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Polk County Observer
J. C. HAYTER,
EDITOR AND l'CBUSHER.
Published Semi-Weekly at $1.S0 per
Tear. Strictly In advance.
Entered a second-class matter
March 1. 1907, at the post office at
Dallas, Oregon, under the Act of Con
gress of March , 1879.
DALLAS, OREGON, JAN. 28. 1910.
Tht way to build up Dallas U to pat-
ronitt Dallas ptoplt.
A glance at the first page of today's
paper will convince any reader that
the Polk County Observer is a county
newspaper In fact as well as in name.
News from every precinct In Polk
County, save one, are printed, and In
many of the precincts more than one
neighborhood Is represented. We have
secured correspondents In Perrydale
and Mountain View, and now we want
weekly letters from Alrlle, McCoy,
Butler and Oak Grove, and from any
other Important neighborhood where
we have no correspondent. Suggestions
of names of persons who might be In
duced to report the news of their re
spective localities will be thankfully
received.
WILL GIVE MASK BALL!
Dallas Young People Plan to Engage
Services of Portland Costunier.
ONE HOUSEWIFE'S VIEW
SAYS COST OP LIVING HAS NOT
INCREASED.
The young ladles who made the
Barn Dance such a social success are
issuing invitations for a Mask Ball to
be given Thursday evening, February
1. The arrangements are In charge of
Miss Madge Gage and Miss Bertha
Foster, chaperoned by Mrs. Ray Cra
ven and Mrs. Will Kaerth.
The floor committee will be Walter
Williams Joseph Craven and W. J.
Kaerth. Music will be furnished by
the Dallas orchestra and dancing will
continue until 2 a. m. Arrangements
are being made for supper to be serv
ed at the Dallas Restaurant, but the
supper will not Interfere with the
dancing, as some of the musicians will
be on hand at all times.
The management announces posit
ively that parties not in costume will
not be permitted to dance until after
11 o'clock. Costumes or masks will not
be removed until that hour, and masks
only will not be considered a costume.
The committee is out with a list to
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secure signers cnougn 10 ri , , , ,Hr
which event is Decause u
Comparing Prices Willi Years Pas
She Believes IiM-rease Is Xot
Worth Considering.
There Is a Hillsboro lady who scoffs
that a rise In the
price of the necessities of life Is re
snonsible for the wall over the increas
ed cost of living which fills the news
naners and forms a topic of conversa
tion whenever housewives meet This
lartv is the mother of a family and her
20 years of married life have been spent
in the west. Her experience nas oeen
largely in the cities and she has at
tended to the family marketing, says
the Hillsboro Independent
Speaking of the latter the other
day, she said that after careiui consid
eration and comparison she was forced
to the conclusion that her marketing
costs but little more than it did when
she first began housekeeping, and if
the family expenses have increased it
worth of costumes.
they will bring a Portland firm to Dal
las with a full line. Call up or see W.
J. Kaerth, If you desire to sign and
help them.
DALLAS BOY MARRIED
Jessie
Ellis Leads Miss Anna Von
Bargcn to the Altar.
Join the Booster Club and boost!
Dallas should have a strong mutual
Insurance company, doing business In
Its own brick building. It should also
have a building and loan association,
organized on right lines and doing
business In its own brick building. A
live building and loan association is
the working man's best friend, and It
is the best town builder on earth. Dal
las can have both of these institutions
if Its citizens will only boost for them.
William Allen White has said: "The
man who buys his goods of a mall or
er house, and expects his neighbor to
buy goods of him, or buy labor of
him, or buy professional service of
him. Is economically a leech. He is
sucking industrial blood out of the
town, and gives none back. He sends
his profits out of town like a China
man, and has no more right to a
standing in the community than
foreigner. We are all neighbors Indus
trially in this town, and the man who
sends away for his goods Is not one
of us. He is of another Industrial sys
tem, and deserves no man's support'
This is good talk, straight from the
shoulder. '
LURE OF THE COUNTRY.
Isolation and nonprofit have been
chief factors In sending rural popula
tion into the cities. But the rural
mall, rural phone and the certainty
that country roads will soon be bet
tered are removing the one, and the
promised permanency of higher prices
for farm products will remedy the
other. Primitive agriculture is swift
ly passing and the modern science is
taking Its place. The long horned
cow and the long legged hog are In the
scrap heap. Books, magazines and
the dally newspaper are in thousands
of country homes where once there
was not much more of literature than
the family Bible, the almanac and a
few school books. Many a farm home
has comforts, luxuries and convenienc
es that multitudes of city dwellers are
denied. Those who look out Into the
country as a place of benlghtedness
and rudeness are uninformed. There
are still primitive homes and still un
culture and unsophistlcation in spots,
but the lump Is swiftly leavening.
