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PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY
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DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, NOVEMBER 10, 1908.
NO. 39
ANNIVERSARY BANQUET
.Uncle BUI" Brown Will Celebrate
His Birthday In Elaborate
Manner.
Hon. W. C. Brown's famous din
ners with which he has celebrated for
some time in a truly original and
characteristic manner, the occasion of
his birthday anniversary on Novem
ber 30 of each year, and at which the
widows of Dallas are the guests of
honor, have become a topic of almost
as great interest In Oregon and the
Northwest, as the celebration even of
Thanksgiving day.
X long and highly entertaining
article in the Telegram of Saturday's
issue bears witness to the fact, .relat
ing how the date of his annual ban
quet has been the recipient of hun
dreds of letters from all parts of Ore
gon urging him to make his invita
tion general and grant widows from
every portion of the state the esteemed
privilege of being his guests on the
great occasion.
Uncle Bill, however, refuses to
change his custom of previous years
and will make the banquet In cele
bration of his eighty-fourth birthday
this year, a strictly Dallas affair as
usual. However he will go a step
further than ever before and not only
Dallas widows, but also all widowers
in the town are to participate in the
festivities, and Mr. Brown has declared
that he will present a fine hickory
cane to the first widower who marries
after the big birthday dinner.
Already he is planning and pre
paring for the banquet and he expects
to make it an even bigger and more
elaborate affair than the one given
last year, which was itself the finest
celebration of its kind ever held In
this city.
Jubilee Singers Coming.
Watklua' Tennessee Jubilee Singers,
one of the strongest troupes of negro
singers before the American public
this season will appear In Dallas at
Woodman Hall, Saturday evening,
November 14, under the auspices of
the Dallas Public School. The pro
ceeds of the entertainment will be
applied to the purchase of new books
for the school library.
Several new names were submitted
for membership in the Merchants'
Protective Association at its meeting
last night. Theorganization is rapidly
growing in the favor of the business
men of this city, nearly all of whom
are now included in its list of
members.
COMPANY DANCE A SUCCESS MAY NOT GO WET AFTER' All
First
Social Venture of Militia Meets
With Approval From All
Attending.
The dancing party given at Wood
man Hall, Saturday night by the
men of Company H, was a great suc
cess, the floor being crowded with
about seventy-five couples of dancers
and a large number of spectators
being also present. Dancing began
at 8 :30 and continued until midnight.
Seeleys' orchestra furnished the music
for the occasion, and its work was
appreciated by all.
The work of the committee on
preparation is worthy of highest com
mendation, no effort being spared and
no detail omitted that would add to
the enjoyment of the occasion. A full
half-day's hard work on their part,
put the floor in excellent condition for
dancing. The hall was appropriately
decorated In red, white and blue bunt
ing, and American flags. A sub
committee served punch during the
evening.
The second dance to be given by the
militia has been set for Thanksgiving
eve and already the young men are
formulating plans to make it the
biggest and most enjoyable event of
its kind ever held in Dallas.
Set Dates For Poultry Show.
The date for the second annual show
of the Polk County Poultry Raisers'
Association has been fixed front Dec
ember 16 to 18. The success of the
show last year aroused great Interest
not only among poultry raisers but
also among the business men of Dal
las and realizing the possibilities of
such an institution for the upbuilding
of the city, a nuraberorthe latter have
donated silver cups, ten in number, to
be added to the general prize list for
the coming show. It is anticipated
that these additional awards will
attract a large number of poultry men
outside of Polk county and that the
exhibits will give a state wide repre
sentation of the poultry industry
rather than an almost purely local
representation, as was the case last
year. Elmer Dixon, of Oregon City,
has been again secured to act as judge
at the coming show, his work last year
having proven highly satisfactory to
all of the exhibitors.
J. E. Beezley, of Falls City, wa a
business visitor In Dallas yeBterday.
County Clerk E. M. Smith issued
license to wed to William E. Wright
and Mary Sampson, Saturday.
It Is Claimed That Independence Charter
Does Not Come Under Ruling
of Medford Decision.
