OUNTY
PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY
VOL. XX
DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, OCTOBER 6, 1908.
NO. 34
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OBSERVER
PROVES PLEASANT EVENT
New England Dinner and Concert
Heartily Enjoyed By All Who
Attended
The New England Dinner and con
cert held in the Armory, Friday even
ing for the benefit of the Dallas Free
Library, waa a most enjoyable affair
and waa worthy of an even greater
patronage than it received from the
people of Dallas. Aa it was however,
the attendance was exceedingly en
couraging and the receipts at the doors
were large enough to leave, after all
expenses have been paid, a handsome
sum to be applied to the general
expenses of conducting the library.
The New England Dinner began at
5:30 Friday afternoon and from that
time until 8:30. The tables occupied
almost the entire lower floor of the
Armory, including both the assembly
room and the locker rooms, and every
thing was carefully arranged so that
allcomers could bo served promptly
and generously and noone wasobliged
to wait in the crowd outside as was the
ease in the dinner of a year ago.
The concert held in the main hall
after the close of the; dinner was fur
nished by home talent, with the excep
tion of F. Gbormley, the director, and
Miss Delta Watson, of Portland, whose
beautiful vocal solos proved one of the
most attractive features of the enter
tainment. The remainder of the pro
gram consisted of piano solos by Mrs.
Herbert Sears, who proved herself a
consummate master of that instru
ment, and Roscoe W. Ballantyne,
duetts by the Rice brothers and several
inimitable readings by Alphua Boyd.
After the close of the concert, a Dum
ber of the yisitors returned to the ball
below, where the remainderof the pro
visions were disposed of Id the form
of IS cent lunches or were parceled out
and sold to those who desired to carry
something home with them.
Mrs. George T. Gerlinger has fur
nished the following report of the din
ner and concert, from the financial
viewpoint. Five dollar contributions
were received from the following local
companies : Salem, Falls City & West
ern Railroad Company, Willamette
Valley Cumber Company, Willamette
Valley Electric Company, Spauldlng
Logging Company and Dallas Water
Company. The total receipts from
the soliciting and sale of tickets to the
dinner were $139.69 and the expenses,
including ball rent, printing, supplies
etc. were $43.89, leaving a net profit of
$95.80. The receipts from the concert
were $24.25 and the expenses $10, the
net profit being $14.25. The total
returns from the enterprise are there
fore $110 05. This sura, with careful
management, will tide over the time
until the first of next year, when it Is
anticipated that the balance of the
money from the city will be available.
Mrs. Louis Gerlinger Jr., who so
capably managed the affair, desires
to thank all of the friends who have
helped so liberally, with offerings of
both time and money, to make it a
success. A number of dishes and
other utensils were left unclaimed
after the entertainment, and Mrs.
Gerlinger has placed these on the
porch of her residence, where those
who have not yet taken away all of
their belongings may come and help
themselves without ceremony. Any
of those who assisted in the prepara
tion of the dinner and who have
mixed with their own possessions,
dishes or other utensils not belonging
to them, may leave them also at Mrs.
Gerlinger's residence, where they will
be claimed and secured by their owners.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Volheim, of
Portland, returned home yesterday
after a few days' visit with Mrs. Vol
helm's sister, Mrs. J. C. Uglow.
Miss Nellie Garwood, of Oakland,
California, is visiting at the home of
her aunt, Mrs. E. G. Emmons.
The Jacobson Transfer Co.
All kinds of hauling promptly done. Spec
ially equipped for the careful moving of fur
niture and pianos.
Phone orders to Belt & Cherrington's Drug Store
Bell, 301 Mutual, 253
Students' Annual Reception.
The annual reception of the faculty
and student body of Dallas College to
the students just entering the Institu
tion was held in the college chapel
Saturday evening. About eighty per
sona were present. The program con
sisted of short addresses by students
representing the various social organi
zations of the student body and by
Dr. 0. A. Mock as the' representative
of the faculty, after which the event
assumed a more Informal tone and
the remainderof the evening was spent
in playing various jolly games. Re
freshments consisting of nuts, season
able fruits and orange, punch were
served. The reception was closed with
a grand march in which nearly all of
the guests participated.
Family Reunion.
A pleasant reception was given at
the home of Dr. and Mrs. T. V. B.
Embree, Sunday, in compliment to
Miss Anna Fowler, of Portland, who
is the first female relation on their
mother's side that has been seen by
any of the members of the Embree
family since leaving Pettys county,
Missouri in 1842. The guests were;
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Hayter, Mr. and
Mrs. Willis Simonton, Dr. and Mrs.
