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Newspaper Page TextCounty A. PUBLISHED 'SEMI-MTEKLY VOL. XX DALLAS, POLK-COUNTY, OREGON, AUGUST 21, 1908. NO. 27 irOI NEWS OF COUNTY TOWNS NEWPORT NOTES. nr and Mrs. W. S. Gary arrived at Newport, Friday, for a short vacation Verne Johnson and Eugene Byerley were among the visitors arriving here Friday to stay over Sunday. Mrs. F. J, Goad weflt to hor home in Dallas, H.ituraay, iui visit, returning to Newport, Thursday. o ,iov'a arrivals were Mr. and rr J. Whitney, Mr. and Mrs. E. M Smith, Mr. and Mrs. WilUam Fault, Mr and Mrs. J. M. Campbell, Mr, and Mra W. V. Fuller, J. T. Johnson and fumilv. Miss Edna Scott, Mies Fay F-ercival and Attorney Oscar Hayter. The launch "Lady Mario was chartered Sunday for a trip to Toledo and return. A large party made the short cruise and It proved to be a most eniovable affair. Among those in the party were: Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Dai ton, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Woods, of Cliemawa; Ur. and Mrs. Charles Bii-j-eu and little jonPaul ; Dr. and Mrs. M. L. Thompson, or 'Falls City ;' Mrs. Ed. F. Goad and daughter, Ava ; Misses Hallie Coad,' Emma Dempsey,' Frankie Hayter Lucile Dalioh, Evelyn Woods ; Messrs. Boy Sparks and Carj Fenton. Just at present, the lat of those departing for their'hqines after having spent their vacation at the seashore, is considerably larger than trie list of arrivals. Qn Friday! Dr. A.' B, Star puck returned borne after a three peeks' stay, and on Saturday, D. 0. priderand familyMra. Hardy Hol Ban and family, Mr. and Mrs. J. 0. falbott. Mrs. Lydia D'Lashmutt, Mrs. W. W. FUrcy, Mis Ella Butler, Miss Essie Frakea, Mitchell Butler and Nolie Dimick. Those returning on Monday were Dr. and Mrs. M. L. Thompson, Mrs. A. F. Toner, Miss Nora Robertson and E. V. Dalton, and on Tuesday, Mr. and Mrs. J. Whitney, Mrs. Mary Miner, Mra. T. J. Hayter, Miss Emma Dempsey an Miss Frankie Havter, i ' " ' "'J- ii'V; MONMOUTH. Mr. and Mrs. 4. Qrover a.re. visiting (P Albany, Charles Herren returned from a trip to Tillamook, Thursday. ' Professor Roblnsqn la spending hs summer vacation, in Chicago. The wheat yield In this vicinity is averaging about 30 bushels to the acre, Mrs. Stella Hampton, of Donley, is visiting relatives and friends In Mon mouth. Mr. Bogart will soon be ready to move his stook of furniture In his fine new building. The Monmouth cannery has been temporal lly closed but will soon be re opened aud running again. The people of Monmouth are having some difficulty in becoming accus tomed to the new train service. Mrs. H. Butler baa several carpenters at work rebuilding the house which was destroyed by Are this summer. James Huntley's farm near Inde pendence yielded 100 bushels to the acre this year. A truly remarkable record.' A. F. Campbell and faraijr eft A live business training school. Endorsed by business men. The school whose graduates secure positions and hold them. Living expenses low. School in continuous session. Send for catalogue SALEM, OREGON GROCERIES We carry the f amous ' DIAMOND Brand of Extracts, Spices, FBESH BREAD Simonton & SCOtt ' "THE SCHOOL OF QUALITY" Tenth and Morrison, Portland, Oregon A. P. Armstrong. LL.&, PrtodpJ Ce occupy two floors 65 by 100 feet, have a $10,000 equipment, employ a large faculty, give individual uistjuction," receive rhors call kr ofSce he!p than we can meet'Ont ScW admittedly lead all others in quality of instruction. " It pays to attend such an institution. CSaH a Basis Xaa: - Kcrp hammering wsy eTtrliiig;1y w thorough wk. It will wi out in the rod." Sai4 aa Eaaeatort -The qlity of intrc. FRI ia your school makes it the stsndsrd of its kind ia the Korthwnt. COpea all the year. Students admitted at any time. Catalogue frec- : Aay bask, any newspaper. Saturday for Eugene, where Mr. Campbell has a position in the State University. J. B. V. Butler and Dr. O, D. Butler returned Saturday from a successful bunting . and fishing trip in the mountains. William Evans, of Barlow, baa rented the Gordon property and will make his home in this city. He has purchased the Normal Book Store and haa already taken charge of the new business. JNPfENQENCE. Miss Grace Jones returned Newport, Monday. from W. H. Eiggs was a Portland visitor the last of the week. J. A. Mills, of Salem, was in town the fjrst of the week. Mrs. S. Qoff haS' returned from an outing at Slab Greek. - Clyde Hill, of Eastern Oregon, is visiting relatives here. Clarence Clodfelter, of Jefferson,- visite relatives here this week. Clarence Irvine, of Portland, la ooking after business Interests here. Mrs. James Robinson died at her dome here Sunday night, after a long illness. Mrs. Q. W. Cqiikay a yisitlng her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mc: