COUN
PUBLISHED SEMI-VEEKLY
NO. 43
VOL. XX
DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, DECEMBER 11, 1908.
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CORRESPONPENCEj
BALLSTON.
Chester Ball was a MoMlnnville vis
itor Saturdiiy. ,
A dance was hold at the W. O. W.
Hall, Friday Dight.
The Sunday School will have a
Christmas tree at the W. O. W. Hall,
Christmas Eve.
Tbe hop men have been busy clean
ing the vines off their yards during
the good weather.
Professor Dunton and Charley
Spagle attended Masonic lodge in Dal
las, Friday night.
Dr. Wood, of Amity, was called Mon
day, to see the little son of Mr. and
Mrs. Will Branson, who is quite sick.
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Campbell gave
a party in honor of their son, Gilbert,
Saturday night. The evening was
pleasantly spent In playing games
after which dainty refreshments were
served.
BIENA VISTA.
W. J. Steele has remodeled his ferry
and now has it in operation.
Mrs. Walter Lamb, of Spokane, is
visiting her au.nt, Mrs. E. 0. Hall.
G. A. Wells will set out about IS
acres of fruit and nut trees next spring.
John E. Hall and family, of Moscow,
Idaho, visited relatives here last week.
M. F. Donaldson went to Portland
this week to purchase holiday goods.
Mrs. E. C. Hall is having the hop
roots grubbed out of her hop yard
near here.
Mrs. Melvin Baldwin and daughter,
Eya, returned to their home in Win
lock, Friday.
Several friends of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Fisk spent a pleasant social
evening at their home Tuesday.
Charles O. McClain had a crew of
men employed clearing and repairing
the street leading down to the ferry
Saturday.
PEDEE.
E. F. Tice was up from Monmouth,
Thursday on a visit
A telephone meeting was held at
Fedee, Saturday evening.
Mr. Freer made a business trip to
Airlie the first of the week.
Miss Grace Tice, of Monmouth, is
visiting friends and relatives at this
place.
L. W. Tice and son, of Seattle, are
visiting at tbe home of bis sister, Mrs.
Riley Burbank.
Mrs. W. L. Phillips has been spend
ing a week at the home of her daugh
ter, Mrs. Pine Burbank.
HOLIDAY GOODS
The time is near when many hearts may be made
happy and it is an undisputed fact that a
Beautiful piece of Jewelery or Cut Glass, a nice Watch,
Gold Handle Umbrella, a piece of Silverware, a beautiful
Diamond and many other beautiful things found in A. H.
HARRIS' JEWELERY STORE would be the most appro
priate gift for that occasion.
I carry the nicest stock of watches in Polk county. I
have the Howard, Hamilton, Illinois, Hampton, Waltham
and Elgin in nearly all the different grades and 150 diff
erent designs in Gold-filled, Solid Gold, andNickle Cases.
I employ one of the finest engravers in the state. Monograms a specialty. All
engraving free this month while you wait. It will pay you to call and see for
yourself. I want satisfied customers therefore I guarantee satisfaction.
Don't Forget The Place
HARRIS' JEWELERY STORE
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FOR HOLIDAY GIFTS
It is not to be expected that every Christmas gift that the family man makes to
his good wife should be something in the furniture line. Yet, what could be
more appropriate -useful as well as beautiful and something that all the mem
bers of the household may enjoy? It cannot be gainsaid that more pleasure and
more benefit are derived from money invested in furniture than from almost any
thing else. And then, too, good, stylish, well-made furniture stands for years,
and, passing from generation to generation, becomes an heirloom, priceless in
value because of the associations that cling about it.
ROCKERS
We have a large line of Rockers to select
from.
Reed Rockers from $3.75 to $14.00
Also Oak and Leather Rockers, Morris
Chairs, from $8 to $24
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RUGS
We have a complete line of rugs from the
smalle ;t to the largest.
You will find in our store, useful gifts, such as Pictures, Hall Racks Mirrors
Parlor Stands, Library Tables, Carpet Sweepers, Music Cabinets and JJntmg
Lk. AH goods will be stored free of charge and delivered when wanted.
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MissM. Kenm teacher of the Cherry
Grove school, visited at the home ot
her sister, Mrs. May Phillips last
week.
Mrs. Ronoo returned home Monday
from Albany, where she has been in
the hospital takiDg treatment for a
cancer.
A One Christmas program will be
given at the Pedee Bohoolhouse this
year. Everyone is iovited to be pres
ent and help make the entertainment
a success.
Business Men Organize Development
League to Advertise Dallas
Throughout the East.
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MONMOUTH.
William Morrison has rented
Moran residence.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Huber were
Salem visitors Thursday.
May and Hubert Goodo, of Lents,
spent Sunday in Monmouth.
William Fuqua, of Portland, was in
Monmouth, Saturday, on a business
visit.
Mr. Remington has rented his farm
near Monmouth and has moved into
town.
