Polk County Observer
ALLGOOD & COLLINS
LESSKKS
Published Semi-Weekly at 11.50 per Year.
Strictly iu Advance.
DO NOT DESIRE WINTER
Willamette Valley People Fail
Appreciate Aesthetic Merits of
"The Beautiful Snow."
To
WISE
talks by
office
Entered aa second-clans matter March 1, 1507,
at the post office at iMlIm, Oregon, under the
Act of Conj?reSH ot March 3, 1879.
DALLAS, OREGON, JANUARY 8, 191)9
The way to build ufi Dallas is to pat
ronize Dallas people.
If there is a claas of men la Oregon
today (asido from the Republican
Statement 1 legislators) whom nobody
eDvies, it certainly is the rural mail
carriers with their Dice little daily
jaunts out through the snow.
The school census for District Nura
b;r 2, just completed by Clerk H. G.
Campbell, shows that the number of
persons in the district who are of
school age has increased during the
past year from 6C5 to more than 700.
A creditable growth and one that pre
sages even grdater progress for the
coming year.
"If it be thy will, let this cup pass
from me." The approach of the ses-t-ion
of Legislature with the prospects
f a bitter draught for the real sup
porters of the Republican party, brings
to mind the words of that historic
prayer, which if slightly paraphrased
lit the circumstances under which we
are laboring exactly.
The latest statistics give evidence
that Oregon is not only growing Id
wealth, but now is in reality a
wealthy state. The taxable property
ol Uregon is assessed at over
$000,000,000, or more than $1000 for
every man, woman and child. It is
further claimed that the assessed
valuation does not represent the actual
valuation, for in a large number of
counties property is linted at only 50
to 75 percentof actual values. Taking
this latter fact into consideration, it is
figured that the private property of
Oregon has a value of not less than
$750,000,000, or an average of $1250
per capita. Spokesman-Review.
COIRT H01SE NOTES
Items of Interest From the Records
in the County Offices
Briefly Told.
Mo-
heal ESTATE.
Davi. I S McDonald to Muir &
Donald Co., land in Dallas, $1.
David S McDonald to Andrew B
Muir, j interest in 100 acres In t S 8, r
7 w, $1.
A B Strong et nx to F S Strong, land
in I'crrydale, inyt.
Clifford Watili'ss et ux to John and
Sherman Bobbins, land in t B s, r B w,
$750.
COMMISSI!) X E US' COURT.
IVtltions to change boundaries of
School Districts Number 8 and 10 nnd
10 and :iu, and to divide District Num
ber 15, granted.
Ordered that $101 :iO bo transferred
from General Fund to the School
Library Fund.
Dei d of II. Wheeler fur new road
ncivpted anil ordered that old road
remain open until new road lie opent d
to travel.
Petition of J. II. Mosr et al for es
tablishing county road -J. M. Farley,
E. Evans and County Surveyor ap
pointed to meet January 21 at ;t o'clock
n. in., view out promised road, assess
damages ami repurt to Court in Feb
ruary term.
Annual report of Sheriff as tax col
lector fur 1.HI7 approved.
County Treasurer presented follow
ing wm rutin and vouchers paid and
cane lied :
County linad Warrants
SM-clal School
County Sellout Orders
Called Warrant Fund . .
Interest
Total
Ordered that Treasurer bo credited
with hIkivo emu.
Doe9the Willamette Valley furnish
a nice attractive setting for winter
sports and amusements? No, decid
edly it does not and every native born
Oregonlan or person who has been iu
Oregon long enough to become accli
mated, is bearing witness to that fact
by the marked disfavor with which
they view the unexpected panorama of
winterthatha8 been foisted upon them,
and by their absolute refusal to see
any point to the practical joke that
has been played upon them by Boreas
in passing them out a nice white
blanket of real snow ii. stead or the
pleasant rains they were expecting,
ff the oldest residents are to be
credited, this if the worst break of
weather man has made since "way
back in the sixties," at which time he
stirred up a bunch of mid-winter
trouble beside which his present effort
looks feeble and amatemiah in the
extreme.
