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FOLK Co Gbseryer PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY VOL. XXII DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, APRIL 22, 1910. NO. 10 Shoes! STYLISH SHOES and OXFORDS If you haven't seen those new Pat. strap sandals and Low cut short vamp Oxfords you ought to see them, they are strictly up to the minute. We have tliem in Pat riil Leather, Tan Calf, and f!un Metal, price 2.o0, $.100, $:;..-)(). Every pair is guaranteed to give satisfaction. Get . our prices on new Spring Jackets. We will save you mon ey. The styles are right. We take pleasure in showing ,.v stylish goods at prices you can't beat anywhere. Compare our prices, and styles, and llien use your own judgment. We will gladly show you the new (Spring Goods. Campbell's Store Successor to CAMPBELL a HOLLISTER DALLAS, - - - OREGON ELECTRICITY FOR LIGHTING Is only expensive to people who are wasteful and cureless. To you who arc nuturully rare-full, It does not conic high. It Is economical because It can be quickly turned ofT when not needed. With lias or kerosene there is the temptation to let light burn when not needed to savo bother of lighting and adjusting. In some homes the electric light bills amount to only one or two dollars per month. You can probably get some kind of artillelal light for less money than elec tric light, but does It save you anything when It limits opportunities for work and recreation ruins your eyesight smokes your walls mars decorations and Increases household work. You could probably save u dollar tomorrow by going without your meals but It wouldn't be eccon oniy. It Is not so much what you save, but how you save that counts. WILLAMETTE VALLEY CO. HATES Residence on meters, per Kilowatt 15c; Residence, flat per month, 16cp 60c. RATES FOR BUSI NESS HOUSES 25c per drop and 6c per Kilowatt up to 10 drops; over 17 lie per drop and 6c per Kilowatt., A drop figures lCcp or less. For power rates apply at the office. We are always ready to explain the "ina 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 K. W. K EARNS, Manager for Dallas. Ollice on Mill street, Just north of the Court House. Phones Bell 421, Mutual 1297. FISHING Opened April 1st and we are prepared to furnish you the right kind of tackle at the right price. SPALDING BASE BALL GOODS We ara headquarters for the famous Spalding line and do not lie down for any others. Give us a call. W. R. Ellis' Confectionery Up-to-date Candy Kitchen in rear. We invite you to inspect it Trusses If you are ruptured the Smithsonia use. One of our customers, after trying every isfnctlnn. wore a Smithsonian about 1 is rupture. Another customer a Gentleman K.Khty ear . year, suffered torture from wearing trusses that did no good, we fitt him with Smithsonian truss and today he Is going about his usual ,oca ti"n with ease and comfort. Did you ever know of any other truss equally as good? No maUer how long standing your rupture, we can certainly do you K'od and in most cases effect an entire cure. Xo Hxlra Cliarge for lining- The Fuller DALLAS TPAnR COMPANY Dealers in NEW AND SECOND HAND GOODS AND NOTIONS We have Halters, Pads, Whips, Curry combs and Brushes and some second hand harness. Agents ior Shoes!" Yours for business. SEASON That Fit n is the only truss for you to i- truss for years with no sat- ontirely cured of two years and was hnil for Pharmacy jiomcia NEWS OF POLK COUNTY ITEMS CONTRIBUTED BY RUST LING LOCAL CORRESPONDENTS. Happenings of Interest In Various Neighborhoods Told In Interest ing Manner. SALT CREEK Grass and grain are looking fine. Hop training has started most every where. Jake Buhler has been plowing for Georre Starr. Farmers are nearly done their Spring seeding. Earl Gee is In Dallas taking medl Ical treatment. Henry Gilliam lost a fine brood mare last week. The Salt Creek school will close next Wednesday. J. H. Foster had three teams In his hop yard Saturday. Jake Buhler has three fine young colts and has lost one. Mrs. Newell, of Ballston, spent the week with her sister, Mrs. Savery. Mr. and Mrs. Will Fudge were out this way In their new auto Friday. D. L. Keyt, of Perrydale, has been buying mohair in this neighborhood. O. E. Focht, of Ballston, lost a fine mare and two young colts last week. Mrs. Savery and Mrs. Newell and little son visited at J. Bowles, recent ly. Dave Waddell, of Dayton, was buy ing yearling lambs In this neighbor hood. