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About Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 3, 1908)
Polk County Observer Pbone 355, ll-3-8t City, was a Legal blanks for sale at this office. Kaltz. piano tuning. Orders at Dan , 10-21-tt A eood new bulk syrup at Lough ,B 10-23-tf ary s. See the new Delft Blue at Lough 7 10-23-tf ary si Ad experienced nurse. Mutual. Ralph Hall, of Falls n,illas visitor Sunday. Edward Gerlinger was a visitor Id Portland over Sunday. Robert Wonderly, of Palls City, was a Dallas visitor today. C. L. Hubbard went to Portland to day for a few days' visit. G. W. Cone weut to Portland today for a short business visit. Dr. J. V. Scott, of Falls City, was a visitor in Dallas yesterday. George H. Ball, or Ballston, was in Dallas, Saturday, on business. George Nessling is down from Black Bock for a few days' visit. Boy McMurphy, of Falls City, was a visitor in this city over Sunday. M. E. Schoweiler is up from Port land for a few days' business visit. W. E. Newsom, of Falls City, was in Dallas, Saturday, on a business visit. C. A. Smith, of Denver, is in Dallas visiting bis sister, Miss Olive Smith. S. H. Petre, of Bridgeport, was a business visitor in Dallas yesterday. Grand masquerade at the Colosseum skating rink tonight. Don't miss It. W. R. Craven is in from his claim on Salmon Eiver for a few days' visit. A. N. Halleck, of Monmouth, was a business visitor in this city yesterday. Hon. D. L. Keyt, of Perrydale, was in Dallas yesterday on a business visit. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Williams, of Falls City, visited in Dallas over Sunday. S. E. Starbuck, of Portland, visited over Sunday with his nephew, Dr.A. B. Starbuck. W. I. Eeynolds, principal of the State Reform School, is in Dallas for a short visit. Try for one of the fine prizes given at the masked skating party tonight. Colosseum rink. C. A. Sias, of Forest Grove, will preach in the Christian church in this city next Sunday. Chester Siefarth, of Falls City, will be employed in the South ren Pacific depot in Dallas this winter. Legal Blanks at this office. Fine suburban tracts, 5 to 10 acres. Easy payments. Hi G. Campbell. 10-23-tf Ray Howe went to Portland today where he will enter the employment of the Oregon Electric Company. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Wonderly, of Falls City, were in Dallas today en route for Portland on a business visit. H. A. Packard was in Dallas yester day returning to his home in Falls City after a business trip to Portland. M. D. Teats was up from Portland for an over Sunday visit at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Teats. The Holman property in Cooper Hollow, consisting of about 120 acres, has been platted out into 10 acre tracts and will be sold. License to wed was issued to George E. Thompson and Mrs. Lillie T. Kelly and William H. Dodge and Margaret C. Wild, Saturday. 80 acres; house, barn, 12 acre orchard, 10 acres Italian prunes, drier. Will net $1000 per year. Only $3000. H. G. Campbell. 10-23-tf Miss Catherine Olin, Miss Ella Pearson, Fred Olin and Christy Staf rin, of Portland, visited over Sunday at the home of Mrs. Martha Statrin. L. B. Kimes and family were in Dallas yesterday returning to their home near Falls City, after a week's visit with relatives in Forest Grove. Miss Allie Fuller, who is teaching the Gooseneck school near Buell, was an over Sunday visitor at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Ful ler. Miss Hazel Jewett, of Eoseburg, was an over-Sunday guest at the home of her aunt, Mrs. B. Casey. Miss Jewett is attending the Monmouth Normal School this winter. S. B. Taylor was In Dallas overSun day from Eola, where he is superin tending the construction work on the right-of-way of the Salem, Falls City & Western Eailway Company. Sheriff J. M. Grant has just turned over to County Treasurer E. C. Dunn $12,057.62 on the last halt of the tax assessment of 1907, up to and includ ing the receipts of October 29. On account of the entertainment to be held at the Woodman Hall, Wed nesday night, the regular business meeting of the Eebekahs has been postponed until Thursday night. National Committeeman E. E, Wil liams and G. N. Cherrington, Secre tary of the Polk County Eepublican Committee, have gone to Portland to await the returns from the election. Aged Woman Passes Away. Mrs. Elizabeth Maxfleld died at her home in this city, Sunday, aged 78 years. Mrs. Maxfleld was born In Kentucky in 1830 and afterward moved to Indiana, where she resided until 18G4 when she crossed the plains to Oregon, settling near MoCoy. She afterward moved to Independence where she made her home until about three weeks ago when she came with her family to Dallas. Her husband died in Independence more than a year ago and she is survived by only her five children: Mrs. William Hunter, of Corvallis; Donald M., Samuel, May and Angle, of Dallas. The funeral was held yesterday and the remains were taken to Bethel for burial. Season of