Everyone is sorely chagrined that
the' 'roaring North" should have seen
tit to call our little bluff about "roses
in midwinter," and, being sorely
chagrined, the majority of them refuse
to have either part or parcel witli the
present snowy season, but go about
the streets stepping high, like a cat on
a wet sidewalk, and wearing on their
faces a look of settled gloom which is
ao fixed and frozen that it never grows
darker even in the trying moment
when that ubiquitous personage who
wants to know if its "cold enough for
you," turns loose his time worn jest
upon them.
Comparatively light as the snowfall
has been, Oregon was unprepared for
it, and being unprepared, everything
is either held up or hampered by it.
Railroads ignore schedules, while the
hoarse engines .snort and complain
and grind vainly at the slippery rails
in an effort to get their trains started.
Rural mail routes become demoralized
and urban traffic drops to a minimum,
while everyone wishes for rain and
vows that they will never, never again
complain agaiDst the kindly minis
trations of J. Pluvius, the traditional
patron saint of Western Oregon. Log
ging camps may continue work very
well in Minnesota and Maine and such
other states as there may be, inured to
ice and snow, but not so the logging
camps above this city. They turn oil
their crews with permission to take a
holiday until the clouds roll by, or, to
be more literal, until the thaw comes.
The younger scions of our hardy
citizenship refuse to be held up by the
snow. Sleds of all descriptions are
dugout of forgotten nooks and the
lighthearted boys with blue smiles of
blissful enjoyment frozen into their
cherub faces and shouts of delight
issuing disconnectedly from between
their chattering teeth, proceed to
endanger their lives and limbs by
coasting, and other people's lives,
limbs, spectacles and window glass by
throwing snowballs. Bobsleds and
cutters appear as if by magic and with
tho "merry, merry, sleighbells" chim
ing in l he approved style, horses
prancing and runners cutting clown
through the weak crust and rasping
through the soft mud beneath, others
Indulge in the nearest approach to a
Bleigh ride that can be procured under
the circumstances.
The harassed pedestrian lunges
homeward through tho snow and
wonders why his neighbors are so
wanting In the spirit of civic service
that they refuse to shovel out a path
in front of their residences. Having
arrived at his own huiublo cot he
decides that he Is too tired and it Is too
cold for him to make a path on his
own sidewalk and settles down to bis
comfortable fire, leaving others to say
the same things about him.
No, Oregon is decidedly not a place
where a snowstorm shows off to the
best advantage, nor where it is
received with the most kindly enthusi
asm. Since that one "wuy back in
the sixties," they have gotten some
what out of practice and at present
every one Is anxious, If It can bo done
without bringing on a second Hood, to
sin the thaw come as rapidly as possi
ble and our fictitious winter give
place to the real gentle warm winter
weather to which wo have been
M. D.
BOY,
ELLIS
Happy New l'ear! You bet I am
happy to think my boss is so good to
me. Sav, he seems to know his busi
ness. Whv he treats everyone just
like tbey wereone of his family. Gee,
but he is buying lots of new goods!
I don't know where he will put them.
The store is so full now we can't
hardlv turn around. Ma says "a
kind word thrown at a husband will
go farther towards a new bonnet than
a rolling pin will." She gets up in
the air at Pa occasionally and they
hand each other a few packages, i
heard her sav the other dav. "It's no
disgrace for a woman to make a mis
take in marrying, almost every
woman doe3 it." That will hold him
for a while, I guess. I've come to the
conclusion that a woman gets the
worst of it in most case9. Why, hon
est, I don't know what Pa would do
without a wornaD like Ma to keep him
in the straight and narrow and have
him look respectable. Andl don't know
where he'd get off for his meals if Ma
didn't cook for him and get all the
groceries at M. D. Ellis's. It's all
right for a change to eat in the res
tauraut, but for a steady diet, there's
nothing like good home cooking.
Some people laugh when they see a
sign, "Home Cooking," on some
lady's door, but you bet it'a all right
if she know how to juggle the kitchen
tools and knows where to buy the good
stuff to make a noise on the kitchen
stove.