Mark Hayter, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene
Hayter, Mrs. Alice Dempsey, Mrs.
L. A. Guthrie, Mrs. Walter Sellers,
Miss Fannie Dempsey, Miss Emma
Dempsey, Miss Frankie Hayter;
Messrs. Maicus and John Embree.
Former Editor of Observer Tells of
His Visit to Historic Santa
Fe.
Utopians Elect Officers.
The Utopian Literary Society of
Dallas College has elected the follow
ing officers to serve for the ensuing
term: Miss Edna Hall, president;
Miss Bobbie McCallon, vice-president;
Miss Edith Yates, secretary; Miss
Winnie Kelly, treasurer; Miss Gladys
Canter and Miss Pauline VanOrsdel,
censors; Miss Emma Ridgeway,
editor.
The following new books have been
received at the Dallas Free Library:
Monoloarues. Hereford; The Heart
Line, Burgess; The Girl and the Game
and Other College Stones, w imams;
The Firlntr Line. Chambers; An In
ternational Episode, James, and The
Flower of the Dusk, Reed.
Fredrick Barks, of McMlnnville,
and Miss Rosa Buffum, of Indepen
dence, were married at the Hotel Gail,
Satnrdav. the Rev. M. P. Dixon offici
ating. They will make their home in
McMlnnville.
Matinee every Saturday afternoon
at the Electrlo Palace. 9 25-tr
J. I. Case Plows
The best Plow on the market. It
will pay you to investigate its merits.
SHAPE-Mould has good turn at the top and end, thus making it a good
coverer. Is built high at the shin and joint. It is slow, easy turn. Share con
forms perfectly in shape with the mould. Landside is long, medium in height
and sloping in shape.
MATERIAL Mould and landside are made of the best quality of soft-steel-center
steeL Shares are, as a rule, made of solid crucible cast steel, with
natural temper. We can, however, furnish shares made of soft-center steel
when so ordered.
CONSTRUCTION All parts and" braces are of sufficient strength to stand
heavy work. Mould is doubled at the shin the same as the stubble bottoms, and
share is reinforced at the point in the same manner. It is put together by skilled
labor and with the best 01 appliances.
USE Wherever Scotch Clipper plows are used this plow cannot fail to please.
While this bottom is distinctively a general purpose shape, and will do very
nice work in turning tame sod, there are some places, such as low praine ground,
particularly when very wet, in which it will scour and turn perfectly, doing much
better work than any stubble shape.
Its shape is such that it has proved to be a particularly good plow to turn
soils which have a gumbo sub-soil, such as are found in drained, swampy places,
and in bottom lands. It is now used in many fields in which no other plow was
ever known to scour, and turning the soil without a particle of trouble.
Our stock is large and we are making prices that will suit.
Ad ams & Brobst Co.
AMERICA'S OLDEST CITY
SANTA FE, N. M., Sept 24-(Speoial
Correspondence.) Picture in your
mind a narrow mountain valley, 7000
feet above the sea level, and walled in
by mountains rising to a height of
12,500 feet; a valley covered with a
luxuriant growth of grass, and thickly
dotted with the dwarf shrubbery
peculiar to the higher altitudes; a
valley watered by a clear mountain
stream, fed by melting snow. Imagine
an atmosphere as pure as the chimes
of silver bells, and as refreshing in its
effects on the tired traveler as that of
the most invigorating tonic; an
atmosphere tempered by sunshine
three hundred days in the year. Let
your Imagination draw such a picture,
and you will have a fairly accurate
mental photograph of the country
surrounding the city of Santa Fe, the
ancientcapitol of New Mexico.
One of the inexplicable mysteries of
the human mind is that we are prone
to draw distinct mental pictures of
places In which we are interested and
have never seen. We pick up a book
of fiction, and, before reading far, we
have unconsciously formed in our
mind a picture of the scene surround
ing the action of the story, and this
mental photograph, so to speak, re
mains with us unchanged to the end
of the tale. So it is with unfamiliar
places in which we are interested. We
read of a strange city, or hear it
described, and at once it stands forth
in our imagination clear and distinct,
and this picture remains indelibly
fixed in our mind's eye until removed
by the actual sight of the place itself.
I think this is true of every one of us.