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Foster visited friends and relatives at Bridgeport recently. Ezra Hart and family visited at the home of Will Reddecopp at Polk Station, last Sunday. R. A. Campbell, of Sheridan, bought several head of beef cattle from Buh ler's and Savery's, this week. There are four new automobiles in Ballston this spring. It looks like they would have to have a garage soon. OAK GROVE Frank Fawk visited at the home of his mother last week. The Ladies' Aid met at the home of Mrs. Web Lewis, Wednesday. The ground is drying out very fast. The farmers need more rain. Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Williamson vis ited at A. G. Roberts,' Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Opp have moved away from our neighborhood. Mr. Sanderson and family have moved to their new home near Green wood. Mrs. A. G. Roberts is very low. The children have all been called to her bedside. J. E. Allen and family, also Sam Coats and family, visited at Thad Stevens," Sunday. School closed Friday and an excell ent program was rendered. Many were here to enjoy It. Mr. and Mrs. Frlnk and Mr. and Mrs. Giltner, of Yamhill County, vis ited In the neighborhood last week. M. F. White is expecting his son Homer and family from Eastern Washington. They are coming back to the valley for their future home. BUELL Mrs. Harrold is getting much bet ter. A. W. Fletcher is plowing for Steve Braley. Everybody come to church next Sunday at S p. m. Mr. and Mrs. Hills were trading In Sheridan, Saturday. Will Fletcher spent Saturday and Sunday with his folks here. The boys are talking of organiz ing a baseball team at Buell. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar McCollum visit ed his mother, Mrs. C. L. Bennett, Sunday. Mrs. Jones and daughter, Nora, vis ited Mrs. Charles McDonald, Monday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Jones and fam ily visited his parents, Russell Jones and family. Mrs. Bennett's sister and family are visiting here from the East. They ex pect to locate here. Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Brown and fam ily have moved up to his father's place on Mill Creek. Calvin "Harrington has brought home his new driving horse and will soon be buggy riding with the rest. Mr. and Mrs. Hills relatives from McMinnville have been spending a few days here with the Hills and Jones families. Hhrry Hinshaw, "who rented hte farm to Mr. Ames, has bought house In Sheridan and will live there in future, as he has employment there. Quite a little excitement was stir red up here when Mr. Hill s horses ran away last Monday, but as they were drawing a load of hay. no dam age was done further than scattering the hay along the road. Zena-Spring- Valley Miss Etta White spent Sunday in Salem. Willie Catterlin has been quite sick for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Will Crawford are In Salem for a few days. Miss Rena Higgins went to Wood burn. Saturday, to visi.t friends. Miss Tonnie Burns, of Salem, visited Ust week h Derrick home. - - - nL:ii. if Qo Tom m Miss urea riuinim a visitor at home In Zena, Saturday and Sunday. j Mrs. Hadley. a daughter of Mrs. p. F. Clarke, is visiting at the Utter s home In Zena. I Word has been received that Dave Mills and family have reached their new horn at Fort Rock, and will soon be settled. O H Crawford at McCoy. Mon day for the purpose of viewing the working of the new Austin road gr.J which were tried at tht place. He brought one horns with him MOUNTAIN VIEW Mrs. tJlen has been quite sick, but is improving. The farmers are busily working In their orchards. Mrs. Madill is recovering from quite a severe Illness. Miss Nellie Adams spent Sunday with Miss LaVina Hammond. Miss Osie Grice is home for the summer, having closed her school last Friday. The county commissioners came up and inspected the road and ordered a fill made on the Oak Grove road. The teachers of Mountain View closed the school last Friday with a program. After the program, re freshments consisting of ice cream and cake were served as a treat to the school by the teachers. Several neigh bors and friends of the school wero present and the afternoon was enjoy ed by all. FALLS CITY Mrs. G. W. Kendall visited friends In Eola, Saturday. Harry Davidson transacted business in Salem, Saturday. Hon. N. L. Butler transacted busi ness in Falls City, Tuesday. J. E. Dunton attended the Princi pals' meeting in Dallas, Saturday. W. T. Grier, who was hurt in a run away last week, Is slowly recovering. Floyd Graham and Chester Siefarth left for Columbia river points Satur day. Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Munson were passengers to Salem on the Saturday morning car. County Clerk E. M. Smith passed through town Tuesday enroute to his farm near here. . Mr. Baker, of Slack Rock, has leas ed the Edgar restaurant. He. took possession Monday. - Mrs. D. H. Seaver returned to Port land, Saturday, after a month's visit with relatives here. C. B. Sundberg, manager of the Dal las Telephone Company was In town the first of the week. C. M. Lewis, one of Polk County's prominent stock buyers, passed through town Tuesday. H. S. Ferguson has sold his resi dence property to Dr. J. H. Stewart. Consideration not given. C. J. Richey was called to- Myrtle Creek, Tuesday morning, on account of the serious illness of his father. Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Mead left for Portland, Saturday, after spending the winter with their two daughters In Falls City. H. E. Fouch received word from his parents this week announcing their safe arrival in their old home at Trav ers City, Michigan. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Seaver returned to their home In Portland, last week, after a three months visit with their daughter, Mrs. T. E. Dwler. J. A. Truax has completed the work of grading Mitchell street, and the work of spreading the crushed rock will begin the last of the week. Irving Matthews came up from Portland, Friday, to inspect the new office building he is erecting on South Main Btreet. When completed, this building will be occupied by Dr. J. H. Stewart. I. B. Lowe left for Portland, Mon day, where he will enter the employ ment of the American Druggists' Syndicate. Mr. Lowe is one of Falls City's prominent young business men and his host of friends regret to lose him. T. E. Dwier sold his hotels in this city last week and left Saturday for Portland, his future home. This is one of the largest deals made here for several weeks, the consideration be ing $15,000. Fred O. Meyers, his suc cessor, Is an experienced hotel man and expects to make the Walker ho tel one of the best In the Willamette Valley. EOLA Alfred Brown has been putting gravel on the roads quite extensively the last few days. Thomas W. Brunk recently Import ed a Cotswold ram from William Houlton, of England. The animal cost about $150. A. O. Brown has had some carpen ter work done on his hop house by A. G. Bvers. of Independence. Mr. Byers Is now working for J. W. DeLap. Last Sunday evening being the six ty-fourth anniversary of the birthday of Mrs. A. J. Byers. the occasion was celebrated by the Immediate relatives. who are Thomas W. Brunk and fam ily; A. O. Byers and family, and Mrs. O. Newton and family. PEDEE Chester Burbank Is working In Wal lace's mill. Charles Curber has been quite sick with the grip. P. O. Burbank made a business trip to Independence last week. Hops In this vicinity look' fine. The growers ars training the vines. Mrs. Joseph Edwards Is very 111. Dr. Staata, of Airlle, is attending her. A fine boy baby was born to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lacy last Friday. POPCORN J. Stewart has a new rubber-tired buggy. Ted Anderson left for Seattle. Mon day morning. Mr. and Mrs. John Sykes visited In Salem. Sunday. N. F. Nelson returned home Sunday after several days' absence. inlr.w Vercler and family visited at the home of L. D. Gibson last Sun day. u-rwwrll Brothers have a new team of horses. They have sold their mules. The citizens of Popcorn (and pea nuts) are completing the fill com menced near the Flummer piace isst summer. RICKREALL Joha Middleton has moved to Dal is. J. IL Bidgood, of Newberg. visited his son, J. R. Bidgood, Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. John Vaughn Is reported very sick. John Koser returned from Port land, Sunday. Mrs. Anderson is visiting her par ents In