WILLIE
accustomed.
BUSINESS LOCALS.
Now is the Time
to visit
California
When summer has passed
in these northern states,
the Bky is only mild under
the bright blue skies of
Southern California. This
is one of nature's happy
provisions eternal sum
mer for those who cannot
endure a more severe cli
mate. California has beeD called
the Mecca of the winter
tourist." Its hotels and
stopping places are as
varied as those of all well
regulated cities. Visitors
can always find suitable
accommodations, congen
ial companions, and var
ied, pleating recreations.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO.
Will be glad to supply some
very attractive literature,
describing in detail the
many delights of winter in
California.
Very low round trip excur
sion tickets are on sale to
California.
The rate from Dallas to
Los Angeles and return Is
$58.80
Limit six months, allowing
stop-overs in either direc
tion. Similar excursion
rates are in effect to all
California points.
For full Information, sleeping car rescrva-
tion and tickets, call on, telegraph or write
N. WOODS, Agent, DALLAS
WM. McMURRAY
Cen. Past. Agt. Portland, Oregon
I Advertisements under thiB head are charged
at the rate of 1 cent per wnrd, first insertion; lA
cent per wnrd lor eat-n insertion thereafter:
words fir less, Ji per month. Nj advertisement
inserted for less than It cents.
Fieures eniint as one word. For instance,
the iitihierhl combination ":ioO counts as one
word.
Two initials count an otie word. For instance,
".I. M. Jones" counts as two words.
The minimum i-harire 1- for l.- words; thut is,
an advertiM-ment from 1 word to 15 words is
counted as n words; an advertisement from 16
to 2U words, inclusive, is counted us 20 words;
from L'l to 2-t words, is counted as -Jo words, etc.
The figures fullnwiutf the advertisement indi
cate how iontr it is to run. and are not charged
to the customer. For instance, 3-31-2t indicates
that the advertisement was first published on
March ;ll, and that it is to he inserted twice.
The hVures and letters 4-1-lf indicate that the
advertisement whb first published April 1 and
that it is to be run until the customer orders it
discontinued.
Wanted.
An experienced girl for general
housework. Inquire at T. J. Hayter's
or phone Main 91.
Cedar Posts.
Good cedar posts for sale at 11 cents
each. Also another car of extra Star
A Star shingles. Soehren Ware
HOUSE. 7-24-tf
Photographs.
This Is the time of the year for fam
ily groups and if they ever have them
it is right now. T. J. Cherrington.
12-29-flt
House For Sale.
Fine residence of William Grant on
corner of Main and Washington
for sale. Inquire of Mrs. Grant.
12-15-lm
Estray Notice.
Lost or strayed, black and red tan
hound, female, average size. Missing
since last February. Suitable reward
for information. Ira C. Yocom, Wil
lamina, Oregon l-l-8t
Wood For Sale.
Do you need wood? In preparing
to place your orders remember that I
am able to furnish you all kinds of
slab wood from either of the Dallas
sawmills at the best possible rates.
Send in your orders by either phone.
Mutual 119R; Bell 443.
8 4 tf. AUGUST BOWMAN.
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Instructions in Farming.
The short course In farming at the
Or.,.,.,n i 1 .... I ! , 1 . .
11 J7 iviiiiuiai i-mn-pe, i-onsiHl-
14(Vim!inK of a 8orioi of f,ve lectures and
instructions txgan Tuesilay and will
be closed tomorrow. This course is
meeting with general favor anil a
goodly representation from nearly
every cvuniy in Oregon U In attend
ance. Among the prominent lecturers
who have charge of the instruction
are Dr. Wiihyoomtie, Dr. Kerr. Pro
fessors Lewi. Lake, Conlley, Drydeo,
IVrnot, Bradley and Seudder, and
Superintendent Ackerman, II. M. Wil
liamson, M. O. Iownlitle, Hon. C. L.
Hawley, Dr. E. N. Hutcheson and
Hon. K. T. Judd.