For no good reason, I had always
fancied the city of Santa Fe to be a
mud-walled village in a sand and
sagebrush desert, surrounded by
burning and tracklebs plains. This
impression had steadfastly remained
In my mind since the day when, as a
schoolboy, I first read of the ancient
capitol. Imagine, therefore, how ruth
lessly this cherished picture was swept
aside as our train brought us in sight
of a beautiful city, sitting smiling in
a fruitful valley, and guarded by
emerald mountains crowned with per
petual snow. The surprise was a fit
ting one, as it served to prepare us for
other pleasant surprises soon to
follow.
I have spent two days In this histor
ical capitol two days in which every
available moment has been devoted to
sightseeing and study and a more
profitable period of time I never hope
to enjoy. So delightful has been the
visit that I feel that I would like to
share it with the readers of the Obser
ver, and so have decided to write a
letter devoted solely to a description
of this interesting spot.
For many of the historical facts here
presented, and for much valuable
Information concerning the' Santa Fe
of the present day, I am Indebted to
Colonel Max Frost, the scholarly
editor-in-chief of the Daily New Mexi
can, and the dean of the newspaper
profession in the Southwest To this
Grand Old Man of New Mexico, I am
indebted for the honor of a personal
Interview and for a copy of his charm
lng booklet, "The Sights of Santa Fe."
The city of Santa Fe has a popula
tlon of 8000 souls, counting Americans,
Mexicans, and Indians not taxed. It
is 18 miles northeast of Lamy Junc
tion on the Santa Fe railroad, and is
connected with the main line by
spur track. Being situated off the
main route of travel, thousands of
tourists pass It by every week In the
year, little dreaming that la so doing
they are passing within an hour's ride
of one of the greatest centers of histor
ical interest in North America,
Santa Fe has been called the "most
Interesting city in the United States,'
and the title is deserved. It also
claims to be the oldest city contio uously
inhabited lo North America, the only
rival claimant to that distinction
being St Augustine, Florida. Bethat
a It may, it is certain that Santa Fe
is one among the oldest Capitols, not
only of the United States, but of the
world.
It was founded In 1598 by the 8pan-
tah MnnntitlflAIM AH th flitA Of AD
I ancient Indian pueblo. Even at this
early date it bad all the appearance of
) being the center of government for a
'large and powerful tribe of Indians,
'and while its earlier history cornea
down to us in the nature of tradition,
there are good reasons for believing
that the cacique's bouse of that period
! had beeo the home of Indian rulers
iforcenturies before. This boose, with
out doubt the oldest in the Coiled
State, had the appearance of great
' age even at tbe time the Spaniards
made formal settlement in Santa Fe.
Tbe building is still standing, and Is
In a fair state of preservation.
Prior to the year 1660. the Spanish
cooqulataJores took what they coveted
of tbe fairer portion of New Mexico,
carrying on tbeir onaeU and driv-
ng the Indians before tnem by
superior force of arms. In tbe last
decade of the sixteenth century, Don
Juan de On ate, one of the most daring
of these adventurers, crossed the Kio
Grande and established the first
Spanish settlement on the present site
of the city of El Paso. 'Desiring a
more favored locality for his colony,
where its people would be protected
from the winds of the plains and the
snows of winter, it was but
natural that Onate should continue
his explorations farther up the valley
of the Rio Grande, and in 1598 he left
the first settlement of San Gabriel and
established his permanent capitol at
Santa Fe.
Here the Spaniards continued in
power until the year 1686, when the
Pueblo Indians revolted, and, under
the leadership of Pope, laid siege
to the city. After nine days of war
fare, the Spaniards were forced to
evacuate and retreat to El Paso. Wild
with victory, the Indians gathered the
archives and historical records of the
province and burned them on the
plaza in front of the Palace.
Thirteen years later, the Spaniards,
under the leadership of De Vargas,
re-entered Santa Fe, aud on the day
after Christmas drove the Indians
from the town and re-occupied its
houses. Spanish and Mexican rule
then continued until 1846, when
General Kearney entered the city and
planted the Stars and Stripes. Thle,
in brief, is the history of the ancient
capitol a history so filled with deeds
of brilliancy and daring as to read
like romance.
