, wbere hey have
resided for several years. Mr. McDon
ald bas for some time beeo In the
employ of the Willamette Valley
Lumber Compaoy.
Tbe meetings la the Ooepel Tent on
Hill street were opened Friday night
with a large crowd a'.tendfog, sod all
of the service, especially the song ser
vice preceding each regular meeting
are meeting with ever increasing ap
proval. Tbe services will be held each
night of tbe week brtwera the hours
of eight and alee o'clock.
A rather serioui fire ha been raging
ia tbe timber above Falls City a round
Mills I and I. tor aearly a week. For
boat two days it raa wild, but, by
treasons work, tbe men sueceeoVd ia
getting it oeder ooetrol anl bo serious
dama is aoUrlpated.
HOPS PROMISE IVELL
Prominent Willamette Valley Dealers
Express Hopeful Opinions on
the Crop Outlook. -
That the quality of the hop crop for
1908 in Oregon will be good, and that
the growers may expect to realize a
fair price on their commodity, is the
general sentiment among the dealers
and producers of Salem and vicinity,
says the Salem Statesman.
Some discussio'n was occasioned by
an interview published iu tbe Ore
gonian, Friday, in which Joseph
Harris is credited with stating that
tbe growers will make a mistake by
picking all their crop this year, and
that the world output will be in excess
of the market demands.
Although the opinions of the dealers
on this point are at variance, it is cer
tain that every grower will harvest
his entire crop, provided he has money
enough. Estimates of the output ot
the Oregon fields this year vary from
90,000 to 120,000 bales.
The price will, of course, be con
trolled by the quality as well as the
quantity of the yield. Reports indi
cate that the condition of the hops is
excellent However, bad weather at
any time before September would un
doubtedly cause mold. Lice are
reported to be general, but with favor
able weather they will not Injure the
crop.
T. A. Livesly yesterday said : "The
quality of hops this year will be good,
barring bad weather. It is too early
to forecast the price on account of the
uncertainty of the weather. There
will be no mold unless rain sets in.
My estimate of tbe output of Oregon
fields this year is about 100,000 bales."
John Carmlchael said: "It is Im
possible to predict the price. Indica
tions are that the quality will be good.
The product will total from 100,000 to
120,000 bales." '
Reports from the Krebs brothers
yards at Independence and Brooks
are that the hops are in fine condition.
A prominent grower said yesterday :
"Hop lice are common, but will do
no damage with present weather con
tinuing. The hops will mature early.
do not know of any grower who
does not expect to harvest his entire
crop."
Report of Free Library.
Although July and August are
proverbially the dull months of the
year in all departments, the report of
the librarian of the Dallas Free
Library shows July to have been a
comparatively busy month, and
August Ie apparently beginning
almost as actively as if the city boasted
its full number of inhabitants instead
of a large part of them being away on
vacation trips to the mountains and
the seashore. The itemized report for
tbe month just closed la as follows:
books loaned, Cll ; 402 fiction ; 48 non
fiction i lfi3 children's books ; number
ot callers, 1210; new borrowers cards
Issued 16. During August and Sep
tember the library and reading room
will be closed on Sundays.
Apportionment Is Large.
The report of State.Treasurer Steel
shows the annual apportionment of
tbe state irreducible school fund,
which is made on the first day ot
August of each year. Taken with tbe
April apportionment of $119,100, the!
total IS ou,util.iti, wie largem n(ui-
tionment In the state's histroy.
Polk county's share of tbe apportion
ment for April 21, 1908 was 3,000, and
for August 1, 1908 It was 13,318.40,
making a total of f 6,318. 40. The num
ber of school children of school age In
the county Is 3,949.
Street Work Well Advanced.
As soon as the cement curbing
which is being constructed on Mill
street between Main and Church
streets Is completed, the construction
crew will begin excavating for laying
macadam on that block. Three of the
nine blocks In tbe improvement dis
trict are already practically finished
and tbe work on two others on Court
street Is fsr advanced. The entile
Improvement district will probably te
easily completed before tbe beginning
of tbe Fall rainy season. . The crew st
tbe rock crusher bas been consider
ably Increased, and the machine is
able to supply tbe rock as fast as tbe
wagons can haul It away from the
bins.
daman's Players Coming.
Clamsn's players will produce the
popular western drama "On The
Frontier" at the Woodman Hall,
Thursday evening. Tbe company
carries It own full equipment of
appropriate scenery and. Its produc
tion, being carefully worked out In
every detail, bas been revived with
' marked favor wherever It has been
put on. Seats are now on sals at Belt
& Cherrington's drugstore. It
Tinners In the hardware establish
ments of this city are buy making
tbe big sheet Iron pipes for tbe bop
driers to this vicinity. They say that
in spite of tbe reduction of tbe bop
acreage this season and tbe conse
quent lessening of tbe drop la prospect,
the demand for the supplies is
almost as irreat at ever.
MID-SUMMER
SPECI AL SALE
Commencing Thursday, July 9th, on
our entire stock of Ladies' and Men's
OxfordsTan, 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
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 eoojjoralcal 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 ot artificial light for less money
than electric light but does it save you anything when 1 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 so much what you save, but
how you save that counts.
WILLAMETTE VALLEY CO. RATES-Resldenoe on meters, per
Kilowatt 15o ; Residence, flat per month, 16cp 6to. RATES FOR
BUSINESS HOUSES 25c per drop and 6c per Kilowatt up to 10 drops;
over 10 drops 20o per drop and 5c per Kilowatt up to 40 drops ; over 40
drops 17jc per drop and 6o 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. KEARNS, Managor for Dallas.
Office ou Mill street just north of the Court House. Phones Bell 421,
Mutual 1297.
DALLAS
Places ah education within the reach of every ambitious
young man and woman. The earnings of vacation will pay a
full years' expenses.
Offers advantages equal to those of any similar school In Ore
gon. Courses: Classical, Scientific, Elementary Academic
and Musical. Special work for those preparing to teach.
TERM OPENS SEPTEMBER 23.
For Catalogue and Information address the president,
C. A. MOCK
"CLEANLINESS IS NEXT TO GODLINESS"
says a noted proverb. Following out this line of reasoning
wears missionaries to the good of the general public We
will call at your door for your soiled linen and will return It
clean and white as Mt Hood snow. We laundry Carpeta,
Rugs, Blankets, Quilts and Lace Curtains. Will wash and
press your suit Io fact, anything that Is done In a flrst
class laundry. Despite the vast superiority of our work our
prices are the lowest Phone In your orders to tbe DALLAS
STEAM LAUNDRY. Mutual Phone 197.
A. E. THOMPSON Dallas, Ore.
BLACK'S
Having purchased this well-known barn, we so
licit a share of your patronage.
- EVERYTHING FIRST-CLASS
Excellent accomodations for commercial men.
STOWE BROS.
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i Polk county. OfBcs ea Coart St.
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STABLES
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