CIRCUIT COURT
illloway Holds Session
i'art of Week.
i in Galloway disposed of
cases in .Department
it Court during the first
ine vs. Will Iain Lawson
i ! suit to remove cloud;
it-, and decree as prayed
Si. McNary for plaintiff.
Alien vs. 'Miriam Allen
hi; referee's report filed
McNary & McNary for
!ler vs. Thomas C.
'e; sejt for ' hearing
- r regular term. B. F.
j tiff; C. M. Inman for
V
)jri( t vs. Stephen Boynton,
entered and decree as
i rown and Flower for
. is. Wilson for defendant.
i o. C. C. Hansen, fore
" 1 and dismissed. F. A.
t .)tiff; W. O. Sims for
mper vs. Nancy Howard, to
; cn'fuult entered and de
) ( i for. B. F. Swope for
or. -g. all whom it may
t . strati on of title; report
r filed, and decree ordering
i. J. T. Simpson for plain
-titVr'ts. Riley Rhodes, to
; Tracy Staats appointed
d litem for Leonora J., a
tver filed and decree as
J. B. Sibley for plaintiff.
3oughton vs. George H.
divorce; default entered,
aken and decree as prayed
yter for plaintiff,
hoenfeld x vs. all whom it
rn, registration of title;
report filed, registration
prayed for in petition,
i for plaintiff.
Knox vs. J. A. Knox, dl
ult entered and decree as
W. O, Sims for plaintiff,
old vs. W. S. Mott, to quiet
d and dismissed. L. D.
plaintiff.
I. Merrett vs, all whom it
n, registration; report of
ed and registration order-
d for in petition.
PIONEER MINISTER DEAD
THE REVEREND T. F,-v ROYAL
PASSES AWAY'lN rORTIiANO.
Well Known in Northwest as Prouii
nent Educator anil Early Indian "
Missionary.
ttendod Meeting.
J. II. Ackerman passed
las Wednesday on his way
Salem, where- he had at
meeting of the executive
of the Normal School-;
h was held In the Capital
5 was set as the date for
of the full board at Mon
many other matters per-
ie work of re-opening the
vpre attended to.
Confectionery,
e changes that have taken
tly among the business
alias is the sale of J. A.
fectionery store on Main
fit Oak and Mill, to F. E.
has already taken charge.
oli) Feed Barn.
ins has sold his feed barn,
ak street, between Church
) Sam Burke, who has al-
charge of it. Mr. Collins
emain in Dallas.
ut Appendicitis In Dallas.
Has people have chronic
, which is carelessly treat
were ordinary bowel or
i Me. If you have wind or
itomach or bowels, sour
constipation, try simple
)ark, glycerine, etc., as
in Adler-l-ka, the new
endicitis remedy. Conrad
Kiat Dallas, states that A
JiS of this simple remedy
any bowel or stomach
The Reverend Thorns Fletcher
Royal, A. M., a superannuate of the
Oregon Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, and one of the best
known pioneer ministers and educat
ors in the Northwest, died Tuesday
morning, March 7, at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Harold . Oberg, in
Portland, after a brief illness,
at the age of 90 years. He was the
father 6f F. W. Royal of Ballston
and had many friends in this county.
He had been engaged in the ministry
longer than any other man in the Pa
cific Northwest, and was a remarkable
figure in its development.
He was born in Columbus, Ohio, in
1821. He entered the ministry in the
Rock River Conference in Illinois, in
1846, and was transferred to Oregon
in 1853. His first Oregon charge Was
the Jacksonville circuit, where he built
a Methodist church, which was the
first church in Southern Oregon. Since
then he had been active-in the minis
try throughout Western Oregon.
He was deeply interested in educa
tion, having been principal of Ump-
qua Academy, Portland Academy and
Female Seminary and the Sheridan
Academy. s - .
Early Indian Missionary.
He was also for a term superintend
ent of public schools ,in Jackson Coun
ty. He took much interest in the In
diana For three years he was a mis
sionary on the Slletz Agency, and for
one year he worked on the Klamath
Agency. His last appointment was
Leslie Church, Salem, says the Ore-
gonian. -
After his superannuation he" preach
ed regularly at the state penitentiary
and the state hospital for the- insane.
Since the death of Mrs. Royal in 1906
he had made his home with his chil
dren, Rev. and Mrs. Harold Oberg, of
Portland.
Mr. Royal married Miss Mary Ann
Stanley, at Victoria, III., In 1849. There
were eight children, four of whom are
living, Rev. S. O. Royal, superintend
ent of Dayton district, Cincinnati
Conference, Ohio; F. W. Royal, Balls
ton, Or.; Mrs. Aeolia F., wife of Rev.
Harold Oberg, Portland, and Mrs.
