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PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY
VOL. XX
DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, OCTOBER 27, 1908.
NO. 37
R0AD WORK NEARLY DONE
Highways of Polk County Have Been
Extensively improvea in mree
Districts,
Work wa9 begun yesterday morning
on the building back of the county
inil where the county road roller,
scrapers and other road building
machinery are to be stored during the
coming winter. If tne present penoa
of fair weather ooutinues, the work on
the roads near the Guthrie place will
be completed by the end of the present
week and as this is me lasi Bireiou 01
road on which the County Com
missioners had planned to have Im
provement work done this summer,
tliev will endeavor to have the new
store house completed by that time, so
that the machinery can be brought
down and put in shelter as soon as the
season's work is ended.
Since the purchase of the rock
crusher aud road roller In June, they
have been kept in operation almost
continuously on the county roads and
as a result, several notoriously bad
strips of the public thoroughfare in
the vicinity of Ballston, Luckiamute,
Falls City and Bridgeport, have been
placed in excellent condition for the
winter traffic.
During the summer's work, the
crusher has been moved three times;
first to the Salt Creek quarry, then to
the Burns quarry near Luckiamute,
and lastly to the quarry on the War
ren Frink place, where it is now in
operation.
Although the rock from the Salt
Creek quarry is perhaps a trifle better
for road building purposes than that
which has been secured from the other
quarries, it was found impracticable
to use it outside of the district immed
iately about the quarry, on account of
the extra expense of hauling. The
rock from the other two quarries has
however, proved thus far to be highly
satisfactory.
A serious aecident befell Mrs. Harris,
mother ol Mrs. Ed. Dorton, at her
home near Ballston, Tuesday morn
ing. She had been suffering from
rheumatism and while walking with
crutches they slipped, causing her to
fall and break the thigh bone. Surgical
aid was at, once summoned and the
fracture set, and the lady, who is up
ward of 05 years of age, is resting
well and no serious result is antici
pated. Sheridan Sun.
25 acres fine fruit land, partly
cleared. Three miles out. $1000. H. G.
Campbell. 10-23-tf
IS
When you see and examine the BANQUET RANGES you will know that they
are the best range for the money that can be made. The baking and cooking
quality cannot be beat regardless of price. Let us place one in your home and
after 30 days trial you are not satisfied in every way, we will take back the Range
and refund your money. We will take your old stove as part pay on a Banquet.
ADAHS & BR0B5T CO.
Dallas Furniture and Implements Oregon
WILL GIVE MASQUERADE
First Skating Carnival of the Season
Will Be Given at Colosseum
Rink November 3.
Frank Kerslake, proprietor of the
Colosseum skating rink, has an
nounced that he intends holding the
first masked skating carnival of the
season on Tuesday night, November 3,
the night of the national election, and
he anticipates an exceptionally large
attendance.
Special features of all kinds will be
introduced and the management
Intends that there shall be, as the col
loquial expression has it, "something
djing every minute." The doors will
open at 7 :30 and from that time until
after the prizes have been awarded the
floor will be appropriated solely to the
use of the maskers. After the award
of prizes the floor will be thrown open
and the session will be continued for
all who desire to skate, whether
masked or not, until midnight
The admission fee will be 25 cents
straight and, for maskers, will include
the use of the floor throughout the
entire session.
The prizes offered in cash and In
skating tickets will aggregate $25 and
the length of the list of awards offers
an almost inexhaustible field in which
the maskers may exercise their
ingenuity.
The full list of awards is as follows:
Ladies best fancy costume, best ad
vertising costume, best skater, best
sustained character; Gentlemen best
fancy costume, best advertising cos
tume, best character to represent one
of the presidential candidates, best
skater, best sustained character.
Drowned Near Salem.
Walter Thomas was drowned In the
Willamette river a short distance below
Polk county bridge Wednesday after
noon, after being thrown into the river
from a capsized boat and attempting
to swim ashore.. Thomas was accom
panied by two other men employed on
the barge Mathloma. They were row
ing in the river where the stream is
rapid and dangerous. Two of the
men seized the boat when it capsized
but Thomas attempted to swim ashore
and was drowned. The river has
been dragged for a great distance but
no trace of the body has been found
and it is probable It was carried many
miles down the stream. Thomas has
relatives In Portland but nothing is
known of him here. Salem Statesman.
