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PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY
VOL. XX
DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, AUGUST 18, 1908.
NO. 27
INJUNCTION DISSOLVED
Circuit Judge Galloway Decides That
Independence bhall Be "Ury
as the Rest.
Th rndpnendence liquor Injunction,
which had been iu force since July 1,
was dissolved by Circuit J uuge uauo
., Frlrlnv. and for the time being.
Polk county may be regarded as
totally "dry" in the eyes or tne inw.
The case consumed the greater part
of Friday's session,' and was watched
with great Interest, a large number of
people coming over from Independ
ence to attend the bearing.
The argument of the plSintlff was
similar to that used in the recent Med
ford Injunction case, the claim being
that the city charter of Independence,
itself a state law, was granted arter
the passage of the local option law
of Oregon under which the vote for
prohibition in Polk county was taken,
and that, being a special law, It super
seded and unllifled the general prohi
bition law passed in Polk county in
the June election.
After the close of the arguments,
when Judge Galloway rendered his
decision the attorneys for the plaintiff
gave notice in open court of their in
tention of appealing the case to the
supreme court of Oregon.
The attorneys for the plaintiff were
Carson & Brown and Hon. B. F. Jones
of Independance, and for the county,
District Attorney J. H. McNary, of
Salem, and F. B. Rutherford, of Port
land. Collections.
I hnve been conducting a collecting
agency iu' Dallas for more than a
year, and have thus far met with al
most uniform success. All accounts
placed in my bands for collection will
receive prompt and careful attention,
and I feel that I can assure complete
satisfaction to all my ollents. 8-18-tf
L. D. BUTLER
Henry Bavery returned Sunday
from an extended stay in Ballston,
where he lias been employed during
the greater part of the present summer.
A STEADY STREAH
of good stationery is constantly flow
ing In and out of this shop. Poor
stationery never comes in and conse
quently cannot go out. That Is your
safeguard when you
BUY YOUR STATIONERY HERE.
For what we don'f buy we cannot
sell and we take mighty good care to
purchase none but the worthy. We
suggest that If you expect to go away
It will be well for you to take a supply
of our stationery with you.- It's pretty
hard to get it good everywhere.
W. H. ROY $ CO.
Dallas, Oregon
A live business training school. Endorsed by business men. The school
whose graduates secure positions and hold them. LIvInf expenses low.
School in continuous session. Send for catalogue.
SALEM, OREGON
GROCERIES
We carry the famous
DIAMOND "W"
Brand of Extracts, Spices, Coffee, Canned Goods
FRESH BREAD EVERY DAY
SilTlOnton & SCOtt Dallas, Oregon
"THE SCHOOL OF QUALITY"
Tenth and Morrison, Portland, Oregon A. P. Armstrong. LL.& Principal
C'e occupy two floors 65 by 100 feet, have a $20,000 equipment,
eaploy a large faculty, give individual instruction, receive more calls
for oSce help than we can meet. Our school admittedly leads all
others in quality of instruction. It pays to attend such an institution.
CSai a Badaesa JUa: " Keep hammering away everlastingly en thorough
wk. It wiU wia out in the ead." SaM aa Eaaeatart The roality of mrfnw-
give ia your achool makes it the Undrd of its Hoi ia the Northwest.
COpen all the year. Students admitted at any time. Catalogue free.
Rrfwencoa: Amy bank, any newspaper, any b-nlnee. man in PortUnA
COURT HOUSE NOTES
Items of Interest From the Records
in the County Offices
Briefly Told.
PROBATE.
Guardianship of D. F. Boyer heirs
bond Died and approved.
Estate of Nancy E. Moore, deceased
sale of real property confirmed.
Guardianship ot Henry D, Moore, a
minor sale of real estate confirmed.
Estate of H. T. Boughman, deceased
petition for lettors granted ; bond in
su m of $500.
Estate of T. M. Bailey, deceased
petition for final bearing filed ; set for
hearing Friday, September 18 at 10
o'clock a. m. ,
REAL ESTATE.
B F Mulkey et ux to F D Snyder,
lots in Buena Vista, $50. -.
United States to heirs of Samuel
Hall et ux, 240 acres, t 7 s, r 4 w, pat
ent. '
United States to Cbauncey O Cram,
et ux, 160 acres, 1 7 s, r i w, patent.