The efforts of the liquo r dealers of
Independence to find a loophole in
the Prohibition law recently passed in
Polk county, through which they may
slip safely and renew their old busi
ness openly with that city classed as
a "wet town," seem destined to come
to naught in spite of the hopeful pre
dictions made last week when they
discovered, or thought they had dis
covered, that the Independence char
ter seemed to come under the same
head as the Medford charter, the pro
visions of which made it possible for
that city to continue wet In spite of
the Prohibition law.
A Salem dispatch in Sunday's Ore
gonian outlines the circumstances
that may lead to the abandonment of
the effort to keep Independence wet,
as follows ;
A few days ago the liquor dealers at
Independence thought they had dis
covered a section in the city charter
which takes the city out from under
the provisions of the local option law,
and plans were under way to test the
question in the courts. Investigation
shows, however, that the Independence
charter of 1905 is practically a re-enactment
of the charter of 1903, and
under the decision of the Supreme
Court In the Eugene case the repeal
log clause does not affect the local
option law.
The decision In the Medford case
applies only to cities whose charters
enacted in 1905 show an intention to
relieve the municipalities from the
regulations of the local option law.
The effort to declare Independence
"wet" will therefore be abandoned.
The city council, at Its meeting
Thursday night, ordered warrants
drawn In favor of the property holders
in the macadam district, for the
amounts of the rebates granted them
at the regular meeting Monday
evening, on the sums advanced for
the cost of the street improvement.
It was also decided to advance the
sum of $4000 to Messrs. Venske & Tay
lor on the contract for the construe
tion of the new sewer system which is
now under way.
L. H. Shultz has moved his entire
stock of groceries into the Williams'
building and J. L. Castle is fitting up
the room which he vacated for his
grocery store which will be opened for
business within a lew days.
You Will Find in The
Dictionary
All the words that are to a Balzac novel, but the dictionary makes mighty dry reading by comparison.
The words are all there, but they are not put together right for the purpose of entertainment.
There are plenty of concerns that will assure you most solemnly and sincerely that they have
every facility for satisfying your every furniture requirement that ADAMS & BROBST has and more
besides. The answer to that is that if they have, they are not using them to a very good advantage
perhaps they are not put together right like the words in the dictionary.
Selling quality furniture is not a side line here, it's the main issue, it's our business, we are
exclusive agents for the OREGON FURNITURE MANUFACTURING CO., of Portland, the largest fur
niture factory on the coast. In buying from them we make a double saving, the jobers profit ana the
high freight from the east which enables us to sell to you for less than others. For example
BUFFET
In Royal Oak. Base 20x40 inches high,
gloss finish, beveled plate mirror 9x31
inches. Price - - $".5
ATTRACTED LARGE CROWD
Many Farmers and Fruit Growers
Visited Southern Pacific's
Demonstration Train.
Salem, Falls City & Western Railway
Has Made Substantial
Growth.
Sj Tl 1 ' Mil " i I I
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SIDEBOARD
With double top 21x41 inches; Golden quarter
sawed oak finish. Beveled plate mirror 14x24
inches. Price
$9-75
ADAHS & BR0B5T CO.
Dallas Furniture and Implements Oregon
The visit of the Southern Pacific
demonstration train to Dallas, Friday,
called out an enormous crowd of the
people of this city and the surround
ing country, and a number of people
from Salt Creek and Falls City and
the farming country about those
places also came to Dallas to take
advantage of the opportunity offered
for taking a short comprehensive
course in advanced farming methods.
Aside from a few unsatisfactory
features such as the cold, foggy
weather, and the uncontrollable mob
of school children, who, while unable
to profit by the demonstration, suc
ceeded In Interfering considerably
with many grown people who were
both able and anxious to profit by it
the hours stop of the train in Dallas
proved most profitable and pleasant to
the farmers and fruit growers who
were present and was beyond doubt,
an event of great importance, which
will have abroad and lasting influence
for the Improvement of farming
methods in this district.
