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County erve PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY VOL. XX DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, FEBRUARY 5, 1909. NO. 51 Polk. The Only Baking Powder made from Royal Grape Cream of Tartar Made from Grapes A Guarantee of Pure, 0 Healthful, Delicious Food II IS! sS RIPE OLIVES direct from grower. I am the only grocer in Dallas handling them. Country cured Bacon and Ham and country rendered Lard. L. H. SHULTZ Next Door To Postoffice Both Phones "Oregon's Best" guaranteed to be the best soft wheat flour in the Willamette' Valley. Sold by all grocers in Dallas. Manufactured solely by Dallas Flouring Mill SWEENEY BROS. Props. Now is the Time to visit California When summer has passed in these northern states, the sky is only mild under the bright blue skies ot Southern California. This is one of nature's happy provisions eternal sum mer for those who cannot endure a more severe cli mate. California has been called the Mecca of the winter tourist." Its hotels and stopping places are as varied as those of all well regulated cities. Visitors can always rind suitable accommodations, congen ial companions, and var ied, pleating recreations. SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO. Will be glad to supply some very attractive literature, describing in detail the many delights of winter in . California. Very low round trip excur sion tickets are on sale to California. The rate from Dallas to Los Angeles and return is $58.80 Limit six months, allowing stop-overs in either direc tion. Similar excursion rates are in effect to all California points. For full Information, sleeping ear restrva U..U1 and tickets, rail on, Mlcgrtpb or write I. N. WOODS, Agent. DALLAS WM. McMURRAV Cen. f. Aft. Portland, Oregon DR. ELBERT E. FISHER Specialist la diseases of ths Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Office, Rooms 12, Over Bush Bank SALEM . . . OREGOX M. OLIVE SMITH teacher of PIANO AND ORGAN Modio, Room So. 2, Wilson Blort Dallas oregom Baking Powder tbsolaiely Pure 7H correspondence! MONMOUTH. Henry Barry, of Airlie, was a Mon mouth visitor Saturday. L. M. Hall is able to be about once more after a short illness. Joseph Guthrie, of Dallas, visited his brother, Harvey, Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. H. Miller, of Corvallis, were visitors in Monmouth this week. Mrs. J. Moore and daughter, of Seat tle, are visiting with her sister, Mrs. J. Tate. Grandma Herren has practically recovered from her recent attack of pleurisy. Mr. and Mrs. N. Needham, of Brownsville, are visiting relatives and friends in Monmouth. Allen Clark, who has been quite ill with lagrippe for nearly two weeks, Is able to be about once more. E. Griffin, has been appointed city marshal in the place of the former holder of that office, who has resigned. Jesse Yost, of Pedee, was a visitor in Monmouth, Friday. Mr. Yost is en gaged in the funning and dairying business. Mrs. E. G, Noble, of Hopner, left for her home Tuesday, after an extended visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Smith. The parents of little Mada Huber gave a very pleasant party at their home Thursday, January 28, in cele bration of the child's fourth birthday anniversary. Nearly all of the graduates of the mid-year class from the Normal bad already secured positions to teach even before they had completed the school work. Hon. C. L. Hawley, of McCoy, rep resentative from Polk county to the State Legislature, attended the gradu ating exercises at the Monmouth Nor mal School, Monday night. The Fraternal Union held its initia tion exercises and installation of offi cers Tuesday evening. After the close of the business session, a banquet was served and a pleasant social time was spent. Henry Robertson's team became frightened and ran away a few days ago. Tbey were stopped before they bad gone more than four blocks, how ever, the damage to the rig being only slight. The five-year-old son of Mr.' and Mrs. J. Tate met with a very painful accident recently, a needle with which be was playing being thrust Into bis knee and broken off. An operation was necessary to extract the bit of steel, but the child ia getting along nicely. EOLA. Mrs. Chris Ramsyer.of West Salem, visited in Eola last Tuesday. G. M. Steward is recovering rapidly from his recent severe illness. H. B. Bropby Is building a great deal of new wire fencing lately. Miss Mary Sheridan, ot Salem, vis ited hersister, Mrs. Ferguson, Sunday. R. H. Haviland and son. Chappie, were visitors In this vicinity last week. Mrs. John Holmes and daughter, Mrs. Gosier, visited in Eola last week. The Rev. Hotchkiss, of Salem will preach in Eola next Sunday at 8:30 p. m. Mrs. O. G. Savage and son, Clyde, are visltlog their many friends In this vicinity. Mr. and Mrs. Pryor Robertson, of Turner, visited relatives In this vicin ity Monday. Thomas Hoimao has been confined to bis home for some time with an at tack of lagrippe. A. O. Brown lost a very valuable mare recently, her death being caused by blood poisoning. Th. nrment term of school In this district will be the shortest we have bad. lasting only six mooths. The school w!U close in about two months. Mrs. Lftn Howard, or West Salem, bas