Folic
OUNTY
PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY
VOL. XXI
DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, FEBRUARY 19, 1909.
NO. 1
Baiting Powder
jiDsoiateijrjrure
It is economy to use Royal Baking Powder.
It saves labor, health and money.
Where the best food is required nd other
baking powder or leavening agent can take the
place or do the work of Royal Baking Powder.
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Star Theater
PROFESSOR HUNT'S
DOG & MONKEY CIRCUS
Monday and Tuesday
February 22d and 23d
Cpp "Fargo" World's Greatest Trick Dog; The
Cr Dog that "W altzes ; The Dogs on the See-saw
"Sally" and "Tacoma" the Married Monkeys; "Sally"
in Bloomers Ride a Bicycle.
Admission 15c Children 10c
Vacuum Cleaning
We have secured a vacuum
cleaner and are prepared to do
all kinds of carpet cleaning in
an efficient manner. Give us
a trial.
HUGHES & WOODS
PHONE
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Now is the Time
to visit
California
Wlx-n summer has passed
in these northern suites,
the sky is only mill under
the bright 1.1 tic 8kie of
Southern California. This
is one of nature's happy
provisions eternal sum
mer for those who ran not
endure a more severe eli
mate.
California has been railed
the Meeea of the winter
tourist." Its hotels and
stopping places are as
varied as those of all well
insulated cities. Visitors
eun always find suitable
accommodations, congen
ial companions, and var-i-d,
pleai-ing recreations.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO.
Will be plad to supply some
vry attractive literature,
describing In detail the
many delights of wimer in
California.
Very low round trip eienr
in ticket are on sale to
California.
The rate from Dallas to
LosAogeles and return la
$58.80
Limit six month, allowing
p-overs in either dirc
'i"n. Similar ejeoreio
rates are in effect to all
California points.
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WOODS, A treat. D ALLAS
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GRAPES, from their most health,
fulproperties, give ROYAL its
active and principal ingredient
Sewing Machines
SINGER AND WHEELER & WIL
SON SEWING MACHINES
Payments to suit purchasers.
Repairing, cleaning and adjust
ing of all kinds of machines,
oils and needles for all makes
of machines. Trade 'your old
machine for new one. Buy
now and be ready for your
spring sewing.
L L SIMPSON, Local Mgr.
Shxkwell's furniture Store, Dallas
RIPE OLIVES
direct from grower. I
am the only grocer in
Dallas handling them.
Country cured Bacon
and Ham and country
rendered Lard.
L 11. SCHULTZ
Next Door Ta ostofflcc folk Plumes
"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.
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CORRESPONDENCE
INDEPENDENCE.
E. . Paddock was a Portland vis
itor last week.
Mia. J. S. Cooper was a Salem vis
itor Wednesday.
Mrs. M. Merwin Is In Portland for a
two weeks' stay.
Mrs. N. O. Clodfelter is visiting rel
atives in Portland.
Peter Kurrereturnedfrora Portland,
Wednesday evening.
Edwin Wallace was down from
O. A. C. over Sunday.
Mrs. J. E. Kirkland, of Albany, vis
ited relatives here this week.
H. E. Wagoner, of Portland, is an
Independence visitor this week.
The ladies' 500 Club was entertained
by Mrs. W. R. Allin, Wednesday after
noon. J. W. Kirkland celebrated his 81
birthday with a dinner at his home
Monday.
Mrs. Charles Shellenberger, of Port
land, is visiting at the home of her
sister, Mrs. W. H. Craven.
Professor and Mrs. Kirk chaperoned
a crowd of school children to Salem,
Wednesday to visit the legislature.
Mrs. V. Dornslfe and Mrs. Dee Tay
lor entertained the Konjookety Club
at the latter's home Saturday evening.
An elaborate banquet was served in
the Masonio hall Monday evening,
to the business men of the city, after
which a Commercial Club, with a
charter membership of over 60, was
organized.
MONMOUTH.
Cal Kramer, of Falls City, was a
Monmouth visitor Tuesday.
Miss Nan Puttnan, of West Salem,
is visiting friends in Monmouth and
vicinity.
Miss Dessle Miller, of Dallas, was a
guest at the home of Mr. and. Mrs. G.
Sullivan, Sunday.
Mrs. George Sullivan and daughter
went to Salem, Monday with their
uncle, James Goodman.
Clarence Vincent, of Corvallis, a
former Monmouth resident, was visit
ing hie friends in this city MoDday.
