Polk County observer., May 21, 1909, Image 1

PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY
NO. 14
DALLAS, POLK COUNTY OREGON, MAY 21, 1900.
VOL. XXI
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CORRESPONDENCE
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INDEPENDENCE.
J. W. Kiehardson, Jr., has returned
from Seaside.
Mis9 Bessie Bdtler was a Salem
visitor Saturday.
Mrs. G. W. Con key was a Dallas
visitor Saturday.
Grant Eobertson, of Portland, is
visiting frieDds here.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hicks were
Salem visitors Monday.
Mrs. Laura Miller, or Newberg,
visited friends here over Sunday.
Mrs. J. E. Hubbard Is attending
Grand Lodge at Albany this week.
Grant McLaughlin, of Corvallis,
visited friends here during the week.
C. E. Williams was a passenger to
Portland, Saturday, for a few days'
visit.
Edwin Wallace was down from the
0. A. 0. to visit his mother, Mrs.
M. W. Wallace over Sunday.
Mrs. E. M. Young has returned
from a two weeks' visit witn ner
sister, Mrs. Corwln Townsend, in
Seattle.
Mm. Q. W. Conkey. Mrs. W. R.
A Inn arm Mrs. D. A. Hodffe went to
Albany, Tuesday, as delegates to the
Kebekah Assembly.
Tho r.ibrnrv Association, of Inde
pendence, has secured the building
adjoining the city hall and Is having
it remodeled for use as a library ana
loading room.
Mrs. C. L. Lang, of Independence,
wusiniured in an automobile xues'
day afternoon. During a race the
machine went over a large bump and
h( was thrown violently lorwara
Her head struck against some of the
fixtures of the auto and she received
H'vflral severe cuts about the face.
Her injuries, while painful are not of
a nature to cause alarm.
FALLS CITY.
(Falls CHr Newi.)
Mr. and Mru. F. R. Rich were down
from Black Rock and spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. Cochran.
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Myer are in
Portland this week.
Frank MoMurpby was up from
Portland last week.
Mrs. Masters and Mrs. Erickson vis
ited In Portland this week.
Miss Cecil Dodd went to Corvallis,
Thursday, to visit her sister.
Allen Hunter has been up from
Portland this week attending to bus!
ness and visiting old friends.
Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Lucas went to
Portland last week. From there they
will soon start for an extended trip in
Can fornia.
Mrs. Marv Pitcher, accompanied by
her son and daughter, is here from
viHitinur her sisters. Mrs.
Singleton and Mrs. O'Brien.
Willard Gilbert is having the build
ing recently vacated by William Hin-
shaw fitted up for a hardware store
and will be open for business in a few
days.
The Falls Citv Lumber Company
has bought George Gardner's property
and Is going to extend its yaras. con
siderable new platform Is completed
already.
Mrs. J. D. Mover, as delegate from
the local Rebekab lodge and Charles
Tice from the I. O. O. F. lodge, left for
Albany. Tuesday morning to attena
Grand Lodge.
HARMONY.
Miss Madie Blair is quite 111 this
week.
A brother of Van Dickev's Is here
from Washington this week visiting
him.
Miss Carmen 8ears was re-elected
teacher of the Harmony school for the
ensuing year.
The Deoole of Harmony met at J. B
Hayes' Sunday evening and spent the
time In sioginsr.
Buford Stoni and Clarence Whit
man have been elected telephone
directors from this district.
W. L Barber and family arrived
from Wyoming, Thursday evening,
and are visiting his brother, Frank
Barber.
George Porter and his sisters, Mrs.
Swartz and Mrs. Darling and her
husband went to Dallas, Saturday, for
a visit.
COOLING PLANT INSTALLED ,
Dallas Meat Market Now Boasts One
of Most Modernly Equipped
Shops in the State.
POLK.
The Rev. Henry Voth, of Salt Creek,
preached here last Sunday.
Fruit crrowers in this neighborhood
are busied with the work of spraying
their trees.
A. B. Warkentin. formerly of Salt
Creek, died in Washington a short
time ago from an attack ol neart
trouble. .
The roads in this vicinity are In
excellent condition since the work of
grading , and gravelling has been
completed.
The recent showers have done much
good to all of the farm crops of this
neighborhood, and the Spring rarm
work is nearly finished, a large por
tion of the land near here being seeded
to clover this year.
LUCKIAMUTE.
E. J. Youne. of Salem, spent Sun
day at the home of N. Steele
V. .T Steele is sawing wood in this
vicinity with his new gasoline outfit
A. C. Staats passed through here
Monday with a large load of shingles.
