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1 THE POLK COUNTY OBSERVER, TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 1915. TERSE TALK OF TOWN LOCAL NEWS OF DALLAS AND THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. Personal Paragraphs Pertaining People and Their Movements, Gleaned by Observer. to Bead The Observer's want column. It is the column in which some genu ine bargains may be found. If you want to rent a hop yard; if you want to buy an auto; if you want to buy a gasoline engine; if you want to buy a horse; if you want to buy sheep; if you want to rent a house ; if you want furnished rooms; if you want to bor row money, read this column today. Advertising rates in the want columns of The Observer are low, and the ads, give results. If you have anything to sell, or want to buy or exchange, try a want ad. Miss Leo Petre of Airlie is confined to her home with tonsilitis. Miss Pe tre is one of The Observer's contcs tants in its subscription campaign, and while she is unable to work per sonally she is not without friends who have come to her rescue in this time of need. Mr. R. M. Johnson of Corvallis, rep resenting the Equitable Life Insur ance company, was in Dallas on Fri day and Saturday. Mrs. Carl Manock of Dallas, Miss Francis Kertz and Ernest Honk of Perrydale visited recently at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Fink of Mc Minnville. Reserved seats for the Apollo club entertainment at Salem on March 26 are now on sale at Stafrin's drug store. Dr. and Mrs. Bowersox of Falls City were recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Morris. C. H. Morris was a Portland visitor last Saturday, going thither on busi ness in connection with the Oregon Jewelers' association, of which he is vice-president. Ex-County Commissioner Herman Petre had the misfortune, while at Rickreall last Sunday, to run a snag deeply into the ball of his right hand. ! The attending surgeon found it nec essary to split the ball in order to remove the bit of wood. A traction engine and a gang plow is at work on the Cooper place near Rickreall. The ranch has been leased. Mrs. E. M. Wilters of Hillsboro, who was visiting here Friday and Sat urday, went to Salem where she will spend a few days before returning to her home. L. C. Comstock of Dallas was visit ing relatives in Salem on Saturday. Jas. Wilcox of Portland spent the latter part of the week in this city. S. J. Smith of Mt. Angel spent a part of last week with relatives here. Last week daily prayer meetings were held at the Evangelical church, Rev. Gates delivering a short dis course each night on the various books of the bible. L. S. Huffman of Hillsboro was a Dallas visitor on Friday. Wilbur Swenson of Portland was among the business visitors here Fri day and Saturday. Miss Ruth Swinderman was con fined to her home, last week with the mumps. Messrs. John Grant and W. J. White will leave tomorrow afternoon for California, where they have leased a mine, which they will operate. The Hon. Thos. Brunk was a Dal las visitor on Friday last. Miss Barrett, court stenographer for this judicial district, has taken up her abode in Dallas, coming hither from Tillamook. Mr. and Mrs. Don Miller of Oak- dale are rejoicing over the advent of a daughter, born on Monday the 2?nd. Mrs. U. S. Loughary entertained the members of the Thursday after noon club at her home on Oak street Friday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Charles II. Carter of Portland are receiving congratula tions upon the arrival of a son. Mrs. Carter will be remembered by Dallas people as Miss Gertrude Craven. So far the management of the fair association has taken no action lead ing to the construction of a racing track at the fair grounds, and the probabilities are that nothing to that end will be undertaken this year. There is strong sentiment throughout the county for a racing meet during the county fair. Dr. McNicol reports the birth of an eight-pound girl to Mr. and Mrs. Gor don Black on Oakdale avenue. Mrs. N. Baird has been sick for the past week with a severe attack of grippe. Dr. B. H. White of Salem motored to Dallas Sunday and spent the after noon visiting at Dr. A. M. McNicol 's of Hayter street. SLIGHT CHANGE FOR OIL NOT OBTAINABLE IN COMMERC IAL QUANTITIES ON COAST. Report of Geographical Survey Indi cates Little Opportunity for Petroleum Development. Driven by Electric Motor. An electrically driven motorcycle recently brought out in California is built exactly like an ordinary motor cycle, but has an electric motor in place of the usual gasoline engine. A storage battery of compact design, which carries a large reserve of elec tric power in proportion to its size, is clamped above the motor and fur nishes the current for operation. The general similarity in the form and position along the Pacific ocean of the Coast ranges of Oregon to We oil-bearing regions of California has led many people to believe that oil may occur in commercial quantity in western Oregon. However, according