A country life with Its social circles.
Its literary atmosphere and Its general
air of thrift is already here In
Oregon, and is In rapid evolution. Per
manent high prices for farm products
will vastly forward the process of
transformation. When every crop
from the soli, as now, brings a hand
some reward, there is Incentive for
endeavor. The larger rewards will
send the farm boys and girls to col
lege and bring them back again to add
culture and refinement to rural life
and science and organization to rural
Industry. They are encouragement
for stabler farming and more esthetic
home building. They are warrant to
young men to embrace agriculture as
life work that promises compensa
tion both In dollars and In Independ
ence and hapnlness.
There Is a new lure now In the coun
try. It should appeal to the bank
cleik with auto taste and wheelbarrow
salary. It offers deliverance to thous
ands of city clerks, accountants, un
successful business men and others
who strive to keep up champagne ap
pearances on a beer income. It Is a
one-sided struggle with many a one
of them with his strength always
spent In keeping his head above water.
More than one Is In effect a prisoner
serving a sentence because he Is rooted
and chained to his Job, and so pinched
In the struggle to make ends meet
that he cannot quit tx cause of fear of
starvation for himself and family. It
Is a case where life la a perpetual
struggle against bills and survival a
question of how many comforts, con
veniences, indeed even, how much food
can be sacrificed.
For all such, a spot of land In the
country, fresh eggs, vegetables, home
made preserves, country sausage, ber
ries and fruits In season, all these
and a hundred other edibles for the
table, and fresh air, brilliant sunshine
and the rreat outdoors for the children
to play In. ar a few of the Joys of
the country. These and other com
pensations are within easy reach of
many a city dweller, and they are
compensations that If he can seek
them, would swiftly unchain Mm from
his present unrequited and proapect
ls servitude. It Is the call of the
country, and the mors It la heeded the
tx-tter for the republic and its millions
Portland J on mat
Mr. Jessie Ellis, a son of Mr. and
Mrs. 1. M. Ellis, of this city, and Miss
Anna Von Bargen were married In
McClearyville, Washington, Sunday
evening, January 9. A local newspa
per gives the following account of the
happy event:
"An attractive wedding took place
in the Methodist church at McCleary
ville, Sunday evening, when Miss Anna
Von Bargcn became the bride of Mr.
Jessie W. Ellis.
"Promptly at eight o'clock, the bri
dal party entered to the strains of the
Cleveland wedding march, played by
Miss Fannv Ross, and stood In an
archway of green and white, where
the impressive ring service was read
by Rev. A. A. Sanderson, of the Meth
odist church, of Shelton, In the pres
ence of a large number of friends and
relatives.
"The bride was charming in white
albatross with oriental lace trimmings,
and wore a pearl necklace. The bridal
veil was held In place by orange blos-
soma The bridal boquet was of white
carnations.
"Miss Fannie Foreman, gowned in
blue batiste and carrying white carna
tions, was bridesmaid. Mr. William
Von Dargen acted as best man. The
church was tastefully decorated in
evergreens and festoons of white. The
young couple received many handsome
presents, including cut glass, china
and furniture.
"Both the bride and groom are pop
ular young people of McCIeary's, and
are well known In this vicinity. They
will reside at McCIeary's."
Personal.
Will the lady who took Mrs. Oscar
Hayter's umbrella by mistake from
Woodman Hall, last Saturday evening,
kindly return same to Observer oillce,
where exchange will be made. Mrs.
Hayter's umbrella has dark blue silk
cover, with long straight handle or
brown wood.
NEWS OF POLK COUNTY
(Continued from Page One.)
has been visiting at Hogue's, return
ed home with him.
We hear that the Dairy Inspector is
again in this section. This is a move in
the right direction, and should be en
couraged by the dairymen. Some peo
ple look with dread on his coming,
but he is a friend Instead of a foe.
There were three eighth grade ap
plicants Thursday and Friday Min
nie Fielshmann, Millie Skersles and
Rollle Brown. The examination was
conducted by J. H. Brown. The ques
tions were pretty hard, but all hope
to get a good percent.
SHERIDAN
Seridan Sun.
A daughter was born yesterday to
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Blanchard.