NEW GOODS
New Arrivals in
SHOES
DRESS GOODS
UNDERWEAR
BLANKETS
KINGSBURY HATS
Campbell Hollister
CASH STORE
The present city of Santa Fe Is a
revelation to the traveler visiting It
for the first time. Nowhere else In
our county are past and present so
strikingly presented to the eye. The
people of the city are proud of the
ancient landmarks, and are preserv
ing them with jealous care. The
business district has its center around
the ancient plaza, now a beautiful
park, filled with sparkling fountains
and handsome monuments. There
are practically only four blocks of
modern business houses, the remainder
of the shops and stores ocoupying
single-story, adobe buildings. But
the conclusion must not be drawn from
this description that tbe business of
Santa Fe is not up to tbe standard of
the ordinary town of 8000 people, for
within these old mud houses, with
their low ceilings, narrow doors, and
grass-grown roofs are displayed stocks
of tbe necessities and luxuries of life
that are not surpassed In the best
department stores in the country. The
New Mexican printing plant, one of
the largest producers of printed matter
and blank books in the Southwest, is
housed in an abobe building.
In tbe residence district, flowers are
grown In riotous profusion, and the
streets are shaded by magniflcant
trees, whose spreading branches make
the highways veritable arches of
green. The lawns are well-kept and
refreshing to the eye, and the homes
of the people show every evidence of
thrift and care. The town Is one vast
orchard of apple and pear trees, and
within the walls of convent and mon
astery gardens, the September sun Is
purpling the grapes on vines a century
old.
Tbe places of principal interest in
Santa Fe are : Tbe ancient plaza ; the
Governor's palace, without doubt the
oldest governmental building in the
United States; the Fonda, which
marks the end of the historic Santa Fe
trail; San Miguel church, built In
1541 ; the "Old House," on De Vargas
street ; Bosarlo chapel, built in 1G92;
the ruins of Fort Marcy, tbe massive
walls of which are still In a fair state
of preservation ; St Michael's college,
tbe oldest institution of higher learn
ing west of the Missouri ; the Histori
cal Museum, containing the finest col
lection of antiquities la the Southwest
and the largest library of archaeolog
ical and ethnological works to be
found outside of Washington City.
Other attraction s are the Lamy fou n
tain, the Cathedral. Territorial Capi
tol Building, Federal Building,
Kearny monument, Loretto chapel,
and the National cemetery. Within a
few miles of tbe city are tbe Cliff
Dwellings, where 20,0(10 cave aban
doned by a prehistoric people are to be
found ; Monument Bock, which mark
the site of the abandoned Montezuma
gold mine; Arroyo Hondo, on tbe
banks of which are mounds contain
ing the jnost beautiful specimens of
ancient pottery ; the Turquoise mine,
where tbe Tiffany of New York bave
secured most of the turquoise tbey
bave sold la recent year ; tbe Petrified
Trees, near Cerrillos, and tbe numer
ous Indian pueblos, whose strange
people preserve to this day tradition
antedating Columbus and celebrate
their feast days with dance of heathen
origin and mystic significance.
These are but a few of the wonderful
right and attractions of Hants Fe and
vicinity, but spans forbids farther
mention, and I shall only attempt to
desbribe a tew places of principal his
toric interest
While the Old Palace 1 the center of
(Continued on page 4 )
SELLING OUT
AT COST
The entire stock in the Racket Store
is being closed out. On account of
ill health the proprietor finds it nec
essary to retire from business. This
is no fiction sale. Everything goes
positively at cost. Come and get
prices before you buy.
R 5. RAMSEY, Prop.
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 tbe temptation to let light burn when
not needed to save bother of lighting and adjusting. In some home
the electric light bills amount to only one or two dollar per month.
You can probably get some kind of artificial light for less money
than electrlo light, but does it save you anything when It limits op
portunities for work and recreation ruin your eyesight smoke
your walls mars decoration and increase household work. You
could probably save a dollar tomorrow by going without your meal
but it wouldn't be economy. It 1 not so much what you save, but
bow vou save that counts.
WILLAMETTE VALLEY CO. RATES Residence on meters, per
Kilowatt 15c; Itesldenoe, fiat per month, IBop 60c. RATKH FOB
BUSINESS HOUSES 35c per drop and 6c per Kilowatt up to 10 drops;
over 10 drops 20c per drop and 6c per Kilowatt up to 40 drops ; over 40
drops l7Jc per drop and 6o per Kilowatt. A drop figures 16ep or less.
For power rate 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, Just north or the Court House, Phone Bell 431,
Mutual 1297.
DALLAS COLLEGE
Places an education within the reach of every ambitious
young man and woman. The earnings of vacation wiB pay a
full years' expense.
Offers advantages equal to those of any similar school In Ore
gon. Courses: Classical, Scientific, Elementary Academic
and Musical. Special work lor those preparing to teach.
TERM OPENS SEPTEMBER 23.
For Catalogue and Information address the president.
C. A. MOCK
Dallas, Oregon