V. Huber, of Eastern Oregon, is
down to spend tbe winter in Mon
mouth. George Fisher, a brother of the late
Balpb Fisher, was a Monmouth visi
tor Sunday.
Reuben Simpson recently killed a
hog that weighed more than 300
pounds dressed.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Lucas, of Port
land, spent Sunday at the home of his
mother, Mrs. A. W. Lucas.
John Walker, of Luckiamute, was
in Monmouth on business Tuesday.
He is farming extensively this year.
The new switch has been gravelled
on one side so that teams can get to
tbe cars conveniently to load and tin
load produce.
AIRLIE.
A. C. Staats butchered a fine veal
Monday.
Quite a number of farmers are still
sowing grain.
Henry Tarter is building a substan
tial stock barn.
E. T. Evans and C. E. Staats butch
ered a number ol hogs this week.
Bura Tarter is putting up some new
wire fencing in front of his farm.
I. M. Simpson and A. C. Staats were
dipping their sheep and goats the first
of the week.
A large shipment of fruit trees was
received at this place recently by dif
ferent parties.
A. C. Guyer and C. E. Staats repre
sented the Montgomery and Airlie
school districts at the convention in
Dallas, Saturday.
L. Toedtemeler is slashing out the
ash thicket in front of his new house,
and has tbe ditches dug for laying
several thousand feet of tiling.
Miller Alcorn & Co have erected
new building next tothetrold one, and
now have plenty of room to show their
stock of shelf hardware, buggies, wag
ons and farm machinery.
Our new two-room school building
is completed and It stands second to
none in the rural districts. Miss
Malory, late of Michigan, and Miss
Beaver, of Salem, are the teachers.
WILL HAVE FINE SHOW
Poultrr Raisers Will Hold Second
Annual Exhibition in Dallas
Next Week.
PLAN BOOSTING CAMPAIGN
With the exoeptlon of the choice of
an exhibit ball, the preparations for
the second annual poultry Show of the
Polk County Poultry Raisers' Assoc!
atlon, are nearly completed. A meet
ing of the Association will be held lo
theCourthouse.Saturday afternoon at
i o'clock for the purpose of selecting
place In which to bold the show and
arranging the minor details.
Last year's show met with unex
pected success, both In the number of
people that attended and In tbe num
ber of birdsentared, not only by county
exhibitors but by poultry fancier
from all over the state. The officers
of the association believe that the
coming show will be still greater in
both attendance and entries, as tbe
Dumber of Inquiries received from
persons In other counties and tbe num
ber of applications for entry blank
already far exceeds that of last year.
Tbe show will open Wednesday
morning. December 16, and will con
tinue for three days, the award of
prize being made oo tbe last day.
Elmer Dixon, of Oregon City, who
acted so efficiently a Judge In tbe
show last year ha beeo ecured for
the came work la tbe coming show.
Another feature that leads the mem
ber of tbe aseoclatloo to expect a
larger number of entries, 1 tbe On
list of prize that ba been secured for
this year. The bosioes men of Dallas
bare glrew 1 silver cup for th first
prize awards, In additioo to U regular
award offered by tbe aModatioo.
Forty -r cent of th gat receipt will
alo be et aside for tb prise list.
Dallas has a commercial club and
Dallas is to commence an extensive
and practical boosting campaign.
These two things were decided upon
at the meeting of tbe business men
held in the Courthouse Tuesday night.
The name of the new commercial
club which was organized Tuesday
night is the Dallas Development
League and In that name is Implied
the work which the club intends to
carry on. The officers that will direct
the activities of the Iague are : U. S.
Loughary, president; H. G. Campbell,
secretary, and W. G. Vassal, treas
urer. The members of the Executive
Committee, appointed by the president
are Conrad Staf rin, Ralph Adams and
V. P. Fiske, and the members of the
finance committee are R. E. Williams,
U. S. Grant and H. C. Eakin.
The Initial work of the new organi
zation will be the launching and
carrying on of an extensive adver
tising scheme throughout the eastern
states by thedistrlbution of pamphlets
and literature, gotten up in an
attractive form and setting forth the
resources ot Dallas and vicinity In
the best possible manner.
H. A. Wells, general advertising
agent for tbe Harrlman lines, spent
several hours in Dallas, Tuesday, and
explained before an assembly of tbe
representative business men of the
city his method, which embodies the
above idea and makes it possible for a
community or city to conduct such a
campaign at a nominal expense.
A trained writer is to be Bent here by
the Sunset magazine to study the city,
its resources and Its prospects and
prepare the manuscript for an attrac
tive descriptive booklet, tbe manu
script to be submitted to the club for
approval before publication. A spec
ial photographer will secure illustra
tions and the booklet will be printed
on a fine quality of paper with a cover
design in two colors.
In addition to the descriptive book
let, a guide book will also be issued
telling "How to Get to Dallas, Ore
gon" from any part of the United
States and a large number of folders
containing lists ot the colonist rates
in their season will be printed. The
latter will be supplied to tbe club In
as large a quantity as they will agree
to use. They will be of a convenient
size and It will be easy to slip one into
any letter that loaves Dallas addressod
to some place in the east.