Jacob Rentier to Sophia J and Gus
W Pliiramer, 30 acres, 1 7 s, r 3 w, $1800.
. J M Sears et ux to J E Richter, lots
in Dallas, $1600.
Southern Pacific Company to G W
Cone et al, 80 acres, 1 8 s, r 7 w, $3,870.
Vocal Instructor for College.
Mrs. Mae Wright, of Portland, was
a Dallas visitor Saturday. Mrs.
Wright has been selected as instruc
tor In the voice department in Dulles
College during the coming year, and
will have charge of the classes in
vocal music and dramatic art. Dal
las College was without such an in
structor last year, and the lack was
keenly felt, but it Is the purpose this
yearto fully atone for the unavoidable
omission of the past, and Mrs. Wright
anticipates a large attendance in both
olasses of her department. The Dew
department will be of especial value to
those training for the annual oratori
cal contest, in which Dallas College
has gained.and held for several years
a truly enviable reputation.
Off
A LOOK AT OUR SUM
MER HARNESS.
Surely you are not going
to chafe your horse with
that heavy winter set in the
hot weather. Why not keep
him in good condition with a
set of light harness now and
keep the heavy for use next
winter?
Dallas Harness Shop
F. SalficKy, Prop.
W. I. STALEY, Principal
WAS ADJUDGED INSANE
Demented Old Man Arrested Near
West Salem, Sent to Asylum
Saturday.
Frank Watson, who was arrested
near Salem, Thursday night and
brought to Dallas by Constable Mar
ion Putnam, was examined before
County Judge Ed F. Coad, Saturday
morning and adjudged insane. He
was taken to Salem by the sheriff Sat
urday afternoon and placed in the
state insane asylum.
As nearly as could be learned dur-.
Ing the examination, be is a man
about 60 years of age and was born In
Lucas county, Ohio. He has been in
Oregon about 10 years'. He was at
one time an inmate of the asylum, but
whether he had escaped or been let
out on parole could not be ascertained.
For several days previous to his
arrest be wandered about the high-'
ways in the vicinity of Salemvand
Eola. His behavior aroused suspicion
at once, which was increased daily by
the curious whims be exhibited. He
depended entirely upon the charity of
the residents of that neighborhood for
his sustenance, but seemed very par
ticular about the character of the gifts
bestowed upon him. Whenever he
received anything that suited his fas
tidious tastes, be would immediately
carry it iuto the woods near the river,
where he had built himself a rough
camp.
His strange behavior at last began
to cause serious misgivings among
the people whom he visited and Con
stable Putnam was notified ot his
presence and requested to take him in
charge. Upon finding him the con
stable bad no trouble in making the
arrest, and brought bim to Dallas at
once where he was confined in the jail
until his hearing Saturday.
Although manifestly unbalanced
mentally, the man showed consider
able shrewdness and cunning in
answering the questions that were put
to him by the examining physician,
Dr. L. A. Bollman. He claimed that
he had been trying to make his way
from Independence -to Portland on
foot, and that at the branching of the
roads near Salem be became confused,
took the wrong courEe, and wandered
about for several days unable to get
his bearings aud continue his jour
ney. Study Conrse Revised.
Superintendent of Public Instruc
tion J. H. Ackerman has just corn-
Dieted the revision of the courses of
study for the eiementery and high
schools of Oregon, which will be ready
for distribution to the county superin
tendents In a few days. Several im
portant changes have been made this
year, among which may be mentioned
the two year commercial course de
signed for the eleventh and twelfth
year pupils, and the teachers' training
course, designed to be of assistance to
high school students, who intend to
follow teach Inc. but who feel that they
cannot afford to leave home to fit
themselves for that work. A change
has also been made in the classifica
tion of high schools. Hereafter the
hlirh schools will be classed according
to the courses adopted and the num
ber of teachers devoting their entire
time to the teaching of high school
subjects.
Band Concert Missed by All.
