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Polk County Observer W. V. Fuller went to Portland, Wed nesday on business. v TT Pepper, was a passenger to Portland. Wednesday. fteorce Ball, of Ballston, was a Pallas visitor yesterday. B. Harmon wept to Corvallis yester day on a business visit. Mrs J. B. Nunn went to Monmouth yesterday for a short visit. .t A. Willis, of Falls City, was a visitor in Dallas, Tuesday. t A Rieas. of Monmouth, was a Dallas visitor Wednesday. Miss Caroline Buroh went to Port land, Tuesday, for a Bhort visit. Willis Simonton was a business visitor in Portland, Wednesday. V Hevden. of Falls City, was in Dallas, Wednesday, on business. William Sargent, of Perrydale, was a business visitor in Dallas yesterday. Hon. B. Wilson, of Independence, was in Dallas, Wednesday on buslnes Ed Richmond returned yesterday from a visit to Perrydale on business, Miss Iva McDaniel and brother Willis, are visiting relatives in Port land. Mr. and Mrs. Will Hubbard returned Tuesday evening from a visit in Port land. Roscoe W. Ballantyne retuimd ye s terday from a business visit to Sher iilau. Hon. J. L. Collins returned Wed nesday from a few days' visit in Salem. County Commissioner J. BTeal. of Falls City, was a Dallas visitor Wed nesday. P. A. Flnseth returned home Wed nesday night from a business visit to Portland. S. P. Kimball, of Salem, was over from that city Wednesday on a busi ness visit. Rev. J. H. Cornwall Is able to be about once more after a long and severe illness. MissGeorgiaJtfartin returned Thurs day from Monmouth where she had been visiting friends. Hon. U. 8. Loughary and Dr. B. H. MoCallon went to Salem, Wednesday and visited the Legislature. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rowell are up from Newberg for a short visit with Dallas friouds and relatives. County School Superintendent H. C. Seymour has been visiting among the schools in the Mill Creek vicinity this week. J. M. Colo, of Portland, is assisting G. W. Pettit in bis series of meetings in the Seventh Day AdventUt Church this week. F. J. Chapman came up from Albambra, California, 'Wednesday, for a visit with relatives and friends in this city. Walter E. Critchlow. advance man for the Oregons basketball team will soon reach Dallas where be will re main for a short visit with his many friends. GORDON HATS Smart novelties for the young fellows-shape 'em as ytiu like. Dignified styles for elderly men. Popular and Faddish Greens, rich Browns and conservative Blacks. Get vours here. THE BEE HIVE STORE i.o.o.F.Bidz A-Reliable Place to Trade Daiia, Oregon Willis Simonton assisted In the sheriffs office yesterday, Sheriff J. M. Grant having gone to Salem on a business visit. Hugh Ayres Is recovering nicely from the effects of his recent accident and the broken bones in his wrist are healing lapidly. Mrs. Stella "Ashbaugh and children came up from Portland yesterday and attended the funeral of ber father-in-law, John Ashbaugh. Howard Locke, a former student of Dallas College, is up from Beaverton visiting with his many friends in Dallas and neighboring cities. At the Presbyterian Church next Sunday the pastor will speak at 11 a. m. on "The Conditions of Divine Approval," and at 7:30 p. m. on "Washington, the Servant of God. The Educational Rallv for the Zena section of Polk county will be held at the Spring Valley schoolhouse Satur day afternoon, February 20, the usual program being prepared for the occa sion. 0. A. Sias' themes at the Christian church next Sunday will be; 11 a. m., Toe Charter of the Church;' 7.30 p. m., "Visible Christian Union : Is it Possible, Is it Feasible?" A welcome for ail. Tracv Staats purchased the William Faull property in Dallas, Wednesday. Mr. Staats will move into his newly acquired house in the near future and Mr. Faull will move his home to Portland. The club room of the LaCreole Club, newly painted, decorated and covered with new linoleum Is greatly improved over its former condition and it is a pleasure to spend an even ing in the nicely furnished hall. County Assessor O. S. Graves yester day received the official report on the awards won by his Bhode Island Red cockerel in the Poultry Show in Port land. In a class of 30 birds his cockerel carried away third prize. Mr. and Mr. L. E. Wilkes.'of Hills- boro, are vlbiting at the home of Mrs. Wilkes' brother, W. L. Soehren. Mr. Wilkes is a civil engineer and is up for the purpose of making the pre liminary surveys for the new reser voir and other proposed Improve ments in the water system. The Colosseum skating rink will be open for skating in couples only, Wednesday night, February 24. A special admission fee of 25 cents for each couple will be charged. This is the first time Mr. Kerslake has given an eveningto an entertainment of that kind this season and a large crowd of skaters is anticipated. Representative Jones made a hard fight in the House in support of his bill to repay the Indian War veterans, concerning which the Salem Journal speaks as follows: "He said the house bad passed bills for all conceivable purposes and since this house met Ave of the claimants had passed away. Should they wait until they were all in the boneyard. Jones moved to In vest $50,000. Hughes second. Curried, On final passage