Carrie L., wife of Edgar M. Mumford,
of Vancouver, Wash. One of the chil
dren died in Infancy. Annina T., wife
of Dr.- Clarke Smith, died in 1886 i
Africa. William. W. E. died in -1880,
while in attendance at Ohio Wesleyan
University, and M. G. Royal, an attor
ney at Walla Walla,, Wash., died in
January, 1910. . "
Wrote Polneer History.
One brother, J. L. Royal, and a sis
ter, Mrs. John Flynn, and two sslters-in-law,
Mrs. E. J. Royal and Mrs.
Sarah Royal, all of Portland, also sur
vive him. In the last years of his act
ive life he was busily engaged in pre
paring a history of pioneer life in
Illinois and Oregon, for which he was
unusually well qualified. This book is
now ready for the press. The last few
weeks were spent in preparing the
circulars announcing the early publi
cation of the book, which is entitled
"Trail Followers and Empire Build
ers."
BIG TIMBERLAND TRANSFER
Deering Harvester Company Buy
Large Tract, In Polk bounty.
The Deerlng Harvester Company,
of New York, is the purchaser of a
large tract of timber land in Polk
Yamhill, Tillamook and Lincoln Coun
ties, acocrding to a report received
from the East, says the Portland Jour.
nal. It was sold to them by W. C.
Slattery, of Portland, last fall. The
report of confirmation says, that the
amount involved in the transaction
was about 2,000,000.
The tract, according to the deeds
filed in the office of County Clerk E. M.
Smith, comprises 24,126.34 aores, and
the consideration was nominal. The
deeds were made out in October and
November of last year, and were re
corded here January 4. The property
was conveyed to W. C. Slattery by the
following: W. B. Mersereau and Hel
en Mersereau, of Portland; William
Jones and Jessie A. Jones, of Portland
William E. Wheeler" and Almira M.
Wheeler, of Porterville, Cattaraugus
County, New York; Nelson P. Wheeler
and Rachel S. Wheeler, of Endeavor;
Forest County, Pennsylvania. A con
veyance showing the transfer of the
land from W. C. Slattery to Harrison
B. Riley and William C. Neblack was
also recorded.
The timber is said to cruise approx
imately 2,000,000,000 feet of fir, and
the fact that the Deering Harvester
Company placed its surplus capital In
to it is taken here as unmistakable
evidence of the strong faith in Oregon
timber as a gilt edge investment, the
purchaser in this case having bought
with a view- of holding for an increase
in value,' instead of with a view of
early development.
The transfer was made to the Chi
cago Title & Trust Company, trustee
for James Deering, Charles Deering
and Richard T. Howe, comprising the
Deering Harvester Company.
PERSONAL MENTION
Mrs. H. P. Shriver is visiting rela
tives in Centralia, Washington.
Mrs W. A. Schoel went to Portland
Wednesday, for a ten-days' visit with
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. McDonald, of
Ballston, were visitors in Dallas yes
terday.
County Superintendent H. X Sey
tnour has been visiting" the schools at
Suver and Valley View. '
Jesse Irvine, a prominent business
man of McMinnville, was a business
visitor, in this city yesterday.
v Mrs. E. W. Hinshaw has returned
from Riverside, California, where she
spent the winter for her health. She
is now in. Portland and is feeling much
stronger thaft when she left Oregon
last fall. i
from Portland, to which city he was
called last Friday by .a telegram an
nouncing the death of his sister, Mrs.
Fannie Borden. Mrs. Borden died in
Arizona, and the body was brought to
Portland for burial.
WILL MEET IN HOLY LAND
Oregwi Masons Will Convene Session
on Mount Mortal).
COURT HOUSE NOTES
Court Items, Real Estate Transfers,
And Other News Briefly Told.
MARRIAGE LICENSE.
George F. Graves and Clara L. Pur
vine. - PROBATE.
In the estate of Bertie M. Guy, de
ceased undertaking of administrator
of partnership estate approved and
filed; administrator authorized to sell
partnership property at private sale,
for cash.
In the estate of John L. Guttry, de
ceased Inventory and appraisement
filed and approved.
In the estate of Andrew J. Norris,
deceased :final discharge entered.
REAL ESTATE.
Grove A. Peterson et ux to Peter
Kurre, lots in Monmouth, $10;,
Marshal E. Merwin et ux to Homer
Lahberty, 14 acres, t 8 s, r 4 w, and
lots in Independence. -
Grange Delegates.
Mr. and Mrs. S. L. White, of Rick
reall, who were recently elected dele
gates to attend the county convention
of the Patrons of Husbandry, held in
Independence last Wednesday, were
chosen by that body to represent the
Polk County Grangers atihe State
convention, which Is to convene in
Corvallis, May 9.
