Polk County observer., January 18, 1907, Image 3

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NEWS OF COUNTY TOWNS.
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BALLSTON.
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,,,lev SulIng'B pony, "Nig,
luring tlio recent dry spell, ranch
i cutting and some pruning was
y In tl' h"pyard9 1,1 this no,K,,1)or-
tre i n rumor that the old Wester
-. and tile yard will be started up
tin in the spring under the man
:llPnt of Peter Cook,
Alston's exports are many and
'jedhcps. grain, oak wood, hay,
!,Ies butter, eggs and poultry, whilo
libera of fat hogs are hauled alive
Amity from this vicinity for ship
'pt to the city.
lie Southern Pacific Company has
,e fairly well in supplying flat cars
Biillston, the immense piles of 4
it'oak hauled on the right-of-way
Rummer having aboutdisappeared
tier steady shipments to Portland.
Che south span of the bridge over
Yamhill near this place was
shed out during the recent flood.
j second pier, which became a little
tery, has been braced and propped
well as possible, under direction of
ijliara Carroll for Yamhill county,
the hope that it may remain intact
til low water permits complete re
jrstobe made.
j BUENA VISTA.
lit Kays is suffering from a cut in
3 foot.
jlr, and Mrs. Culver, of Dallas, were
re Friday.
JIaud South made a business trip to
Sumy last week.
fearl Kellogg is visiting at the
jiieof Mrs. Moore.
Hugh Kan, of Perrydale, was a
iitor here last Friday.
The hunting of jack rabbits is
pidly becoming a local sport.
Rupert Hall's baby is quite ill.
Stanley, of this place, is the
tending physician.
Dr, 0. D. Butler, of Independence,
s called to the Steele home, where
e baby is ill, Friday.
Mrs. Murrill, an aged resident of
is plaee, is very ill. One hand is
Teeted with paralysis.
Dr. H. B. Stanley, who came to town
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and started a, Irug store last Full re
ports business progressing nicely' He
practiced here several years ago '
Hevivnl meetings are ing ,n
ducted at th Kvangelieal elnuch by
Kev naoml McDonald Phelps, of
Portland. Q.Uto a spirit is being
manifested.
Mrs. McClain, who recently u,1(i,T.
went a dangerous operation in a
lortland hospital, is getting along
nicely. Hho has left the hospital and
is with her daughter, Mrs. Herron, in
Oregon City.
The recent snow has furnished
abundance of amusement for the
young people. Tito town is alive with
sleighs, and the music of sleighbells
is a continual reminder that stern
winter has not yet passed.
J. M. Prather recently met a wildcat
near the junction of tho Luckiamute
and Willamette rivers. The animal
made its escape in the thick brush. It
is thought the cold weather is driving
them from the mountains.
A. J. Hall sold to a Corvallis buyer
three head of horses, one iron grey 4-year-old
for $225 and a team of bay 3-year-olds
for $400. He still has a
supply of colts, and will have another
team ready for the Fall market.
Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Weils and
Martin Conger have been to The
Dalles, looking after their respective
timber claims. Mr. Wells is a prom
inent citizen of this community, own
ing and operating one of the largest
farms in Polk county.
BRIDGEPORT.
Everything frozen up.
Mr. Farmer visited his daughter,
Mrs. Laws, one day last week.
Arniond Guthrie carried off $5 in
prizes at the Goat Show on his grade
goats.
Irv Schneider has a new feed chop
per which he will run with a gasoline
engine.
William Bogynska has built an
addition to his house, greatly improv
ing its looks.
.Toe Card has bought the Sellers
sawmill and will move it to his plnee
in the spring.
Clarence McCalub's mother is
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rousiy ill with lung trouble at
her home in Monmouth.
D. M. Guthrie has sold to Morris
Hughes, 30 acres of land, which will
mostly be planted to hops.
Mrs. Mary Miller is at the bedside
nf her niece, Miss Bessie Splawn, of
Dallas, who is dangerously ill.
Some fine hogs have been butchered
around here. A great improvement
in all lines of stock has been notice
able in the last few years.
BUTLER.
IrveHiissey was in Sheridan last,
week.
G. O. Butler was a Sheridan visitor
last week.
Siefarth Tipton has moved into the
house below the store.
Tho Newbill boys killed a large
wildcat one clay last week.
J. B. Trullinger and W. Scott were
up last week, looking for a site for a
sawmill.