Dallas. James Nesmlth was a visitor in Black Rock, Monday. William Thielsen, of Salem, was a visitor in Rickreall, Tuesday. Henry Rose went to Portland, Mon day, and purchased a new automobile. Mrs. J. B. Nesmith and daughter, Pauline, returned Monday from Port land. Mrs. E. A. Stenson, of Bellingham, Washington, is visiting friends and rel atives in Rickreall. . Mr. and Mrs. Kirkland, of Independ ence, were visitors at the home of John Vaughn, Sunday. PERRYDALE Fred Hebding was an Amity visitor Tuesday. Miss Ruth Cook was a visitor In Dal las, Saturday. John Duignan has purchased a new team of horses. Miss Gladys McKee was a Dallas caller Wednesday. Omer Carson spent Sunday with his parents at this place. Mrs. Jolly's father, of Salt Creek, Is visiting here this week. The new fence along the Southern Pacific railroad has been started. Miss Bernice Boyce was a McMinn ville visitor Saturday and Sunday. Quite a number of the young folks of Perrydale attended the ball game in McCoy, Sunday. Misses Elsie and Ola Keyt were passengers on the afternoon train Tuesday, going to Portland. LUCKIAMUTE Spring sown grain is growing nice ly. J. E. James lost a $300 mare last Saturday. Robert Patterson finished sowing 75 acres of oats on G. B. Suver's farm Monday. Mrs. George Steele, of Portland, Is visiting relatives and friends in this vicinity. M. Scrafford is troll islng his logan berries and contemplates setting out several hundred strawberry plants. F. N. Stump is preparing the ground to sow about 60 acres of clover. He thinks clover pays better than grain. HARMONY Farming is nearly all done. Lynn Jones Is working In his hop yard. Mr. Fink has set out several more acres of prunes. Mrs. A. A. McLean Is visiting rel atives at McCoy. School started a week ago, after two weeks vacation. Mrs. Kellogg is teaching. Hugh Guttry Is Betting out 30 acres of prunes. He has several men help ing him. There Is more music on the creek now. Van Dickey has bought a fine Edison phonograph. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. McLean visit ed their daughter, Mrs. J. Talbott, at Sheridan, Sunday. Miss Gertie Barber, of Sheridan, vis ited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. El mer Blanchard, Sunday. MCCOY AND BETHEL Fred Rohde is visiting relatives In Astoria- Mrs. Allen McLean, is visiting at Tom Sears. Mrs. C. L. Hawley was a Salem call er Saturday. Miss Grace Butterlck left for Mc Minnville, Monday. Hon. C. L. Hawley was In Portland the last of the week. Will Werner will soon leave for his home near Corvallls. Mr. and Mrs. Hubbard were Smith- field visitors Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Edd Keyt have left for their new home in Salem. George Richardson, of Salem, Is visiting friends around here. Mr. Mulkey and granddaughter, Ha- lel, spent Tuesday in Portland. Mrs. James Butterlck, who was quite sick, Is again able to be around. Misses Marcla and Edyth Romlg spent Sunday at George Richards.' Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Kelty visited rel atives In Newberg Saturday and Sun day. Ralph Williams and family, of Per rydale, visited at Grandpa William's. Sunday. Our roads, which have been very bad, are now being worked Into bet- ter condition. Mrs. Dora Miller, who has been caring for her sick mother, Mrs. Ja cob Faist, returned Wednesday to her home In Corvallls. A grand ball, with (upper, will be given in the I. O. O. F. Hall. Saturday night, the 23rd. One and all cordially Invited to attend. A "Voice" social will be given at the Bethel school house Friday evening. April It. Everybody Invited to come and have a good time. A large crowd attended the ball game here last Sunday between McCoy and Hopewell. The game was very good, resulting In favor of McCoy, the tallies being to i. POLK Spring work is progressing rapidly. Loose hay Is selling at $15 a ton this Spring. The Fall sown crops are beginning ;o look more promising. n Remorl is taking the 111 cen sus In the North Dallas precinct. Miss t'lzabeth Peters has finished pruning the orchard she purchased recently. t. moI mtwrvtMr hss commenced plowing and grading the roads In this vkinlty. If we do not g t too much frost or cold rain, there is a good prospect for a bumper fruit crop. G. H. Robblns and Charles Hill have the best looking