Dev(tt, iq Dallas. Cement walks, are being put iq front p,f Vil80fl's grqeery sto,ra and, Mo Paleb's phptograph gallery. Mr. and tyrs. IL H. VVflgoner, of Pqrtaud, are viaitlng at the home of their daughter, Mrs, W. Ti AHin, The new steel bridge at the north end of Main street Is almost completed and will soon be opelPto public travel. Mrs. J. It. Cooper and daughters, Ivy and Lavilla, have returned home from Black Rock, where they epft the past few westta ' !l '' u"d ' ' , :he members, ot the Leisure Hour Reading Club were entertained by several of the ladies at tb,e h,aroe of M,rs. A. elsn ?rld,ay atternoo.n. FALLS CITY, (Kails City Kewi.) Born, tq R:r, a,nd M.ra. Willet, Mon- day, August IT, a aoq. J. M- Card and family, of Dallas, were Falls City visitors Thursday. A. E. Myefa ft.qd family returned last week from a trip to the coast. Mrs. 0. W. Travis returned last Fri day from a visit with her ohildren in Idaho. Charles Godley and J. H. Hembree, of Elk City, were Falls City visitors, Saturday, County Fruit Inspeotor R. B. Nel son, of Independence, was an. offlolal visitor In Falls City last week. Charles Palmer has been summoned to Duluth, Minnesota, by the news of the critical illness of bis mother. Charles Hartung left Saturday for Bolae, Idaho, for a vlait with his mother whom he has not seen for more than 16 years. ' ' ' 'Justin Hunter was severely bruised recently while attempting to throw off he belt of a, thires,hii'qg njaGhlna, with a grabbing hoe. we W. I. STALEY, Principal W" Coffee, Canned Qoods EVEEY DAY ' Dallas, Oregon II J i m SOME RAMBLING THOUGHTS Notes By the Way From the Former Editor of the Polk County , Observer. PUEBLO, Colo., Aug. 12-(To the Editor.) Before leaving Dallas on my tour of idleness, I was asked by a number of readers of the Observer if I purposed writing occasional letters to the paper. I answered that if, at any time, I should happen to observe any thing that I. thought might be of interest, I would write otherwise, not. I have all too little patience with those well-meaning, but misguided people who occasionally wander from their own firesides and pester their friends with souvenir postal cards and their ocal papers with dry, dull letters, descriptive ot places with which many of the readers are doubtless more familiar than they are. How often do we pick up our home- newspaper and read, something like this : '.'Dear Editor Having promised my many friends to giye them an account of my trip, I shall now endeavor to carry out that promise. We bade our friends good-bye on the afternoon of August 1, and, after a pleasant ride of five hours, arrived in Portland, where at 10 :3p p. m., we boarded the train for Saq Fraoc.isco, in wblch city we arrival hours later,'1 and so on and so forth. I was about t say, "and, soon, ad nauseam." It evidently never occurs to these well-meaning trayelerg that hundreds of people ride between Portland and San Francisco every day of the year, and that if a passenger (ia a, ticket, and stays, qn fna trio, and doesn't falj off, be will arrive in San Francisco as sure as death and taxes, o simply can't help Ji'fflaelf. fco what's the use? If qpe were traveling In, a foreign land, where the country was new and strange, and the oustoinsot the natives different from those of the people at home, there might be some excuse for desoriptive letters; but even then It must be remembered that few writers have the gift of making such Utters really entertan,, , ere iq our own country, wnere tue Industrie and resources and scenery and the habits of the people of one state are familiar to. a targe portion qf the inhabitants of every other state, there Is absolutely no place in a local newspaper for descriptive corres pondence, unless, que Is ah,la to draw aemparisqna ad present new Ideas that will prove beueflcial to the people of one's home community and of Interest tq one's friends, There Is, however, one exception, and that applies to visitors from the Eastern and Middle states who may chance to visit the Western country and write back to their" borne papers to tell of its resources and advantages, The tide of emigration is ever West ward, and any literature descriptive of the Pacific Coast states la eagerly read by the people living east of the Rocky Mountains, and therefore possesses news value. But I take it for granted that no one from Oregon is contemplating moving to Colorado, or New Mexico, or Arizona, and for that reason I shall attempt to give the Observer's readers nething farther than a few personal experiences and observations,1' 'from time to time, accompanied' by such suggestions as will, Id my humble Judgment, proye beneficial tq the people, pi my home town an county. If, by studying the various