EOLA.
G. W. Chapman is our new road
supervisor.
Mr. Shuett is greatly improving his
place here.
Coasting and coon hunting are the
order of the day.
Work of all kinds is at a standstill
on account of the cold weather.
The Observer surely shows every
indication of a prosperous year.
T. W. Brunk attended the GoatShow
at Dallas and pronounced it a great
success.
Mr. and Mrs. Pryor Robertson have
returned from a visit with kindred in
Portland.
Mrs. George Reed has been making
a short visit at the home of her father,
O. G. Savage.
A jolly crowd from here attended
the open meeting of the United
Artisans in Salem, Friday night.
I. N. Maxfleld has purchased a ton
of blasting powder to blast the stumps
on his tract of land here. George
Shepard, of Silverton, an expert on
blasting, has charge of the work.
FALLS CITY.
Mrs. Bales is on the sick list,
Born, January 10, to Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Cox, a son.
J. C. Talbott made a flying trip to
Portland this week.
Roy McMurphy and family returned
homo from Portland, Wednesday
The Dallas and Falls City railroad
roundhouse is Hearing completion.
Clarence Aikman is over in the i
Siletz Basin looking after his stock.
W. P. Dyke, of Dallas, was in Falls
City, Friday, looking. after insurance
business.
Fred Elliott and Mr. McClain came
over from the logging camp on the
LaCreole, Tuesday.
M. Barber has sold his property east
of the park to Joseph Floria, and will
go to Coos Bay to reside. "
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hall returned
Wednesday from Gervais, whero they
had been visiting relatives.
Mr. Jones cut two of his fingers
nearly off while splitting wood. Dr.
McMurdo is attending him.
Ira Mehrling is getting the timber
on the ground for the new bridge
across the Luckiamute on Dayton
street.
The Falls City Lumber Company's
planing mill No. 2 was shut down for
repairs part of last week, but is run
ning now.
William Holman and J. Guy came
over from their claims on the Siletz
this week. They report the snow two
feet deep on the divide.
The infant daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. William Fredrickson was buried
here, Monday. The mother is doing
as well as could be expected.
LEVVISVILLE.
This is bad weather for lambs.
Miss Blanche McKinney is sick.
Nice time for ice cream and sleds.
George Bronson has put in a mutual
phone.
Rev. Reagan conducted Mrs. John
son's funeral.
Frank Arnold visited his parents
over Sunday.
Mrs. Dorsa Turner and children
are visiting relatives in St. Johns.
Harry Madison, of Dallas, has been
staying with his grandfather, D. W.
Lewis.
The axe-handle mill at Airlie has
been shut down on account of cold
weather.
Earl White has
attend school since
account of his eyes.
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Leveck took in
the goat Show and basketball game
in your city; Friday.
Coon and coyote hunting proves
ouite an amusement around here.
Several coons and at least one coyote
have been killed.
Walter Guyer walks from the Tar-i
tar hopyard to the Montgomery school
that he may receive instruction from
Mrs. Edith Brown.
Miss Minnie Lewis, who has been
employed in the Corvallis hotel, in
Corvallis, is visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. H. Lewis.
Mr. and Mrs. George Lindeman
stayed over night with his brother,
A, A. Lindeman, as they were enronte
to the funeral of Mrs. Phoelio John
son, Mrs. Lindeman's aunt.
Willie Bronson sold his farm and
other property in Enstern Oregon
and, by way of The Dalles, came back
to Old Tolk to reside. Mr. Bronson
and family are now at the home of
his father, D. O. Bronson. He is
thinking or purchasing property here.
McCOY.
W. A. Ayres, of Dallas, was In town
the last of the week.
Mrs. Joe Hubbard, of Independence,
was in town, Saturday.
Several in our neighborhood went
to the Dallas goat show last week.
C. L. Hawley was present at the
stockmen's banquet iu Salem, Tuesday
night.
J. K. Sear3, our warehouse man,
attended the shippers' convention in
Albany last week.
The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs re
port having had a pleasant time at
their joint installation Saturday
night.
been unable to
his sickness, on
PERRYDALE.
Mrs. Nancy Wise has returned from
an extended visit with her son, Jesse,
in Boise, Idaho.
Dr. Matthis reports a slight im
provement in the condition of Mr.
Jolly, who is very sick.
We are grieved to learn that Mrs.
A. C. Taylor is suffering a return of
her old malady, cancer.