returned from an extended Tlt with her parent, Mr. and Mrs. Gardi ner, of Forest Grove. The Gardiner were formerly residents of this county having lived on the Cass Riggs place. Property owners In this neighbor hood are making preparations to commence the work of the season's spraying in their orchards. It is hoped that the county fruit inspector will be able to cover his whole terri tory and make sure that the work is done in a thorough manner. B. I. Ferguson is meeting with such a demand foreggs from his thorough bred Rhode Island Reds that he will have all that he can do to keep the orders filled that are coming in. He already has several orders booked for Incubator lots and single settings and be has already furnished a number of incubator lots. FALLS CITY. (Falls City News.) J. O. French was a Dallas visitor Saturday. Mrs. J. C. Talbott Is visiting friends and relatives in Portland this week. Mrs. Singleton has returned from Portland after a weeks visit with rel atives and friends. Mrs. J. M. Card and daughter vis lied with her sister, Mrs. C. F. French, Saturday and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Cook and daughter who have been visiting friends in Sheridan returned home Thursday. Mrs. W. W. Chapell and family have moved to Portland where Messrs. Chappell and Matthews are in busi ness. Miss Mabel Packard, of Portland, returned home the first of the week after visiting her sister, Mrs. W. T. Grier. The mills In this city resumed oper ations Monday. The camps and mills in this vicinity had been closed al most continuously since Christmas. Wm, Fredrlckson had his house hold goods taken to his ranch in the Tillamook country the last of the week. He is moving onto the ranch that he recently bought of Chappell & Matthews While out hunting last Saturday Frank Inman accidontly shot himself through the wrist with a shotgun. He came to town at once and the wound was dressed. It is not thought that he will loose his hand though the wound is a serious one. BRIDGEPORT. Leslie Locke visited his sister, Ethel, at Buena Vista last week. Walter Bird has moved his home to the Teats farm near here. Miss Lulu Locke, of Dallas, visited last Sunday with her parents at this place. Miss Laverne Burns returned last week from a visit with relatives in Portland. I. F. Yoakum and Frank Laws were out from Dallas Wednesday on a business visit. Clarence Bursell returned last week from a few days' visit with bis par ents near Silverton. Mrs. Frank Knoll is home once more after a visit of several weeks with her parents near Oregon City. The macadam roads in this district have stood the heavy traffio during the winter season excellently so far. Fox hunting has been a popular and successful form of sport among the young men and boys of this neighbor hood lately. The Rev. M. B. Young, of Dallas, preached at Bridgeport, Sunday. A Sunday school was organlnlzed and officers elected for the ensuing year. INDEPENDENCE. F. S. Nelson was a Portland visitor this week. Mr. and Mrs. A. Whitney visited In Dallas, Sunday. W. C. Butler spent several days In Portland last week. H. E. Wagoner returned to bis home in Portland, Friday. Mrs. Clarence Ireland, of Portland, is visiting relatives here. Miss Opal McDevItt returned from a visit In Portland the last of the week. Mr. and Mrs.. George Ruef visited relative In Salem, Saturday and Sun day. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Bohannon have returned from a week's visit In Port land and Astoria. Mrs. Charles McDevItt, of Dallas, visited at the borne of ber daughter, Mrs. George Con key, last week. Mrs. P. M. Kirklaod entertained the ladies' 500 Club at her home Wednes day afternoon. Prize were awarded and dainty refreshments served after the game. A number of the members of the local Knigbu or Pytbias lodge paid the Salem lodge a visit Tuesday even ing, the launch "Independence" being chartered for the occasion. BIEY4 VISTA. R. L. Hall was a business visitor in Salem. Friday. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Hall visited In Corvallis last week. David Black baa moved into Euro a Vista from his farm on the bottom land near here. Forty-five cents a bushel is being offered for oats in this vicinity. Revival services were commenced In the Evangelical church here Sunday. William Murphy shipped four tons of prunes to Portland, Friday, by boat, for which he received 4 cents a pound. A new bridge is being built across the ditch going to the ferry, the fill having been washed out by the recent high water. Mrs. Polly bas purchased the old hotel site from the Whitman heirs. She will have the old structure torn down and a new residence erected on the lot. Miss Belche, who has been quite ill here, was moved to ber home in Mon mouth, Saturday. Reports from that place say that she stood the hard trip very well, considering her weak condition. AIRLIE. An excellent musical recital was given at the Airlie Hall, Saturday, by the local students of the American School of Music. A large audience was present and the work of the musicians was highly appreciated. The program was as follows: Piano solo. Miss Blanche McKinney; violin solo, A. G. Wlntersteln ; organ solo, Miss Hattie Atwater; violin solo, Frank McCurdy; piano solo, Mrs. Flora