the bill got nearly every vote in the house, and Jones scored a great triumph." The New Are Out Always $3.00 OLD RESIDENT PASSES AWAY Death Claims John Ashbaugh, An Aged And Respected Citizen Of Dallas. In the death of John Ashbaugh, Wednesday, February 17, Dallas lost a citizen whose life bad had a strong Influence in its development during the time he lived here. Mr. Ashbaugh was 87 years of age when he died and his death was mainly due to the enfeebling effects of advancing age. He was born near Allentown, Penn sylvania, March 21, 1821, and when about 21 years of age he moved to Ohio, where he married Violet Ann Lee, April 26, 1855. Three children were born to this union : John, David and Ella. Of the entire family none survive him except John, the eldest son. In 1873 Mr. Ashbaugh came to Ore gon, settling in Dallas. With the exception of six years spent In Salem, he resided here continuously until the time of his death, following bis trade as a carpenter up to a few years ago, when he retired from aotlve work. The funeral services were held at home yesterday afternoon, the Rev. M. P. Dixon, of the Methodist ohurch, officiating, and the remains were laid to rest in the Odd Fellow's cemetery, beside those of his wife and daughter. Mr. Ashbaugh was a man of many fine qualities. Strict in his honesty and business integrity, kindly and of a benevolent disposition, it is doubt ful if he counted a single enemy among the scores of people who knew him. In both personal habits and in temperment he was always strictly temperate, living a life the conduct of which might well claim the reverent respect of all. Have Secured Vacuum Cleaner. Cornelius Hughs and Milo Woods have bought a vacuum cleaner and together have gone into the business of carpet cleaning and re novating. They tried the machine out on the big carpet in the Masonic Hall, where It "worked like a charm." Messrs. Hughs and Woods expect to do a rushing business when the mederation of the weather brings in the season of "Spring house clean ing," and Indeed their labor saving method of extracting the accumlated dust and bacilla from a carpet with out noise or confusion will be likely to meet with much greater favor than the ancient and time honored custom of "beating carpet." Killed By Falling Tree. H. B. Hall, a well-known resident of Buena Vista, aged about 60 years, was killed yesterday morning by a falling tree. Hall, with a companion, bad crossed the river and was engaged in felling timber. One of the trees, as it fell, struck against another, de flecting its course suddenly and unex pectedly so that before the victim could make any move to escape, it crashed down upon him killing him Instantly. Embroidery corset cover edges, the latest fad, just in at Dallas Mercan tile Store. 2-12-tf. m '09 THRESHER1HEN TO MEET Important Meeting For Purposes of Organization Announced For February 27. A communication received yesterday from the office of the Secretary of the Oregon Threshers' Association In Portland, says : "Saturday, February 27 at 10 :30 a. m., the state officers of the Oregon Threshers' Association will meet with the threshers of Polk county in the District Court room in the Courthouse at Dallas for the pur pose of organizing a County Thresh ers' Association. Those associations are being formed throughout Oregon for the purpose of bettering threshing conditions for the benefit of the mem bership. One of the principal lines of work is the obtaining of better roads and improved bridge construction, which will meet with the approval of every tax payer in the county. "There are over 70 threshing outfits owned in Polk county worth at least $3000 each, making an aggregate of over $200,000 worth of machinery con nected with this very important in dustry, yet the same has never bad a head of any kind or been in a position to carry out much needed reform. "All farmers having threshing acre age are invited to attend and may re ceive honorary membership in the association without expense, as it is the purpose of the association to work in entire harmony with those whose Interests are allied with the Industry." "In May a big state convention will be held in Portland, at which many men of national reputation will be present from the East to discuss perti nent subjects." Very Respectfully, PHILLIP H. BATES, Secretary. House Bill, 150, a bill providing for a bounty on coyote soalps, passed the Senate, Wednesday. The bill met with some opposition because it car ries bounties on cougars, wildcats and wolves, and payment of one half from the general fund, many contend ing that the revenue from payment ought to come in part from the game fund. F. J. Wagner has just purchased a fine new auto-buggy. The machine is very powerful and is especially adapted to travel on winter roads. The fact that it was brought up from Port land, Weduesday by way of Salem, with but little trouble in spite of the heavy roads, testifies to its merits on the latter score. Congressman W. C. Hawley has secured the adoption of the following amendment to the Indian appropri ation bill: "That within one year any religious or educational society who does work among the Indians on any lands of the Siletz reservation, Oregon, shall have the right to pur chase 10 acres of land on said reser vation or a Icbs quality at $2.60 an acre, and that the same shall be con veyed to such religious or missionary society by patent." Legal Blanks at this office. Legal blanks for sale at this office. Dr. Donohoe, Dentist. Uglow Bldg Legal blanks for b ale at this office. Be at the Colosseum skating rink Saturday night. The Obsebver office wants the print ing you are particular about. Hank Hays the plumber and tinner at Craven Brothers' hardware store. 