F H Penner and son visited over
Sunday In Portland.
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BELIEVING
OREGON LEAGUE MEETS
Representatives From Different Clubs
Make Plans For Coming
Basketball Season.
Frank E. Kersey, president of the
Oregon Basketball League, held the
annual business meeting of the league
at the parlor of the Gail Hotel, Satur
day afternoon. As there had been
some delay in notifying the members
of the various clubs In the league,
only four associations were repre
sented and the election of officers and
the preparation of the league schedule
for the coming season, was deferred
until the next meeting which has been
set for Saturday, October 31 at 11
o'clock a. m. and will be held In the
Y. M. C. A. hall in Salem.
Last Saturday's meeting was con
sumed in a general discussion of the
subject of the eligibility of certain
institutions now outside the League,
to membership in it, and a debate on
the financial side of the business of
the organization.
It Is probable that Corvallis and
McMinnville will enter the league this
year, thus bringing practically all of
the strong basketball clubs and col
leges loto the organization and assur
ing an interesting season and a long
schedule of games.
The delegates to the recent meeting
are optimistic and while during the
two years of its existence, the Oregon
Basketball League has come to the
front in the field of athletio work to a
remarkable degree, the members be
lieve that this is little more than the
beginning and that a few years more
will see basketball ranking close
alongside baseball and football in
popularity with the lovers of good
sport in Oregon.
The delegates present were : H. H.
Wright, of Pacific College; James
McCord, of the Multnomah Athletic
Club ; B. B. YanOrsdel, of Dallas Col
lege, and A. M. Guilley, of the Port
land Y. M. C. A.
Company H will be in the field for
basketball honors this season. At
first the idea of applying for member
ship in the Oregon League was dis
cussed but it was finally abandoned
and the team will play independently
until it has made a record for itself.
There is plenty of excellent material
for a team in the company, both
trained and untrained, and the young
men are looking forward to a very
successful season.
Moving pictures at the Colosseum
rink Saturday night Don't miss them.
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DISCUSS SMELTER PROJECT
Paul E. Gadsden Confers With Dallas
Stockholders in Freeland Mine
on Development Plans.
Paul E. Gadsden, of Portland, and
James Ireland, of Salem, were In Dal
las yesterday In the interest of the big
smelter that is to be erected in the
Freeland mining district in Marion
county next spring. Mr. Gadsden
represents the Wilson-Gadsdon Com
pany, which is to build the smelter,
and Mr. Ireland represents the Free
land Mining Company.
About twenty of the citizens of
Dallas who are stockholders in the
Freeland project, assembled at the
Courthouse last night and were
addressed by Mr. Gadsden, who ex
plained fully the plans of his com
pany, Its reasons for deciding to erect
a smelter at that place, aud what he
honestly conceived to be the outlook
for the enterprise.
The Wilson-Gadsden Company, he
explained, had examined the ores of
all of the important mines iu Oregon,
Washington and Idaho with a view to
installing smelters and, as yet, the
mining district in which the Gold
Creek, Freeland and Electric mines
are grouped, is the first it has found
in which the erection of a smelter
would be practicable for them. The
facilities for securing water power at
minimum cost are excellent. The ore
of this district combines iron, silica
and lime in the proper quantities to
make smelting possible without the
heavy expenses of hauling any of
these essentials from a distance and
the main question will therefore be
one ot fuel.
The County Court of Marlon county
after sending a committee to investi
gate the prospects, made an appropri
ation for the building of a county
road in to the mlLes and this road has
already been pua'sed forward to a
point within two and one-half miles
of the mines. As this road can be of
no immediate value except in the
development of the mines, the action
of the county court in making this
appropriation shows that it has confi
dence in the success of the project and
is anxious that the country surround
ing that locality should reap the bene
fits that will be forthcoming upon the
beginning of active operations in the
mines.
The proposed smelter will require a
steady supply of 100 tons of ore a day,
running $22 to the ton and more.