The final point in this comprehensive
campaign Is a half page advertise
ment of Dallas in the Sunset mag
azine for a period of twelve months
with the privilege ot a change each
month, and a two-page descriptive
article (illustrated) to be published In
some Issue ot tbe magazine during
the year.
To enter into the contract to Becure
the services of the SunBet magLzine
and the assistance of the Southern
Pacific Company, it will be neoessary
for the citizens of Dallas to raise a
sum of a little more than $1000.
Tbe financial committee of the
Development League will begin
soliciting to secure tbe required sum
as soon as possible and it is hoped
that tbe enterprise may be fairly
started In time for a portion, at least,
of tbe advertising literature to be
secured and sent eastward with "The
Oreffoos" basketball team when It
starts on Its long tour.
The business men of Dallas are
starting about tbe proposed work with
a persistent enthusiasm that gives
good omen for Its eucoeBS and if the
campaign is carried outas thoroughly
aod as extensively as It Is planned. It
should result in an enormous growth
of this community along every line
within tbe next year.
Big
Reduction
SALE
On all Ladies' and Children's Coats.
All this season's styles.
Special Sale on Clothing
Men's, Boys' and Youths' Suits will
be sold at a big cut in price. If
you need clothing it will pay you to
see what we are offering.
Special lot Ladies' 26-in. Umbrellas
90 Cents
CampbellHoiiister
CASH STORE
FURNITURE
For Xmas Gifts
will be appreciated. Why spend your good money
for cheap trash when you can buy a nice piece of
furniture for a little money which will last for gen
erations. Why not come in early and make your
selections while our stock is new. We will set it
aside and deliver it later.
On December 24, we will absolutely give away one
High-grade Morris Chair and also one fine picture.
Call and see them at our store.
HALL $ HAYES
FURNITURE STORX
Bert Deai biooght tbe county
road roller back to Dallas. Tuesday
afterocoa from Dear Independence,
where K ba bees la mm tb big fill
lb at I bring mad Dear that city.
Many Merry Masker.
Tbe masquerade on roller at the
Colosseum rink Wednesday evening
was a most enjoyable affair. The
mask session begun at 7:30 o'clock
and continued until 10 o'clock when
tbe floor was cleared and the award of
prizes made public. The floor was
again thrown open after that, and tbe
maskers, now unmaskxd but still in
costume, and those of tbe spectators
that carer! to skate, continued the
session until nearly might. Tbe fol
lowing prize were awarded: Mr.
Eugeue Byerley. IVrriette and Henry
Stump, Santa Claus, best costume;
Mr. Henry Stump, Mistletoe Circle
and Ray Day. Dallas City Bank,
beet advertising contunv; Miss Lyle
Phelps and Frank Holilster, fencers,
best couple; Mr. Edith Rowland,
stamp collection, moat elaborate co
turoe; Mis Esle Frakea, American
Flag, bt sustained character. Tb
judge were Dr. S. T. Dooohoa, George
Mortoo and Judge L D. Brown.
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 nettled to save bother of lighting and adjusting. In some home
the electric light bills amount to only one or two dollars per month.
You can probably got otne kind of artificial light for lee money
than eloctrlc light, but does It save you anything when It limit op
portunities for work and recreation ruins your eyesight smoke
your walls mars decoration and Increases household work. You
could probably save a dollar tomorrow by going without your meal
but it wouldn't be economy. It is not so much what you aave, but
how vou save that counts.
WILLAMETTE VALLEY CO. RATES Residence on meters, per
Kilowatt 15c: Rnldnoe, flat per month, 18ep 60c. RATK8 iOR
RUHIN ESS HOUSES 25c per drop and 6c per Kilowatt up to 10 drops ;
over 10 drops iioo per drop and 5c per Kilowatt up to 40 drop ; over 40
drop l7Jc r drop and 6c per Kilowatt. A drop figures 16cp or less.
For power rates apply at the oftloe. We are always ready to eiplaln
the "ins and out' of the lighting proposition to you, call on u or
phone to us, we are never to busy to talk busineas.
Willamette Valley Company
E.W. K EARNS, Manager for Dallaa.
Office on Mill street, ut north of the Court House. Phone Bell 421,
Mutual ml.
City FJerti) at ladepradeiMC.
Tb annual city election fur Iode
peodenc was fcteld Mooday. tbe fol
lowing officer bring cboaen: Bos.
B. F. iocea, mayor; Asa B. Rthioano,
recorder; i. E. H ubbard, J. 8. Bobaa
Boo aod J. H. Hoffman, enaorilove
or two yearn, aod W. H. Craa,
lit oe yr.
The Jacobson Transfer Co.
All kind3 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
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Ed. F. Cod,
OfHne Id Coon ft wise
TToairr t Law
BROWN & STOUT
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