Director U. S. Grant announced
last week that the Sunday afternoon
band concerts-la the city park would
be discontinued during the remainder
of this month owing to the absence or
several ot the bandmen who are away
on their vacation. In spite ofjthls
however, scores of people drifted down
to the park Sunday afternoon from
sheer force of habit, only to meet with
a bitter disappointment when they
awoke to the realization that "there
wasn't goin' to be no concert." Dallas'
fine band with its weekly concerts bas
become an almost iodispensible part
of each week's entertainment and will
be sadly missed during the next throe
weeks.
Monmouth Meat Market Robbed.
Chamberlain & Long, butchers, of
Independence, who operate a branch
meat m arket at Mon mo uth, report th at
entrance was made Friday night in
their Monmouth market and quan
tity of meat stolen, beside all the
change left in the drawer, amounting
to three or four dollars. Greek rail
road laborer stationed at Monmouth
are suspected.
r.rvAt interest la being shown at the
the goepel meetings in the teat 00 Mill
and Shelter, street ana large crowns
are in attendance each evening. To
night at o'clock. Elder W. F. Martin
will speak on "The United State in
Prophecy,' showing bow the future of
our nation U foretold in" the Bible.
Tbi ermoe will no doubt prove highly
interesting to all who attend.
Mrs. W. D. Collin and Mr. J. A
McCann retorsed from a visit with
friend and relative la Surer and
Independence, Sunday.
Mr. CalThooipeon and eblldreo, of
Saa Frandaeo, are vlsiUogat the
home of Mr. and Mr. A. E. Thorn p-soa.
DAIRYING TO THE FRONT
Will Be Brought into Special Prom
inence at Oregon State Fair
This Year.
Dairying is going to become one of
the principal agricultural industries
In Oregon, and with this idea in view
the Oregon State Fair management Is
giving more-encouragement to the
dairy department of the coming fair,
at Salem, September 14-19.
This department will be superin
tended by Mrs. S. A. Yoakum, of
Marshfield, who owns and conducts a
large dairy farm in Coos county and
is dairy inspector of that county; she
is also one of the vice presidents of the
Oregon Dairymen's Association.
Mrs. Yoakum says there is going to
be a grand display of dairy and
creamery products, at the fair next
month, and bas asked for additional
space for the exhibits.
In answer to her demand the fair
board has concluded to move the "rest
tent" over and annex it onto the dairy
building, and under this the different
firms dealing In dairy and creamery
outfits will be allowed space for their
working exhibits, thus leaving the
whole of the dairy pavilion proper for
the creamery and cheese factory en
tries. A large platform will be erected
adjoining on which will be displayed
one of the modern milking machines
In operation twice dally duriag the
fair.
Mrs. Yoakum will also have charge
of the milch cbw test, which is one of
the interesting features of the fair and
In which there Is considerable strife
by the owners and exhibitors of the
various dairy breeds of cattle.
Supply of Water is Good.
In spite of the lack of rainfall dur
ing the past six weeks the water In
the pond of the Willamette Valley
sawmill has maintained its depth
remarkably well, the heavy rainfall
in May and June giving a larger
reserve of water than usual. Always
before the present season it has been
necessary for the company to begin
pumping water from the reserve pond
on the west side of the railroad track
in July, so as to keep the water in the
main pond at a depth sufficient to
float Its logs. This year, however,
here is still plenty In the main pond
with the reserve still untouched, and
little trouble from lack of water is
anticipated.
" Hop Pickers' Pay Reduced.
About 40 hopgrowers of this vicinity
met at the City Hall in Salem, Satur
day, and adopted a resolution fixing
80 cents a hundred pounds as the price
to be paid for hop-picking this season.
This is 20o a hundred less than last
year. The opinion was unanimous
that growers cannot pay over 80 cents
a hundred and can soaroely afford to
pay that much in view of the present
price of hops. Eighty cents a hun
dred is practically the same as 40 cents
a box.
Will Work For Dallas College.
Dr. C. A. Mock and Professor
Floyd E. Fisher loft yesterday morn
ing for Florence In the Alsea county.
They will spend several weeks in that
locality,. working In the Interest of
Dallas College, and hope to secure
many new students during their trip.
That neighborhood has always fur
nished a goodly number of students
for the college and this year the fac
ulty is hoping for a larger representa
tion than ever before.