"Sparking" in the Monmouth post-
office Is prohibited by the council. Less
visiting In the Sheridan postotfice
would be a convenience to the patrons
The circulated report that scarlet
fever and small pox cases are still at
the Hotel Sheridan Is erroneous. There
has been no cases of any sickness at
this place since the thorough fumiga
tion a month ago.
Young trees by the wagon loads
have been taken from town recently
for early planting. Nearly every one
1 preparing to put in at least a few
acres to rrutt and the amount thus
planted In this vicinity will exceed
1000 acres. The Churchill-Mathews Co.
will plant 240 acres. The trees are
mostly apples, walnuts, pears and Roy
al Anne cherries.
W. A. Whlteaker. who Is Identified
with the oil proposition In Polk coun
ty, was a Sheridan visitor yesterday.
Mr. Whlteaker Is confident that the re
sult of his operations in Polk county
will prove successful and that nil will
be found In great quantities. The ob
ject of his visit here was to investigate
the property now being worked by Mr.
Elliott north of town.
Call for Warrants,
Notice Is hereby gives that all un
paid Poik County warrants which
were presented and endorsed "Not
pas.1 for want of funds" prior to Octo
Itt t, I . Ill t- (id upoa presen
tation at my Wee. Interest will not be
avowed on th sunt after data of this
untie. 4 at my r.frV-e this Xlth
r.,,r of January, llll.
ED. C. DCNN.
County Treasurer. J
TERRYDALE.
George Werner was a Portland vis
itor last week.
Miss Fannie Keyt was a Portland
visitor Monday.
Mr. Baxter Is slowly recovering from
his recent Illness.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Conner were call
ers In Amity, Tuesday.
Mr. Brstcher was a business visitor
in Rick real! this week.
Mrs. Salver, of Broadmead, visited
in Perrydale yesterday.
Miss Kate Jennings was a Perrydale
visitor Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Edith Dulrnan and Miss Kate
Jennings wore visitors In Dallas, Sat
urday. Mr. Thomas has sold his farm north
of town and will move the latter part
of the week.
Mrs. F. Morrison went to McMinn
ville today and will undergo a sur
gical operation.
A Joint debats between the Perry
dale and Rail at on schools will b held
at this place Friday evening.
Mr. Went, of Portland, representing
the Connecticut Life Insurance Com
pany, was a PerrydaJe visitor Tuesday.
luxuries are now regarded as neces
sities.
This lady says that when she first
went to housekeeping In 1891, deal
ers asked 40 cents a pound for butter,
although during a short time In the
summer the price dropped. She now
pays 75 cents for two pounds. There has
been a great howl this winter over
the fact that eggs have sold for 45
cents a dozen, but this lady says that
1 9 years ago the same price was asked
and received, and the fruit was not
always above suspicion at that
Sometimes the price, as now, would
drop to 25 cents in the summer but
only for a short time. This lady now
pays $1.65 for a sack of flour that
formerly cost f 1.35, but when the
number of sacks used by the average
family is considered, she does not be
lieve the extra thirty cents now paid
is responsible for the calamity the
howlers would have us believe has
overtaken us.
According to this lady, she now pays
the same, and sometimes a little less,
for sugar, and while two bits will buy
about the same quantity of soap it al
ways did, toilet soap is cheaper. In
the good old days that many profess
to regret, she paid 45 cents for a can
of baking powder and now the same
article sells for 35. For fresh vegeta
bles she says she pays during the seas
on about what she always has, and In
some cases less. Potatoes she has
never bought in large quantities, and
now as in past years the price for the
year will range around SI per sack.
The price paid for canned goods has
varied little since this lady began to
deal with the grocery man, although
In some cases she pays less.
This optimistic lady also asserts that
there Is no greater basis for the as
sertion that other family necessities
have Increased in price than is found
in the culinary department She says
that dress goods are practically the
same in price that they always were.