to the report of a reconnaissance of that region by C. W. Washburne, a geologist of the United States Geolog ical Survey, the chance of getting oil. in commercial quantity here is very slight indeed. In some places in western Uregon the rocks contain tiny globules of oil, and in others they are cut by veins of solid, brittle oil residue, but no where is liquid oil known to seep out at the surface. The solid residues in dicate only that oil was at one time present in the rocks, but it does not necessarily mean that oil occurs in quantity in the rocks at the present time. The absence of oil seeps is the most discouraging feature in this field, for the rocks are so broken that it seems highly improbable that much oil could occur in them and still not leak out at the surface and form seeps. The possibility of obtaining oil b,y drilling is regarded as slightly favorable in a few places in Coos, Douglas, Lincoln and Lane counties, but even there the chances are not good. Seeps of oil have been report ed in practically every county in western Oregon, but most of the ma terial described as oil proved on inves tigation to be only iron oxide, a sub stance which when present in water in minute amounts forms an irides cent scum that looks very much like an oil film.. Inflammable gas escapes from estu aries and swamps along the coast and has been reported in one or two deep wells. The gas found in the swamps has no relation to petroleum but is formed by the decay of vegetable matter buried in the mud. The amount found at any one place is never very great, and only enough for very local use can be expected. The gas is used at present in one or two places to light farmhouses, at one place enough being collected during the day to run a burner for four hours. The gas found in the deep wells is more significant, for it comes out of the solid rocks just as the gas in t lie producing fields in other states does. However, a careful study of all the known occurences of gas in west ern Oregon shows that the chances of getting commercial quantities of it are no more favorable than they are for oil. In Mr. Washburne 's report all the reported seeps of oil and gas are described, and the possibilities of obtaining oil and gas in the different counties carefully considered. FRAUDULENTLY USES MAILS. Dallas Man Taken Into Custody by Uncle Sam's Sleuths. W. E. Fox, a painter, was arrested here Saturday by Postoffice Inspector E. C. Clement and Deputy United States Marshal W. F. Harman. Fox is charged with having used the mails for fraudulent purposes, having, it is alleged, conducted a fake employment agency under the name of the Infor mation Sales Bureau. He advertised extensively in Seattle and other Pu get sound papers and is said to have secured a number of victims. He was taken to Portland by the officers. LOCAL CHURCHES DALLAS MERCANTILE STORE DIVID Notice to Correspondents. All correspondents to The Observer, rural or otherwise, are requested to sign their next week's communications to this otlice, and give their postoffice address, that we may keep in closer touch with those furnishing us the news from tnrouchout the countv. and also that we may supply them with new stationery that we have prepared for their especial use. Each and every correspondent is urgently re- -attested to send us a breezv letter next week, mailing it so that it will reach this office not later than Thursday af- noon. We appreciate this ser- vice verv much, but corres- pondents are not only render- ing us a service but their own community as well. The Ob- server has a wide circulation in Polk countv. and through- out this and adioinine states. and the publicity given their respective localities by our correspondents would be hard to buy for money. We want all the news promptly. Give us every improvement that is being made in your communi- ty. Dallas has some knockers; but, thank the Lord, they are in the minority. On Sunday morning at the Chris tian church, at the close of the regu lar service, by a unanimous vote of the members present, a strong appeal was made to Evangelist Van Winkle to remain over one more Sunday with the Dallns church, it being the opinion of the church that his work in their midst is not completed. Mr. Van Winkle has made many warm friends during his brief stay in Dallas, both in the church and on the outside, Many have decided, under his urgent appeal and strong teaching, to begin the christian life, and many others have received a new vision of service The church has been wonderfully strengthened in every department, by his earnest efforts in co-operation with Pastor Curtis and his energetic congregation. The great Bible school has received a strong and lasting lm petus. The evangelist has succeeded in securing the co-operation of large numbers of christian people, and this is one of the secrets ot his brilliant success in this timely effort. The pastor and evangelist, as well as their wives, were students together in the Bible university at Eugene and this fact