TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17th, 1914.
THE TWICE-A-WEEK POLK COUNTY OBSERVER
STURGIS' "LUXURY"
GO-CARTS S CARRIAGES
BODY All-steel frame, full tabular pusher, nickeled handle, ad
justable handle.
HOOD Leather cloth, autoextention style with removable side
curtains, nickel braces, friction fixture.
UPHOLSTERING Leather cloth, seat and back heavily padded.
SPRINGS The famous Luxury springs, seat and back attached
thereto.
WHEELS Quick-detachable, 16-spoke, tinned and lacquered, 10X
cushion rubber tires, foot brake, nickel-plated hub caps.
PRICE $13.50
We have go-carts that we can sell you from $4.50 to $40.00.
THE PLACE TO BUY! THE PLACE TO EXCHANGE YOUR
OLD FURNITURE FOR NEW
DAVIS & HORN
The Reliable Home Furnishers 1
Phone 20. Main and Washington Sts., DALLAS I
News of City and County I
Mrs. S. B. Adams of Portland is
visiting friends in Dallas.
Dr. McNicol, Osteopathic Physician.
Miss Wanda Kcyt from Pcrrydale
was in Dallas Saturday.
Trice Bros, had their awning paint
ed red this week or ruther part of it.
Mike McNulty of Polk Station was
transacting business in Dallas Satur
day. Many come miles to dine at the
Gail.
W. M. Wyme of Dallas spent sev
eral days during the last week at
Falls City.
Mis. Chan. Gregory is visiting her
parents near Sheridan, she will be nb
sent all week.
O. V. Montgomery of Pcrrydale
paid his Dallas friends a visit Fri
day and Saturday.
We cut, fit and make our own
suits. Phil Begin. 67-tf.
Miss Ruth MeTimmons came in
from MeTimmons Valley to spend
Sunday in Dallas.
Nita Bureh of Dallas was visiting
relatives in Amity the first of the
week. Amity Standard.
The finest bread comes from
"Prune City" flour. 100-lt.
J. L. Bell of Falls City, Tie In
spector for .the S. P. Railway, was
in Dallas one day last week.
Sunday was a lovely day was the
unanimous expression heard in com
mon conversation yesterday.
Do you need a new suit t The
placo to buy it is at Price Bros. Re
modeling Sale. 100-lt.
Miss Blanch Menche of Portland,
w hs a visitor in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Tracy, part of last week.
Emma Skelton of the Dallas Mer
cantile Company is in Portland pick
ing up the late styles in millinery.
The greatest thing in Dallas a
meal at the Gail.
A case of scarlet fever is reported
at the home of Prof. Dunkleberger,
1 he promises is under quarantine.
Dont' forget the band concert to
morrow night, it will be worth break
ing an engagement for as it will be
good.
Baptist Church revivals March 15.
W. B. Hicks and F. G. McKce, lead
ers. 99-tf-
I.yle Harpole returned home on
Monday morning after several days'
visit with relatives in Dallas. Amity
Standard.
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Vassal! and W.
O. Vassall spent Sunday at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Goeiz, north
of die city.
Price Bros. Remodeling Sale is now
on. Attend it 100-lt.
In the basket ball game Saturday
night, Co. L. of Dallas was defeated
by Dallas High School, by a score of
43 to 18.
Bids for the new hospital were
opened Monday night, but the con
tract will not be awarded until later
jn the week.
Miss Edith Slallcy, one of Forest
Grove ' popular young ladies arrived
in Dallas this morning to visit Mrs.
Gerald Volk.
Grocers like to sell "Prime City"
flour because it is always satisfactory.
100-lt,
J. A. Morley, a merchant of Forest
Grove is a guest of Mr. and Mm. Shaw
and is visiting relatives in the vicini
ty of Dallas.
John D. Turner who is associated
with Carson & Brown, attorneys of
Salem, was transacting business in the
Court House yesterday.
jj Drs. Lowe & Turner, eye
iJJi specialists at Hotel Gail Mon
day and Thursday, March 2nd
and 3rd.' 100-lt.