According to the preliminary assays
made by his company before it was
decided to erect the smelter, Mr. Gads
den says that the ore from the Free
land mine will easily run from $23 to
$36 a ton. The roads in to the mines
will be completed within a short time
and the smelter company expects to
begin the erection of its plant about
the first of next April.
Mr. Gadsden went to Salem this
morning, but Mr. Ireland will continue
in Dallas a few days, working in the
interestof the development project.
FINE LECTURE PROMISED
Dr. Bancroft Will Speak in Dallas
Under Auspices of Y. M. C. A.
In his first lecture, to be given at
the Woodmen Hall, Friday night,
under the auspices of the Y. M. C. A.,
of Dallas College, Dr. Gilbert Ban
croft will speak on "Hoodoos," a most
interesting study of psychic pbenom
ena. Hi discourse wiil deal with all
of the so-called "supernatural" phe
nomenatable tipping, suspended
animation, presentiments, premoni
tions, hunches, telepathy, clalrvoy
a nee, trance mediumship and all of
the phenomena of spiritualism wiil be
explained witLla the pale or known
and natural laws.
Hit second address to be given Sat
urday night, will be musical lecture,
comical and of startling originality,
on "When, Whom and How To Love."
It Is one of Dr. Bancroft's best hum
orous lectures, laugh producer from
suit to finish and will no doubt attract
large audience.
In both entertainments, he will be
assisted by Miss Lillian Lewis, a
charming reader and vocalist, whose
ability at to entertainer, ranks among
the first In the United States.
See "Captain MoIly"or "Moll Pitcher
at Monmouth" at The Vaudette,
Synopsis: Molly ' Sweetheart After
tbe Marriage Ceremony Her Coun
try'! Call Off to tbe War Battle of
Moo mouth, June 2s, 177ft General
Greeoe Recommends Molly to General
Washington.
Oo account of tbe regular monthly
meeting of tbe Firemen of Dallat lo
Um library room, the Dallat Fme
Library will be closed on the first
Thareday night of each month.
Mr. Louisa Williamson, of Hpo
kaoe, and daughter, of Portland,
arrived In Dallas, Friday, for a week's
viatic at tha home of ber nephew,
Eugeoe Byerley.
County Clerk E. M. Smith lsued
:ior-ot to wed to Atvin Tharp and
Helta Lock b art, Friday and to Jofaa
Ff1eea and Joie hhulti yesterday.
Doal fail to ko to tbe Cotoaneum
tkatlog rick. Something doing every
minute.
MEETING WAS ENTHUSIASTIC
Large Crowd Attends Republican
Speaking at Courthouse, Satur
day Evening.
The Republican speaking in Dallas,
Saturday night, was the biggest thing
both in attendance and in the enthus
iasm shown that has been held in this
city during the presont campaign.
The Courthouse was crowded and
Hon. R. R. Butler, of Condon, the first
speaker of the evening was met with a
hearty round of applause when Intro
duced by County Chairman B. H.
McCallon. Mr. Butler pointed out the
essential lines of difference between
the platform of the two leading parties,
showed the folly of those who endeav
ored to claim that the issue of the
present campaign was one of men
and not of principles, and declared
that even it it were such, the Republi
can leader was a man of at least as
great ability and by far greater exper
ience than the man on whom the Dem
ocrats have pinned their hopes.
Mr. Butler was followed by Judge
Stephen A. Lowell, of Pendleton, in a
short, logical and convincing speech,
mainly attacking the anti-injunction
plank in the Democratic platform.
He showed that a conspiracy between
the trusts and the labor unions existed
for the purpose of overthrowing the
Sherman Anti-Trust law, which is the
most valuable law on our statutes to
curb predatory interests whether In
the ranks of capital or labor. There
fore these big interests have combined
for Its overthrow and are supporting
Mr. Bryan for president for that rea
son. Judge Lowell declared that if Mr.
Bryan was not aware of this con
spiracy against the best Interests of
the American people he lacked the
intelligence to serve the people compe
tently as president. Also if he was
aware of its existence and wbb still
willing to accept the support of those
interests, he thereby showed himself a
man unworthy of the public trust and
incapable of honestly serving the
people in the capacity of president
Clear and convincing, every point
well taken and backed by strong
proofs, Judge Lowell's address was
one of the most powerful features of
the evening and he was greoted when
he closed with a storm of applause
from his audience.
