COUNTY
PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY
VOL. XX
WORKS MAGICAL MIRACLES
Karl Germain, World's Most Famous
Wizard, Will Appear in Dallas
Wednesday Night.
In the appearance of Mr. Karl Ger
main here Wednesday night, JaDuary
6 the people of Dallas are promised
one of the finest entertainments they
have had the privilege of witnessing
since Maro entertained them a few
years ago with his wonderful feats of
wizardry.
Undisputably one of the greatest
artists in magic now before the
American public, Mr. Germain's very
name has become the talisman that
assures a large audience wherever he
appears. He Is at present amusing,
bewildering and puzzling audiences
nightly with his novel sleights and
cleverly effected illusions.
To make roses grow before one's
eyes, to read minds and communicate
with the spirit world are feats that
must appeal to everyone. His unique
and startling illusions, his original
manner of working and his graceful
style combine to win him the Interest
and admiration from all who witness
his entertainments.
-DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, JANUARY 5, 1901).
NO. 47
Pleasant Surprise Party.
A pleasant surprise party wat given
at the Hughes Brothers' farm near
Falls City, Saturday night in compli
ment to Mrs. J. Hughes. Theevening
was spent in a mostenjoyable manner,
a real old fashioned "taffy pulling"
was held and a delicious luncheon
was served at midnight. Those
present were: Mr. and Mrs.
purling, Mr. and Mrs. Andre
oieiann, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mur
phy, Misses Edith and Katie Barn
nart, Miss uurling; Messrs. Irvin
Harry and Charles Devine, J. Rhodes
Walter and Eric Durlinsr. Vernon an
Emerson Murphy, Hosmer and Don
aid Siefarth, Mr. Barnhait and Pearl
Hughes, of Dallas.
POLK COUNTY'S FINE STOCK
Nelson Farm and Farley Angora Goat
Herds Attract Favorable Mention
In Agricultural Journal.
Professor B. R. Hill returned Sun
day night from a business visit in
Portland.
waipn Mcuoim, of Dallas, visited
with friends in this city the past week,
Dayton Optomist.
W. L. Soehren took a crew of careen
ters up last week and rebuilt the long
trestle which leads the pipe line of the
Dallas water system around the big
bluff about three-quarters of a mile
this side of the Intake.
Electricity for Lighting
Is only expensive to people who are
wasteful and careless. To yon, Vlo
are naturally careful, It does tot
come high. .. v .
It is economical because it can be quickly turned off wna tot needed.
With gas or kerosene there is the temptation to let lightbirn when
not needed to save bother of lighting and adjusting. In bie homes
the electric light bills amount to only one or two dollars Wj month.
You can probably get some kind of artificial light for fesfe money
than electric light, but does it save you anything when ililmlts op
portunities for work and recreation ruins your eyesilt smokes
your walls mars decorations and Increases household lork. You
could probably save a dollar tomorrow by going without bur meals
but it wouldn't be economy. It is not so much what yolsave, but
how you save that counts.
WILLAMETTE VALLEY CO. RATES Residence on Iters, per
Kilowatt 15c; Residence, flat per month, 16cp 60c. RS FOR
BUSINESS HOUSES 25c per drop and 5c per Kilowatt upfco drops;
over 10 drops 20c per drop and 6c per Kilowatt up to 40 drop; over 40
drops l7Jc per drop and 5c per Kilowatt. A drop figures lfii or less.
For power rates apply at the office. We are always ready I explain
the "ins and outs" of the lighting proposition to you, oallh us or
phone to us, we are never to busy to talk business. I
Willamette Valley Compaf
E. W. KEARNS, Manager for Dallas.
Phones
Office on Mill street, just north of the Court House.
Mutual 1297.
II 421,
The Oregon Agriculturist contains
the following interesting and flatter
ing articles about the Nelson Stock
Farm and the Farley Aagoras :
Several years ago a prize was offered
by a national horticultural associa
tion. The amount of the prize was $50
and was to be given for the largest
pansy shown. Every state contested
and Oregon won. The prize was won
by Ross Nelson, of Independence, who
was then a small boy. Being econom
ical he had saved "a few pennies."
ihese pennies and his $50 he invested
in a few cows and that was the start of
the Nelson Stock Farm.
Now it Is one of the largest dairy
and stock farms in the vicinity of
Independence. The herd is headed by
Dorinda, grandson of Peer's Surprise.
While they have two yearlings com
ing on who are true blue-blooded
aristocrats of the highest order.
Such skill and foresight has been
displayed by Mr. Nelson Jr., in the
rearing of his present young stock
that they are now conceded to be as
high quality as any A. J. C.'s on the
Coast. The Nelson farm comprises a
good many broad acres.
One of its features is a fine apple
orchard. Mr. Nelson, Sr., has pruned
and trimmed to that extent that the
apples produced this year are almost
perfect In quality. Electric lights are
nstalled in both the house and barns,
while they are now contemplating the
erection of more new buildings.
Two miles up the valley from Dallas
ust below the bend of the 8. F. C. &
W. R. R., Is situated the snug little
villa of Mrs. W. J. Farley, In partner
ship with her brother, D. C. Cline.
