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PUBLISHED 'SEMI-VEEKLY
VOL. XX
DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, AUGUST 14, 1908.
NO. 26
WILL AGAIN PARADE
COMPANY H RETURNS HOME
CAMPAIGN INAUGURATED
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NEWS OF COUNTY TOWNS-
Barnum & Bailey Re-instate Feature
Omitted for Several Years from
Their Programs. .
Officers and Men Elated With, Sue-cess-Highly
Complimented by
Commanding Officers.
Good Roads Convention Takes Defi
nite Action for Improvement
of Oregon Highways.
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FALLS CITY.
(Falls City New.)
Chas. Vick has returned from a trip
to Lake county.
Mr and Mrs. M. L. Taylor started
'for Newport, Tuesday, on a short vaca
tion. The building opposite the Walker
hotel is being fitted up for a moving
picture hall.
Steele Evans who has recently taken
a claim in the Siletz Basin, moved out
to It last week.
J. M. Parry, an old time resident of
' Falls City, but now of Morrow, was
visitiog iu town Tuesday,
i n Tu Mitchell, sister . of H.
Fugitt, and Mrs. Georgia Slaven, of
Sacramento, have Deen visuiug ueie
this week.
Mr. and Mrs. George P. Round were
at home to their friends Monday even
ing, it being the occasion of their
twenty-fifth wedding anniversary.
Miss Emma Kramer and Mrs. T. J.
Beery, sisters of Cal Kramer, Miss
Laura Bean and Mrs. Boyer, all of
Salem, are camping above J. B.
Taylor's place.
Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Bell, Mr. and
Mrs. J. D. Moyer aad Mr and Mrs.
G, L. McMurpby and eon, Hallet,
returned from a two weeks' vacation
at Newport, Monday.
C. J. Pugh Is flnlshfnr- the rooms
over his jewelry store and after Sep
tember first they will be occupied by
Dr. Scott who is now In the rooms
over M. L. Thompson's drug stere.
J. E. Beezley, one of the fire ward
ens, was in town Thursday. He said
that the fires were about under control
and that they were not doing very
serious damage to the large timber.
Mrs. Adelaid Rawsom, sisterof Mrs.
Julia Courter of this pity, arrived
from Vickeryville, Michigan, last
week. Mrs. Rawsom has been visiting
friends in Denver, Salt Lake City and
Portland on her way out here.
EOLA.
H. H. Hayden is reported to be quite
ill.
An epidemic of measles is raging in
Eola.
Mrs. Harry Thacker Is in Oregon
City at the bedside of her sister, Loo Da,
who is quite ill.
Everything Is much more lively In
Eola since it has appeared that the
Dallas-Salem railroad is to be put
through at once.
M. I. Capp and Mr. Schnett have
finished baling bay In this viclnty
and their baler is now stored at the
0. G. Savage place.
MlssOsia Grice and sister, Flora,
were visiting In Eola last week. Miss
Grice will teach the Oak Grove school
during the coming term.
The men on the construction crew
that is working on the right-of-way
for the new road are Dearly all board
ing at the home of Mrs. Dunsmore.
Mr. and Mrs. O. G. Savage have re
turned from an extended visit at Wil
hoit Springs, where they have been
staying for the benefit of his health.
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PLEASANT BIRTHDAY PARTY
A very enjoyable entertainment was
given at the home of G. W. Chapman,
Monday night, the occasion being the
eightieth birthday of his mother, Mrs.
M. A. Chapman. The evening was
pleasantly spent with games ; and
music and delicious refreshments were
served. Four generations of the
Chapman family were present on this
joyous occasion. Mrs. Chapman was
the recipient of many beautiful pres
ents, among which was a beautiful
rocking chair giveq by her children
and grandchildren.
INDEPENDENCE.
Mrs. T. L. Hartman Is visiting with
her sons in Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Butler are visit
ing relatives in Portland.
Miss Ivy Cooper has returned from
an outing at Black Rock.
Prof, and Mrs. T. J. Newblll, have
returned to their home in Portland.
Mrs. Laura Miller has returned to
Portland, after an extended visit here
and in Monmouth.
Mrs. Susan Jones and daughters,
Katherine and Grace, are at Newport
for a few weeks' visit.
The Home Telephone system is
almost completed and service will be
gin not later than September I.
J. S. Bohanuon and daughter, Miss
Bertha, have returned from Newport,
where tbey spent a few days last week.
A party of tourists passed through
here Tuesday, in a big automobile,
having made the trip from Los
Angeles, California.
Auto Thief Sent to Chicago.
Chehalis, Wash., Aug. 11. I. B.
Kiuneofthe Chicago detective force
left last night for that city with E.
Deibler. The lattr is the man cap
tured here with a valuable Haynes
automobile, which he had stolen
from a garage In Chicago. He
will toe charged with burglary.
