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About Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 23, 1907)
polk County Observer Ealph Adams made a business trip u, Portland, wouucbuo,,. v E Lvnn Is building a fine new 1 ' . . T 1 1 bouse on BIS lanu uear t-euyuaie, wnn Dioking will be commenced In many of the yards around Dallas In about ten days. Mrfl W. 0. GrlfBn went to Airlie, Wednesday, for a week's visit among Mends and relatives. Frank Butler, J ustiee of the Peace, t t?11b City, was a business visitor in Dallas, Wednesday. Miss Maggie Critchlow, of Baker iiMr is visiting at tne nome or Mr, and Mrs. D. A. Critchlow. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kersluke returned, Wednesday, from an outing of several weens at Newport. Harold Rich, an employee of the Portland Gas Works, visited his father F. R. Kicht ln Dallas, Wednesday. Miss Edna Scott returned Tuesday from a trip to Seaside and a week's visit with her friend alias Ada Oaficld In Portland. Mrs. J. ! Herschner and children returned to Hood River, Wednesday after a week's visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. U. S. Loughary. Miss Ruby Reese returned to McMinnville Wednesday, after a two weeks' visit among friends and rela tives in Dallas and Perrydale. Mrs. Vester Swain and daughter, of Burns, are visiting relatives in Dallas. Mrs. Swain is a sister of Mrs. P. J. Coad and Mrs. D. 0. Crider. W. P. Johnson, an engineer for the Burley-Moran Lumber Compauy, of Oregon City, is spending the week at his home in Dallas, and will return to his work Monday. Mrs. V. Zolin, Mrs. Henry Van Mar ter and S. L. Van Marter, all of Lind, Washington, have returned to their home town after an extended visit with 0. E. Cutler and family. - Dr. Lowe, the eye specialist, who is to be in Dallas next Monday and Tues day, has been coming to- Dallas for more than 16 years and has many pleased patrons in Old Polk. The Dallas-Portland passenger train was delayed by a slight freight wreck, Wednesday morning, and was forced to go through Independence on the West Side line, and come into Dallas from the South. Mr. and Mrs. D. I. Caldwell returned Wednesday from a short outing at Bay City. Mr. Caldwell says that this new resort is building up remark ably, and thinks that it will event ually eclipse Newport. J. W. Sweeney and his niece, Miss Dessie Ridgeway, of Dallas, were over Sunday guests at the residence of Jos eph A. Bernard!. Mr. Sweeney and his brother, J. L. Sweeney, are pro prietors of the flouring mills at Dal las. Salem Statesman. All the churches will unite in a union temperance service at the Pres byterian church nextSunday evening. E. F. Zimmerman, Acting Superin tendent of the Anti-Saloon League, will be the speaker. Mr. Zimmerman will preach in the M. E. Church, Sun day morning. M. las G. Ellis, nf Vail. nii T visitor. w;"7.rwa,Di- - ior a, snort visit, Fred Nelson, of Poni . .. 1 bis sister, Mrs B p t r- and Mrs. Will Hubbard returned Titj. . .. nuDDara vi8ItinPortSUOraatnreeday8, B. F. Lucas and family, of Rickreall returned Wednesday, fTSK outing at Newport. 8 Mrs. Charles Ho2, 0f Suvcr, was a 'Bitorln Dallas, Wednesd ay, ,n her Way home frnm j " 1 V. S. Loughary, Fred Toner, Roy lul weer8 flying trip. Thelalle8 of the Epwonh Will hava hnmo kM Ji ii t, Muinug on saie at Wil- Leave Vnur nrA i n uop ucKets at - m wauas, or at the News office in Falls City, and they Will ha nrAmnfl.. J. D. MfiTlnn . lv, .otuiuou, weanes' OAV. fmmfln fL.(.j.j i - . cAiouutju iour or lnspec Uon in the timber land of the Southern "v"u u'iany, in tne Siletz Basin. a. m. itay went to Independence, Wednesday, to make arrangements r.vuHW- uu iuaittuiug 01 ttD electric motor in Ray & Stouer's feed store. L. C. Koser has recovered tmm injury received more than a month ago, and has resumed work on the nouse tie was building when his acci dent occured. Dr. Lowe, the well-known nmiln. optician, will be at the Hotel Gail two days, next Monday and Tuesday, Aug ust m and 27. Have him Kive vour eyes a genuine test and examination. Jack Hayter, of Bandon. Cv.a county, visited at the home of his unnln T. J. Hayter, in Dallas this week. The young man is a marine engineer, and is employed on a steamship making regular weekly trips between Bandon and San Francisco. Mrs. Fred