Polk County Observer
J. O. IIAYTER,
EDITOR AKD PUBUSHER.
Published Semi-Weekly at J1.60 per
Tear. Strictly In advance.
Entered as second-class matter
March 1, HOT, at the post office at
Dallas, Oregon, under the Act oof Con
grew of March i, 1879.
DALLAS, OREGON, FEB. 1, 1910.
Tie way to build up Dallas U to pat-
renixt Dallas ptopl.
WOULD SEE PARTY WIN
Prominent Republicans of Polk Coun
ty Favor Assembly Plan.
START KINDERGARTEN
School for the Wee Ones Will Open
Next Monday. ,
(Interviews in Sunday Oregonian.)
W. W. Perclval, Independence
Most assuredly, I am in favor of the
assembly plan of selecting candidates.
The widest possible publicity should
be given to the precinct meetings, and
every Republican voter should be
made to know that his presence is de
sired. These precinct assemblies should
select delegates to the county assem
bly, which in turn should send dele
grates to the frtat assembly. I favor a
liberal representation of both pre
clnts and counties. j
John H. Moran, Monmouth My
voice is for the assemblies. I have not
given careful thought to the details of
the plan, but believe that the repre
sentation should be more liberal than &a.
For several weeks plans have been
under way for starting a Kindergarten
in DaMas and everything is now ready
for the opening next Monday morn
ing at 9 o'clock at the home of Mrs.
George Gerllnger. The sessions will
last from to 11:45 each day, thus
giving the tiny tots time to reach
home before the lunch hour.
The services of Miss Helen Wright,
a trained Kindergarten teacher, have
been secured. Miss Wright received
her training in Oberlln, Ohio, where
she also taught in the public schools
for several montha She has been con
ducting a private Kindergarten In Al
bany for several months, but leaves
that city to take up the work in Dai-
Mrs. M. D. Ellis went to McMinn
ville last Thursday and attended the
funeral of her grandmother, Mrs. Car
oline Merrill. Mrs. Merrill was 82
years old and had lived in McMinn
ville for the last twenty years. Her
husband died about Ave years ago.
BUSINESS LOCALS.
(Advertisements under this head
are charged at the rate of 1 cent per
word, first Insertion; ft cent per word
for each insertion thereafter; 30
words or less, 31 per month. No ad
vertisement inserted for less than 15
cents.
Lost, a bunch of keys. Finder will
please return to Observer office. 2-ltf.
II MONEY S1VI1 SALE
under the old convention system. The
delegates to the state assembly should
be elected by the county meeting.
Walter L. Tooze Falls City For
The tuition charge will be 33.50 a
month for one child, or 35 for two
childrn from one family. In order to
provide necessary equipment and
Buggy For Sale.
Rubber-tlrod top buggy for sale. M.
E. Spahr, Dallas, Oregon.
Dallas should have a concrete block
factory. Such an Industry would not
only give employment to labor, but
would stimulate the construction of
more substantial business buildings in
the city.
Friends of the Initiative and refer
endum and the direct primary and
other Popullstlc measures would have
us believe that these laws are respon
sible for the existing desirable busi
ness and industrial conditions In Ore
gon. The truth is, the great and
growing commonwealth of Oregon is
prosperous in spite of them. The state
is growing so fast that not even the
combined efforts of all the visionary
cranks and theorists can stop it
The Government rested in the Ding
er Hermann case yesterday and the
witnesses for the defense are now
being examined. It is expected that
Mr. Hermann will be placed on the
stand today and that the case will
be given to the Jury before the end
of the week. The consensus of opi
Ion among those who have attended
the trial is that the prosecution has
failed to make a strong case against
the Ex-Congressman and it is not Im
probable that the defendant's own
testimony will materially strengthen
this opinion. Hermann has many
friends In Oregon and these old neigh
bors and associates will be slow in be
lievtng him guilty of any willful wrong
doing.
more than two decades the Republican 1 8tart the school, it has been found
party has been rent by factional strife. necessary to charge families having
The direct primary instead of rehabil- Dut one child 35 a month, which sev-
tatlng the organization, has only aided ; era have cheerfully volunteered to
the political elements that have been paJ..
systematically and astutely organized j Miss Mattie Abbott will take the
to destroy It The assembly, and it Klndegarten training under Miss
alone, will again draw the old-time j Wright and will act as assistant teach
Republican fighters into the arena ofj'er. Children will be called for each
politics, ready, willing and anxious to
uphold the banner of Republicanism
throughout the state. That any loyal
Republican,, desirous of the perpetuity
of Republican principles, will oppose
the assembly plan (with precinct rep
resentation), is inconceivable. The as
sembly will result in the rehabilitation
and reorganization of the Republican
party of Oregon and will establish it
upon a sound political tiasis. it win
enforce the ejectment from Its ranks
of those political elements which for
morning and will be safely returned
to their homes by the teachers.
