Polk
Com
TY
PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY
VOli. XXII
DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OKEGON, APRIL 26, 1910.
NO. 11
Shoes! Shoes!
STYLISH SHOES and QXFORDS
If you haven't seen those new Pat. si rap sandals and
j(,w cut short vamp Oxfords you ought to see them,
iliov are strictly up to the minute. We have them in Pat
out Leather, Tan Calf, and Gun Metal, price. -12.50, f:',.00,
$;.-(. Every pair is guaranteed to give satisfaction. Get
,ir prices on new Spring Jackets. We will save you mon
ey. The styles are right. We take pleasure in showing
ew stylish goods at prices you can't beat, anywhere.
(' pare our prices, and styles, and then use your own
judgment. We will gladly show you the new Spring
(lnods.
Yours for business,
Campbell's Store
Successor to CAMPBELL $ HOLLISTER
DALLAS, - - - OREGON
OUR MARKET LETTER
ELECTRICITY
FOR LIGHTING
Is only expensive to people who arc wasteful and cureless. To you
who are naturally cni-efull, It docs not come high.
It Is economical because It can be quickly turned oft when not needed.
W ith Has or kerosene there la the temptation to let lit'ht burn when not
needed to save bother of lighting and adjusting. In some homes the
electric light bills amount to only one or two dollars per month. You
can probably set some kind of artificial 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
a dollar tomorrow by going without your meals but it wouldn't be eceon
omy. It is not so much what you save, but how you save that counts.
WILLAMETTE VALLEY CO. RATES Residence on meters, per
Kilowatt 15c; Residence, flat per month, lGep 60c. RATES FOR BUSI
NESS HOUSES 25c per drop and Be per Kilowatt up to 10 drops; over
17 lie per. drop and Be per Kilowatt. A drop figures lCcp or less. For
power rates apply at the office. We are always ready to explain the
"Inn 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. KEARNS, Manager for Dallas.
Oillee on Mill street. Just north of the Court House. Phones Bell 421,
Mutual 1297.
Receipts nwl Sides at Portland Union
Stock Yards.
PORTLAND, Or., April 23 Re
ceipts at the Portland market for the
past week have been 1209 cattle, 95
calves, 322 hogs, 1139 sheep and 4
horses.
There has not been the snap and ac
tivity to the market that has hereto
fore applied.- It is the season, espec
ially in the cattle division, between
"hay and grass" and buyers have been
somewhat llsUess with the expectation
of a re-adjustment of prices Incident
to the arrival of grass cattle. They
have bought only what has been need
ed for immediate consumption with
the expectation of supplying their re
quirements at lower prices when the
run of grassers begins.
The sheep market has been steady
to lower. There has been little or no
quality to the offerings that arrived
and the demand has not been very ac
tive. Since the last report the hog mar
ket has remained practically unchang
ed. The quality of the offerings of
the light receipts during the week
were not up to top quality.
Representative sales have averaged
as follows: Steers, $4.25 to J6.90;
heifers, $6.75; cows, $5.50 to $5.75;
hogs, $10.75 to $11;. sheep, $5.50 to
$; lambs, $8; calves, $6 to $7; bulls,
$4.25.
SHIPPERS WARNED
Attention Called to Law Requiring
Fruit Boxew to Bo Labeled.
Fruit Inspector Stansberry, of Mult
nomah County, has called special at
tention of all growers sending fruit to
Portland to the state law requiring
them to place their names and ad
dresses on packages and boxes sent to
the commission merchants. Mr. Stans
berry desires that growers observe this
law carefully for their own protection.
There is a fine for failing to comply
with the law, but the inspector hopes
that It will not be necessary to impose
it. Commission men have agreed to
co-operate with the Inspectors In en
forcing this law.
Mr. Stansberry reports that the
prune crop in Multnomah County will
be almost a total failure. While on his
recent visit to the districts near Gresh
tim and Troutdale he found that the
frost has destroyed 90 per cent of the
buds. There may be some places where
the trees are better protected from
frost, when there will be a better
yield. Bartlet pears, he says, have been
damaged, but not wholly destroyed.
Cherries and apples have not been ma
terially damaged.
GRANGERS FOR NORMAL
OREGON OFFICIAL PAPER PRINTS
STRONG INDORSEMENT.
Editor Points Out Folly of Abandon
ing Valuable Property and
Building New,
FISHING SEASON
Opened April 1st and we are prepared to furnish
you the right kind of tackle at the right price.