J. B. Bresler, of Sherman county,
was in Monmouth, Sunday on bis
way home, after an extended visit with
friends and relatives.
The stock for the proposed ice fac
tory has all been sold and that in
dustry will soon be added to the list of
Monmouth's enterprises.
Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Hampton re
turned Friday from Moro, where they
had attended the funeral of their
brother-in-law, A. S. Johnson.
Walter Boyd, a student in the Nor
mal school, finished his half year'
study and left for his home in Idaho,
Sunday. He will return next Fall
and continue his school work.
Earl Wallis, of Portland, and Miss
Mildred B. Guilliams were married at
the home of the bride's sister, Mrs. N.
Boche, Wednesday, Elder Wood, of
the Cnristian church, officiating.
HARMONY.
Harry Strlckler has sold his place
near here.
Mr. Jones, of Perrydale, was a busi
ness visitor In Harmony last week.
The Harmony school had a Lincoln
program and a Valentine Box, Fri
day afternoon.
Mrs. Van Dickey, who has been
seriously ill with pneumonia for some
time, is reported to be sligatly im
proved at present
Dr. Townsend and family of Esta-
cada, have taken possession of the
property which be purcnasea recently
from H. Goldsmith.
A Dieasant Dartv was given at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Mel vln Burgess,
last Saturday evening. 1 nose present
wnra: Mr. and Mrs. Bay Meliza, Mr.
and Mrs. Emm it Burgess, Misses
Zelma Lewis, Grace and Ada Buttrlck,
Ethel Shepenl, Cora, Gertie and LeU
Barber, Love Burgess, Messrs. Jim
Lewis, Dan and Archie Dickey, Bob
Parks, Lester Barber Jim Cairren,
and Alvah and Loren Harris.
A party was given at the borne of
Mr. and Mrs. Bay Meliza last Thurs
day. The evening was pleasantly
unont In tilavlnar various games and
Jlght refreshments were served. Those
present were as follows: Misses uraoe
Buttrick, Zelma Lewis, Carmen Soars,
Katherioe and Cora McLean, Messrs.
Dsn and Archie Dickey, Jim Lewis,
! Bobert Parks, Allen McLean, Alvah
and Loren Harris, and Mr. and Mrs.
Melvin Burgess.
POLK.
The grain and hay crops are look
ing One.
The Oreffon mist is more enjoyable
than the cold weather.
P. G. P-emp4 f?e to 8ilertoo
to visit with friends and relatives.
D. D. Peters lost a Tain able horse,
and also had five sheep killed by dogs.
D. O. Bempel and family Tisitxd
' near PerryUM a few days last week.
H. J. Bose, of Blckreall, was in
these parts with his gasoline wood
saw a few days last week.
Grover Bealer and Albert Cadle
helped A. G. Bern pel build the new
telephone line from Dallas to Kick'
reall.
J. G. Rem pel has sold to D. D,
Peters a track of 40 acres with 11 acres
of young prune orchard on it for
$3000.
Mrs. and Mrs. C. Hill went to their
Home in Portland last week after a
month's visit with her father, G. H
Bobbins.
E. L. Harris sold his place of 15
acres on the Salem & Dallas road for
$3500. He is getting ready to build
on his 10 acre tract near Dallas.
A. G. Bempel has finished building
another telephone line for the Kick
reall Telephoue Company. They have
two lines now, one is called Bickreall
and the other Dixie.
FALLS CITY.
(Falls city News.)
Boy McMurphy and wife were Dal
las visitors Tuesday.
W. E. Gilbert returned from Port
lacd where he had been on a business
trip.
J. A. Siever, an old resident of our
city, was up from Eugene the last of
the week for a visit.
A. E. West and family have re
turned from a week's visit with Mrs.
West's parents In Salem.
P. J. Schabert has been appointed
deputy city marshal to act during the
illness oi J. C. Chamberlain.
F. P. Aikins has bought Alvin
Brown's property in Butler addition
for an uncle of his in Michigan, who
will move here in the spring.
Z. Hinshaw returned Tuesday from
a tour of Southern Oregon, where he
has spent several weeks visiting the
principal towns in that part of the
state.
W. J. Southwell and Ben Beezley
have been cruising a lot of timber up
Dutch creek for parties that are con
templatlng in a mill here if the tira
ber proves to be what they think that
it is.
BUENA VISTA.
Smith Holt spent Saturday and Sun
day In Dallas.