It is scarcely necessary to point out
the decided advantages which a Kin
dergarten brings to the little people
lucky enough to attend one. In all
the states and cities where education
is farthest advanced, free Kindergar
tens in connection with the public
school work are taken as a matter of
course.
During the fleeting first seven years
of a child's life, when the most vivid
For Kent.
House for rent, at 37 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.
Registered Jersey with calf from
registered bull for good gentle driving
horse. H. G. Campbell, Dallas. l-25tf.
Whether Polk County shall vote
"wet" or "dry" at the next election, or
whether the question will be brought
up again at that time, are questions
whose answers the Observer does not
even venture to guess. But one thin
is certain: The efforts of certain sa
loon men and liquor interests In 8a
lem to keep this county in the "dry'
column should no longer be permitted
to influence or blind its voters. That
game was worked to a finish two
years ago. The next election day
still a long way ahead, and these in
terested parties In resuming their ac
tivity so early have let their desires
get the better of their Judgment. If
they do not exercise more caution, the
Polk County voters are liable to dis
cover the colored gentleman In the
woodpile.
In encouraging the spelling contests
In the public schools of the county,
Superintendent Seymour and his
teachers are doing good work. The ef
fort Is worthy of praise for the rea
son that the result they are seeking to
accomplish Is Intensely practical. That
the public schools of America are
sadly In need of this "spelling reform'
movement Is every day apparent, and
perhaps no one realizes the fact better
than the business and professional
men who have occasion to employ
public school graduates to perform
some task where a knowledge of the
Simple rules of spelling Is required
For the good name of our public sys
tem, the reform has come none too
soon, and those who have undertaken
it are deserving of praise and en
couragement
Tha people of Dallas and Polk Coun
ty can scarcely realize how much de
pends on each stroke of the big oil
drill now being operated on the Whit
alter farm. The very next stroke may
be the one that will bring undreamed
of commercial supremacy to Dallas
and assure the good fortune and
prosperity of Its inhabitants for all
time to come. Nor Is any dream of fu
ture greatness an Idle one, for the
prospect of striking oil grows brighter
day by day. Every ascending stroke of
th machinery brings up oil and it now
seems certain that it Is only a ques
tion of time until the valuable fluid
will be found In paying quantities. So
anxious have the promoters of the
enterprise and the workmen employed
on the drill become to discover what
lies beneath the rich oll-bearlng shale
they are now pumping out that they
have begun operating the machinery
day and night For the sake of the
men who have furnished their good
money to carry on this project, as
well as for the future welfare of Polk
County, It Is to be hoped that the
Venture will prove successful and that
the promoters will receive the reward
so richly due them.
many years have been only parasites ; and lasting impressions are gained,
there is no more valuable ally to the
spiritual teaching of home and church
than that of the Kindergarten. The
child is trained through love and kind
ness to do the right and to appreciate
the beauty of nature.
It is earnestly hoped that all par
ents in Dallas who possibly can do so
will send their children to this new
school. It is expected that the school
will grow rapidly and that larger
quarters will soon be found. Any fur
ther information will be gladly fur
nished by Mrs. Conrad Stafrin, Mrs.
J. IT. Sibley or Mrs. A. S. Campbell.
drinking its life blood
Dr. H. B. MeCallon, Dallas I am in
favor of the assembly. It does no vio
lence to the letter of the primary law.
The Intention of the primary law is
that the people shall choose their rep
resentatives through parties but the
operation of the law defeats its own
purpose without the assembly for
guidance. I favor the chairman of dis
trict committees assembling the Re
publicans of their districts, these voters
to choose delegates to a county assem
bly, the county assembly to select del
egates for the state assembly in the
order named.
U. S. Loughary, Dallas I favor the
assembly method of selecting candi
dates. We cannot have good govern
ment without political parties, and. we
cannot have strong parties without or
ganization. Representatives of both
county and state in these gatherings
of Republicans should be liberal. They
should be conducted fairly and openly.
without any attempt at "gag rule" orpri(jav
gang rule. 1 favor the selection of ister
state delegates by the county assem
blies.