The demonstrators wasted not a
single minute, but began their work
almost the Instant that the train was
brought to a standstill and from that
time until the train left for Inde
pendence there was "something doing
every minute."
A short time was consumed just
after the train arrived, In brief
addresses from the door of one of the
coaches, by the demonstrators who
had charge of the train, outlining
their work and its purposes and
extending an Invitation to the people
to come through the cars, examine
the exhibits and ask as many ques
tions as they desired. Immediately
after the close of these addresses, the
train was thrown open and the crowd
began to swarm about the entrance at
the rear of the line of cars and to file
through the train, examing and dis
cussing the exhibits and plying the
demonstrators with numberless ques
tions. The completeness and comprehen
siveness of theexhibits was something
little short ot marvelous. Agriculture,
the growing of grains and grasses
and the practical application of the
latest improved farm machinory;
horticulture in its various phases,
budding, grafting, planting and fruit
packing; dairying carried througn
all its processes, milking, separating,
testing and churning. Never did an
agricultural exhibit give a more
perfect outline or one more easily
grasped, of modern farming methods
in their every detail. .The only ex
pressed regret on the part of the people
who were present when the train
finally left for Independence, was that
it could not have stayed a full day.
The members of the faculty were
exceedingly courteous in listening to
and answering all questions and It is
doubtful if any one visited the train
who did not come away with a fund of
new ideas which will bear fruit in the
form of a more general and persistent
effort on the part of all, to bring the
farming methods up to the highest
standard of efficiency. It Is probable
that an effort on the part of the
farmers of this neighborhood will be
made to arrange for another visit of
the train to this city next year, in case
the Southern Pacific Company decides
to put It on the road once more.
"Our Minister" Well Received.
"Our Minister," the play given by
the Alcazar Stock Company at the
Woodman Hall last night, was, almost
without exception, declared by those
who were present to be the best that
had yet been put on In this city by
the company. One thing is certain,
"Our Minister" as it was played last
night, was worthy of a much larger
audience than It received. The merit
of the entertainment rested not so
much on the play itself, but on the
excellent manner In which the players
handled It The most attractive feat
ure of the company's work Is the per
feet balance of their productions, each
player bearing out his or her full part,
no more, and In this manner giving
to the whole production an Impression
of completeness and symmetry which
Is most pleasing to the listener. Dal
las, so long harassed by transient
companies producing indifferently
poor plays In a more Indifferent man
ner, should consider Itself fortunate
in securing a place at least la the clr
rultof aoompanr that possesses real
and pronounced merit, and should
Insure Itself against the possibllly of
losing Its new company, by extending
it a large and steady patronage.
COMPANY FILES REPORT
The Salem, Falls City & Western
Railway was the first company In Ore
gon this year, as it was last year, to
submit a complete report to the State
Railroad Commission, and the officers
of the company have received high
commendation from the Commission,
for the promptness with which
the report was sent in, Its complete
ness and the exoellent development it
shows for the road.
The report was filed Friday but
shows the status of the business up to
June 30, only. The new forms are
based on those used by the interstate
commerce commission and are com
plete In every detail.
Shown In the tabulation is an item
of $20,151.18 covering the construction
of new lines during the year; this
dealing with the extension to Salem
through Eola. The total cost to June
1907, tor road is shown as $241,275.88.
Total cost to June 30 of the present
year is shown as $261,431.06, giving a
clear illustration of the great value of
one of Oregon s smallest railroad
lines.
In the report the road is shown to
have 50 miles of lines now In operation.
Thirteen miles from Dallas to New
berg are stipulated as "passenger,"
and 37 miles from Dallas to Black
Rock as "log" road. A portion of this
Is said to be tributary to the West Side
division of the Southern Pacific.
Expenditures for equipment to June
30, 1907, is placed at $306,808.80, a sub
stantial increase being apparent in
the statement of expenditures for
equipment to June 30, 1908, which are
placed at $311,177.15.
Total operating revenues are sche
duled at $79,056.69 and maintenance
of way and structures has stood for an
expense of $22,632.52 to the company.