Raleigh Burch of Dallas was visit
ing at the home of his grandmother,
Mrs. Phoebe Burch, the first of the
week. Amity Standard.
Clarence Ortman of the ThnU-her
section, has been visiting his brother
George, who is running a farm at Gil
liam, near Dallas. Forest Grove
Press.
Attend the remodeling sale at. Price
Bros, this week. 100-lt.
Miss Jennie Mnscott of Dallas, was
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. John Mills,
of this city yesterday: Miss Muscott
is the city librarian at Dallas. Salem
Journal.
Miss Vera Kayler of Portland, who
recently purchased a place near Dal
las spent the week end in her future
home, accompanied by her mother,
Mrs. Kayler.
Sheriff Grant took into custody
Sunday on a warrant two young men
who were in a scrapping match at
Black Rock. $10 please, said It he
judge to each.
Clothing at greatly reduced prices
at Price Bros. Remodeling Sale.
100-lt.
Bob Van Orsdcl says that horse
back riding may be fun after you get
used to it, but the getting used to it
is where the "rub" conies in. He
tried it last Sunday.
Mrs. Chloe A. Seymour of Falls
City and her son, Floyd Seymour,
were visitors in Dallas Thursday and
Friday. Mrs. Seymour is a promi
nent W. C. T. U. worker and is an
educator in Falls City.
W. E. Kurtz, conductor on the S.
F. W. Ry. motor car, who witli his
family has been enjoying a vacation
trip in California, arrived in Dallas
Sunday and intends to make this city
their permanent home.
"We never knew what good bread
was until we began using "Prune
City", volunteers a good Polk Coun
ty Cook. 100-lt.
O. B. Parker of McMinnville, Game
Warden and his deputy, C. A. Russell
of Gaston, were here Sunday evening,
after walking most of the distance
from McMinnville to Dallas looking
for violators of the game laws.
Miss Stella Plankington of Bridge
port, who was obliged to give up her
clerkship on account of sickness has
returned to Dallas and is again at
Mrs. Gregory's furnishing store.
Miss Annie May Longnecker, who
for the past month ha been in Dallas
attending to ber mother has gone to
Portland to resume her duties as
trained nurse at the St. Vincent lios-pital.
The annua) meeting of the Liberty
Telephone Company will he held at
the liberty school house, March 2nd,
1914, at 7.30 p. m., G. W. McBee,
Pres.
Mrs. B. Toner, who has been look
ing over the millinery department in
Portland wholesale houses, for the
past two weeks returned to Dallas
Friday.
Geo. A. Russell, sales manager for
the Portland Elevator Company was
in Dallas to put in a bid for the con
struction of elevators in the new hos
pital under construction.
Rev. H. W. Gross, pastor of the
St. John 's Evangelical I.uthcrin church
of Salem was here yesterday looking
over the possibilities of founding a
church in Dallas.
F. Silverstonc, an old time traveling
shoe salesman from San Francisco",
was in Dallas Sunday. He was sur
prised to note the improvements in
Dallas and vicinity and remarked
that the Hotels here were of a better
class than the ones in California.
Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Starr and fam
ily hajfe returned again to make Dal
las their home. Mr. Starr purchased
an interest in the Starr Transfer Co.,
a business which he founded and af
terwards sold, when he and his fam
ily left Dallas.
Mrs. Chan. W. Buell of Aiiiie pass
ed through Dallas this morning en-
route home from Monmouth. Mr.
and Mrs. Buell are looking for
ranch to purchase, having recently
arrived in Polk County.
Art Gale, of Dallas, who has been
in the city for the past two days at
tending business, lias accepted the
salesmanship for the Portsmouth
Land Company in Eastern Oregon.
He will leave in a few days for Bak
er. Albany Democrat.
Mr. Sherd Brnlcy of Buell was in
Dallas this morning. Mr. Braley
states that the roads from Buell to
the mill need to be improved and
also the cross road from the mill to
Dallas. Koad improvements trom mc
farm to trading points is what is need
ed far more than pleasure highways.