Hallowe'en Most Appro priately Celebrated by Merry Parties. Ballston Man Accidentally Shot. Rodney Bowman was accidentally shot by a 22-calibre rifle in the bands of Mrs. Bowman at his home near Ballston last week. Mr. and Mrs. Bowman had been out hunting and upon their return to the bouse Mrs. Bowman proceeded to clean the rifle, and while doing so, it was accidentally discharged, the bullet entering Mr. Bowman's leg above the knee, passing upward and through the leg, coming out at the thigh a foot above the point of entering. Surgical services were at once secured, the wound skillfully treated, and without the intervention of blood poisoning no serious injury will result. Sheridan Sun. The members of the Eutre Nous Club gave a most enjoyable Hallowe'en party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Guy, Friday night. The rooms were beautifully decorated with autumn leaves, while to keep up the spirit of the evening's entertaiment, lighted Jack-o-lanterns grinned jovially out or every nook and corner. The guests came dressed, as the invi tations bad demanded, in ghostly attire, and the evening was merrily spent In various games and fortune telling tricks characteristic of the Hallowe'en season, and a most deli cious luncheon was served. Those present were : Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Guy. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Soehren, Dr. and Mrs. L. A. Bollman j Misses Mina Hughes, Maud Hart, Evangeline Hart, Nora Robertson, Claire Padrick, Maud Robertson, Fannie Dempsey, Ollie Howe, Effa Brown, Flora McCallon, Florence Burton, of Independence; Messrs. N. L. Guy, W. I. Ford, R. E. Williams, Harry Gaynor and R. R. Hill. Mrs. Nancy Putnam, of Salem, and Mrs. Emily Hagey, of Monmouth, are in Dallas visiting their sister, Mrs. M. F. Dri unen at the home of ber daughter, Mrs. M. D. Coulter. Moss Walker was down Irom Falls City on a business visit Friday. Mr. Walker and his partner, Cal Kramer, now have charge of The Tavern hotel and are runniDg it in connection with The Walker. Following is the program at the Electric Palace, Tuesday and Wednes day nights: Pictures, Raised From The Ranks, The Snow Man, Little Mother; song, I Know A Lovely Gar den. Admission 10 cents. Mrs. S. B. Tavlor and two children returned to their home in this city Friday from an extended stay near Eola, where Mr. Taylor is employed in the construction work of the Salem, Falls City & Western Railway. G. W. Pettit. recently appointed pastor of the Adventist Church in Dallas Will preach at the local church Friday and Saturday nights. The subjects will be "The Seventh Day Sabbath ;" "Is It Jewish or Christian?' All are cordially invited to attend. Fall and Winter Styles in The Famous GORDON HATS READY FOR INSPECTION If there were a "Pure Style Law" Every Gordon Hat would qualify. $3.00 $3 Not afraid of the weather. Sun or rain just the same to Gordon Hats $3-o $3-oo $3-oo "IH take the same" used to mean one thing. Now it means he wants another Gordon Hat $3.00 $3 ISP The best dressed man you know wears a Gordon Hat. Are you him? $300 IN THE SOCIAL REALM Don't let $3 keep the Gordon Hat from your head THE BEE HIVE STORE 1. o. o. f. nidg A Reliable Place to Trade Daii, oreon The City Express & Transfer Co. does all kinds of hauling at reasonable rates, Stand and both phones at Webster's Confectionery Store. MUSCOTT & STARR Proprietors DALLAS, OREGON An enjoyable Hallowe'en party was given by Mrs. R. McLennan and Misses Ida and Anna Stafrin at the home of the former Satuiday night. The whole bouse upstairs and down was elaborately decorated with ever green, autumn leaves and appropriate Hallowe'en symbols and the evening was spent In playing various Hallow e'en games. A delicious luncheon was served during the evening. The guests wore: Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Soehren, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Kaerth, Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Stafrin, Mrs. Tripp, Mrs. Martha Stafrin ; Misses Frankie Hayter, Nora Robert son, Effa Brown, Josephine Jacobson, Catherine Olin and Ella Pearson; Messrs. Fonso Manston, R. E. Wil liams, Julius Essig, Christy Stafrin, Fred Olin, Dean Collins and James Shaw. Body Not Recovered. All efforts of the crew of U. S. dredge Mathloma, have so far failed to recover the body of Walter Thomas, who lost his life by drowning last Wednesday off the Mathloma In whicb J. A. Gwinn and Harley Ryan had a narrow escape from the same fate. The crew of the Mathloma dragged the river from Salem bar to Kaiser's Eapids, four milos below Salem, and Sunday they used a qnantity of dyna mite, but met with no success. The boy's father is still over at the scene, and with some of the boys from Salem, doing all in their power to aid the crew of the dredge In their efforts to locate the body of the unfortunate lad. Statesman. Highly Entertaining Lectures. The lectures of Dr. George Gilbert Bancroft given at the Woodman Hall, Friday and Saturday