George L. Hawkins, Dallas I am
unreservedly in. favor of the assembly
plan. I would have each precinct se
lect Its delegates to the county assem
bly, this gathering of Republicans to
choose men to represent the county in
the state assembly. In other words, I
am in favor of the time-honored and
time-tried system of American government
PEOPLE YOU KNOW
Comings and Goings as Told by Oar
Exchanges.
ueorge Mcculloch, of Bailston, was
visitor in McMinnvllle on business
McMinnville Telephone-Reg-
NEW BUSINESS FIRM
Hughes & Bird Land Company Open
Ileal Estate Office.
The Hughes & Bird Land Company
Is the name and style of a new real
estate concern that is opening offices
n the Matthews & Madison building
on Slain Street. The members of the
firm are C. Hughes, of Salem, and
John Bird, of this city.
Carpenters have been remodeling
the building for office purposes and
will complete their work today. The
offices are comfortable and commo
dious and will be neatly furnished.
Mr. Hughes, of the new company, is
a member of the firm of Hughes &
Parker, one of the successful real es
tate concerns of Salem. He has been
handling acreage property in the
Guthrie neighborhood in Polk County
for several months and has been high
ly successful In locating many new
families in the county.
Mr. Bird is too well known to need
any introduction to the people of the
Willamette Valley. A native of Yamhill
County, he has spent the greater por
tion of his life in Western Oregon
nd is thoroughly familiar with its
needs, resources and advantages. Al
though new In the real estHte business.
Bird has been a close observer of
business conditions and is thoroughly
conversant with property vnlues In
the Valley. He is a loyal Oregonlan
and will prove an effective booster
for Polk County.
The new firm has formed strong
connections In Portland and will
tneretiy be able to bring to Polk
County many homeseekers who might
otherwise find their way to other por
tions of Western Oregon.
James K. Scars, of McCoy, was in
McMinnville, Tuesday, visiting with
his daughters and transacting busi
ness. McMinnville Telephone-Regis
ter.
Sidney Trask and family returned to
Corvailis, Thursday, and It Is probable
that Mr. Trask will engage in some
line of business here. For some time
he has been interested In and traveling
for the Oregon Handle Factory, locat
ed at Newberg. So many people have
come to Corvailis since Mr. Trask and
family departed, that it perhaps
should be said that Mra Trask Is
daughter of Father Moses. This fact
probably assists them to the conclu
sion that there Is no place like Cor
vallis. Corvailis Republican.
Pleasing Basket Social.
The basket social given by the of
ficers and men of Company H. in the
Armory, Friday evening, was not
largely attended, but those who were
there had a good time. Mrs. Mae
Wright and Blair Dunkelberger en
tertained with vocal solos of much
merit, and Miss Perkins favored the
audience with a reading. Excellent
music was furnished by Stockwell's
Symphony Orchestra. One of the en
joyable features of the musical pro
gram was a violoncello solo by John
C. I'glow. Mr. Uglow played "Traum
erei," and his rendition of the pleas
ing classic so delighted the audience
that an encore was demanded. Mr.
I'glow responded by playing "Schu
bert's Serenade." The instrument used
by Mr. Uglow was for many years the
property of the late llanford Fowle,
and has been pronounced by a Port
land expert and by Miss Edith Adams
as equal to many of the rare old Ital
lan masterpieces. Frank Kerslake
auctioned the baskets, which sold
well, and a merry hour was Bpent la
disposing of their contents.
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 marus.
D. A. Critchiow, Dallas, Oregon. 128tf
Wanted to Exchange.
Will exchange good, rubber-tired
buggy for hay, grain or wood. W. F.
Nichols, Falls 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
Wanted.
All kinds of iron, rubber, brass, cop
per, zinc and hides. Highest cash
prices paid. A. N. Halleck, Monmouth,
Oregon. 3-12-tf.
Corner Lot For Sale.
Fine corner lot left In Levens' Third
Addition, for 3275. H. G. Campbell.
17-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
buslnesa Will sell or rent J. L. CAS
TLE, Dallas, Oregon. 1-28-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, 513 Chamber of
Commerce, Portland, Oregon. 6t.
For Sale.
Eighty acres of fine land all under
cultivation 1 miles west of North
Yamhill. 8 acres in hops, yard trellis-
d. Hop house, dwelling and barn.