N. Doroslfe was painfully injured
Friday by a stone falling on his lert
band. He was helping O. L. Haw
kins lift a heavy marble slab when
his bold slipped and the stone crashed
down upon his fingers, crushing and
lacerating them terribly. Prompt
medical attention was secured and do
serious results are anticipated.
A barn belonging to Geo. Newbill
was burned near Ballston, 8unday,
caused from sparks spread by a pass
log traction engine. The barn was
empty at the time' and aside from
badlv scorching an unused threading
outfit stored nearby the building was
the only loss. Sheridan Sun.
L. O. Soehren. of Sacramento, Cali
fornia, and Mis Catharine Jackson,
of Forest Grove, visited yesterday at
the home of bis brother, W. L.
Soehren.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wassom and
little daucbter returned to Dallas,
Saturday after a few days' visit among
relatives and friends in Portland.
Mr M. C. Wilson and daughter.
Kan. were In from tbelr Eola fruit
farm Saturday, for a short visit with
friends and relatives in Dallas.
T.J. CberrloKtoo returned Tburs-
dy from an extended trip to variou
summer resort at the coast and in tne
mountains.
W. B. Chance, of Albany, deputy
labor cotnmUiofier and factory In
spector, hi an official visitor la Dal
las yesterday.
Hon. T. J. Barter returned Friday
from a ptaasaot trip to Msrsbfleld and
other citie ia the Coo Bay region.
John Hlfrrson, of Black Rock, w
a kualaes rititer la Dallas, Friday.
DEIBLER AGAIN ESCAPES
Daring Auto Thief Eludes Authorities
by Jumping Through Car Window
While Enroute to Chicago.
That Earnest Deibler, the daring
young man who stole an automobile
in Chicago and had a number of
adventures with it around Portland,
ending with' his arrest at Chebalis,
Wash., hud escaped from the officers
by leaping through, a car window
while in Montana, was the news
received at the police station Saturday.
Deibler was being brought back to
Portland from Seattle by C. A. Dunn,
a Portland man, when the constable
of Tenino, Wash., who had wired the
Chicago manufacturer from whom
the motor was taken, overtook them
and demanded the incarceration of
Deibler. The reward of $100 offered
by the owners, the Hay nes Automobile
company, was the cause-of prompt
arrest.
Dunn was bringing Dlebler to Port
land to face charges of obtalnlug
money under false pretenses.
Dlebler's brother came from Chicago
to try to square the case agains the
young man, who was kept in Chebalis
for two weeks.
Ernest Dlebler was considered par
tially insane, but bis actions through
out the long hunt for him showed he
stopped at nothing, even sleeping in a
hotel room next to the Chicago detec
tive who was bunting him and whom
he the next day eluded.
Following Delbler's escape from cus
tody, the Chicago police telegraphed
Chief Qritzmacher to arrest Dlebler
should he return to Portland. This,
however, is not thought probable.
Portland Journal.
Teachers to Be Taught.
Superintendent of Public Instruc
tion Ackerman addressed the students
of the summer school at Monmouth
yesterday, the occasion being the open
ing of a two weeks' course In school
supervision. This courso bas never
been given in any normal school In
Oregon and provides a thorough in
struction for superintendents and
principals. It Is intended not only
for teachers but for county and city
superintendents. The course will be
under two chief instructors, Frank B.
Cooper, superintendent of the Seattle
public schools, and J. A. Churchill,
superintendent of the Baker City
schools.
Put Equipment in Order.
Saturday and Sunday morning the
young men of Company H spent In
the armory cleaning their guns and
equipments and turning their uni
forms back into the commissary
department The latter will be
sent to the laundry before they are
Issued out to the men once more, as
the heavy black soil of the country
about American Lake has given them
an exceedingly shabby and disreput
able appearance, and the" next time
the company appears In publlo it will
be In uniforms fully as neat and spot
less as they were before they left Dal
las two weeks ago.
Ed Deckwa, one of the twin son of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Deckwa, died
early Sunday morning, aged only a
little more than one month. Its death
Is supposed to have been primarily
due to the beat The funeral was
held yesterday afternoon and the bSdy
was interred in the old cemetery.
One ot Ed Plaster's fine horse
dropped dead In the harness Saturday
morning as be was starting to work.
The animal was apparently In perfect
condition and the cause of It sudden
death Is a mystery. It was consid
ered one of the finest draught horse
In this neighborhood.