If yowr eyes arc
getting weak and it
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read, call on Dr. C. H.
Morris and have him examine them.
He will fit you with glasses that he
warrants will give entire salisfaetion.
Mr. R. S. Fisher, who for some time
has been in Burke, Idaho, has return
ed to his first hive, Polk County. Mr.
Fisher is very enthusiastic over the
way fruit growers of Idaho bundle
their products through the fruit ex
change. He is an-'ions that Polk
County fall in Hue with their method,
believing that by so doing, n better
price will be obtained for their ber
ries, especially their strawberries.
C. I). Shaw, who has been the ac-
idatinu' nirent for the Wells
Fargo Express Company in this city
for two or three years past, has been
transferred to Dallas and left this
city last week for his new duties.
Mr. and Mrs. Shaw have made many
warm friends here who regret to see
them leave onr fair city, but all will
join us in wishing them well m tneir
new home.-Forest Grove News Times.
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DALLAS
CHURCH NOTES
MEETINGS HELD AND TO
BE HELD
DALLAS CHURCH DIRECTORY
PHRSBYTERIAN CHURCH. Court St.
ltev. lieo. H. Mitchell, Tastor.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH. . .Jefferson St.
Rev. C. C. Curtis, Pastor.
M. B. CHURCH Mill Street
Rev. O. H. Bennett, Pastor.
BAPTIST CHURCH Court Street
Rev. Owen Day, Pastor.
EVANGELICAL CHURCH.. Mill Street
Rev. C. P. 'Gates, Pastor.
CATHOLIC CHURCH. .Washington St
Father W. Cronln.
ArVRNTIST CHURCH, WashltiBton St.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE. .Bank Buldine
Copy for coming Sunday service
must reach this olliee not later than
Thursday morning.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
There were 27(5 st intents of the
bible class present at the bible school
of the Christian Church Sunday morn
ing nt 10 o'clock. This docs not in
clude people who came sufficiently
early for the service that followed
to sit for a time in the closing exer
cises of the bible school, but this unmix-r
actually sat in the classes or filled
places as ofiieers and teachers.
The average attendance is steadily
but normally growing, there being no
unusual means used, such as contests,
which means permanent growth.
At ll o'clock the minister spoke to
a large audience on a subject relative
to the task of the church in training
its members in efficiency through the
church's school, commonly known as
the "Sunday School" or the "Bible
School."
In the evening both the Christian
Endeavor and the regular evening ser
vice were held in union with the Pres
byterian Congregation at the Pres
byterian church building, wilh North
West Secretary of Christian Endeav-
Mr. II. II. Rotttnan in charge of
both services.
Mr. Rnttmnn hrouirlit a live and
helpful message to a house crowded
with interested listeners,
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
A very impressive service was held
in the Presbyterian Church last Sun
day night, when Rev. H. H. Rottman.
Christian Endeavor Field Secretary
for the Northwest gave a stereoptican
lecture under the auspices of the
Christian Endeavor Societies of the
jFVangelical, Christian and Presby
terian Churches. Mr. Rottman took
up all aspects of the Christian En
deavor work Missions, Evangelistic,
Junior, Temperance and Service. The
service was one that will be remem
bered by all who were present.
The Oregon State Christian En
deavor Convention will be held in
the First Presbyterian Church of Al
bany on Friday, Saturday and Sun
day, February 20th, 2lst, and 22nd,
at which there will be speakers of
note from all parts of the countrj,
especially the former world's secre
tary, Dr. John Willis Baer, but noiv
President of The Ocidental College,
California. Miss Clumlia Brown and
Miss Fern Douthitt will go as dele
gates from- the Endeavor Society of
the Presbyterian Church of this city.
A PIE SOCIAL
The K. L. C. E. Society of the
Evangelical Church held their month
ly business meeting and social at' the
college dormitory last Friday evening.
