THE POLK COUNTY OBSERVER, TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1916.
TERSE TALES OF TOWN
LOCAL NEWS OF DALLAS AND
THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
Personal Paragraphs Pertaining to
People and Their Movements,
Gleaned by Observer.
Mrs. Ella Metzger of Dallas visit
ed her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
iioberg the past week. It is her in
tention to spend more of her time
with her parents in the future, so as
to assist them in their old age. Mc
Minnville Register.
Judge Webster Holmes, whose term
will expire at the end of the year, will
practice law in Tillamook.
Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Smith enter
tained a few friends at a watch meet
ing last Thursday evening.
The Commercial club will elect a
board of governors at the regular
meeting tomorrow evening. The
board will then elect oflicers.
J. L. Blodgette of this city has been
declared a bankrupt, with assets of
$808.75. A meeting of creditors will
be held in Portland on January 14.
L. B. Murray and son Billy of
Falls City have returned from Port
land, where they attended the degree
work of the Independent Order of
Odd Fellows. There was a contest
for a silver cup between the Haslow
Woodlawn degree teams which was
won by Woodlawn.
Sunday, January 31, will be Bac
calaureate Sunday at the Normal and
Eev. William Parsons of Eugene has
accepted the invitation to preach the
sermon.
Mr. and Mrs. II. R. Patterson, Jr.,
have returned to their home in Grays
River, Washington, after having
spent several weeks here.
The Woman's club will meet in the
library building this afternoon.
The cost of roads and bridges in
Polk county from Januaiy 1, 1914, to
September 30, lDUj- totaled $92,049.
04. The Commercial club will meet to
morrow night for the election of di
rectors and officers.
Dr. V. Fink, and Mr. and Mrs. A
W. Fink will go to Southern Cali
fornia in a few days, there to spend
a few weeks of perpetual sunshine.
Judge H. H. Belt will open court
at MeMinnville on January 11 to dis
pose of a number of equity cases that
have been pending there for many
months.
Mrs. Lillian Currier, who conduct
er a millinery store here a short
time last fall, going from here to
Independence, has sold out there to
J. L. Hanna and W. II. McCall.
The total precipitation for the
month of December was 2.99 inches,
as compared to 3.3C inches for Decem
ber of last year and 4.64 inches in
1912.
The bar and fixtures in the Shultz
saloon have been sold to Pat Ramey,
who will have them installed in his
confectionery store on South Main
street for use in connection with his
soda fountain.
Clarence Blume and Arlie Chase
were enlisted into Company L, 0. N.
G., on Monday by Captain Stafrin.
The company has now its full quota of
men, as some will be dropped for
non-attendance.
V Tonight, after the regular drill,
there will be a meeting of the members
of Company L to determine some im
portant matters regarding the equip
ing of the club room, organizing the
club, and other matters. On this ac
count a full attendance is desired,
otherwise the business cannot be
transacted satisfactorily to all.
Monday morning Mrs. M. B. Young
returned home from a four months'
visit in Hastings, Nebraska, where
she had been visiting her mother,
Mrs. S. J. Bobbitt, and other relatives
and friends. It has been years since
Mrs. Young has enjoyed a visit with
her parents.
There will soon be no trace of the
three saloons which formerly operated
in this city. Mr. Shultz and Cofeldt
Brothers have both dismantled their
places of business.
Vaughn's plumbing establishment
has moved to the building formerly
occupied by Daniel 's music store.
Eiler of Portland, who opened a
piano store here some ten days ago,
has closed it.
With an "every-member party" on
New Year's night, ushering in the
year 1915, the fifty-eighth year in the
history ef the Christian church of
Monmouth came to a close, tigni
pioneers and their families, coming
from the regions about aionmouin,
Hi, settled in Monmouth, Oregon, in
1856 and established the church.
County Treasurer and Mrs. Fred
J. Holman entertained Postmaster
Eaton, Ernest Brown, R. 8. Brown,
Chas. Turner, and Bert Roar of Sher
idan, and Paul Busk and family at
New Year's day dinner.