Material for a good broadcloth dress
costs about what it did in the early
90's. While domestics are slightly
higher, gingham is of better quality
and cheaper than formerly. This Is
also true of undermuslins and shirt
waists. Ready made suits for women
are much cheaper, as is shown by the
fact that while formerly the possess
ioq of one was a mark of affluence, to
day they are seen everywhere. She ad
mlts that the cost of having a dress
made is greater than formerly, but
says that Is because the dressmaker's
prices have risen and not because of
Increased cost of materials. She says
further that if the economical shop
per finds that In some cases prices
have advanced, this is more than made
up by the fact that the cheaper articles
are of much better quality than for
merly and may be substituted if the
purse is not flexible enough for the
best
This philosophical lady sums up the
situation In a few words. She says
people undoubtedly find their money
does not go as far as it formerly did
and charge it to a price paid for a
necessity, without recalling that In
the average they have probably always
paid the same. She believes that peo
pie want and get more than they
formerly did, and slowly and uncon
sclously a much higher scalo of living
has crept in. All the members of the
family dress better than In former
years, and articles and conveniences
then believed to be only within the
reach of the well-to-do are now taken
as a matter of course by people of
moderate meana She instanced the
example of the piano, which Is now
found everywhere, the organ which
formerly was considered the highest
possible attainment of the musically
inclined of moderate means being rele
gated to the garret. Easy payments
have often made the substitution pos
sible, hut in the end the higher pric
ed Instrument had to be paid for and
the money was of course missed. This
was also the case with many other ar
ticles and the scale of living had grad
ually Increase until it equalled and
sometimes exceeded the Income, but
she believed In being fair and placing
the responsibility where It belongs.
It la likely some of her deductions
do not apply to Hillsboro and other
country towns, for it Is known that
within recent years many articles of
produce, poultry, etc., have sold at
very low prices. But at present the
country towns are practically on a par
with Portland so far as prices are
concerned, but the people with pro
duce to sell have reaped a portion of
the Increase and this has rendered
them better able to meet the advance.
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BUSINESS LOCALS.
(Advertisements under this head
are charged at the rate of 1 cent per
word, first Insertion; hi cent per word
for each insertion thereafter; SO
words or less, $1 per month. No ad
vertisement inserted for less than 15
cents.
For Rent.
House for rent, at J7 a month. Mrs.
J. R. Hubbard. 1-11-tf.
For Sale.
An Olds gasoline engine. 3-horse-power.
Nearly new. Hugh Hayes, Dal
las. 1-28-tf.
Wanted, to Trade. j
Registered Jersey with calf from 1
registered bull for good gentle driving
horse. H. G. Campbell, Dallas. l-2otf.
For Rent
To desirable party a brand new 9
room house In City View addition,
furnished or unfurnished. Call at
house or phone N. W. Wilkins.
1-25-tf.
For Sale.
One span of fine 4-year-old marcs.
D. A. Critchlow, Dallas, Oregon. 128tf
For Sale.
Hay and oats. W. W. L'llrey, Dallas.
l-25-2t
Wanted to Exchange.
Will exchange good, rubber-tired
buggy for hay, grain or wood. W. F.
Nichols, Fails City, Or. 125-tf.
Bottom Land For Sale.
Two acres of fine bottom land, Just
outside Dallas city limits, for sale on
Installments. H. G. Campbell. 17-tf
Corner Lot For Sale.
Fine corner lot left in Levens' Third
Addition, for $275. H. G. Campbell.
17-tf.
For Sale.
Thirty-five acres good standing tim
ber 4 hi miles northwest of Dallas. A
bargain if sold soon. Address or call.
Harry M. Hill. Dallas. l-18-4t.
Salem Statesman Pergonals.
Hon. Geo. W. Myer. of Dallas, was
a Salem visitor Saturday.
J. EL Dun ton. principal of the Falls
City high school was In the city Satur
day. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Starr, of Dal
las, were the guests of Mr. Starr's
brother. C. L. Starr yesterday.
H. C. Seymour, county superintend
ent of the Polk county schools, was
over from Dallas, Saturday.
T. J. Cherrlngton, of Dallas, visited
his brother William Cherrlngton In
this city Saturday, when on his way to
Portland.
If yon miss the basket social at the
Armory tonight, you will miss a lot of
good fun.
Horse Shoeing and General Black,
smithing
I ran cure Quarter Cracks and Con
tracted Feet, a)s stop Interfering and
Forging. I guarantee all work first
class. All I ask the public is to give
me at fair trial. I also curs corn on
horses feet.
Horaei Shoring Spermtty.
C.EORGK P. CRAMER
Fred Wsgstrrs Old Stand Dallas, Ore.
Wanted.
Place for a school girl to assist
In housework in return for board.
Apply to Com. Box 97, or telephone
Bell 403.
For Sale.
One National Cash register at $75,
and one Columbia Cash register for
$50, also one Oliver typewriter model
No. 6, good as new, $70. One 6 foot
Cigar Case $22.50. 1-4-10.
Wanted.
All kinds of Iron, rubber, brass, cop
per, zinc and hides. Highest cash
prices paid. A. N. Halleck, Monmouth,
Oregon. 3-12-tf.