B. West visited in Dallas this week. While here she rented the Poling property on Church street, and, with her husband, who has been employed in Aberdeen. Wash ington, for about a year, will move back to Dallas this winter. Dr. A. B. Starbuck went to Falls City, Wednesday, to assist in moving Dr. P. F. McMurdo to St Vincent's Hospital in Portland. Dr. McMurdo has been ill for some time, but it is only lately that his condition has been such as to cause uneasiness. A spark from the engine set fire to the strawpile, while Plaster's thresh ing crew was at work on the H. C. Fox place, near Rickreall. They were able to drag their machinery away without serious damage to it, and the only loss was in the destruction of the straw. A new steam feed has been received at the sawmill of the Willamette Val ley Lumber Company, and will be installed at once. This machine will make the carriage much more rapid than the old feed that has been ln use, and while it will lighten the work cf the sawyer, it will also increase the daily output of lumber considerably Tho W11 CL. ugnis are on. uuaner was a business visitor in "uas, yesterday. "" F. R. Tt.fi mov r.. i. tPr,w I. v ' weui w romma, yes- ""v, uu uusiness. Mi88 Hazel Hollister returned from wport, Wednesday P?r. 18 ,u Perrydale "'ouk aica. will Keyt. Miss Julia Nunn is slowly improv es wuiu ner long illness. W. G. Vassall returned Wednesday, ouurt siay at Newport C. C. Lewi8. Of Monmnnth ,, . business visitor in Dallas, yesterday. inward Blddle was a business vis itor in Portland the first of the week. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lv nn nf Par. rydale, visited relatives In noiia., Sunday. ' Attorney J. fl. Flower, of Falls was a business visitor in Dr11r yesterday. Mrs. Cass Gibson and daughters. returned, Wednesday, from an outing at Newport. Mrs. Mel Hamilton, of Salem, is a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Shriver. Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Madison and son, Harry, arrived home Wednesday from Newport. Will Tatora has sold his famous stallion, Hercules, to the Newman brothers, of Amity. 0. W. Matthews, the obliging land lord of the Hotel Walker In Falls City, was a Dallas visitor, Tuesday. Mrs. A. S. Campbell has been in the Salem hospital for about two weeks, but is now rapidly progressing toward recovery. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. McCargar and little son, and Mrs. Anna Craven, of Portland, Mrs. Charles Carter and daughter, of Oakland, Cal., arrived in Dallas Tuesday evening, in Mr. Mc Cargar's handsome and powerful touring car, enroute to Tillamook. They spent Wednesday visiting in Uallas before proceeding on their ourney. . The Corvallis basketball team was unable to raise sufficient money to defray the expenses of an Eastern tour, and the trip to Jamestown will be abandoned. It is likely that the team will not play together this com ing Winter, as Captain Swann was graduated from the college in June and one or two of the other players have secured employment. The old bridge across the slough north of the LaCreole river, between the Eirkpatrick and Grant hopyards, has been removed and a broad and substantial fill put in. This will add materiully to the appearance and con venience of that part of the county road, and the expense of keeping it in good condition will be very much less than the cost of repairing the bridge. Wagner Brothers have closed all their business affairs in connection with the machine shop formerly con ducted in the Iron Clad Building, and Ray & Stoner will have the entire stock from their feed store moved In by. the end of this week. W. J. Wagner and family will move to a ranch ln Saskatchewan, Canada, as soon as he can secure a car to trans port his household goods. His brother Fred and family will remain in Dallas for the present. New Arrivals -AT- The Bee Hive Store In Hosiery and Underwear New Line of Douglas Shoes for Men $3.50, 4.00 and 5.00 Dress Goods and. Waistmgs, New Plaids, Etc. Men's Shirts and Furnishing Goods STORE RPR HIVE Mjr a Reliable Place to Trade. .,, DALLAS, OREGON TRUE TO "OLD NORMAL" President Rosier Says That Enough Funds Have Been Pledged tor School to Open as Usual. A dispatch from Monmouth in yesterday's Oregon Ian says: "The conditions