Castle's Grocery
Located one door south of the Dallas
National Bank. We carry a complete
stock of fancy and staplo groceries
and are prepared to give prompt and
courteous servic" to all our customers.
"The best for the best" and the place
for you to get tho best is Castle's
grocery store. J. L. Castle, pro
prietor. 12-11-tf
Notice For Publication.
J. I. Castle and C. L. Crider went
to Portland yesterday morning to at
tend the Grocers Convention.
Funeral of Mix l.urile Dalton.
The funeral of Mim Lui'ile Dalton,
who died Monday morning from an
attack tif tiiliereul.-K was held at the
Evangelical church, Wednesday after
noon, the Rev. II. H. Farnham preach
ing the sermon. Many sorrowing
friends of the d-waseil nttei, led the
services and the fl.iral offering were
many and lieautif ul. The pall bearers
Were Augiit Kiier, Clarence Rey
nold. i.-.irge Kurre, Ray Ramoey,
lpw li.illnn'rrie and Stephen Otierney.
Tti rla-w at Dallas College were
dimi e.1 and the huxincas house, of
me cny nose.) in Honor or the memory Mr, k htrt., run m whom It mar eon
of the d-o.l during the service J;" J a" V. a..".,,2
Notwithstanding the cold day and the ! " ioijir tort ..i i-oi .uni.
bleak covering of in that lay orrr iih.ai.ii KatF i vm s m m w'hmr
the R round, a large n amber of ropl
followed the here. with Ks burden of
mortality, to the I O O. F. cemetery,
where the b-xlv m laid la it last
resting place. The sympathy of th
wool community goes out to the
parents and brother of the deceased
for tb untimely death of their loved
on.
Administratrix Notice.
Department ol Ihe Interior.
I'. S liiiil oihce at Port laud, Orvjron.
o lober 30. ItmH.
Not it n hetvby riven that Hoy H. Wasaam,
of hall, it. un-a-eii who. tin (VuiImt ,10ih. lyiw.
made Timber or Stone t'lltrv. No. i.l-2, for N "w"
'.of w. ', ef s.iiion 4. To.nship ;. siiith
Kaiiren tt..t. iliaimlK Meridian. hl tiled
"oil ( Inl.nlion to make Kiual Proof, to
establish t-iann lo the land above decritd
'fore K. M. Smlih. ( oiintT I lerk ol folk
t'oiiuijr. on-run. at lalla, oregou, on the llih
day l JamiMM . l!4ri.
lalmaiil nnmn na wltnrmca: O. P Oonlrr
oll! a. Otvron; II. A.Onler, ol Budl, Ore
ron; K. W Miliaria, ol PaUai., Oregon J P
Hyrm. .I Pallaa, (in'k-on.
AU.KKNON S. PRESSFR.
keglttrr.
Administrator's Notice of Sale of Real
Kotate at Pririte Sale.
Attorneys at Law
BROWN & STOUT
Abstractors
Notary Public Collections
Ulowg Bldg. DALLAS, OREGON
TTORNEY at law
Ed. F. Co ad,
Office In Courtnouse
DALLAS. OREGON
TTORNKYS AT I AW.
Sibley tt Eakin,
The only reliable set of Abstracts IB
Polk county. Office on Court St
DALLAS, OREGON
ttorney at law
Walter L. Tooze, Jr
Office In Wilson Bldg.
Dallas - - Oregon
ttorney at law
B. F. JONES
Office in Cooper Building.
INDEPENDENCE, - OREGON
Jbntibt.
M. HAYTER
Office over Wilson's I rut tora
DALLAS, OREGON,
i ttornby at law.
Oscar Hayter,
Upstairs in Campbell bulldlnt, Hill St
DALLAS, OREOON.
ttorney at law,
N. L. Butler,
Ode over Dallas City Bank.
DALLAS, OREGON.
ttornet at law
J. L. Collins
Main Street, Near Postofflce
DALLAS, . OREGON
INDEPENDENCE & MONMOUTH
Railway.
FROM INDEPENDENCE,
roa DALLAS.