McCurdy; organ solos, Miss Alice Muhleman, Miss Leota Lewis and Miss Bessie Hoisington ; violin solo, Frank McCurdy; piano duett, Misses Lewis and McKinney; violin solo, Robert Story ; piano solos, Miss Hazel Cosgrove and Mrs. Flora Mc Curdy. After the program a pleasant dance was given, music being fur nished by Mr. and Mrs. McCurdy, field manager and secretary of the school. BALLSTON. Mrs. F. W. Roy Is quite ill. Wesley Greene was a Portland visi tor over Sunday. Mr. Briedwell, of McMinnvIlle, was in Ballston, Monday, on business. Mrs. N. M. Conner visited relatives in Portland, Friday and Saturday. Miss Gladys Chandler, of Sheridan, visited friends in Ballston, Wednes day. Mrs. Ada Forack, of Oklahoma, Is visiting at the home of her brother-in-law, M. F. Hall. Sam Dunn, of Portland, has been visiting at the home of his brother-in-law, Frank Kimsey. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Davidson re turned Sunday night from a visit of several days with relatives in Port land. PEDEE. Frank Ray went to Airlie last week on business. Mr. Shaffer made a business visit to Airlie last week. O. Oleman spent Sunday at the home of Clarence Irwin. Mrs. Nan Braun Is working at the home of Mrs. Lewis Ritner. . D. N. Turner and S. Bush were up in this vicinity from the Airlie neigh borhood last Sunday. The remains ot Mr. Long, who died In Corvallis recently from an attack of pneumonia, were buried In the Kings Valley cemetery, Wednesday. Mr. Long was for a long time a resi dent in this neighborhood. He Is sur vived by only one of his children, Mrs. Bevens, of Corvallis, with whom he was staying at the time of bis death. PLAN UNION HIGH SCHOOL Four Districts Beside Monmouth And Independence Will Unite In The Movement. The joint committee recently ap pointed to consider the proposal to establish a union high school for In dependence and Monmouth bas Just recently Died It report and the mat ter I now assuming a definite form. The territory which the school I supposed to draw its support from will comprise not only Monmouth and In pendence, but also the four district adjoining and the site selected by the committee Is on the motor line and the county road about half way between tbe two cities, the most nearly central location that could be decided upon. Tbe vote on the proposed plan will be taken at annual school meetings or district Involved next Jane. Tbe school, ir established, will be tbe strongest union high school of Ore gon and the popular aentimeot In that vicinity I strongly In favor of It An option ba been taken on ten acre of land for the site and tbe In tention I to erect a substantial and modern building with ample room to allow for a large growth or atten dance. In esse to people decide favor ably on the question of establishing such a school at tbe June school meetings. Recreation, entertainment and ex ercise get on tbe rollers at tbe Colos-sr-ara rink Saturday night. SHOULD BE PROTECTED L. Gerlinger Believes Land Grant Suits Ought Not to Jeopardize Industrial Interests. In a statement made recently to the Oregonian concerning the suit of tbe United States against the Oregon and California Railway in the matter of the railway land grants, L. Ger linger, of Portland, president of tbe Salem, Falls City & Western Railway Company, who has purchased for himself and the companies he repre sents, large 'tracts of tbe railroad land, declares that these purchases were entirely innocent of Intention or attempt of fraud. He says that the sales of timber land to lumber com panies has developed a great industry, one which should by all means be protected and that the government has itself long recognized the validity ot the railroads' title to the granted land, through Its attorneys and land department. Mr. Gerlinger's state ment In part is as follows : "Without attempting the legal ques tion Involved in the suit of the gov ernment againt purchases of land in the railroad grant, there are some feat ures of a practical nature with which lam acquainted and to which I de sire to call attention. "About two years ago the railroad company began to refuse to sell any of the granted lands. This withdrawal led to complaint by the people of Oregon and a demand for the forfeit ure of tbe lands. "This complaint bas served to call attention to other matters connected with the granted lands and has re sulted In the creation of a situation calculated to do enormous injury and work a serious Injustice to the Individ uals engaged in the lumber industry of the Western part of the state and indirectly to the state as a whole. "For many years the title to all of these lands was without question. The purchases thereof were made in good faith by those interested in the tim ber lands and in the sawmill indus try In all parts of the United States. The people paid their money for tbe timber, built their mills, logging rail roads and other appurtenances and for many years have been building up their industry until today it furn ishes employment far more men in the Willamette valley than any other. "Whatever the legal presumption may be regarding innocence or tbe contrary, as a matter of fact present holders are innocent. The reason for that statement Is this: When a cer tain titles or class of titles bas been