strawberry patches we have seen this Spring. The Smithileld school will hold a spelling match Friday, April 22, at 7:30 p. m. Everybody Invited. Our school closed a successful seven months' term Friday, April 22. Miss Hazel Bohannon was the teacher. SALT CREEK The fish are running in the creek. Henry Schulson's little son is very sick. Joe Gee was a Dallas' visitor Mon day. - Lowman Conner is workihg for J. H. Foster. G. Wood Is farming a part of the Stott place. Earl Gee is improving from his re cent illness. H. Gilliam lost a very valuable mare last Thursday. J. Bowles and Otto Rosenau are fixing passways. Several persons In this vicinity have seen Halley's comet. J. H. Fooster commenced training his hops Monday. Clarkson and Paul Reese, of Concord, are working in his yard. ' INDEPENDENCE Frank Masterson, of Eastern Wash ington, Is visiting here. H. Hlrschberg was a Portland visit or the first of the week. C. Dawes is the possessor of a fine new Chalmers-Detroit automobile. Reuben Hubbard, of Kansas City, is visiting his son, Charles Hubbard. Mrs. Ella Irvine, of Portland, came up Wednesday for a few months' visit. Misses Lola and Aliens Stark, of Eu gene, are visiting friends In Independ ence. "The Owls" were entertained by Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Paddock at their home Wednesday evening. Mrs. G. W. Conkey went to Corvallls, Wednesday, for a few days' visit with her brother, Travis McDevitt. The Garrlgus hotel, an old landmark has been torn down and a fine new business block will take its place on Main street. Ross Nelson departed Wednesday for an extended trip through Califor nia and the East. In New York City, he will meet a shipment of fine Jersey cattle, direct from Jersey Island, off the coast of England. The herd of 21 cattle is for J. B. Stump and Mr. Nel son. IMPROVED SERVICE Dallas Telephone Company Will In stall Automatic System. The Dallas Telephone Company has a force of linemen busily engaged In rewiring the city. A large wire cable, composed of a large number of small wires, all leading to the cen tral office, has been up put In Main street. The work is all being done un der the personal direction of C. B. Sundberg, the new manager of the company. Mr. Sundberg will In the near future Install the central system on all lines, such as Is used in all of the large cities. This will be a great improvement over the present system, as by the central energy system it will no longer be necessary to "ring" central. Enlarges Dining Room. Finding the large dining room of the Hotel Gall Inadequate to the con stantly Increasing patronage of the house, Landlord J. B. Thompson Is enlarging it by tearing out a partition in the south end of the building. The change will make it possible to seat many more guests than at present This is the second time the dining room of the Gall, has been enlarged since Mr. Thompson assumed the man agement of the hotel. F-rror In Date. In the hurried preparation of copy for Tuesday's paper, the date of the birth of the late Mrs. Amanda Harris was given as December 25. 1848. It should have read "June 25. 18ZZ. The error was overlooked by the proof reader, and was not noticed until the entire edition was printed. The Place to IJxt Your Property. A lady called at our office the other day, saying she wanted to list her property In two or three real estate offices, When she was told that we had an office In Portland, one In Sa lem, and our home office, she Imme diately listed her property with us. remarking that "with your three of fices, you have better opportunities to find buyers than any other real estate firm In Polk County. " Call on us. We will treat you right HUGHES A BIRD. i C Vv i - j T"v. ENTERTAINS FRIENDS Pleasant Birthday Party, at Home of Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Coad. A very pleasant party was given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Coad, Tuesday evening, in celebration of the twentieth birthday of their daughter, Claudia. Miss Frankle Hayter and Carl Fenton, who were also twenty years old on that day, were guests of honor. About sixty guests were In vited. Guessing contests and games were indulged in, and several musical numbers were given. At a late hour, a delicious luncheon was served. Those Invited were: Misses