Train No. M. Leave Independence dally. or
a. m.; Iv. Monmoutb,6:15a. m.; ar. Dallas, 6:40
m, in.
Train No. s. Lrare Independence, dalle.
in., i. xuuuiuum, ii;io a. d. ar. iai
laa, 11:30a. m.
f Slashing Sale!
CONTINUED
On account of the bad weather we have decided to!
continue our sale.
Beginning Monday and lasting all week we will sell at
1-2 price a fine line of DRESS GOODS.
Also we have about 150 pairs of Ladies', Men's and
Children's shoes which we will sell at 1-2 price.
Everything on sale. Nothing reserved. We can show!
you the best bargains ever offered in Dallas. Come and
see for yourself. I
DALLAS MERCANTILE CO.
Notlee U herel.T (tiien. that hy rlrtue of an
order ati-i .1,-eree ol ihetoumr ourt of Wab
tnclon l eiinlT re.. made and entered on
m-eewiher i. i amhonrinc and dlrectmt the
dminivtr.t. m the .-Male ol M A. H. er de-r--'
lorl! al prtiate aale. certain real estate
bronnc lo Ihe ealate ol aald rieeeaMl. the
m.teritMed. ill ironi and after J.nnarr is
pn-d toaell Ihe real eataie hereinafter
dearrihe al niiirM e. lorea.ri in band. mv
fei-t to een (1 rwi 1 1 . he said , niM ..1 . ,
" ' . -. n- ...... i Tv ,.- ii,' ,wn-uiarie aew-ritwd as ttvl o a
ol M- flii fe a. m of aaid dar al ht-n lime all 1 lo-vll Ah the own, a huoded and deernhed
per"' haeint ot-eeiiof. theerlo. II Int there i real r-eopert . aalnale in Ihe Conmies ol Kenton
he. see hefeh nmined u .m-r In said I win and IS.i k. Male of rrvon, u-tf- The aih
at iHillna. In Mid ownle, and ie-enl Ihe a me : eaal aaarter and the east ha,f of Ihe nonhaeat
and shorn earn II an? thee hare. h wm I i aunn and Ihe ea nail nf ih. ........
elale whAtttd a he folly and flnatle c.ed. i qnaner in !cti.n 7. Tomnahtn l.soata kaare
atd adralaiatrauil snsartnl sad kee IhmmI. , Mesa, a. lilaiuetla MerMlaa. Oaatainiua- XJ
Train No. TO. Leare Independence, dailr.
6:1.1 p. m.; It. Moomoulh, 6:30 p. m.; ar. Dallas,
roa aislie.
Train o. m. Leare Independenre. dalle,
7:30 s. m.; It. Monmouth, 7 :o a. m.; ar. Alrlle,
train .o. ts. l-eare Independence. dally. t:M
p. m.; It. iloumoutn, I. Si) p. m.; ar. Alrlle, t.ih
p. aa.
roa noKnorTB- oitiT.
Leare Independence, dally, 2:30 p. m.
No. 101 arrives Monmouth 7:20 a. m.
FROM DALLAS,
rom litnsriiai.iKct.
Train No. fv"i. Leare flallaa rtajlw aM4
::. m.: It. Monmooth, Si s. m ; sr. lnde
pendence, 9:15 a. m.
Train No. mi. I.t. Dallsa. Candsy only, is
s. m.: sr. Independence. J:J0 a. m.
Train No. m. Lear. Dsllaa. dally. I a. m : It
Monmouth. I 3p m : sr. lndea?n.1ence. 1 an p
ijk (This train eoonectast Monnaonth for Air-
Train No 71. I ear. Dallaa. dally. 7 S p m
It. Moumonth. s p. as.; ar. Independence, t li
p. .
FROM AIRUC.
Train No M Imt, a l.u. - .
Konui,.,lh. XS a. n : ar Irwier. 'a ! kenrteer
I l-alUa i U"M arc'M ' M-aawiu lor
Train 71 leaee Alrlte. dal'T Sw
it. aonmoulh. i aj a. aa ar. I n...
