NEWS OF THE CHURCHES
MONMOUTH PLACES OF WOE
SHIP ARE PROSPEROUS.
over the freight oar situation here
with a view to improving the service,
lie listed the cars and discussed
freight conditions with local officials
an that he will be able, as a result of
his report, to properly remedy any
condition that exists.
Rev. MacKenzie Recipient of Gift
Prom Ladies' Society Sub
jects for Sunday.
The several ahurches and Sunday
(Bchools at Monmouth have iliad a
thriving year during 1915, and are pre
paring for an energetic new year on
the record made in the past twelve
month. The attendance in each case
has been exceptionally good through
out the year, although all the churches
have been in existence in that city for
many years, lue Christian church
was organized in the fifties and has
been thriving since the very first. The
membership at present is 217, a total
of about 35 more than were enrolled
Ot the same time last year. Seven
members of he Christian church con
gregation were called by death dur
ing the year. Thirteen letters were
granted during the year. Elder Rich
ey is pastor of the Monmouth Chris
tian church.
The Evangelical church was estab
lished in Monmouth in 1891, nearly
twenty-five years ago. At the begin
ning of the present year the congre
gation numbered 73 souls and at the
year-end there is a membership of
103, a net gain in membership of 30.
Forty-one persons allied themselves
with the Evangelical church during
the year, but the gain was decreased
by two deaths and several removals
from the community. F. M. Fisher
js pastor of the Evangelical church.
The Monmouth Baptist church has
been in existence tor twenty-hve years
and has enjoyed prosperity through
out that time. At present there are
60 members in the congregation. There
has been a good gain in the past year,
and the Rev. Mr. Pollard, who is
pastor of the church, is to a great ex
tent responsible for the successful
year's' work in the church. Each of
these congregations support a thriv
ing Sunday school, and in each case
this branch of the church work has
had a successful year. The members
of the churches take an active interest
in maintaining a high standard in the
Sunday school department and
through their efforts the year has
been even more successful than usual,
Among the Christmas presents giv
len to local ministers one that is
greatly appreciated was that received
by the Rev. D. A. MacKenzie of the
Presbyterian ,'cluirch. The ladies of
the Ladies' Aid society presented
Rev. MacKenzie with a purse well
filled with money. The Presbyterian
pastor has been in Dallas only about
six months, but in that time he has
endeared himself to the entire congre
gation of his church and through his
efforts every department of the clim-eh.
work has prospered.
R. P. Hutton, who is a well-known
speaker and popular with Dallas au
diences, will occupy the pulpit at the
IMetlhodist chinch Sunday morning.
"The World Passeth Away" will he
the itext of the sermon by the pastor
in the evening.
The morning service at the Presby
terian church will be devoted to the
subject of "Temperance and Good
Citizenship." Mr. Phillip Doschner,
of Portland will deliver the address.
In the afternoon at 3 p. m., a mass
meeting of the citizens of Dullas will
be held in ithe auditorium of the high
school, at which time addresses will
be given by R. P. Iluttnn state su
perintendent of the Anti-Saloon
licngne of Oregon, and Mr. Phillip
Deseliner of Portland. At the evening
service the pastor, D. A. MacKenzie,
will eak on it he subject, "Loyalty
ito Convictions," being a New Year's
message to the congregation.
W. T. Tapscott, pastor of the Bap
tint, church will preach next Sunday
morning on "A Pastor's New Year's
Wish." Phillip Deschler will sinwk
in mo evening in tne interest or the
Anti-Saloon league.
HOW TO BEAT THE CATALOGUE
HOUSES
The importance of intelligent and
continuous advertising is clearly set
forth in the following letter irom f
Minnesota fanner to his local newspa
per. Answering occasional articles
that appear in print about itlie mail
order nouses, he says:
"If the mail order houses get $1000
out of this country each month that
beldngs to the home merchants, Ithe
fault is with the home merciiants
themselves. The mail order houses
advertise and give us prices on every
thing they offer for sale. They tell
us what they have and what they want
for it. Of course we get soaked once
in awhile, and if we do we can try
some other house. Most of the home
merchants who advertise at all don't
quote prices. They neglect ilo tell us
what we want to know prices. Of
course we can go to the store and
ask the price of this article, and that,
but you know how it is one doesn'lt
know so well what he wants to buy
when he gets in a store as when he is
at home. And there is where the
mail order houses make their hit
They send their advertising matter in
to our homes and we read it when we
haven 't anything else to do and every
member of the family who reads their
stuff usually finds something that he
or some other member of the family
wants, and many orders are made up
and sent out at just such times.