No fruit grower should do without
"Better Fruit." Subscribe for It in
connection with the Observer.
Logger Injured.
Fred Smith, a logger, was accident
ally injured at Powell's Camp, above
Black Rock, Tuesday afternoon.. A
taut cable used in drawing logs, broke,
and one end of it struck Smith a blow
In the chest, throwing him 10 feet
into the air. He fell en his neck apd
shoulder. He is six feet tall, and
weighs 200 pounds, and- he very nat
urally struck hard when he came
down. His injuries were considered
very serious at the time and it was
thought that he might not recover,
but he was hurried to the hospital in
Dallas, and is now getting along all
right. Mr. Smith is well known in
Falls City and throughout the lumber
ing district, and has many friends
there.
Particular Printing.
The Observer wants the printing
you are particular about. Tell-the-Phone,
Main 19, and we. will call,
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AND SATURDAY ONLY
Pairs of LADIES' Ox
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14 land, one day only
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BEE HIVE STORE
When the Masonic Grand Lodge of
Oregon convenes in annual session in
Portland, June 14, next, three leading
Oregon Masons will convene a session
of the Oregon Grand -Lodge on the
slope of Mount Moriah, in Palestine,
mountain noteworthy in Masonic
history, says yesterday's Oregonian.
It will be the first time in the history
of Oregon Masonry that a session of
the grand lodge of this state has been
convened in the Holy Land. The men
who will participate in the unique
ceremony are Rev. J. R. N. Bell, pas
tor of the First Presbyterian Church
of Corvallis; Professor J. B. Horner,
of the Oregon Agricultural College,
and Dr. J. L. Hill, of. Albany.
These men have calculated the ex
act hour, Palestine time, at which the
grand lodge of.Oregon will convene in
its annual session, and at that mo
ment they plan to be on Mount Mo
riah and convene their session. For
36 continuous years Dr. Bell has serv
ed as grand chaplain of the grand
lodge of Oregon, thereby achieving the
record of being the oldest grand
chaplain in Masonry in the world, and
he will at that time repeat his prayers
as grand chaplain, though on the op
posite side of the world from his
brother Masons of Oregon.
Dr. Bell has taken 32 Scottish
Rite degrees and 12 York Rite de
grees, In addition to 96 "Egyptian de
grees." He belongs to the blue lodge
at Baker City, the chapter of Royal
Arch Masons and the Council tit Cor-
vallls, the commandery of Knights
Templar at Baker, the Eastern Star
at Corvallis, the Scottish Rite Temple
at Portland, and is a charter member
of El Kader Temple, Nobles of the
Mystic Shrine, at Portland. .
WILL BREED FINE HORSES
Grand Rondo farmers Purchase.
Famous Imported Ferelieron.-
That the farmers of the Grand
Ronde Indian Reservation and the sur
rounding country are preparing to inv
prove the quality of their horses, and
that they are determined to have
nothing but the best, is evidenced by
their recent purchase of an imported
Percheron stallion from C. W. Bowers
& Company, of Marcellus, Michigan.
The Grand Ronde Percheron Horse
Company is the purchaser, and $2800
was the price paid for the animal.
This stallion, "Sacramento, No.
60,213," Is one of the richest-bred
horses in Oregon, being a grandson of
"Brilliant," the champion prize-win
Joshua Viggers returned yesterday.ier in Paris, and at the' International
show In Chicago. Sacramento Is a
beautiful gray,, three years old, and
weighs 1850 pounds.
The members of the Grand Ronde
Percheron Horse Company are Wil
liam Simmons, Frank O. Isaac, Oscar
Lerman, Frank Quenel, Charles Rus
sia and A. Vandehey.
Charles Snelling, who made the sale
for the Bowers company, has also
sold an Imported German Coach stal
lion to farmers living near Willamina.
To Complete Organization.
The fruit growers who are interest
ed in the formation of a horticultural
society are to fe&ye a meeting in the
court house tomorrow, Saturday,
afternoon, at 1:3 0 o'clock, at which
It is intended to complete the perma
nent organization by adopting a con
stitution and by-laws and electing of
ficers. All fruit growers, and those
who expect to engage in the business
in the near future, will be eligible and
should be present to assist in launch
ing the new society. The initiation fee
has been fixed at $2, and the annual
dues at $1.
Will Go to Portland.
I am going to sell my photo studio
in Dallas and remove to Portland. If
any of my old customers would like
me to make them a fine photograph
before I leave, let them come in. Will
do my best. Copies of my well-known
Pioneer group can be had for $1.60.
T. J. CHERRINGTON.
3-10-4t
MOTORING SEASON BEGINS
Dallas Residents Have Already Started
Buying Cars For Use Here.