Games were played and a good time
was enjoyed by all. C. P. Gates
made the announcement that all the
Hie-faces present would come - into
their own. The pies were brought in
and sold. Rev. Gates acting as auc
tioneer. The sale of fourteen pies
brought' tflO.GO, which is to be used
for the purchasing of new song honks
for the society. Three- lemon pies
sold for $1.05 each. After the pies
were eaten the merry makers wended
their way homeward.
METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. G. II. Bennett spoke Sunday
evening on the problem of everlasting
punishment, he emphasized the fact
that persistant wrong doers and
breakers of the laws of God, would
be meted everlasting punishment,
possibly not by physical fire but would
see a hell which consists of pain of n
spiritual nature, such as shame, re
morse, anxiety, disappointment, and
fear, and although this is a dark and
forbidden picture, there is a brighter
one, and the-' holy life and heavenly
ewavds are for all who will accept
them.
MeTimmons Valley
F. J. McGee is having a lot of
slashing done on his farm in the Val
ley.
Mr. J. F. Folson is a frequent bus
iness caller at Falls City.
Po,.,lo .L.usen tins .leased Gardner
Brothers' hop yard for the coming
year.
S. B. Ward lost a fine Jersey cow
recently.
Joe Robertson is rushing the work
on the Electric Light Plant on his
f,i,-m west nf the MeTimmons Valley.
We will all have tight and power for
grain and cream- separation now.
,ct the good work go on.
John Sunyter is plowing some new
land on his farm.
Air. Ostrander is trying to get a
moving picture at MeTimmons Valley,
but there is nothing moving.
The school is progressing nicely.
Kail Bros, were business callers at
Falls City the first of the week.
There are several sick homes around
here.
Ira Sullivan has purchased a fine
oiwig stallion of the Shire breed.
D. E. Hall, the berry farmer of this
locality is preparing for a bumper
crop this year.
Bert Thompson was a business cau-
at Falls City the first of the week.
T. J. Sullivan has imported another
pair of fine Essex pigs.
Mr. McBcth was a business cauer
at Falls City the first ot tne ween.
UPPER SALT CREEK
Farmers are beginning to stir m
spil- of the ground hog signs.
Ed. Jacobson is building a new wue
fence.
Mr. Fay Brown is busy with Ins
stump puller.
The new addition to Mr. am
house is about completed and is a de
cided improvement to the place.
Mrs. Tom Lyons is visiung in -..-
st lick in the mud in Mr. Brown's lane
and the horse, in trying his best to
pull the buggy out, broke the harness
and scampered home
You better attend the good roads
meetings, boys!
bright light.
agent, Dallas, Oregon.
The beet lamp in the
world is the Sunshine
Safety lamp that I ab
solutely guarantee to
give satisfaction or mon
ey refunded. 200 candle
power with only 11 cts
cost for 21 hours of
Henry Gohrke, sole
COMPARE THESE PRICES
To all orders within 50 miles, we
pay parcel post charges.
Gohrke 's Home Cured Meats.
HAM, smoked. 19c.
BACON, smoked 22c
LION BACKS, smoked .le'jc,
PICNICS, smoked.. 14c.
HAMS, salt......... '. . .18c.
LION BACKS, salt ......16c.
SHOULDERS, salt 15c.
SALMON BELLIES, salt 12c.
SALMON BACKS, salt ....10c.
LARD i Wc.
CARNATION FLOUR, 50-lb. sack
$1.35
POTATOES, 100-lb. 3 lots, sack 85c.
; to $1.10
Feeds of all kinds. Chicken Feed a
Speciality.
Prices Right.
Bring in your chickens, we can as
sure you best price. Farm produce
bought and sold.
We have the exclusive selling of the
famous Henry Gohrke home cured
meats.
GOHRKE & BRADEN COMMIS
SION COMPANY
620 Mill Street, Dallas, Oregon,
FOR RENT 8 room house in Perry-
dale. 7-ft. seasoned onk posts for
sale. Oak Crest Farm, G. G. Rem-
pel, owner. Phone Old North 152.