methods of farming and stockraising pursued by the people of the Southwestern states, or by observing the different systems of municipal Improvement Id the many towns visited, I may be able to Bhow how Dallas and Polk County are In the lead, or in the rear of the march of progress, and how they may profit by the experience of the people of other communities, I shall be con tent. Such comparisons, taken to gether with a few brief descriptions of places of principal Interest to me, wil be all that I shall attempt to fli rnisp your readers. Be It understood that I am taking tht8 tr'P tor re8t aDd recro ation and that I am not going to exert myself In any capacity for the pext few months. It mlbt not be out of place (o eonoedethat, having patiently followed my writing for seventeen long years, the readers of the Observer are also emitted to a few months' rest. Enroute for San Francisco, I pur chased a copy of the Oregonian, and my attention was attracted by the headline, "Patients Well Cared For." Following was an article highly com- plimentary to Doctor Steioer, the oew supennienaeui oj mo uirjuu "" Asylum. After describing at leogtb how ably the Institution Is being man aged, and how well the patient are heinff cared for, the paper said : "Dr. Steioer Is taking a great Interest In jbe detail work of the Int!tution and w may 100 it lor grei huiuic.ucu, in the near future io the care of our insane," Praise that was worthily bestowed and richly deserved. 4 few day before leaving Oregon, I visited the asylum and had ao oppor tunity to obwrre the practical mo sgwneot of the big institution tbst shelters withio Us walls over 1700 of the state' unfortunate people. While ooe cannot fail to be favorably Im pressed with toe well-planned system ia effeet lo every dvpartmeot, tt is of the SuperintMideat himself that I "la- sire to 8 peak. I can truthfully say that I never had a more gratifying experience than that of my visit through the wards in company with the kind and humane Doctor who has charge of Oregon's asylum for the insane. Stopping here to exchange greetings with a physician or attends ant, (all of whom, it is plainly evident, hold him in the highest respect and esteem); pausing there to fondle some poor, deformed ohild, to exchange pleasantries with the men, or to gently shake the band of some silver-haired grandmother; listening patiently to all complaints, and then offering a kindly word to soothe the dissatisfied spirit; holding the had and looking with tender solicitude Into the dull eyesof some unfortunate child, mean while talking calmly and earnestly, as if In hope of leading the poor, wan dering mind back Into the path of reason oh, well, it was all done as only Dr. Stiener can do It. Nearly every o,ne o.f the patients seemed to recognise the Superinten dent aa'Tscjan aa he stepped into the ward, and It was a pleasing, yet pa thetic, sight to watch the smile of eager expectancy lighting up the sad, tired faces, aa he greeted them in tqrn and called each by name, A kind hearted; good man, who deserves all the complimentary things that the people or press of Oregon may aay about him,, I know wh,at the Doctor will say whpn he reads these lines, and I know that I will have to account to liira per sonally when return to Oregon next spring) but he will please remember that the asylum Is a puhjio institution and tunt we uqve a right to vlait It as often as we like, and to tell about it, if we want to. And I want to for the care of the inaane ia a matter of deep Interest to every right-minded man and woman iq Oregon, and it will be com- fortipg to all to know. that these unfortunate people, are In good hands. San Fraqolacol Two. years ago a aoena of ruin and desolation such aa was never seen in any other elty of the world ; today, a live and bustling metropolis, juetiy holding the title pf the yueen City of the Pacific Coast The "rebuilding of the business dis trict io the face of unfavorable finan cial conditions has. been nothing less than marvelous, and is the best evi enqe of the spirit that has made the Golden Gate city one of the great com mercial centers of the world. Earth quakes may wreckTand fire destroy, but the San Francisco spirit will go right on living. Market street presents a scene of remarkable activity, aud the burned territory to the north is being slowly, but steadily, rebuilt with modem structures of steel aud iron. It is too much to say that the oity will be as good as new within the next five years, or probably within the next ten years, Jbut it ia fair to predict that within the next quarter of a century no evidence will remain ot the awful diasaater of two years ago. The work may be progreaslng slowly, but it la a pretty safe bet that it will be finished before