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pOvjr it- c OUNTY PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY VOL. XX DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, NOVEMBER 6, 1908. NO. 38 CORRESPONDENCE INDEPENDENCE. Edwin Wallace was down from Cor vallis over Sunday. Mrs. Lottie Dorris has returned from a visit in Portland. E. W. Cooper, of Portland, visited in Independence the last of the week. Mrs. H. Mattison and Mrs. Charles Iliff visited friends in Corvallis during the week. Miss Bertha Bohannon and Miss Ivy Cooper were Salem visitors the last of the week. Miss Helen Cooper has gone to Portland to attend the Behnke-Walker business college. Dean Walker, of Portland, visited OPERA HOUSE Monday, Nov. 9th W. M. Rasmus Presents The Alcazar Stock Co. In the beautiful pastorial play. The play you want to see. "Our Minister" Do not fail to see this splendid play which appeals to old and young alike. The play is full of heart interest. Given by the COM PANY that belongs to YOU. THE "BEST FOR THE BEST" Tickets on sale at Stafrin's Drug Store C O U C I: Couch upholstersd in best grade of leather on steel construction; quartered oak frame; claw feet. Price $43-o A nice couch upholstered in best grade crushed plush; steel construction that is guaranteed never to slip or sag or give out in any way with the hardest wear and tear that can be given a piece of furniture. $13. 5 A couch upholstered in Velor; claw feet. A very attractive couch for $7-5 Princess Dressers ADAflS & BR0B5T CO. Dallas Furniture and Implements Oregon his parents, Mr. andMre.S. B. Walker, the last of the week. Miss Cecil Wilcox, who is attending the U. of O., is visiting at the home of her father, G. A. Wilcox. Mrs. M. W. Wallace and daughter, Grace, left Tuesday for a three months' visit in Dakota and New York. Miss Florence Gebro entertained twenty-five of her young friends at a Hallowe'en party Saturday evening. Dr. Eaton, of Portland, visited in this city Sunday and was accompanied home by his son, Joe, who will attend school there this winter. The Rebekah lodge celebrated the 15th anniversary of Its organization Tuesday evening. A literary and musical program was rendered and a lunch served during the evening. About 150 people were present. The Social Hour Reading club was entertained at the home of Mrs. G. A. Nade of selected quarter-sawed oak of a fine flaky grain or in birdseye maple; high polish finish. The buse is 28 inches long and 20 inches wide. The handsome mirror is the best quality of French beveled plate, 18x36 inches. Price Quartered Oak " Birdseye Maple Wilcox, Friday afternoon by Mrs. L. Damon, Mrs. E. L. Ketchum, Mrs. J. E. Hubbard, Mrs. S. E. Owen and Mrs. Wilcox. There were guessing games for which Mrs. O. D. Butler won the first prize and Mrs. G. W. Eutch the booby. Dainty refresh ments were served. PEDEE. Frank Merrill has rented the Schey the place. M. Bush has moved into one of A. Womer's houses. Jasper Willet has rented the Frank Wrightson place. Frank Bush has finished logging on the Lucklamute. ' W. M. Shewey has been hauling hops for Harry Lacey. A. B. Lewis recently purchased a number of beef cattle in this vicinity. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Scheythe will make their home in Monroe this winter. t The Cherry Grove school has com menced with Miss Maggie Kemp as teacher. Robert Phillips and George Conn have returned from a hunting trip to Pine Opening. W. S. Janes, who recenty purchased and moved onto the B. M. Fowle place, has been hauling lumber for Albert Newbill. Frank Gilliam will go to eastern Oregon for the winter and his mother will spend a few months with her daughter in Salem. BALLSTON. Mrs. Eimsey is improving. William Hill was a Portland visitor Monday. Charley Spagle was a Portland visitor Saturday. Miss Bertie Coulter, of Dallas, has been visiting friends here. J. R. Bowman, who was accidentally shot a short time ago, is able to be up. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Sloan were Monmouth visitors the last of the week. A hallowe'en party was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. V. B. Sears, Saturday night. Alt Campbell and Van B. Sears attended the Domocratio rally in Sheridan, Saturday night. A. M. Tillery has completed an addi tion to the house on the Whitman college farm, occupied by R. A Campbell. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Pointer are $19.00 $17.00 here from Eastern Oregon visiting relatives and friends. They will make their home in Portland this winter. While going into his barn Satur day night. Will Yocom stumbled over a dog and broke the small bone in his leg just below the knee. Medical aid was summoned at once and he is get ting along as well as could he expected. POLK. Frank Friesen lost a valuable horse recently. The recent rains have put the ground in first class condition for the Fall farm work. A very enjoyable Hallowe'en party was held at the home of Bernard Friesen, Saturday night. John Friesen and Miss Josie Sliultz were married at trie cnnrcn or trie Mennonite Brethren, Sunday. A. L. Windover has returned from the rock quarry where he has been working as engineer for several months. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Friesen cele brated their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary at the Mennonite Church last Sunday. A large quantity of the potatoes in this neighborhood have not yet been harvested but will be dug this week it the fine weather continues. MONMOUTH. Ed Griff a, of St. John, is visiting his brother in Monmouth this week. Franklin Chambers, of Kings Val ley, was a Mon mouth visitor Saturday. Farmers In this vicinity are taking advantage of the favorable weather for planting Fall grain. Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Coral, of Forest Grove, visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Huber last week. The masons have finished their work on the new building of Radick & Smith, and the carpenters are now finishing the interior. The Rev. 0. R. Chool, of Wisoonsln, and R. Y. Blalock, of Tillamook, are conducting a series of meetings this week at the Baptist church. Considerable damage to private property was done by those celebrating Halloween, Saturday night, but no steps have been taken as yet for the punishment of the offenders. FALLS CITY. (Falls City News.) J. Flynn.of Portland, a lormor resi dent of this city, was a visitor here this week. Will Dennis has charge of the elec tric plant during the absence of Mr. Brown, who is ill in Portland. Mrs. A. H. Dodd was called to Cor vallis last week by the illness of her daughter, who is attending school there. Mrs. W. T. Grler and Mrs. R. L. Fuller entertained a number of their friends at a pleasant Hallowe'en party Saturday night Bert R. Paull, of Couyvillo, has been appointed pastor of the Methodist Church of this city and preached his first sermon here last Sunday. Mrs. Frank Laws died at her home near Bridgeport, Thursday, after a long and severe illness. The remains were taken to Amity for burial. Masquerade Complete Success. The first masquerade of the season held at the Colosseum ripk Tuesday night, was one of the biggest and best affairs of its kind ever held in Dallas. Aside from the natural interest that would be manifested in the brilliant spectacle of the scores of skaters in elaborate costumes, the election re turns, flashed from time to time upon a big screen in the west end of the hall, offered another element of attrac tlon which drew a crowd of spectators that fairly overflowed the galleries. The prizes were awarded at 9 :30 o'clock with W. J. Keartb, W. W. Ullrey and Ed Bricker acting as judges. The list of prizes given and those winning prizes were as follows: Ladles I mo Johnson, Zouave Lady, best fancy costume, (2.60: Mrs. C. Gough, W. O. W best advertising costume, 12.50; Essie Frakes, spoons, most original costume, 10 skate tickets; Miss Leta Grant, fisher girl, best skater, 10 skate tickets; Mrs. Henry Stump, Indian squaw, best sustained character, 10 skate ticket. Gentlemen Lief Fin setb, Mexican, best fancy costume, (2.50; Hugh Ay res, Dallas Soda Works, best advertising character, 12.50; Frank Syron, soldier, best skater, 10 skate tickets; George Morton, officer, best sustained charac ter, 10 skate ticket. October Library Report. During the month just passed, fill buok have beeo loaned out from the Dallas Free Library. 34 of which were flctloo, 7 noo -fiction and 150 children's books. 1127 callers were I la the library and 31 oew borrowers' cards were tesued. The following oew 'books have beta doosted by George j Bowles : Life of Christ Stalker, Chsr ' meter Sketches Lofton, and The Story :of 100 Years Sbepp. J. V. Massey. of McCoy, w ' visitor la Dallas yesterday. SOME RAMBLING THOUGHTS Notes By the Way From the Former Editor of the Polk County Observer. WOLFVILLE, Arizona, Nov. 2 (Special Correspondence.) Where is Wolfville, do you ask? Well, reader, you will not find it on any map. You will search the railway folder in vain for it, and there is not the slightest use In looking for it in your Tourist's Guide. Where Is Wolfville? Why its where Doo Peets used to live and Dave Tutt, and Old Man Eorlght, and Dan Boggs. But it isn't known as Wolfville now.. Only the initiated can give you its exact location and the initiated are those fortunate readers who have enjoyed the Inimitable tales of the Old Cattleman, as re-told by that prince of frontier humorists Al fred Henry Lewis. Thousands of American readers know where it is, so I am violating no confidence when I tell you that Wolfville is in Arizona not a thousand miles from Tucson. And its neighbor town is Red -Dog 1 No, the Wolfville of today is not the Wolfville of a quarter ot a century ago, and were tne uia uattieman to revisit his ancient