"Right here is where the home
merchant falls down. If he talked up
his business in our homes the same as
the mail order houses do, the people
would be in to see him the next time
they came to town, and in many cases
extra trips would be made to get
things at once that we wanted when
they were brought to our attention.
"The home merchant can save the
expense of getting out a catalog. We
people read the home paper more
carefully than we do a catalog, and if
the merchant wants to talk business
with us, let him put his talk in the
home papers, and put it in so we
know he means business. The home
merchant, nine times out of ten, sells
his goods as cheap as the mail order
houses, and I believe on many things
he is much cheaper, but how are we
to know if he does not tell us about
itt
"A merchant must not think that
even his best customers know his
goods so well that they can tell what
he 'has without being told.
"It is none of my business how the
home merchant runs his business, but
I don 't like to see these roasts in the
paper all the time about us fellows
who get a lilt tie stuff shipped in once
in awhile and never anything said on
the other side. There are always two
sides to a question, and I have given
you mine. If it is anything to you,
you can take it."
GRANT APPEAL CERTAIN
SOUTHERN PACIFIC GETS ADDI
TIONAL TIME TO PAY COSTS.
Judge Wolverton's Timber Decision
Will Be Contested Before High
est Court in Nation.
Definite announcement that an ap
peal would be taken from the decree
entered by Federal Judge Wolverton
in the Oregon Uautornia larra gram.
case, in which he held that the rail
road has no interest in timber on the
grant landB and gave a judgment
against the company for costs of the
action, was made in fontanel on neu
nesday by Attorney John M. Gearin,
representing the railroad.
AoDearins before Judge Wolverton
Mr. Gearin explained that he had re
ceived a telegram from the legal de
partment of the Oregon 65 Calitorma
and its successor, the Southern Pacific
at San Francisco, instructing him to
take two appeals. One of the appeals,
he said, would be to the Circuit Court
of Anrjeals at San Francisco. The
other will be taken direct to the Uni
ted States Supreme court. The pur
pose of the appeal to the United
States Circuit Court of Appeals is to
bring the case before the Supreme
court m the regular channel, should
the Supreme court decline to enter
tain the direct appeal.
- Mr. Gearin asked Judge Wolverton
to fix the bond to stay execution of
his decree aa to the costs, amounting
to about $6000, pending the appeal.
Judge Wolverton fixed the bond at
$15,000.
Many New Notaries.
Everv agent on the Southern Pa
cific automatically becomes a notary
public to the extent that they are em
powered to legally swear anyone who
makes an application to receive a
shipment of liquor atter January 1.
This also applies to all express agents.
As these agents may only swear a pa-
son for the one purpose of securing
the legal amount or liquor, no seal is
required.
Mr. Morris
Appreciative
OLD AND NEW WAY
TO TREAT CATARRH
DISAPPROVE MILITIA PLAN.
National Guard Officers, However,
Universal Service.
ine proposed continental army
plan tor U. . U. otlicers was discour
aged at a meeting of officers of that
organization held in Portland on Wed
nesday, and attended by Cant. Stafrin
of Dallas. The sentiment was unan
imous, yet notwithstanding the atti
tude or tne guard olhcers no action
was taken reflecting in any way on the
proposed roree. 1 he guardsmen, how
ever, declared their preference to con
tinue with the present organization,
bringing it to ma near perfection as
possible. The opinion of Capt. Staf
rin is that of members of Company
One feadnre of the session was the
determination of the officers to urge
toe passage of militia pay bill upon
the Oregon delegation in congress.
A resolution in favor of the measure
waa adopted, as was also one favoring
compulsory military service.