Lee Conner brought home from the
Goat Show a fine sheep, which he pur
chased from W. D. Gilliam.
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Gilson, of near
McMinnville, were guests at the home
of G. N. Townsend last week.
The many visitors from Perrydale
to the Dallas goat show pronounced it
the "best ever." Why not sow the
seed dow in order to reap a good
CountyFair next Fall?
RICKREALL.
Rev. N. W. Sager will begin revival
meetings here next Tuesday.
A good many from here attendod
the Goat Show in Dallas last week.
Mrs. Virginia Dempsey and daughter
are visiting relatives at Harrisburg.
L. C. Koser and Mr. Fritz did some
carpenter work at Independence last
week. '
Edward Nay lor, of Forest Grove,
visited at the home of Ii. C. Koser
over Sunday.
Cold, snow and ice! Such sport as
the young people aio haiug oul oil
the lake skating this week.
ZENA AND SPRING VALLEY.
Miss Inez Bollier has been visiting
her parents for the past few days.
Worth Henry has returned home to
spend the remainder of tho winter.
Rev. W. W. Edmondson went to
Salem last Tuesday evening, where he
preached in the First Presbyterian
church.
Mr. and Mrs. Cal Deharpport have
moved into J. R. Shepard's houso at
Lincoln, and are now "at home" to
their friends.
Mrs. Eva Waliinpr Larmer, who has
been visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Bird Walling, has returned to
her home in Salem.
Preaching service hereevery Suuday
at 11 o'clock; Sunday School at 10
o'clock; Christian Eudeavor at 7:30
p. m. To these services all are cordially
invited.
James McCarty, a nephew of Mrs.
Sam Barker and Samuel Phillips, who
has been visiting his relatives in this
community for the past four weeks,
expects to return to his home in Echo
the latter part of the week.
J. R. Shepard has again returned to
Seattle. He has been shipping baled
hay to that place, but cold weather
overtook his hay, and it is now being
held in Portland until the ice breaks
away so traffic can be resumed.
We are glad to see that the work of
grubbing the brush from around the
cemetery has been taken Into haDd
and started. The Zona church ceme
tery is one of tho prettiest sites in the
valley, and as soon as the work of
grubbing is completed, it can be seen
from most any point in the vicinity, '
About six inches of snow covers our
Hula vallev. and for the past three
days it has been the source of much
pleasure and fun for a number of
hunting parties which have beeu
tracking coons. A party consisting
of William and Donald Crawford,
John Bollier, Wayne and Worth
Henry and Frank Crawford have
about 19 skins to show for their
travels.
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Cups and Saucers
Cracker Jars the large
mouthed kind
Chop Plates 12 across -Chocolate
Sets 6 cups and
saucers and pot jar
Sugar and Creamer
Potts iron handles 10c
kind for
50 feet heavy cotton clothes
line
35c Slop Pail painted inside
-and out
15c Stove blacking brush
25c Black iron drip pans
12c Cup and Saucers deco
rated German China, a
dozen different patterns
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40c
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$3.35
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8c
20c
9c
15c
7c
NEW GOODS
This week we received $200 of German China
ordered for the Christmas trade. These
goods were 6 months in coming from the
factory making them two months late.
TMher than reship them to Albany, we have
Z&tEiE PRICE.
We will lose the freight from Baltimore, Md.
and you will buy at the Eastern cost. , There
are over 500 pieces but they will go rapidly
at these prices.
Plates will sell from 25c to 40c Chop plates 12 inches across . $1.25
Cups and Saucers - 40c Chocolate Sets 6 cups and
Cracker Jars, the largest saucers and pot 3ar - $3.35
mouthed kind - - $1-25 Sugar and Creamer - $1.00.
35c Kid Body Dolls, 12
inches long - - . - 20c
15c fancy Handkerchiefs,
Your choice - - 2 for 15c
75c China Cake plate with
Fancy Rose or Pearl
Tinted patterns - - 49c
40c and 50c China Cups and
Saucers, 25 different
decorations - 28c
$4.00 Salad Sets, 1 bowl and
6 small dishes 6 different
patterns now - -. $2.48
$6.00 fancy Parlor Lamps, 3
different patterns left - - $4.00
35c Bohemian glass vases,
fancy shapes and deco
rations - - - 23c
40c Tea or coffee pots 1 pt
granite ware, now - - 28c
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