The herd of Angoras on this ranch
is noted by their connection with the
celebrated Judy and King Arthur, Jr.
Their prize winner had not been home
long from his tour, which had com
menced at Salem and encompassed the
fairs at SpoKane, North Yakima and
Portland, and we were shown ribbons
and medals which be had won more
than sufficient to decorate a Zulu
chief. There are over a hundred res
isted animals in this herd, and now
having a herd which meets their
satisfaction as to quality, they are
filling orders for foundation stock.
Enthusiastic Poultry Meeting.
The members of the Polk County
Poultry Raisers' Association held an
enthusiastic meeting in the Court
house, Saturday, representatives of
the organization from every section of
the oounty being in attendance. The
meeting was devoted chiefly to the
settling of the business of the show
recently held and the laying of plans
for a bigger show to be held next year,
Although they worked in the face of
several disadvantages during the last
show, the members of the Association
are not in the least discouraged, but
are determined to make a still
stronger bid for recognization and the
publicity they richly deserve, in the
show next year. The officers who will
have the direction of the Association's
affairs in their hands during the com
ing year are: C. I. Ballard, of fiiek
reall, president; LeeSmith, of Dallas,
vice-president ; C. S. Graves, of Dallas,
secretary and treasurer; C. P. Corn
wall, of Monmouth ; B. I. Ferguson,
of Eola and A. G. Rempel, of Dallas,
executive committee.
0REG0NS MEET DEFEAT
Champion Basketball Team Loses
First Game in Stillwater,
Minnesota.
Its
To Improve Ellendale Road.
A petition will be presented before
the County Commissioners' Court at
its regular session tomorrow, asking
to have the road between Dallas and
Ellendale improved by grading and
macadam. The petition is backed by
a long list of names of persons who
agree to furnish money or labor
toward carrying out the improvement.
If the petition is granted and the work
carried through Polk county will have
secured at a very nominal cost, an
improvement that will be doubly val
uable in its relation to the improve
ment of county's thoroughfares and
the benefits that will be derived from
it by the city of Dallas.
Hon. C. L. -Hawley, of McCoy, is
developing a walnut orchard. This is
the first one In that section ol the
country. Oregon Agriculturalist.
Enjoyable New Year's Eve Ball.
An excellent crowd was in attend
ance at the New Year's Eve ball given
by the Social Committee of Company
H, Thursday night, which proved to
be one of the pleasantest affairs of its
kind given in Dallas this season. Not
only was there a large attendance
from the ranks of the dancers of this
city, but visitors from many of the
neighboring cities were in attendance.
Music was furnished by Seely 's orches
tra and the dancing which begun at
9 o'clock was continued until nearly
an hour after the stroke of the clock
announced that the year 1908 was
passed and that the new year 1909 had
come to reign in his stead.
A. N. Halleck, of Monmouth,
In Dallas yesterday on business.
After having carried everything
before them through three states, the
Oregons met their first reverses in
Minnesota, being tied in the game
with Minneapolis with a score of 29 to
29 and defeated by Stillwater, Satur
day night, by a score of 29 to 14.
The game with Minneapolis was
preceded Wednesday night by the
play with Jamestown, North Dakota,
which was easily carried by the Ore
gons the final score being 36 to 15,
From that city they madea long jump
into Minneapolis where they played
the Holeombs, the first foemen really
worthy of their steel with whom they
had been matched since leaving Ore
gon. The game was reported as one of
the fastest overplayed in that city and
at no time during the play would it
have been possible for a spectator to
pick the winner with certainty. The
final score was announced as 29 to 28
in favor of the Holeombs, but after
the two teams had retired to their
dressing rooms, making further play
impossible, it was discovered that a
mistake had been made and that the
score in reality stood tied at 29. After
a sharp discussion the tie was finally
conceded.
On the following night the Oregons
fell upon the Philistines, 1. e. the team
of Company B, and "smote them hip
and thigh" quickly re-establishing
their prestige in theeyes of the Minne
apolis sportsmen. The news dispatch
from that city Friday night described
the game as follows, in its opening
paragraph; "Stung by their defeat
at the bands of the Holeombs, Thurs
day night, the Dallas, Oregon, cham
pions went after Frank Reed's Com
pany B team at the National Guard
Armory last night and romped to a
33 to 16 victory with comparative ease.
Team work of a caliber never iiefore
seen in Minneapolis was the cudgel
with which the Invaders slew the sol
diers." The rejoicings of the local sup
porters of the Oregons over the result
of this game, were somewhat checked
by the news in Sunday morning's
Oregonlan that our team had lost to
Stillwater, Minnesota. The score was
29 to 14. The Oregon team in this
game, was up against the same thing
that had worked Its undoing in a few
of the games of previous seasons in
this state a slick floor. Unable to
keep their feet on the slippery surface,
Big Cut n Prices
Our second Annual Clearance Sale
commences
Saturday, Jan. 2.
