County
PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY
0t. XXII.
few
DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OEEGON, MAY 'AY, 1910.
NO. 10
Oxfords
ffe are showing a swell line of Men's, Ladies'
4 Misses' Oxfords at popular prices. Just received
lonew styles in Patent Strap Sandals and Button
rfords, they are shoe perfection, price $3.50 and
m We want your shoe business and are makinsr
acfel effort to please our customers on shoes both
,5tyle and quality. .
Special values in Men's Wool Pants, $2.50. Try
pair-
We have a few Ladies' Spring Jackets to close
jtat a bargain. All new styles.
Our stock is complete and we solicit a share of
air valued patronage.
Campbell's Store
Successor to CAMPBELL a HOLLISTER
ILLAS, - - - OREGON
LECTRICITY
FOR LIGHTING
boiilf expensive to people who lire wasteful and cureless. To you
fhoarn naturally corcfull, It does not como high.
jtconomtcul hccauso It can be quickly turned off when not needed,
ilisasor kerosene there is the temptation to let light burn when not
Ad to save liother of lighting and adjusting. In some homes the
.drlc light hills amount to only one or two dollars per month. You
oroliably get some kind of artificial light for less money than elec-
.e light, but does it save you anything when it limits opportunities for
rtand recreation ruins your eyesight smokes your walls mars
.rations and Increases household work. You could probably save
iollar tomorrow by going without your meals but it wouldn't be eceon
j;. it la not so much what you save, but how you save that counts.
WILLAMETTE VALLEY CO. RATES Residence on meters, per
i!a15e; Residence, flat per month, Kcp 60c. RATES FOR BUSI
ES HOUSES 25c per drop and 6c per Kilowatt up to 10 drops; over
leper drop and 5c per Kilowatt. A drop figures 16cp or less. For
wer rates apply at the office. We are always ready to explain the
uand outs" of the lighting proposition to you, call on us or phone to
eare never to busy to talk business.
Willamette Valley Company
:. V. KEARNS, Manager for Dallas.
fcon Mill street, Just north of the Court House. Phones Bell 421,
Mutual 1297.
FISHING SEASON
Opened April 1st and we are prepared to furnish
you the right kind of tackle at the right price.
SPALDING BASE BALL GOODS
We are headquarters for the famous Spalding
line and do not lie down fbr any others. Give
as a call.
l R. Ellis' Confectionery
F-to-date Candy Kitchen in rear. We invite you
to inspect it
COURT IN SESSION
'JikIsc Giilloivay Convene May Term
of Department No. 2.
j Department No. 2 of Circuit Court
ilHL , , '"unty ls ln s"BRl0 today.
I with Judge William Calloway presid
ing. The docket Is longer than usual,
containing twenty-five eases. The titles
"1 the suits are:
' ",,B- f3eorKe c- w' vs. Otilda
Wolfer et al, suit for money; Carey F
Martin for plaintiff.
I 871,9. Mark lilodgett vs C. E. Rlod
gctt, suit to quiet title; J. E. Sibley for
Plaintiff; McCain & Vinton and Oscar
'Hayter for defendant.
! 3769. Thomas Crowley et al vs.
Nellie Grant, partition; Kellv & Curl
for plaintiffs; Oscar llayter for de-
; f ndant.
3770. Hazel Bowers v Elmer W.
Bowers, divorce; W. L. Tooze, Jr., for
: plaintiff.
: 3771. Augusta Schutt vs. William
Hehutt. divorce; Carey F. Martin for
plaintiff.
3773. Charles E. Ramp et al vs.
Maggie J. liamp, partition; Oscar Hav-
Ur and P. H. DArcy for plaintiffs;
Kaiser & Pogue for defendant.
3774. Franklin E. Knower vs.
Mary E. Knower, partition; McNarv
& McNary for plaintiff.
3776. Alva C. Miller vs. Cora Miller,
divorce; W. L. Tooze, Jr., for plaintiff.
I 3778. Kirk D. Serafford vs. Adona
, M. Serafford, divorce; Oscar Hayter
! for plaintllT.
3779. John G. Brown et al vs. Vlo
j let Ann Kersey et al, suit in equity;
; '- A. Kliks, L. D. Brown and J. E.
Sibley for plaintiff; Oscar Hayter and
I M L. Pipes for defendants.
3781. Annie S. Griggs vs. Iva L.
Bennett, suit to quiet title; Oscar
j Hayter and C. F. Martin for plain
jtiff; Pearcy & Winter and Clyde Rich
ardson for defendant.