required by the new State Board of normal schools will be met by the Monmouth school and it will continue to run. President Kessler says that the canvas for funds has proceeded far enough to justify him in making this definite announce ment, although only one day's time was given to meet the terms imposed by the board. "Many letters are being received from the alumni of the school sending ln their pledges and assurances of loyal support, and the loyalty of the citizens of Monmouth, which has always been an important factor of the 'Mother Normal,' is again mani fested In the quick response with pledges to complete the cash deposit asked by the board. "By the loyalty and sacrifice of the faculty all departments of the school will be maintained the same as hereto fore and the institution will open promptly at the announced time." Miss Hallie Reynolds returned to Portland yesterday, after a two weeks visit at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Reynolds. At an adjourned meeting of the Marion countyxcommis8loners' court, held Tuesday, the city of Indepen dence was granted a license to operate a free ferry across the river at that point, Marion county to donate the sum of $25 per month and Folk county a like amount. Hop baskets at Howe's. Read the publio auction sale ad on last page. 8-20-2t A fresh line of Gunther's fine candies. Stafrln Drug Company. Sauib's Oronnd Snices. nurest and strongest made. Stafrln Drug Company. I have on display a nice assortment of "Spalding's" sporting goods. All guaranteed. W. R. Eixis. Have Dr. Lowe cure your eye and headache with a pair of his superior glasses. They cost no more than the other kind. Welch's Grape Juice at Howe's. Swetland & Son's Famous Ice Cream at Ellis.' Real estate that's all. VanOrsdkl Sr Baeham. All the news in the Twice-a-week Observer. L. D. Brown, for Abstracts. Notary Publio; typewriting. Ralph Adams sells furniture for less than trust stores. Come and list with the hustlers. VanOrsdel & Barham. A fresh line of Gunther's , fine candies. Stafrin Drug Company. Don't 'forget the auction at A. Siefarth's Saturday, August 24. For the lst cigars and freshest candies, call on Horace Webster. The stage fare between Dallas and Salem has been reduced to 50 cents. Squib's Ground Spices, purest and strongest made. Stafrin Drug Com pany. Money of private parties to loan at 6 per cent on well-improved farms. Sibley. & Eakin. Patronize the new barber shop on Main street. T. W. Reel, the proprietor, guarantees first-class work. The neateBt Ice Cream parlors in town and good service guaranteed. Give us a trial. Ellis' Confectionery. W. R. Ellis, agent for Daily Ore- gonian and Evening Telegram. Have a daily paper delivered at your house by the week, month or year. No extra charge for delivery. The best soft-wheat flour manufac tured in the Willamette Valley is turned out by the Dallas flouring mill. Don't take anyone's word for it, but try a sack and be convinced. Everything for that fishing trip at W. R. Ellis.' We can sell your real estate. Vak- Orsdel & Barham. Publio auction, Saturday, August 24, at A. Siefarth's farm. 8-20-2t A fresh line of Gunther's fine candies. Stafrin Drug Company. Sauib's Ground Spices, purest and strongest made. Stafrin Drug Com pany. I have secured competent help and am prepared to do all kinds of quick repairing wont, uorse snoeing a specialty. Bring your work to my blacksmith shop, next to Lee Smith's Cyclery. Cal Hctton. tf Dr. Lowe has had a course in one of the leading optical colleges in the world since he was last here, and now has all that is new and up-to-date in the optical world. Don't fail to see his "near and far" rimless glasses. Oh I my stomach's a very uncertain thing. I suffered the torment that costiveness brings, But now I am happy, normal and free, rniracie wrougut uuuiski Rocky Mountain Tea. Belt&Cher- rington. IIILLths COUGH AX3 CURE tmi LUHC3 WITH C2 UO-ET fci-i O-CiJ. Out of the week, to be as cheap as any retail nidi order house, and on SATURDAY 7H VILL SAVE YOU AT LEAST 10 Villi CI:lVx Am 4- -. i-t.;j. j k. ...... .. .. v away and asking your home merchant for credit? If so, is it fair? We do not ask your trade if we cannot save you money on the same bill and with better ood; Why did. we build our Black Hock store? To get an outlet for your produce. We pay more for produce than any other store in the Willamette Valley. Why? Because we have a greater demand than we can supply. Dollars Will Fly Your Way if You Cone Next Saturday, August 21. I Falls City, Orenon .IK rr Mr. HOP MAN! The Oregon Fire Relief Asso ciation, of McMinnville, saved the Hop Growers of Polk County $1100 in premiums last year. Have you been Insuring in a stock company? Then why don't you insure in the Home Mutual this year and save money? . Communicate with W. P. DYKE, Dallas, Agent for Polk County. Vi-. 