Everything reduced in price. We
will save you money on every pur
chase. Yours for business
Campbell Hollister
CASH STORE
Attorneys at Law
BROWN & STOUT
Abstractors
Notary Public Collections
Ulowg Bldg. DALLAS, OREGON
Attorney at law
Ed. F. Cpad,
Office In Courthouse
DALLAS, OREGON
their team work was badly demoral
ized so that the opposing team, prob
ably equal in strength, and perfectly
accustomed to the floor, held them at
an almost insuperable disadvantage.
Tonight and tomorrow night, the
Oregons will be in the territory of
their ancient enemies, the Redwings,
and Wednesday night they will be
matched against LaCrosse, Wisconsin.
Sheriff J. M. Grant took the Mes
senheiraor children to Portland,
Thursday afternoon and delivered
them to the Boys' and Girls' Aid Soci
ety. The children's mother was sent
to Salem and committed to the State
Insane Asylum the same day.
Hembree Case Set For Hearing.
Notwithstanding no briefs have been
filed by attorneys on either side of the
Hembree murder case, the Supreme
Court Saturday set the case for hear
ing on January 14. Under the pres
ent rules of the court criminal cases
will be set for trial without delay when
the prescribed time has expired unless
the attorneys seoure an extentlon of
time to file briefs. In accordance with
that rule the case was put on the
calendar.
The secretary of the American An
gora Goat Breeders' Association will
spend some time in Dallas, during the
goat show this month.
INNUAL
ANUR
RY CLEARANCE
SALE
This sale means a mercantile e
out this entire store. Reduced
fraction of their former value.
tory of this house. The only
nt that borders on the marvelous. A regular price cutting outrage. A sweeping reduction through-
rices that will undoubtedly create a sensation. All broken lines and odds and ends go at a mere
Prices have been cut as never before. We are going to make this sale a record breaker in the his-
cbinal and genuine clearance sale will be on at THE BEE HIVE STORE
This Sale Strted SATURDAY, JANUARY 2nd, 1909
This gigantic clearance sale wh started here Saturday morning, January 2nd, carries an important message to every man
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ana boy in tnis community.
Clearance Sale of Men's Shirts
Men's Golf Shirts, broken line, Values from 50c to
$1.00. Sale 35c
: Monarch" Shirts $ 1 . to $ 1 .25. Sale 75c
Clearance Sale Underwear
Men's Cotton Ribbed Underwear, regular 50c grade
37 l-2c
Men's Wool Ribbed $1.00 grade 75c
Clearance Sale Men's Pants
A line of Fancy Worsted Pants, values to 3.50. Sale
$2.40.
Clearance Sale Hosiery
One lot Children's Black Hose, regular value 25c. Sale
12 l-2c.
Clearance Sale Suspenders
HelVeb Suspenders, 25c and 35c values
19c
Clearance Sale Shoes
OnChildren's Shoes, values up to 1 .25. Sale 69c
Clearance Sale Ladies' Shoes
OneUdies' 3.00 and 3.50 shoes, all good makes.
Sale $2.50.
Clearance Sale of Towels
Our I25c Linen Towels, white and fancy border.
Sale 18c.
Clearance Sale Underwear
Childfcnd Misses Union Suits, values to one dollar.
On i Sale 48c
Clearance Sale of
Comforters
Specfal lot, full size
White Cotton. Sale
$1.45
Clearance Sale of
Linen
66 inch Table Dam
ask. 75c grade, at
59c
Clearance Sale of
Outing
Best quality Outing,
fancy and plain col
ors. Sale 8c
Clearance Sale Embroidery.
One lot 8 and 1 0c values at 5c yd
Clearance Sale Petticoats
Sateen and Heatherbloom. Sale from $1.65 to $3.45
Clearance Sale Bed Spreads
A large, heavy Marseilles spread, 1.25 value. Sale 93c
Clearance Sale Blankets
All wool Blankets, white and colors, values to 7.50.
Sale $4.95.
Clearance Sale of Muslin
Heavy Brown Muslin. Sale
"Lonsdale" Bleach Muslin. Sale
6c
9c
Clearance Sale Boys Caps
All 50c caps, all styles. Sale
35c
Lot 1 Boys Knee Pants Suits, 3.00 to 3.50 values.
Sale $1.98.
Lot 2 Boys Knee Pants Suits, regular 4.00 to 4.50
values. Sale $2.79
Lot 3 Boys 5.00 to 6.50 Knee Pants Suits, all late
cuts. Sale $4.39
Lot 4 A broken line of Men's Suits, regular 8.00 and
1 0.00 values. Sale $4.75
Lot 5 Men's Navy Blue Serge, Fancy Worsted and
mixed effects, regular 12.50 to 15,00 Sale $9.85
Lot 6 Men's Hand Tailored Suits, values from 16.50
to 20. Sale $13.85
There will be no reductions on tnbllowing lines: W. L. Douglas shoes, Queen Quality shoes, Gordon Hats, Butterick Patterns
rices on these goods are controlled by the manufacturer and must be sold regularly.
This Sale
ositively Closes Saturday, January 30th, 1909
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