3782. Ethel R. Huffman vs. j
Thomas A. Huffman, divorce: Oscar I
Hayter for plaintiff.
3787. Registration of title of Eva
, I, Dickey. W. O. Sims for plaintiff.
! 3788. Registration of title of T. A.
; Wilson. W. O. Sims for plaintiff.
3789. Sarah E. Disbrow vs. Arthur
Disbrow, divorce; N. L. Butler for
plaintiff.
3790. Willard Fowle vs. Eleanor
Fowle, divorce; Oscar Hayter for
plaintiff.
3794. Emma F. Lowrey vs. Frank
C. Lowrey, divorce; Oscar Hayter for
plaintiff.
i 3795. Earl J. Titus vs. Martha C.
Titus, divorce; W. L. Tooze, Jr.. for
plaintiff.
3796. Registration of title of F. L.
Price; J. F. Yates for plaintiff! Oscar
Hayter for defendant,
i 3799. Registration of title of J. L.
Guttry. J. T. Simpson for plaintiff,
j 3800. Registration of title of Lloyd
Jones. J. T. Simpson for plaintiff.
3803. Jesse T. Irvine vs. Lizzy Ir
vine, partition; McCain & Vinton and
M. L. Pipes for plaintiff; Oscar Hayter
and J. A. Carson for defendant.
3804. Maria B. Miller vs. Jasper N.
Miller, divorce; L. D. Brown for plain
tiff. 3811. Registration of title of Ed
gar Hartley. W. L. Tooze, Jr., for
plaintiff.
3736. Tilgham Hinshaw vs. Anna
A. Hinshaw, divorce; Oscar Hayter for
plaintiff; L. D. Brown for defendant.
PIONEERS HAVE DAY
EARLY SETTLERS OF POLK MEET
IN ANNUAL REUNION.
BONDS BRING PREMIUM
busses That Fit
"rou are ruptured the Smithsonian is the only truss fr 'u
' Oat of our customers, alter trying every truss for years
". wore a Smithsonian about two years and was entire ycu
ra;'ure. Another customer a Gentleman Eighty years o .
"offered torture from wearing trusses that did no good,
'" Smithsonian truss and today he l going about Ins usua
l,llli ease and comfort
fci Jou ov, r know of any other truss equally as good?
v matter how long standing your rupture, we can certain
1 i in most cases effect an entire cure. v
sEira Charge for Fitting.
fte Fuller Pharmacy
jlLAS' POPULflFGROC
Wrrtl.e famous PIAMON'D W bran.1 of
C"m.-K Kpiow, Coffee, Tea ami Tanned pK
ri l r-a.1 ,laiT. The very bot of fruit an.l v-g-
Morris Brothers Will Furnish Money
Tor Building High School.
Forty thousand dollars worth of
bonds recently authorized by the voters
of the Dallas school district for High
Sehool purposes were sold to Morris
Brothers, of Portland, Saturday. The
district will receive $101 premium on
the Issue.
Seven bids were received for the
bonds, ranging from 1800 discount to
$101 premium. The premium to be
nalized from the sale to Morris Bro
thers is in reality something like $600,
as the buyers will permit the board of
directors to issue the bonds ln such
amounts and at such times as they see
fit up to January 1, 1911. By issuing
the bonds only as needed, the district
will save a neat sum of money in In
terest charges.
The lively bidding for the Dallas
bonds comes as something of a sur
prise, as the bond market In Oregon
has been quiet for the last few months.
Many cities have been unable to sell 5
,er cent municipal bonds at par, and
in a few instances no bids were re
ceived at any price. The sale of the
Dallas High School bonds at 5 per cent
and a premium Is highly gratifying to
the board of directors.
Now that the financing of the High
School project has been cared for. bids
for the construction of the big school
building will be asked at once.
WILL RESTJN POLK
Rcma'n- of Lincoln County Pioneer
Krmiclit to Smllli Comttrry.
. .'it's ca
n alwars be found at our store.
3r
nton & Scott
Dallas, Oregon
Th, remains of Barney Morrison.
died at Pioneer ,
w.re removed Tuesday to the Smith
metery on the Luckiamute river in
r. county. The body was not In any :
v decomposed, and removed ,
Lease the family formerly lived
here, and Mrs. Morrison was burled
bere last Fall. Mr. Morrison cam..
orecon In 1
eo,n county In " '"T. oo
.. j h Morrison, at Dallas,
two sons- " k C,y ai
inli C. U Morrison, at Elk t T.