Students Celebrate Mountain Day.
The students and faculty ot Dallas
College held their annual Mountain
Day outing yesterday. The party
assembled at the college at 8 o'clock
in the morning and, bearing lunch
baskets, cameras, guns and other
equipments suitable for a day's out
ing in the woods, walked to the grove,
a short distance above the Hal leek
dam, which is commonly known as
the Goad camp. Here a huge bonfire
was kindled and the committee In
charge of the luncheon spread It under
the trees. After the dinner the stu
dents, dispersed to indulge In different
amusements, until the time of return
ing to town. Their return late In tbe
afternoon closed one of the most en
joyable outings that has been held
since Mountain Day was first Inaug
urated in Dallas College.
Big Taft Rally at Independence.
A big political meeting was held at
Independence, Friday nlfht at which
1500 people displayed great enthusi
asm. The meeting was In tbe opera
house which was festively decorated
with flags and Ivy. Tbe Independence
orchestra furnished fine music. A
recitation on "William Taft" by Miss
Damon and a solo by Miss Lora
Craven wereexcellent features. W. W.
Percival, a prominent hop man,
apologized for tbe abscenee of Judge
Stephen Lowell, who was to have
spoken and lo Lowell' place K. R.
Butler of eastern Oregon, formerly of
Tennessee, delivered an Interesting
talk on "Why I Am a Republican."
Public School Books Received.
The books for the libraries of the !
public schools of Polk county have
been received at the office of County i
School Superintendent H. C. Seymour
and nearly all day yesterday was con
sumed lo apportioning them for tbe
different districts. There are more
than 1000 volumes lo the entire ship
ment All of tha books are of the
very best class, and the binding and
printing Is of an exceptionally One
quality. Mr. Seymour hat the parcels
containing the books for each district
at bis office where tbe members of the
various tchool boards of the county
ran procure them at any time by call
ing or sending for them.
Tbe water commission la receiving
from Dallas a consignment of 300
cords of slab wood. Tbey fret it
delivered at M Mlnnville for ti 20 per
cord and pay a little leas thao 40ceoU
a cor J for battling from Seiuers' spur
to the light plant McMinovllla Telephone-Iteglster.
Mr. and Mxa. Clarence OliuMed have
moved into loan from ivlk oouoty
i and will build a hom on their recently
I purchased lou In Chapman's
' Uoo. Sheridan Sua.
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8. H. Petre. of Bridgeport,
Dalla visitor ftaturday.
was a
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KINGSBURY HATS
Campbell
CASH
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 the temptation to let light burn when
not needed to save bother of lighting and adjusting. In some homes
the eleotrlo light bills amount to only one or two dollars per month.
You can probably get some kind ot artificial light for less money
than eleotrlo light but does it save you anything when lt 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 Residence on meters, per
Kilowatt 15o ; Residence, flat J month, 16cp 6t)c. RATES FOR
BUSINESS HOUSES 25o per drop and So per Kilowatt up to 10 drops ;
over 10 drops 20o per drop and 6o per Kilowatt up to 40 drops ; over 40
drops 17Jc per drop and 6o per Kilowatt. A drop figures 16cp or loss.
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.
Office on Mill street, just north of the Court House. Phonos Bell 421,
Mutual 12U7.
The Jacobson
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
BUILDERS ATTENTION
In connection with our Lumber and
Shingle trade we are now handling
LIME, PLASTER, CEMENT, BRICK
and SAND. Lowest possible prices
on all building material.
THE CHAS. K. SPAULDING LOGGING CO.
Clean, Fresh Groceries
We carry the Famous DIAMOND
"W" brand of Extracts, Spices,
Coffee, Tea and Canned Goods.
Fresh Bread Every Day
SIMONTON (&
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- j prrrr vnunt? people for bookkeeper. stennRrarhers, orreMondenU and
! rwral offlr work. Tbe development of tha Xorthwest will afford openings
i for thousands in tha nest lew years.
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Hollister
STORE
Transfer Co.
SCOTT dallas
1'repare now. t?na lor cawtogu.
W. I. STALEY. Principal
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