SPALDINC- BASE BALL GOODS
We are 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 That Fit
If you are ruptured the Smithsonian Is the only truss for 5ou to
use. 0ne of our customers, after trying every truss for years with no sat
isfaHion. wore . Smithsonian about two years and was nU
his rupture. Another customer a Gentleman Eighty year, old had
V.r, suffered torture from wearing trusses that did no good, me flttcl
him with a Smithsonian truss and today he Is going about h.a usual c
ti"n with rase and comfort.
Did you ever know of any other truss equally as good?
No matter how long standing your rupture, we can certainly do you
Rood and in most cases efTeet an entire cure.
No F.itrm tl large for Hum.
The Fuller Pharmacy
Grocers Were Victims.
The Salem Statesman tells of a
shrewd swindle recently worked on
grocers in Salem and Eugene. The
game proved to be a scheme on the
part of the swindler to rent a room,
call up a grocery and order a bill of
goods, asking the groceryman to send
along the change for a $20 gold piece.
When the deliveryman arrived with
the goods, the swindler glibly told
him that the swindler's wife was on
the way to the grocery store to pay the
bill, and seemed surprised that she
had not headed oft the grocery boy.
Then he stated he would write out a
check, anyway, and if his wife had
paid the bill adjustment would be
made later. At that, the boy would
give him his change for the $20, and
the swindler would disappear, to turn
up in another quarter and work an
other grocery.
Many Attend Box Social.
The box social given by the Ep
worth League, Friday night, was a
successful affair, both socially and
financially. A large crowd was in at
tendance. Good singing and enter
taining literary exercises were en
joyed. The feature of the program was
a debate on the question, "Resolved,
That the rolling pin is greater than
the pen." Mrs. John E. Smith and Mrs.
F. It. Morrison took the affirmative,
and Dr. U. H. McCallon and County
Assessor C. S. Graves the negative.
Both sides put up skillful arguments,
but the Judges were Inclined to think
that the defenders of the rolling pin
hail rather the better of the poets. All
boxes sold for good prices and a neat
sum was netted for the purchase of
song books for the church choir.
Independent Boys Win,
The second game of the Polk Coun-
REED WARNS FARMERS
(Oregon Grange Bulletin.)
The question of the Normal schools
Is again to be forced upon our atten
tion. The decision of the voters of the
state will be required to determine
whether this form of educational insti
tution is to be supported at the ex
pense of the taxpayers of the state.
A little thought as to the relative
merits of such an Institution among
those supported by the state should
be given by every patron of the public
schools.
Having been educated at an Agri
cultural College, we cannot be ac
cused of being biased when we say,
after years of observation and com
parison, that the Normal school Is,
and should be, the most valuable In
stitution of advanced learning. While
attending the agricultural school, its
merits seemed to outrank all others.
Its Influence In improving the agri
cultural conditions of the state, and
thereby multiplying the sources and
increasing the production of wealth,
can never be estimated, for those in
fluences are extending In an arithmeti
cal series, doubling annually.
Iet this be observed, however, the
Agricultural College extends its in
fluence to the advanced student, who
returns to his paternal locality to ex
tend the influence of his Improved In
tellectuality to his immediate family
or by his own pursuits. An exten
sion of the school influence is not Im
mediately felt. Only as the student de
velops Into a practical farmer of ma
ture years does It appear that his ef
forts have any superior merit, or that
his activities affect his neighbors.
Moreover, this influence is measured in
dollars and cents, in financial success.
Normal Aim Two-Fold.
Not so with the Normal student.
The aim of the Normal school Is two
fold: First, to cultivate the moral
character and the intellect; second,
to develop the power to impart these
attainments to others. The university
and college deal with Individuals
whose characters are already practi
cally determined. The Normal school
Instructor moulds his pupils to in
fluence countless others with whom
he never expects to meet, and hence
the Normal's Influence Is vastly wider
and more important because its les
sons are brought to more pupils and
pupils well within the formative age.
The lesson in the college or universi
ty is carried home and put into prac
tice In the home or shop. The lesson
in the Normal is carried to some
school, or to a dozen schools, demon
strated to twenty, or fifty or even
hundreds of pliant minds, and thus
determines the moral standard or In
tellectual acumen of every pupil that
comes within the sphere of the teach
er's activity.