Tlir daughter, .re living Mrs.
Marcus A. Embree. of
p Ftevenr, of Dallas, and Mr I. M.
s.mr,.n. of Airli.
rr E. L. St-inT receive
ton t.-iy from Govern nr Be-
.v.t the gripp from hi-
Silem by the firrt of next "th
Slem Journsl.
Sirot'lieH, Music, Luncheon anil Out
door SH)rt.s Furnish tllay of
Hare Enjoyment.
Once more the pioneers of Polk
County have met and celebrated their
annual picnic and anniversary. Again
they have grasped the hands of their
early comrades and have reviewed the
trials and hardships experienced on
the old Oregon trail. As the years go
by, a great decrease Is seen in the
number of pioneers that assembles on
such occasions. From a sturdy band
of two hundred or more that previous
ly gathered ln Dallas in annual reun
ion, only a few score of the men and
women who have developed for us
this glorious country now remain to
tell the tale.
The first sign of a picnic Saturday
morning was the appearance of the
Dallas band, twenty strong and in
handsome uniform. After listening to
a program of late and popular music
on the court square, the crowd gath
ered In line and marched to the City
Park, where a choice band selection
opened the program of the day.
Hon. T. J. Hayter, President of the
Polk County Pioneer Association, and
a pioneer of 1850, presided and offered
a few remarks concerning the picnic
and its purposes. The Dallas College
young men's quartette then sang "The
Boys of the Old Brigade," a highly ap
propriate selection which elicited
rounds of applause. Prayer was of
fered by the Reverend Joseph Corn
wall, one of the early pioneer minis
ters of the state. A beautiful song
was sung by a mixed quartette, the
members of which were Mrs. D. M.
Metzger, Miss Edna Morrison, Isaac
Goodell and Willis Simonton. The
musical program was, as usual, under
the direction of Mrs. Metzger and was
greatly appreciated and enjoyed by
the pioneers.
Pioneers Are Speakers.
In former reunions of the Polk
County pioneers it has been the custom
to have an orator deliver an address
appropriate to the occasion, but this
custom was abolished this year and
the pioneers themselves were the
speakers. The Reverend Cornwall
spoke briefly, but entertainingly, about
conditions ln the Oregon country when
he came; of how It was nothing more
than a wilderness, inhabited by In
dians and with a few trading posts
scattered here and there. He told of
the hardships endured by the early
settlers and compared the conditions
of today with those of former years,
speaking of the advance of civiliza
tion and knowledge and the growth of
the church from a few small missions
to its place at the present time.
Dr. T. V. B. Embree, a pioneer of
1844, told of the pioneers who were
here when he came. He spoke of the
Applegates, Easts and Shaws, who
were the earliest settlers in this re
gion. He told of all the pioneers who
came to Polk County in the '40s;
where they lived; of their families, and
their occupations.
The speaker described the schools
of the early days. He told how, on
account of the lack of teachers, young
women were Imported from the East
to take charge of these schools. When
these teachers arrived and found
schools scarcer than they had expect
ed, the greater number of them be
came the wives of bachelor pioneers.
The Doctor paid a feeling tribute to
the pioneer wives and mothers, who,
through those days of hardships and
Indian Wars, had remained fearless,
brave and true. He ended his excel
lent address by reviewing the Indian
Wars, telling of the companies organ
ized among the early settlers for ser
vice ln the Yakima country and South
ern Oregon, and how the savages were
defeated and the pioneer homes saved
from destruction. Too great praise
could not be paid those fearless men
and women who had crossed the con
tinent, enduring Innumerable hard
ships and privations, to seek homes
and in later years to build up this
great Oregon country.
New Officers Chosen.
The morning exercises closed with
Dr. Embree's address, and the noon
hour was spent in the enjoyment of a
basket dinner in the park. The con
tents of well-filled lunch baskets were
spread on snowy cloths under the
spreading maples, and appetites made
keen by the bracing morning air en
abled the large and happy crowd to
make short work of disposing of the
feast of good things.
The annual business meeting of the
association was held in the park at
1:30 o'clock in the afternoon. Hon
George Myer, of Dallas, was elected
president; Cass Rlggs. of Crowley, was
Irstalled as vice-president, and Dr.
Embree was re-elected secretary and
treasurer.