Frankle Hayter, Sadie Lynn, Ruth Beaver, Roberta McCallon, Elsie Ray, Winnie Launer, Madge Gage, Ruth Shore, Anna Stafrin, Veva Burns, Sadie Myer, Alice Grant, Vivian Fiske, Ru by Flske, Edna Holmes, Freda Grant, Buena Flske, Roxanna Flske, Olive Smith, Georgia Martin, Georglanna Flske, Vera Cosper, Gladys Canter, Alta Savage, Pauline VanOrsdel, Hallie Coad, Nola Coad, Evelyn Wood, Francis Byers, Ava Coad, Pauline Coad, Doris Coad, Genevieve Coad; Messrs. Omar Hubbard, Grover Mc Donald, Chetwynn Coad, Walter Mulr, Ralph Williams, Carl Fenton, Fred Boydston, William Boydston, Harry Viers, Henry Nelson, Claud Shaw, Harold Rich, Walter Shore, August Rlsser, Harry Byers, Robert VanOrs del, Hubert Nutter, Rollin Siebert, Marc Gilliam; Mr. and Mrs. E. Hay ter, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Fenton. TO MEET COMPETITION Southern Pacific Company May Elec trify West Side Line, The Southern Pacific company Is said to be engaged in acquiring addi tional terminal facilities in Willamette valley towns touched by the Fourth street line. It Is supposed that this Is being done as a preliminary step tow ards electrifying the road. While the business is being done In a vory quiet way, it is said that op tions have already been taken on sev eral blocks of ground in McMinnville and that an application will soon be laid before that town asking for a franchise to operate electric trains over the streets. The Southern Pacific has depot facilities at McMinnville, but they are too far from the heart of the city for a successful electric road, It Is held, and it Is supposed that when the road. Is given electric motive power the course of the track will be changed so as to bisect the very heart of the town. There is rea son to believe that this plan will be adopted in several other Instances where the present depot facilities are not as centrally located as might be desired for an electric road. The Oregon Electric will also enter McMinnville with Its extension from Tigardville. To this, It Is believed, may in a great measure be attributed the Southern Pacific company's activ ity at that point. Portland Journal. , Students Hold Mock Trial. Much amusement and valuable In struction was derived by the students of Dallas College from a mock trial held by the Utopian and Phlladelphlan literary societies In the chapel Mon day night. The title of the case tried was "State of Oregon vs. Frank John son and accomplice, Fred Boydston; larceny;" Hon. N. L. Butler, the pion eer lawyer, presided as judge and con dncted the case as similar actions are conducted in the law courts. Elmer Barnhart and Miss Eula Phillips were the prosecuting attorneys. Harry Critchlow and Miss Pauline VanOrs del appeared for the defendants, who were acquitted by the Jury. Many of the students present declare It la re markable how easily some of the wit nesses could tell the truth. lluys Suburban Tract. H. O. Campbell closed a real estate deal Tuesday In which he sold the 13 -acre place belonging to Emerson Black, south of Dallas, to George O. Harshman, of Union, Oregon. The sum paid for the tract was $4200. The purchaser will take possession of the place the first of next week. Mrs. Black will move to one of Mrs. Hul lock's houses on Church street and will live there until her husband, who Is confined to the Dallas Hospital with a broken leg, is able to be about again. Many Miming Hills. According to reports made by local hnn men. the auoearance of the yards up and down the valley are not so ex tremely good as generally stated, and the numerous missing hills mar the general serenity of the growers. One learilno hnn trower yesterday estimat ed that missing hills represent 15 per cent of the yards throughout the val ley, this being an average, some yards being extremely free from missing hills, while others run as high as 25 Iter cent. Salem Statesman. Many mixtures are offered as substitutes for RoyaL None of them Is the same !n composition or effectiveness, so wholesome and eco nomical nor will make such line fooO. Baliino Powdes. Absolutely Puro Royal Is the only Baking Powder roaJe trom Royal Crape Cream of Tartar ALL WHEAT TO BE USED MARKET WILL BE FOUND FOR STOCK LEFT IN NORTHWEST. Opinion of T. B. Wilcox on tlie Present Market and the Prospect for the Future. A market