22nd Annual Clearance Sale
This Sale began Saturday, January 2, 1909, and
close Saturday, January 30, 1909. Notwithstanding
that the year of 1908 has been the biggest in the his
tory of this store, we are determined to close out the
remainder of our Fall and Winter stock at prices that
will pay you to buy your year's supply. During this
Sale nothing in our large stock will be reserved. Prices
are reduced from 10 per cent to 50 per cent. Call
early while the stock is complete. Store will be closed
from Thursday, at 5 p. m., until Saturday, at 9 a. m.,
to arrange and mark down the stock.
Thanking the public for their patronage during the past year and soliciting
a continuation of the same, we wish each and everyone a Happy and Prosperous
New Year.
D. M. NAYBERGER
Former Partner and Successor to
R. Jacobson & Co., of McMinnville
FOR
COUGHS
KIWG OF CURES
THE WONDER WORKER
FOR
GOLDS
FOR J AND
THROAT DR. KING'S LUNGS
I FOR COUGHS AMP COLDS
PREVENTS PNEUMONIA
r
I had the most debilitating cough a mortal wai erer afflicted with, and my friendi expected that
when I left my bed it would surely be for my grave. Our doctor prononnced my cam incurable,
but thanks be to God, four bottlea of Dr. King'a New Discovery cured ma o completely that I aa
all aound and well. MRS. EVA UNCAPHER, Grorertown, Ind.
Prlci 50c and $1.00 ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEED I Trial Botlli Fm
3 SOLD AND GUARANTEED BY Vajm.
BELT & CHERRINGTON, Dallas, Oregon
Cures Biliousness, Sick
Headache, Sour Stom
ach, Torpid Liver and
Chronic Constipation.
Pleasant to talle
Dl HQ
Laxative Fruit Syrup
For Sale by 8TAFRIN DRUG CO. Dallas, and M. THOMPSON, FallsCi
Cleansei the Bp
thoroughly end clcart
sallow complexions
pimples and blotch
It ts guarantM
Notice For Publication.
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auxl . ta laa. polk l'alj, Orrnai. Uatt Iavr4 at I
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4 r mal. I ot 4 Roaa. rtrad
MSIr a Vatta AtMrrarr iaar aaaaa. I M K.I t nmf. ttfca sa ta u aaa.a.
Tral. So IU laans alrli. 4 U a aa arvPaT
FROM M05M0rTB OSLT.
lV.,00"t a "ally m
Vrrmrimnt of th Inferior,
v. a Land U&n at pnrtan1. ncii.
Sntf ts hrrrbj rlrmi that Mm. tWkFT. of
vanroarar. avaahitirton. . Ko. on Norambar V
1 rna-V TlTrc rr land aiv. wti.n v . .
fn Nortbwpat of Nnrth.-at -nloa a'
T wn.hip t .mh of Ranrr T p f iilamw
Mmdian. has fl;ad antu of tntnttoa to trs.a
tinaJ taah proof 10 rtat-t.a risiia to th 1.01
nnhrl, tarforv the Rn.t .1
f it. Lasxl ftloa. at V'fl.mna (I.
..n .irr- 1 MS. V I.B naiy, ).ai
llaimanl ntnixHwiuinan John Low. of
aoooarar. hintton. Voana. of Vs..
omiw. a.filriOB: or K-l ar of Vsn-
io-". fan; ttef .w.ol Vancosvw
saalsttasu
ALCERJtOS a rtrasF.
Knuirr.
OASTOniA.
LAUNDRY OR DOCTOR Btt5
It' op to you. We will Bare that doctor bill for yon if 7
only let us. Husband don't you know that your wire i roioitf
her health and contracting for you a doctor bill by trying to
few cent by doing your washiog. If you lore your wifs
home qnlt making a slare of her and swaming up the
decorations of the homts. We will do your washing t(m
sense prices. Thone curtains that hare been a dut-trp " "
mer we will wash and stretch for SO cents a pair. Quilts,
each ; blankets, ic to St are here Tor- business, gi' "
trial We will treat you square ail tha year round.
Dallas Steam Laundry Phone. Mottwi iff