has, of course added much to the joy and success of their efforts together. On Sunday night they re ceived a happy surprise in a visit at- the evening service by President San derson from that institution, also G. S. 0. Humbert, the field secretary President Sanderson was given a few minutes at the close of the service in which to address the people and he brought greetings from the school and spoke briefly concerning the school and its work. Last Sunday there were present in the classes 385, and while this was fifteen below their worthy aim for that day, it was an increase of fifteen over the attendance of the previous Sun day, which was an encouraging ad vance toward the four hundred, which is the determined aim for the im mediate future. Though a strong and well organized school was found by the evangelist upon his arrival, much credit is due him for the healthy in crease and the present splendid en- usinsin of the school. The crowds were large Sunday, as they have been from the beginning, but Sunday night the house was pack ed and some were turned away. Some of the evangelist's themes for the next few days follow: Tuesday, "The Lawyer's Defense of Judas Iseari- ot:" Wednesday, "The Unanswerable Question;" Thursday, "The Conver sion of an Infidel;" Friday, "The Runaway Boy. Special music: Tues day, solo, Miss Hazel Duignan; Wed nesday, duet, Miss Nola Coad and Miss Alice Grant ; Thursday, The La dies' quartette; Friday, solo, Miss. Georgia Curtis. Rev. Geo. H. Bennett is fully sus taining his reputation as a scholarly and eloquent preacher. His sermons are delivered without fear or favor,, and he always "hews to the line let the chips fall where they may." His sermon Sunday morning on "Help ing Hand," was a fine portrayal of the power of sympathy and beauty of gratitude, and the love which makes saints of knaves and heroes of cow ards. A man may be a deacon, and know the cateehism, and receive the sacraments, and make a loud profes sion of religion, but all this does not count with God or man so much as a life of practical sympathy and kind ness. The sermon in the evening on "Stop Thief" was a logical and con vincing discussion of divine truth as a conqueror of evil in the world. Truth exemplified in medicine and surgery, in the industries, in the lib eral arts, in morals and conscience,, is a power which arrests evils that prey upon human welfare. Truth cries "Stop Thief" to the evils of life. The annual meeting of the congre gation of the Presbyterian church will be held on Thursday evening, March 25th,' at 7:30 p. m. All members are urged to attend. Lunch will be serv ed at the close of the meeting. The regular quarterly communion will be observed at the Presbyterian church on Sunday morning, April 4. The annual conference of the Uni ted Evangelical churches of Oregon will be held in Corvallis, April 1 to 5. A large number of delegates from this locality are planning to attend and it is anticipated that the gathering will be an important event in religious circles. Bishop W. H. Fouke, D. D.r will come from Naperville, 111., to pre side at the conference. An interest ing program of live topics is being' prepared. After this meeting, the bishop will make a tour of this part of the country and will visit all the churches in the conference territory. The Board of Stewards of the Methodist church was so gratified with the results of the bake sale on Saturday, that they have decided to hold one on Saturday, April 3. The Methodist church reports a twenty-five per cent increase in Sun day school attendance last Sunday. ED Men's Goods AT THE Old Stand About One Week More of Special Prices on Men's Suits, Overcoats, Pants, Shirts, Shoes, Underwear, etc. New Suits Just received some of the New Spring Suits Two Pair Pants with each Suit Will sell regular at $17.50. Spec ial this week $15 Specials WHITE SILK SOCKS 25c BLACK SILK SOCKS 25c A FINE GRADE OF FIBRE SILK ELASTIC BELTS 50c BELTS, NEW LEATHERS 5 to 60c PACKARD SHOES SPRING WEIGHT AND STYLE ..... . $4.50 CONQUEROR HATS $2.70 NONE BETTER TRUNKS AND SUIT CASES AT COST LADIES' GOODS MOVED TO Room Two Doors South Coats SPRING COATS AT VERY ATTRAC TIVE PRICES. BLUES, SAND, PLAIDS, ETC. Suits FANCY BLUE SERGES AT $12.50 FANCY FABRICS $12.00 TO $18.00 Middy Blouses 75c. to $1.25 DON'T PAY MORE THAN WE ASK, FOR WE HAVE WHAT YOU WANT. SPECIAL ALL THIS WEEK BEDS large 2-post regular $13.50 Waists THE NEW SPRING WAISTS ARE BEAUTIES, AND VERY REASONABLE IN PRICE. ASK TO SEE THEM FOR WE HAVEN'T ROOM TO DISPLAY THEM. Summer Goods CREPES, LAWNS, FLAXONS, DIMI TIES, VOILS, LACE CLOTH, BATISTES, RICE CLOTH, ETC. 10c up to 35c. Corse'ts FRONT LACS, FIXE - MODELS, $1.50 UP NEW MODELS, BACK LACE, $1.00 UP Silks MESSALINE AND CREPES, ALL COLORS FLOWERED CREPES 50c BUY WHERE YOU HAVE A VARIE TY FROM WHICH TO CHOOSE. sraras $2J5 Coil Wire Springs regular $5.50 We have about 20 patterns in Iron Beds to close out at from One-third to One-Half Off ILL PAPER HI 5c DOUBLE 11 IIP. ei ling Furniture Co MILL STREET, DALLAS. 0