C OUNTY PUBLISHED SEMI-VEEKLY VOL. XX DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, FEBRUARY 12, 1909. NO. 52 jwfSy and healthf ulness, to yibsolulely Tare . Insures wholesome and dell- cious food for every day in every No Phosphate No Alum ERA Saturday, Feb. 13 ?MYSTERY? W. H. KERR PRESENTS E. D. ANGELL MIND READER In a Demonstration of the Real and Unreal in PHYSIC PHENOMENA Wm. R. Concert Prices, Now is the Time to visit California When summer has passed iu these northern states, the ky is only mild under the hripht liue 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 beeo 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, cougen ial companions, and Tar 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 ticket are on sale to California. The rate from Dallas to L.-S Angeles and return Is $58.80 Limit six months, allowing t"P-overs in either direc tion. Similar excursion rate are id effect to all California points. " infrrrtH'i. frj.inf ear rtwrr V WOODS, A tat. DALLAS WM. McMUKKAV home HOUSE BOONE Pianist 25c, 50c and 75c RIPE OLIVES direct from grower. I am the only grocer in Dallas handling them. Country cured Bacon and Ham and country rendered Lard. L H. SCHULTZ Next Door To Postofflce Both Phones "Oregon's Best" guaranteed to be the best soft wheat flour in the Willamette Valley. Sold by all grocers in Dallas. Manufactured solely by Dallas flouring Mill SWEENEY BROS. Props. JTTOlStT AT LAW J. L. COLLI59 Main Street, Near Postoffloe DALLAS. - - OREGON CORRESPONDENCE -J) BUENA VISTA. F. M. Donaldson returned from Port laud, Friday. Mrs. E. M. Knighton went to Salem, Saturday. Joe Brown, of Airlie, spent Satur day here on business. T. P. Oglesby is still confined to his bed with rheumatism. A. J. Richardson and A. J. Hall were Albany visitors last week. The Pomona loaded a cargo of wheat Sunday morning for the Albany mill. Mrs. F. H. Hall was visiting her daughter, Mrs. Milner, in Corvallis over Sunday. Mrs. Charles Kaw, of Carlton, is visiting at the home of her mother, Mrs. McClain. C. E, Nash, a Buena Vista boy, who is now teaching school at Highland, spent Saturday and Sunday here. The Rev. H. L. Pratt, of Portland, Presiding Elder of this district, has been helping with the protracted meeting which is being held here in the Evangelical church. The attend ance has been very good considering the bad weather. The remains of J. C. McClain, who died at his home near Suver a short time ago, were buried here Friday, the funeral services being held in the Methodist church. Mr. McClain's death was due to a cancer. He was about 78 years of age and was well and favorable known in this neigh borhood, having been a resident of Buena Vista a few years ago. MONMOUTH. Grandma Herrin, of Sunnyslde, is visiting in Monmouth. George Boyle and family moved to Independence, Thursday, C. Tetherow, of Luckiamute, was a Monmouth visitor Tuesday. Andrew Shipley, of Sunnyslde, was a visitor In Monmouth, Sunday. Dr. Owens, of Corvallis, was back in Monmouth, Tuesday on a visit. Mrs. Tilla Colman is able to be about once more after a severe Illness. T. J. Pettit and Peter Kurre have purchased a fine farm on the Luck iamute near Suvor. The Kev. L. L. Hoover, of the Evan gelical church, went to Portland, Monday on business. Mr. and Mrs. E. Huber are In charge or the Hampton hotel during the absence of its proprietor. Mr. William Bridwell, a former business man of this city, is up from Portland this week on a visit. The Monmouth Normal was defeated by the Philomath basketball team Saturday night in a hard game. President E. D. Kesslerand Mrs. Babbitt were among the visitor to the Legislature in Salem, Saturday. Mrs. Ada Wallace Unruh will speak in the Evangelical church in this city Sunday. All are Invited to attend. Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Hampton went to Moro, Monday to attend the funeral of their brother-in-law, Mr. Johnson, who died at that place recently. HARMONY. Linn Jones has finished his logging contract for this winter. O. Blair and family attended the Basket Social atBuell, Saturday evening-Mrs. Claude Brown and daughter, Florence, are visiting In Sheridan this week. M E. Williams, of Ellis county, Oklahoma, was a business visitor In Harmony last week. Miss Nellie Townsend, of Goose neck, has been staying with Mrs. Van Dickey who has been quite ill for the past week. Miss Ira Porter left for Kansas, Wednesday, where she will visit with friends and relatives. Her cousins, Steve and Will Trail accompanied her. A number of the Harmony people attedned the Basket Social at Pleasant View Friday night A good program was rendered and the sale 01 tne bas kets amounted to til. CO. A farewell surprise party was given at the home of H. Goldamlth, Tuesday evening, February 2. A large num ber of guests attended and a pleas ant evening was enjoyed. Those pres entwere: Mr. and Mr. O. McCoIlum, Misses Lola Maine, Edna Hicks. Katberine and Cora McLean, Carmen Sears, Veta James, Messrs. Rainey Blair, Lloyd Hayes, Byron and Leo Maine, Tom Dickey. Boy McCollum, Will Barnett, Tex Latham and Gay James. Mr. and Mrs. Goldsmith have moved to Sheridan. FALLS Cm. Willard Gilbert went to Portland Monday. Wm. Southwell was a Dallas visitor last week. Ed Xewkirk returned from Salem the laat of the wtk. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Perrln. February 4, a daughter. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. C. TJ. Damon, February 6, a daughter. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Floria, February 8, a daughter. Miss Jean Kuykendall, visited friends in town Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. Elmer Gilliam and daughter, of Salem, who have been visiting Mrs. Moyer returned home Monday. J. C. Talbott has sold bis confect ionery store to Wm. Tlce and will devote bis entire time to his other interests. Mrs. Sarah Davis returned to her home in Monmouth, Saturday after spending a few days at the home of her sister, Mrs. E. A. La Dow. S. R. Skeols and J. Noel started for the Siletz the last of the week but re turned to town Tuesday because they could not get over the summit. They state that by actual measurement there was six feet of snow and still falling. COLA. R. S. Sohnett has returned from an extended stay In Portland. Mr. Frymeir, who lives on the Bab bit place, lost one of his horses last week. M. Chamberlain, of Gates, is visit ing at the home of his son, J. W. Chamberlain. B. I. Ferguson attended the Polk County Poultry Association's meeting in Dallas, Saturday. T. W. Brunk and J. F. Schaffer attended the school officers' meeting at Oak Grove, Saturday. Dr. J. N. Smith, of Salem, was called in to see William Knower this week. Mr. Knower is quite ill. It has been discovered that the cold spell did more damage to the fruit trees and berry bushes in this locality than was at first thought, and accord ing to reports from the nurserymen, scions for grafting will be very scarce this year. O. and Alfred Brown took up a subscription last week in behalf of a woman and her two sons, who were In a destitute condition. The family came here from Silverton. Sufficient money was subscribed to build a house and provide the two boys with tools to cut wood. OAKDALE. John Macomber, Jr., has been quite ill with throat trouble. Josenh Murphy has set out a small peach orchard on his propel ty. John Farley Is plowing up a portion of his hops and preparing to set out more. Messrs. Viers and Woods are meet ing with great success In their poul try raising. Fred Hughes Is preparing to set out a large prune orchard on the Campbell place. John and George Robinion, O. E. Dennis, Mr. Dlckerson and John Macomber are cutting a quantity of wood in this vicinity. Mr. Bruoo, the teacher in the Oak dale school. Is meeting with great suc cess In his work and has gained the approval of the entire community. A literary and debating society recently organized Is proving one of the pleasant social features in this neighborhood. A valentine party is to be given by the society Saturday evening, the proceeds from wnicn win be used to purchase a new school bell. INDEPENDENCE. Mrs. 8. B. Walker visited In Balem, Tuesday. H. Hirschberg was a Salem visitor this week. Mrs. P. M. Kirkland was a Salem visitor Tuesday. Miss Bessie Butler visited friends In Salem over Sunday. E. E. Paddock was a Portland visi tor the first of the week. Mrs. E. E. Paddock and children visited In Salem this week. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Hubbard enter tained "The Owls" at their home Wednesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Iogalls. of James town, South Dakota, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. U. A. wnoox, last ween. Friilur afternoon. Mrs. Wilcox enter tained about 30 lady friends in honor of Mrs. Iogalls. A pleasant afternoon was spent, after which dainty rerresn menta were served. BALLSTON. Professor J. E. Dunton was a Moo- mouth visitor Saturday. Misa Foster, our primary teacher. visited la Monmouth, Saturday and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Richard O an field vi- Ited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. X. M. Conner, Sunday. Henry Thomas returned Monday from Lino county, where be baa two visiting relatives. A debate will be held here February 17 bwera the teams of the Ballstoa and Perrydale schools. The members of the Ballstoa team are Gilbert Camp Dell. Cauie Sean aod Carl Gregg. WIN TWO MORE GAMES Malvern and Red Oaks Far Outclassed By The Oregon Basket ball Team. In the basketball games played by theOregons, Tuesday and Wednesday nights, against Malvern and Red Oaks, Iowa, the western aggregation was matched against greatly Inferior teams, easily defeating both of them by scores of 40 to 9 and 50 to 11 respec tively. In the Malvern game Ned Shaw, the big center of the Oregons, became known to fame under the cognomen that has been endearingly applied to him by local sportsmen ever since he first begun to play basketball, the press dispatches to the Oregonian declaring that " 'Pebo' was the star for theOregons, making 10 field bas kets." TheOregons are now swinging back on the return half of their tour, hav ing played 39 games, winning 31 and losing only 5. They hope to arrange for a straight series up from Cali fornia to Portland, and an effort will be made to arrange for games with the Multnomah Athletic Club both in Portland and on the home floor. After leaving Buffalo, the Dallas boys met with very rough and dis courteous treatment at a number of places, Alliance,Obioespeclally, where they were fairly mobbed by a crowd of rowdy spectators after the close of the game. The