The following college students from
Dallas left Sunday for the various col
leges over the state: Harold Miller,
Willamette University; Laird Woods,
Frank Wilson, Frank Campbell, Lor
en Butler, Will Snyder, Miss Leone
Williams and Miss Hazel Knight Uni
versity of Oregon ; Clarke Van Orsdel,
Arthur Bennett, O. A. C.
Fred Gooeh came down from O. A.
C. to play in the basketball game with
the soldiers. He returned Sunday
night. Mr. O. C. Hart, the manual
training teacher here, came back Sat
urday night from Corvallis.
"The Rewarded Church," the sixth
on the series of addresses on "The
Seven Letters to the Churches of
Asia," at the Evangelical church next
Sunday. The pastor will speak. In
the evening the Hon. E. A. Baker of
the Oregon Anti-Saloon league will
speak.
Mr. George Morrison of Los Ange
les, California, is a guest of his broth
er, Mr. Frank H. Morrison.
"Sacrament" will be the subject
of the lesson sermon at the Christian
church next Sunday.
There is talk among Dallas nimrods
or organizing a gun club.
Members of the Polk County Fruit
Growers' association will hold their
annual meeting in this city next Sat
urday.
The Oregon Fire Relief association
of MeMinnville- has sustained two
small losses in Polk county recently.
It carried a $1000 risk on the Zena
school house, and one of $400 on the
Kaegi residence, both of which losses
were promptly paid. The company is
represented in Dallas by A. V. R.
Snyder.
Miss Naomi Scott returned on Mon
day from Ashland, where she spent
the holidays with her parents.
Mrs. D. P. Patterson and children
returned on Saturday from Hillsboro,
where they spent the holidays with
relatives.
Rev. M. B. Young has recently com
pleted extensive alterations in his
house.
The Christian Endeavor of the
Evangelical church will hold a meet
ing at the home of Walter Griffin on
Friday evening.
' Pi of. and Mrs. II. H. Parsons of
MeMinnville were visitors in Falls
City Friday and Saturday.
W. P. Ballantyne returned on Sat
urday from a New Year's visit at
Dayton.
Mr. and Mis. H. W. Hinlee of Sa
lem were visiting friends here Mon
day. Senator Smith of Coos county spent
last night in Dallas, a guest of Mr.
Ike Yokum. The senator formerly re
sided in Polk county, where he was
twice elected sheriff.
W. F. Crawford of Zena will erect
a large fruit dryer on his farm at
that place.
Mrs. A. J. Rhodes of Seattle, Wash
ington, is in the city for a short visit
with relatives.
Mrs. Walter Williams and Mrs. Ed.
Shaw were recent Portland visitors.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Howe, of Port
land, were in the city Thursday at
tending the funeral of Mr. Howe's
father, James Howe who died at his
home in Portland Tuesday.
IN THE FIELD OF SPORTS
SOLDIERS DEFEAT HIGH SCHOOL
ALUMNI AT BASKETBALL.
Salt Creek Wins Victory Over Smith
field in Preliminary Indians
Coming Friday.
PASSING OF A PIONEER,
Remains of James Howe of Portland
Interred in Dallas.
The remains of James Howe, an
uncle of Mr. Will Howe of the Dallas
Mercantile company, arrived in this
city from Portland Thursday and were
taken to the Odd Fellows' cemetery
for interment. A short funeral ser
vice was conducted at the grave by
Rev. George H. Bennett. Mr. Howe,
who died at the home of a daughter
in Portland from ailments incident to
old age, was a pioneer resident of
this city. For a number of years he
resided in a residence that was located
on the present site occupied by the
high school. Mr. Howe sold this prop
erty several years ago and moved to
Portland where he had made his home
with a daughter. He is survived by
two sons and two daughters.
DR. VAN BRAKLE WINNER.