stamping-ground, I fear that he would find few familiar landmarks, and still fewer familiar faces; for the Wolfville of twenty-five years ago was In every way typical of a class of mining and cattle camps that slowly, but surely, disappeared before the steadily increasing tide of immigration from the Eastern and Middle States. Were the Old Cattleman to drop into Tucson today on bis way to Wolfville, be would seek in vain for Old Monte and bis ancient Concord stage-coach. In their stead, he would find it neces sary to Intrust himself to the tender mercies of a spooky looking individual with goo-goo goggles, and a few minutes later he would find himself streaking It across the desert in one of those ungodly contrivances of modern ingenuity known as a touring car, with its 40-horse-power engines fairly eating up the long miles, and its 'smelling-to-beaven" odors sending the jackrabbits and prairie dogs scurrying to cover in all directions. Pleasant anticipations of a feast of beans, salt-hoss and "air-tights" at the "O. K. House" would bo rudely ended when he arrived and found Mrs. Ruckor's well-known hostelry transformed into a modern 100-room hotel, with its electric elevators, its lavishly furnished buffet and grill, and Its own Imported Hungarian orchestra, led and directed by Profes sor Dam of Amsterdam. Strolling out to get a "little something" to cut the prairie dust out of his throat, he would search In vain for the familiar sign of the old "Redllght Saloon" and would soon find his way, by unorrlng instinct, into one of the numerous places with potted palms in the win dows and half the electric lights In town on the outside. Instead of the "New York Store" supplying the cow' boys and miners with only such staple articles as hats, boots, clothing and tobacco, bo would find a half-dozen department stores those marvels of American commercial life, with stocks of goods anticipating every personal comfort and household need; with armies of uniformed salespeople, and their abominable "peony change" system' "Boot Hill Cemetery," he would find converted into a lawn ten nis court, and the "Mexican Dance Hall" into a 10-cent, moving-picture show. Where once the "Stranglers" dealt out justice, swift and sure, to the hapless evil-doer, he would find the "more civilized" law court, with its creeping machinery, its tedious and expensive delays, and Its pleas of "moral degeneracy," "emotional In sanity," ami "brainstorm." In short, he would find Wolfville no longer a frontier cattle camp, but a modern American city, with its trolley cars, electric lights, burdensome taxes, and grafting aldermen. The Wild and Wooly West never as wild, nor as wooly, as the Eastern story-writers would have had us be lieve Is a thing of the past. Its days have gone, never to return. The Wild West can nowhere be found in Amer ica today, save within the enclosure or Buffalo Bill's big show and, as Arthur Greene aptly remarked In a recent number of the Oregooian, it is highly probable that a majority of Colonel Cody's cowboys and broncho busters learned their stunts on some vacant lot In South Chicago! Tbe people of the so-called desert states, aldod by the Federal Govern ment, are literally obeying the Divine Injunction imposed upon Moses, wbeo tbe Lord eommanid him to "take op tbe water of the river aod pour It up on tbe dry land." Aod the fsultl og miracle, wblle of a widely different nature. Is scarcely less wonderful than tbat which followed Moses obedience of his Lord's eommaod. For marvelous. Indeed, Is tbe chaoge vhat Is belog wrought by tbe applica tion of water to tbe desert lands of tbe South western states. Wastes of sand aod sagrbrofth aod alkali have twee w mfr-m1 Into ffTVn fluids. WSViOff NEW GOODS New Arrivals in SHOES DRESS GOODS UNDERWEAR BLANKETS 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 lot 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 got some kind of artificial 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 Bave 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 16o ; Residence, 11 at per month, lflcp 50o. RATES FOR BUSINESS HOUSES 25o per drop and 6o per Kilowatt up to 10 drops ; over 10 drops 2()o per drop and 6o per Kilowatt up to 40 drops ; over 40 drops 17c jier drop and 6o per Kilowatt. A drop figures lOep or less. For power rates apply at the oflloe. We are always ready to explain the "ins and outB" 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. KEARN8, Manager for Dallas. Offloe on Mill street, Just north of the Court House. Phones Boll 421. Mutual 1297. 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 WOODMAN HALL Thursday, Nov. 1 2 OTTO F. L. HERSE TENOR Nature's own singer. The sweetest songs by the best composers. In English, German, Scotch and Irish songs, assisted by FranK A. White Pianist ONE NIGHT ONLY TicKets, 35cf 50c and 75c On sale at Stafrin's Drug Store. Hollister STORE Transfer Co.