A little thought will prove to any
one that the Normal is our most im
portant school, and that it should
have the best support the state gives,
although that is not the general cus
tom. Should Bo In Country,
Having admitted the value and nec
essity of the Normal school, the ques
tion of location Is of next Importance.
Since a large per cent of the pupils at
tending Normals are compelled to
economize, a location where board is
cheap. In a food producing section and
where rents are low, is a first essen
tial. This would evidently not be in
the city, but far enough removed to
keep down values. Then the many at
tractions of the city life, the oppor
tunities and excuses for spending mon
ey and the constant beaconing from
duty that every amusement extends,
would make a successful Normal life
in the city doubly difficult. Social de
mands In the city would be more num
erous, the matter of dress would be
less easily satisfied; In short, every
way you look, the city would present
obstacles for the young man or woman
of limited means reaching for inex
pensive schooling. The state, too, must
consider that the buildings necessary
for an Institution in a city would be
more expensive than those required in
a small town; they would necessarily
be constructed In relation to their sur
roundlngs as well as in regards to con
veniences.
When the matter of economy is
touched upon first consideration must
be given the expenditures that have
tv High School league series was , alrea(1y been made. The Monmouth
played here Saturday afternoon be- DUIdinKg anj equipment already rcp
tween the Independence and Dallas j rpwnt an investment of over $100,000.
teams and resulted In a score of 8 to I i Tnoge at Ashland, Drain and Weston
in favor of the visitors. Both teams j .. amount to quite a sum. To be tax-
put up a plucKy game. ii-..; ej for an entirely new piani wuu.u
High Si hool game was called, a prelim- M unreasonable as has been the past
inary was played by Manager Jack j cu9tom Df maintaining our schools
Eakin's hopefuls and the Independ- Qn an ncome that would not be credlt
ence public school team. In this con- abe tQ one Tne weajth of this state
test the Dallas lads were also walloped ( not ,ufflcent to warrant a comfort
to the tune of 17 to The High j a,()e ,upport for more than one school.
School league season is young yet and ne lthnTy training school. Illustra-
the Dallas ooys i-ii-? i i tlve appuraiui, c, umi
Government Contractor Says Ho Must
Have Right of Way.
William Reed, In charge of the re
vetment work on the west bank of the
Willamette river just below Independ
ence, has been having some exper
iences with farm owners whose prop
erty adjoins the works. He reports
that where he has been compelled to
enter enclosures of some of the smaller
tracts adjoining his work, attempts
have been made to shut him out and
that trespass notices have been nailed
up to warn him and " his workmen
against entering or going through the
premises. Mr. Reed says that he is
of the opinion that the parties who
are attempting to obstruct the work of
Uncle Sam are Ignorant of the extrem
ity to which they may force the au
thorities if they persist In putting ob
stacles in the way of the work of re
vetments. He tells of the case of a
man at Corvallls who undertook to
interfere with government work of a
similar character. The obstructor was
promptly arrested and incarcerated
until the men in charge of govern
ment improvement had finished their
work.
Appropriation Too Small.
The work on the revetment, as map
ped out by Mr. Reed will be only in
the nature of repairs. Something like
a hundred feet of these Improvements
are to bo made. The condition of the
revetment Is bad, and unless this work
be done this year a large part of the
work already done will surely go out
during the next high water. Mr. Reed
Is of the opinion that he will be able
to do tittle more than repair the re
vetments already made. It is his in
tention to extend the works as far as
the appropriation will allow. It Is
hoped that an additional appropria
tion can be secured to extend the re
vetments. The contract for the rock to be used
in the revetments was awarded to
J. L. Hanna and will consist of three
or four hundred yards for the work
In hand.
In carrying on the work Mr. Reed
has with him nine men. As soon as
the rock for the work begins to arrive,
the force will be Increased to about
double that number. Independence
Enterprise.
MANY USES FOR MOHAIR
OllBGON MILL AT SELIAVOOD
BEGINS OPERATION.
said, and rightly, that five goats can do
tho work of one man in clearing away
the undergrowth." Sunday Oregon-Ian.
POLK'S NEW INDUSTRY
New Industry Will Encourage North
western Farmers to Increase
Flocks of Angoras.
Choir Factory at West Salem Will
Employ Many Men.
MAY BUILD THIS YEAR
Materinl for West Side Electric Line
Reported Purchased.