Following the annual custom of giv
ing crises to the oldest pioneers pres
ent, a rocking chair was awarded to
Mrs. Alice Dempsey. a pioneer of 1844
and another chair to B. F. Smith, who
crossed the plains to Oregon In l4f.
The busisness meeting over, the crowd
assembled on the college campus to
witness the baseball games.
Dallas Wins Two Gamm.
The first gams was played by the
Dallas and Monmouth High School
teams. The Dallas lads evidently did
not delr to be defeated before such a
large crowd of spectators, so they be
gan making runs In the first Inning,
piling op thre before the Uurt batter
was declared out. The Monmouth boys
seemed unable to hit the balls pitched
by Wayne Barham and went down
In one. two thre order until the
fourth Inning, when two runs were
secured. Nothing of particular Im
port nee happened during the remain
der of the game. Dallas made two runs
in the fifth Inning and another In the
venth. The eighth and ninth tn
nlnrs Betted Monmouth two runs. The
final score wsa T to 4 In faror of Dal
las. A purse of $1 was given to the
winning team.
The second a "f h afternoon
waa p4vrd between the Dallas College
and McCoy team. This game was nn
InterewiBg. for the iwm that the two
teams were not even I r matched. The
rod bora made runs ulc and
so fast that the official scorer almost
wore out his pencil In keeping track
of the men as they crossed the home
plate. The McCoy boys have made a
good reputation as batters this sea
son, but for some reason they were un
able to connect with the sphere Sat
urday afternoon. All of their three
runs were scored in the fifth inning.
In the next inning, Shaw, whOBe arm
had given out was replaced by Fen
ton. The speed and the wicked curves
of the big Dallas first baseman were
a complete puzzle to the visitors and
none of them were able to hit safely.
The final score was 18 to 3 in favor of
the college bunch. Few errors were
made during the game by either team.
The heavy batting of the Dallas boys
was a revelation to all who witnessed
the unequal contest. A purse of $20
was given to the winners of this game.
The hose race, which Is always a
feature of picnics and celebrations ln
Dallas, was won by Fenton, Mulr, Lew
Ballantyne, August Risser and Henry
Savery, although the other team, com
posed of Morton, Sears, Walter- Bar
ham, Walter Williams and Grover Mc
Donald, were only a few seconds be
hind them in getting their hose attach
ed and the water started.
The pillow fight for boys under 15
years was won by Virgil BaUantyne.
In the fight between boys under 10
years of age, Claud Hollister came out
winner. In the men's fight, Henry
Savery took first money by knocking
a half dozen, competitors off the pole
as rapidly as they faced him. The relay
race around court square was won by
Carl .Fenton, Fred Boydston, Leonard
Shaw and Henry Savery.
Fireworks Disappoint.
The only disappointing feature of
the day's program was the partial fail
ure of the daylight fireworks display.
When the men having charge of the
fireworks were unpacking them, they
were surprised to find that the ship
ment had been badly damaged by wa
ter. Out of a total of three dozen
pieces, only nine were found to be in
working condition.
After the band concert In the even
ing, the people retired to the merry-go-round,
the skating rink, to dance
ln the Armory, and to other places of
amusement, and the twenty-first an
nual pioneer reunion was at an end.
While the picnic was not as largely
attended as some of former years, and
while the day was not quite as well
filled with sports and amusements as
in times when fully twice as much
money was raised in Dallas for the oc
casion, the day "was an enjoyable one,
after all, and all were glad to meet
once more with the grand old men
and women who helped to rescue Ore
gon from the wilderness and to do
their part in making It one of the most
progressive and desirable states ln the
Union. In parting with the pioneers,
the hope was fervently expressed that
they all might be spared to enjoy
many more annual reunions.
Window DlHplaya Attract Crowds.
No mention of Saturday's picnic
would be complete without at least a
brief description of some of the win
dow displays made by Dallas' enter
prising merchants. These displays were
appropriate to the occasion, all being
typical of pioneer days and pioneer
scenes. The Guy Brothers window,
winner of first prize In the competition,
represented successive methods of
transportation In America from the
days of the earliest settlement to the
present time. First, the ox team, then
the stage coach, then the railway train,
then the automobile, and last of all,
the air ship. Household relics and
firearms brought across the plains, and
an old fashioned spinning-wheel, com
pleted this novel and Interesting ex
hibit. In a window of the Fuller Pharmacy
was a scene representing life on the
Oregon trail, with the ox wagon, the
campflre, and the sentinels on guard at
night A number of Interesting rel
ics were also included ln this display.