The above dispatch in Tuesday's Jour
nal marks the close of the exciting
game of hide and seek, which the pris
ooerplayed for more than a month
with the police authorities of the Wil
lamette Valley. It is not definitely
known as yet whether any of the men
from whom heobtained money during
his career of deceit in the West, have
recovered any of their losses or not
Rain Proves Welcome.
After an exceptionally long period,
during which there was practically no
rain in the Willamette Valley ana
reports of serious fires in tbe timber
belts became more continual and
alarmiDg each day, the long drought
was broken Wednesday morning by a
refreshing rain, and It is probable that
the destructive wild fire that has been
causing so much anxiety not only In
this vicinity but throughout Western
Oregon will soon be effectually checked
and finally extinguished.
Mrs. Ella J. Metzsrer went to Mo-
Minnville yesterday for a short visit
among friends and relatives.
Those who. visit the Barnum and
Bailey Show In Salem on Thursday,
August 27. will have an opportunity
of seeing the greatest parade that ever
was presented by a circus, the man
agement having again established
the parade feature as a part of the
day's exhibitions.
During the four years that this oir
cus has omitted the morning pageant
an army of artists and mechanics
have been working day and night in
the foreign workshops of the circus at
Stock on Trent, England, originating
and building this year's spectacle.
Floats of burnished gold, howdah
draper ies and throne rugs from Persia,
silken banners, scarfs and flags from
the looms of China, statuary from
Italian studios, costumes from Paris
and harness mounted in silver give to
the parade a brilliancy that is daz
zling. The entire world has contributed to
this pageant. Every phase of human
existence Is presented ; 1,500 men,
women and children take part in it
and 700 horses are employed. It cost
ten times more money than any parade
of the past and Is three times as long.
It will be given at 10 o'clock. In the
forenoon.
This year's company of performers
is the greatest aggregation of talent
that has ever been gathered together.
It comes from all parts of the world
and the acts presented display great
novelty, and are so varied in character
as to satisfy all tastes. Some of the
most noteworthy acts are those of the
La Raque sisters of France, who are
exploiting a most daring, heart-thrilling
and dangerous double automobile
somersault act called "Autos that Pass
in the Air"; Robert Dcbn, from
the Black Forest of Germany, who
lifts an automobile and passengers
with his teeth ; the Fredianis of
France, who do difficult acrobatic feats
while standing on running horses;
Prof. Wormwood of England and his
trained ant-eaters the wonderful
Viennese troupe of aeriallsts from
France ; the Pacheco family of acro
bats from Italy, and Le Clown Mous
tier and his celebrated animal comed
ians from France.
In all the history of the circus busi
ness this year's entertainment given
by the Barnum and Bailey circus
stands out as the most wonderful per
formance ever given under canvas.
Many Take Teachers' Examination.
More than eighty applicants, mostly
young women, are writing for state
and county papers in the Teachers'
Examinations at the Courthouse.
The applicants for state papers slightly
outnumber those taking the county
examinations, there being 45 of the
former and 10 of the latter. Both the
Monmouth and the Salem Summer
Normals are well represented in the
list of applicants for state papers.
The members of the examining board
are superintendent H. C. Seymour,
Mrs. H. C. Seymour and Miss Loretta
Smith, of Monmouth. Mr. Seymour
says that the grading of the county
papers will be finished early next
week, and the state papers a few days
later. The county examinations will
close this evening and the state exam
inations tomorrow evening.
Work Begun on New Brick.
The postoffloe and adjoining build
ings having been moved from the
lot on Court street which they had
formerly occupied, workmen began
Wednesday, the preliminaries of the
construction of the new brick building
which R. E. Williams will have
erected at that place. The postoffloe Is
in the place it occupied about a year
ago on Main street, and the people
have not yet become accustomed to the
new position of this most migratory of
Uncle Sam's buildings, but still per
sist In going up Court street to the
place where it stood a week ago, only
to smile sheepishly at the vacaocy
that confronts them and beat a quick
retreat around the corner to Its new
location.
Makes Short Viait ia Dallas.
The Rev. A. A. Wioter. of Portland, j
was la Dallas yesterday for a short
visit, in company with nine of bis
cousins wbo bare recently coma to
Oregon from their borne In Williams-
port, Pennsylvania. In the party
were J. C Winter and family, Mr. and
Mrs. William Rice, Misses Emma and
Lizzie Winter and W. C, Winter. J. C.
Winter is the architect wbo designed
the Evangelical Church ia Dallas.
After visitiog for a few hours in this
city tbey left for Portland, from which
place W. C Winter will soon go to Sao
Francisco, where be will Join Rev. and
Mrs. W. L Bbambock and Rev. and
Mrs. Suher, and sail for China to take
up the missionary work for the Evan
gelical Church.