To a man up a tree, It looks very
much as though the Oregon Electric
road will be completed this year to
McMinnville, probably with the Inten
tion of making this city the terminal
until another season, when it will be
xtended to Dallas or the coast, pos
sibly in both directions.
It is understood that the rolling
stock, as well as the material for con
etructing the road has all been pur
chased, and will be on hand not later
than July; and it is to be hoped that
there will be no delay on account of
failure to secure reasonable conces
sions in matters of right-of-wa. The
.Ine coming here is the one branch
ing at Tlgardville on the Fortland-
Salem road, and will strike Newberg.
From there are two or three surveys
leading to this city. Before reaching
this city the road comes from a gener
al northeasterly direction. McMinn
ville Reporter.
Class Reception.
A reception was given at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. James Boydston, Sat
urday evening, by The Girls' class of
the Evangelical Church, in honor of
the young men of the Round Table
class of the same church. About fifty
young people were present and a de-
llL'htful time was enjoyed. Games
were played on the lawn, amusing
stories were told and some musical
selections were rendered by Ballan-
tyne's orchestra. At the close of the
evening, refreshments were served.
Those Dresent were: Misses Gladys
Canter, Leone Williams, Hazel Knight,
Nada Scott, Ruth Shaw, Mabel Pol
ing, Edna Hayes, Carrie Evans, Mag
gie Evans, Freda Grant, Eula Phillips,
Etta Phillips, Addle Boydston, Hattie
Teats, Dora Palmer, Fte Perclval,
Helen Gurney, Gladys Wilson, Winnie
Launer, Freda Launer, Edna Hall;
Messrs. Elbert Farnham, Roscoe Ball
antyne. Lew Ballantyne, Walter Ball
antyne, Ray Boydston, Norval Gates,
August Risser, Fred Boydston, Lisle
Rice, Lloyd Rice, Charles Boydston,
Frank Johnson, William Boydston,
Prof. Clyde Winter, Ray Boles, Geor
ge Kurre, Charles Poling, Claud
Shaw, Clarence Farnham, Clifford
Smith, Roland Holman. Blair Dunkel
herger, Hubert Goode, Professor D. M.
Metzger, Victor Ballantyne, Frank
Hollister and Harry Crltehlow.
good chance to capture the pennant.
(,,khI S ore at Target Prak.
At the weekly drill of Company H,
RaMn Day, April SO.
The above date has been set apart
a n unusual event by the people of
Inirovea RcKldcnce Proicrtr.
E. C. Kirkpatrick has been clearing
away the brush and trees along the
t.onba nf the LaCreole creek on his
residence property near the bridge.
The appearance of the place is greatly
Improved and the view from the house
is no longer obstructed. With this Im
provement completed. Mr. Kirkpat
rick will hava one of the prettiest
residence sites in the city.
Illlb-boro Hair Bring 12.
The Hillsboro mohair pool was sold
. .
DALLAS' POPW-flK GROCERY
In the four schools could better be pro
vided for one which would permit of
a greater variety and do proportion
ally more good.
Oregon National Guard, in the armory
Thursday night, a close range target
nractice was held. Some excellent
marksmanship was shown and gooa
a -A . ,. i -w- ' ..f A I.MHInv for 2 Z fc Ceni. or
was mane o - - - . , . .
Harold Rich who tied witn Ji oui -Raisin Bread" or in any lorm mi . - could make any other use or ineir
. ".,!. 25 points. may be desired. The object of this the big Dallas pool. The wool mas or fnf mohar produotlon.
. faille I I wldMpread;tra quallty ,h. year and the price I nU.
ill M.e to Lcwkvllle. ! raisin aentiment that will result In a , paid reprenta a h.nd,me profU to j AUhou , ., knowa
'" M !fkM. -cntly ' greater demand for that fruit; and to , the grower Last year s pool brought ,dvwUMd ,,y the mPat com.
Th, Rev. E. E-,Mclcker recently f , wood noulw. . but tt centa. Hillsboro Independ- percentage of the meat
tattoned on ine
. nr. . .ii -r. .rH to ' Tupmiav to Connell A Co., after apirlt-
rnres were mane. n" auiornm in " - i
' i " ' . . , . . t . a i.ijjin. fur jsii, r-n t. or within
On last Monday the plant of the
Multnomah Mohair Mills at Sellwood
started in operation and a new indus
try was launched on the Pacific Coast.