One of the large windows in the
Dallas Mercantile Company's estab
lishment contained a collection of
pioneer relics and photographs of
prominent early settlers of the county.
Among the pictures was an oil paint
ing of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ben Nich
ols. Annher picture "of Interest was
one of eleven-Sheriffs of Polk County,
some of whom are still living. One of
the photographs recalling to mind six
prominent pioneers of Dallas present
ed excellent likenesses of Isaac Lev
ens, Charles Hubbard, Ed. D'Lash
mutt, Henry Hagood, George Tillotson
and James Harris, all deceased. A
photograph of the Polk County court
house which was destroyed by fire
several years ago also recalled old Dal
las to the memory of many of the pres
ent residents of the city.
These window displays attracted the
attention and interest not only of the
older Inhabitants of Polk County, but
of new residents as well. The exhibits
proved an entertaining feature of the
oicnic. and should be given even fur
ther attention by the merchants of
Dallas In reunions yet to come.
Christian Paxtor Rcigiw.
The Reverend Charles A. Bias, pas
i of he Christian Church, has
handed his resignation to the Board of
Trustees. For several months Mr.
Slas has been In falling health, and he
finds a change of climate necessary.
He will probably leare about July IS
for his former home In Eastern Ore
gon. The work of the Dallas Church
will be taken up by the Reverend Leon
Myers, a recent graduate from the Eu
gene Bible School.
"SAGE OF DESCHUTES"
WRITER GIVES THIS TITLE TO
"UNCLE" FRANK NICHOLS.
Lucia B. Harrtman Tells Story of Life
of One of Polk's Early
Pioneers.
More Boy Wacow.
Two more new automobiles have
been added to the number In Dallas
within tha laat week. Doctor Bur
buck traded his old machine and pur
chased a new 111 model, 4-hore-power.
4 -cylinder Auburn. Doctor
McCallon received his new Chalmers
Detroit IS-horsepower. 4-cytlnder
machine. Both doctors are Justly
proud of their new auto.
Bora.
Born, Saturday. May it. Ill, to
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Butler, of this city,
n daughter.
Mr. and Mm. L. H fOiults are re
ceiving the congratulatMma of their
friends upon the arrival of a little
daughter In thnr hom. Monday. May
i. 11-
Polk County pioneers who have been
renewing old acquaintances and call
ing up past memories this week will be
interested in reading of one of their
number, who, though absent from the
annual reunion, still occupies a warm
place in the hearts of his old-time
neighbors and friends in the Willam
ette Valley. In a communication bear
ing the heading, "Riches Approach
When He Is 84," Lucia B. Harriman a
special writer for the Evening Tele
gram, tells the story of the life of
"Uncle" Frarik Nichols, a former Sher
iff and business man of Polk County,
and now a wealthy land-owner of
Central Oregon. The writer says:
"While Central Oregon Is looking
forward to the infusion of young, new
blood from the Middle West and ex
pects to see her vast sagebrush plains
transformed Into great, golden grain
fields and wealth-producing agricul
tural lands, through the combined
agency of the up-to-date farmer, ir
rigation and the. railroads, she still
points with loving pride to a few of
her pioneers, who braved the isolation
of the country in the early days and
stood by her through thick and thin,
loyal to the core and confident that
seme day she would come Into her
own.
"Among the pioneers who have
helped to mould Central Oregon's his
tory, there Is none more widely known
or deeply respected than 'Uncle
Frank' Nichols, now a resident of
Ildlaw, where he lives with his
daughter, familiarly known to the
whole country round as 'Aunt Mollis.'
Uncle Frank Is it years young and has
been a resident of Central Oregon
since 1877, coming from Dallas to
Prlneville, where he opened a drug
store, which became the political cen
ter of Centra! Oregon, from which lie
personally has wielded a mltrhty in
fluence. Is Self-Mart o Man.