Mr. Staats is building an addition to
bis house.
R. Steele recently sold his farm to
John Finley, of Portland. This is one
of the best farms on the Lucklamute
and Mr. Steele received a fancy price
for It
E. Chamberlain came down from
Corvallis the first of the week. He
has been suffering from a severe cut
on the hand which he received while
splitting wood
BIENA VISTA.
The public schools closed here Fri
day.
W. R. Hall was a Salem visitor over
Sunday.
Mrs. M. W. Winn, of Albany, visited
relatives here over Sunday.
M. J. Kreutz, of Suver, was in Buena
Vista, Saturday, on business.
AlonBt every day brings people into
this part looking for land to buy.
The government snag boat has been
doing some work here on the river
Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Baldwin, of Win
lock, Washington are visiting here.
Rv m. J. Ballantyne filled his
usual appointment at the Evangelical
Church, Sunday.
The marksmen of Company H, are
making excellent progress m tneir
wnrlr on the range. Following are
the scores made by the members of the
team that shot Sunday : Sergeant U w.
Shaw, 170; Articifer D. F. Harris, 165;
Private A. W. Bennett, 165; Lieuten
ant V. F. Compton, 134; Corporal
W. E. Greenwood, 133; Corporal B. A.
Teats, 130.
County Clerk E. M. Smith issued
license to wed to Lert Miller and Lelow
Conlee, Wednesday.
SCHOOLHOUSE TO BE BUILT
Majority of Voters of Dallas District
Decide in Favor of Erecting
$25,000 Structure.
The Dallas Meat Company now
boasts one of the most completely
equipped shopsin the Willamette Val
ley, outside of the larger cities.
Themachluery for the cooling plant
ha3 been installed and is now in oper
ation. A labyrinth of pipes winding
through the cold storage keep the
atmosphere at a freezing temperature
at all times while the machine is In
operation and make it possible for the
meat to be kept In perrect storage.
Two other pipes running into the front
nrt of the store Dass through the
showcase and fish box, serving there
the same purpose as the pipes in tue
main storage room to Keep me oou
tents of the cases cooled to a proper
temperature and to preserve tnem m
the best possible condition.
Should the company desire to under
take the manufacture of ice, the addi
tion of brine tanks to its present cool-
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Iru? emnmnent would De all inai wouiu
be required. It Is possible that this
will be done in future If the require
ments of the business warrant sucu
ftptinn.
Thn motive Dower for the machinery
of the cooling plant is furnished from
a 6-horse power electric motor, which
aowBs also to drive all of the other
maphinerv in use in the shop.
Another addition to the equipment
of the establishment. Installed last
wek. is an overhead track, whicn
greatly facilitates the handling of the
stock brought in. After the dressed
carcass of an animal has been brought
in and hung on this track, it may be
taken through the entire remaining
of nrenaration for the market
without further lifting. Special scales
weigh the meat while still suspenaea
nn thn trunk, and numerous subordi
nate tracks make it possible to run It
to almost any part of the nuuaing oy
thn mere turning of a switch.
Thn thnrnuffhriosa and ingenuity oi
the Rvstam of devices lust installed to
make the handling of its business
morn raDid and easy. Is highly credit
able to the enterprise of the men of
the company, and a visit through the
establishment to examine tne newiy
tnatallfirf machinery is well worth
while.
Ellendale Road Finished.
The macadam work on the road
ht.wBn Dallas and Ellendale has
been completed and the highway is
nr.nr roadv for travel. Tne main au-
nfniTA nf the Improvement Is in the
fart, that it furnishes a good road on
which the heavy hauling from the
city rock crusher above Ellendale may
iw .inn,, thin summer wnue tne im-
rirnvAmfint work on the streets of Dal
laa la being carried on. The work
was done at the joint expense of the
citv of Dallas, the county and the
nrrmartv holders living along the
ronte, the latter furnishing their share
in labor.
Legal Blanks at this office
RRh.mlhouse. the construction
and equipment or which shall cost not
to exceed $25,000, is to be built in Dal
las this summer. -'This was the deci
sion arrived at in the special school
meeting held in the Courthouse, Wed
nesday afternoon.
More than 100 taxpayers attended
the meeting, the plan to build and the
methods suggested for raising iunds,
having aioused much interest and, In
many cases, created considerable controversy.