The first mohair mill to be established
West .of the Mississippi River com
menced manufacturing the wool of the
angora goat with a force of 40 fac
tory hands and this number will be In
creased as the materials become ready
for subsequent processes until the mill
will employ 150 hands within a few
weeks. At that time the full present
capacity of the mill will be reached.
John E. Young, an experienced mo
hair manufacturer from New England,
started the formation of a company
for the manufacture of the material
here about a year ago and soon bought
out the holdings of the woolen mills
located at Sellwood. Then construction
was started and after having Imported
a large quantity of the finest up-to-date
machinery th plant was ready
for operation last Monday. The plant
is located on an eight-acre tract, of
which but about one-tenth is occupied.
President Young expects to develop
the business In the future so as to
occupy the entire ground and to have
one of the greatest Industries in the
city located on this property. The site
Is located at the crossing of the Caz
adero branch of the O. W. P. and the
Southern Pacific tracks.
Prices Will Increase.
This factory will open up a new
field of industry in the Northwest,
which has been allowed to fall away
somewhat owing to the lack of local
consumption of material. Now the
farmers will be encouraged to raise
angora goats for the new market,
which has been created. According to
President Young the new mills will
cause a decided Increase In the prices
paid the farmer. Mr. Young Bays:
"There is now on the Pacific Coast
an annual clip of about 1,000,000
pounds and the Coast mohair along
with the product of Texas and Arizona
constitutes the greater part of the
supply of the country. Our factory
will need about 250,000 pounds a year
at the start. At present we have
about 90,000 pounds and are buying
right alon t-s April is the month for
buying. The prices locally have gone
up already, being about 81 centB a
pound now as opposed to 23 cents a
year ago. These prices are about the
same as the English prices and with
the good protective tariff we will be
able to manufacture and compete
with the English manufactured goods.
We pay the farmers much better for
the finer grades of mohair, and as a
result the breeders are beginning to
wake up and put in better stock. The
freight rates are such that we, being
located In the heart of the district
where the raw material Is produced,
can compete with the Eastern factor
ies as far East as Chicago in some In
stances even further.
Auto Tops to Bo Mnile.
"Our product will be chiefly linings
and automobile tops, for which there
is a steady demand, and we expect to
do our buying chiefly In Oregon and
to hire principally local labor, al
though we have already brought In 10
families of textile weavers from the
factories of the East and as many
more will be required at once. This is
made necessary on account of the de
mand for experienced hands to teach
the new hands the business.
"We are shaping everything toward
the future growth of the business. Our
plant Is now built as a single unit, re
quiring a single set of foremen and
workers. An 90-loom mill, such as we
have, comprises one unit, and as we
occupy with our buildings only about
one-tenth of the eight-acre tract own
ed bv us. we will have plenty of
ground space for future enlargements."
The new plant consists of an 80
loom mill, with other machinery to
take care of the manufacture of the
product of this number of looms.
About one-half of the machinery
which has been installed had to be
Imported from England. This Is all
the most modern and up-to-date ma
chlnery used In this kind of a mill. A
feature of the system of Installation I
that each machine Is operated by a
separate motor, doing away with the
necessity for a large shaft and belt
Ing and the operating of the entire
plant to run a single machine. The
light used la the mercury vapor tube
system, which gives a soft, greenish
light, which Is especially easy on the
eves and which at the same time
brings out the fiber clearly.
New Buildings Contrutcl.
There are five buildings in the plant
Two of these are new buildings and the
others are old buildings formerly oc
cupied by the woolen mill plant. The
new buildings are a weave shed.
one-story brick building built with
saw-tooth roof, and a one-story brick
powerhouse. The old structures are a
two-storr frame mill building, a frame
warehouse and a frame storage house
for chemicals. The plant represents
an outlay of about $150,000.
The power for conducting the plant
I. taken from Johnson Creek, which
furnishes 150 horsepower. There is al
so a large fire tube boiler for furnish
ing the steam and heat for the textile
processes and for additional power.
When asked whether the farmers
It is expected that by tomorrow
morning West Salem's new factory, the
Combination Chair company, will be
n full operation, says the Sunday
Statesman.
In handsomely equipped offices in
the United States National Bank
building the concern makes its head
quarters In Salem and has its factory
located across the river in Polk County.
To the Salemlte who has not crossed
the river for some time the factory
will come as a pleasant surprise. It is
located on high ground, immediately
adjacent to the railroad track and con
sists of several buildings, all new and
just completed.