"When a lad of 19 he cam'" with his
father's family by oxcar: from Mis
souri, arriving at Walla Walla in Sep
tember, 1844, v heie the family stayed
for a few mm-. -lis at Dr. WMtmun'a
mission. It was here, whila ills father,
who was a millwright, built a mill for
Dr. Whitman, ibat young Viuhols re
ceived the sum trial of his scholastic
training 60 days In the mission
school, ln additlcn to a few weeks of
schooling he hud had at od! times in
the wilds of Missouri. Nature had
provided him with a keen mind, a
wonderfully retentatlve memory and a
deep-rooted deire for knowledge. The
Impetus for study that wai given him
In those 60 das has laste I through
out his long life, driving hliii to mast
ery of law, the study of p illlicnl and
natural science, history :iud Biblical
literature and winning for him the
sc briquet of 'The Sage of the De
schutes.' "After the Winter In Walla Wnl.a
the family moved to Oregon City end
here it was that young Nichols began
to lay the foundations for strong
friendships with the big men of Ore
gon that have made it possible for him
to serve his country so effectively.
"Among his firm friends he counted
the late Judge George H. Williams,
Judge R. P. Boise, O. C. Pratt, Dave
Logan, also Colonel Hogg and Abra
ham Hackelman, early promoters of
the Corvallls & Eastern Road over the
Cascades and of the Willamette Val
ley & Cascade Military Wagon Road.
Under the provisional government In
1846 he was appointed Sheriff of Polk
County and In 1852, after the organi
sation of the territorial government,
he was elected again to that office.
Subsequently he served for four years
as Clerk of the county. It was while
holding these political positions and
while being thrown In close connection
with the work of the courts that he
began his study of law.
Admitted to Bur at 57.
"He was admitted to the bar in
1882 at the age of 67. Of this distinc
tion he says: 'I am the only lawyer
who has ever appeared before the Su
preme Court having read but two chap
ters of Blaekstone and none whatever
of Kent. I missed only one question
and that was: What is meant by police
power? I practiced for 10 years and
never lost a civil case.'
"Uncle Frank was twice a member
of the Legislature, In 1882 and again
in 18S, and was held to be one of the
shrewdest politicians In this section of
the country. It was through his ef
forts that Crook County was finally
cut off from Waaco County and he i
furthered many other schemes for the
advancement of the district Despite
his 84 years his memory Is Infallible
and his reminiscences of political
crises In the country, backed by his
knowledge of the Inside workings of
things, are a source of enjoyment and
interest to those who meet him at the
j present day. He Is the possessor of
j many an inside political secret which
i If revealed at even this late day, would
bring consternation to political camps,
j As a proof of his keen Interest In life
and his powers of concentration he is
at present learning to write on a type
writer. In order to be able to prepare
with less effort an account of the early
days of Central Oregon, for publica-
tion.
j "As an old friend of J. B. Pingree, of
dry-farming fame, he is firm believer
' In that method of cultivation, although
he does not depreciate the advantages (
cl Irrigation. For five year,' said he, j
'I have raiw-d wonderful crops on my)
lanch near here, through dry-farming'
methods oats a high as my head,
and other crop according. There can
i no doubt that dry-farming can be
1 made sncreas la this district when
!th right methods are employed, al-j
' though, naturally It is not equal to Ir
rigation. I thi
see the day I have always firmly be
lieved would come."
In the late afternoon of his life,
this 'Sage of the Deschutes" is at last
to reap the harvest of long years of
Industry. Land which ha purchased
for $1.25 an acre he Is now refusing
$200 for, and water rights, got for the
filing, are being negotiated for by syn
dicates at a figure which will place
Uncle Frank only slightly removed
from the much criticized 'criminally
rich.'"
LOW RATES TO PICNIC
Great Reduction Given by Local Road
for Gathering at Rickrcall.
Liberal round trip rates will be
granted by the Salem, Dallas & Falls
City railroad for the big Artisan pic
nic to be held at Rlckreall on Satur
day, June 11. The company announces
that for this day only round.trip tick
ets will be sold as follows:
From West Salem Adults, 45 cents;
children, 2 5 cents.
From Dallas Adults, 30 cents;
children, 16 cents.
Falls City Adults, 80 cents; child
ren, 40 cents.
Extra train service will be provided
for the occasion" In addition to the
excellent regular schedule. The spoc
lal train leaving Falls City at 6:45 a.
ni. will consolidate with the regular
train leaving Dallas at 7:35 a, m. The
train leaving West Salem at 9 a. m.
will arrive at Rlckreall at 9:24.
Returning, the special train will
leave Rlckreall at 5 p. m., and arrive
in West Salem at 5:24. The west
bound train will leave Rlckreall at 6
p. m., arrives in Dallas at 6:15, and at
Falls City at 6:60.