'J WHEN IN DALLAS GO TO THE DALLAS HOTEL Under New Management Strictly White Help. Big Sample Eoom and Special Accommodations for Commercial Men. RATES: $1.00, $1.25, $2.00 per Day INDEPENDENCE & MONMOUTH Railway. FROM INDEPENDENCE. FOB DALLAS. Train No. B5. Leuve Independence dally, 6:00 a. m.; lv. Monmouth, 6:15 a. m.; ar. Dallas, 6:40 a. in. Train No. 69 Leave Independence, dally, 11:05 a. m.; lv. Monmouth, 11:20 a. m.; ar. Dal las, 11:45 a. m. Trnln Nn. 71. Leave IndeDendence. daily. 6:15 p. in.; lv. Monmouth, 6:H0 p. m.; ar. Dallas, ti:Kp. m, FOR AIRUK. Train No. 66. Leave Independence, daily, 7:30 a. m.jlv. Monmouth, 7:40 a. m.; ar. Alrlle, 8:1 a. m. Train No. 72. Leave Independence, dally , 8:30 p. m.i lv. Monmouth, S:50 p. m.; ar. Airlie, 4:25 p. m. FOE MONMOUTH ONLY, . Leave Independence, dally , 2 : 15 p. m. FROM DALLAS. FOR INOEFKNDKNCI. Train No. 64. Leave Dallas, daily ex. Sunday, 8:30a. m.; lv. Monmouth, 9:00a.m.; ar. inde pendence, 9:15 a. m. Train No. 100. Lv. Dallas, Sunday only, 6:55 a. m.; ar. Independence, 7:20 a. m. Train No. 6. Leave Dallab, dally, 1 p. m.; lv Monmouth, 1:25 p. in.', ar. lndejieudence, 1:40 p, m. (This train counects at Monmouth lor Air lie.) Train No. 70. Leave Dallas, daily,7:35p. m.: lv. Monmouth, 8 p.m.; ar. Independence, 8:15 P' ' FROM AIRLIE. Train No. 67. Leave Airlie, daily, 9 a. m.; lv, Monmouth, 9:35 a.m.; ar. Independence, 9:50 a. m. (This train connects at Monmouth lor Dallas.) Train No. 7. Leave Airlie, daily, 5:05 p. m.; lv. Monmouth, 6:40 p.m.; ar. Independence, 5:55 p. m. FROM MONMOUTH ONLY. Leaves Monmouth lor Independence, daily, at 2.50 p. m. Educate Your Daughters at ALE1I In addition to its natural attractions, thischarming city has the advantage of being one of the principal and best developed towns in theWillam ette Valley, and the state capital. Young Ladies school, therefore, may receive not only a thorough education from books, and the accomplishments resulting from in struction in art, needlework, domestic science and music, and association with their instructors, but they also acquire a poise and culture in manner due to privileges of observation and environ ment which Salem, more than any other city in Oregon, affords. Complete cost for tuition, board, etc.. i only f 40 per half session of ten weeks. Music, two lessons a week, per half session, f 15. Send today for nrw anmuncemtnt. Academy & Sacred Heart Salem, Oregon ONLY WE OFFER THESE AT WHOLESALE COST $16 Refrigerator at 3t20 $11.65 ' $15 Refrigerator at , $10 Refrigerator at C7 Tfl Chapman's Largest Stock on West Side. Wake. Up! 61 ID , i'i $.1 rs 10 M i-i 10 5J i'i to i i to t i to to ii SO I f i1 Come and See Us We have some good things to show you. SHOES OF ALL KINDS At the Right Prices. Tha Dallas Shoe Store, , Mrs- J$r !, f,.... j, i, J 3 I k f C:i ( 1 ; k ( . f : '1 t i I I v ( : THK ORIGINAL LAXATIVE COUGH tYRUP KENNEDY'S LAXATIVE H01EYTAB ttl CloTer Blcuea and Honey B sa tntr Belli LUCKIAMUTE TIE CO. ALL KINDS OF Rough Lumber $10. Per Thousand Can also furnish FINE MAPLE LUMBER Mill three milea west of Airlie On Pedee Road BROWN H LINK OASTOniA. liails t - " 99 The Olds Gasoline Engines I handle the "Olda" tho best Gaso line Engine in tho market. Just the thing for Wood Rawing, Pumping Spraying, Feed Mills, Churning, Etc. Come and See the best gaso line engine made for farmers' purposes. Ed. Diddle, Agent Dallas, Oregon. W. J. STOWE, Tiviiclfiinii, Doe hauling of all kind at reaonabl rate. Laxative 0fomoyaidne Tbw i 1 sf lJt New real estate firm in Dallas. Farms, Ranches, City Property Bought, Sold and Exchanged. Exchanges in Portland realty a specialty. Call and list your property with us. BUTLER & DUNN Office, North Main Street i. u. U. r. muuw&'