2-9-tf. L. D. Brown, attorney; abstracts; collections. Office in Uglow Bldg. 2-5-tf Skating at the Colosseum rink Sat urday night and next Wednesday night. A new line of ginghams and per cales just arrived at the Dallas Mer cantile Company. 2-12-tf. Skating Saturday night at the Col osseum rink ; special feature Wednes day night, February 21. World's Best Quick Meal Ranges at Craven Brothers' hardware store. 2-9-tf. Money of private parties to loan at A per cent on well-Improved farms. Siblit & Eakim. Look for the liberal magazine offer published elsewhere in this issue by the Dallas Mercantile Company. Bran and shorts at M. D. Ellis' Grocery. Special prices on Lisks Granite Ware at Craven Brothers' Hardware. 1-26-tf Lisks Graniteware the Best Special prices until our new assortment arrives. Craven Brothers' hardware store. -9-tf. New Spring bats and men's neck wear at Dallas Mercantile Company, 2-11-tf. Highest market prices paid for all farm produce at M. D. Ellis' Grocery. Don't fail to look for the Dallas Mercantile Company's liberal maga zine offer in this issue of tbe Observer. Spend a pleasant evening at the Colosseum, Saturday night, and don't , forget the special feature Wednesday: night, February 24. The Dallas Mercantile Company is making a liberal magazine offer wbicb will be found fully explained in ! their advertisement elsewhere In this issue of tbe Observer. W. R. Ellis, agent for Dally Ore-i goniaa and Evening Telegram. Have a daily paper delivered at your house ' by the week, month or year. No extra cbarge for delivery. i Dry Or cord wood wanted la any quantity opto S00 cords ;to be delivered : Id Dallas or Falls City. For further particular, call on, or address, Salem, ' Falls City & Western Ry. Co. Dallas. I Pool and Billiards Parlor In Uglow Bldg. in room formerly ocoupied by J. C. Shultz. flTne Neatest, Best and most Up-to-date establishment of its kind in Dallas. Cigars and Tobacco on sale. P. E. FOSTER, Prop. Your New Year Order for fine groceries is .Invited. Give It as a test of our ability to supply you with better groceries for less money than any one else. WE DELIVER ALL GROCERIES promptly anywhere. It makes no difference whether your order be large or small. What we want is your steady custom. We'll get It too if good groceries, moderate prices and prompt service will win It. Don't for get that trial order. E. BOYD & SON Phones : Bell 63, Mutual 311. Our Correspondence Is well ordered and surrounded with that degree of dignity that's neces sary If your stationery is bought here. CORRESPONDENCE STATIONERY is greater In variety than what cus tomers require for business. We have both kinds and whether for business or other use stationery bought here is up-to-date. We don't go astray on price, as that like our stationery Is always satis factory. W. H. ROY $ CO. DALLAS, OREGON Quick Meal Ranges excel in quality and durability. Craven Brothers, sale agents. 1-26-tf ROYAL AMERICAN FENCING We are expecting our car of Royal Field Fencing every day. BETTER SEE US FOR PRICES. We have the agency for Union Lock Poultry Fencing. The fence with the SQUARE MESH. Our new stock of Wall Paper will arrive this week. Attractive patterns and prices. A new lot of Leather and Velour Couches just arrived The Best $10 Couch in town A new and attractive line of Iron Beds. Our bed for $2.50 will surprise you. See us for your Picture Frames We would be pleased to see you about the right kind of plumbing and heating. We guarantee it. GUY BROTHERS & DALTON HARDWARE AND FURNITURE THE STORE WHERE YOU ALWAYS GET YOUR MONEY'S WORTH hair mM$M3u Our store is the only place in the county where you can buy this f am mous line of mattresses. HALL HAYES FURNITURE STORE PHONOGRAPHS AND PHONOGRAPH RECORDS Complete stock of Edison and Victor machines. 2000 Edison and 400 Victor records to choose from. All records up-to-date and the list being added to daily. Second-hand furniture bought and sold. TOM ST0CKWELL, successor to J. Crowther Uglow building adjoining Simonton & Scott A WORD OF WARNING JuBt recently a citizen of Patterson, New Jersey, contracted lep rosy by waaring clothing that was sprinkled through a China man's mouth in a Chinese laundry. Dr. Spauldlng in charge of the department of contageous diseases of Chloago says: "The method of doing up clothes In Cblnese laundries Is dangerous and ought to be prohibited by law." Phone us and our wagon will call at your door. We want your bundlo, large or small. Your linen will last longer when laundered by one who knows how. Special attention given to shirts, collars and ouffa. Dallas Steam Laundry Phone, Mutual 197 Clean, Fresh Groceries We carry the Famous DIAMOND "W" brand of Extracts, Spices, Coffee, Tea and Canned Goods. Fresh Bread Every Day SIMONTON (& SCOTT Dallas BUILT NOT STUFFED