Maintenance of equipment is shown
as $11,236.74, while transportation
expenses amount up to 23,505.22.
General expenses are shown as
$5836.78 with a grand total for oper
ating expenses of $63,211.20.
The ratio of operating expenses to
operating reveuues is estimated at
79.96 per cent. Total salaries add up
to $33,997.92, with 67 men employed on
the road, general officers Inclusive.
The amount from passengers carried
earning revenue Is set down as
$29,693 and the number of tons of
freight at 105,108. One locomotive
was added to the equipment and one
retired. The road has one passenger
car, 51 freight cars, two caboose cars
and four locomotives.
Want Union High School.
Col. E. Hofor and C. L. Starr
returned Friday night from Inde
pendence where they attended a meet
ing called to discuss the advisability
of establishing a union high school
district from Monmouth, Independ
ence anil several adjoining districts.
The meeting was held In the opera
bouse at Independence and was very
largely attended by citizens of Mon
mouth and Independence. Hon. 11. F.
Jones presided over tho meeting and
those who spoke from the platform
were Col. Hofer, President E. D. Res-
sler, of the Oregon State Normal
School at Monmouth, Superintendent
H. C. Seymour, Secretary C. L. Starr
of the state board of normal regents
of normal schools and Prof. It. M.
Kirk of the Independence schools. A
committee of representative citizens
was appointed and It is expected that
preparations will be made in a short
time looking to the ultimate consoli
dation of all the districts In that vicin
ity for union high school purposes.
Statesman.
NEW GOODS
New Arrivals in
SHOES
DRESS GOODS
UNDERWEAR
BLANKETS
KINGSBURY HATS
Campbell Hollister
CASH STORE
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 electric light bills amount to only one or two dollars per month.
You can probably get 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 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 vou save that counts.
WILLAMETTE VALLEY CO. BATES Residence on meters, per
Kilowatt 15o ; Residence, flat per month, 16op 60c. RATK8 FOR
BUSINESS HOUSES 25c per drop and 6o 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 less.
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. Phones Boll 421.
Mutuul 1297.
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 & Cherrlngton's Drug Store
Bell, 301 Mutual, 253
A Creditable Record.
Lieutenant L. A. Bollinan, of Com
pany H reports that special orders
just received from Colonel Yoran,
giving the rating or eacn team in me
recent rifle contests by companies of j
tbe 4th Oregon regiment, gives the
Dallas team seventh place out of 12.
This Is ao exoellent showiog consider-,
lng that Company H Is one of tho j
newest In the regiment and that tbe
men bad very little time In which to
prepare themselves for the contest. An j
additional honor Is found lo tbe fact j
that H. O. Stingley of the Dallas com- j
pany is Included in the list ot the 20
best marksmen In tbe regiment, tank
lng ninth. Colonel Yoran compli
mented the men highly on their work
aod on the interest shown, and pre
dicted brilliant successes for the regi
ment in future contests.
An export flurry appears to have
truck tbe hop market and tbe trade
looks for Interesting developments In
the next few days. Reports from
Independence declared that tbe E. C.
Horat Company was lo tbe market
strong and offerings! cents for every
thing cboios lo that section. It was
believed that Horst was trying to clean
oat the entire district T. A. Rlggs,
another export buyer, made offers of
ft cents at McMinovllle. Oregoolan.
Good onions for sale at Loughary't
grocery store for II.S0 a sack. St
A lone, bold burglar opened tbe safe
of tbe Bank or Amity, Tuesday night,
aod took all tbe cash it cootaioed. Be
secured, all told, the sum of 12.0).
Gaining admission by prying open
tbe front door of tbe bank building,
be forced tbe safe door with a wrench
and after securing tbe money ma le
bis eecaps without leaving m clue as
to bis Identity. McMinovllle Tele
phone-Register.
K. H. Calbut, proprietor of a plan
ing mill aod bos factory lo Corvallla,
was lo Dallas last week purchasing
lumber tuppti-a for bis establish menu
Legal Blacks at this office.
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
TicRets, 35c, 50c and 75c
On sale at Stafrin's Drug Store.