Dr. Lows left Tuesday for McM Ina
rms after a two days' stay Is Dallas.
Es says that be has purchased him
self a new boms ia Portland and will
mate his headquarters there, but will
still eontinoe to make his periodical
tours of the Wlllametta Valley as before.
Uniforms soiled with the dust .of
long hard marches, hats crushed into
the approved businesslike form that
can be secured only by hard usuage,
faces thin and bronzed with days of
marching and maneuvering under
the blazing .sun at American Lake,
thus it was that Company H came
home Wednesday night from its 10
days' trip to the summer encampment.
The men poured out of their special
ooach when the train came to a stand
still, lined up quickly and marched at
once to the armory, where they stowed
their' equipments in their, various
lockers and responded to roll call be
fore they were dismissed and per
mitted to go back up town to exchange
greetings with their many friends who
had been eagerly looking forward to
their return.
The 10 days' discipline has achieved
wonders and the general appearance
of the entire company Is by far more
businesslike and military than when
it left for theencampment over a week
ago. Nevertheless, in spite of hard
work and severe discipline the boys
'unite in claiming that they have had
"the time of their lives."
The work of the company during
its absence far exceeded the fondest
hopes of its officers and members, and
many handsome compliments were
received from officers both of the
National Guard and the regulars, on
its excellent work and fine appearance..
Twice was Company H publicly com
mended in the presence of the entire
regiment, by Major Creed Hammond,
the battalion commander, and Colonel
C. L. Yoran, of the 4th Oregon regi
ment personally congratulated Cap
tain Cborpenlng on the excellent work
of his company.
One of the finest compliments that
the boys received during their, trip,
however, was when they arrived in
Portland. Company H was known to
be a new organization and the officers
in Portland were naturally expecting
to see a "rookie company" when they
arrived. As the- boys marched into
the Union Depot, halted, and ordered
arms, an officer remarked "That is the
Dallas company"; and another was
heard to reply in astonishment, "Im
possible! The Dallas company has
been only recently organized and that
one is evidently an old company."
Feeling that they-have done well
and that their. month of continuous
and hard drilling before the begin
ning of the encampment was well
spent, the young men are planning to
do even better work next year, and
hope to take a larger representation.
to the encampment than they were
able to secure this season.
Immediate steps will be taken for
the equipment of the rifle range west
of Dallas with suitable targets, and
target practice will be commenced as
soon as possible. The young men are
also planning to divide the company
and have several sham battles in the
near future, in which they will have a
chance to make use of the knowledge
they acquired in the maneuvers at
American Lake.
SHEPARD WILL LEAVE POLK
Prominent Fruit Grower and Real
Estate Dealer to Enter Busi
ness in Portland.
J. R. Shepard has dissolved his part
nership with J. F. Holder, of Salem,
and will soon move to Portland, where
be will make his headquarters and will
engage In the real estate business.
Mr. Shepard has only receotly re
turned to Salem from a trip to The
Dalles and along the route of the new
North Bank road In Washington,
where be has been Investigating the
real estate outlook, and it is reported
that be will invest heavily In those
lands. In bis future business career
ha will be identified with one of the
big Portland real estate firms.
In the departure of Mr. Shepard,
Polk and Marion counties will lose a
most valuable citizen, and 00s who
has proven a potent factor in the up
building and development of both
counties. He basworked intelligently
and persistently In ths Interest of
better farming and fruit growing In
the Willamette Valley, and has at all
times manifested a supreme and In
creasing eonfidenoa In ths unbounded
resources of Polk county and In Its
future growth and prosperity. In
scores of wsys be has proven bimself
a zealous and unselfish worker for Its
benefit, and has shown himself tbe
type of citizen that It can ill afford to
lose.
Wares for Hep Picking U be Red nerd.
Owing to ths low prions paid for
bops, tbe growers In I'olk sod Marlon
counties ia tbe vicinity of Salem will
takestrpstoleseeothaexpeoReof pick
ing them by making a uniform reduc
tion In tbe amount to be paid per box
dariogtbs eornlng season, aod hsve
called a meeting to be held In Salem
wtthia a short time for tbe purpose of
dkscuMiog the subject.
Horv. B. F. Jones, of Iad-pendeane,
was In Dallas yesterday attending tbe
sesaioa of Jndge Gallowsy's malt.
TheGood Roads' Convention . held
In Portland this week was attended by
representatives from every locality in
Oregon, and steps are being taken for
a more extensive and effective cam
paign for good roads than has ever
before beep prosecuted in the state.