transferred again and again, passed upon by lawyers, confirmed in every way possible, and particulary when the Government as the original paten tor bas apparently recognized it, no Individual hesitates to accept such title. "These lands In question have been on the market for nearly 30 years and patents have been Issued from time to time. Futhermore, the government Itself bas accepted these patents : thus confirming their validity in tbe minds of the people. "Tbe Oregonian bas published a partial list of purchasers of railroad lands. This list, however, Includes only the larger purchasers. There are thousands ot farmers and small sawmill people who purchased over 160 acres who no doubt are all In cluded In the suit the government Is bringing against purchasers in good faith. "This will unquestionably result in great loss to the present holders of these lands and will tend to retard de velopement In Western Oregon ts no one In a milling business, bused upon these lands, will feel justified In spending more money or continuing the development ot them. "The purchasers of these timber lands did not profit at all by the pur chases per se. They paid full value for them at the time of purchase and tbey bought them at the market price and paid the railroad company tbe money. "As everyone must be aware, tbe greater portion of this grant would not support human life. The only way It could be kept to use would be to sell It to the men who would put sawmill upon It, put in railroads and perfect a lumber manufacturing enter prise. "The people of this country consti tute the government and the pur asersof these land in question are a a part of tbe people. They, therefore, should be protected by tbe government instead of harassing them In their enterprise which gives employment to thousands." Semester Brgias Aaapktously. The registration for the second semester in the Monmouth Normal School began Monday, many new name beloff a Med to tbe list of stu dents. Tbe authorities of the institu tion profess themselves highly grati fied with the work of tbe student during the past semester and predict that tbe second semester will snow a marked increase In attendance as many who will enter have been teach ing daring tbe Fall months. lie with th crowd of amusement seeker. Where? At tb Colosseum skating rink Saturday eight. White SALE Commencing SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6th we will place on display at very attractive prices new lines of Embroideries, Ladies' Muslin Underwear, India Linens, NainsooKs, and White Lawns We are showing a strong line of these goods and our prices on White Skirts, Corset Covers and Muslin Gowns will certainly appeal to you. Now is the time to buy such goods. Remnants in Wool Dress Goods on sale at One-Half price. Campbell Hollister CASH STORE Electricity for Lighting Is only expensive to people who are wasteful and careless. To you, who are naturally careful, it does not come high. It Is economical because It can be quickly turned off wnen not needed. With gas or kerosene there is the temptation to let light burn when not needed to save bother of lighting and adjusting. In some homes the clootrio light bills amount to only oue or two dollars per month. You can probably get some kind of artificial light for less money than electric light, but does it save you anything when it limits op portunities for work and recreation ruins your eyesight smokes your walls mars decorations and increases household work. You could probably save a dollar tomorrow by going without your meals but it wouldn t be economy. It is not so much what you save, but how you save that counts. WILLAMETTE VALLEY CO. RATES Residence on meters, per Kilowatt 15o ; Residence, fiat per month, 16cp 60c. RATES FOR BUSINESS HOUSES 25c per drop and 6c per Kilowatt up to 10 drops ; over 10 drops 20o per drop and 6o per Kilowatt up to 40 drops ; over 40 drops 17Jc per drop and 6o per Kilowatt. A drop figures 16cp or loss. For power rates apply at the oflloe. We are always ready to explain the "ins and outs of the lighting proposition to you, call on us or phone to us, we are never to busy to talk business. Willamette Valley Company E. W. KEARNS, Manager for Dallas. Office on Mill street, Just north of the Court House. Phones Boll 421, Mutual 1297. The Jacobson All kinds of hauling promptly done. Spec ially equipped for the careful moving of fur niture and pianos. Phone orders to Belt & Cherrington's Drug Store Bell, 301 Mutual, 253 BUILDERS ATTENTION In connection with our Lumber and Shingle trade we are now handling LIME , PLASTER, CEMENT. BRICK and SAND. Lowest possible prices on all building material. THE CHAS. 11. SPAULDING LOGGING CO. MANUfACTUREHS Of fit LUMBM r BLACK'S STABLES Having purchased this well-known barn, we so licit a share of your patronage. EVERYTHING FIRST-CLASS Excellent accomodations for commercial men. STOVVE BROS. MAIN STREET TTOT at L1W Ed. F. Cod, Office In Courthouse DALLAS. OREGON TTOaSET AT LAW Walter L. Tooze, Jr. Office Id Wilson Bldg. DalXaS Oatova Goods Transfer Co. DALLAS, OKLWUN x m. a a. a. D- M. HAYTER OSes over Wilson's 1 rag Stors DALLAS, ORBOON. TToanats at l AW. PlBLEY & EAKI5, Th only rcllabls set of Abstracts la Polk county. OAcs a Court St. DALLAS. OREOOft