W. R. Hall visited in Salem and
Monmouth lust wi;ek.
Edd Prather and Harvey Colo were
Salem visitors last week.
Mr. and Mr. S. II. Wilson, of Port
land, are moving iuto Harvey Cole's
house.
Mrs. J. A. McClalu who has been
seriously ill, Is reported to be much
better.
Land buyers are coming here, but
no land is reported for sale in this
locality.
Harley Prather has returned home
fromSaiem, where he had been attend
ing school.
The last of the 1908 wheat crop was
shipped out of the warehouse at this
place Sunday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Carpenter re
turned to their home in Idaho, Mon
day, after a month's visit at the home
of their daughter, Mrs. Ralph Hall.
BALLST0N.
Professor J. E. Dunton was a Port
land visitor Saturday.
George Boss, of Witch Hazel, vis
ited friends and relatives here Sunday.
Gilbert Campbell went to McMlnn
ville, Saturday, to have some dental
work done.
Mrs. Anne Wilson, of McMInnville,
visited relatives in Ballston, Saturday
and Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Aleck Greene, of Sher
idan, visited at the home of his mother,
Mrs. Orchard, Sunday.
Miss Jennie DeJong entertained
about twenty of her young friends at
ber home south of town Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Ottinger, of Mc
MInnville. visited at the borne of his
mother here Thursday and Friday.
Mrs. Ada Unruh, a W. C. T. U. lec
turer, delivered on address on "The
Passing of the Saloon," io Ballston,
Tuesday night.
The Best Of Coffee.
The person who is seeking the
brand of coffee which Is best In every
respect, will find that the famous
German-American brand will fully
meet tbe requirments. The coffee is
raised on a 43,000 acre plantation In
tbe Tumbala range of tbe Sierra
Madras and Is shipped In tbe hull
direct to tbe Portland roasting bouse
where it is bulled, roasted and sealed
In practically air tight packages. In
strength and delicacy of flavor it Is
unrivalled. Try it once and you will
be won over completely by its un
paralleled merits. Tbe German
American brand of coffee can be
secured at only one place In Dallas
and that place Is.
CASTLE'S OBOCERT STORE.
H.O.Campbell reports that James H.
Morrison, recently from Wasblogtoe,
ban purchased two floe Iota In Lerens'
Third Addition and will build One
resi-leoee this Spring.
MAKES PLUCKY FIGHT
Los Angeles Finds Dallas College
Worthy Opponent Oregons Win
Two More Games.
The score of 27 to 17 mado by the
Los Angeles basketball team when it
defeated the Dallas College -aggregation
Wednesday night gives no idea,
except to those who witnessed the oon
test, of how close and exciting it really
was.
In velw of the fact that the Los
Angeles team has been ranking itself
in championship class, the game is,
in reality, a virtual victory for the
Dallas aggregation, some of the
members of the visiting five even
going so far, in their disgust at hav
ing allowed what they referred to as a
"kid team" defeat them, as to admit
that they regarded it almost as a
defeat.
When the game was arranged, tbe
Dallas team, crippled as it was by the
loss of its three strongest men, had no
hope of winning, but went into the
play with the intention of doing every
thing possible to hold the score down
to a small figure.
Although outmatched by the vis
itors in height, weight and individual
strength, they went into tbe game like
a whirlwind and to the utter surprise
of themselves, the spectators and, most
of all, their opponents, played large
and fancy circles around the Los
Angeles men.
At the end of the first half tbe score
stood 11 to 9 in favor of Dallas. In
the beginning of tbe second, Ridge
way at forward raised It to 13. Los
Angeles soon scored from the field
and then with a sensational shot from
the center of the field, tied tbe score on
13. Here the score stood until the half
began to draw to a close, when the
Los Angeles five at last swung into
the lead and gradually hammered the
score up to 27. The Dallas team
played desperately and brilliantly to
avert the inevitable, but tbe superior
endurance of its opponents hardened
by steady playing night after night,
was too much for them.
By the end of the half they were
completely exhausted, unmistakably
defeated, as the score was concerned,
but bad the satisfaction of knowing
that they bad put up one of the stlff-
est, pluckiest, and most scientific
fights in tbe face of enormous odds,
that had ever been witnessed on the
local basketball court.
The Oregons, the representatives of
the basketball playing prowess of
Dallas in the East, have added two
more victories to their list since Mon
day, winning from Lincoln, Nebraska,
by a score of 40 to 12, Tuesday night,
and from Peru, Nebraska, Wednes
day night by a score of 31 to 11.