MaclUncry Is Modern.
The engine room and boiler room
are commodlus structures. Large boil
ers and plenty of space for fuel In one
end of the building and In the other a
do-horsepower engine and a dynamo
capable of generating 35 kllowats. The
engine runs like a watch and cannot
be heard ten feet away from the factory.
The concern is now negotiating
with people who have in view the
lighting of West. Salem. In the plant
there may be generated sufficient pow
er to amply light the little town across
the river. This concern will whole
sale the "juice" and the plant will be
operated from 6 o'clock until mid
night furnishing light to West Salem.
In this connection the company will
also furnish its own electric lights,
will install a gigantic arc light on the
topmost point of the factory so that
It may be seen for miles, and will have
its own pumping plant to furnish wa
ter to the factory. There is also a
possibility that they may establish a
little water system to supply the needs
of West Salem people.
Near the rear of the engine room Is
dry kiln, connected by a tramway to
the machinery department. This min
iature railroad carries the lumber
from the dry kiln to the machine room
and from there to the finishing room.
The dry kiln is situated so lumber may
be dumped Immediately from the
track within a few feet of the kiln.
In the main machinery room a mass
of machines are In place and ready
for operation. Included in these are
two Trevor automatic lathes with a
capacity of 2000 for every ten hours.
There is a gigantic rip saw that will
cut five canes at a time out of the
umber after the log has passed
through another large saw. Then there
are numerous other machines for their
respective purposes, each operated by
an individual motor, eleven motors
being in use.
Will Work Double Shifts.
It is expected that for two months
a double shift will be put on as there
are already sufficient orders on the
books of the company to keep the com
pany in operation for that length of
time without adding a single order.
Members of the company state they
have pretty good assurance that by
the time the first batch of orders is
turned out there will be double that
amount ready to be handled.
The last Bhare of stock In the con
cern was sold last week and the com
pany Is amply financed to back a big
proposition. People In West Salem are
pleased at the prospects the factory
opens to the town In connection with
the railroad. Plans are being made to
send a switch track Into the company's
grounds, which Is a good indication of
the amount of business the company
expects to handle. Already several
cars of lumber have been received by
the concern and others are ordered.
WOES OF CENSUS TAKER
EASTERN OREGON ENUMERATOR
HAS HIS PECK OF TROUBLE.
Will Develop Polk County.
The extension of the railroad from
Dallas to the Oakdale rock quarries Is
going to Increase the development of
that property and the population of
Polk County. This makes a greater
demand for home products and also
for land to supply the Increased num
ber of producers. Oregon Labor
Press.
Dogs Cliase Him, Children Pull His
Hair, and Wild Man Threatens
to Kill Him.
It Is hard to be a census enumera
tor. To be a Democrat and a census
enumerator with Senator S. C. Beach
as the boss might be considered still
more of a combination. But that is
not all. Up In eastern Oregon is an
enumerator, who is a Democrat and
who has been, during the past few
days, the recipient of many exper
iences. He is, personally, a great ''
friend of the supervisor, and because
of his qualification he was asked to be
one of the enumerators, and said he did
not want the job. He at last said that,
in case of great need, or In case there
happened to be a district that no other
man would cover, as a matter of per
sonal friendship he would take a dis
trict. He took one, and he tells about
it in the following letter to the su
pervisor: "Dear Beach I received the special
Irrigation blanks, aa my district is arid
except where reclaimed.
"I walked five miles one night over
the mountains before finding a place
to sleep. Roads are good, though.
Sometimes I walk three or four miles
Into or out of my place to find a
rancher. A number of places have
changed hands and I cannot get last
year's report on crops, but am doing
the best possible. Have had some
great experiences. It is very hard to
get into a house and out without In
convenience. Children Interfere.
"A youngster picked up my foun
tain pen and broke it the first day by
prying with it while I was changing
papers. Another day a child grabbed
my hat and threw It into the water
ing trough, while another at the same
house swiped my knife. One schedule
was spoiled by a baby grabbing It and
giving it to the dog.
"There Is seldom a table on which
to write, at any house, and I use my
lap most of the time. Fence rails in
some instances for a table, and used
the stove at one place. At one place
where I staid over night the sheets
evidently conformed to the legal
length, but were made of diapers,
while one of the pillows was made of
a flour sack and a corset cover.