The automobile season has opened
in Dallas. The recent drying weather
Improved the condition of the roads.
and the alarm of the pneumatic horn
and the smell of the exhaust is abroad
in the land. As the season advanced
it is expected that a numbSr of new
cars will be bought by Dallas resi
dents. Prices are several hundred dol
lars lower than they were last year,
and the same amount of money will
buy a better machine now than it
would then. D. F. Harris, proprietor
and manager of the Dallas Garage,
has already begun work on spring re
pairs, and says he expects the coming
season to be a lively one in motoring.
The local garage is of fireproof con
struction, and its shop is well equipped
with the latest type of power tools.
so that work can be gotten out with
as little delay as possible.
W. V. Fuller has joined the ranks of
the motorists by buying the 30-horse
power Cadillac car which R. E. Wil
liams used here last year. Mr. Wil
liams has bought a new machine of
the same make, but of 40-horse-power.
It is now in Portland, and
will be brought up as soon as the
roads are in suitable condition.
The first new car ordered from Dal
las this spring ia a fine, large five
passenger E. M. F. "30," for which
Chauncey L. Crider paid $1200,' and
which lte has had out on the streets
a few times.
War on Pests.
Fred R. Elliott has declared war on
all fruit pests in his orchard, and, he
is backing up his declaration In a
practical way with a gasoline power
sprayer, of the latest Improved model,
which he has Just bought. It Is mount
ed on a truck and has a capacity of
spraying 15 acres of orchard in a day.
Two nozzles are supplied with a pres
sure of 200 pounds to the square inch
from a 150-gallon tank, and with a
man at each nozzle and another to
drive, it does the work rapidly. Mr.
Elliott has 35 acres of prunes and 10
acres of apples, and he does not pro
pose to allow his fruit to become In
fected.
Brown & Sibley, Attorneys, Notary.
Oscar Hayter, lawyer. Rooms fk and
6, Uglow Building.
Dr. Butler, dentist, can be found in
his office, over the Fuller Pharmacy.
Defiance Button Machine at Dallas
Mercantile Company. 2-14-tf
The very best dentistry Is executed at
"Dr. Butler's office, over the Fuller
Pharmacy. .
The Farmer's Fire Relief Associa
tion of Buttevllle, Oregon; J. D. Winn
agent, Buena Vista. Oregon tf
SPIRELLA CORSETS
Are boned with the indestructible Spl
rella Stay.
The most pliable and resllent Corset
boning in the world. Guaranteed not
to break or rust in regular corset wear.
MR!?. B. E. NEVEL
Representing the Spirella Compa
ny, jvieaavuie, fa.
Phone 29. 612 Main Street,
Dallas, . Oregon
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Now is the time to
buy new" harness.
We have in stock a full line
of both single and team
chain harness for both heavy
and light work.
We also have the largest line
of collars in town, guaran
teed to wear for 3 years and
right prices.
We carry a full line of extra
straps, whips, blankets,
buckles and collar pads. Mr.
D. A..Coovert has put in a
full line of repairer's tools
Program Nearly Completed.
The program for the band concert
to be given late In the present month
Director Grant his secured some of land is prepared to do all
1st his young musicians in their enter
tainment. The band is making re
markable progress in Jta rehearsals.
and some or the younger men are L
already playing like veterans. The
order for the new uniforms was for
warded to an Eastern outfitting house"
this week, and the band will be ready!
kind3 of harness repairing.
for the first picnics or other public
events of the spring season.
Come in and talk
INCUBATORS
Churt-h of ClirM.
Bible School, Is a. m.
Preaching, 11 a. m.; subject "Prae
tlcing Christianity."
Junior C. E., 1 p. m.
Senior C E.. :! p. m.
Everting- sermon. 7:l p. m.; ul- Jggf
jwt. The Great Invitation."
Don"t fail to come to each of these
services. A great Bible school; til
present fast Sunday. Ton are welcome.
A Reliable Place'to Trade
ilLliu . Dallas, Oregon
Bar Grocery More.
Everett Gwino has purchased the:
AnrH Cunningham grocery stock. I
la the RiUr building, and will irr!
in Dallas in abost two weks to u
personal charge of the store.
with us, and see one in ac
tive operation. We carry a
full line of - ,
Grit, Shell, Bone, Egg Food,
Scraps, Chick Food,
Alfalfa Meal, Scratch Food,
and Oil MeaL
Also, Supplies for incubat
ors and incubator oil
'CRIDER'S
It is estimated that more than ll.-i
lVTc ' - .General Store
Are
Yon GoIkV
To
.- See The
Willamette Valley Lumber
Company at Dallas
. About Your Material
Not Always the Cheapest but
Always The Best
Lumber
Shingles
Roofing
EVENTUALLY
FLORSHEIM SHOES
WHY NOT NOW?
Uglow Clothing House
Dallas, Oregon
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