Osteopath Wins in Supreme Court
Decision.
That the attempted removal of Dr.
J. A. Van Brakle, an osteopath as
health officer of Clackamas county
by the State Board of Health was
illegal, was the decision rendered by
the Supreme court last week. The
court affirmed findings of Circuit
Judge Campbell.
Dr. Van Brakle said "the decision
was highly gratifying and while the
courts have successively decided for
me during the past year and a half of
litigation, I have had ample opportun
ity to demonstrate that an osteopath
is able fully to handle this office sat
isfactorily." 88-lt.
Exhibit Forwarded to Expo.
Two carloads of exhibits, showing
the resources of the Willamette val
ley, will be shipped to San Francisco
this week. This includes the exhibits
from the eight counties, linn, Lane,
Marion, Clackamas, Washington,
Yamhill, Polk and Benton. W. A.
Taylor, commissioner from Marion
county, is attending to the packing
and shipping of the exhibits. Capital
Journal.
Company L's militia team defeated
the high school alumni at basketball
Saturday night by the score of 20 to
18 in a game that was fast, clean and
hard fought from start to finish.
Neither team was in condition, but at
times the game was rushed, and some
of the old time pep was put in the
contest. The ex-students are lighter
than the soldiers, but they changed
their style and played right with the
militiamen. The first half was very
close, both teams registering 3 field
goals. The lead was taken by the
soldiers by two foul goals. The score
was 9 to 7. The first seven or eight
minutes of the second half was the
only part of the game when the former
high schoolers were outplayed much.
Then the company team took the
lead anil was not in great danger, al
though their opponents crawled up on
them several points near the last. The
best work for the alumni was done
by Woods. Campbell showed up well.
shooting a sensational basket from
near the center of the floor. "Pebo
Shaw did the best playing for the
militia, although all helped in the
scoring. Hiestand, the dark horse,
was no wonder in this game, as he was
in poor condition. The refereeing of
Lloyd Rice was excellent, neither team
having a protest coming. The lineup
and summary was as follows:
Alumni Company L
Woods forward Ballantyne
Boydston forward Hiestand
Gooeh center Hayes
Campbell guard Shaw
Willson guard Matheny
Field goals, Woods 3, Gooeh 1,
Boydston 1, Campbell 1, Shaw 3, Bal
lantyne 2, Hiestand 2, Hayes 3 and
Matheny 1. Foul goals, Ballantyne
4 out of 7 tries, and Boydston 0 out
of 8 tries.
Salt Creek defeated Smithfield in
the preliminary game by the score of
33 to 14. The game was fast and
exciting. The fans being surprised at
the class of ball put up by these two
teams. The star of the game was
Phil Brown for the Salt Creek team,
he scoring 10 field baskets. He once
played on the old Dallas college sec
ond team. Chase, for Smithfield, was
unable to stop him, and did well to
shoot baskets. The line-up was as
follows :
Salt Creek Smithfield
Brown forward Meyer
J. Nichtingal. .forward. Deihm
Vilwolk center McCrow
T. Nichtingal. . .guard Chase
Voth guard Kleiver
Indian Team Next.
The militia team will be busy from
now on, as the schedule starts next Sat
urday, when it will play the Chemawa
Indian school five on the Dallas arm
ory floor. The Chemawa team has
been practicing for two months, and
has always got good wind. They
will be in much better condition than
the locals, but the Dallas boys natur
ally think they will win. This will
be the beginning of a good schedule.
Next week the "Purple Giants'" will
be here before they play O. A. C. at
Corvallis. This team has been de
feated but once in the last five years,
and has given the Dallas team to un
derstand this. The players will prob
ably be here Thursday night.
A game will be played here between
Salt Creek High school and the Dal
las High school teams Friday night.
The Dallas boys are practicing hard
and will be in pretty good condition.
They are playing in the armory, as the
skating rink is cold and unaccommo
dating. This will be the first game
for the High school team, as it got
a late start on account of the football
season. It is composed of a good
bunch as was shown when they played
the alumni before vacation.