For Sale or Rent.
Ten acres good bottom land In sub
urbs of Dallas; half In orchard, half
In garden. Also, large, modern green
house, with all necessary equipment
for carrying on market gardening
business. Will sell or rent J. L. CAS
TLE, Dallas, Oregon. 1-2 8-tf.
Do You Want to Sell?
If you want to sell your business
of any kind, or If you want to sell
your property, and will make the
price right, I would like to hear from
you. Give description and price. Ad
dress J. E. Smith, 613 Chamber of
Commerce, Portland, Oregon. 6t.
For Sale.
Eighty acres of fine land all under
cultivation 1 Vs miles west of North
Yamhill. 8 acres In hops, yard trcllis
ed. Hop house, dwelling and barn.
Close to Yamhill river. Price If taken
at once, $6250. Inquire at this office.
1-21-tf.
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 1196; Bell 443. August
Bowman. 3-4-tf
Announcement.
John H. McNary and Charles L
McNary announce that on and after
February 1, 1910, they will remo.e
from their present quarters and es
tablish their law office at rooms 305-306-307:308
United States Bank Build
ing, at corner of State and Commercial
Streets, Salem, Oregon. 6t
Bids For Wood.
Notice Is hereby given that the
County Court of Polk County, Oregon,
will receive bids for furnishing 50
cords of grub oak wood, to be not less
than two Inches nor more than six
Inches In diameter; also, 50 cords of
good quality second-growth fir wood.
All to be delivered at the Courthouse
in Dallas, Oregon, on or before Sep
tember 15, 1910. Bids will be opened
on the first day of the regular Febru
ary term of said Court, towlt: On
February 2, 1910, at 10 o'clock, a. m.
Court reserves the right to reject any
or all bids.
E. M. SMITH,
Clerk of County Court
Colonist Rates.
Low one-way colonist rates from all
parts of the East to Pacific Coast ter
minals are offered by the railroads
from March 1 to April IS. The oppor- '.
tunlty to bring thousands of new set- '
tiers to Oregon la a valuable one and ;
commercial organisations of the state
will take advantage of It to the fullest
extent
The attractive literature sent out i
during the past year and the wide
publicity given all parts of Oregon ,
have been fruitful of results and In- !
qulry about this state was never so
general as at the present time. Be
cause of this widespread Interest In
Oregon. It may be expected that the
state will receive a large Immigration
during the coming Spring.
Oregon people should do all they
can to add to this movement to the
Pacific Northwest by arousing Inter-
est among their friends la other parts
of the country who are looking for
new homes and Information should be
supplied them on the opportunities
here for newcomers and particularly
those who desire to engage la agri
culture, horticulture, stock raising or
dairying. These lines of endeavor are
rewarding those who are engaged In
them.
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Weconsider that we have done our Fall and Winter season business and
all left we will give the people of Polk County a rare opportunity for
real bargains. Out of a large line of Ladies' Tailored Suits we have only
18 left and we are going to sell them regardless of what they cost. We
want all new Spring stock in February.
$10 Suits for $18.00
$32.50 Suits for $15.00
$25 Suite for $11.75
$22.50 Suits for $10.00
$20 Suits for $ 9.00
$16.50 and $15 Suit for $ J.M
$2.00 Further cut on all suits left.
flany Good Bargains left in the Men's and
Boy's Suit Department
We Have Shoes to Close Out at LOW PRICES
Men's $5 Patent Leather at.... $2.25
Boy's $.1.25 Patent Leather at.. $1.85
Roy's $2.25 Patent Leather at.. $1.10
Children's $1.85 Patent Leather at $1
Misses $1.50, $1.65 and $1.75 at 85c
Misses $2 and $2.25 at $1.00
Ladles $2.50 Flintstone $1.45
Ladles $2.50 Kids 9iM
Children's $1.45 Klda , -85c
Children's $1.10 Kids S0
We have a new complete line of Men's Hand-made $4.00 Shoes which we
place on sale to start them at $2.75.
An odd lot of our famous $3.00- Hats will go at, your choice, - $1.50
Wool Shawls and Head Scarfs at One-Third off.
A big line of broken lots of Men's, Women's and Children's Underwear
at prices that will pay you to buy.
That bumper line of 20c Wool Sox for this sale 2 for 25c
This is a bonified Odd and End Clean-up Sale. We are through with
these lines and if you can be fitted, it will pay you to buy. We will also
show you many other bargains, something in almost every line of our
big stock.
Many more Bargains left all through our
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