Heney and Burns secure the punish ment of Hebiew Abe and the Fiddling Mayor; not that these two, worthies are not guilty, but rather because the Spreckies sack ia long and the city treasury big and easy. Construction work of all kinds Is praptically at -a standstill now on account of the closeness of the East ern mopey market, but San Franoisco is feeling the depression 00 more than dozens of other large cities In the United States. The people are all hopeful, and the prediction Is freely made that next year will see building activity under full way again. Plucky oldFriscol 8be may be badly bent, but she lacks a whole lot of tx-ing broken. Coming over from San Francisco to Ogden, it was my misfortune to find thyself in the same oar with a Duncn of Eastern tourists one of those part ies that goes out to visit the Western county expecting o see aomeioing wild and wooly and returns home disappointed. Have you ever trav eled with ooe of these excursion part ies? If you have, it Is needless for me to warn you to avoid theui as you would a pestilence. A lot of loog- hairpd men and loud-voiced women, who in some way, manage to dig up just enough money to pay the cheap railroad fare and buy seats 10 me Pullman car, and theo proceed to make lotolerable nuisances of them selves. They bog I ue the word advisedly they hog the best of every thing, and then go home cussing the country. Ob, they know all about the country, although tbey have only seen It from tbe esr window. Th-y a now everything there Is to know. 'and when tbv pass away, an asow- ! lege and wisdom wiil die with tbem. i rraei,ter the tourist Mark Taalo JeBOoantered io the Holy Land, and with whom he was obliged to travel ! for a few days Mark called tbem ' Tbe Pilgrims, and bis description of ! tbem is -ligbtf uily arousitg. Well. Itbese people reiuiod me or Marks pKftrini. They saw everything first. and tbT saw some things ttwy unol w.r initiDiv: VFhito erosslnff ,haodvdertoB tbe western shore of Rait Lk, tbe f ilgrirna saw the water about i miles ueiore wm now in sight of it With theory of f'water," they would all rush out onto tbe plat form, only to see the waves receding in front of the train and closing in behind It Then they would all come sneaking back and busy themselves criticising the country until some other Pilgrim would see water and sound the alarm. Somehow, it never occurred to any of the rest of ua to inform them that the atmosphere in. this high altitude often plays queer pranks on the eyesight Why should one trouble one's self to tell things to people who know it all, anyway? - 4 The Great Salt Lake valley is one of the garden ppots of the world and yet, a more desolate and forbidding country than that immediately sur rounding It would he difficult to imag ine. Bugged, barren mountains, whose summits reach Into the very olouds, wall it In on the north, east and, south, while on the west ia the lake with Its dreary waste of desert shore. One cannot help, wondering what were the feelings of tbe little band of followers of Brlgbam Young when they arrived footsore and weary from their long- journey across the plains and beheld the first glimpse of the Promised Land a desert of sand and sage that would have made an ordinary ash heap seem moist and fertile I It may have been that the deep and abiding faith In the wisdom and foresight of their leader was what saved hlua from summary pun ishment at the hands of his meek and lowly followers, but I have often aur mlsed that the only reason he was not promptly banged on the spot was because there was nothing to hang hi in to. But those old Mormon leaders were wise beyond their day and generation. fhey foreaaw then what It took the Government nearly a half century to find out, namely, that the sagebrush desert of tun Western states needed only the magio touch of water to transform it into a veritable paradise for the husbandman. And so, the first thing they did was to put their dlsetples to work digging a water ditch, and they kept tbem so busy at that that there was no time for grumbling, or much of anything else, save on one or two occasions .when holidays were declared tor the purpose of killing off a few Gentile emigrants who chanced to be passing that way. When the big ditch was finally com pleted, the water was turned into it, but tbe ground was so thirsty that the flood, mighty as was its volume, could gain only a few Inches each day. So while the desert valley was taking Its big drink, tbe Prophet gave his people a little more light exercise this time in the nature of laying out a city and building a place of worship. And your Uncle Brlgbam didn't do things by halves. He laid out hia city on generous lines, and be hewed to those Hues and let the chips take care ot themselves. And