Sport Notes.
Sheridan baseballists are anxious to
become identified with the proposed
new semi-professional league which is
to be launched by Portland and near
by towns, and is begging an invita
tion to join. Last season Sheridan
won the Polk-Yamhill championship
from Dallas, the series attracting con
siderable attention. During the seas
on also that team took on several
Portland aggregations, breaking even
with the Piedmont Maroons and the
Randall-All-Stars.
If Dallas is to have a baseball team
next season now is the time for the
fans to get busy. There is no good
reason why a league could not be
formed by near-by towns, taking in
Dallas, Independence, Salem, MeMinn
ville, Sheridan and one other town
that would support a team, thus mak
ing a six-team league. If properly
managed, and each aggregation posted
forfeit to play the schedule through,
sufficient interest could be ereated to
make the undertaking profitable. Let
the fans get together and discuss the
question.
Another Sawmill Starts.
Hawkinst Bros, have leased the Si
letz sawmill of M. S. Collins and be
gan sawing lumber the first of the
year. Tha operation of this mill will
mean much to the people of Siletz and
vicinity. The mill has been idle for
several mouths now and the matter
of securing lumber has been a hard
proposition at Siletz. Besides, the
employment of several men it will be
a big help' to that community. Tole
do Leader
Name Is Changed.
Hoping I to raise the hoodoo that
has been insinuating itself about the
New Scol.t hotel, the name of that
hostelry has been changed to The Im
perial hotiel. The new proprietor is
making several important changes for
the betteri.
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WANTEll) Modern house, preferably
furnished. Apply at The Observer
office. I 85-tf.
FOR SAJjE OR TRADE A good second-hand
saddle. Phone Old North 4.
I ; 85-lt.
LOST Between the Gail hotel and
Indeptindence, small black purse
containing earrings and small
amount money. Suitable reward
for return to Miss I. Mack, Falls
Citv. Oregon. 85-lt.
FOR SALE Seven weeks' old pigs.
Apply? to C. B. Teats, phone Smith
field, No. 1, 525. 85-2t.x
FOR TRADE Four passenger 20-horse-power
Hup-mobile for dairy
cows. I Phone 25 South Red. 78-4tx
WANTED I have a client who wants
to borrow $2500 on two or three
years' time, on good first mortgage
real estate, the assessed value of
whicty is $5,500, but the real value
is not less than $8000. I would be
pleased to hear from anyone. having
that (amount of money to loan; can
give you all information in regard
to same. Good rate of interest. H,
G. Campbell, Dallas. 80-2t.
FOR SALE Registered Shetland po
nies,' or will trade for good young
fa mi horses. Phone 904.- Claude
C- Calkins, Airlie, Oregon. 84-2tx
TO EXCHANGE For Dallas proper
ty, a, block of about 12 lots with 8
roonj house; rents for $20.00; good
barn fruit, etc., near paved street,
situated on College Hill, Corvallis,
Oregon. Price for 10 days only
$4,0(10; joining lots sell at $500
each. A quick deal or no deal. Ad
dress J. A. Kerr, Corvallis, Oregon.
A SNAP $3,000 buys Kaegi 's ten
aerei tract, ior ou days, rair
house; fruit. Phone Dixie 155.
I 74-2mo.-F.-x
FOR SALE Registered Jersey bull,
1 ' 1
iwu 1 ears oia , bouu coiur, silver
grey, the Hazel Fern combination.
C. Nelson, Monmouth, Ore., phone
54 Antioch. 79-tf.
ESTRAY There came into my en
closure the middle of July, 1914,
onej Holstein colored steer, two
years old. The owner is notified to
call, pay charges and take animal
away. South of Ellendale bridge.
George Giesbrecht. 83-3t.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. I
wish to state that I will not be
responsible for any debts contract
ed Jiy my daughter, Edith Allen.
B. Y. Allen. S3t.
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