will be found for all the wheat left in the Northwest, accord ing to T. B. Wilcox, president of the Portland Flouring Mills Company, who says the supply available is not as large as some people declare. Mr. Wil cox believes that prices which have been sagging for several weeks, are now about at the bottom and that buy ing will be resumed as soon as it Is clear that the lowest limits have been reached. In discussing the present market and the prospects, Mr. Wil cox said: 'The difficulty is that on a declining market none will buy until he has to. Prices in the Northwest were forced by buying, by speculators chiefly, to a point that was in excess of the value of the wheat and out of line with all the markets of the world. This was mostly In anticipation of reaching- the high prices of the year before, when bluestem went to $1.25 and other wheats to $1.10 and $1.15; but at no time has the European market Just ified the extreme prices paid here. "As usual, when there is a reaction from extreme high prices, the tenden cy is to go to extremely low prices. Whether the market has got to the bottom Is difficult to say, but prices are now down practically to where the market opened last September. Euro pean buyers anticipate lower prices but their prices today are fully as high as during September and Octo ber. . "I do not Imagine any great amount of wheat is held by farmers in the Northwest, nor do I find as much in the country as has been claimed by some experts. Estimates of 10,000,000 or 12,000,000 bushels I consider exces sive, the probable amount of wheat in the country being nearer half of that. "For ourselves. In -view of the knowledge that prices were excessive, we have bought little or none since January and have sufficient wheat to carry us for the present. Prices can not go down every day, however, and the limit must be reached eventually when buyers will take hold. "At present we find little disposi tion on the part of farmers to sell, most of the offerings being by specu lators. "The recent chartering was for the purpose of unloading speculative wheat and It did not represent recent buying. "As for the future of prices, the crop conditions In Europe are not partic ularly flattering. The great amount of wheat now coming out, due to the opening of navigation of the Black Sea, has Increased shipments some what, but I doubt If the volume can be maintained much longer. Unless wheat production this year promises to be considerably In excess of last season, and Indicates that production has more than overtaken consumption, I do not see much likelihood of lower prices on the new crop than wheat will bring today. "It will be five months or more be fore new wheat In the Northwest Is fit for consumption, and a great amount of wheat will be consumed In that time and wheat flour will be shipped to California and countries where con sumption continues regardless of price. On the whole, prices have been too high for liberal exports to the Ori ent, where rice has been a much cheaper food and In abundant supply. "There are no ships available now In Portland for exporting and so far as I know there is no demand for either wheat or ships while foreign buyers maintain their present attitude of ab stention. "My European advices Indicate that the Continent will have still to buy considerable wheat, and letter today Indicate that the weakness abroad is due entirely to the decline in Ameri can markets. I believe prices will ad Just themselves soon and that there will be a demand and market for what is In the Northwest as wheat or flour, and that the new crop will be In demand at prices not materially be low those that prevailed this last year." IfeMly Shipped to Dallas. Dr. T. V. B. Embree received word Tuesday that the body of the late Mrs. Alice Sellers had been prepared for burial and that the long overland trip from Burns to the railroad would be begun on that day As the distance to be traveled by team Is 12 5 miles, It Is not believed that the body will arrive In Dallas before Saturday night. If the remains reach Dallas by that time, it Is probable that the funeral will be held Sunday afternoon. Burial will take place In the family burying ground on the Embree donation claim near Rick reall. Legal blanks for sale at this office. A' Mi I it Mm