Close to Yamhill river. Price if taken
at once, 36250. 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
-utwmills at the best possible rates.
Send In your orders by either phone.
Mutual 1196; Bell 443. August
Bowman. t-4-tf
Farm For Sale.
The E. Kimball place, 2 ft miles
west of Dallas, on the county road.
Good well, plenty of running water;
about 20 acres in cultivation; G acres
easily cleared. Ideal place for fruit.
For further particulars, see Ben
Thompson. Mutual phone Black 4.
2-1-tf
Roller skating at the Colosseum
Itlnk, Tuesday, Thursday and Satur
day afternoons and evenings. l-18tf
Same Old Game.
Now, they're at it again. This time
Its butter Instead of flour. They
couldn't get around my coffee-mill
wheat grinder, so they try the game
on butter. The Townsend Creamery
Company has Just Informed me they
cannot aril me butter because I am
underselling the other grocers In town.
Its true I have been underselling them,
and I am going to keep It up, I can
get other creamery butter, have It In
took now, and you can buy It at a
price here less than at any other store
In town. Give me a trial at Simpson's
i ash Grocery on Mill Street Tours for
Jow prices and fair dealings,
J. B. SIMPSON.
BONDING FOR ROADS.
A movement has been started by the
Medford Commercial Club to bond
Jackson County in the sum of one
million dollars for road Improvements.
That sounds like an enormous amount,
but after alt, the bonds running over
a number of years could easily be
paid, the Improvement In general traf
Arrested
a cough that has been hanging on
for over two months by taking Bal
lard's Horehound Syrup. If you have
a rough, don't wait stop It at once
with this wonderful remedy. Splend
id for coughs, cold on the chest In
fluenza, bronchitis and pulmonary
troubles. Price 25c, 60c and 31. Sold
by Conrad Stafrin.
Announcement.
jonn u. McNary and Charles L.
McNary announce that on and after
February 1, 1J0, they will remo.-e
from their present quarters and es-
rtf n rl KAnni. - .1 ;.. a a ...
u i , i-U li V ine nl.UK ik.i. .
farmer, mnr. .h.n ",r,r """' rooms 105-
.... - ,- . 1 1 H i vi
the outlay In principal and Interest
me Jackson proposition Is one that
Is being carried out by California coun
ties with great success, and is the only
positive method for securing good
roada
If Jackson county succeeds In put
ting Its million-dollar road Improve
ment scheme Into actuak operation. It
will have set the pace for other eoun-
306-307-308 t'nited States Bank Build
Ing, at corner of State and Commercial
Streets, Salem, Oregon. (t
fcated from Awful lYrU.
"I never fflt se near my grave,"
write Lewie Chamblln. of Manchest
er. Ohio. R. R. No. I. "as when a
fnrt tfu! ccurh and lung trout Is pull
ed me down to lit pounds lo spite of
many rT5i-s and the beet doctors
A 'id that I m alive today le due solely
" I"r- Kir.es New Discovery, which
c " -j etij cured me. X 3w I weigh
!f j4,-s and can work hard. It,
r j tj n-.r f..ur rhildrt-a of croup."
r" '- f Cv-ushs and cold. Its!
Call for Warranto.
Notice is hereby given that all un
paid Polk County warrants which
were presented and endorsed "Not
paid for want of funds" prior to Octo
ber t, 190. will be nald nnnn
ties that will fall in line, and the result tatlon at my office. Interest wilt k.
will be that In a few years. Oregon allowed on the same after !. of thi.
acquire an enviable reputation j notice. Dated at my office this Jth
me icsaing good roads state of the-day of January, Itl.
ED C. DUNN,
Horse Slioclng and General Black-
smithing
can cure Quarter Cracks and Con
tracted Feet, also stop Interfering and
Forging. I guarantee all work first
class. All I ask the public Is to give
me at fair trial. I also cure corn on
horses feet
Horse Shoeing a Specially.
GEORGE P. CRAMER
Fred Wagners Old Stand Dallas, Ore.
LOOK HERE!
The City Express & Transfer Co.
does all kinds of hauling at rea
sonable rates. Stand and both
phones at Webster's Confection
ery Store.
ARTHUR STARR
Proprietor
DALLAS, ORJECON
CHEW
CADILLAC "
AND
KING CORN
TOBACCO
Always Good Not made by the Trust :
GEORGE R. COAD-g
Try Coed's Home-Made Candles,
west
No movement that human agency
eould Inaugurate would tend to nil up
the state with new population and
contribute to substantial development
of the state like that of the counties
spending million for road improve
ments. Eugene Register.