The liberality of the railroad com
pany is greatly appreciated, both by
the picnic management and by the
people living along the line of the road
who are looking forward to a delight
ful outing at Rlckreall on the day of
the big picnic.
OUR MARKET LETTER
Receipts and Sales at Portland Union
Stock Yards.
PORTLAND, Or., May 28 Receipts
for the week were: Cattle 963, calves
6t hogs 2879, sheep 940, and horses
and mules 61.
In point of supply and demand the
cattle market for the week broke
about even and while there has doubt
less been a slight decline ln prices,
buyers attribute the difference In qual
ity as the cause.
The same condition can be said to
have applied to the sheep market.
There was an active demand for the
lessened receipts and prices remained
steady to strong at the recent decline.
The hog market, ln the face of In
creased supplies, showed a slight
weakening ln prices. While the de
mand Is strong values are 5 to 10 per
cent less than they were at the open
ing of the week.
Representative sales were as fol
lows: Steers, $5.75 to $6; heifers. $5.10;
cowb, $3.26 to $4; hogs, $10.30 to $10.
40; calves, $6; lambs, $5.50 to $6;
sheep, $4 to $4.60
NATIVE SON PASSES
James Cliumbcrlaln Dies at Ills Home
In Falls City.
James Chamberlain, an old and re
spected citizen of Polk County, died at
his home In Falls City, Saturday, May
28, 1910, aged about 65 years. He had
been In failing health for a long time,
and his death was the result of a gen
eral physical decline.
Mr. Chamberlain was a son of the
late Mr. and Mrs. John Chamberlain,
early pioneers of Oregon, and. was
born ln the Luckiamute valley In Polk
County. He was a half-brother of J.
D. Smith, of this city. He was a mem
ber In good standing of the Unite
Workman, and carried $2000 Insur
ance ln that order.
PEOPLE YOU KNOW
Comings "! Goings as Told by Our
Exchanges.
(McMlnnville Telephone-Register.)
S. A. Ball and wife, of Ballston,- were
visitors in the city Monday.
Earl Wlsecarver, of Dallas, spent
Sunday with relatives ln McMlnnville.
Mrs. Forest Craven and children, of
Rlckrtall, visited the first of the week
at the home of Al Vernon.
Miss Georgia Flske, of Dallas, visit
ed a few days during the week with
her cousin. Mrs. T. J. Warren, of this
city.
EXPERTS VISIT DALLAS
GOOD ROADS MEETING ATTEND
ED BY MANY FARMERS.
M. O. Eldridge and Judge Xu R. Web
ster Vrgo County Organization
For Bottermrtnt of Highways.
Fully one hundred farmers and busi
ness men attended the Good Roads
meeting held in the Star Theater in
this city last Friday afternoon. County
Judge Coad presided and introduced
the speakers, Maurice O. Eldridge, of
the economic department of the bu
reau of good roads of the United
States department of agriculture, and
Judge Lionel R. Webster, manager and
organizer of the Oregon Good Roads
Association,
Mr. Eldridge, who is considered by
the Government to be Its most skilled
expert in road building, and who has
traveled all over the United States
lecturing in the interest of well im-'
proved highways, was the first speak-.
er. With the aid of a Btereoptican, he
showed pictures of roads, good, bad
and indifferent, from the days of the
early Egyptians down to the time road
building was revolutionized by John
Macadam.
The speaker commented upon the
advantages derived from state aid in
building roads and told of the plana
adopted ln many states of the Union.
He showed pictures of many modern
highways in New York and Maryland
built by the state alone.
He also showed by Illustrations the
Improvements of those countries ln
which good roads prevail as compared
w Ith a country in which the roads are
rough and muddy. He told of how
the young people of the country could
secure a better education in a com
munity having well Improved roads,
declaring that the condition of a
school depended largely upon Its en
vironment.
Webster Favors County Bonds.
Judge Webster, in his address, forci
bly drove home the facts presented by
the previous speaker, showing that the
way to build good roads was not to
dump a load of rock or gravel In a
bole, butto improve the whole high
way and keep building and Improving
until the entire state Is a network of
well Improved highways.
The speaker proved by facts ana
figures that the making of roads is a
business proposition that affects every
one; that making roads will bring
more travel to a country and bring
more people as residents. He made the
point that good roads are an invest
ment, not an expense. He believea
road improvement should be made by
bond issue, so future generations may
help to pay the cost.