99 E. O. I. 4t.-x
FOR SALE Money making mercan
tile business will sell at invoice, this
is a good proportion and will bear
She closest investigation. Address
X Y. Z. Care Observer, Dallas, Ore.
98-2t.
FOB SALE Nearly new Spinwell
ootato planter, also one potato cul
tivator. Address W. J. Knox, Dal
las, R. F. D. 2. 97-tr
WANTED To buy a good horse,
must be gentle and sound and not
over eight years old and weight be
tween 1350 and 1400 pounds. Ad
dress the Observer. 98-lt.
GOOD WOOD At right prices. Or
der your block wood and slab wood
for early delivery. Trimmings fur
nished on short order. Plenty of
good fir and other kinds of wood now
ready for customers. Send orders
earlv by phone to AUGUST BO
MAN. Phone 156S 706tf
FOR SALE Good White Wyandott
Cockerels at $2 each. Mrs. G. W.
Curtiss. Phone Pioneer 54, Dallas,
Oregon. 99-2t.
leru.
hut
Mrs. Wm. Riehl has been very sick.
is reported much better.
Mr. Newman made a trip to i orr-
land this week.
AlWt TThvs. who has been helping
Dalen Hatfield cut wood, has return
ed home.
The south red phone line was kept
busy early last Thursday morning.
The excitement was caused by a horse
that was going in the direction of the
Jacobson ranch with harness on and
lines dragging, which gave the im
that a funaway had happene-
ed. but was it a runaway t No, it was
only Mr. Brown and Ed. Jacobson
Highest market price paid for ma
chine cast iron, stove plate, rubber,
brass, copper, zinc, rags, bottles and
hides. Address A. N. Halleck, Mon
mouth, Oregon.
New Model Ho. 10
ROYAL
TYPEWRITER
The Machine with
the velvet touch
tei Spring Arrivals
in Suits and Coats
Our Store has already taken on a dif
ferent atmosDhere. which may well be
summed up in one word
NEW !;
Come, visit us and be convinced.
New Suits and Dresses in
the Latest Spring Weaves
.and Colors. Shades in
which you will find delight.
Short Coats and New Peg
Top Skirts. Sporty Coats ,
fetching Shorter Coats, as
well as 3-4 styles. Bright
colors featured. Handsome
Flaid Skirts.
We have a large and well
selected line of CORSETS
in both front and back
lace.
THE BEST MERCHANDISE AT MODERATE PRICES
MRS. GREGORY'S STORE
The Home of Ladies' and Childrens' Furnishings
MODERNIZE YOUR HOME!
WITH ELECTRIC LIGHT
Electric wiremen now "fish" the wires
walls and ceilings are not harmed
floors are not ripped up except in a
closet or out of the way place
The work is done quickly and at so low
a cost that small incomes can afford it
ELECTRIC LIGHT IS A BIG DIVIDEND
PAYING INVESTMENT
In Convenience
In Comfort
In Safety
In Economy
It will save work save expense in dec
oratingkeep the air purer increase the
value of your property
Telephone 24, for a cost estimate for'
wiring your home
OREGON POWER COMPANY
605 Court Street
SEE THEM AT
Hayter's Book Store
428 Maia Street
Get your butter wrappers at the
Observer ofliee. j
Your Grocery Phone-18
(SIMONTON & SCOTT)
YOUR Grocery Troubles grow less when you deal
with a Grocery firm whose Groceries are Stan
dard as well as Fresh and Palatable. Prompt ser
vice at the store and quick delivery mean much to
particular customers to whom we appeal. A satis
fied customer is our friend. When we do up a bun
dle of Sugar, Coffee, Spices, Davis Hard Wheat Flour,
forhich we are exclusive agents, the new customer
becomes permanent and the old customer is satisfied
with his purchase. Become a customer if not now one
Market Price for Fresh Butter and Eggs
SIMONTON & SCOTT 525 Court St
DALLAS, OREGON