The dispatch from the Lincoln
game was signed by B. A. VanOrsdel,
formerly a student of Dallas College,
and at one time manager of the bas
ketball team. Tbe Oregons left Peru
yesterday for Cheyenne. They are
now well started on their return trip
and it will be a matter of but a few
weeks until tney will be on the Pacific
Coast and on familiar ground again.
Bob Harmon, manager of tbe newly
organized baseball team for Dallas,
reports that tbe work Is meeting with
excellent success thus far. Ground
was broken, preparatory to grading
and levelling tbe field, Tuesday, and
nearly all the posts for the fonce,
which with the grandstand will cost
about $180, have been set 6000 feet
of lumber from the Spaulding Log
ging Company were on the grounds
when work commenced Tuesday and
10,000 feet more from the Willamette
Valley Lumber Company 'were de
livered yesterday. $325 has been
raised, $250 from sale of spaces on
the fence and $76 by private subscrip
tion. At least $75 more will be needed,
Mr. Harmon says.
A pleasant surprise party was given
In honor of the sixteenth birthday of
Miss Golds Plaster at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Eugene Smith, Saturday
evening. Various games were played
and a delicious luncheon served.
Those present were: Mr. and Mrs.
Eugene Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh
Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Plaster,
Misses Golda Plaster, Katie Hughes,
Zylpba Brown, Pearl I'bill ipa, Blanch
Day, Ethel Johnson, Flora Brougbton,
Leon a Brown, Frances Holmes,
Gladys Smith, Messrs. Kat Dixon,
Louie Plaster, Ralph McColm, Bay
Day, Clarence Brown, George Fuller,
Nolle Dlmick, Ray Adams, Melvin
Douty, and Clyde Gibbs.
Next Friday evering at the Cor
vallis Rink the Dallas Roller Skating
Basketball team will play tbe
Corvallis team. Tbe Dallas aggre
gation is one of best in the northwest,
bat not greatly superior to tbe Cor
vallis team, as the local boys went to
Dallas last year and played that team
a tie Rams. This offers tbe assurance
of a retj spirited gams Friday night
and fast game on skates is about
tbs fastest proposition going. Cor
vallis Times.
Tbe second half of the term In tbe
primary department In tbe Dallas
I'ablii School will lygln Monday, at
which time it will be convenient for
new paplls or pupils wbo have been
obliged to drop out earlier in tbe year
to enter school.
NEW
ARRIVING DAILY
An elegant line of New Wool Dress Goods, White
Goods, Percales, Ginghams, Calicoes, Embroideries,
Laces, Belts, Plain and Fancy Hosiery. Try a pair
of Black Cat Hose.
A swell line of Men's Hats for Spring 1909. All the
new shapes and shades. If you want a good hat try
a Kingsbury, none better made for the price, $3.00
We are showing a swell line of up-to-date Boy's
Knee Pant Suits. We invite your inspection.
New Oxfords just arrived. Take a look at them,
they are certainly a swell lot of shoes.
Yours for business,
Campbell
CASH
Electricity for Lighting
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Is only expensive to people who are
wasteful and careless. To yon, 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 cloctrio light bills amount to only one or two dollars per month.
You can probably get some kind of artificial light for less money
than eleotrio light, but does It save you anything when it limits op
portunities for work and reoreation ruins your eyesight smokes
your walls mars decorations and increases household work. You
could probably nave 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. BATES Eesldenoe on meters, per
Kilowatt 15o; Bflsidenee, flat tier month, 18cp 50c. BATES FOB
BUSINESS HOUSES 25o per drop and 5o per Kilowatt up to 10 drops;
over 10 drops 2()o per drop and 5o per Kilowatt up to 40 drops j over 40
drops 17Jc per drop and So per Kilowatt. A drop figures 16cp or less.
For power rates apply at the office. 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. KEABNS, Manager for Dallas.
Office on Mill street, just north of the Court House. Phones Boll 431,
Mutual 12U7.
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. H. SPAULDING LOGGING CO.
MANlirACTUKCtS Of 111 UllWCt
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.
STOWE BROS.
fc MAIN STREET
TTomsrv AT LAW
Ed. F. Co4d,
Office in Courtnouse
DALLAS. OKEOOJT
YrroiT at law
Walter L. Tooze, Jr.
Office ill Wilson BMg.
Dallas Oasnos
GOODS
Hollister
STORE
Transfer Co.
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