The plan suggested by Judge Web
ster Is for the people to amend' the
constitution so as to permit the coun
ties desiring to improve their high
ways to Issue bonds to cover the ex
pense. In the work of building and
Improving the roads, provisions should
be made authorizing the employment
of convict labor. He read a resolution
passed by the state grange at Oregon
City and declared that this organiza
tion was moving along the right line.
Differences of opinion exist a to
the details, he said, a they do in all
great movements. Recognizing this, all
those Interested in building up the
state, increasing land values and bring
ing the comforts of city life to the
farms, should confer together and
compromise upon some plan that will
be tolerable, If not satisfactory, to all,
Judge Webster told of the plans of
the proposed state organization for
better highways and informed his
audience that he would visit Polk
County again In a few months to assist
In organizing for practical work.
ASCENSION AT GROVE
Balloon and Morry-Go-Round May Be
Among Plcnle Attractions.
A balloon ascension and a merry-,
go-round are among the attractions
that will probably be secured for the
Oak Grove picnic and Farmers' In
stitute, to be held June 3 and 4.
Friday night, the farce, "A Drop
Too Much," will be given by horns tal
ent. The cast of character Is a fol
lows: Farmer Drlnkwater, Emerson Harris.
Joslah llotklns Drlnkwater, Joe Allen
Robert Oreenleaf George Taylor
Pbellm 8eth White
Grandmother Drinkwater.Argyl Harris
Jerusha Drlnkwater, Mrs. Nellie White.
Sandwiches and hot coffee will be
sf rved during both days at the stand.
Committee Notice.
The Pioneer Reunion finance com
mittee requests all person having
bills against the picnic fund to pre
sent the same at once. The last meet
ing of the committee will be held
1 huraday night, after which time no
claims will be considered. Bills should
should be handed to W. L Soehren.
Bert Ouy or W. R. Elli. It is hoped
that every on will help by present
ing their bills early, as these business
men have given liberally of their time
and are anxious to rloee the picnic
account.
Ma.so.ilo Tomido to Cost $75,000.
The Salem Masonic Temple Associa
tion has been organized to float a bond
issue for the construction of a six
story building on the corner of High
and State streets, to cost $75,000. The
bonds will carry 5 per cent Interest,
and It is expected that they will be
purchased by local Investor. PaciflO
Lodge, No. 50, and Salem Lodge, No.
4, are Joint ow ners of one of th finest
sites in the city and temple ha been
projected for ome time past.
Died In Tac-onut.
Charles Uxafovase died at his home
In Taeoma on Thursday. May 26. De
ceased wa for many yer a resident
of Salem, where he owned and con
ducted a shoe More. Twenty-five year
afro he wa one of the best known
men In Raiem. A number of years ago.
Mr. l"ifovae moved with bis family
to Taeoma. He dded substantially to
the modes fortune which b took
away from Salem. and became a
nr.an of considerable wealth. II was a
nk th .ection will be brother of Mr. David Pugh of Salem.
j Will Move to Fall City.
I Prof. W. J. Hooker, of Creswell, wa
In the city Saturday, returning horn
' Sunday. Mr. Hooker will go to Fall
: City next week to reside, wher h ha
a position In a bank. Mra Hooker c
jcompanled by her son, who has been
I here for a couple of weeks, wtchlng
at the bedside of her mother, Mrs. J.
II. Glass, went to Creswell yesterday to
assist Mr. Hooker In parking their
household goods to mov to Falls City.
Brownsville Times.
W ill Kk In turna
County School Superintendent H. C.
Seymour will attend th Stat Con
ference of Sehool Supervision in Eu
gene on June 2 nd will deliver an
address on "Experience with Teachers'
Reading In Different Counties."
'country. In time, and th prospects j
'are that this branch of Industry will!
Statesman.
Legal blanks for le at thi (1W-
Two from INrflt tmity.
fif the eirhtr-elaht student rrnd-
prosper beyond our power to realise. ( ,., rrCTm the University of Oregon
One the railroad re in and the hi w two from Polk County,
transportation of freight wired, Cen-1 jlmes Dean Collins, a for-
jtral Oregon will show th world what m,r member of the Observer editorial
'he c do. I an glad I hve lived to staff, and Crl R NeaL of Buena Vlsta-
DeformHy Correrted.
A child of Mr. and Mr. 8olomon
Ediger. of thi city, wa o per ted on
by local surgeon Saturday for hare
lip and a cleft palate. Th operation
wss entirely successful and th littls
; patient i resting comfortably.