The nuestion of the location and
kind of building that was to be erected
was thoroughly discussed, any or
thnan nraaent who so desired, express
ing their opinions on the subject freely
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and fully, it was nuauy ueieiuuuou
that thn nlann. size and location for
the proposed sohoolhouse, should be
left to the discretion of tne Doara oi
directors, to act as in their judgment
seemed most advisable.
The nnhieet of cost was next brought
up and thoroughly investigated and
discussed. The motion to vote for a
building to cost not more than $25,000
was twice amended, the limit being
first fixed at $10,000 and afterward at
ais.ooo. but both amendments were
voted down and the $25,000 cost pro
position was brought to a nnai Danot.
The result was a vote of 67 to 42 in
favor of the plan.
H. G. Campbell, clerk of the scnooi
board, .says that a meeting of the
directors will be called as soon as pos
sible and steps taken to get tne worK
under way at once, since it will require
nearly all of the vacation months to
complete the new structure and get it
In readiness for the coming school
term. Interest bearing warrants win
he issued to defray the expenses of the
work and the voters of the distrlot
may call an election at some later
date, if they see fit, for the purpose of
voting bonds to take up tne warrants
Issued.
The nlan to build met with compar
atively no opposition at Wednesday's
anhool meeting, the belief being almost
universal that the increase in the
attendance of the district combined
with the addition of the High Sohool
rrnrina made more school room an
absolute necessity. The only point on
which the voters were at any great
variance of opinion, was in regard to
the amount required to build the neo-
essary new scboolhouse.
Tt. in the opinion of the memrjers oi
th anhool board that the expense of
the erection of the new building, in
cluding the price of the ground on
which it is to be built, will not call for
an expenditure of the entire amount
designated in the school election, oui
regards It as a safer method for the
sum voted to be sufficiently large that
there should be no neocessity for call
ing a second election for the purpose
of extending the cost limit.
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Men's, Ladies' and
Children's Oxfords
See us before buying. Our line is up-to-date and
consists of Blacks, Tans and Oxbloods. We will
take pleasure in showing them to you.
Don't forget our
Children's Clothing Department
We have a new snappy lot of Boy's Suits. A look
will convince you.
NOTICE We now carry a complete stock of the
LADIES HOME JOURNAL PATTERNS
Send us your mail orders and they will be attended
to promptly. Yours truly,
Campbell Hollister
CASH STORE
W. L. Tooze. Jr., was a business
rialtor in Portland this week.
Electricity for Lighting
Is only expensive to people who are
wasteful and careless. To you, who
are naturally careful, it does not
come high. .. V '
It is economical because it can be quickly turned off wnen not needed.
With gas or kerosene there is the temptation to let light bum when
not nef did to save bother of lighting and adjusting, fn some homes
theloctrlo light bills amount to only one or two dollars per month.
uSSwilSSy Brt loine kind of artificial light for few money
than eleotrlo Ught, but does it save you anything when it limits op
portunWes for" work and recreation-ruin, your W'Bmokes
Sour walls-mars decorations and increases Tiousehold work. You
orald probably 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 Bave that counts.
WILLAMETTE VALLEY CO. BATES-Kosldenoe ODipfcgg
Kilowatt 150 : Residence, flat per month, lflcp 60c. RATES UK
BUSINESS rfoUBES 25o per drop and 6c per Kilowatt up to 10 drops;
over 10 drops 20o per drop and 5o per Kilowatt up to 40 drops ; over 40
droM mo per drop and 6o per Kilowatt. A drop figures 16cp or Iobb.
PorPpowe ?ates apply at the office. We are always ready to explain
the "lnsandouta 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, ust north of the Court House. Phones Bell 421,
Mutual 1297.
Legal blanks for sale at this office.
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WILLAMETTE GLEE CLUB
Which Will Appear in Dallas on
FRIDAY, MAY 21st, 1909
A Grand Opening Picnic
Will be Held at
City View Addition
Saturday, May 22d
EVERYBODY WELCOME
SPORTING CONTESTS-Horse Races, Foot . Races,
Walking Races-Liberal Cash and Other Prizes.
MUSIC BY DALLAS BAND
Come early. Bring your Picnic Basket. Free Ice
team for all at CITY VIEW ADDITION.
Lots will be placed on the market at 11 a. m. Opening prices $125 up. $10
dtwVand $10 a month. Graded streets, sidewalks in and city water. Every
lot 11 adv ance 10 per cent to 20 per cent on Monday, May 25th. A small pay
menTi Jri tatoday Jill secure any of these lots at above prices. Come and see.
CITY VIEW ADDITION
Wilkins' Real Estate Co. Mutual Phone 1387