County Treasurer.
JHek Ball, Irbrwary 17.
By one of those perverse and un
accountable errors that will occur In
the be regulated aewspaper offices
la the hurried preparation of
BMs Foe Wood.
.-Nouce la hereby given that the
County Court of Polk County, Oregon,
will receive bids for furnishing ft
cords of grub oak wood, to be not leas
than two Inches nor more than six
Inches in diameter; also, cords of
good quality second-growth Mr wood.
All to b delivered at the Courthouse
, . - ... .... w oriwe
copy, j tewiber li, Ilia. Bids will be opened
the Observer was made to say last ; on the fin day of the regal., Vrhrm
vek tht tb. rmini i.jiw . - .... "wi-
"." n "m3'r f ,r Ugrlppejade b.l! would be held in Dallas on February I. 111. fT --rf-TL "
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? ' fiieuia oave v rsart
-;s .'nc tec ana 31. A, read February 17,
f"e Guaratated by ail
Legal blacks for sale at this office.
reserve the right ta retect an
all blda
T. JI. SMITH.
Clerk of County Court
Now in Regard
To Trusses
One half of the trusses that peo
ple wear do not Ct them. They
cause continual annoys ace. Tell
s yonr trouble along that Una. We
carry a large stock and claim to be
expert at truss fitting.
Fuller Pharmacy
OF CL0THIN
On Saturday, February 5, at 9 o'clock a. m., we will begin our Fourth
Annual Clearance Sale of Clothing and Furnishing Goods. Every article
in our new store has been marked down for this Big Money-Saving Sale.
and the cream of all that is new and stylish in the clothing world is ready
for you here, at figures which mean to you practically $1.50 for every $1
you spend.
Nothing Reserved in This Great
rioney5aving Sale
except Collars, Cowan's Neckwear and Indestructible Trunks.
If you, have bought goods at any of our former sales, we think you will
heartily agree that the Uglow Clothing House is one firm that does just
what it advertises. If you have not been a customer, we want you to
come in right now and get acquainted with our store.
&V. life - '
Men's Suits
$30.00 Men's Suits now $22.50
25.00 " " " 18.75
20.00 " " " 14.75
17.50 " " " 12.75
15.00 " " " 11.25
12.50 " " " 8.75
(iJ One fourth off on Men's
Overcoats and
CSOfaiwrr ISO TWC Masts) o
MICHAELS-STERN
FINE CLOTHING
MICMICLS. TfH A CO. .
ItMMtia, a). .
Rain Coats
'n in m sium
MICHAELS-STERN
FINE CLOTHING
meis. stmn a co.
$3.50 Mallory Cravenettes go at $2.50 each. Our regular Wolgu hat at
$2. Broken lines regular $2.50 and $3.00 hats at $1.50.
MEN'S TROUSERS
S8..'i0 Men's trousers now at $6.00
7.50 .Men's trousers now at 5.50
5.00 Men's trou-crs now at S.75
2.50 Men's trousers now at l.M
Men's Underwear
Deimel Linen Mesh, light and heavy Woolens, Bal
bnggan, Swiss Rib, Silk Mixed Fancy Woolen in the
well known brands: Coopers, Wrights and Roxford.
M.25 garments (IViincI linen) at f2.0
I.SO garment, very fine at 2.00
2.00 gariiMiits at
1.50 garments at i.jo
I. OO garments at go
-.0 garments, very best Tallies .40
SWEATER COATS
(7.50 Men's Sweater Coats at $5.60
5.00 Men's Sweater Coats at S.75
2.50 Men's Sweater Coats at l.M
3.00 Men's Sweater Coats at 2.25
Hen's Shirts
Men's Negligee and Golf Shirts, including fine heavy
Woolens in blue, brown, gray and fancy colorings
and light weight Cassmeres in negligee or soft collar
shirts. Golf Shirts in the famous Cluett and Stand
ard makes in a great variety of patterns.
$5.00 All Silk at $3.75
3 00
2.50 1.B0
"5 1.30
W 75
50 40
Hen's Shoes
5.00
.4A $g.5
.$7.5
4.25
Hi 7.M
..30
This Great Money-Saving Sale will begin Saturday, February 5. and end
Saturday, February 12 just seven buying days and no more.
REMEMBER THE DATES
Uglow Clothing House
DALLAS, OREGON