It is hard to write with one child
grabbing at the Ink bottle, another at
the penholder, another at your grip
and two or three are asking questions
and another standing on your toes,
while dear mamma says, "Don't
Mary," "Don't Harry," "Now baby,"
"Here, look here, sonny, the man may
not like that," but at the same time
says about baby, "Don't he look just
too sweet and cute for anything?"
"As I know not where I will stay at
nights, I must carry all luggage with
me. I had to work Sunday in order to
find some people at home. In order to
do the census work Justice I had to
thus work on the first day of the week.
How should the work be marked, 17th
or a weekday date?
Crop Figures Come Hard.
"A number of present operators of
farms are unable to give last year's
products, as others farmed the same
and last year's people are gone, but I
can get estimates.
"There Is a partly deranged fellow
living back in the mountains who
keeps seven vlcloas dogs and at all
times carries a cocked gun. He has
killed one man, driven a number away
and fired at others. Reputable men
who have been there warn me to stay
away.
"My trousers are badly torn by
climbing barbed wire fences. My coat
belongs to a second hand man, my vest
and shirt are not bullet proof, my
heart Is In the right place and my feet
are tender. I carry no dog or bullet
Insurance. The world yet looks good
to me." Portlund Journal.
Mower for Sale.
The Castle floral and vegetable
gardens are now ready for business.
Funeral designs and cut flowers a
specialty. Call personally at the green
house, or phone Main 1391. Prompt
attention given to all, in and out of
town. Orders solicited.
D. L. THOMAS, Florist,
Castle Garden, CaBtle Oreenhouse.
Dallas, Oregon.
Legal blanks for sale at this office.
Knjoyablo Dancing Party.
A private dancing party was given
In tho Woodman Hall, Thursday night
About twenty-five couples were pres
ent The floor was in excellent conai-
tlon and one of the best dances of the
season was enjoyed. Good muslo was
furnished by Stockwell's orchestra. A
light luncheon was served at midnight
8. A. Burcndrlek Passe.
8. A. Barendrlck died at the Salem
Hospital, Thursday, April II, 1910.
aged 40 years. He left a sister and a
brother, Henry Barendrlck, of Port
land. The burial took place In Hope
well cemetery In Polk County, with
the Woodmen of the World In charge.
We carry the famous DIAMOND V "f
Kxtract, PPi, Coffee, Tea an.l Cann-1 pvK
Fresh t.read daily. The rery lt fruit- an-1 vep
etables can alwars be fonn.l at our More.
. ti-u A(T Ka alrifi mm vrt t
. u III alvHI IO Itir excriinuc ui
th In't"d Ev.ngel.ca. . food. Tn people of.
move to the parw.nj ... . Xorthwet are invited by th-lr
Lewisville. r ' ..... ..i.hk. to oartlclpate in the pleas-
rIlows: coo -;" - -
Lfwirvllle. ant cusom '. -
on April .
of
- ni be held as
dav. Bridgeport 11
P
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: Fourth Sundav. LewUnilie. li
Bridgeport P- m-
m.tiMii Holmsa are putting up
The Plce to li Tow Property.
A lady called at our office the oth-r
day. saying ahe wanted to list her
property In two or three real estate
office. When she was told that we
had aa office In Portland, on In R-
supplied and sold aa mutton Is no
other than goat meat The meat la
much trr.ilar and when the head and
feet are cut ofT the difference Is hard
to detect Of course, the meat could
not be sold aa aoat'a meat and so is
placed on the market a mutton. The
farmers almost all know this and thai
" -; u o f th i. addm
N. Hall and Conrad " , th. rmJjlin lndury through-
,twppm or aw. ' " ..... Th. value of coats for
the house nam
..i.trs in I :!.
CounoHmeB E.
Stafrln. the
brs and street
tid are mak
ill hare tomobile to that city rnoay momma, nr
itting up '"- " - -. . , ,th - thrM, 0f. , out tnc state, ine aiue ui
- r,nrX h.. become ao.re.ttb..
in good , valli. and Inspect the sewer .system. " -.he real eotate aome of the big timber companies are
..mcress
. rk is finiafced. I"" wm . t.T lira. Hall We will treat om rirbt
land to derive the double benefits from
ADAMS' BIQ STORE
DALLAS, OREGON
Dallas, Oregon
iMJ one more st'P " " ' ' I HUGHES BIRD.
th wool and clearing. It has been ,
Simonton & Scott
and Mrs. StafriB-
sp to date city.