Education of Oregon people to the
value of practical road construction
was inaugurated Wednesday on the
plan Indorsed by Tuesday's good roads
conference. John H. Scott, ex-County
Judge of MarloDcounty and president
of the Oregon Good Roads Association ,
contracted his services to the commit
tee on ways and means, appointed by
the conference to direct this work and
which hafe volunteered to raise $10,000
to defray the cost of this popular edu
cation. Immediately he will enter the
field and organize road construction
in the various counties on a systematic
basis. L. R. Webster, Judge of Mult
nomah county, who was appointed by
the good roads conference to act In
junction with Mr. Scott, has not de
cided to accept the position. To do so
would involve his resignation as
County Judge and the probable aotion
of Judge Webster Is said to depend
entirely on the inducements that are
offered him by the good roads advo
cates. Ex-County Judge Scott yesterday
met with the meaibers of the ways
and means committee appointed at
Tuesday's meeting andntcred into a
contract to spread the. gospel of good
roads throughout the state. He will
assume bis mission Immediately atid
begin holding meetings in the differ
ent counties. Sufficient funds to start
the work have been provided and the
balance of the $10,000, it is said, will
be forthcoming whenever it is needed.
"The good roads campaign is on,"
declared John II. Albert, of Salem,
chairman of the ways and moans
committee, yesterday, following the
conference between Mr. Scott and the
committee. "Tbe principal purpose
ot the campaign we have begun is to
educate the people to the practicability
of good roads and the benefits that
are to be enjoyed from substantial
and permanent highways. This is
entirely preliminary to encouraging
general support from all sections of
the state for the good roads legislation
we propose to ask of tbe- State Legis
lature next Winter.
"Mr. Scott, and Judge Webster if
the latter shall accept our offer, will
conduct meetings in every county of
tbe Bute for the purpose of arousing
public interest in the good roads
movement. In addition to holding
meetings, those practical road-builders
will remain in the different com
munities for a day or two and give
the people the benefit of their experi
ence in building durable highways.
We feel confident that the movement
has been, sturted most propitiously
and we believe tbe results will more
than warrant the time and expense
to which the promoters of the plan
will be placed."
The good roads movement In this
state was inaugurated in 1902 follow
ing tbe visit to this state of a party of
officials from Washington when the
Oregon Good Roads Association was
formed. This organization has done
splendid work towards bringing about
a general improvement In road con
struction work throughout tbe state.
Tbe purpose of tbe good road con
ference that was held Tuesday was
confined entirely to reviving a favor
able sentiment In support of the move
ment. Riflemen Lesvs Polk County Camp.
The final adjournment of Camp
Ruge in Polk county, took place Fri
day morning when the Oregon rifle
team held their last practice and left 1
for their homes to prepare for tbe trip
east. Sinoe the rest of tbe militia left j
forthe encampment at American Lake, !
the team has been practicing every ;
day on the ran go. Ths records made
bylha men this year are remarkable 1
and the team expects to maks a show-.
ing this year In the big national shoot ,
to be held at Camp Perry, Ohio.' tbe j
last of August Tbe team which con-1
sists of eighteen men will leave Sua- j
day and expects to be in Ohio ready for j
practioe again by a week from today. '
Salem Statesman.
M. L. Franz and Elmer Lewis were
over from Polk county, Saturday.
They say there are some forest fires in
the vicinity of Alrlie and Falls City
but that tbey hare not assumed serious
proportions. Mr. Lewis Is one of a
party of seventeen wbo cams from
Indiana county, Pennsylvania, the
first of April. This entire prty Is
locatxi at tbe Pedce Lumber Co's Mill,
D. D. Good, one of the newcomers,
having bought a third Interest In the
milL The Fede Company bas Just
Installed a donkey eoglne and Is tog
gles very eff?ctively. Speaking of
Falls City, bolb meo say it is a boom
ing town. Recently several orchard
have beeo put out near there. Corval
lis Times.
Dr. C A. Mock and Will Caldwell
rrtsroed Wednesday evening from a
highly Sttocesifol fishing trip oa ths
1 Lockiamute above Black Rock.
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ITS "FACILITIES ARE COMPLETEr-Best of food and an abundance of
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telephone, markets freshly provided every day. Fuel In abundance.
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Our elaborate new Summer Book gives a oonolse description of Newport,
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WM. MCMURRAY
General Passenger Agent, Portland, Oregon.
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 Jcerosene there Is the temptation to let light burn when
not needed to save bother of lighting and adjusting. In some homes
the electrlo light bills amount to only one or two dollars per month.
You can probably get some kind of artlfloial light for less money
than electric light, but does it save you anything 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 solution, what you save, but
how you save that counts.
WILLAMETTE VALLEY CO. RATES Residence on meters, per
Kilowatt 15o; Residence, flat per month, 16cp 60o. RATES FOR
BUSINESS HOUSES 25o per drop and 6c per Kilowatt up to 10 drops;
over 10 drops 20o per drop and 60 per Kilowatt up to 40 drops; over 40
drops 17jo per drop and 60 per Kilowatt, A drop figures I8cp 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, Manager for Dallas.
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