treatment accorded them has been in the greater part very good however, the worst trouble occurring usually in cities where the games were close. Alvie Morton said in a letter to one of his friends: "Everytime we win from a team that has never before been defeated on its own floor, we have trouble. When we get back home we will know how to sympathize with traveling teams." A letter from B. A. Teats, the team manager says that the second date with Shenandoah, was set for Thurs day Instead of Tuesday as had been reported. Tonight the schedule is indefinite and Saturday night the Ore gons will line up against the Haskell Indian Institute. "Mystery" Saturday Night. Regarding the "Mystery" entertain ment which will be given in this city Saturday night February 11, a notioe in the Madison Democrat, of Wiscon sin, says: "The Kerr-Angoli-Boone presentation at the opera bouse Thurs day night, made good before an aud ience that filled the structure, an aud ience fairly representative of the high est menitality and culture of the city. Professor Angell, psychologist, was the star attraction, of course, and not once did he fail in any of his attempted demonstrations. Blindfolded, he read ily found every article carefully secreted by the committee named from the audience, and as a final test suc cessfully performed the demonstration made famous by Bishop, one of this country's greatest psychologists that of finding in a book the page and words agreed upon by the committee, and while still blindfolded wrote on a blackboard the words thought of by the committee but never once uttered aloud. Throughout the evening, Pro fessor Angell kept the audience thor oughly mystified and marvelling at bis powers. Before ending the per formance, Professor Angell explained his method of working, Bhowed the simplicity of it, and sought to con vince the audience that most of the mysticism, spiritualistlo stunts, psychic and medlumlstlo seances and demonstrations are as easily explain able." Basketball Tonight. The Dallas College basket ball team will meet the Newberg aggregation for the second time In the present League season, In the college gym nasium tonight. Dallas was defeated by only one point on the Newberg floor and aa the team is In much better condition now than It was at that time, the boys are hoping to recover some of the ground tbey bave lost In the last few games. A lively prelim inary to begin at T :10 o'clock has been scheduled between the Dallas Public school and the third team of Dallas College. The work of painting the Interior of the Sheriff's office was finished Tuesday and Messrs. Dungan & Hol man,the contractors are now working on the interior of the LaCreole club room. Tbey will Dot resume work In the Courthouse until the close of the teachers' examinations. Ia addition to finishing the walls and ceiling of the Sheri flfi office In a neat aod pleas- log manner, the desks, furniture and other woodwork has beeo revarnished until the office presents the appearance of a newly furnished room. Prof. D. M. Mettgr and Rev. M. 3. Ballantyoe weot to Beavertoo. Sun day aod attended the funeral of Dr. F. 8. Locke, who died at that place Friday. Dr. Locke ia well known la Dallas having lived here a few year ago while hi son, Howard, was attending Dallas College. The funeral sermon waa preached by Rev. A. A. Winter, of Portland, a close friend of the deceased. Legal blacks for sal at this office. White SALE Commencing SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6th we will place on display at very attractive prices new lines of Embroideries, Ladies' Muslin Underwear. India Linens. Nainsooks, and White Lawns We are showing a strong line of these goods and our prices on White Skirts, Corset Covers and Muslin Gowns will certainly appeal to you. Now is the time to buy such goods. Remnants in Wool Dress Goods on sale at One-Half price. 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 elootric 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 probRbly 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 you save that counts. WILLAMETTE VALLEY CO. RATES Residence on meters, per Kilowatt 15o ; Residence, flat per month, 16cp 60c. RATK8 FOR BUSINESS HOUSES 25o per drop and 5o per Kilowatt up to 10 drops; over 10 drops 20o per drop and 6o per Kilowatt up to 40 drops j over 40 drops 17Jc per drop and 5o per Kilowatt. A drop figures I6cp 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 Bell 431, 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 & Cherrlngton's Drug Store Bell, 301 Mutual, 253 BUILDERS ATTENTION In connection with our Lumber and Shingle trade we are now handling LIME , PLASTER, CEMENT. BRICK and SAND. Lowest possible prices on all building material. THE CHAS. K. SPAULDING LOGGING CO. MANUrACTUREBS Of fit LUMfttt pnar 3 BLACK'S Having purchased this well-known barn, we so licit a share of your patronage. EVERYTHLNG FIRST-CLASS Excellent accomodations for commercial men. STOWE MAIN STREET TTOmiT AT lit Ed. F. Cod, Office In Courthouse DALLAS. OREOOS Yttobwit at law Walter L, Tooze, Jr. Office la Wilson Bl.lg. Dallas - - Oaroow Goods Transfer Co. STABLES BROS. DALLAS. OREOON JJtrnti. M. IIAYTER Ofloe ever WVaoa'a I ni tore DALLAS, ORBOON. flBLKT tfc EAKIX, Tfce only reliable sc of Abstrurte la Polk COTutjr. Ofnoe ea Oowt W D AULAS, ORSOOK.