Polk Is Disappointed. ,
Contrary Id expect at ions Polk eoua
ty will not reeeive that handsome
lock from the Southern Pacific;' be
eause of it winnings at the state tair.
It has been learned that the raftroed
(wmpanv withdrew the offer with the
close of the exhibit seanon the pre
vioua year, and that it hid no! keen
renewed. ;
T!na TnV Aftr TWirW
JhWR. A. Hiraeh of the freight depart
H TfcTvit of the Southern Pacific eotn-
Breathing a Germ Killing Air Endors
ed By Actual Results.
The discovery of Hyomei has
wrought a wonderful change in the
treatment of catarrh.
Prior to three years ago the- medi
cines ordinarily employed in the cure
of this disease were drugs, sprays.
lotions, etc. In some instances they
benefited, but the improvement was
not lasting.
ltb. Hyomei you take into the air
passages of your 'throat and head a
balsamic air that goes into the minut
est cells, and should effectually kill
all germs and microbes of catarrh.
Its purpose is to enter the blood with
the oxygen, killing the germs in the
blood, and restore health to the whole
system. Many astonishing testimoni
als have been received from those who
have been helped by Hyomei.
A complete outfit is inexpensive and
includes an inhaler, droppers and suf
ficient Hyomei for several weeks'
treatment.
Perhaps the strongest evidenoe that
can be given to doubters, is the fact
that Conrad Stafrin has so much
faith in Hyomei that he sells everv
package under a positive guarantee to
retuna the money if it does not re
lieve.
We desire by this method to express
our thanks for the liberal patronage
with which we were favored during
the holidays of the closing year, and
likewise for the patronage of the citi
zens of Polk county during the past
twenty-two years of our business ca
reer in Dallas, assuring our loyal
friends the purchasing public that
their favors are appreciated. It has
been our constant aim in the past, as
it will be in the future, to serve all
faithfully and well, and we cannot
but believe that our efforts in this di
rection are satisfying to onr constit
uency. We have always endeavored
to place "quality" in the foreground,
giving value received for every dollar
that has passed over our counters, and
those familiar with onr stock and bus
iness methods have for years been
among onr "best" customers. .In the
years to come we shall continue along
the same careful business lines, giv
ing assurance that this shall always
be known as the quality store.
Again thanking the people of Polk
county for their liberal and much ap
preciated patronage, and hoping to
merit a continuance of their favors,
we extend to all onr best wishes for
a happy and prosperous New Year.
OREGON HAS 10 DELEGATES.
Apportionment for Republican Con
vention Is Announced.
Oregon's apportionment) off dele
gates to the Republican National con
vention to nominate candidates for
president and vice-president is 10.
according to James B. Reynolds, sec
retary or the Republican National
committee, in a letter to Secretary of
oraie uicott.
This is Ithe same number of dele
gates allotted to Oregon when the
last national convention met Under
the apportionment four of the dele
gates will be elected from the state
at larve and the remainder chosen
two from each of the state's three
congressional districts.
County Pair Conference.
The annual conference of eoontv
fair officials will be held at Corvallis
next Wednesday, when H. C. Sevmour
will discuss school industrial exhibits.
and Mrs. Winnie Brad en will speak
of woman a work.
Registration Bedna Monday
Next Monday the registration of
voters will commence in Oreson. The
voter's name will remain permanently
enrolled ontil he, or she. fails to vote
or mores from one district to another.
CHAS. A. MORRIS
Jeweler
When We Hand
You Our Esti
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yea can depend upon it that the fig
urea will be as low aa Srrt-clua, wall
seasoned lumber can be sold for kon
eatly. If you pay mora yon pay toe
muck. If yoa pay less you get leaf
either in tnality or tnantity.
Willamette Valley
You Are Judged
By the
Appearance of
Your Stationery
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IF your Stationery is up to the
minute, with the type the proper
size and neatly displayed, your com
munication will command attention.
That is the kind of Stationery that The
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you want any kind of Printing, give
us a chance to figure on your work.
No botch work allowed to leave the
office. All work is under the super
vision of competent workmen. Re
sults are guaranteed both as to price
and quality. Promptness is assured.
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