Miss Cord i a Gooch returned to Port
land yestetday after a few day' visit
at the borne of her parent. Mr. and
Mrs. George Gooch. Miss Gooch has
recently completed her course In the
Portland Business College and Is now
employed as a stenographer In that
city.
Dr. Hendershott, who has been tak
ing Dr. Star buck' place during the
absence of the latter on hi summer
vacation, returned yesterday to Port
land, where he I working in the St.
Vincent' hospital.
W. P. Miller brought Into town ye
terday a bundle of aa fine specimen
of wheat could be found anywhere
In Oregon. The wheat wa a sample
bundle cut from this year' crop on
bis farm east of Dallas.
Mis Frada Launer returned Friday
from a aucceaaful campaign In Amity
od vicinity In the Interest of tbe
scholarship contest of the Portland
Journal.
Tbe Rev. M. J. Ballaotyne returned
yestsrday from Troutdale, where be
preached Sunday In place of Professor
D. M. Meager who I ill In Portland.
Mr. Margaret James returned to
ths home of her daushter near Bridire-
1 . C.f .4 .ft.. . l.lt w(th frUnd,
and relative ia Dallas.
Mr. R. L. Beery, of PortUnd. I vis
iting at ths home of her paresis, Mr.
and Mr. J. E. Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. H. C Eakla were Sa
lem visitors Friday.
NEWPORT
YAQUINA BAY -
Oregon's Matchless Beach Resort
The Place to go for Perfect Rest and Every Conceiv
able Form of Healthful and Delightful Recreation
ITS FACILITIES ARE COMPLETE Best of food and an abundance of
it Fresh water from springs. All modern necessities, such as telegraph
telephone, markets freshly provided, every day. Fuel in abundance.
Cottages partly furnished or unfurnished to be had cheaply. Strict mun
icipal sanitary regulations.
NEWPORT Is reached by way of the Southern Paoiflo to Albany or Cor
vallls, thence Corvallls & Eastern R. R. Train service dally and the trip
a pleasure throughout. .
Rate for Season
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Our elaborate new Summer Book gives a concise description of Newport,
Including a list of hotels, their capacity and rates. Call on, telephone or
write '
I. N. WOODS, Local Agt. Dallas
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. V .V
It is economical because it can be quickly turned On: wnen not needed.
With gas or kerosene there is the temptation to let light burn wnon
not needed to save bother of lighting and adjusting. In some homes
the eleotrio light bills amount to only one or two dollars per month.
You can probably get some kind of artificial light for lees money
than eleotrio light, but does it save you anything when it limits op
portunities for work and recreation ruins your eyesightsmokes
your walls mars decorations and Increases household work. Xou
could probably save a dollar tomorrow by going without your meals
but it wouldn't be economy. It is not so muoh what you save, but
how you save that counts.
WILLAM'ETTE VALLEY CO. RATES Residence on meters, per
Kilowatt 15o ; Residence, flat per month, leop 600. RATES FOR
BUSINESS HOUSES 26c per drop and 60 per Kilowatt up to 10 drops;
over 10 drops aoo per drop and 5o per Kilowatt up to 40 drops j over 40
drops 17Jo per drop and 60 per Kilowatt A drop i gures 16cp or less.
For power rates apply at the office. We are alwas ready to explain
the ,rlns 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.
Office on Mill street, Just north of the Court House. Phones Boll 421,
Mutual 1297.
DALLAS
Places an 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"
ay a noted proverb. Following out thin line of reasoning
we are missionaries to the good of the general publlo. We
will call at your door for your soiled linen and will return It
clean and wblte as Mt Hood snow. We laundry Carpets,
Rugs, Blanket. Quilts and Lace Curtains. Will wash and
press your suit In fact, anything that Is done In a first
class laundry. Despite the vast superiority of our work our
prices are the lowest Phone la your order to the DALLAS
STEAM LAUNDRY. Mutual Phone 197.
A. E. THOMPSON Dallas, Ore.
BLACK'S
I laving purchased this well-known barn, we so
licit a Bhare of your patronage.
EVERYTHING FIRST-CLASS
Excellent accomodations for commercial men.
STOWE BROS.
MAIN STREET DALLAS. OREOON
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