he builded a temple tbe like ot which Is nowhere else to be seen a pile of stone and mortar that makes tbe other famous temples of history seem about the size of an ordinary hen bouse by comparison. To my mind, that temple is the biggest thing between Mount Shasta and the Chicago stock yards. You can eee it 40 miles (approximately) before reach ing the city, and you can see it 40 miles (on a right clear day) after leaving. It's magnitude and evident costliness of construction make Uncle Ed's big trestle across the lake look like ao amateur's balf-try. It iea't quite as tall as the Rocky Mountains, but it Is larger. If my readers doubt any of these assertions, or It my history of the early Mormons ia slightly mixed, they may refer to Judge Coad or George Hawkins for more accurate informs, tioa- George and tbe Judge used to live out here la Salt Lake City, but they took tbe precaution not to move here until scalping strangers bad ceased to be a popular pastime. But to get back to our temple. Please to remember, you good old brother who are always kicking eveiy time your church needs a new roof, that this place of worship was 40 years ia the building, and that each ' Individual "saint" was required to dig up one-tenth of hi yearly income to help foot tbe bill while at the same time be was building numerous borne and buyiog numerous Spring bonnet for hi numerous wives, and rustling bread and meat for bis modest little Roosevelt family of 40 or (0 children. Now, don't get the idea io your bead that I am comparing you to a Mor mon, but utsi think the matter over, and then, when your church needs cew blinds, and you are asked for a quarter, don't make a hois like tbe oue Juto Grsnt hears about tbe 1st cf March of each year, but go and bay your one wife that summer dreaa she is loDging for. od la too timid to ask tor, and oext Sunday when tbe two of you ga out to moroiog service aod the deacon slip the plate around your way, drop lo a dollar Instead of a okkel and be thankful that you are oot a Mormon 1 Kprakloe: of Brlgbam: Just north jot Proro. high op 00 tbe mountain 11 ntiua am ran 1 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 Beat of food and ao abundance of It Fresh water from springs. All modern neoessities, auch 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 ia reached by way of the Southern Paciflo to Albany or Cor vallls, thence Corvallls & Eastern B. B. Train service daily and the trip a pleaaure throughout. Rate for Season Ticket From Our elaborate new Summer Book glvea a oonoiae description of Newport, including a list of hotels, their capacity and rates. Call on, telephone or write ' f I. N. WOODS Local Agt. Dallas Witt. MCMURRAY Genoral 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 ia economical because It can be quickly turned off wnen not needed. With gas or keroaene 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 artiflolal light for less money than eleotrio light, but does it save you anything when it limits op portunities for work and reoreatlon ruins your eyesight smokes your walls mars decorations and lnoreases household work. You oould probably save a dollar tomorrow by going without your meals but it wouldn't be economy. It ia not so niuoh what you save, but how you save that counts. WILLAMETTE VALLEY CO. BATES Bealdenoe on meters, per Kilowatt 15o ; Residence, flat per month, lcp 60c. BATES FOR BUSINESS HOUSES 25o per drop and 60 per Kilowatt up to 10 drops; over 10 drops 20o per drop and 60 per Kilowatt up to 40 drops ; over 40 drops 171c per drop and 60 per Kilowatt. A drop figures lflcp or less. For power rates apply at the oflloe. 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. Office on Mill street lust north of the Court House. Phones Bell 421. Mutual 1297. DALLAS Places an education within the ceach of every ambitious young man and woman. The earnings of vacation will pay a full years' expenses. Oilers 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 we are 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 Carpets, Rugs, Ulanketa, 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 ot our work our prions are the lowest. I'bone In your orders to the DALLAS STEAM LAUNDRY. Mutual I'bone 197. A. E. THOMPSON Dallas. Ore. BLACK'S STABLES s s sss as ss a Having purchased this well-known barn, we so licit a share of your patronage. EVERYTHING FIRST-CLASS Excellent accomodations for commercial men. STQWE BROS. s IE Z MAIN STRTET Fit LEY it EAKI5, Th or rUM act vt Attracts Is i Pol oeuatj. OAce em Cewt Bt. I VAlXjkM. ORXOO. ( DALLAS $5.75 4.50 4.20 DERRY ( INDEPENDENCE S DALLAS Kndence $3.60 2.65 2.50 COLLEGE Dallas, Oregon DALLAS. OREOO.N JrromfX at taw. Oscar Hatter, Cpatalr ta CaaptMll aalldlBC. Kill St DALXJUa, OBJBOOH.