night were well attended and the Y. M. C. A. of Dallas College, under whose auspices the entertainments were held, cleared a handsome sum from the sale of tickets. All who were present at the ieeturcs speak highly in praise of Dr. Bancroft and bis work and, should be return to Dallas at some future date, he would doubtless be greeted by a larger bouse than ever before. The Spauldlng sawmill will begin operations tomorrow, sawing up what logs remain in the mill pond, so that the company may take advantage or the high water during the coming winter and drive what logs it has on band at the camps down to the pond without resorting to flooding. acres fine fruit land, partly 25 cleared. Three miles out. Campbell. $1000. H. G. 10-23-tf Learn Penmanship By practicing at home during the long evenings of the approaching winter. Ifl can enable you to de velop wonderfully in this valuable branch of education. Send stamp for your signature beautifully written, price of course and other information. Address R. W. LONG, Butler, Ore. LOOK HERE! TTORNEY AT LAW Walter L. Tooze, Jr. Office in Wilson Bldg. Dallas - - Oregon FACI LITEIS For Doing Business WISE TALKS BY U. S. LOUGHARYS' OFFICE BOY VAUDETTE PROGRAM Tuesday & Wednesday PICTURES Brothers In Arms Just Like a Woman Wierd Symphony SONGS Excelsior The Flowers Outside the Cafe Matinee Saturday Afternoon Tninm Ckaat Tm4ar. Than as talarsar AamlisUa ISe W. N. BROWN, Prop. I Seeing is not always believing, but when you nave tne lacuitics you can see a whole lot better and when you have the facilities for carrying on a grocery business, you can see where your business is coming from and now It is growing, because you have the goods that people want, you have the trade to lustifv close buying, and vou have a reputation to sustain. So all you good people who want to help us keep up our reputation can come right in and call for your ravonie brands of Flour. Butter. Hams and Bacon, Canned Fruits and Vegetables, M. J. B. Coffee, Concentrated Soups, Baking Powder, Buckwheat Flour, ManleSvruD. Wheat or Corn Flakes, Hulled Corn. Boiled Oats and all the otnor eood eatables and drinkables that you like, and we will "make good. Tbo more goods" we sell, the more we can buy and the better we can care ror you. nence it is to our mutual Interest for you to trade with U. 8. Lough ary. Maybe you'll think the boss wrote this ad but he didn't. S'long I See you tomorrow. WILLIE COFFEE The dealing is simple. If you don't like Schil ling's Best, it costs you nothing. Your irorer return, rour money If tea doD I like it; w par him. THE CHARACTER OF OUR SHOES for Women, Misses and Children stands plainly written upon them No printer's ink or artist's brush can satisfactorily portray their individuality. YOU MUST SEE THEM. DALLAS SHOE STORE MRS. J. C. GAYNOR, Proprietor ' 3 " I carry the best line of Lap Robes to be found in Polk County. Come and see for yourselves. FRANK SALFICKY Dallas CREAM PRODUCERS We solicit cream direct from the producer. If you are taking less than the highest wholesale butter quotation for your buttor fat, write us. We pay express and send you check twice a month and guarantee weights and test. Best of references. BRANDES CREAMERY 127 FIRST STREET PORTLAND, OREGON 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. MAIN STREET DALLAS, OREGON Calls promptly answered day or night. R. L. CHAPMAN FUNERAL DIRECTOR & EMBALMER DALLAS, Bell Phone lot OREGON Mutual Fhou. 1306 DR. ELBERT E. FISHER Specialist In diseases of the Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Office, Rooms 12, Over Bush Bank SALEM - OREGON Dr. Donohoe, Dentist. Cglow Bldg Legal blanks for sale at this office. Dry fir cord wood wanted in any quantity up to 600 cords ; to be delivered In Dallas or Falls City. For further j particulars, call on, or address, Salem, j Falls City & Western By. Co.. Dallas, j The OwEBTca offloa wants the print-' ing you are particular about. j Honey of prlrate parties to loan at s per pent oo well-improred farms. SlBLXT ft Ellll. Brown, & Stout, lawyers ; abstract ers; notary public; collections; Cglow ' Bldg., Dallas, Oregon. W. B. Ellis, agent for Daily Ore goolaa and Evening Telegram. Hare a daily paper cVllTered at your bouse by the week, month or y-ar. No extra charge for dellrery. Dry Cr cord wood wanted In any q uan tiry up to W er-rds ; to be del Irered In Dallas or Falls City. For f artber ' particulars, call on. or address. RaJetn ' Falls City 4k Western Ey. Co, Dallas s GOODS AT SPECIAL PRICES Up to this date we have been making Warm Prices on Hardware and Furniture. From now on we will make HOT PRICES. We have received from factory a New Line of Rockers. ROCKERS from $1.50 up See our show windows for special-priced goods. If you need a new range remember we sell the Toledo. Warranted for 10 years. We have sold more than 100 of these ranges. What better recommendation could you ask? GUY BROTHERS & DALTON HARDWARE AND FURNITURE THE STORE WHERE YOU ALWAYS GET YOUR MONEY'S WORTH
